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Arma Tactics coming to Project Shield

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As reported on Polygon. By EMILY GERA Developer Bohemia Interactive is developing a new title in the Arma franchise, a turn-based strategy game called Arma Tactics, designed for Nvidia’s upcoming Project Shield handheld device. In Arma Tactics, players take control of a four-member Special Forces squad and work their way through story-driven and randomly generated missions. Players can either take a direct approach through the game or adopt a stealthier way of playing, while making use of both basic and…

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“League Of Legends,” The Most-Played PC Game In The World, Runs On The Same Open Hardware As Facebook

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEX WILLIAMS League of Legends is the most-played, multi-player PC game in the world, with gamers logging nearly 1.3 billion hours of play time. The Riot Games title has more hours logged than World of Warcraft and Minecraft. With that kind of scale, Riot Games faced some challenges that any company experiences when they have that kind of load in its data center. Electricity costs, server capacity and a host of other issues emerged. Riot Games saw in…

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THQ dissolved, studios sold off, CEO announces in letter to staff

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As reported on Polygon. By BRIAN CRECENTE THQ will be broken apart, its games sold off to at least five different publishers, according to a letter sent to employees today from Brian Farrell, THQ CEO, and Jason Rubin, the company’s president. In a hearing in open court today, lawyers for those involved presented the seven sales to five publishers to U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mary F. Walrath. The hearing ending without a final decision, but it…

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The evolution of Call of Duty Elite

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As reported on Polygon. By BRIAN CRECENTE In the time it’s taken me to write this sentence, more than 900 hours of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has been cumulatively played around the world by its millions of fans. Last year, Call of Duty publisher Activision created a website to track that stat and other similar, almost alarming numbers live. Scrolling down the lengthy page exposes tickers of numbers that move so fast it’s hard…

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HALO 4 REVIEW: THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE

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As reported on Polygon. By Arthur Gies Halo 4 gets what made Halo: Combat Evolved special. The original Halo wasn’t just about great combat or multiplayer, though it set the standard for those things in shooters for the better part of a decade. There was also a sense of wonder and discovery that Halo‘s sequels often struggled to find again. They were bigger, yes, and they had more of everything Halo had, but that was also sort of the problem. They were charting known…

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PlayStation Mobile’s ‘New Year giveaway’ offering six free titles over six weeks Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Jamie Rigg For those who haven’t yet found a reason to check out the three-month oldPlayStation Mobile store, Sony’s got a rather compelling one for ya: freebies. Starting today, one game will be available gratis every seven days as part of a “New Year giveaway,” which will last six weeks in total. To obtain the complimentary titles, you’ll need either a Vita, or a device that’s been PS-Certified — an honor currently bestowed…

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CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED REVIEW: DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE

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As reported on Polygon. By Russ Frushtick Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is the lowest point in the series’ history. A lot of elements work in Declassified‘s favor. More powerful hardware, solid online support and the inclusion of dual analog sticks should provide the opportunity for an easier transition to the portable space. But something has gone wrong in the process. Developed by the former Nihilistic Software (now rechristened nStigate), Black Ops Declassified attempts to fill in the blanks…

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EA removes links to weapon companies from Medal of Honor Warfighter website

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As reported on Polygon. By ALEXA RAY CORRIEA A “virtual showroom” linking Medal of Honor Warfighter to real-life products from its gunmaker marketing partners illustrates how the firearms and video game industries have “quietly forged a mutually beneficial marketing relationship,” according to The New York Times. The subpage on the official website for Medal of Honor Warfighter displayed information for the McMillan Group and Magpul, two weapon manufacturers, and allowed viewers to peruse guns, knives and other combat gear depicted in Warfighter. Magpul and…

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Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s Zero Dark Thirty map pack set for Dec. 18 release

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As reported on Polygon. By DAVE TACH Medal of Honor: Warfighter‘s upcoming Zero Dark Thirty Map Pack is set for release Dec. 18, introducing two new multiplayer maps based on the Pakistani region in which Osama Bin Laden was hunted, according to a poston the PlayStation Blog by Marc Janas, a level designer at Electronic Arts. Both maps are based on areas from the single-player campaign. “Darra Gun Market” contains a scenic river crossing, docks and an…

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