Battlefield 3 & Battlelog Servers Down Due to “Suspicious Activity Aimed at Overwhelming Game Servers”

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Battlefield 3 and Battlelog servers are down as of early Wednesday morning (5/8/13) in what appears to be the result of activity intentionally aimed at overwhelming Electronic Arts’ game servers, according to the Battlefield Twitter account.

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Sledgehammer Games Working on a New, Unannounced Call of Duty Game

Sledgehammer_gameslogoThe Infinity Ward-developed Call of Duty: Ghosts has recently been unveiled as the next Call of Duty title, and penciled in for release this November 5th. But, what is Modern Warfare 3 co-developer Sledgehammer Games secretly working on?

Since the studio directed a tweet to Infinity Ward congratulating them on the reveal of Ghosts, at the same time confirming that they are heads down hard at work on their own next project, we have known that they aren’t working on Ghosts. Today, after a tweet from Micheal Condrey, the co-founder of Sledgehammer Games, we know that they are working on a Call of Duty game of their own.

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Saints Row 4 – Meet The President Trailer

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Developers Deep Silver and Volition have let rip with a new Saints Row 4 trailer showcasing all-new in-game footage for the upcoming, over-the-top, open-world shooter. As the President of the United States of America, you are a presidential ass-kicker delivering justice Saints-style to the invading alien empire, the Zin. Your out of this world powers are second-to-none, as is your ability to deliver the perfect nut-shot.

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Splinter Cell: Blacklist Spies Vs Mercs Dev Commentary

blacklist spies v mercsUbisoft released the Spies Vs. Mercs announcment trailer last week, confirming that the multiplayer game mode would be making a return with Splinter Cell: Blacklist when it launches later this year on August 20th. Today, the team have released some more Spies Vs. Mercs gameplay. This time around though, the dev team take you through what’s going down in the gameplay with a running commentary.

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New Battlefield 4 Screenshots Revealed After Social Media Campaign

battlefield 4 logoA Battlefield 4 social media campaign was kicked off Thursday by Electronic Arts and DICE in an effort to remind people that the recently revealed next Call of Duty title, Ghosts, isn’t the only eagerly-anticipated upcoming-shooter on the block.

The publisher and developer were asking for retweets and shares across the official Battlefield Twitter and Tumblr accounts that had posted partial copies of a new Battlefield 4 screenshot. When enough people had retweeted and shared the partial images, the full version of the Battlefield 4 screenshot would be unlocked, promised the social media and community team behind the campaign.

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Halo 4 Weapons Tuning Update Set to go Live June 3rd, This Monday’s Playlist Update Detailed

halo 4 daybreak 1Halo 4 developer 343 Industries are currently hard at work on an update for their sci-fi shooter that will re-tune / balance a number of the game’s weapons. However, the team have got to be very careful when it comes to tuning Halo 4′s weapons because getting things wrong could mean making the whole multiplayer side of the game unbalanced. In order to make sure that they get it right first time, they are taking their time.

343 have been doing a good job so far keeping us in the loop regarding where they are at with the tuning and testing. In the latest Halo Bulletin, however, the developer said that they are nearing the end of tweaking and tuning each weapon and will be inviting a small group of community members into the studio to get a sneak peak at the new changes.

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Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s Spies Vs Mercs Multiplayer Game Mode Gets a Trailer

splinter-cell-blacklist-gameplayUbisoft’s third-person shooter, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, is due for release August 20th, bringing with it a multiplayer game mode called Spies Vs Mercs.

Spies Vs Mercs involves one team (the Spies) trying to hack data located on stations positioned throughout the map. In order to make the Spies’ task a little easier, they have a few abilities that the Mercs don’t; they are very agile, stealthy and deadly in the shadows. The Mercs, who’s objective it is to protect the data, have a few special abilities of their own to aid them in protecting the precious data; they are heavily armored, powerful and lethal in the light.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts Masked Warriors Teaser Trailer

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After all of the leaks over the last week or so, and Monday’s ‘Call of Duty mosaic‘ social media marketing campaign, publisher Activision and developer Infinity Ward have, finally, officially revealed Call of Duty: Ghosts.

The Call of Duty: Ghosts Masked Warriors Teaser Trailer went live on YouTube just moments ago. “There are those who wear masks to protect themselves. And there are those who wear masks to protect us all”:

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GameStop Poster Reveals Call of Duty: Ghosts Release Date – November 5, 2013

The Call of Duty: Ghosts leaks just keep on coming ahead of tomorrow’s rumored reveal. Following yesterday’s ‘Call of Duty mosaic‘ social media marketing campaign, and previous rumors of a next-generation Call of Duty engine, is a leaked GameStop poster that reveals the release date for Infinity Ward’s upcoming shooter.

According to the GameStop pre-order poster (embedded below), Call of Duty: Ghosts’ release date is November 5th, 2013.

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Latest Black Ops 2 Update Brings Fixes and New Game Mode – Patch Notes

black-ops-2-cover-art-bo2-codDeveloper Treyarch has released a new update for Black Ops 2 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Available now, the huge patch brings feature improvements, gameplay balancing, multiplayer issue fixes, and resolves problems with Mob of the Dead, the latest Zombies map (currently only available on Xbox but coming to PS3 and PC May 16).

The developer has also decided to slip a new game mode into today’s patch. Called ’Arms Race’, this new “limited time” game mode awards players 150 score for each kill, meaning they are able to earn Scorestreaks much quicker. Arms Race can be found in the Bonus Playlist.

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