Prototype 2 Official Sidekick app — free!

May 8, 2012

If you’re looking for a mobile app to help you navigate the treacherous world of New York Zero, check out the Prototype 2 Official Sidekick app on iOS and Android. It’s a free download and offers all the info on the Yellow Zone, but like many other “freemium” apps, you can pay an extra two bucks to [...]

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Prototype 2 DLC: Colossal Mayhem out now

May 8, 2012

The first DLC pack for Prototype 2, Colossal Mayhem, is available on PS3 and 360 this week — and it’s cheap or free, depending on your situation. The pack includes everything you see in the video above: three new powers (Anti Gravity Field, Air Time, and Warp Vortex), three new skins for Heller (Infected, Infantry, [...]

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MW3 DLC Collection 1 available today on PC

May 8, 2012

If you’re looking for some fresh content for Modern Warfare 3 on PC, you’ll find some today. Collection 1 contains four multiplayer maps (Piazza, Liberation, Overwatch, and Black Box) as well as two Special Ops missions: Black Ice and Negotiator. Check Steam now and you should see it on the MW3 DLC page; as with previous Call of [...]

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The making of the Prototype 2 Camaro

May 8, 2012

Remember that customized Prototype 2 Camaro SS that Gamestop was giving away to one lucky fan? I don’t know who won, but I know the car exists, because I just got some photos of the work in progress at West Coast Customs. It’s pretty spectacular.

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Playing With Swords: MW3 | PS3 | 5/11

May 7, 2012

If you’re a Call of Duty Elite premium member with a PS3, you’ve heard the news that new maps Sanctuary and Foundation are coming Thursday. So let’s play some MW3 on PlayStation 3 this Friday, May 11 from 6pm to 8pm to celebrate. Facebook event is here and event FAQ is here. Since I’m trying to match [...]

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MW3 Elite Content Drops 7 & 8 on PS3 May 10

May 7, 2012

Hot off the Twitter presses, @CallofDutyElite has confirmed a date for the next Content Drop for PS3 Elite premium members. Sanctuary and Foundation will arrive this Thursday, May 10. Once the maps go live on Thursday, go to the Store link from the MW3 multiplayer menu and you’ll be able to download the goods if [...]

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Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse coming to Xbox 360 & PS3 this fall

May 7, 2012

Amazon sort of did one of those “I’ll just leave this here” things a few days ago with a listing for Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse for both 360 and PS3. This surprised a lot of people but not me. I reported that the Family Guy license was mentioned over a year ago in the [...]

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Battleship: The Video Game launch trailer

May 7, 2012

The game based on the upcoming movie Battleship is due in stores next week — on five platforms, no less — so this seems like a good time for Activision release the launch trailer. Yes, it’s a shooter! I got a little hands-on time with the early part of the game a few weeks ago, [...]

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What I DON’T Know About Call of Duty: Black Ops II

May 3, 2012

Now that Black Ops II is confirmed and being discussed, to steal a line from (supposedly) Winnie-the-Pooh, “There has been an alarming increase in the number of things that I know nothing about.” Everybody has follow-up questions, but right now there is not much known beyond the information I’ve already shared. The game does not come [...]

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One of Swords Podcast 119: Hughratio Grumplump

May 2, 2012

So, yeah, Black Ops II. Also, your letters, Kat, Hugh, being your own Bond villain, PS Vita, Mad Men, UK game retailers, a Kate Bush song, on-disk DLC dilemmas, fabric stores, Kat’s big upcoming art show, Mortal Kombat, Michael Jackson lyrics, frustrating fans, $400, Duty-O’s, Kingdom Rush, the next-gen consoles, and how Hugh bats .500. [...]

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