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To celebrate Independence Day here in the US (aka July 4th) we have decided to run Double-XP next weekend. It will begin July 3rd @ 10:00AM PST, and end July 6th @ 10:00AM PST. This will be for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PC and of course this Double-XP is available worldwide!

Also taking place July 3rd at 10:00AM PST will be a playlist update, where we will be incorporating the Map Pack 2 maps into the main Core and Hardcore rotations; don’t worry, the Map Pack playlist will remain open for those of you looking to get your fix of the Map Pack 2 maps exclusively.

Also recall this weekend we have our first ever Weekend Warrior Challenge for which US-based Xbox 360 players can participate. Registration has now closed, but not to worry – we’ll be running more of these in the future. If you have signed up already, however, be sure to check here for updated rules / time slots.

The PS3 Weekend Warrior challenge takes place next weekend – check for a new Intel piece next week for registration information.

Hope to see you online both weekends!

Be ready to game it up this coming weekend in celebration of America's independence which was won by these soldiers we play as in this game.

Gaming blog Kotaku got their hands on Raven Software and id Software's upcoming Wolfenstein. Check it out:

We previewed id and Raven's return to Wolfenstein in the spring. Yesterday, we saw it again. Our re-preview commences.

The basic facts haven't changed even if the business circumstances have quaked. Wolfenstein returns to consoles on August 4, developed primarily by Raven Software, with supervision by id. That's id, the company that just sold to Bethesda parent ZeniMax and told Kotaku that letting outside developers work on its intellectual property has resulted in a "step down in quality."

That's right. On Thursday morning, id's own CEO gave us reason to doubt Wolfenstein would be that good. And then, in the afternoon, id and Activision reps in New York City showed of the game. Kinda awkward.

What Is It?
Wolfenstein is a one-man first-person war (no vehicles!) against Nazis set in World War II and amplified by the supernatural powers of something called The Veil. It's a follow-up to the shooters that, along with Doom and Quake, defined id.

What We Saw
I played the game's hospital mission in the Xbox 360 build of the game. It occurs about a third of the way into the game. I had undying mode on, which allowed me to see the effects of taking damage without dying.

How Far Along Is It?
Wolfenstein is out on August 4. The build I played was a beta.

What Needs Improvement?
Clarity of Veil: So our hero, B.J. Blazkowicz, has more than machine guns and disintegration guns that spit out energy like fire hoses. He can find and activate four Veil powers. Until a meter depletes, these allow for the ability to slow time, see hidden passages and obscured enemies, don a shield or shoot bullets through walls. Nothing wrong with that. But activating and stacking the powers via the d-pad becomes confusing. The problem was that the visual cues distinguishing one power from the next were not as pronounced as a first-time player like me would have liked. Perhaps this is remedied in the main game, which doles the powers out individually. But I got confused as to which powers I had on or off.

Lack of Mecha-Hitler: Yes, Hitler will be in paintings hung on walls in the game. But he's not in the game. Not being a player of past Wolfensteins, I don't mind. But I suspect others will.

Read the rest of Kotaku's Wolfenstein preview here.

Source: TotalID

After a year of waiting and waiting and waiting, Battlefield Heroes has now moved to the open beta stage. This enables anyone to request a key and get in the game.

Be sure to visit the Heroes official page and get yourself signed up. The shop is operational and players are able to purchase Battlefunds to customise their players.

On a personal note, be sure to give this game a try. It's highly underrated and given a chance, hugely fun! And, being free, you can't ask for much more.

Sign up and leave us your thoughts and screenshots of your soldiers!

Source: TotalBF

Demize99 AKA Alan Kertz has posted up a blog entry over at the official Battlefield site explaining how the Bad Company 2 health system is going to work. Here is what he had to say:

A quick introduction is in order, since this is my first Battlefield Blog post. I’m Alan Kertz, though many of you already know me as Demize99. As Gameplay Designer on Bad Company 2 it’s my goal to give you insight into the design process on Bad Company 2 and give you the direct inside scoop on all the gameplay details.

So what are my Battlefield Credentials? I’ve competed in Battlefield 1942 and Vietnam clan matches alongside being a mapper and a modder. I joined DICE over 3 years ago and since the I’ve worked as a designer on Battlefield 2142 and the original Bad Company. And now it’s my privilege to be developing Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Let’s start off this series of gameplay blog post with some in depth detail on Bad Company 2’s teamplay based health systems.

When a soldier really needs to be restored to health fast he turns to his Medic teammates. The Medic is a special breed of soldier, able to fight just as hard as their brothers in arms, but also dedicated healers. They keep their teammates in the fight as long as possible and to bring them back into the fight when they're down. In Bad Company 2 the medic has two tools to use to keep his teammates healthy.

The first tool is the Medkit, a portable first aid station that the Medic can deploy to heal the soldiers around him in the middle of combat. The Medkit begins working immediately and keeps working until the medical supplies are depleted. It also works in combat, so a soldier near a Medkit can duck behind cover to quickly heal up and be ready to get back in the fight. Just be careful where you deploy the Medkit, as even enemy soldiers will receive its healing benefits.

The second tool is the Defibrillator, also known as the Shock Paddles or the Defib for short. The Medic can use the Defib on his recently incapacitated teammates to bring them immediately back to full fighting strength. The Defib allows the medic to keep his squad and team together and fighting. In a pinch the Defib's electric shock can even be administered to healthy enemy soldiers, instantly incapacitating them.

Bad Company 2 introduces a system we call Out of Combat Healing. Like many features in Battlefield it's a reflection of a real soldier's world. Every soldier learns some basic first aid so he can patch himself up and get back into the fight. In Bad Company 2 we represent a soldier's first aid ability via the Out of Combat Heal. A soldier who's been wounded in a fight but survived will slowly heal himself. Out of Combat Healing is a not a fast process. Unlike your Medic teammate it's not going to save you in the middle of a firefight, but it will keep you from bleeding out somewhere alone on the Battlefield.

Be sure to leave us your thoughts here!

Source: TotalBF

According to a post on The Feed at G4, EA COO John Pleasants has confirmed that Battlefield 3 is in development. Right now, G4 is our one and only source for this info so we're waiting for something more official from EA/DICE. Here it is so far, according to G4:

Criterion Games working on a Need For Speed game wasn't the only surprising bit of news that Electronic Arts chief operating office John Pleasants tucked into his presentation at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference I listened to today. Pleasants confirmed he's seen DICE's work on Battlefield 3.

"I've had the luxury of looking at Battlefield 3 over at DICE in Sweden and was highly impressed by the way the team is working on that product," he said. "Of course, that's not [coming out] in the fiscal year, but that is a product that is looking very good."

Gamers worried that Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield Heroes and Battlefield 1943 were a three-pronged answer to fans demanding a third Battlefield don't have to worry. Battlefield 3 is coming!

You can see the original post at g4tv.com. Thanks to forum member ebevan_91 for the tip.

Some people have speculated that the game being referred to is actually Bad Company 2. However, EA's current fiscal year ends on March 31, 2010. Bad Company 2 is slated for release in Q1 2010, before the end of this fiscal year. Unless Bad Company 2 has been delayed again, it looks like he is indeed talking about something totally new.

Source: TotalBF

The Call of Duty website has been updated with some new info and an overhead of the upcoming Map Pack 2 zombie map Shi No Numa. Listen up soldiers:

We’ve got some bad news. The zombie infestation previously plaguing isolated areas within Germany has spread to the Pacific. Communication is shoddy at best, but we’ve pinned what sounds like an SOS signal to a remote jungle location in Japan.

Heavy fog and impassible swamp terrain have left reconnaissance efforts near fruitless. However, we have secured intelligence supporting the survival of an Allied force in the area. The map below was found on the ground near the signal location, but evacuation became necessary as night began to fall.

Our recon squad is made up of some of the toughest and meanest soldiers you’ll ever meet, but they’re smart enough to get out before the dogs start preying at night; those hounds of Hell make their living counterparts seem about as threatening as a bunch of kittens after dinner.

With the war demanding every ounce of strength we can muster, there’s no telling when a full search and rescue operation will be conducted. For now we can only hope that our soldiers in the swamp can hold the zombies off.

Source: TotalCOD

Treyarch has just announced that Map Pack 2 for Call of Duty: World at War will be released tomorrow, June 11th, on the 360 and PS3. You'll be able to get it for 800 Microsoft Points or $9.99 in the PlaystationStore. Along with this release date announcement is an extended look at the upcoming zombie map Shi No Numa. Take a look:

There will also be some free Map Pack 2 redeem codes handed out via Twitter this week– follow http://twitter.com/jd_2020 for your chance to win! Want to see more of the Wunderwaffe DG-2 in action? Check out this screen JD_2020 posted on his Twitter:

Source: TotalCOD

Want your interesting news of the day? Well then you certainly can't go wrong with this story. Although the news is a few days old, it appears a World of Warcraft gold selling website had the brilliant idea to pay a porn star for advertising space on her breasts.

http://mymmoshop.com, which sells virtual currency for massive multiplayer online games, has contracted rising Russian Porn star, Anna Morgan, to tattoo their company logo and URL on her breasts. The company feels that the link between porn, the internet, and online gaming is as strong as the pairing of peanut butter and jelly, making this an excellent fit.

A female porn star can easily appear in 50-100 films per year so this gives mymmoshop.com a lot of exposure for years to come. Anna Morgan is a 19 year old from Zeya, Russia. She likes Tennis, computer games, and hockey. Endowed with natural dd sized breasts, she provides an ample canvas on which to tattoo the advertising logo and URL for MyMMOShop.com. She has just signed a multi year contract with Top Studios in San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California.

Anna is set to receive the tattoo at Soul Tattoo Shop on June 15 of this year. She has agreed not to alter it in any way or have it removed for at least two years.

Do you think this is the wave of the future for advertising? You can view the original article here.

Source: TotalGamingNetwork