Pre-order Prototype 2 from Best Buy, and you’ll get access to Heller’s Hardened Steel vehicle armor boost. It makes a tough tank even tougher and vehicle joyrides last longer. See for yourself:
Full preorder info is here. Now, along with the Bio-Bomb Buttkicker, you have two pre-order perks from which to choose.
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New maps for Call of Duty Elite premium members, new Playing With Swords event. Surprise, it’s Modern Warfare 3 on a week when MW3 gets new content on Xbox 360!
The Italian Job
I will play in the new map playlists this Friday, January 27 from 6pm to 8pm Pacific time, but please note that other maps from the disc are also part of that playlist, too. Wanna know how to join? The Playing With Swords FAQ is your friend. A Facebook event reminder is here.
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Playable first on Xbox 360, per the 2010 business deal.
The release of the official MW3 season content calendar has fired off a new volley of comments, questions, and confusion from PlayStation 3 gamers. The main question: “You said I would get content early. I paid for Elite just like the Xbox 360 gamers; why do they get content first?” A good question, and one that has a clear answer, I’m happy to say.
Back in 2010, Activision and Microsoft entered a business deal to release DLC on Xbox 360 earlier than other platforms; this contract is valid through the year 2012. This business deal was very widely reported by the games media when the announcement was made at E3 in 2010, and the DLC releases for both Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops was released in accordance with that contract. All DLC for MW3 will follow the terms of that deal as well, because it’s still 2012.
This is the short answer. Read on if you would like the long answer. Keep reading →
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Time to catch up with our old pal Bernard Abellada — @ATVIBernard to his Twitter fans — to talk about 2011′s best games and what’s going on at Activision Customer Support. Aside from that, Kat and Hugh kick around costume dramas, MW3 DLC, bad habits, Ferris Bueller, dogs with Alzheimer’s, the Fastball Special, a Mactastrophe, the creation of the word “fontastic,” and one of the most unintentionally difficult Stick It to the Dan questions we’ve ever fielded. Also, it should be noted that Hugh chooses the ultimate incarnation of mankind in this show, but One of Swords does not condone smoking dope or playing bongos.
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Friends, have I got a deal for you.
We're overstocked on loose, pre-owned Skylanders!
When you get your Skylanders from The One of Swords Skylanders Emporium, you’re getting the finest quality Skylanders ever to be previously enjoyed by gamers other than yourself. I’m talking top-notch bundles of plastic joy that simply have broken free of their packages and perhaps seen a little action in the field. Maybe they were used for a press demo. It could be that they were the stars of New York Comic Con, based on the Sharpie scribbles on some of the bases. But friends — and you can trust me on this — you have my personal guarantee that these loose Skylanders are top-quality Skylanders, perfectly functional in every way, and ready for adventure in Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure as you see fit. All you need to do when you get them is change the ownership in the Skylanders character menu, and they will be part of your collection. Heck, you can even take these into PvP battles if you want. They’re that tough. You have my word.
Now, I’m sure you’re thinking, “Dan, what do I have to do to get these incredible slightly used Skylanders? How much are you charging?” And that’s the beautiful part, pal. I’m giving them away. That’s right, you heard me. They said I was crazy…and I decided to prove them right!
What’s more, I also have some low-mileage open-box copies of Skylanders for Nintendo 3DS — complete with Portal of Power and a USB cable. That’s right! Connect the Portal wirelessly to your handheld, or wire it up to your PC or Mac to enjoy the totally free web experience, Skylanders Universe. And the 3DS offers an entirely different gameplay from the console version, but your characters progress no matter which version you play, and your XP is still saved to the toy itself. It’s true!
If you would like your very own only-very-slightly-not-new Skylanders for 3DS along with four loose characters — Stump Smash, Stealth Elf, Flameslinger, and Drobot — all you have to do is fill out the form below, choose the correct answer to the trivia question, and send it in before the end of Wednesday, February 1. Then I’ll pick five winners at random on February 2. One entry per person, and of course, all the fine print in the contest FAQ is simply a formality.
So what do you say — do we have a deal? Keep reading →
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It begins! New MW3 maps Piazza and Liberation are now officially available on Xbox 360 to Call of Duty Elite premium members , and they are the first two bits of the 20 pieces of content coming this year.
UPDATE: Here’s Rob Riggle to show you the two new maps!
If you prefer stills:
Liberation: Not exactly a stroll in the park
Piazza: Not exactly "hospitaliano" either
Just sign into MW3 and you should get a message letting you know that new content is available. Hit the Store in the menu, and the new maps will be free downloads. That’s it. Here’s a video that walks you through the pretty simple process.
PS3 Elite will get these maps as well, but a date for that release has not yet been announced. Xbox 360 and PS3 non-Elite members will also get these maps in a bundle, but not for a while. I’ll have more info on that when we’re closer to those dates.
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