The Gamers start strong this week, with some hot tips on Bioshock Infinite, the endless monster that is Dark Souls, our love of Slenderman in all his video game incarnations, and a look into the hypothetical future wherein war is run entirely by gamers. PLUS, the HUG crew spend a full hour delving into the spoiler-ific details of Bioshock Infinite,...
Geek Badge of Honor: Mrs. Violence
Out of all the great things I’ve experience in my years working within the gaming industry, the best part of the wild ride would have to be the people I’ve met. Each month (ish) I will fire off a bunch of questions to an iconic part of the gaming industry, both professional athletes, and industry folks. I will only give...
EA Announces New Swedish Game Studio, EA Gothenburg
Announced yesterday at the 2012 Game Developer’s Conference, the giant that is Electronic Arts is growing yet another arm, this time in the ominous-sounding (though admittedly very pretty) Swedish city of Gothenburg. This will mark the second EA studio in the nordic country, alongside EADICE. Though no concrete details on what EA Gothenburg is or will be working on first...
EA already teasing the next Medal of Honor.
On the heels of publishing DICE’s Battlefield 3, and wrapped around the launch of Modern Warfare 3, EA has begun teasing the next “adventure” in the Medal of Honor series. VERY little is available about the new game, other than it will proceed this year’s re-launch of the franchise and will most likely include another multiplayer designed by the awesome...
Beta Bonanza! Info, Impressions, and Assassinations.
Everyone check your Battle.net account RIGHT NOW! Once you sign in, go to “account” tab and see if you were one of the lucky buggers to get into the Diablo III early Beta. I’ll be on (after I download this huge file) and hopefully bring you fine folks an update later in the week. We’ve been waiting YEARS for the...
Activision Wins Case over Modernwarfare3.com
A while back, you might have heard the buzz about the website, Modernwarfare3.com. For those that didn’t, the domain was registered in 2009, before Activision’s Modern Warfare 3 was announced. Recently, the owner began filling the site with negative speculation of the game, and also reasons people should buy EA’s upcoming Battlefield 3 instead. Soon after the site was found...
Razer Releasing Battlefield 3 Line!
This goes under the #DOWANT category. See that twitter friends? I include you. Nobody can disregard Razer and their cult followers when referring to some of the best peripherals in gaming today. With plenty of licenced products under their belt, Razer has recently partnered with DICE and EA to create a new line or gaming accessories. The Line will include:...
Battlefield 3 continues to shock & awe with Caspian Trailer
HOLY CRAP! I’m panting, can’t breathe, hands shaking, too excited. I’ve never felt the need to play any FPS as bad as I desire Battlefield 3. The latest phenominal shooter from DICE and EA will not only shock every nerve in your body, but will look amazing while doing it. I sit here and I ramble, yet I know you...
Infinity Ward whines and kicks their feet at ModernWarfare3.com
Not too long ago, Call of Duty series developer Infinity Ward finally sent a legal report to National Arbitration Forum in hopes to take down the URL ModernWarfare3.com and receive the rights to the domain. The site was registered back in 2009 and, a short while earlier this week, it literally redirected people to the official site for EA’s Battlefield...
Battlefield 3 Not Expected to Be On Steam
In an interview with the GameStop management team, they made the statement that the fairly anticipated Battlefield 3 won’t be available through Steam. Instead, it will be available via disk copies, downloading through Gamestop’s online purchasing, and EA’s own new online download market EA Origin. This has probably been in the minds of most people since EA Origin was launched....