Any fans of the Half Life 2 game will be familiar wit the games
gravity gun. But model and prop maker Harrison Krix, thought he would
have a go at creating a real life replica, and has done so to great
effect. The awesome Half-Life 2 Gravity Gun was created by Krix for
charity and was recently auctioned off for the Child’s Play Charity where it raised and fantastic $21,000. Watch the video after the jump to see it up close.
Krix explains:
"A
longstanding "someday” project of mine was the Gravity Gun from Half
Life 2. I never had anyone actually commission one of these from me, so I
decided the Child’s Play auction would be the perfect place to release
it. It sold for a staggering $21,000 – and here’s h
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In an interview with Wired Activision has unveiled that they will be making regular updates to their Call Of Duty franchise,
every couple of weeks, and might be adding new missions or spec-op
modes instead of just multiplayer maps with each update. Activision is
hoping to create a persistent world for its players, one that is both
constantly evolving and perpetually played, explained Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg.
The new updates will help the new Call of Duty Elite subscription service become even more popular its hoped. Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg explains:
"The
idea of giving people constant incremental playable content and making
it so you’re never more than a few weeks away from the next new
experience within the Call of Duty universe is part of what we’re
experimenting with,”
"One of the things that was most appealing
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Players of the new Battlefield 3 game might be interested to learn
the developers of Battlefield 3 DICE, are looking to make a few
adjustments to weapon accessories within the game to bring them back in line with each other.
An
in-depth post has been published on Reddit explaining what the
developers are hoping to achieve and which weapons accessories will be
receiving the tweaks and adjustments.
Alan "Demize99″ Kertz explains :
"I’m
working on a retweak of the accessories in the game currently, as I
feel the player is limited in choice due to a few accessories being the
clear winners in almost all categories. While this unfortunately means
nerfing those that are over used, the goal here is to focus on improving
the under performing and under used attachments. Additionally it is the
intention for an unmodified weapon to offer the best
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Any EVE subscribers looking forward to the launch of the new Dust 514 game
, will be pleased to know that its beta doors are now open to all EVE
subscribers. But don’t get to excited just yet as theres still no
guarantee that you will be accepted and receive a golden ticket to play,
but there is always a chance.
Very little has been revealed about the new Dust 514 game. But you can view the E3 trailer shown last year to whet your appetite a little, after the break.
CCP explains:
"Registration for Mordu’s Private Trials
does not guarantee entry, but as an active EVE subscriber, you are the
first to have access to sign up for the closed beta,” – "We’re hugely
excited to be able to extend this exclusive opportunity to our player
community.”
The try your luck and apply for a Dust 514 beta place just jump over to the official announcement, lo
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Xbox 360 Live Gamers that have been experiencing problems and issues
over the last week and receiving the dreaded 801540B7 profile error
message, thats stops you playing your purchased games.
Will be pleased to know that Microsoft has now acknowledged the error
and says it is working quickly to create a fix for the problems being
experienced.
Gaming website Joystiq contacted Microsoft regards the problems being experienced by gamers and received the following reply:
"We have recently identified an Xbox Live profile data error that results in Error Code ’801540B7′ for a small number of Xbox Live members. The error instructs users to attempt to re-download
their Xbox Live profile and directs them to customer service support
for further assistance,” – "We apologize for the inconvenience this has
caused to our loyal Xbox Live members and are working to r
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odern Warfare 3 games who have been experiencing lag whilst playing, will be please to know that a new update has been released by the games developers to correct any lagging issues and a number of bugs within the game.
Then sixth update since the games launch also patches a number of
exploits gamers have been using for their own gains. Together with a
number of tweaks to weapons, see a full list after the jump.
The new Modern Warfare 3 update tackles these issues :
- Fire rate normalization for Assault Rifles with undermounts - FMG9 Re-balancing (Nerf) - Akimbo FMG9 Re-balancing (Nerf) - Fix for Shotgun’s with Extended Mags (Prevents them from shooting more pellets than intended) - Type95 Re-balancing (Nerf) – Reduce hipspread. - Fix for ACR with Red Dot / Shotgun -
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A new teaser trailer has been released today for the upcoming Android tablet game "The Dark Meadow”. That allows you to catch a glimpse of what you can expect from the game once its launched in early 2012 on to Android devices.
Due to the game specifications Android devices will need to be
powered by a Tegra 3 chip to enjoy the game. Its creators say that the
game will come enhanced visuals and physics resulting from the
integration of nVidia’s latest technology.
The Dark Meadow game is already available on iOS devices and is available to download from the iTunes App Store for £3.99 or $5.99.
Transformers and gaming fans will love this new Xbox 360 case mod,
inspired by Bumblebee from the Transformers movies, this latest Xbox mod
was created by Mark Bongo from Major League Mods.
Mark decided to install an Xbox 360 Slim inside a remote control
Camaro, and in the video below you will see that the DVD tray comes out
of the front of the car, and the rear window is an 8 inch LCD display.
You can find out more information about this fun Bumblebee Xbox 360 mod over at Major Leage Mods.
CryEngine 3 is the games
engine that has been been developed by Crytek to create there
fantastically detailed and graphical games for the PC, PlayStation 3 and
Xbox 360.
Now an unknown intrepid developer has used the CryEngine 3 and
recreated the fateful RMS Titanic. The passenger liner that struck an
iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York
City, and sank on 15 April 1912.
The developer has put the free software to use and a lot of work
into the virtual Titanic detailing and has even included heaters and
working toilets. Take a stroll yourself around the RMS Titanic below.
Kooberz Studios have created a fantastic recreation of the Modern Warfare
3 trailer completely out of lego bricks, right down to the flames and
helicopters. Watch the amazing stop motion video after the jump.
You can view the original trailer
for Modern Warfare 3 by clicking here. After launch MW3 wen ton to
break all game sale records both on launch day and within its first week
of release selling a massive 9.3 million copies of the game on launch day alone. Breaking the developers previous record of 7m copies on launch day with Black Ops a year ago.
"A reported 1.5 million people queued at midnight globally to get
their hands on Modern Warfare 3, with a total of 9.3 million copies sold
on the first day” – As a whole, Modern Warfare 3 is up 33% over Black
Ops’ first day sales, and a whopping 55% up on the previous Modern
Warfare. the US and the UK c
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