EA Confirms Battlefield 4 Beta Invite by Pre-Ordering Medal of Honor Warfighter

(Source: GameRanx) Remember that little snaffu over the weekend by EA's Origin digital service? The one where they accidentally confirmed the existence of Battlefield 4 and how you can get in the beta just by pre-ordering Medal of Honor Warfighter? Well, if that banner pic wasn't enough, EA has now officially confirmed it...and with a multiplayer trailer commentary, to boot! The multiplayer video is narrated by Warfighter Creative Director Kristoffer Bergqvist and shows us a couple of new footage from the game's multiplayer. It shows the Fire Team mechanic, class abilities, Support Actions and more. While this, in itself, is big news, it's sadly overshadowed by the announcement that DICE's next major entry in its Battlefield franchise...

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League of Legends - Mid-July Patch Preview Gameplay Changes

(Source and posted by RIOT's Phreak) Welcome to the Patch Preview, summoners! In this episode we’ll discuss our changes for Sona, Malzahar, Jax, Xin Zhao, Evelynn, and Twitch! For more information about these updates, take a look at the video above!Head to the video on YouTube to change your subtitles. Remember to comment on the video and subscribe to the Riot Games YouTube channel!Stealth Rework A lot of changes for this patch with the addition of League of Legends 101's champion, Zyra. Hopefully the Sona changes are enough to play AD again like her build oh so many patches ago early last year X...

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What’s New in the Final Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Event

(From ArenaNet's Blog) The final Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Event is nearly here. From Friday, July 20 to Sunday, July 22, hundreds of thousands of players from Europe and North America will experience the beta version of Guild Wars 2 one last time before the game launches on August 28. As you can imagine, this is an exciting time for everyone here at the studio. Guild Wars 2 launches in a matter of weeks, and with playable asura and sylvari characters and a lot of other cool content, this last Beta Weekend Event will be our biggest yet. Let’s take a look at what we’re all so excited about. Create an Asura or Sylvari Character Beta players will be able to create asura and sylvari characters for the first time this weekend, exploring each...

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Tales of the Mists: Week in Review (7/9 - 7/13 2012)

Tale of the Mists Weekly Update This week, Ren and I tackled on Signet themed builds, plus we have 6 additional builds to view. I also updated 3 builds. Signet Challenge: [21] Elementalist: Staff "Signet" Build |PVE [22] Ranger: Greatsword & Dual Axe (Darius and Draven in One) "Signet" Build |PVE [24] Warrior: Dual Sword & Dual Axe "Raging Dual-ist" Signet Build |PVE [25] Thief: Dagger/Pistol & Sword/Pistol Signet Build |PVE [26] Mesmer: Illusionary Signets Build |PVE [27] Necromancer: Dagger/Warhorn & Axe/Dagger - Signet Build |PVE [29] Guardian: Zealously Radiant Greatsword Vanquisher (Signet) Build | PVE New Builds: [20] Guardian: Spirit of Restorative Resolve - Mace/Focus & Staff (Heal/Support)...

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Now Playing: Guild Wars 2 - Asura race

(Click "Read more >>" to see the video) Kevin VanOrd from GameSpot and Mike Zadorojny from ArenaNet show off the Asura race in Guild Wars 2. Some cool highlights I enjoyed after watching the video. new map implementation 'vistas' "/dance" function was shown. Oola's Skill Point Challenge An epic jump puzzle - entrance / sky Aurora's Remain's - ghosts of the Shining Blade and White Mantle still fighting! Skrittsburg - home hub for the Skrit...

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Champion Sneak Peek - Zyra, Rise of the Thorns

(Read full preview here) Are you ready to meet one of the fiercest and deadliest champions ever to step foot out of the Valoran wilds? Meet Zyra, Rise of the Thorns. This floral femme fatale packs a lot of petals and punch, planting seeds directly on the battlefield and springing them to life into deadly plant allies. Abilities: Queen of Thorns (Passive): Upon dying, Zyra transforms into a vengeful plant that fires one last shot before expiring. (Q) Deadly Bloom: Zyra grows a bud at target location. After a brief delay it explodes, launching damaging thorns at all nearby enemies. If cast on a seed, Deadly Bloom grows a Thorn Spitter plant, which fires at enemies from afar. (W) Rampant Growth: Zyra plants a seed, granting vision...

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Play Asura and Sylvari in the July 20-22 Beta Weekend Event!

From ArenaNet's Blog BY DAVID CAMPBELL JULY 9TH, 2012 For our final Beta Weekend Event (July 20-22), we’re making the asura and sylvari races available to beta players for the first time. Players will be able to create characters from any of the five main races of Tyria—human, norn, charr, asura, and sylvari—and begin their Guild Wars 2 experience in any of the five radically different home regions. For asura players, this means beginning your tale in Metrica Province, a vivid, exotic jungle area full of high-tech laboratories, quirky golems, and competing krewes of mad scientists. Nearby, the massive monoliths of the asuran capital Rata Sum hum with technomagical power. These diminutive geniuses may seem cute at first glance, but never...

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Riot teases 101st League of Legends champion, Zyra

(Source) For many, League of Legends' 100th character is a milestone of sorts. For many, this next champion is a landmark for the game, which released back in 2009 and has since become one of the most successful MOBA games on the market. Unfortunately, not everyone was happy about Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow. Many wanted something epic for the 100th release, but as Riot Games' lead champion designer Ryan 'Morello' Scott points out, "every champion needs to be a milestone of some kind".Morello defended Jayce, while emphasizing Riot's stance of "if there was something more special we could have done here, why aren't we doing that for every champion?" "While I maintain that Jayce's whole weapon-transforming thing is really fun, it's...

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Guild Wars 2 Biography Template for Microsoft Excel

Download link here With Guild Wars 2 nearing release, people are starting to focus on what kind of characters to make. One of the essential aspects to character creation in Guild Wars 2, is the in game biography. With the use of Microsoft Excel, I created an easy to use template so anyone can keep a record of their character's biography information. This is really useful for those who are planning to make plenty of character at release. There are 4 different templates, Character Box (CB), which are separated according to the Profession Group: Soldier: Guardian, WarriorAdventurer: Engineer, Thief, RangerScholar: Elementalist, Mesmer, Necromancer This was done because of the formula length restriction on the drop boxes that I encountered...

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FINAL FANTASY VII for PC - Announcement Trailer

It has been 14 long years since Final Fantasy VII first appeared on computers, and 15 years since the game was released on the Sony PlayStation. The latter version is the one most people associate with the game because, quite frankly, the PC port just was not that great. It had numerous bugs and was not optimized all that well, but a lot can change over the years, and hopefully for the better. Square Enix has confirmed the rumors (mostly) and will re-release Final Fantasy VII on the PC later this year (hopefully). As was rumored, this re-release will include achievements you can compare against friends, cloud saving, and a "character booster" to give you maximum HP, MP, and Gil levels. That seems like a bit of an easy way out for some gamers, but maybe it is designed to remove the grinding...

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Champion Sneak Peek - Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow

Read full preview here Riot's League of Legends' 100th is coming! Here is a preview of Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow: Abilities (Mercury Hammer): Hextech Capacitor (Passive): Jayce gains a quick burst of movement speed and ignores unit collision each time Transform is cast To the Skies!: Jayce leaps to an enemy dealing physical damage and slowing enemies. Lightning Field: Passive: Jayce restores mana per strike. Active: Jayce creates a field of lightning damaging nearby enemies for several seconds. Thundering Blow: Jayce deals magic damage to an enemy based on their maximum health and knocks them back a short distance. Transform: Mercury Cannon (Ultimate): Transforms the Mercury Hammer into the Mercury Cannon gaining new...

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Guild Wars 2 Has A Release Date!

I'm a little late on posting this here as I'm more active on my tumblr at the moment XD. Anyways, if you haven't heard, one of 2012's most anticipated MMORPGs, Guild Wars 2 has a release date. That date is Tuesday, August 28, 2012. However, those who have pre-purchased the game will have early access beginning on Saturday, August 25, 2012. I highly suggest pre-purchasing the game if you intent on playing it from the get go. ArenaNet also confirmed their next and final BWE which will held from July 20-22, 20...

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