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INFORMATION FROM GAMESPOT Blizzard announces Mists of Pandaria for September launch; details Collector's Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition. World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, the latest expansion to Blizzard Entertainment's massively multiplayer online role-playing game, will launch on September 25. The fourth add-on will be available in stores and online two months from today for $39.99 (£29.99 in the UK), with a Collector's Edition on sale for $79.99 (£59.99 in the UK). The World of Warcraft expansion introduces a new playable race and continent to the seven-year-old MMO game: the Pandaren, a race of panda-like martial artists, and Pandaria, their homeland. It also bumps the level cap to 90 and adds a new monk class. Pandaria lands in September. The Collector's Edition includes a behind-the-scenes DVD and Blu-ray, a soundtrack CD, an art book, and a mouse pad, as well as a special in-game pet and mount. In a bit of Blizzard game cross-promotion, the edition also features Starcraft II Battle.net portraits (infested orc and night elf templar) and a Diablo III banner sigil and accent with Pandaren markings. Players can prepurchase the digital download version of the game now on the official site. Blizzard is also offering a Digital Deluxe Edition ($59.99, £39.99) in which players receive the same digital bonus items that come in the Collector's Edition alongside their download of the expansion. If players pick up the standard version of the game and change their minds later, they will be able to purchase the extra in-game enticements of the Digital Deluxe Edition for $20. In addition to the English version, Mists of Pandaria will be localised into Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, European Spanish, Russian, Korean, traditional Chinese, and Italian. Blizzard says the availability of Mists of Pandaria in mainland China will be announced later. Mists of Pandaria opened its doors to player-testers in March with its ongoing beta testing phase, called "our most extensive beta test yet" by Blizzard chief executive Mike Morhaime. View full article -
FROM GAMESPOT Creator Markus Persson reveals Xbox 360 version of open-world creation game goes triple platinum since launch in May, generating $60 million. If its record-breaking launch wasn't proof enough, Minecraft for the Xbox 360 is now a bonafide commercial success. Creator Markus Persson announced on Twitter today that the game has now sold 3 million copies on Xbox Live, generating $60 million since launch in early May. Minecraft for the Xbox 360 has dug out commercial success. "I got told Minecraft for XBLA passed three million sales today!" he wrote. Upon launch on May 9, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition became profitable in just one hour, selling over 400,000 copies during its first 24 hours on sale, and breaking all previous Xbox Live arcade digital sales records. The game reached 1 million in sales in just five days, and recorded more unique users on Xbox Live than Call of Duty: Black Ops for the week of May 14. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition was developed by 4J Studios, the Scotland-based shop that built Xbox Live Arcade titles Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie, and Banjo-Tooie. It retails for $20. View full article
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FROM GAMESPOT Creator Markus Persson reveals Xbox 360 version of open-world creation game goes triple platinum since launch in May, generating $60 million. If its record-breaking launch wasn't proof enough, Minecraft for the Xbox 360 is now a bonafide commercial success. Creator Markus Persson announced on Twitter today that the game has now sold 3 million copies on Xbox Live, generating $60 million since launch in early May. Minecraft for the Xbox 360 has dug out commercial success. "I got told Minecraft for XBLA passed three million sales today!" he wrote. Upon launch on May 9, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition became profitable in just one hour, selling over 400,000 copies during its first 24 hours on sale, and breaking all previous Xbox Live arcade digital sales records. The game reached 1 million in sales in just five days, and recorded more unique users on Xbox Live than Call of Duty: Black Ops for the week of May 14. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition was developed by 4J Studios, the Scotland-based shop that built Xbox Live Arcade titles Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie, and Banjo-Tooie. It retails for $20.
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Info Found by: SykoWolf Thanks to Waypoint User Noble Squash for pointing this out. If you look at the 2:15 mark in the recent behind the scenes video, towards the bottom left you will see an unidentified creature. This creature looks very similar to a crawler, but is slimmer and much more dog like. This can also be seen in the E3 trailer, but I didn’t think much of it back then. Now compare this with the original crawler and the more heavily armored crawler spotted in Spartan Ops. Some believe that the wolf-like promethean is just another class of crawler which varies in its strength and tactics from other crawlers. Perhaps it is the fastest/weakest type of crawler, because instead of having a fully armored pincer head, it has an exposed smaller head. Just a thought, either way I think it looks awesome. View full article
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Info Found by: SykoWolf Thanks to Waypoint User Noble Squash for pointing this out. If you look at the 2:15 mark in the recent behind the scenes video, towards the bottom left you will see an unidentified creature. This creature looks very similar to a crawler, but is slimmer and much more dog like. This can also be seen in the E3 trailer, but I didn’t think much of it back then. Now compare this with the original crawler and the more heavily armored crawler spotted in Spartan Ops. Some believe that the wolf-like promethean is just another class of crawler which varies in its strength and tactics from other crawlers. Perhaps it is the fastest/weakest type of crawler, because instead of having a fully armored pincer head, it has an exposed smaller head. Just a thought, either way I think it looks awesome.
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Sales of EA Sports' gridiron sim up 7 percent year-over-year, setting new record for current-gen; online first-day usage jumps 28 percent. From: http://www.gamespot.com EA Sports' Madden NFL 13 has gotten off to a hot start. Electronic Arts announced today that the newest gridiron football simulator, which launched Tuesday, sold 900,000 copies during its first 24 hours for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This marks a 7 percent rise over last year's iteration, and represents the most successful Madden launch this console generation. Madden NFL 13 launched to nearly 1 million in sales. Sales figures for the Wii and PlayStation Vita versions of Madden NFL 13 were not announced. Madden NFL 13 also set a day-one online usage record, with peak simultaneous users jumping 28 percent over last year's first-day figures. GameSpot's review of the game found it to be a competent yearly update, with old issues returning and little significant innovation over last year's iteration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owaLebnRsx4&feature=player_embedded
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nymug9Juq2o&feature=youtu.be All 7 button layouts have POSSIBLY been confirmed, there is no official confirmation, but they do seem real. This was found on Youtube By HaloTracker's Channel. It seems that the many complaints about the layouts before have been fixed and they seem to have gone back to default. Notice how B Is to crouch and LS is to use sprint On Default. (I Personally play Default so i have no idea about the rest.) Bumper Jumper seems to be fixed as well and gone back to the normal settings. comment on what you think of the button layout now. View full article
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nymug9Juq2o&feature=youtu.be All 7 button layouts have POSSIBLY been confirmed, there is no official confirmation, but they do seem real. This was found on Youtube By HaloTracker's Channel. It seems that the many complaints about the layouts before have been fixed and they seem to have gone back to default. Notice how B Is to crouch and LS is to use sprint On Default. (I Personally play Default so i have no idea about the rest.) Bumper Jumper seems to be fixed as well and gone back to the normal settings. comment on what you think of the button layout now.
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I found this while going over some news on the interwebs. And found this interesting picture. What I noticed are the following interesting items. War Assets Cyclops MK.II UH-144 Falcon Personnel Majestic squad S179 S104 S043 Simulation Types Infection S.W.A.T. Rocket Race Objective Gametypes Team Slayer What are your thoughts on the information given? Post in The Section Below About Your Thoughts. View full article
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I found this while going over some news on the interwebs. And found this interesting picture. What I noticed are the following interesting items. War Assets Cyclops MK.II UH-144 Falcon Personnel Majestic squad S179 S104 S043 Simulation Types Infection S.W.A.T. Rocket Race Objective Gametypes Team Slayer What are your thoughts on the information given? Post in The Section Below About Your Thoughts.
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MLG, Known for its highest quality of gaming, will let halo 4 make a return at MLG, At Dallas. The Dallas event, at November 2nd - 4th, which will include many other big games like SC2, LoL, will have halo re-added to the community, this will make many MLG members happy as recently there was a petition for the game to return to MLG. On The MLG Site, this is what they said about halo 4 returning to the competitive gaming company. "It is with great pleasure that we announce the return of the Halo franchise to the MLG Pro Circuit. Days before its official release on November 6, Halo 4 will be featured as part of the competition at the MLG Fall Championship in Dallas, November 2-4. That’s right, you heard us, the Halo community will have the exclusive opportunity to compete in Dallas playing the highly anticipated game before it goes on sale to the public. In the coming weeks we will reveal more details about the competition – prize money, format, bracket size, schedule, competitor passes and more. Until then, get pumped by checking out exclusive MLG multiplayer footage of Halo 4 captured at E3 2012! Watch as some of the best Halo pros in the world go head to head playing the upcoming installment of the storied Halo franchise, and get a taste of what you’re going to see in Dallas." View full article
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MLG, Known for its highest quality of gaming, will let halo 4 make a return at MLG, At Dallas. The Dallas event, at November 2nd - 4th, which will include many other big games like SC2, LoL, will have halo re-added to the community, this will make many MLG members happy as recently there was a petition for the game to return to MLG. On The MLG Site, this is what they said about halo 4 returning to the competitive gaming company. "It is with great pleasure that we announce the return of the Halo franchise to the MLG Pro Circuit. Days before its official release on November 6, Halo 4 will be featured as part of the competition at the MLG Fall Championship in Dallas, November 2-4. That’s right, you heard us, the Halo community will have the exclusive opportunity to compete in Dallas playing the highly anticipated game before it goes on sale to the public. In the coming weeks we will reveal more details about the competition – prize money, format, bracket size, schedule, competitor passes and more. Until then, get pumped by checking out exclusive MLG multiplayer footage of Halo 4 captured at E3 2012! Watch as some of the best Halo pros in the world go head to head playing the upcoming installment of the storied Halo franchise, and get a taste of what you’re going to see in Dallas."
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US gamers set on grabbing a copy of the superb-looking Borderlands 2 can get themselves the 'Creature Slaughter Dome' download if they go with GameStop. From: www.computerandvideogames.com/ By: Mike Jackson The video below was release by retailer's showing off the exclusive DLC, which plonks players in a arena with a switch that sets loose all manner of hostile beasts. You simply fight to survive while earning XP and sweeping up a load of loot that you keep. Pre-orders in general will also get you the Mechromancer character class download as son as it available...which they believe it will be in November. The current video below shows off the pre-order content. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkVq4zwKyQQ&feature=player_embedded
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Here are more images of the limited edtion console, pictures are from Little English Halo Blog The console can be preordered at Amazon UK for £269 or Amazon US for $399. The UNSC controller can also be preordered for £40 at Amazon (it shows a picture if the forerunner conrtroller but you will actually recieve the UNSC one) There are also some sound effects that will play when pressing the power and eject buttons Power sound Eject sound
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Here are more images of the limited edtion console, pictures are from Little English Halo Blog The console can be preordered at Amazon UK for £269 or Amazon US for $399. The UNSC controller can also be preordered for £40 at Amazon (it shows a picture if the forerunner conrtroller but you will actually recieve the UNSC one) There are also some sound effects that will play when pressing the power and eject buttons Power sound Eject sound View full article
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While discussing new Outlook email service, Microsoft general manager Brian Hall namedrops "New Xbox" but does not share more. After significant speculation spread over the span of years, Microsoft has finally spoken on-record about its next Xbox. During an interview with The Verge focused on Microsoft's new Outlook email service (embedded below), general manager Brian Hall name-dropped a "new Xbox." “We’ve had Hotmail and operated Hotmail for about 16 years, we obviously have Exchange, and Outlook, that people use at work. We just decided it was time to do something new and bring the best from each of those and put them together and release it right in time for the new wave of products that we could have coming out with Windows 8, with the new version of Office with the new Windows phone and the new Xbox,” Hall said. Hall did not share further details on the next Xbox. Windows 8 will launch on October 26 alongside Microsoft's new Surface tablet line. [uPDATE] Following the publication of this story, Microsoft issued a statement to GameSpot on the matter. “Xbox 360 has found new ways to extend the console lifecycle by introducing controller-free experiences with Kinect and re-inventing the console with a new dashboard and new entertainment content partnerships," reads a line from the statement. "We are always thinking about what is next for our platform and how to continue to defy the lifecycle convention.” The analyst consensus is that the next Xbox, as well as the PlayStation 4, will be on store shelves for holiday 2013. A recent 56-page document supposedly originating from Microsoft said the next Xbox would launch in 2013 at $299 bundled with the second iteration of Kinect, among other updates. As for the PS4, PlayStation executive Andrew House said in June that Sony's new console would not be shown until a "significant leap" over the PlayStation 3 could be demonstrated."
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While discussing new Outlook email service, Microsoft general manager Brian Hall namedrops "New Xbox" but does not share more. After significant speculation spread over the span of years, Microsoft has finally spoken on-record about its next Xbox. During an interview with The Verge focused on Microsoft's new Outlook email service (embedded below), general manager Brian Hall name-dropped a "new Xbox." “We’ve had Hotmail and operated Hotmail for about 16 years, we obviously have Exchange, and Outlook, that people use at work. We just decided it was time to do something new and bring the best from each of those and put them together and release it right in time for the new wave of products that we could have coming out with Windows 8, with the new version of Office with the new Windows phone and the new Xbox,” Hall said. Hall did not share further details on the next Xbox. Windows 8 will launch on October 26 alongside Microsoft's new Surface tablet line. [uPDATE] Following the publication of this story, Microsoft issued a statement to GameSpot on the matter. “Xbox 360 has found new ways to extend the console lifecycle by introducing controller-free experiences with Kinect and re-inventing the console with a new dashboard and new entertainment content partnerships," reads a line from the statement. "We are always thinking about what is next for our platform and how to continue to defy the lifecycle convention.” The analyst consensus is that the next Xbox, as well as the PlayStation 4, will be on store shelves for holiday 2013. A recent 56-page document supposedly originating from Microsoft said the next Xbox would launch in 2013 at $299 bundled with the second iteration of Kinect, among other updates. As for the PS4, PlayStation executive Andrew House said in June that Sony's new console would not be shown until a "significant leap" over the PlayStation 3 could be demonstrated." View full article
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Ok I know this wouldn't be considered as gaming news but still interesting to post about. According to Mountain Dew's Facebook page there was an announcement that appears they will be releasing a Halo 4 edition of the drink. This was announced for Mountain Dew UK but I'm pretty sure it will also be announced for the US and Canada. Here is the facebook page. Mountain Dew's Facebook Page.
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Another Entry of BABHP Coming your way! The Secret To Zealot. when i think of Zealot, the first map that comes to me is Heretic (Halo 3) Or Midship (Halo 2). Not just because of the obvious Covanent/Purple design put on it, but because of the way it was played. Like most maps, Heretic/Midship was won by top control of the P's and Carbine's and Top mid, if you had that, you'd win since you can shoot down on your enemies and take control of the map. Zealot is slightly different, but the same concept never remains. There's no real way to control Zealot, as its so open, however, there are ways to get spawn traps and keep them in the base for a while. Lets start with, the Pillars/Landings. As you can see, the Pillars are a lead up from the lifts, so obviously, if you control the pillars, you control the lifts, but also you can watch people coming down from the bases and flags and put fire on them before they ever see you, Pillars are easily the most important part of the map as they are basically your way to see everything going in the map and they are essentially control points for if you want to control the map itself, however, there are other control points which are needed. The Top mid is also important, as obviously you can see everywhere, you can see down the spiral, basement, everywhere, everywhere that needs to be taken care of, you can take care of from there, it is essential you control these main points as this will win you the game. If i had to play Zealot right now, i'd play it like this TWO on pillars/Landings ONE on Top Mid ONE on Bottom Mid These means all of the points which they can stop you are covered, as they will not be able to get close to you. 2. Your Teammates and Teamwork. Most MLG pro players consider their teammates their best friends. This is because they do a lot of social activities together. Soccer, Night Clubs, even MLG games in the same room, all of this leads to socializing and as such leading to better teamwork as you will be so used to each other that, while it will take a bit of time, your teamwork will just flow like that. So, if you want to make a team, try and get a team of people who are close to you so then you can hang out more and get used to each other, and this will improve your team game play, which is essential for a game like Halo Reach since Teamwork is now so much more important and individual skill isn't so much. 3. Your Dream Setup A Setup is essential to any up and coming player in order to get good. It is essential you have a good setup in order to raise your game to the next level. A Setup is arguably the most important thing in a MLG player as if you don't have the right setup, it won't work out. DON'T BUY A HUGE TV. Buy a 22 Inch Asus. Why? Because BIG TV's have screen lag and as such this will make the game play rubbish and not worthwhile, getting a small TV with no screen lag is brilliant as then you will hit shots you are meant to hit and there will be no lag coming with it because of your Big TV. BUY GOOD HEADPHONES. Good headphones are essential as you will be able to hear things many players can't, such as a grenade change or weapon change, which as a result will help you to guess where the player is and kill him, and he will be like "How the F did he know i was there?" Well, with good headphones like Steelseries or Astros, your game play and communication will improve greatly. Chair and stuff isn't essential as it doesn't really matter. However, i recommend getting a controller you will get used to quickly as that controller will be your life gaming wise. You can't keep switching controllers as every controller is different and it will feel weird. 4. Sports and how they help. Sports keep you active, they keep you healthy, and they keep you in top shape. However, many sports help to speed up reactions, sports like Baseball and Football/Soccer help speed up reactions as you have to think quick and on your feet, and this will transfer into games like halo, as it is the same concept, you have to be quick and think fast if you want to live, Many Pros like Tsquared and FearItSelf Play Basketball and some do Yoga to relax and stuff, because competitive gaming can get very stressful, and basketball is also a good way of speeding up reactions as you have to decide when to pass or shoot very quickly and if you make a mistake, you can lose some points for your team, so sports are a major help in reactions and similar things required to improve gaming. 5. Overview of Halo 4 for Competitive Needs. If you haven't heard about Halo 4, you have been living under a rock, on a bridge, or somewhere where no people live, and there's no form of communication or technology in the world, however, if you are one of the many people who have heard about halo 4, you will have seen many features like AA's, permanent Sprint, Weapons, etc. But, how will these fit into competitive/MLG likeings? First off, we need a ranking system, competitive gaming thrived off the ranking system and halo 4 should be no different, it shouldn't be 1-50 however it shouldn't be XP based either, it needs to be bang in the middle where it is fair but also competitive, this will lead to more people playing the game and the game lasting much longer. Also, Im glad 343i have realised that many people want classic gameplay, and with that they have taken out everything and just left us with the core gameplay, this will make many halo 2 / halo 3 /MLG fans happy as they wanted to play the game in its barebones and without any Halo 4 added settings, this was a good move by 343 for its competitive crew. IMO i think many of halo 4 features, if tweaked properly, can be used in MLG / Competitive settings, but i want to play the game with settings and without, and then i will make a future thread about it. Thanks For Reading. In Entry 13. - The Pit - Strategy - How To Get Ready for Halo 4 - Specializations for Halo 4 - Favourite Dual Combo to have in MLG - Other news.
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Halo 4 figures: Master Chief, Thomas Laskey, Elites and more.
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Here are some action figures from Mcfarlane's Toys that show some of the Halo 4 characters. I originally saw this at 343 Industries Forums -
Here is a new trailer for the live action series Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn. This trailer is called "Enlist" and it's the third trailer 343 industries have released for this series. It focuses on the young recruits that have joined the military academy, the series is set to be released on October 5th. Video Uploaded by MachinimaPrime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w13bLncPkPM
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Here is a new trailer for the live action series Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn. This trailer is called "Enlist" and it's the third trailer 343 industries have released for this series. It focuses on the young recruits that have joined the military academy, the series is set to be released on October 5th. Video Uploaded by MachinimaPrime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w13bLncPkPM View full article
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This is what halouniverse said about this picture "A few hours ago, it leaked online a fantastic artwork by Halo 4 representing a new Multiplayer/Spartan Ops map, which however do not yet know virtually nothing, except some possible detail due to its appearance. The map, of generous size, and that has some human structures, seems to fit the frenzied clashes Big Team Battle that Halo has always been accustomed. Furthermore, since there are no mountain ranges scattered in the middle of the arena game, you can expect the use of aircraft. I propose to follow the artwork, stay tuned for updates." Write in the comments below what you think this map may be and if its Multiplayer or Spartan Ops.
