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First Machinima and Microsoft, now Electronic Arts has been found guilty of the same strategies. With the recent backlash that followed on Microsoft and Machinima's parts for a paid campaign involving YouTubers and promotion of the Xbox One, it now seems EA has also jumped on this bandwagon. Images surfaced on the Web of emails sent from EA to YouTubers, encouraging them to take part in a promotion campaign of Next-Gen Specific EA games. What this means, is the YouTubers must follow Specific guidelines or they will not earn revenue from EA for their promotion. Players can still showcase minor glitches though, but nothing negative against the game itself. As can be seen, EA is offering 10 CPM, or $10 per 1000 views, which is more then three times what Microsoft and Machinima offered in their promotion, a measly 3 CPM in comparison. Each video contains a cap, with Rivals at 6 Million and Battlefield 4 at 20 Million, being a much higher stat then the Xbox One campaign cap, at a mere 1.2 Million. Source: IGN.com

Ooooh yeah, whoops LOL. Still nice to see him back though.

Welcome Back Doc! I remember you when you were a CMod, and that was a while ago, lol. Nice to see you home Doctor.

1. They did abandon the project earlier but this is the finally official "it's over" by removing the trademark which is what I'm pointing out. 2. That might be true. Stupid IGN. 3. No I'm not a fan I'll edit it doe.

In the final nail in Star Wars 1313's coffin, Disney has abandoned the trademark. In a glance at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it is noticeable that the Star Wars 1313 trademark has not be renewed, likely meaning that the developers and Disney have abandoned the project fully. When the company acquired LucasArts word spread that this would affect development, even though Disney attempted to calm these concerns. Though they did try to calm the concerns, the project was eventually said to have been in limbo, and this seems to be the final mention of the project. For those looking to get their Star Wars fix, Electronic Arts and DICE are working on another entry in the Star Wars: Battlefront series, as well as multiple other Star Wars projects in development. Source: IGN.com

What's funny is number 15. is actually plausible! XD And so is mine of course I mean uh... I didn't steal anything! 18. Dog is joining the Community Moderators!

Microsoft has sent out some interesting emails to popular YouTubers. Following what seemed like a successful Xbox One launch, Microsoft seems to be attempting to push ahead of Sony in the race, now paying YouTubers to promote their system. Apparently, emails were sent out to YouTubers offering a payment of $3 per 1,000 views. For the average YouTuber that has, let's just say, 35,000 views, it would roughly translate to a cool $105. To those who have more, like 100,000 views or more, they can expect much more income. View attachment: _1390077152.jpg With recent events piling up, such as the bots used to win a twitter poll on Microsoft's side, and the original slue of issues on the Xbox One at it's reveal, negative press keeps rolling in for Microsoft and their Xbox One. Does this seem like desperate business, or a smart strategy for the Xbox One? Source: CinemaBlend.com View full article

I believe I am missing the helping hand award.

Following the recent cuts in sales, Nintendo is on it's way to a full blown shutdown. With the recent announcement of the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS' projected sales being cut down drastically, the company took a huge hit in their stock, going down 17.09%. The share price now sits at $14.89, compared to the almost $18 it started with today. To make things worse, their numbers seem to have gone down an incredible amount when compared to their amount less then a week ago, at over $19. This number was the highest it had been since 2012, and was a signal that the company might finally be out of their array of oncoming losses. Following both of these announcements, Nintendo's CEO Satoru Iwata gave an apology to all of the company's investors, and also stated today that he would not be resigning due to these events. "There will be no major management shake-up in the short term," Check in on my previous article about the price cuts if you would like the full picture of what is currently happening to Nintendo, and how this particular event came to be. Source: IGN.com View full article

Following the recent cuts in sales, Nintendo is on it's way to a full blown shutdown. With the recent announcement of the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS' projected sales being cut down drastically, the company took a huge hit in their stock, going down 17.09%. The share price now sits at $14.89, compared to the almost $18 it started with today. To make things worse, their numbers seem to have gone down an incredible amount when compared to their amount less then a week ago, at over $19. This number was the highest it had been since 2012, and was a signal that the company might finally be out of their array of oncoming losses. Following both of these announcements, Nintendo's CEO Satoru Iwata gave an apology to all of the company's investors, and also stated today that he would not be resigning due to these events. "There will be no major management shake-up in the short term," Check in on my previous article about the price cuts if you would like the full picture of what is currently happening to Nintendo, and how this particular event came to be. Source: IGN.com This post has been promoted to an article

Linkin Park, they are just... -smiles as rainbows leak from teeth like radiation- If you could have a one-on-one Skype chat with a fictional character of any game, which character would you choose?

Jet Pack bro, I could just fly everywhere, all a Lightsaber can do is swish-swish If you could be featured on the cover of any current gen game, what game would it be?

Be wary when looking to get into No Man's Sky's alleged beta. At the VGX, one of the main highlights was the announcement of No Man's Sky, which has players, console and PC, revved up in anticipation. But recently, an alleged 3,000 person beta circled around the web, Hello Games, the developers, is now warning people to avoid this, as it is a scam. The developers took to their twitter, cautioning anyone looking into this beta system, the company said below: "Hey, so if you hear about any kind of No Man's Sky beta, it isn't anything to do with us," When investigating the site, there are telltale signs of a scam, as it asks you to "click this button" to access it. As a friendly warning, don't unless you want a virus of some kind. Source: Twitter.com This post has been promoted to an article

Uh uh... So... Much... Info... Put the motherboard... Into the Case... Then press... Select... I CAN'T DO IT. *Buys an Alienware PC*

Nintendo is now ever closer to falling off that slippery slope they have landed on. Nintendo's recent Next-Gen console, the Wii U, was met with positive feedback at launch, but since it has dwindled due to a lack of exclusives and games. The company originally targeted the sales of the Wii U at 9 Million consoles, they have demolished this number down to a mere 2.8 Million by the end of march, a major loss on their part. The successful 3DS also took a hit, going down from 18 Million to 13 Million. Nintendo forcasted profits of 55 Billion yen originally, but they are now in a deep hole expecting a net loss of 25 Billion yen. It is sales in the US and European markets causing this, as they were significantly lower then Nintendo expected. "In particular, sales in the US and European markets in which we entered the year-end sales season with a hardware markdown were significantly lower than our original forecasts, with both hardware and software sales experiencing a huge gap from their targets," As said, the 3DS surprisingly did not perform to the best of it's abilities either, as it was seemingly met with critical success at first. Currently, we are not aware of the 3DS' earnings, but it likely fared better then Nintendo's Wii U. "Using the US market as an example, Nintendo 3DS became the top-selling platform in the last calendar year... however, the estimated annual sales of the Nintendo 3DS hardware remain significantly lower than our initial forecast at the beginning of the fiscal year." Source: IGN.com View full article

Nintendo is now ever closer to falling off that slippery slope they have landed on. Nintendo's recent Next-Gen console, the Wii U, was met with positive feedback at launch, but since it has dwindled due to a lack of exclusives and games. The company originally targeted the sales of the Wii U at 9 Million consoles, they have demolished this number down to a mere 2.8 Million by the end of march, a major loss on their part. The successful 3DS also took a hit, going down from 18 Million to 13 Million. Nintendo forcasted profits of 55 Billion yen originally, but they are now in a deep hole expecting a net loss of 25 Billion yen. It is sales in the US and European markets causing this, as they were significantly lower then Nintendo expected. "In particular, sales in the US and European markets in which we entered the year-end sales season with a hardware markdown were significantly lower than our original forecasts, with both hardware and software sales experiencing a huge gap from their targets," As said, the 3DS surprisingly did not perform to the best of it's abilities either, as it was seemingly met with critical success at first. Currently, we are not aware of the 3DS' earnings, but it likely fared better then Nintendo's Wii U. "Using the US market as an example, Nintendo 3DS became the top-selling platform in the last calendar year... however, the estimated annual sales of the Nintendo 3DS hardware remain significantly lower than our initial forecast at the beginning of the fiscal year." Source: IGN.com This post has been promoted to an article

The next Hitman packs an array of surprises for us on Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Square Enix and IO Interactive has recently revealed some interesting details about the next Hitman. In an open letter, they said it will follow Agent 47 at the peak of his Career. He will be "stalking prey" across the globe with his familiar handlers, Diana Burnwood and the whole of the ICA. The game will go back to the basics of what Hitman is, using a diverse pack of tools, tricks, and devices to take out groups of targets across an array of exotic locations on Earth. The game will be taking a different route, being non-linear and open. The maps will be sandbox-like in approach and checkpoint-free. This is to create a living, breathing environment with believable levels. As an added bonus, Contract mode, where you can make your own challenges in the world for players to complete, will be returning in the next game. A scare also recently launched that the project was shut down, thankfully, this has been put to rest by this news. Source: IGN.com

I nominate YOSHI!!!!! Go Yoshi!

Yellow man, that yellow is BOSS. If you could transport yourself to any game universe, which would it be?

Jedi due to the diversity in light saber colours, races, etc... Who is your favorite YouTuber?

343 Industries dropping more news at the next generation Halo and inevitably leaking valuable info. 343 Industries released a job listing recently for someone experienced in Online and Connection Engineering to go to work on a Halo title. Taking detailed info from the article, they are looking for someone who will work on a "new experience in the Halo universe." They will be helping 343i to deliver Online and Connected Experiences for the mentioned Halo title. They will collaborate with other designers, to deliver polished code as well. View attachment: New-1.JPG1.JPG To qualify, the person needs to have Experience with services development and at least 5 years of C++ Expertise. Finally, a big red flag, "Experience on a current Generation AAA game title." This could hint at a Halo experience being released on the 360. Furthermore, it could just be that you need experience on the past gen to qualify. So what do you guys think? Is this a current generation title for Halo, or just simply looking too deeply into this? Source: Microsoft.com Dualshockers.com View full article