Battlefield 3 for free?

Not really. But it's a catchy title... Checking out IGN today I noticed that there's a new(ish) game called Battlefield Play4Free. It's basically a Battlefield type game... that you play... for free.

I might do a full review later, but I just wanted to make sure you checked it out.


IGN Review: http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1162213p1.html

I need a (Guitar) Hero...

So Activision just officially put Guitar Hero on the shelf. In February, they announced they would no longer released DLC for the franchise, then backtracked and gave fans a couple more months of songs, but as of now, the series is on hiatus until further notice. They've said that it's not being cancelled, they're just "not making a new one for next year."

So makes you wonder, why the vacation for the series? Rock Band has been steadily gaining in popularity, and I'm not going to lie, I've played both and I do prefer Rock Band, but with Guitar Hero having sold over $2,000,000,000 in sales (Yes, that's 2 Billion with a B) it's sorta like shutting down a gold mine because you found diamonds in it instead....

Eh, we'll always have Guitar Hero III though, right?

-=Trap=-

Battlefield 3

***SPOILER ALERT - This video shows most of a mission***

So Battlefield 3 looks absolutely amazing. Set in the current day it reminds me more of Modern Warfare than older COD games. I truly think that Battlefield 3 could take over Call of Duty in the PC market if they allow for people to run their own servers, and make some PC mod tools.

What are your thoughts? Currently I'm loving it, but am spending too much time playing games to unlock Portal 2 than anything else. Post your thoughts below!

***Remember! There is a Portal 1 contest below for a free copy of Portal 1!***

Nintendnew?

The rumor mill is running wild that at this year's E3 Nintendo will be unveiling their new console, to be released late 2012! Reports are that the console will be HD resolutions, although it's not stated if it will be more family-geared console, like the Wii, or geared towards more of a gaming mindset.

This comes after the rumor that the Wii will be dropping to $150 in price on May 15th. I don't know about you folks, but I'm pretty psyched for the next gen consoles to come out.

So here's a question for y'all - What's your preferred console? I'm a 360 man myself, but the Wii is a fun family activity too. Leave a message in the comments and let me know, I'm interested to see what our readers think. And no, you can't say "PC" as I'm sure some of you want to do. 

-=Trap=-

Marketing 101

Edit2: Go play Wonderful end of the world if you have it. If not, play any game. Idling DOES count, so keep your computer on tonight playing a game! More game time = sooner Portal 2 release!

Edit: I made a video for you. Make it go viral. I dare you.

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In a brilliant marketing campaign by Valve, they have released the following:

http://www.aperturescience.com/glados@home/

Portal 2!!!

Big update about to happen in 30 minutes... but I figured I would start off with a giveaway!

Once we hit 50 comment (no commenting twice, or you'll be disqualified) will receive Portal 1 for FREE!

Aka I have more copies of this than I know what to do with... so I'm giving one away!

So if you haven't checked it out: http://www.aperturescience.com/a/b/c/d/g/h/abcdgh/

Age of Empires Online

http://www.ageofempiresonline.com/ Go sign up for beta... so we can talk about it. Username ingame is dogshep. Hit me up.

No I can't actually review it. That's not legal (NDA). But it does offer (from the public site):

• Familiar Age of Empires gameplay
• Download and play from almost anywhere
• Game continues to evolve over time
• Cooperative multiplayer quests and trading
• Empire creation and resource management
• Historical setting, easy-to-use RTS controls