EA bashes Black Ops 2!

The Gaming news for the week:

• The long awaited Portal 2 DLC is coming out this May. The only bad thing is it only comes out for Mac and PC. On May 8th, if you own Portal 2 on Mac or PC, you can create your own levels and share them with the world with the Perpetual Testing Initiative. I was hoping that they would release it onto the Xbox 360, but since there is no Steam platform on it I would have to live without it.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 news:
• Comes out for Xbox 360 and PS3 on November 13th, 2012.
• Will be set 13 years in the future
• Will be centered around a single solder that is kind of like Alex Mason in the first one
• First Trailer has been release. Check it out below:

• An Professional CG artist has started work one an animated short film based on the popular game Portal. The short film is titled Companionship and is about a tale of love, loss and cubes. Here are some images from the film:
  
  What do you think?
• Microsoft and 343 Industries are working on a live action 5 part web series called Forward Unto Dawn. There has not been to much information released about this, but it will not just bee an advertisement campaign for Halo 4. Since 343 Industries put out their first bit of live action content, fans went crazy. Now they are getting what they asked for. The 5 episodes will tell the story of how Master Chief inspired a young cadet to become commander of the UNSC Infinity. It will tie into the events of Halo 4 and telling the origins of how the war started between humans and The Covenant. They plan to release the episodes in the weeks leading up to the release of Halo 4 on Machinima and Halo Waypoint.
• Angry Birds Space is the fastest growing mobile game of all time. Its has been downloaded 50 Million times in its first 35 days. That is a lot of data being downloaded. Rovio should be proud with them selves and continue to make high quality content.
• DICE is working on expansions and DLCs to keep Battlefield 3 players happy for another 12 to 18 months. The first DLC is called Close Quarters and adds four new small maps, a new game mode and several new weapons. The Armored Kill DLC will add big maps and new vehicles and will come out this fall. The End Game DLC comes out in the winter, between late 2012 and early 2013, with yet to be announced content.
• Rumor: Half-Life 3 announcement might be coming from this years E3.

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QOTD: How does the Portal Fan Film look?

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Halo 4 will not have a beta?!

The Gaming news for the week:

• George Washington gets a makeover and a Pepper gun in BioShock Infinite. Don't believe me, check out the video below:
  
  
  
• Assassins Creed 3 is the perfect place for new players of the series to start. Developers say that if you haven't played the previous 4 games you are going to miss anything since the game is about a new assassin. I am happy to hear that since I  don't know if I will be able to catch up on the series before the new one is released this October.
  
  
• Madden NFL 13 is starting their cover athlete vote. It is going to be the largest one yet. They are letting players vote for a Offensive and a Defensive players from each team. That adds up to 64 people to vote on. Below is the plays of each team that can be voted on:
  
  Who do you think will win the Honor to be on the cover of the game and take on the famed Madden curse?
  
  
• For those of you who are waiting for a beta for Halo 4, you better stop waiting.  Halo Franchise Development Director Frank O’Connor says that they are not wasting anytime working  on a beta. They want the game to be the best it possibly can be so they are spending the time it would take them to make a beta and just using that time to make the game better. He also says that you can make your own custom armor,  The Covenant will return(but they are the least of your problems), and they have not decided on a specific release date yet.
  
  
• Rovio Mobile is getting smart with their advertisement of Angry Birds Space. Check out their latest NASA announcement below:
  
  They are also talking about releasing the game on the recently popular PlayStation Vita.
• If you have wanted to try Star Wars: The Old Republic without paying for it, you are in luck. BioWare is going to be having a free trail weekend this weekend. The  Weekend Pass Free Trial starts this Thursday, March 15 at 12:01 AM CT and runs until  Monday, March 19 at 2:00 AM CT. If you are interested click the link here: The Star Wars: The Old Republic Weekend Pass Free Trial

Thanks for reading today's post, as always leave a comment down below about anything or the question of the day, which is: 

QOTD: Who do you think will be on the cover of  Madden NFL 13? Is there real a Madden Curse?


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People in glass houses sink ships

The Video Game news for the week:

• Medal of Honor: Warfighter has been reveled! It will release this October and will primarily take place in the Middle East. Check out the game artwork below:

Sorry, but there will be no Osama Bin Laden missions in the game

• A new trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man game has been released. It shows Rhino and includes to wub wub wubs.
  
  Also, did anyone notice Spider-Man's Utility belt?

• Video of the Kinect Star Wars demo has been released.
  
  I liked the part where you are a Jedi, but it starts to lose me after that. The Pod Racing looks a lot like Mario Cart. The Rancor part looks like it was just put in there. It never happened in the movies and I dont remember reading about it in any of the books. And don't even get me started with the dancing. The dancing looks like it was put in the game to get player's girlfriends to play. It should be a separate game. To me it looks like Star Wars Just Dance. If you havent guessed, I do not plan on buying the game.

• Angry Birds Space:
  
  A space themed Angry Birds game? Yep, thats right. I can't believe it either. Does this mean that the birds will be in space suits or will they be aliens? Will the whole geometry/physics of the game change? I guess we will have to find out when it releases on March 22nd.

• A game for The Boondock Saints franchise is in development. Critical Mass Interactive CEO and president, Matt Scibilia, says the game will be true to the brothers. It will be strictly Co-Op and it will expand the story/retell the Franchise. Troy Duffy has not confirmed that he is part of the team, but many can hope that he is. Also Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, and David Della Rocco have said that they will be voicing their characters in the game. I am super excited for this game. You will get more news as I get it!

• Rumor: Dead Space 3 could be running on the Frostbite 2 Engine.

• Mass Effect 3: Normandy Tour
  
  

Thanks for reading today's post, as always leave a comment down below about anything or the question of the day, which is: 

QOTD: Are you a fan of The Boondock Saints?

As I promised, I will be posting the new Trailer for The Avengers. Also with it will be my review of the trailer and how hyped I am for the movie.

Until Next Time,
The Pop Cult. Blogger

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