Image from IGN gameplay video

Before jumping into the matchmaking video first take a look at the tour video where they walk us through the map and show off the other new features and additions 343/Certain Affinity have put into it.

Here in the link below we get to see the map in full swing with a full length gameplay video of one of Halo's most popular and traditional gametypes, Capture the Flag.

http://uk.ign.com/videos/2014/10/17/coagulationbloodline-multiplayer-gameplay-halo-the-master-chief-collection-ign-first

Like what you see? Leave a comment below and tell us what you think.

The racing genre has been graced with a plethora of wonderful titles this year, from the newly released Forza Horizon 2, Driveclub, and Mario Kart 8, to upcoming titles like The Crew. Sadly IGN.com reports that one hit racing game due for this holiday has been pushed back, Project Cars. Slightly Mad Studio's, the developers of the game, stated how the reason for the delay is, among more time to polish, the plethora of racing games coming out and the brisk competition. The delay was originally confirmed a while ago to be strictly for Europe and Australasia, but it seems it's now worldwide. Head of the studio, Ian Bell, had this to say,“Whilst a tough decision to make, the change in release date allows the game the greatest chance of success and visibility, and the opportunity to polish the game even further. . .We’re eager for you all to see what we’ve been working on in just a few months.” The game will launch on March 20th, 2015 on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with an unknown date for the Wii U.

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Are you disappointed Project Cars is being delayed? Let me know below! Thanks a ton for reading, see you all next time big news in gaming drops!

So if you've been looking for a great deal on an Xbox One and want two awesome games inside, I've got the perfect new bundle for all your needs. IGN.com reported on the new Assassin's Creed bundle for Xbox One, which will include two hit AC games. Assassin's Creed Unity and (strangely enough) Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag will be included in the package. Just for your information, both games will be downloadable codes rather than physical copies. Alongside the two games is your typical Xbox One with your usual controller and headset package. There will be two versions of this bundle, one for $400 without the kinect sensor, and for $500 with the sensor and Dance Central Spotlight included. The bundle will release on November 2nd, 2014 but Unity won't be playable until it's street date release on the 11th.

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Are you picking up this bundle when it releases and is it a good deal in your eyes? Let me know down below! Cheers!

Welcome all to the 48th 343i Weekly Community Poll!

So far, Assassin's Creed Rogue has been labeled as the last generation counterpart to Assassin's Creed Unity, which is exclusive to PC, PS4, and Xbox One. IGN.com reports that Assassin's Creed Rogue is sharing one platform so far with Unity, the PC. Ubisoft confirmed the game will launch primarily on the PS3 and Xbox 360 this holiday, and in early 2015 the game will launch on PC. When questioned about the idea of a release on the current generation consoles, the Xbox One and the PS4, Ubisoft declined to comment, not answering with a 'yes' or a 'no'. So it's all but confirmed Rogue will come to the Xbox One and PS4, and it will definitely come to PC in early 2015. Ubisoft Sofia also teased the modern day portion of the game, saying we'd get a peak at it in a few weeks. Whether this means an announcement soon or us finding out once we get hands on on the game, which launches in about a month, is unknown.

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Are you waiting for the PC and possible current generation ports for Rogue, or are you so excited you're going to get it day one on last gen? Let me know below! Thanks a lot for reading!

Phil Spencer sat down with TiC Podcast to discuss all things Xbox, he announced that the Xbox team are working on new ways for users to customize their Xbox One's dashboard. Such things will include the ability to take pictures and in-game screenshots to set as the background for the dashboard.

“I was told themes and background pics are something that we are working on and screenshots, you know people beat me up on screenshots,” Spencer stated.

These features are still currently in development so there isn't a confirmed date when they will be released, all that can be said at this time is they will come with a future monthly update.

He went on to say "I think both themes, backgrounds and screenshots are things I know people want so we are going to deliver on them. But we can’t give a when yet.”

The Xbox UI will be more customizable than ever when these updates roll out in the future, and no doubt having the ability to create personalized images and in-game screenshots will pique the interest of many Xbox users.

Be sure to check out the full podcast

What do you think of these new features? Are you happy to hear in-game screenshots and images can be used to customize your own dashboards? Leave a comment below and share your thoughts on it.

Sources: Xbox Mad, TiC Podcast

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Sunset Overdrive Gets Exclusive Content for Day One, Season Pass, and Pre-Orders!

Sunset Overdrive looks to be Insomniac Games' next big hit, with explosive action, hilarious humour, and crisp visuals. GameInformer.com reports if you pre-order, get the day one edition, or get the season pass you'll be one of the elite entitled to more goodies in the game at launch. One such example is pre-ordering on Xbox Live, which will net you Acordes de la Meurte, a guitar with melting candles littered on it, and the Hangover, a prickly spiked dumb-bell bat. Pre-ordering will entitle you to two weapons and a costume of the game's mascot. There are others exclusive to certain retailers, but the Season Pass also has a few interesting additions. Purchasing will grant you access to six outfits, two weapon modifiers, and two traps.

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Are you angered these bonuses aren't in the game even though they're already made? Let me know below!

Dragon Age: Inquisition PC Specs Revealed

Dragon Age: Origins held some promise, which was quickly squashed away by it's successor, Dragon Age II, and will hopefully be somewhat restored in the third, Dragon Age: Inquisition. IGN.com uploaded the game's PC specs if you're looking to buy the game on it's best looking and running platform. You'll need a minimum of Windows 7 or 8.1, and a recommended at the same level. There is an 8 GB of system memory recommended label, but 4GB is fine if you want a minimal experience. 512 MB Graphical Memory is the minimum for the game, but in a massive jump, 3 GB memory is recommended. Hard Drive space is the same for both, 26 GB. Graphics and CPU of course range, but it's recommended you have a more up to date one like an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660.

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Are you purchasing the game on PC or console, if at all? Debate below!

Dragon Age: Inquisition 900p on Xbox One, 1080p on PS4

Another interesting piece of news on Inquisition, the game's developers revealed that the game will run lower on the Xbox One than on the PS4. GameSpot.com has the story, where they report that the PS4 version will run at a full 1080p, and the Xbox One version at only 900p. Bioware had this to say, "We maximized the current potential of each platform." basically meaning currently that's all they can push out of both systems. Inquisition isn't the only game to be skimped on the Xbox One, games like Assassin's Creed Unity and Sunset Overdrive have been graphically cut because of a lack of good hardware.

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Is only 900p fine with you, or do you expect more from next gen? Discuss below!

Welp, that's all for this week, I'm Legendary Engram, signing out!

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I originally decided to unlock some more stuff using my uplay rewards in AC:IV, and decided to see if I had anything to unlock on ACIII as well. While I was in the games menu, I came upon Assassin's Creed: Rogue. I decided to select it to see what's up, and it brought me to see what actions you can take to get Uplay rewards points, and what rewards you can redeem for Assassin's Creed: Rogue. So, without further ado, here they are.

Actions:

1. Complete Memory Sequence 1: 10u

This is pretty self-explanatory. Finish the first mission.

2. Capture All Gang HQ's: 20u

It is unclear whether these are the forts or something different entirely. Capture all of them to get this one.

3. Instant Vikings: 30u

Hit 5 enemies with the berserk grenade (at the same time). This tells us that instead of berserk darts, we get grenades. There is also a picture of Shay Cormac holding his grenade rifle.

4. Complete the final glitched memory: 40u

Completing the final "glitched" memory will get you this one, and makes me wonder what the glitch will be.

Rewards:

1. AC Rogue Theme pack: 10u

This allows you to customize your dashboard with an AC Rogue theme.

2. Assassin Killer Outfit: 20u

This outfit includes a bandanna that has a Templar cross over the lower half of Shay's face. This is an equip-able item, and you must own the game to use it.

3. Katana and Wakizashi set: 30u

This reward give you the in-game item 'Katana and Wakizashi set'. This is a sword/small sword combo, which leads me to believe that we'll be seeing a sword/dirk thing.

4. Ship Customization and Pistol Set:

This gives you the ability to customize your ship with the Jackdaw sails, figurehead, and wheel as well as gaining access to Edward Kenway's pistols.

LittleBigPlanet is a universally praised game, even if you're a hardcore PC elitist who lights every PS4 they see, you most likely like LBP, and with the third coming out, it's no surprise people are excited. Amazon.co.uk listed a bundle today including a PS4 and, you guessed it, LittleBigPlanet 3! It will be available for £386.78, or about $617 in US dollars for people to get a scale of the price. It includes the typical features of a PS4 bundle, the game, a jet black controller, the headset (ear pieces), and of course the jet black console. The bundle will launch in Europe on November 21st, 2014, and it is unknown if the console bundle will become available in the American regions any time soon. It seems lately European countries have gotten the better end of the stick in terms of bundles, with a Driveclub bundle, a TLOU bundle, and of course, the White PS4 Destiny bundle with the logo inscribed on the console.

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Are you picking up this bundle, or just the game itself? Will you be angered if the bundle is exclusive to Europe? Let me know below! Thanks so much for reading guys and gals!

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Total War: Attila Announced!

If you're one of the four people that wasn't disappointed in Creative Assembly enough to boycott their products, than I have great news! IGN.com reports that Total War Attila, the newest entry in the Total War franchise, has been announced! The game will feature the historical figure, Attila the Hun, and run for 60-70 years in-game. The main event in the game will be Attila's rise to power, when he is born and reaches adult-hood in 395 AD. You can play as either the Old Roman Empire or the New Roman Empire, but the most risky approach is being around the steppes in the Far East, where Attila will spawn. The only strategies are to attempt to divert Attila to enemies on the map or to defend yourself as best as possible. As well, new features have been added like the ability to raze cities when they are too damaged and a damage count from sieges to your defenses. Total War: Attila will release next year exclusively for the PC.

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Are you going to purchase Total War: Attila? Let me know below!

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Nathan Drake Render Revealed

Fans of the Uncharted series by Naughty Dog have been scraping at the facets of every little detail to find some new piece of info to quench their urge, prepare to be quenched in this case. GameInformer.com reported on one of Uncharted's game developers, by the name of Kurt Margenau, posting what looks like an in-game render of Drake's face. This was posted to celebrate Naughty Dog's 30th Anniversary this week, honoring all of their past titles, (except Crash Bandicoot). It is clear that this is an upgrade, with more detail going into Nathan's face alone than ever seen in an Uncharted game. Drake looks quite a bit older as well, with a rougher face than we last saw. It is unknown how far into the game this photo is, or if more work will be done to the render, so expect changes from what we see here when the game launches next year.

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What do you think of these next generation visuals, could they be better? Debate below!

Ryse: Son of Rome PC Version Removes Micro-transactions

Are you excited for Ryse: Son of Rome coming to PC? Yeah, me neither, but anyway the game will be removing the Xbox One's addition of micro-transactions according to GameSpot.com. Crytek attempted to explain how the game wasn't just cashing in on a dying title, with the removal of microtransactions, new visual features, etc. Among other things, they gave the usual explainations of improved visual textures, all the downloadable content, and all that other juicy content that no one asked for and no one wants. One actually kind of interesting new addition though is support for the Xbox One controller for the game on PC. It will launch on October 10th, so go pre-order now! Or don't, doesn't affect me.

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Are you picking up Ryse for PC? If so, tell me how it is! If not, why? Discuss below!

Okay, now for round two!

Police Called Into Gearbox Studios for Bomb Threat

As if people weren't doing enough illegal or flat out crazy things in the gaming industry, we can now worry about car bombs near studios. This article was reported by GameInformer.com, today, Texas police were called in to the Gearbox Studios parking lot with reports of a car bomb. Randy Pitchford, who was in the building at the time, sent out a hail of tweets updating the situation as it went on. Police weren't able to find anything, however it is unclear if this was even a threat or possibly a 'Swatting' scenario, swatting being someone calling the police to an address despite nothing unusual going on, usually a form of trolling. Nothing is known besides the fact that everything is all clear at this time, though I'll update if I find more info.

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What is your take on this information? Do you believe the amount of force sent to the location is justified? Do let me know!

The other two articles will be added later, for now though, thanks for reading, ciao!

It's been awhile since the last GTA V update, so today we get a new one!

Heists? Heists?! HEISTS?!?!?!

...Nope

This one will be all about Last Team Standing which is a Gamemode similair to Team Deathmatch, but all players get one life each round. Last team alive wins, hence the name Last Team Standing.

To fit the name Rockstar has added 10 new Last Team Standing missions to the game for us to compete in. If you don't like them that much you can now create them yourself as the Gamemode has been added to the mission creator. Be creative! Rockstar might add your created mission to the playlist!

No GTA update has gone without new weapons and vehicles, and this one is no different. Stop by Ammunation to get your hands on the Heavy Shotgun and Marksman Sniper Rifle. Excellent tools to take care of business... If you get where I'm going at.

The new vehicle additions include two motorcycles, the Shi tzu Hakuchou sports bike and the LCC Innovation chopper. Along with those is the Lampadati Furore GT if you're more of a car person. But who wants cars if you can have a Chopper!?

Furthermore there are tons of new clothes, helmets and masks to buy including gloves and a bullet proof helmets to protect your beautiful face from bullets and other things that might harm it... Permanently...

Will this get you back to GTA V?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

Sources:

Rockstar Games

Eurogamer

You may not believe this, but Microsoft has announced Windows 10, no, not Windows 9, Windows 10. IGN.com reported the news, hailing a list of new features like improved flexibility, app windowing on the desktop, and more. Also, they have a new multitasking feature implemented, allowing people to do two things at once, sort of like on the Xbox One's pinning feature. A program for those who want to test the new OS first has also been revealed, when this will launch is currently unknown. The system is set to launch in 2015, a confirmed date has yet to be revealed for this as well. Below is an example screenshot of the new UI menu.

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What's your opinion on this news, and the name of course? Let me know below! Thanks so much for reading guys!

Welcome all to the 47th 343i Weekly Community Poll!

"Cayde-6 took the Cryptarch aside and showed him a sack of doorknobs. He decoded that mystery pretty quickly.

• Legendary Engrams will always produce Legendary or better quality items, including Materials or Exotics
  
• Rare Engrams will always produce Rare or better quality items
  
• Rare engrams will have an increased chance to produce Legendary quality items"
  

• "Legendary Engram items that exist in your inventory will be demoted to Rare quality when the patch goes live, so decode them while you can. But let’s be honest--even if you don’t, we all know they were blues already..."
  

For the Xbox One Crimson Dragon will be free for the third month running while the latest game from ID@Xbox, Chariot, will be the new title to download. Both games will be free all month long.

Check out Chariot's official launch trailer.

For the Xbox 360 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be free to download next month. It will be available to download from Wednesday, October 1st - 15th. Then from October 16th - 31st Darksiders 2 will be available to download for free.

So that's it for Octobers Games With Gold what games will you be downloading?

Source: majornelson.com

This time though it's NOT going to be zombies that will be the 4 player co-op mode in Advanced Warfare. This time it'll be something a little more subtle.

This new mode is called "Exo Survival" which, instead of zombies, will feature waves of hostile infantry, drones and mech.

Fits in with the new theme perfectly!

A new trailer with gameply of this new mode, along with a few other cool things to look at, can be seen down here:

Here's a rough breakdown.

-costomizable characters

-"special" waves of enemies

-Lots of mechs

-Lots of bullets

-Lots of carnage!

Do you think this will be better than the old trusty zombie mode?

Let us know down below!

Thank you for reading!

Source:

Eurogamer

Welcome all to the 46th 343i Weekly Community Poll!

Hey guys, getting on the bandwagon here like I usually do, I've decided to unbox my Destiny Limited Edition for Xbox One. Please do enjoy the video, and let's hope P34nut or whoever it was doesn't decide to make a meme of my face like he did with Church.

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Achievements Revealed

Are you one of the six people left on the earth that is excited for the next Call of Duty? If so I have good news, as a full list of achievements for the upcoming game Advanced Warfare have been revealed, thanks to IGN.com. While I can't list all of them here, a few notable ones are Carma, which you earn by killing an enemy with a car door, Maximum Overdrive, killing 50 enemies with your Overdrive ability, and Where Are You Going, by taking out an AST with an EMP grenade. And of course alongside these you have your typical campaign completion achievements for all 13 missions, and completing the entirety on the different difficulties. As well achievements for doing certain activities with your new EXO abilities are riddled through the list. Five achievements have yet to be revealed which look to be tied to an unannounced game mode, possibly an Extinction or Zombies mode.

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Are you amped up to earn all these new achievements/trophies in the game when it releases? Discuss below!

Bloodborne Collector's Edition and Release Date Revealed

When Bloodborne, From Software's (not from Software, the company's name is From Software, seriously) newest Action RPG from Dark Souls fame, was revealed at E3 2014, jaws were dropped and hype levels increased, so I'm sure you're just as eager as I am to find out a release date. GameSpot.com reports that at TGS this year the game was announced to have a confirmed release date of February 6, 2015 in North America and Europe. As well, a Collector's Edition was revealed, for a price of $79.99 retail price. It will include a Steelbook, the game itself, an Artbook, and the soundtrack. As well, a closed beta for the game was recently announced, with Sony Europe sending invitations. The game will release on the date above exclusively for PS4.

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Are you picking up the Collector's Edition, the standard edition, or none at all? Let me know below!

Destiny Breaks Twitch's Streaming Records, 20 Million Views

Destiny can't seem to get out of our minds no matter what we do, it's like Activision has created another smash hit marketing machine that will last decades, and proof of this is some new record news from Twitch. GameSpot.com gave the news that Twitch announced for Destiny, how it had broken previous streaming records. Almost 240 Million minutes of streaming gameplay was recorded for the game, and videos garnered over 20 Million views. The game had made over $325 Million in revenue in the first five days alone! It seems to have outperformed nearly every game this year, even the huge hit Watch_Dogs. Twitch's marketing executive spoke on the matter, saying, "To date, Destiny is the biggest console game launch of the year on Twitch. Our passionate community of broadcasters attracted more than 5 million unique viewers in the first week." Bungie's community manager David Dague also commented, calling it nothing short of amazing.

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What's your take on this news? Does Destiny deserve the attention it is receiving? Debate below!

Thanks a lot for reading, a lot of this news was planned the night before, so I apologize if these articles don't seem insanely 'fresh'. Have a great day, and stay sexy people.

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