The hilarious Rob Riggle (The Other Guys, The Hangover) stars in the below video for Call of Duty Elite, a new subscription based service, offering a wealth of downloadable content and other extras to enhance your Call of Duty experience.
Lamar Smith, the chief sponsor of SOPA, announced today that he is pulling the bill “until there is wider agreement on a solution.”
Coming down after widespread protest on the Internet on Wednesday by Wikipedia, Reddit and other websites the world over, Smith reversed his stance just two days after he told The Wall Street Journal that he didn’t plan to back down on SOPA, and informing the newspaper he expected to “move forward” with the bill in February.
The websites that staged blackout signaled their displeasure with the bill by going dark and not allowing any content to be utilized. That day, several Congressmen dropped their support for SOPA and its Senate counterpart, PIPA. As of this moment, PIPA has been taken off the table for now. While Wikipedia and cohorts went dark, an alarmingly few popular websites (Facebook and YouTube to name a few) stayed out of the blackout altogether. Although Facebook did not go dark for SOPA, the company has expressed its opposition to the bill. On Wednesday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg comments his thoughts on SOPA, calling the legislation “poorly thought out.”
“I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns regarding proposed legislation to address the problem of online piracy,” Smith (R-Texas) said. “It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products.”
Bethesda Softworks has released the trailer for Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition.
This complete package, which includes the full version of Fallout: New Vegas as well as the Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues and Lonesome Road add-on packs allows you to experience everything that New Vegas has to offer. To sweeten the pot, you’ll be armed with the latest cache of unique weapons, ammo types and recipes from the most recent add-on packs Courier’s Stash and Gun Runners Arsenal.
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition releases in North America on February 7th 2012 and throughout Europe on February 10th.
The PlayStation Vita has a growing lineup of fighting games and another high profile title hits the list with Mortal Kombat.
Developers NetherRealm Studios have assured us that this is more than just a simple port of MK9 from PS3 and 360 and the game will come sporting some brand new features and gameplay tweaks designed for “on the go” competition.
DLC characters such as Skarlet and Freddy Krueger are confirmed and the Vita version will be running at 60 frames per second (like it’s PS3 big brother). Recognizing the Challenge Tower as being a good match for handheld gaming, the team decided to add a second one. This new one has 150 challenges, some of which make full use of the Vita hardware.
Mortal Kombat head honcho Ed Boon also let loose that while the game won’t be touch screen-heavy, the game will let you perform fatalities with the front touch screen for increased accessibility.
No date has been announced yet for Mortal Kombat for the Vita, but we’ll keep you posted as we get more news.
The Klei action sequel, Shank 2 has been announced for release February 7th from EA. Continuing the story of Shank from the first game, Shank 2 will keep delviering the comic book style visuals and expands on the original game’s amazing combat system to redefine the 2D side-scrolling brawler.
A new survival mode will also be included to allow a friend, either online or split-screen, to co-op with you.
Shank 2 will put you back $9.99 on PSN and 800 Microsoft Points on XBLA.
Capcom has announced today that Resident Evil 6 is in full development and scheduled for release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 20, 2012 with a Windows PC version to follow.
It has been ten years since the Raccoon City incident and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity. Due to be by the President’s side is his personal friend and Raccoon City survivor, Leon S. Kennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, Leon is forced to face a President transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decision. At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance member Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack. With no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world’s population is united by a common fear that there is no hope left.
In a first for the franchise, Resident Evil 6 sees series favorites Leon and Chris come together to face this unprecedented threat. They will be joined by new characters, each with their own unique perspective and involvement, in this relentless dramatic horror experience enacted on a global scale.
The retail pre-order campaign for Resident Evil 6 also kicks off today. GameStop, Best Buy and Amazon.com will each get an exclusive map that will function with various modes in the game. Further details on the maps and modes will be revealed at a later date. For details on how to pre-order, visit the Resident Evil 6 facebook page.
PlayStation Blog: PlayStation Network will be offline for routine scheduled maintenance on Thursday, January 19th from approximately 8am until 9pm PST (11am – 12am EST).
During the maintenance, you will be unable to access the following services:
PlayStation Store on PS3, PSP and Media Go
PlayStation Network Account Management
PlayStation Network Account Registration
PlayStation Home
Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited Services
In addition, you will not be able to sign in to PlayStation Network from us.playstation.com.
Capcom’s Resident Evil: Revelations steps up to the plate tomorrow as the demo makes its way to Nintendo’s eShop.
The highly anticipated new story (though not next chapter) in Capcom’s survival horror series has had many gamers everywhere clutching their 3DS systems waiting patiently and Thursday the demo comes free to all. Resident Evil: Revelations will feature a return to classic Resident Evil survival horror gameplay, replete with limited ammo and more scares than were present in some of the more current outings of the series. RAID mode missions are also planned for the release along with StreetPass functionality in a 3D package is hands-down the most anticipated title for the 3DS to date.
Along with Resident Evil: Revelations demo, demos for Cooking Mama 4, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Rhythm Thief & The Emperor’s Treasure hit the eShop tomorrow.
Resident Evil: Revelations releases February 7. Happy gaming.
