Mar 31
As they sometimes do, another “inside source” has decided to don their feature-obscuring trench coat, find a spot in the corner of a parking garage where the shadows cover their face just so, and make with the blabbing. The topic? Call of Duty 7, which will apparently be known as Call of Duty: Black Ops.
The most shocking revelation to emerge from this leak in Activision’s patented Info Pipes comes in the form of a change to the traditional Call of Duty format. Instead of sticking with one time period, Black Ops is set to weave its yarn through multiple battles that fall under the umbrella of “recent history” — with locales like WWII, Cuba, South America, an Iranian embassy in London, and Continue reading »
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Mar 30
While it’s still technically “early 2010” by our arbitrary standards, we’ve reached the point where Battlefield 1943’s absence on the PC is starting to grow more conspicuous by the day. The BF 1942 reimagining has been out on consoles since last July, after all.
Fortunately, the wait may finally be coming to an end. “Soon our PC fans will also be able to get in on the action that Xbox 360 and PS3 users have been enjoying since July 2009,” said DICE while pinning a medal on its downloadable title for becoming the fastest game ever to reach 1 million units sold on Xbox Live.
Will the game retain its hotcake-esque allure when it makes the jump to PC, though? Well, we’re thinking that depends on whether or not PC gamers are able to muster the sheer strength of will needed to pull themselves away from the multiplayer narcotic that is Continue reading »
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Mar 29
Ubisoft’s new always on Internet connection DRM hasn’t won any fans here at Max PC, but we do applaud the company for at least taking a stab (pun intended) at making amends to paying customers who were shut out because of a DRM server attack.
The game company wrote registered customers; “Following the recent temporary game server outages which may have caused disruption to some Assassin’s Creed 2 players on PC only, we would like to reward your patience if you have experienced any problems by offering you some additional content – previously only available with special editions.” Continue reading »
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Mar 28
PAX East 10 is taking place in Boston this weekend, and Electronic Arts and Visceral Games were in attendance with a particularly newsworthy panel for Dead Space 2 earlier today — where they revealed there may eventually be a port of the Wii spin-off Dead Space: Extraction for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
During the questions and answers segment of the panel, someone asked whether Extraction would ever be released on other platforms. According to IGN, the panel didn’t answer the question directly, but did say to “keep your ears peeled” — clearly suggesting it is a possibility Continue reading »
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Mar 27
In case you need a reminder, we at MPC are pretty big Left 4 Dead 2 fans. In fact, if you were able to make it even half-way through our review of Valve’s fine-tuned take on cooperative zombie-slaughter without giving Valve a heaping handful of your money, well, we’re pretty sure you just hate being happy. Or, perhaps you made the mistake of wasting your precious funds on pointless causes like food and your family, and simply couldn’t afford Left 4 Dead 2. In which case, everything’s fine and dandy now, because Valve’s put the game on sale at the extremely attractive price of Continue reading »
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Mar 26
We’ve been hearing rumors that Microsoft would make available a standalone 250GB hard drive for its Xbox 360 console, even though it was just over a month ago that Xbox Live Product Manager Aaron Greenber denied any plans to offer the larger unit outside of special bundles. Greenbrier apparently didn’t get the memo.
“Make sure you have enough space for the content you love,” Microsoft announced on the Xbox 360 Dashboard. “The 250GB Hard Drive is the perfect storage option for your Xbox 360 Console, with plenty of space to hold all your downloaded games, movies, television shows, music, and more. Purchase one today at a participating retailer or visit http://www.xbox.com/accessories for Continue reading »
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Mar 25
With colossal mega-publishers like EA and Activision, it’s rare to hear a less-than-positive peep from even the company janitor, so we have to applaud EA for keeping the first amendment alive with corporate blogger Jeff Green. But you won’t see any standing ovations from us, because while EA’s taken a big step forward in that regard, its Command & Conquer 4 DRM counts as a few hundred steps back. Don’t believe us? Then just ask EA blogger Jeff Green!
“Booted twice—and progress lost—on my single-player C&C4 game because my DSL connection blinked. DRM fail. We need new solutions,” Green tweeted. “Welp. I’ve tried to be open-minded. But my ‘net connection is finicky–and the constant disruption of my C&C4 SP game makes this Continue reading »
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