NEWS: Max Payne 3 Download Content Announced

Today we’re happy to announce Max Payne 3 downloadable content plans with a full lineup of multiplayer content planned for release this summer and beyond, starting with the Local Justice Map Pack coming in June. Players will also be able to order the Max Payne 3 Rockstar Pass to get all of the upcoming DLC at a special discounted rate, compared to purchasing each pack individually. Starting today, the Rockstar Pass can be pre-ordered for Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network from Best Buy or GameStop in the United States (or pre-ordered for PSN directly from the PlayStation Store).

The Rockstar Pass grants you access to all upcoming Max Payne 3 DLC and will be available for 2400 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE), or £19.99 (PlayStation Network and PC) – over a 35% discount compared to purchasing the content individually. Once purchased, the Rockstar Pass enables gamers to download all DLC releasing through the end of 2012 via the in-game store as soon as it is made available on Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network, or PC.

The Local Justice Map Pack, coming in June, will include the Police Precinct map for Gang Wars, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Payne Killer multiplayer modes. The pack will also feature two additional maps for Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Payne Killer, new precinct-themed multiplayer avatar items, multiplayer challenges, and more.

Check out the current release schedule (individual release dates and pricing info will be announced soon) for Max Payne 3 downloadable content packs below and stay tuned for additional packs to be revealed at a later date:

June 2012
• Local Justice Map Pack

Summer 2012
• Disorganized Crime Map Pack
• Deathmatch Made In Heaven Mode Pack
• Hostage Negotiation Map Pack
• New York Minute Co-Op Pack

Fall 2012
• Painful Memories Map Pack
• Trickle Down Economics Map Pack

NEWCall of Duty: Black Ops 2 Revealed S:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has been unveiled earlier than expected with information concerning the latest in the record breaking franchise has been dated for November 13. The official trailer is still unavailable but is expected to go live later today.

NEWS: Skyrim Kinect Patch Released Today

Bethesda, will from today onward all gamers everywhere to embrace the Dragon within. The Kinect update will add over 200 voice recognition commands to the game.

Bethesda have released a handy list of all the voice commands which can be found here.

NEWS: MGS HD For Vita Dated

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for Vita has been rumored to have a launch window of “late June” for Irish gamers. This would coincides with the North American date of June 12 which is currently listed on amazon.

Unfortuantly Metal Gear Solid HD for the Vita will not include the PSP title Peace Walker.

NEWS: Modern Warfare 3 Free on Steam This Weekend

Activision will be hosting a Free Weekend for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3! Pre-load the game now and be ready to play when the free weekend starts on Thursday, April 26th at 10am Pacific Time.

Click here to start pre-loading, or visit www.steamgames.com/about to install Steam.

The Free Weekend of Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 will let you play the multiplayer portion of the base game.

NEWS: Max Payne 3 PC Specs

With it’s release just a few weeks away we now have the PC specs for Max Payne 3 which is sure to be one of the years biggest titles.

Operating System:
Windows 7 32/64 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 32/64 Service Pack 2, Windows XP 32/64 Service Pack 3

Processor:
Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ – i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ / AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ – FX8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ

RAM:
2GB – 16GB

Video Card:
NVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM – Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM

Sound Card:
100% Direct X 9.0 compatible – Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live

HDD Space:
35 GB

DVD Drive
Please refer to your hardware manufacturer and www.rockstargames.com/support for current compatibility information. Some system components such as mobile chipsets, integrated, and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher.

Max Payne 3 for PC will be available May 29th in North America and June 1st in Europe, with the Special Edition available in North America exclusively through GameStop and throughout Europe from select retailers. For those who prefer their PC releases served up via digital download, you can pre-purchase Max Payne 3 from select digital retailers and receive pre-order bonus content including some of the bonuses from the Special Edition (The Classic Multiplayer Character Pack & Disorderly Conduct Multiplayer Weapons Pack). Check out what Steam, GameStop Impulse (US only), Amazon Game Downloads (US only), Gamesplanet, Gamesload andGamersgate have on offer and stay tuned for further updates.

NEWS: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Dated for PC

Ubisoft has confirmed today that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier will be available in stores and for digital download on the PC as June 15th 2012. Ubisoft have also confirmed that the need for constant Internet access is not required, instead gamers will register their copy of the game online upon installation.

PC version specific features:
- PC high standard visuals (DX11 renderer, new Hi-Quality Assets, new Post Process Effects, multi-monitor solutions support, TriDef stereoscopic support).
- DirectX11 enhanced: Tessellation (for soft 3D models), Compute Shaders-based realistic lighting (for Global Illumination), Volumetric Fog.
- Online Widget: Party, Friends and Ghost Feed functionality can be accessed at any moment from any screen.
- Extended party functionality: simplified and more flexible invitation system.
- Party text Chat.
- Uplay Friends system
- Fully customizable controls for the localized keyboards

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will launch on consoles in May.

VIDEO: Assassin’s Creed 3 – Weapons Trailer

With it’s October 31st still some time away Ubisoft have continued to wet our appetites with another look at the upcoming Assassin’s Creed III. The latest trailer gives a quick overview of the weapons that you will have your disposal.

NEWS: GAME Staff Stage Sit Ins

Following yesterdays sudden closure of all GAME stores in Ireland, staff have launched a sit in protest over redundancy pay.

Staff are staging the protests due to the lack of notice given regarding the redundancies. Staff believe that they should have received 30 days notice of redundancy and with the news that GAME Group administrators have told employees that while they will be paid their wages for March there will nothing else forthcoming.

Staff who have taken issue with the lack of redundancy have been told to claim official state redundancy from the government but this would only be a small percentage of what some are owned.

It’s not just employees who are outraged by the sudden closure. Customers too have been up in arms over the sudden and unexpected closures given the lack of notice. Many have gift cards which they were unable to use and are now useless to them. One customer spoke of how he “traded in a number of games over the weekend as GAME were offering better than normal trade in prices” as he planned to stop in this week and use the credit to “pick up a Vita”.

It’s a sad day for gamers in Ireland as the only true specialist gaming store has now closed up shop and while the administrators believe that a sale of the company is achievable very few will be holding their breath in anticipation of such an announcement.

NEWS: Mass Effect 3 Patch to Fix Import Issues

BioWare have announced that their upcoming Mass Effect 3 patch will fix the issues regarding the importing of Mass Effect 2 saves into the game. As of yet there is no date set for the patch to be releasesed and considering the news that BioWare are creating a patch to address fan issues regarding the ending this may be one patch that we may have to wait on awhile.

BioWare’s social community manager, Chris Priestly had this to say regarding the release date “Until we know that the patch has passed certification testing, I don’t want to give even a rough idea of the date, to prevent disappointment should it need further testing.”

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