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Activision counting down to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by John Scalzo

UPDATE: An Activision spokesperson has declared the countdown site a hoax. The original story follows.

It sure looks that way after viewing the countdown clock at findmakarov.com (which comes complete with Modern Warfare 2-inspired sights and sounds).

The URL of the site was imprinted on dogtags that were sent to several game sites today by viral marketing firm VVO Media. Besides Makarov (who was one of the terrorists from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2), the tags also include the phrase “End the War” and the name Lt. General Shepherd (another villain from MW2).

The countdown will end on Wednesday, March 2 at 7 AM (Pacific Time). That’s smack dab in the middle of the Game Developers Conference, where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 made its worldwide debut two years ago.

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The Next Level: The Games of March 2011

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Warp Zoned Staff

Ah, March. You’re coming in like a lion, all right… but you’re going out like one, too. Not only are there a ton of awesome games coming out, but there’s also the highly anticipated arrival of Nintendo’s new handheld hardware, the 3DS. More than a few franchises are getting new chapters this month, too. The Warp Zoned staff got together to share what games and tech they’re most looking forward to in March. (more…)

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L.A. Noire pre-order bonuses, boxart detected

Posted on February 25, 2011 by John Scalzo

After years in development, L.A. Noire will finally arrive on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 17th. To gear up for the final pre-release push, Rockstar has released the game’s official boxart (which you can see to your left) and the game’s retailer-specific pre-order bonuses (which you can find below).

While most retailers plan to include in-game bonuses as part of their pre-order ploys, a few retailers plan to offer something a bit more tangible. The publisher’s own Rockstar Warehouse will include an official L.A. Noire t-shirt with every pre-order while Target is bundling a $5 gift card and a Rockstar Games t-shirt with every copy of L.A. Noire sold during the game’s launch week.

After the break you’ll find just the facts on the in-game bonuses being offered at GameStop, Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy. (more…)

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Gears of War 3 beta set for April

Posted on February 24, 2011 by John Scalzo

Microsoft held a press event in San Francisco today and dropped a few details about the Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta.

The beta will begin sometime around mid-April and will include four new maps and three new Versus Multiplayer modes. But Epic Games is leaving the decision of which maps will appear in the beta up to the fans. If you head over to the Gears of War Facebook page, you can vote on which maps you think should be included in the beta. Your choices are: (more…)

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The G-Spot: Modern Warfare 2 vs. Black Ops

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

When Infinity Ward released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in 2009, it launched one of the biggest names in gaming into the stratosphere of pop culture. A year later, at the time it needed to deliver most, Treyarch released Call of Duty: Black Ops, which not only matched the records of Modern Warfare 2, but shattered them. This prolific series fought its way to the top of the charts while spurning out ugly legal battles and one of the most caustic rivalries in the history of gaming. Now that the first map pack for Black Ops is about to be available on all platforms, it’s time to examine the comparative merits of these two games, and this is our focus for the second installment of The G-Spot. (more…)

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Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack dated

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

For 800 Microsoft points ($10), you’ll be able to grab yourself the three maps in the Defiant Map Pack DLC for Halo: Reach when it releases on March 15. The maps include Condemned, a space station orbiting Reach, Highlands, taking place at the Wilderness Training Preserve, and Unearthed, a new firefight map set at a titanium excavation site. Hit the jump for a few screenshots. (more…)

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Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon buzzes into stores July 5

Posted on February 24, 2011 by John Scalzo

15 years ago Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum used a Mac to take down an alien invasion in Independence Day. This year, D3 Publisher will be asking gamers to take down another extraterrestrial threat during our nation’s birthday as Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon has been given a July 5th release date on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

While that doesn’t quite fall within the previously announced “Spring 2011” release window, gamers in the Boston area will get to take up arms with the EDF very soon. D3 Publisher is bringing a playable demo of the game to PAX East, which is scheduled for March 11th through the 13th.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to stock up on Raid.

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THQ announces video game adaptation of Rio

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

THQ and Twentieth Century Fox today announced the standalone game adaptation, Rio, for the latest CG extravaganza from Blue Sky Studios. This game will be separate from the movie’s cross-over with Angry Birds, which Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aime called “a great piece of experience,” in an apparent loss of understanding of the English language.

The movie depicts a group of birds and their adventures on the Rio de Janeiro. The game will be a multiplayer party game with 40 mini-games across five modes that players can easily hop in and out of. Rio will be released for every platform under the sun except the soon to be irrelevant PSP (re: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Nintendo DS). The DS version will be different from its big brother home console version, in which the character Blu discovers hip hop and Latin beats in a rhythm-style game.

Martin Good, THQ’s Executive Vice President of Kids, Family and Casual Games, stated “Rio’s humor, compelling characters, thrilling story, colorful characters and wonderful music inspired us to create a unique and imaginative game experience.”

The game will be available April 12, three days before the film hits theaters.

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