Battlefield Bad Company 2’s Beta to Blow Holes in Our Minds

battlefield-bad-company-2Digital Illusions CE (DI), the Swedish developers behind the critically acclaimed Battlefield franchise since 2002, have revolutionized the multiplayer FPS gaming industry with their innovative open worlds and action packed game modes. They continue as the years move forward with each new addition and adaptation to the franchise.

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Call of Duty Modern Wardfare 2: A PC Gamers Perspective

20 November 2009 Commentsby: Matt Bellezza

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November 10th marked the release of one of this years most anticipated games yet. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. And the question on the majority of gamer’s minds is, “Will Modern Warfare 2 live up to the hype, or drown in its shortcomings?”
A few weeks prior to its release IW, the development studio behind the COD franchise, raised concerns about IW’s lack of perceived commitment to the PC platform. Posted on a fans podcast was information regarding changes to the MP aspect for PC gamers, but I’ll get into the details about the changes later. For now, lets just say it was enough to start a forum where 200,000+ PC gamers stated their intention to boycott the game. Needless to say, as an avid PC Gamer, I probably wouldn’t have thrown down 60 bucks for a game that disregards certain platforms if I hadn’t already pre-purchased it, but maybe I’m jumping to conclusions.

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Bye bye Dedicated Servers!

modern-warfare-2With the release of Modern Warfare 2 right around the corner, you cant’t help to feel a little anxious and a tad bit nervous that it will live up to its expectations. And Just when you thought the game we’ve all been waiting for couldn’t possibly have any hickups in the next 2 weeks before its released, Infinity Ward makes an announcement that could potentially cause them to loose their PC gamer backing. Well, I dunno if I’d even call it an announcement.

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