Microsoft’s new console is officially-named Xbox One, bucking the rumormill of names over the past months. The console is said to be an “all-in-one” solution for home entertainment. More as it develops…
Author - Jerry Paxton
Many are wondering where exactlty they can watch this morning’s new Xbox reveal event. Well, here are your options:
On Spike TV
*UPDATE: If you have a Windows Phone 8, you can watch on Microsoft’s free live event player app.
*UPDATE #2: Of course, you can also watch on Xbox LIVE if you are on your Xbox 360 console.
21st May, 2013 – Wargaming, the leading free-to-play MMO developer and publisher, today announced details for Update 8.6 for World of Tanks. The new update will bring further changes and balance to the in-game economy, as well add new SPGs to push that armor line to tier X.
“Update 8.6 is a major step in game balance enhancement and is really going to make SPGs players happy,” said Mike Zhivets, producer on World of Tanks. “Artillery gameplay is going to feel a lot more balanced with a normal ten tier structure, making advancing through that class of armor more comfortable for players.
Current tier 8 SPGs will be promoted to tier X, while the newly introduced SPGs in Update 8.6 will take their place in the middle tiers. The American tech tree will be bolstered with M44 and M53/55 artillery units, while the Soviet line will be filled out with SU-122A and SU-14-1. The German tech line will be strengthened with three machines: 10.5 GW Mk.IV(e), Pz.Sfl.IVb, and G.W.Tiger (P). Lastly, the French will receive AMX Obusier automoteur de 105 and Bat.Chatillon155 (55) artilleries.
Update 8.6 will also introduce a new premium British medium tank, the A33 Excelsion, and will also introduce a new map based in Korea.
In addition to the new vehicles for both Germany and the USSR, the game will also be updated with one new map-Pearl River. Three existing maps will get revamped visuals and shading effects, including Siegfried Line, South Coast and Malinovka. Lastly, the UK tech tree will be bolstered by the Sexton, a new premium SPG known for its surprisingly fast firing speed and quick reload times.
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Devolver Digital and Flying Wild Hogs have revealed that a new Shadow Warrior game is in development and will be released on PC and next-gen consoles later this year.
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New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA – May 20, 2013 – Spike TV and GameTrailers teamed up to give fans unprecedented access to the Microsoft New Generation Xbox reveal with a LIVE, one hour commercial free event, “Xbox: A New Generation Revealed.” The highly-anticipated event will be broadcast from the Microsoft Corporate Headquarters and will give fans a first glimpse of a new generation of games, entertainment and TV.
“Microsoft is set to redefine the home entertainment experience this Tuesday,” said Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Sports and Multi-platform Programming, Spike TV. “We are thrilled that Spike is the network to give fans the exclusive access to this ground breaking event.”
The coverage of the highly-anticipated reveal kicks off on Tuesday, May 21 (Noon-2:30pm ET/ 9:00am-11:30am PT), with a preshow followed by Spike TV’s one hour commercial free “Xbox: A New Generation Revealed,” featuring LIVE coast-to-coast coverage from Microsoft Corp Headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The network will cap off the coverage with a live post show interview with Don Mattrick, the President of the Interactive Entertainment Business and will be book-ended by exclusive Spike TV and GameTrailers content giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the new Xbox.
VANCOUVER, Canada – May 20, 2012 – Blackbird Interactive, a videogame developer specializing in sci-fi real-time strategy games, has released a new trailer for the sci-fi online real-time strategy game HARDWARE: Shipbreakers. The footage introduces the Baserunner, a workhorse armored transport vehicle, the backbone of the prospector’s ground fleet. Versatile, tough and infinitely customizable, the Baserunner’s size and power make it the ultimate vehicle for tearing across the rugged terrain of LM-27.
In the same spirit of visual excellence that has defined previously released assets forHARDWARE, this new trailer begins to explore the immense depth of the game universe’s lore, which also demonstrates the same epic art style that made Homeworlda cult classic years ago. The closed beta is scheduled to launch in Q4 2013 and is now open to applicants. Players can support the game’s development through the purchase of limited edition pre-sale packages at www.blackbirdinteractive.com/
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Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment revealed that Deathstroke will be a fully playable character in the challenge mode for Batman: Arkham Origins. Fans who pre-order the game for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 system, or Windows PC will receive exclusive early access to the Deathstroke pack. Batman: Arkham Origins will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3, the Wii U system, and Windows PC platforms. The game will be released on Oct. 25, 2013.
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Looks like Sony’s E3 2013 press conference will take place in Los Angeles on June 10 at 6 p.m. PT. The company will be streaming the presser live via http://us.playstation.com. There was also a teaser trailer for the event released today, showing off blurry bits of what appears to be a cube-like object (presumably, the console). Hopefully the cube shape is the console as seen from above as a big cube will be difficult to fit in with my home entertainment setup, lol. Check it out below:
Teaser
May 20th, 2013 — Super genre mashup CastleStorm will release on Xbox LIVE® Arcade on May 29th, 2013 for 800 MSP. Built on the fond childhood memory of building and destroying Lego castles, CastleStorm mixes things up with 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler and comical story, allowing players to control their offences and defenses in real time over a 12 level single player campaign, and multiple co-op and multiplayer modes. CastleStorm also features a dynamic castle editor allowing players to construct their own castles which can be used during gameplay, including multiplayer battles!
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Today marked AirSplat’s 2013 Fan Appreciation Day, which took place at the indoor airsoft arena, TacCity, in Fullerton, CA. The event began early this morning and went until 5:00pm. There were raffles, hammer tosses, product demos, vendor booths, a food truck, and all-day airsoft inside the venue. At 2:00pm, AirSplat hosted an airsoft game with customers facing off against employees and sponsors (including the poor sap from GamingShogun.com). So, the battle would be against the 20 or so of us vs about 50 customers. 300 much?!? Being an indoor arena, I had to make use of my lower-FPS airsoft gun, a KWA M226 PTP. Having only four magazines, I was severely out-gunned by throngs of folks armed with sub-machine guns and lower-FPS M4 airsoft guns. How did I do? Well, in the two games I played (leaving because I was all out of BBs), I managed to hit four people. Victory! Well, not really, as our team lost both games against the massive OPFOR. However, for a first-time pistol-only player, I hung in there longer than I expected.
What did this teach me? Well, first, it showed me first-hand just how versatile a pistol can be in allowing a player to move quickly around the airsoft arena. Also, I learned that thanks to the pistol’s small frame, it does not stick out as much as a larger gun – meaning I was less of a target. Knowing that I was going to be out-gunned for the event, I had loaded up my magazines with .25g BBs, the max for the venue. This would decrease my FPS slightly, but make each shot a lot more accurate. I apologize for the younger person who I shot in the left shoulder and left a mean welt (even though you were on the other team). My advice: Wear some sort of a vest next time instead of a white t-shirt and please don’t show your Mom or Dad that welt. It looked terrible (Note from legal: GamingShogun.com does not endorse or condone keeping things from your parents or guardians)!
In any event, the AirSplat Fan Appreciation Day was a lot of fun and we met some great people whom we hope to see again on the airsoft field in the future.
