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Are you too popular for the Xbox 360? The Xbox One is here for you by expanding your friends list limit to 1000, as revealed by Microsoft Support’s official Twitter account. That’s ten times the limit on Xbox 360, so even the most beloved of gamers should be placated.
[Thanks, Dan]
Xbox One welcomes 1000 friends originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 May 2013 15:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Lobo, the first DLC character for Injsutice: Gods Among Us, is available right now.
Lobo is not the most well-known or popular character in DC's character roster, but he is one of the most violent. You can see him in action by heading here. If you want to learn more about Lobo, you can check out the handy history video below, which details who Lobo is and where he came from. There's also a little bit of Lobo gameplay peppered in there for good measure, too.
You can grab Lobo right now for 400 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360, and will be available on the PlayStation Network for $ 5 "shortly". Also available today are the Teen Titans and Bad Girls skin packs which include Cyborg, Deathstroke and Raven skins and Wonder Woman, Catwoman and Harley skins respectively. You can pick up each pack for 240 Microsoft Points on Xbox 360 or $ 3 on the PlayStation Network.
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For more on Injustice: Gods Among Us, make sure to read our our review by heading here.
If Far Cry 3‘s grim tale of survival was a poor fit for the game’s exotic, often preposterous antics, there are no such fears for its seemingly disconnected spin-off. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is nothing short of ridiculous, and deliberately so. Ubisoft’s standalone shooter celebrates the endearingly excessive sci-fi action of a bygone era in entertainment, when men wore cyber-armor over cyber-arms and when eyes glowed red.
An animated introduction transports us to the post-apocalyptic near future… of 2007. Our new cyborg hero is sent to an island to take out a rogue terrorist group – full of evil cyborgs. The intro has music so pungent of Terminator 2 that I half expect it to tell me it’ll be back, and the first 10 or so minutes are filled with references to sci-fi and action movies from in and around the 1980s. Blood Dragon pays homage to an era full of sci-fi missteps and overblown heroes exuding machismo.
Gallery: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (4/18/13)
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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon welcomes you to the retro party originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The Cave puts player-chosen three-character parties into a strange, animate cave that speaks as you explore it. We assume solving the mysteries within isn’t as simple as just asking the cave what its deal is.
The Cave welcomes visitors beginning Jan. 22 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
NBA 2K13 is available as a digital title on Xbox 360, via Games on Demand. NBA 2K13 launched on Games on Demand way back on December 28, 2012, and perhaps by now you’ve cleared some of your backlog to give this one a go.
NBA 2K13 launched at retail for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and Wii U earlier in 2012, with mobile releases on PSP, Android and iOS devices, and a PC version as well. We find the console version “has little sizzle to go along with its scrumptious steak,” which is a perfectly logical analogy for a game about sports. Really.
NBA 2K13 welcomes the jam to Games on Demand originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Is it enough to open your store at midnight to sell Halo 4, so fans can get their hands on what’s been called the best Halo game in the series? Apparently not for British retailer GAME. Besides having 292 stores open for the midnight launch all across Britain, GAME will take it a bit further tonight.
If you’re near Stratford in London, around 7:30 pm, make your way over to Butler’s Wharf for a “spectacular stunt on the river from the Greenwich Peninsular to Tower Bridge.” Those who snap a photo of the stunt and show it when they get to GAME Stratford can win limited edition Halo merchandise.
Not enough for you? If you happen to be among the first 50 people at Thames Walkway, a Halo bus will shuttle you to the Stratford store, where you can meet a guy dressed up as Master Chief. There will also be a life-sized replica of the Warthog, a gaming pod area, Jason Bradbury from The Gadget Show, Kiki Wolfkill, executive producer of Halo 4, will be signing copies of the game, and if you’re extra lucky, you may end up being picked at random to win a limited edition Halo 4 Xbox 360 and Samsung Notebook 5 Series all for standing in line.
Anna-Marie Mason, Marketing Director at GAME says: “Halo is one of the best loved franchises in the gaming world and we know how excited fans are to get back into the shoes of Master Chief. We are delighted that Microsoft has partnered with us as the retailer of choice for Halo 4.”
It looks like the hype machine is running on all eight cylinders.
Black Ops 2 welcomes you to Nuketown 2025 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
This trailer is supposed to introduce us to the Rook Islands, the setting for Far Cry 3‘s exotic mania, but we’re more intrigued/terrified by the feline population.
Continue reading Far Cry 3 welcomes you to Rook Island (please feed the kitties)
Far Cry 3 welcomes you to Rook Island (please feed the kitties) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Borderlands 2 fans who preorder the game from GameStop can pick up a little bit of exclusive in-game content. The Creature Slaughter Dome drops players into an arena against scores of Pandora's creatures.
Players who survive the Slaughter Dome score additional experience and weapons, including Moxxi's rocket launcher, which they can then take into the wilds of Pandora. It looks as though it's a similar setup to Borderlands' Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot DLC, for better or worse.
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The Creature Slaughter Dome preorder bonus is exclusive to GameStop, Game Informer's parent company.
Borderlands 2 is set for a September 18 release. In the meantime, check out our special hub page for the game.
EA’s Origin service has opened its arms to crowd-funded games; all such projects can be distributed through the service free of any fees for the first 90 days, the publisher has announced.
That’s mighty nice of them.
One agreement already in place is for Wasteland 2. Developer inXile CEO Brian Fargo clearly welcomes the offer, calling the approach a “major economic bonus” for developers.
Those interested in the offer can submit their game through here.
EA also provided a quick update on Origin’s user numbers. The service has grown to 12 million members, up by a cool million from March.
