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Activision/Treyarch has released the launch trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops. View it below […]

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THQ president Brian Farrell has refuted calls for a new generation of consoles. “Frankly, the last thing I think the industry needs now is new hardware,” the publisher’s CEO told IGN. “You look at the games coming out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 now and they look stunning.” “What’s the proposition for the person […]

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Nintendo has reported that it made a loss for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, largely because of a strong yen, weaker sales of the Wii and the company’s games, and a delay in the launch of the 3DS handheld gaming system. For the April-September period, Nintendo reported loss of ¥2.01 billion ($24.7 million) versus […]

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The internet went ablaze after rumors surrounding Apple’s supposed buying of Sony or EA (and a host of other candidates). Sure it seemed likely, having a cool $51 billion in cash lying around. Sorry gamers it’s not happening anytime soon. The latest BusinessInsider article has put those claims to rest once and for all: “Most […]

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GameInformer has reviewed Star Wars The Force Unleashed II and given it a 7.75/10 in its November 2010 issue. GameInformer says Star Wars The Force Unleashed II is “a shadow of its former self. The graceful gameplay offers a higher level of excitement, but the plot and characterization – two large components from which I […]

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Call of Duty: Black Ops makes use of a new facial animation capture system so realistic that it had to be toned down for some kills. “We’ve completely changed the way we do facial animation,” director Dave Anthony told OPM. “Some of the stuff we’ve done with Gary Oldman’s character is amazing.” But animation director […]

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The latest issue of the Official Playstation Magazine UK has reviewed the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. They have broken down the score into three different categories. The single-player campaign gets 4 out of 5 stars; it’s COD, but it does enough new and fresh to keep you hooked. The tech gets a huge […]

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Ever wandered how the actual game disc is manufactured put into the box and shipped off to a retail store that we buy? Well now you do thanks to the video below. It shows the creation of the LEGO Universe DVD.

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Gaming’s most recognizable icon, a simple plumber. You know who we are talking about. Mario! Mario just turned 25 last month. Many developers are praising Mario and his creator Shigeru Miyamoto on occasion of his 25th anniversary. Speaking in the latest issue of Famitsu (via Andriasang), Capcom head of development Keiji Inafune said: “The reason […]

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Treyarch has released a new video featuring the changes in multiplayer it has introduced for Call of Duty: Black Ops. All of the killstreaks have an interactive element to them now, while kills from killstreak unlocks won’t count towards your killstreak count. You can watch the video below: Black Ops is due for release on […]

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Evolved Gaming has leaked a video of Call of Duty: Black Ops showing the much speculated Zombie mode […]

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A thief apparently took off with a retail copy of the game from a printing press in Alabama, the game is still far off from release, with November 9 being its planned release date. Set to be the biggest game launch in history, surpassing even Modern Warfare 2, this leak poses a great threat to […]

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Can’t get enough Black Ops footage? A new trailer has released showing over 7 minutes of in-game […]

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Activision has released the new Call of Duty: Black Ops story trailer which you can view below […]

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