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Bungie is designing it’s MMOFPS Destiny to be played on your own, if you prefer. But the developer has now dropped a heavy hint that the end-game missions may require you to team up with some other players. “You absolutely are going to be able to play Destiny by yourself and have the same kind of fun shooter-experience that you could have in a single-player campaign, which is a word that we’ve weeded out of our vocabulary,” Bungie’s Jason Jones told Game Informer. “But we’re going to give you this great player-progression on top of that, and we’re going to give you as many opportunities as we possibly can to expose you to other people, so that hopefully you’re drawn into some social experiences, because those are incredibly powerful and interesting, but we’re not going to force those on you. “We describe it in a lot of ways as sloping the floor towards socialization, without putting a requirement on it,” he continued. “I would say that there’s some sort of – if you wanted to talk about it in MMO terms, you’d say ‘end-game activities’, but some of the most intense non-competitive activities in the game do require cooperation. They require a group of players to tackle at once. “I guess at some variable, distant endpoint we are going to say, ‘Yeah, if you show up at this door, and you don’t have five friends, you’re not going to be able to succeed,’ but the core experience that solo players have enjoyed in shooters, they’re going to be able to get that, and we’re going to pull many of them into social experiences as well.” So, it sounds as if it won’t just be a case of these missions being too difficult to tackle alone, but rather that being part of a team will be a requirement. Source-vg247

Microsoft has announced a one-day sale for “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.” According to a report from the Major Nelson blog on Dec. 13, the company will be discounting several skin and texture packs by 50 percent for a limited amount of time. The sale coincide with the announcement of “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” selling 10 million copies since release. The mash-up packs, which were introduced in a recent title update for the open-world sandbox video game, won’t be a part of the deal. Skin Pack 1 Skin Pack 2 Skin Pack 3 Skin Pack 4 Skin Pack 5 Battle & Beasts Skin Pack Festive Skin Pack Plastic Texture Pack Battle & Beasts 2 Skin Pack Natural Texture Pack Fantasy Texture Pack “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” came out digitally through the Xbox Live Marketplace on May 9, 2012 and then to retailers on June 4, 2013. Although the console port does not allow user-created mods, 4J Studios developed the skin and texture packs as compensation. The trial versions of the downloadable contents can be played for free but will need to be purchased in order to unlock the full features. The aforementioned 4J Studios development team is also responsible for porting “Minecraft” to the PS3, PS4 and Xbox One home consoles as well as the Playstation Vita handheld system. The release dates for the forthcoming ports have not yet been announced. The “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” skin and texture packs one-day sale will begin on Dec. 14. Source-Examiner

343 Industries announced today its collaboration with Turn 10 to create a Halo: Spartan Assault-themed 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 for Forza Motorsport 5. The car, which can be viewed in the video above, will be a limited edition vehicle that is wrapped in a Halo: Spartan Assault skin and 343 Industries' logo. The above video also shows the car in action on the race track. More details on the car and how Forza Motorsport 5 players will be able to take it for a spin will be released in the coming weeks. Source-Polygon

Rockstar Games will release Grand Theft Auto V story downloadable content in 2014, the developer announced today through its website. "We have big plans for substantial additions in 2014 continuing Michael, Franklin, and Trevor's action, mayhem, and unexpected adventures in Southern San Andreas," Rockstar said. No new single-player content for GTAV has been announced to date. Predecessor Grand Theft Auto IV welcomed two post-release expansions: The Lost and the Damned and The Ballad of *** Tony. Also planned for 2014 are GTA Online Heists. Rockstar said it is currently working "very hard" to polish them as best it can before release next year, though no other details were revealed. Rockstar also teased today that it has "much more" to announce regarding 2014 plans for GTAV and GTA Online. Source-gamespot

Halo: Spartan Assault for Xbox One will land on December 24th, Microsoft has confirmed, though Xbox 360 owners will have to wait into the new year to get their hands on the much-anticipated game. The title – which slots in-between the plots of Halo 3 and Halo 4 in the in-game universe – will be offered as a digital download for the next-gen console, after having gone on sale for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 users earlier in 2013, though there’ll be some new tweaks to suit the Xbox One. For the Xbox One, there’ll be 1080/60p graphics in addition to a new online multiplayer option. That adds five new missions played from a top-down camera view, for cooperative multiplayer gaming; you’ll need an Xbox Live subscription to access it, though, and Microsoft points out that it’s not cross-platform compatible between Xbox One and Xbox 360. Meanwhile, there are also new enemies that have been added in the Xbox version, with the Flood debuting in Spartan Assault, and new weapons – like the original Halo Battle Rifle – and armor to fight them with. The game will be integrated with the Xbox One Achievements system, too, keeping track of your play. source-slashgear

If you saw the trailers tonight at the VGX for Titanfall you saw the phone number listed “1-888-88TITAN”. If you call that phone number it brings you to this pre-recorded message and brings up the words “Ask your sales associate about our upcoming live fire beta test, bookings are going fast, with limited availability“. So far there hasn’t been any confirmation from Microsoft or Titanfall on the beta, stay tuned to TeamBeyond.net for upcoming Titanfall news. Guys I will call game stop, and see if they know anything source- TeamBeyond

There’s a forum post making the rounds on the internet making big promises about Microsoft's MSFT +0.94% Xbox One — by going into the system and enabling developer tools, it says, you can make your console backwards compatible (capable of playing Xbox 360 games). This isn’t true, and playing around with those tools could render your system bricked. Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” tweets: “To be clear there is no way to make your Xbox One backwards compatible & performing steps to attempt this could make your console inoperable.” Microsoft eventually wants every Xbox One to have the same functionality as a developer kit, and that’s why some of these tools are already accessible on the console. But the feature is far from ready, so trying to use it can put your console into an endless boot loop. Both Microsoft and Sony have hinted that they may make classic Xbox 360 and Ps3 games available via streaming, but right now the system architecture is too different to allow the consoles to play old games themselves. Microsoft doled out free games to anyone who got a bricked console at retail, but you can bet it won’t be quite so generous with people trying to hack their consoles. As a rule of thumb, these sorts of things are best avoided unless you’re absolutely sure of what you’re doing, or willing to risk a broken machine. Check Out My Last Post Spike VGX OverView Source-Forbes

The folks behind the show promise that this year's award extravaganza will be a little different than previous years'—instead of red carpets and celebrity skits, we're going to see more awards and more chats with developers, host Geoff Keighley promises. We'll see games like The Witcher 3, Titanfall, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Broken Age, Destiny, and a lot more. VGX Start - The big show kicks off as hosts Joel McHale and Geoff Keighley take us through what kind of surprises are in store at VGX Our first secret world premiere - We cant divulge all of our secrets, but trust us, you're going to love this one] Smosh reveals the future of video games - What will video games be like in the future? The game at Smosh reveal all at VGX Tomb Raider announcement - Get a Tomb Raider announcement, exclusively at VGX. Lara Croft in the flesh - Camilla Luddington, the voice behind Lara Croft, appears at VGX.] The Vector Monkey finds a home - We're revealing the winner of either Best Action Adventure or Best Sports Game categories. You tell us which you want to see. Reggie takes the stage - Nintendo of America's fearless leader, Reggie Fils-Aime takes the stage for a demo Another Vector Monkey is awarded - VGX honours another of this year's best games.] Quantum Break revealed - VGX is the only place you can get a look into the world of Remedy's next epic title. Get even more Quantum Break - Remedy's Oskari Hakkien stops by VGX to take you deeper into Quantum Break. Bonus world premiere - Another surprise Bonus World Premiere] Hour 2 South Park and the Stick of Truth - Cartman, Kyle, Stan, and Kenny set out on their most epic journey ever. Game of the Year Award - The creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, award this year's top honours. Mega 64 - Rocco and Shawn thought we left some awards out, so they filled in some of the gaps. Destiny arrives at VGX - Bungies latest title shines in this exclusive premiere. VICE's Motherboard takes on Donkey Kong - Go behind the scenes and see the biggest rivalry this year's Donkey Kong world championships. A new look at Broken Age - Double Fine's Tim Schafer helps pull back the curtain on his next creation. Rooster Teeth present the pick for Cameo of the Year - You're never going to guess who wins.P[/size] World premieres as chosen by you - You tell us which world premiere you want to see next: Tom Clancy's The Division or The Withcher 3: Wild Hunter Who will be crowned best indie game? - Find out which little studio takes home the big award. Secret world premiere #2 - Another all-new game, brought to you by VGX. Hour 3 Zombies infect VGX - See if you can survive this demo of Dying Light. VGX welcomes PEWDIEPEW - One of YouTube's biggest names visits VGX. [*]Thief steals the show - Get an exclusive world premiere for the latest entry in this beloved franchise. [*]You choose the award - We're revealing the winner of either Best Shooter or Studio of the Year categiories. You tell us which you want to see. [*]We name the character of the year - You voted, now find out who you chose as your Character of the Year. [*]Another awesome world premiere - We've got some of this year's biggest trailers - only at VGX. [*]One final VGX award - You decide which award you want to see handed out. [*]Titanfall world premiere - VGX welcomes Respawn Entertainment's Vince Zampella for an exclusive look at one of next year's biggest games. [*]Rockstar rocks the house - An exclusive one night only performance of the music of Grand Theft Auto V [*]Source-Kotaku

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX6DNaU3_tE Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment stopped by VGX 2013 to unveil a second Titan class, the Ogre, in some clips of new gameplay footage. The studio previously showed off the Atlas class, an agile unit. The Titan known as the Ogre is equipped with heavy armor and is more of a slow, lumbering beast. In the video, you can see the Ogre's finishing move: ripping off a Titan's arm and using it as a weapon. Respawn also teased one of the story elements of Titanfall: Hammond Robotics, the corporation that manufactures and maintains the Titans. Titanfall will be released March 11, 2014, on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows PC, and according to publisher Electronic Arts, it will remain exclusive to those platforms "for the life of the title." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIvf-FVB6hc Near the end of the VGX show, co-hosts Geoff Keighley and Joel McHale premiered a second Titanfall trailer that introduced another new Titan class: the Stryder. This Titan has relatively light armor, but it boasts better speed, acceleration and agility than all other Titan classes. After showing off the Stryder, the trailer moved into gameplay footage of a battle between a Stryder and an Ogre. Also TitanFall will not be using Kinect. source-Polygon