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Complete CoD Modern Warfare 3 DLC schedule detailed
Activision has unleashed the complete schedule for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3‘s DLC Content Season. Over the next nine months, Modern Warfare 3 players will receive over 20 pieces of downloadable content. And of course, Xbox 360-owning Elite users will have access to the content first.
So without further adieu, here’s what CoD soldiers can expect and when they can expect to play it:
- January: “Liberation” map, “Piazza” map
- February: one map
- March: one map, two missions
- April: two maps
- May: one map, one mission
- June: one map, one mission, one mode
- July: two maps
- August: one map, one mission, one mode
- September: one map, one mission
As always, non-Elite subscribers will find out when they can download this DLC… soon.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
QuakeCon 2012 rumbles into Dallas August 2-5
Are you ready to throw down in the world’s biggest BYOC (Bring-Your-Own-Computer) LAN party? If so, listen up, as id Software, and parent company Bethesda Softworks, have announced the dates for this year’s QuakeCon.
QuakeCon 2012 will be held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas from August 2-5. As always, admission will be free, so be nice to all the volunteers at the event.
In addition to the BYOC LAN party, Bethesda Softworks will offer the first chance anywhere for gamers to get their hands on upcoming titles, and leading technology companies will be on hand to demonstrate their latest hardware and software. All three days of QuakeCon will also include a ton of contests, live entertainment, announcements, panel discussions, and parties.
Sounds like fun! And maybe id will re-announce the supposedly unannounced (but actually already announced) Doom 4.
First Modern Warfare 3 maps available for CoD Elite users; Let Rob Riggle show them to you
“Liberation” and “Piazza,” the first maps from the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Content Season are now available for Xbox 360-owning CoD Elite subscribers. But rather than release a standard launch trailer full of quick cuts and complimentary language, Activision and Infinity Ward went one better by recruiting funnyman Rob Riggle, formerly of “The Daily Show,” to show us around the new maps.
But the best part is that Riggle is a real-life Lieutenant Colonel in the Marines. So he probably just barged into the Activision offices and threatened to beat up Bobby Kotick until he got the job. In my head, that’s exactly what happened.
Release details for PC, PS3, and non-Elite using Xbox 360 gamers for “Liberation” and “Piazza” will be available soon, hopefully with more Rob Riggle commentary.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Daily Scoop: January 24, 2012 – All-day Gold Box Event!
Wee! Amazon’s got an all-day Video Game Gold Box Event for us! Here’s the dilly, yo:
6 AM PST/9 AM EST: Bring your eyepatch and sword for this exciting DS adventure – It’s Lego Pirates of the Carribbean for Nintendo DS for just $14.99!
8 AM PST/11 AM EST: A multiplayer Dance-Fitness game for Wii that gives players a great full body workout in a fun dance class environment!
11 AM PST/2 PM EST: Enjoy the biggest game release of all time
Our guess… Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, duh!
3 PM PST/6 PM EST: Enjoy this Wii fitness game with your entire family!
6 PM PST/9 PM EST: Rock out with your own guitar.
Our guess… Rocksmith
8 PM PST/11 PM EST: “I Gotta Feeling”… this game will make you move.
Our guess… The Black Eyed Peas Experience
And their Deal of the Day all day is Dead Island, which you can get today only for $25 on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Whew. Scoop ’em up!
Today’s gamer t-shirt is sure to make Dr. Who fans happy: (more…)
Alan Wake coming to PC in February
Remedy has released an extensive FAQ for the PC version of Alan Wake that includes a release window, system requirements, control options, and plenty more.
The game will be released in February on Steam (sorry, Games For Windows Live users). No price has been established yet, but Remedy also revealed it’ll include both DLC expansions (The Signal and The Writer). Keyboard and mouse support will also be included, but those who want to plug in an Xbox 360 controller will be able to.
Finally, Remedy released the system requirements, which seem rather reasonable:
- OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
- Processor: Dual core processor required (AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz or Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz)
- Memory: 2 GB
- Hard Drive: 8 GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10 compatible or later with 512MB RAM
- AMD: ATI Radeon 3650, 4450, 5550, 6450 or higher (per series)
- Nvidia: GeForce 8600GT, 9500GT, GT120, GT430, GT520 (per series)
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
- Input: Mouse and keyboard, Xbox360 controller also supported
Daily Scoop: January 20, 2012 – Everybody’s gaming for the weekend
It’s finally Friday! I plan on playing a lot of Silent Hill tonight, after I poke around at some demos and maybe a multiplayer beta. It’s supposed to be cold and snowy, and what better way to deal with that than by gaming on your couch in a snuggy?
Amazon’s got two games as their Deals of the Day in video games today. The first is Ubisoft’s Anno 2070 for $34.99, and the second is EA’s Bulletstorm for $6.99, and both are PC downloads. It’s days like today I seriously wish I had a PC that could play games!
No gamer t-shirts, but there’s a good chance I’ll cave before midnight and get this one: (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PC
Mass Effect 3 system requirements announced
The system requirements for the PC version of Mass Effect 3 have been announced, broken down into minimum and recommended specs. Behold:
Minimum Specifications:
- OS – Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Windows 7
*Supported chipsets: NVIDIA 7900 or better; ATI X1800 or better. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 9300, 8500, 8400, and 8300 are below minimum system requirements, as are AMD/ATI Radeon HD3200, HD3300, and HD4350. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. - CPU – 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
- RAM – 1GB for XP / 2GB RAM for Vista/Windows 7
- Disc Drive – 1x speed
- Hard Drive – 2.5 GB of free space
- Video – 256 MB* (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)
- Sound – DirectX 9.0c compatible
- DirectX – DirectX 9.0c August 2009 (included)
Recommended Specifications:
- OS – Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Windows 7
- CPU – 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
- RAM – 2GB for XP / 4GB RAM for Vista/Windows 7
- Disc Drive – 1x speed
- Hard Drive – 2.5 GB of free space
- Video – AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB or greater, NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB or greater
- Sound – DirectX 9.0c compatible
What are you going to have to upgrade to get this game to run on your rig?
Posted in News, PC
Tagged Mass Effect 3
Resident Evil 6 infects stores on November 20
Capcom executives have been hinting at a sixth game in the Resident Evil main series for a long time now. And thanks to today’s announcement, it looks like we won’t have much longer to wait. The publisher has announced that Resident Evil 6 will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 20. A PC version will be released sometime after that.
Like a BOW, Resident Evil 6 will mix and match pieces from previous games in the series while adding something new. Capcom is referring to the game’s setting as “dramatic horror,” a hybrid of the action horror of RE4/RE5 and the survival horror of the first three games. RE6 will also bring back Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield, playable in the same game for the first time. They will be joined by a new group of characters as the zombie pandemic has reached gloabal proportions:
It has been ten years since the Raccoon City incident and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity. Due to be by the President’s side is his personal friend and Raccoon City survivor, Leon S. Kennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, Leon is forced to face a President transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decision. At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance member Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack. With no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world’s population is united by a common fear that there is no hope left.
Capcom has also released a trailer for Resident Evil 6, and you can check it out for yourself by shambling past the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Resident Evil 6