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GameSpy Debriefings #119

Straight from our new office!

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Everyone Sucks at Games

...and here's why.

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Bad Company 2 Postmortem

The DICE devs talk Battlefield.

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Or... not.
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Exploring the most self-destructive acts in gaming.
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Brave new world, or hype machine?
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The most evil man in the Mushroom Kingdom?
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The Empire Strikes Back, Activision Files Suit Against West, Zampella

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 9, 2010 1:17 PM | Comment

A few days after being dismissed by Activision for alleged insubordination, former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella filed a lawsuit against the publisher that read less like a legal document and more like hate mail. Acvitision responded in kind today with a caustic countersuit, describing the Call of Duty creators as "insubordinate and self-serving schemers who attempted to hijack Activision's assets for their own personal gain." Read More »

Activision Files Countersuit Against West, Zampella

Nathan Drake Under Siege in New Uncharted 2 DLC

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Apr 9, 2010 12:05 PM | Comment

Sony announced this afternoon Nathan Drake is getting a little DLC love this month featuring a new Siege mode, 6 new skins, 11 trophies, and two additional maps. Hit the jump for details. Read More »

Sony Announces New Uncharted 2 DLC

Out of the Jungle and Into the Urban Jungle: EA Premiers Crysis 2

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 9, 2010 10:41 AM | Comment

EA and Crytek are taking gamers to an entirely different jungle in the upcoming sequel to the 2007 sci-fi shooter Crysis. At a world premier event last night the publisher and developer lifted the curtain on Crysis 2, revealing a game that takes place in an alien-ravaged New York City. Read More »

EA, Crytek Premier Crysis 2

Five Terrible TV Shows (...That Could be Redeemed as Videogames)

By Nathan Birch | Humor | Apr 9, 2010 9:00 AM | Comment

Generally speaking, basing videogames on TV shows isn't the best plan -- but when you're dealing with shows as bad as the ones listed here, you've really got nowhere to go but up. In fact, if the transition was handled just right, some of the worst shows on television could be transformed into some pretty damn fun games. So, to those toiling in the THQ, Ubisoft and Zoo Games licensed videogame sweatshops, listen up. We have a few ideas for you... Read More »

Five Terrible TV Shows (...That Could be Redeemed as Videogames)

Other OS Removal = PS3 Refund for UK Gamer

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Apr 9, 2010 8:58 AM | Comment

Sony's latest software update for the PlayStation 3 caused a stir not because of what it added, but for what it removed. Citing security issues, Sony deleted the Other OS feature from the console, irking Yellow Dog Linux-loving PS3 owners around the world. One UK gamer decided to do something about it, and for his efforts he earned a sizable refund from Amazon.com -- without having to return the console. Read More »

UK Gamer Gets Refund After Other OS Removed from PS3

Pie-Stealing Puzzler Replicating to PC

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Apr 9, 2010 8:09 AM | Comment

We loved the quirkiness of indie DLC puzzler The Misadventures of Mr. P.B. Winterbottom. Now PC gamers will get to experience the pie-loving gentleman villain for themselves. Publisher 2K Play has announced P.B. Winterbottom will be released through Steam on April 20. Read More »

P.B. Winterbottom Replicating to PC

Rumor: Valve Makes Up with Sony, Portal 2 Headed to PS3

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Apr 9, 2010 7:11 AM | Comment

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell has never shied away from expressing his opinions about the PlayStation 3. In 2007, he called the console a "total disaster" and said Sony should cancel it. And since then, the PS3 has been notably Left 4 Dead-free. So it's with surprise we read the cover of the upcoming issue of PSM3 which appears to indicate Portal 2 is coming to the PS3. Read More »

Rumor: Portal 2 Headed to PS3

Microsoft Missed the Memo, Reveals Gears 3

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 9, 2010 6:30 AM | Comment

Silly Microsoft. Two weeks ago it flubbed the release of its XBLA Game Room, last week it made the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package DLC unplayable at launch, and this morning it let slip the announcement Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski is scheduled to make on the Late Show with Jimmy Fallon Monday night: Gears of War 3 is coming in April 2011. Read More »

Microsoft Leaks Gears of War 3 Release, First Details Emerge

PS3, PC Modern Warfare 2 Fans to Get Stimulated in May

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Apr 8, 2010 2:55 PM | Comment

Next month, PlayStation 3 and PC Call of Duty fans will finally get to see what 2.5 million Xbox 360 gamers and counting paid $15 for. The Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package DLC drops for the PC and PS3 on May 4 in North America, May 5 worldwide. Read More »

PS3, PC Gamers Get Stimulus Package Next Month

Apple's Take on Xbox Live, the Game Center

By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 8, 2010 1:48 PM | Comment

Log on, find your friends, jump into a game, and earn achievements. This basic description of Microsoft's Xbox Live also fits Apple's Game Center, a new gaming network designed for the company's growing family of iPhone products. Read More »

Apple Introduces the Game Center

Bungie Continues to Tease: Reach Multiplayer Beta Maps Announced

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 8, 2010 12:23 PM | Comment

As the multiplayer beta draws nearer, Bungie continues to provide information on what we can expect to find in Halo: Reach. Today, the game's multiplayer design leads share information about the four maps gamers will be fragging each other on come May 3. Read More »

Bungie Reveals Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta Maps

John Carpenter on Board for F.E.A.R. 3, Michael Myers Not Invited

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 8, 2010 11:27 AM | Comment

Alma is back, and with the help of a few friends, Warner Bros. promises she's scarier than ever. Writer/director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) and comic book scribe Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) are on board with Day 1 Studios for F.E.A.R 3. Read More »

Warner Bros. Announces F.E.A.R. 3

Posse Up With Your Fellow Varmints in Red Dead

By Will Tuttle | Xbox 360 Videos | Apr 8, 2010 10:33 AM

The Red Dead Redemption hype train keeps on picking up steam, as the folks at Rockstar have finally decided to reveal the game's multiplayer action to the world. Like some sort of peyote-fueled MMO set in the Wild West, Red Dead allows players to roam the countryside solo or join posses with a group of friends. Click on through to see for yourself. See More »

Red Dead Redemption Multiplayer Video

StarCraft II Collector's Edition Puts Other Premium Packages to Shame

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Apr 8, 2010 9:29 AM | Comment

What do you get for $100? In the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector's Edition, everything you want. Everything? Everything. Blizzard announced the fully-stocked boxed set today for its highly anticipated and long-in-development RTS sequel. Blast the jump for details. Read More »

Blizzard Reveals StarCraft II Collector's Edition

Rumor: EA Offering $1 M "Bounty" for Infinity Ward Leads

By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 8, 2010 8:16 AM | Comment

Is Electronic Arts offering a $1 million "bounty" to any employee that recruits an Infinity Ward lead to join EA? According to a LinkedIn post from one former Infinity Ward employee, that's the water-cooler gossip making the rounds in the videogame industry. Read More »

Rumor: Recruit an Infinity Ward Lead to EA, Win $1 M
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