You kill me once, shame on you...

The Gaming news for the week:

• The Angry Birds franchise has passed over 1 billion downloads. Angry Birds Space gave the franchise the push it needed to make its mark. Here is the message Rovio sent out to all of the games players:
  
  Looks like they will be going outside of the Angry Bird Franchise for their next game.
• Here is the Assassin's Creed III World Premier Gameplay trailer that was unlocked last week:
  
  
• Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is a huge success! It is so much fun to play on the big screen. It has 4 player Co-op on one system. You can also play with up to 8 players on Xbox Live. It has also passed 1 Million downloads and is still going. All that I wish you could do is port your maps from Minecraft for PC and iOS/Android to the Xbox 360 version so that you can play your worlds anywhere. Below is the launch trailer for the game:
  
• Continuation of the first story in this blog about Rovio. They teased a game at the end of their Thank You video. Rovio has announced that they have bought the rights to a game called  Casey’s Contraptions and will turning it into their own game called Amazing Alex. Amazing Alex is a Rube Goldberg device building game that looks like a lot of fun. Check out the gameplay trailer below:
  
• DICE has announced they will have a Double XP Weekend for Battlefield 3. This is really late surprise since that game was released last October. They have yet to announce when the Double XP weekend will happen. I will keep you posted as the story develops.
• Halo 4 Box Art has been reveled! Check it out below:
  
• Art of the Instakill:
  

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QOTD: Will you return to Battlefield 3 for Double XP Weekend?

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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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No Xbox 720 this year!

The Video Game news of the week:

• Skyrim Kill Cams:
  
  This came with the 1.5 update through Steam. Soon it will arrive on all platforms.
  
  
• Microsoft has confirmed that they will not be launching a new Xbox at E3 2012. My guess is that they are still working out more bugs and are really trying to get everything right. I know they don't want a repeat of the Xbox 360 failure.
  
  
• There has been a mod released for Battlefield 3 and it takes you back to the past. It changes the audio of the game to mane it sound like a old NES game. I think this pretty cool, it makes dying in the game fun. Check it out below:
  
  
  
• The trailer for TellTale's game The Walking Dead has been released. It was released with IGN's Up At Noon web show. Check it out below:
  
  The actual trailer doesn't start until around 8:50, but the whole episode is pretty good.
  
• Just in case you didn't look cool enough wearing your large head set while playing you Xbox, Microsoft has filed a patent for gaming glasses and a gaming helmet. They will be used as image displays so that you can multitask while gaming. They might also be used for virtual reality. Check them out below:
  

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

QOTD: Did you like the footage from the video game adaption of The Walking Dead?


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Mass Effect 3 will be Game of the Year!

The Video Game news for this week:

• The Walking Dead video games is finally getting more news. Check out the video below for more details:
  

• Razor has created a whole line of products just for Mass Effect 3. The stuff they made for the game look amazing. Here is an example of what i'm talking about:
  
  (The only reason that I will not buy this controller is that is not wireless.)
  Click the link here to see the whole line just for Mass Effect 3:

• Rumor: The Xbox 360 sequel will not be called the Xbox 720, it may be called  Durango.

• LEGO Minecraft kits are coming out this summer. And man I can't wait.
  
  THIS LOOKS AWESOME!!!

• The Amazing Spider-man game trailer has been released. Check it out below:
  
  

• And This is why I will be getting Mass Effect 3:
  
  

• Wall-E in Battlefield 3
  

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QOTD: Do you still play with LEGOs?

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Star Wars Xbox? Skyrim mod from Valve?

The Video Game news for this week:

• Rumor: A Battlefield 3 DLC may be dropping this week. Might be called All American, including maps that look like New York City, Miami, New Jersey and San Francisco.

• Sony to change PSN, PlayStation Network, account into SEN, Sony Entertainment Network, accounts. I twas announced by email that the change was only cosmetic and will not affect PSP player.

• Bethesda released the Creation kit for Skyrim fans yesturday. I have not seen it personaly, but I hear that it is awesome. It is free to download via Steam. This is only for PC users, but you can do some crazy stuff on there. Since Valve hosted the released they created a mod for the game that stars a notable Portal 2 character. The mod is called Fall of the Space Core, Vol. 1, if that doesn't give the character away then you are not a real Valve fan.

• Rumor: Star Wars: Battlefront 3 has a few rumors out there after job postings from a certain developer may hint at the title.

• EA will be announcing Medal of Honor 2 this March with high hopes of huge sales.

• LucasArts drops the release date for Kinect Star Wars, which will be released on April 3rd. They also announced the  Kinect Star Wars which includes  the console designed to look like R2-D2, includes the Kinect device, and a C-3PO-themed controller. Check out the bundle below:

• Activision announces the sequel to Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure which is Skylanders Giants. It is aimed at kids and their parents. If is as popular as the original title, it will be a big release this Fall.

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

QOTD: What is the one game you want released today?

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The Pop Cult. Blogger

Fun filled day of gaming news!

The Gaming news of the day:

• The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is now the number 3 game on Xbox Live. It beat out Battlefield 3 and is doesn't even have any multi-player aspect to the game.
• The Lord of the Rings could be the next series to be made into a Lego Game.
• Popular Youtuber Freddie Wong made a Video about what you can only do in Battlefield 3. Check it out here.
• Here is a 9 minute Fan film for Left 4 Dead.
• Rocksteady released a Cheat code for Batman: Arkham City that allows you to use the alterniate Batman skins in your first play through. To enter the cheat code, go to Arkham City’s main menu and press Left, Left, Down, Down, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Down. A sound will be made when enter it right, and then you can select the skin of your choice. I entered the code right and got the audio confirmation, but I was not able to select the skin. Let me know if you guys try it and it works.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic could have been a Dark Tower or Game of Thrones MMO. BioWare tossed around the ideas, but eventually went with Star Wars: The Old Republic.
• Nintendo to release Wii U in the later half of this year. Rumors suggest it will be as powerful as the Xbox 360.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic may go free to play, but my computer is still too weak and old to run it.
• Star Wars Battlefront 3 is now in development. Kinda funny since I just bought the original for under $3.
• Sony, EA, and Nintendo are no longer supporting SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). They fear that the repercussions from fans will do major damages.
• Portal 2 is Game of the Year!!!
• Epic Mickey 2 is rumored for Xbox 360 and PS3. Hopefully it is as good as the first one!
• Star Wars: The Old Republic might be coming to Mac.
• Only in Battlefield 3 Video Community Challenge

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

QOTD: What was your Favorite Game of 2011?

Until Next Time,

The Pop Cult. Blogger

Rocksmith, haven't heard of it?

I bet you thought I was going to talk about Battlefield 3 today (Originally was but decided not to.) Instead i'm going to talk about Rocksmith. Only because I don't think anybody has heard of it. Rocksmith is for people who like to play video games and want to learn how to play guitar. Not a fake plastic Rockband/Guitar Hero guitar, a REAL guitar. You plug your Guitar right into your console and learn basically everything. You learn how to play real songs by Artists you have heard of. You play mini games to help challenge you to so you get everything you need, like scales and finger dexterity. For a guy like me its perfect, I have a guitar and I find it frustrating to learn how to play on my own. The game looks so fun and I can't wait to get my hands on it.


Until next time,
The Pop Cult. Blogger