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Natural Selection 2 Review Pulled
Hi GameSpot readers! Yesterday, we posted our review of Natural Selection 2--but unfortunately, it's come to our attention...
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Rumor Control
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 arriving Nov. 13?
Source: A supposed Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 box art photo posted to the unofficial Modern Warfare 3 Twitter account. What we...
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Downloads Blog
Interested in a challenging yet fun indie turn-based strategy game?
You wake up in an unknown facility, in a medical gown and nothing else. The cold sense of reality sets in; you don't know your...
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News Blog
Uncharted 3 getting co-op survival mode
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will welcome a new game mode in March, the developer has announced. The co-op Shade Survival game type...
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Gog-le-Gog-le: Thanksgiving Dinner Parody Contest
Thanksgiving is a great time for family and friends to gather together, eat food, share stories, and of course eat tons of turkey! This year we wanted to see your ideal portrayal of the perfect gaming family sharing the perfect meal together. How will you do this? By taking the classic Norman Rockwell painting “Freedom from Want” and altering the people and food to share your idea of the most epic gaming Turkey Day gathering ever!
Guidelines:
- You must be a GameSpot registrant.
- Participants will use the classic Norman Rockwell painting "Freedom from Want" as the base concept for entry, and modify the image to create a parody by modifying the people or the food in the original painting.
- Photo submissions must be a minimum size of 400 x 500.
- The parodies must be related to 2012 gaming content, this can include:
Games that were released this year, popular developers who made news. or even GameSpot Reviewers and Staff.
- Submissions will be accepted until Monday November 26th at 10:00am PST.
- The image can be altered digitally (photoshopped) or can be illustrated (drawn by hand).
- Judging is determined by community voting process
How to submit:
Each photo must be submitted electronically by one of the two methods:
- A link in the in the contest discussion from via Flicker / imgur / Photobucket.
- Emailed to contests@gamespot.com (email submissions must include your username).Prizes:
The top entrants will recieve a Gog.com gift code for 5 digital games plus the Witcher 2 for MAC!Want to get in on the discussion, maybe get a little bit of insperation? Check out the forum discussion.
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Black Friday: Episode 4 - PC EXTRAVAGANZA!
SUPER DEAL REVEAL! Super special mega awesome deal reveal, it's so amazing we just couldn't keep it under wraps. This week our featured deal reveal is StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty for only $19.99, (That's 50% off!!) but wait, it gets better! Developers from the studio will be coming onto the show to talk about StarCraft Heart of the Swarm. Be sure to tune in, this deal is gonna go quick!
Deal Hint #1 A gritty homage to the '80s with a bizarre top down $%!@'em up, with stealth, extreme violence and surreal storytelling.
Deal Hint #2Tasked with creating complex tactics, and difficult training for your team, you must now compete for control of your domain.
Deal Hint #3 A fast paced shooter in a high fantasy setting where you battle in a bid to free your god from the clutches of The Devourer.
Deal Hint #4 What do you get when you combine stalkers, post-apocalyptic Moscow, the EDF, nuclear weapons, hostile martian creatures, and space marines? I smell a bundle!
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Community Check In: Winners Galore!
What’s Up?
Dishonored Tales - Creative Writing Contest
Only a week left to submit your entries for our creative writing contest for Dishonored. Your stories can feature the characters and lore encountered within the game or be twisted to suit the chronicle. For more details on this contest, check out the official contest page. Contest ends November 16th!Halo 4 X360 WINNER
The week we gave away a limited edition Halo 4 console, with a customized case, controllers and well as a copy of the game to the GameSpotter who could answer this question: “What were the two names Chris Watters assigns to the giant glowing orbs in the Halo 4 Gunshow?"
The Answer: The Galaxy's Biggest Ball bearing and The Tremendous Alien Pinball From Beyond the Moon.
Congrats goes to Pablo V. from Melbourne Florida!Assassins Creed 3 Limited Edition
This week we gave away a limited edition copy of Assassin's Creed 3 for the X360. This copy of AC3 includes a stunning Assassin statue featuring Connor poised to strike, an embroidered colonial flag, and various other goodie went to the GameSpotter who answered this trivia question: “What tasty snack does Shaun McInnis think the game uses to bait innocent animals?"
The Answer: Cheetos!
Congrats goes to Stephen S. from Huntsfille, ALHalo 4 Beat the Pro Winners!
Friday GameSpotters took on Tsquared and some of his pro buddies at Halo 4 for a chance to win Steelseries Siberia V/2 headsets or a pair of gaming gunners, who came on top? Well of course the pros but Perfection Owns, Pixilized, Gnocidal, and xxoneshotdropxx gave them one hell of a fight! Congrats guys, the swag is yours!Introducing: GameSpot TV, new video hub!
We've updated the way you find videos on our video hub! Read more.Black Friday’s on GameSpot
Black Friday is our new live show where we have teamed up with Amazon to find some killer deals and pass the savings onto GameSpotters. What will this week’s bargain be? Be sure to check into the community news on Friday to find out!
Live Stream Schedule
Monday 12th: Black Ops Midnight Multiplayer Madness!
Friday 16th: Mickey Mouse - Celebrating the mouse before the release of Epic Mickey 2.
Friday 16th: Beat the Pros - Call of Duty Black Ops with Mrs Violence @ 4:00pm PST.
Saturday 18th: RUMOR ALERT! Possible Wii U coverage? More details to come.GameSpotter Reviewer Spotlight
This week's featured GameSpot reviewer is newkillerstar27 for his review of Assassin's Creed 3 for the PS3. newkillerstar27 gave the game a 6.5 saying that … "While the change of scenery is very much welcome, AC3 suffers from what dragged the previous games in the series down." You can check out his full review here.
User Reward Challenge
User Reward Challenges! In addition to the automatic points you get for your profile when you use the site, you can earn some bonus points this week by participating in the following activities:
- 200 XP -- Comment on Chalk Talk: War, what is it good for?
- 300 XP -- Review Halo 4
- 300 XP -- Review LittleBigPlanet Karting
- 1000 XP - Write for this weeks Chalk Talk: The Great Circuit of Life?
This Week on Chalk Talk…
Last Friday on Chalk Talk we discussed War Games, asking Gamespotters if military shooters are unjust portrayals of tragic and gruesome events? Or no big deal and simply another genre of games? With the Wii U's release date on the horizon, whispers of release dates from others have grown louder and steadily more convincing. But despite these exciting new rumors one can't help but ask, do we really even need a new console? While in the past one could argue that new hardware did fundamentally change our gaming experience it would seem that we've grown accustomed to such leaps. To participate in this weeks Chalk Talk check out the full details here
Tip of the Week
Notice a game gone missing? Head over to the "How to report Missing Games or Data" page and fill out as much of the included information as you can, then send an email to gsfiles@gamespot.com.
Trivia Activity!
It’s Trivia Time! Put your answer in the comments below to be entered in a chance to win a copy of the Mass Effect trilogy for the X360.
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Black Friday: The Bargain Beholder!
Deal Hint #1:
With a little help from some seeds and a liquid gun you'll have your tricky machinery up and running in no time.Deal Hint #2:
Hey there fortunate son, grab your passport and Nova-6, it's time to head to Russia.
Deal Hint #3:
Control or be consumed in a concrete jungle filled with hideous monsters and horrific plagues.
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Social Share: I can see your Halo
Tech & Social Briefing
Need a little bit of a tech update? Not quite in the loop? Don't worry here's a little help.
- What Obama’s Victory Means for Tech
- Windows Phone 8: Everything you need to know (FAQ)
- How to avoid paying an extra 40$ for Windows 8 media center
- Cyber criminals look to exploit interest in Windows 8
- How to Use a PS3 Controller in Windows 8 in Local Mode
- Firefox to force secure connections for selected domains
Gaming Bulletin
A few interesting things happened in the world of games this week…
- Steam for Linux Beta Now available
- The Donkey Kong world record has been broken again
- Want Tatsunoko vs. Capcom? Better Buy It While You Still Can
- Security labels 290K+ Google Play Android apps 'high-risk'
MAKING MISCHIEF
Something funny always happening online, here's a few favorites for this week.
- Master Chief Helmet Made of Mountain Dew Boxes
- Legend of Zelda: Fruit Fantasy
- Guys, Stop Instagramming Your Ballots. Seriously.
- Moms have no idea which Call of Duty to buying this time
- I call it.. The Master Chief Mojito
- Westeros, Westeros, What are your Houses?
- Did you know GAMING?: Diablo
- Talking About Assassinating The President: This is a felony, btw.
GEEKY GIMMIES
Awesome little gaming goodies found around the web.
- Awakening: The Art of Halo 4 [Hardcover]
- TEN YEARS of Red vs. Blue!
- Halo 4 Series 1 Cortana Action Figure
- Halo 4 Master Chief Pop! Vinyl Figure
THAT’S HOT
Halo 4 is here and it's amazing! Check out Abby Darkstar as a female version of Master Chief.
Free To Play!
Wallet feeling the pressure from this weeks releases? Check out these freebies.
- Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
- ROSE Online
- Stronghold Kingdoms
- Dream of Pixels
LINK LOTTO
Feeling lucky? More funny random finds.
- Jukebox Heroes: Rusty Hearts' soundtrack
- ART FROM WRECK-IT RALPH LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK
- Hobbit Hole Recreated with 2,600 Balloons
- Custom Game Boy "CASTLEVANIA"
- Reasons to instal Microsoft Silverlight Pi Chart
- Li Li’s Travel Journal: WoW Mists of Pandaria
BONUS ITEM!
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Community Check In: Fall Back
What’s Up?
Dishonored Tales - Creative Writing Contest
In honor of Mischief Night, we're having a creative writing contest for the new hit Bethesda game Dishonored. Your dare for Dishonored Tales is to research the city of Dunwall and craft your own mischievous story that takes place in its plague stricken streets. Should you wish, you can join with your artistic cohorts to weave your tale of Dunwall. Tales can feature the characters and lore encountered within the game or be twisted to suit the chronicle. For more details on this contest, check out the official contest page.GameSpot Login Problems?
Last week some GameSpot users were having a bit of an issue with accessing many of the sites features, including logging in. But thankfully GameSpot developer Simonsez112 was able to shed some light on the situation.Black Friday’s on GameSpot
Black Friday is our new live show where we have teamed up with Amazon to find some killer deals and pass the savings onto GameSpotters. What will this week’s bargain be? Be sure to check into the community news on Friday to find out!
Live Stream Schedule
Time to take a look at this week's live streams! No time displayed? Be sure to subscribe to Twitch.tv to stay in the loop for all of GameSpots live streams.
NOTE: Times subject to change
- Monday Midnight Halo 4 Multiplayer Madness!
- Mass Effect 3 Live Stream - Omega DLC @ 1:00pm PSTGameSpotter Reviewer Spotlight
This week's featured GameSpot reviewer is pigsybum for his review of Medal of Honor: Warfighter for the PS3. pigsybum gave the game an 8 asking "Medal of Honor returns. How does it fare?
User Reward Challenge
User Reward Challenges! In addition to the automatic points you get for your profile when you use the site, you can earn some bonus points this week by participating in the following activities:
- 200 XP -- Comment on Chalk Talk: Play like a girl
- 300 XP -- Write a review for Assassin’s Creed III
- 300 XP -- Write a review for Okami HD
- 1000 XP - Write for this weeks Chalk Talk: War, hum… good gosh. What is it good for?
- 2000 XP - Participate in Dishonored TalesThis Week on Chalk Talk…
Last Friday on Chalk Talk we discussed Gamer Girls, asking GameSpotters where the femme fatales of the gaming world fit in exactly. The discussion got rather heated and there were many varied and articulated points made. This week’s topic is “War, hum.. Good gosh. What is it good for?" where we have asked bloggers to examine realistic military shooters. Are they unjust portrayals of tragic and gruesome events or are they simply another genre to be entertained by.
Tip of the Week:
Curious about what else is going on in the gaming community? Be sure to check out our weekly Social Share and Field Trip blogs for more awesome gaming tips, news, and community goodies!
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GameSpot Login Problems?
If you had problems logging in this week please give it another try. We have made some changes to resolve this problem. If you'd like some answers about why encountered this issue, please check this announcement in the technical support forum. Thank you
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Black Friday: Deal Divination
Deal Number 1 - Hint:
Get your game on, no matter where you go.
Deal Number 2 - Hint:
The checkered flag is just over the horizon, and a wheel can help get you there.
Deal Number 3 - Hint:
Embark on an epic fantasy adventure to write your own destiny (and also get all the DLC)!
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Social Share: Military + Zombie Apocalypse
Tech & Social Briefing
- Why 'Liking' Facebook virals makes scammers rich
- Webservers Fall
- PC Modded book
- Online Dating profile scams
- Imgur evolves into an image-only version of RedditGaming Bulletin
- Emotional experience through a gameplay world
- Experimenting with video games as drugs
- What does the Disney buyout mean for LucasArts' gaming catalog?
- The Game Console Is Dead. What Will Replace It?
- Rage tools coming soon?THAT’S HOT
Cosplay: World of Warcraft - Sylvanas WindrunnerLINK LOTTO
- Ray Villafane's Zombie Pumpkin Garden at NYBG
- US military forces train for zombie apocalypse prank
- Disney to make new 'Star Wars' films, buy Lucas co
- Hobbit airline safety video prepares your flight to Middle-earth
- Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as Conan the BarbarianBonus Item!
Play Tetris with this pumpkin!
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Dishonored Tales - Creative Writing Contest
“Once upon a midnight dreary the mysterious mischief makers of Dunwall gathered to tell their Dishonored Tales ”
In honor of Mischief Night, we're having a creative writing contest for the new hit Bethesda game Dishonored.Your dare for Dishonored Tales is to research the city of Dunwall and craft your own mischievous story that takes place in its plague stricken streets. Should you wish, you can join with your artistic cohorts to tell your story of Dunwall. Tales can feature the characters and lore encountered within the game or be twisted to suit the chronicle.
One of the best known stories is the “Tales from Dunwall”, an eerie three part video which gives a brief glimpse into some of the creepy goings on of this small fishing city. The Awakening, The Hand the Feeds, and In the Mind of Madness.
Once you’ve concocted your fantastic fable, create a blog (Minimum 500 words) and link to your blog in the official contest thread.
You will have until Friday November the 16th to submit your story.
But wait, what do you get for participating? Not only will you receive a dishonored emblem but you will also be in the running to win an autographed copy of the game (one PS3 and one X360 copy) and a secret bonus Bethesda goodie.Don’t qutie fancy yourself a spoony bard? Well perhaps your artistic skills could be put to use. GameSpotters will be giving the option to work in a team: one writer and one illustrator. Images need to be 400x400 minimum the art must be an original creation, you can not simply copy paste from somewhere. However if you wish to modify existing art that is acceptable.
If you are entering this challenge as a team you must send an email to contests@gamespot.com and include your team name as well as who is a part of said team.
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Community Check In: Making Mischief
What’s Up?
Mischievously Dishonored
October 30th is Mischief Night, a time to play pranks and tell spooky stories as we ready ourselves for Halloween fun. Tomorrow in the Competitions and Activities board we will be announcing our Dishonored Tales Contest, for a chance to win a signed copy of the game as well as a mischievous bonus goodie.
Last Chance For Halloween Activities!
Halloween is right around the corner, if you haven’t gotten what you need now you might run the risk of passing out raisins and dressing up as a hobo! Also you only have a few days left to participate in the GameSpot Halloween Activities for a chance at the nifty new pumpkin emblem!Winner of DoA Breast Cancer Awareness Contest
At the beginning of the month GameSpot Community Manager Synthia wrote a little blog to help raise breast cancer awareness, offering up to those who created inspired Dead or Alive themed wallpapers a chance at a collectors edition copy of the game. The winner of the contest…. tmaclabi! All wallpapers will be added to a feature page and updated in Wednesday's Social Share.Winners for the Rage of Bahamut Contests
Last September we ran a trio of contests for the hit free to play iOS card game “Rage of Bahamut". The winners of the contests would each receive a iTunes gift card to purchase a pouch of Rage Metals (1100 to be exact). Congrats to the following GameSpotters:
Rage of Bahamut Review Contest - kaboose7
Rage of Bahamut Raffle Reward - drsla
Rage of Bahamut Fan Art Contest - TBSniipez
Live Stream Schedule
Time to take a look at this weeks live streams! No time displayed? Be sure to subscribe to Twitch.tv to stay in the loop for all of GameSpots live streams.
- Tuesday October 30th - Assassins Creed III with Kevin Van Ord
- Thursday November 1st - Halo 4 with T-SquaredGameSpotter Reviewer Spotlight
This weeks featured reviewer is king_quaps for his review of Dishonored for the PS3. king_quaps gave the game a 7.5, calling it “Disappointing… Not the instant classic it could have been." Do you agree with what he has to say? Comment below WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.
User Reward Challenge
This weeks activities! As always, in addition to the automatic points you’ll get to your profile when you use the site you can earn some bonus points this week by participating in the following activities:
- 200 XP -- Comment on Chalk Talk: Gamers vs Gaming Culture
- 300 XP -- Write a review for Medal of Honor: Warfighter
- 300 XP -- Write a review for Unfinished Swan
- 1000 XP -- Write for this weeks Chalk Talk: Play like a girl.This Week on Chalk Talk…
Last week on Chalk Talk we discussed Gamers vs Gaming Culture, asking GameSpotters what they felt that we as gamers have done to contribute to something that we all clearly have a passion for. We had some great topics discussed including social gaming, the anti-social gamer, and gaming acceptance by the “norm". This week on Chalk Talk topic is “Play like a girl" where we’ll look at females in gaming, how they are personified, as well as their role in the community.
Tip of the Week:
Did you know your blogs can be featured on GameSpots front page? It’s true! Chalk Talkers and Awesome Bloggers have started showing up from out of the woodworks helping the community to grow and thrive.
This weeks tip comes from -Saigo- with some helpful tips on how to accurately define an editorial piece. -
Field Trip: Contests & EyeCandy
Many game industry communities like Capcom, Bethesda, Sega, EA, Gearbox, and Blizzard are rolling out in-game content and contests around Halloween. This report is packed with ways for you to celebrate the spooky holiday, but don't worry, there's some regular happenings too!
Industry Community Activities
- Bethesda Killer Dishonored Moves Contest ends Oct. 31
- Halo 4 Soundtrack Remix Contest ends Oct. 29
- Win a role in Activision’s Walking Dead game
- Resident Evil 6 LampFree projector sweepstakes
- Turbine Pumpkin Carving Contest ends Nov. 2
- GameStop Assassin's Creed III Reward Giveaway ends Oct. 31
- Blizzard Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest ends Oct. 28
- Call of Duty Fan Megapack IV Giveaway ends Oct. 30
- Blizzard Comic Contest ends Oct. 31
- Amazon.com Halloween Gamer Costume Contest ends Oct. 31
- Capcom Design your own Darkstalker ends Oct .31
- World of Tanks Trailer Contest ends Oct. 28
- Unreal Games Wallpaper Contest ends Dec. 10
- Capcom Okami Pumpking Carving Contest ends Oct. 30
- Reddit Pumpkin Carving Contest ends:Oct. 29To Loot or Not to Loot
- Borderlands 2 Halloween Masks you can print!
- Ravaged $10 off only $14.99 for a limited time.
- Borderlands 2 Golden Keys Giveaway at Gearbox.
- SEGA Halloween Sale on Mobile platforms.
- Lord of Ultima 50% off Castle Themes sale ends Nov. 2.
- Sonic the Hedgehog Toy Collection by Erector.
- XBL: Resident Evil 4 HD, Dead Rising 2 on sale.
- Guild Wars 2 Gems Cards Available at select retailers.
- Minecraft: Halloween Skin Pack for the Xbox 360.
- PSN SFxT Swap Costumes 50 percent off.
- End of Nations Original Soundtrack coming soon.
- Paint your own Dragonborn figure
- Guild Wars 2 Halloween Guide
- ClapTrap blue edition
- Gears of War and Fortnite Twitter headers
- Capcom store has 10% off when you donate towards charity; also earn a chance to win a Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Chess Set.Eye Candy
- Command & Conquer Nod Pie
- Team Fortress Doomates Digital Comic
- Line of Defenses Digital Comic
- Street Fighter Car Spotted in Miami
- Epic Jack O’Lanterns
- SWTOR Fan Art - Movie Poster
- Brick Force Comic Episode 12
- Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel, Now and Then
- Treyarch Bloody Office Makeover
- Gears of War Wall Sculpture
- Plants vs. Zombies:: Stop Zombie Mouth!
- World of Tanks Fan Art Spotlight
- Starcrafts, the animation
- Dragon Ages III: Inquisition Concept Art First Look
- Resident Evil BGS2012 CosplayThe Buzz
General
Spotlights
- Barcraft Gatherings
- Need for Speed Halloween Community Event
- Rift: Storm of Legions Beta event November 2-7
- Secret World Halloween Celebration
- The first annual Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo
- Team Evil Geniuses reveal some Starcraft 2 pro tips
- Team Fortress 2 Scream Update
- Wicked Weekend Celebration over at BrickForce
- Play BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution to earn rewards
- Pixar visited the Blizzard office report
- EA Breast Cancer Walk 2012
- Official Dishonored Mapp App
- Free-to-Play Shooter Hits Home
- SOE October Gamer of the Month
- Community Creation of the Week: A Bard's Song
- BrickForce’s Community Spotlight
- Concept Artist Spotlight: Naomi Baker
- PSN Community Spotlight – The Joy Of HorrorCareer Path
- GameSpot Senior Software Engineer
- Amazon recruiting 10,000 extra Christmas staff
- Gamasutra Hiring Report : PopCap, Riot, and Retro Studios -
Social Share: Express Edition
Tech & Briefing
- Getting rid of email at the workplace
- Mobile smuggling is more popular than ever
- Dangerous Minds on Facebook's "bait and switch" for publishers
- Facebook and Twitter apps with the latest Xbox 360 dashboard?
- Game Devs say iPad Mini is good for gaming
- ESRB simplifies ratings process for downloadable gamesGaming Tidbits
- Nintendo reveals baffling solution for Wii U's in-game chat
- US judge dismisses majority of PSN class-action lawsuit
- Don't install Doom 3 BFG on Xbox 360
- Resident Evil 6 Gets a patch thanks to the critics and players
- GOG’s Two Cents On Retro Mania, DRM’s DemiseFree Play
- Continent of the Ninth Seal
- Erie
- Pixel Crate Box
- Nuign SpecterGeeky Gimmies
- Portal Companion Cube Engagement Ring
- Pikachuanatomy Shirt
- Custom Painted Mario Shoes
- Zelda Rupee Jewelry
- Portal Ice Cube TraysThat's Hot
Link Lotto
- Minecraft Vengeance
- Batman Dark Knight Chest Hair
- Tasty Tardis
- Beef and Bacon Triforce
- Pink Peach Cupcakes
- Halo Wedding
- Maddness and GameStop God of War DLCBONUS!
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Community Check-In: Reward Challenges & More!
What’s Up?
GameSpot caught the reddit bug!
We know that some of you use Facebook or Twitter for interaction, but some of you have said you love using Reddit. That gave us the idea to create a subreddit channel for such needs. if you happen to have any cool game related links or images go ahead and share them on our new subreddit channel at http://www.reddit.com/r/gamespot to see what others think about the topic. Perhaps you have a top 5 System Wars discussions that others should know about. Whatever the case, we’re interested in seeing what you all want to share in the new channel.Halloween Activities Reminder
This year we have a enough Halloween activities to spook you with! If you’re big into carving pumpkins, share your photo! If you’re big into challenges, find some screenshots based on our Scavenger list or participate in a Zombie guessing game. We even have a contest to dress up Claptrap for a chance to receive your own claptrap figure!Team and Guild Rule Changes
We noticed that there really is no place for any of you to find teams or recruit new teammates so we've revisited the rules in the Union and Teams forums recent. Drop by the forum rules for the scoop.Incoming! Assassin’s Creed Video Series
This month we decided to bring on a variety of Assassin’s Creed videos, so if you’re a fan or maybe you want to get to know more about the series, you’ll want to keep an eye out for Assassin's Creed Revelations Parts 1-5 happening this week. We also plan to share Desmond's Story from each game, and share highlights from Assassin's Creed 1 & 2, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed Revelations all before the end of the month.User Reward Challenge
This week we have a review challenge extravaganza. We’d like to feature reviewers every Monday with the latest game release information so it’s time for you to get some bonus points for writing one! If you’re in fear of formatting issues, a known user reviews bug, just post it in your blog for the time being.
200 points - Write a review for XCOM Enemy Unknown
200 points - Write a review for Dishonored
200 points - Write a review for Ravaged
200 points - Write a review for Doom 3 BFG Edition
750 points - Participate in the Dead or Alive 5 Collector's edition contestThis Week on Chalk Talk…
Last week on Chalk Talk we discuss downloadable content. Is DLC the best way to add value to your games? GameSpot members tell us like it is. Also, this week’s Chalk Talk’s assignment gives you a chance to share your thoughts about the impact our culture has on various aspects of society, the demographics that it encompasses, the social and anti-social implications, the rise of subcultures and the sphere of influence that gaming has created for non-gaming cultures. Drop by to get some inspiration or share that you’re interested in writing about this topic
Tip of the Week: 5 Technical Workarounds
Technical issues surface every now and then lately, but we’re here to see if we can help out with the frequent issues, and ways to get around them.
1) Bonk or Oops errors: We understand how hazardous this can be to your experience but until our site gets rebuilt, we need to endure them a bit longer. The best thing we've done so far is simply inhale and exhale to calm our nerves, refresh just once. If it happens again on that same page, drop by the technical support forum and share the url where you encountered it. You can even vent! We completely understand.
2) Changing your setting does not stick. This is a known problem that isn't completely clear on why it happens, but because there are two settings to change your information, it is best to change your settings through fuse.gamespot.com until we can resolve the problem. http://fuse.gamespot.com/settings/preferences/
3)profile image issues: We’re noticing that another bug has surfaced with the profiles images, and until this gets resolved, we suggest uploading your images via a third party site like photobucket.
4) User review formatting issues have been causing some of you not to post your reviews. We have an engineer looking into it now so it should be fixed very soon. However, if it bothers you too much, you may want to use your blog space to post a review. This way you can add images and screenshots of your choice. However, you’ll always want to mirror your review under the reviews section to gain additional exposure to your work on the game pages.
5) Lastly, game updates. This has been a frequent request to resolve soon, but until this happens, you’re better off visiting the myfeed section located here.http://www.gamespot.com/users/self/updates
We hope these tips helped you out this week, and we look forward to resolving majority of these issues soon.
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Social Share: Game On
Tech Briefing
A few pieces of note this week, all be them a little on the scary side of things. First up Anonymous declared war on WikiLeaks this week in retaliation for "paywall", claiming that they have been faulted by the popular site. Claiming that the paywall dishonors and insults Anonymous and that by doing this they are now "prostituting" the data that they have provided for the site. Next up, we'll talk a bit about LulzSec hacker "Neuron", earlier this week he pleaded guilty to Sony Pictures security breach claims. Raynaldo Rivera admitted to flooding Sony's website with commands to exploit the security weaknesses, resulting in an SQL-injection attack, full story can be seen here. In other news, SOPA Returns… well, sort of. A new ransomeware virus has been spotting the past few weeks, locking people computers and accusing them of distributing copyright infringing files. The script then tells the user that they can get their data back after making a payment of 200$, claiming "WARNING!!!: If you don't pay the fine within 72 hours at the amount of 200$ USD all your computer data will be erased". - a likely story…
Gaming Bulletin
The Indie Royale Fall Bundle is now available for a limited time. As a part of the bundle (which includes hit games "To the Moon", "Oil Rush" and "Blackwell Deception") there is an additional incentive to pay over 8$ to obtain the digital download 88:88 by Makeup and Vanity Set. In other gaming news, for those of you who are still deeply addicted to Borderlands 2, Googleplay is happy to help its fellow Vault Hunter by offering up this nifty little skill calculator for those who might want a little bit of a helping hand. And speaking of helping hands, Android will be releasing a game controller later this October across the US dubbed "Moga".
MAKING MISCHIEF
Always a little funny, time to make some mischief!
- Skyrim Afterlife
- Is the iPad making men effeminate?
- Master Chef
- When Gordon met Chell
- Eurogamer 2012 Cosplay Music Video
THAT’S HOT
Okay, so not every cross over can make the most sense, but who doesn't like a little Bunny Hutch action? These two comic bunnies are posing as Thor and Loki at Dragon*Con 2012. Warning: Jokes involving "Asgard" will result in extreme eye rolling.
GEEKY GIMMIES
- Best gaming chair EVER!
- A Game of Thrones
- Game of Muppets
- Greyjoy Notebook
- House Sigils
- Game of Thrones Decal
Free To Play!
This week we check out Wake Up Call, a short little puzzle player title by MZIOne. The story takes place inside the mind of a comatose man and as you try to wake up you can see your mind attempting to reconstruct various memories.
We also have here, a few free to play games for iOS devices:
- Kick the Buddy: Trick or Kick
- Haypi Dragon
- EpicHearts
LINK LOTTO
- Aesthetics of Play
- Dishonored: Too Many Herrings
- When it comes to bacon: Be prepared
- 10 reasons why the desktop PC will live forever
- Wiz dish lets you walk through your games
- Video game cookies from pixels to pastries
- Kickstarter UK launches this month
BONUS ITEM!
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Halloween Activities Line-Up
We've got our Halloween activities lined up this month, but who knows, maybe we'll have some others as we get closer to the end of the month!
Halloweenmania
Type: Scavenger Hunt
Earn 200 profile points.Endless Ranks of the Undead
Type: Guessing Game
Earn 200 profile points.ClapTrap Costume Contest
Type: Design a costume for ClapTrap
Earn 200 profile points.GameSpot Pumpkin Carving Challenge
Type: Share a photo of your freshly carved pumpkin.
Earn 200 profile points.BONUS! If you participate in at least two of the Halloween contests you'll receive a Halloween 2012 emblem for your profile! To find out other ways to earn some bonus profile points, drop by this week's User Reward Challenge.
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Social Share: Shadow Weight
Tech and Gaming Bulletin
First up, great news everybody (well X360 users) we finally have an app on Xbox. The app launched this under the "GameSpot TV" flag, now you can stream your favorite coverage, through your xbox! Next up, it would appear that US Airlines are beginning to rethink on-board cell phone service, how disruptive are cell phones when it comes to interference? While we're talking about changes, Virtual and augmented reality is on the rise. Do you think that VR will be a success or a massive flop? Earlier this week there was a news story about Skype users being targeted by a malicious worm that would lock them out of their PC's, if you are a skype user you should take a moment to read this announcement. And finally a little bit of PETA crazyness. Apparently in addition to being horribly late to the party, PETA has just now decided that Pokemon promotes animal cruelty. The response from many poke'fans was basically this.
Making Mischief
- Unicorn Skull
- Gremlin Jack O'Lantern
- Zerg Jaco O Lantern
- Facebook Commercial Toilet Parody
- Gamer Girls
- Minecraft meets Warcraft
- Digital Costumes with Smartphones
Geekie Gimmies
- 8-Bit Rings
- Zombie's Dream Land t-shirt
- Tardis Apron
- Bioshock Plasmid Rings
- Portal 2 Aperture Test Subject Hat
Free to Play
This weeks free to play selection we have some free iphone games that are up for grabs but only for a limited time. Games like Dungeon Defiler, E.T Finally Phoned Home, and other free iPhone games. We also have the first free to play XBL game, a 30 player online competitive brawler named Happy Wars.
That's Hot
This weeks we check out this awesome Tesla Coil Nerf Gun Geeky Gunslinger lets face it, Tesla coils are awesome looking and this little guy is the perfect addition to any Dr. Horrible cosplay.
Link Lotto
Sometimes they're funny, sometimes cool, sometimes they're just plain weird, its Link Lotto!
- Humble eBook Bundle
- Lok Tar Ogar for Maine State Senate Candidate
- How much does a shadow weigh
- 100% of Facebook friends not interested in your baby
Bonus Item!
Red Sand is an amazing Mass Effect Fan made film describing the story set 35 years befor Commander Shepard.
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Free Bonus Month of Xbox Live Gold Membership
We're launching our new GameSpot TV app on Xbox Live today! In celebration of the launch, Microsoft Games is offering a free month of Xbox Live Gold membership to GameSpot members who sign up for three months. Check out the bonus offer for further details.
Note: This offer expires in two weeks.
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Community Check in: Happy Columbus Day
What’s Up?
Soapbox transforms to Awesome Blogs Feature
After over a year the wait is finally over and the GameSpot Soapbox has finally made a triumphant return to the front page, however the old girl has changed a little bit. We now call it “Awesome User Blogs" (or AUB’s for short). Those who have the Awesome User Emblem will be featured prominently on the front page of GameSpot for all to see (so long as their blog is marked as editorial. For a more detailed explination of this event, you can find the full story here.Website Technical Issues Log
if you encounter any problems with the site drop by to read the latest technical issues listed in the Technical Support forum.24 Hour Marathon on October 24
Lads and Ladies, Danny O’ Dwyer will be streaming 24 games in 24 hours in support of the gaming charity Extra Life, the event that raises funds for the Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals around the world. More details about Danny’s Stream will be updated on the community news as we get closer to the events date.Medal of Honor Event - Recap
Watch the awesome replay of the GameSpot Presents Medal of Honor: Warfighter stream, where 4 teams fought it out for a set of amazing Astro headsets. Who were they competing against? why none other than the ferocious Medal of Honor Q&A team. Check to see who won in this knock out drag down match!Live Stream Schedule
World Zombie Day Gaming Marathon, Oct. 12th - Details to come.
Member Spotlights
Forum Poster: XVision84 today he posted this interesting little thread in System Wars asking what exactly is so special about Valves’s games.
User Review: flamingfighter his awesome review of Resident Evil 6 saying "Even though I like it, this game isn't for everyone. Rent it first to see if it is your taste before deciding".
Fuse Poster: matastig Is being featured for spreading the word about the possible Resident Evil 2 remake (if there’s the support).
Player of the week: DITHRICH Someone clearly has some Call of Duty skills, check out his list of achievements!
This Week on Chalk Talk…
This weeks Chalk Talk we took on in game achievements, asking GameSpotters how they felt about what they added to the game, and their effect on gamers as a whole.
Tip of the Week: XBL Set to go LIVE Tuesday
Good news everyone! GameSpots X360 app is set to go live tomorrow (that’s Tuesday October 9th). Be sure to check it out and let us know what you think in the comments section for a boost to profile points. Some of you might even recognize a few certain amazing GameSpot Staff avatars posing for the app. The Xbox Live app aka GameSpot TV. Here you’ll be able to find all the gaming reviews, trailers, previews and other event coverage you hold dear on your Xbox Live
Bonus Item!
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Social Share: Techie Tackie
Tech Briefing
A few interesting little pieces of tech news for this weeks social share, will start off with a quick peek that will make Android users gloat for a bit, apparently there have been reports that the new iOS 6 upgrade also includes nifty little features like draining battery life and overheating, networkworld has the full story. Next up, social networks MySpace and Twitter seem to be going through a bit of a reboot in the pursuit of better user experience and engagement. While we’re on the subject of sharing personal information, lets check in on the federal government shall we? Apparently there have been quite a few stories to generate buzz in regards to the hackability of digital lifestyles, including Feds snooping in on networks without warrants, and security flaws that are letting hackers steal twitter accounts. Finally, it would appear that many corporations not affiliated with gaming are trying to get in on the culture, Starbucks and L'Oréal for example have in recent reports expressed interest. Is the constant attempt at integrating non-traditional gaming brands to the community getting exacerbating, leave your comments below?
Gaming Bulletin
Includification, this is a movement that has been in the works for some time to help bring video games to players with various disabilities, arstechnica did an interesting article explaining what Includification is and why it’s important. In other gaming news it would seem that the team responsible for Terraria will be bringing their game to PSN and XBL in the future, which is exciting for those of us who enjoyed the Minecraft inspired sandbox game. Incidentally moving games from one traditional platform to another is quickly becoming a thing in the gaming community, according to massivelys recent article, mobile devices could be responsible for breathing new life into older MMO’s. And while on the subject of moving from traditional to less than, Steam announced recently that they would begin selling “non-gaming" content. Some of the items available on this section of the steam store include ArtRage Studio Pro, CameraBag 2, GameMaker: Studio, 3D-Coat, 3DMark Vantage, and 3DMark 11.
MAKING MISCHIEF
One of our favorite sections of the social share is to show off some crazy stuff around the internets, Check out these amazing links full of wonder!
- Ostrich pillow
- Mario’s beard
- Mario Cosplaying
- Mario Campbell inspired soup
- Why your phone’s back button should die
- Vest shows you are liked on Facebook
- Instagram i love you
- Star Wars Flowchart
- Humanized Yoda Pic
- Real life anime girl
- If Chell had a dating profile
- Booth babes speak out on nerd perspiration
GEEKY GIMMIES
This week we’re checking out some nifty Portal themed Geeky Gimmies (no cake is not on the list).
- Portal 2 Space Sphere Plush Keychain
- Portal 2 Companion Cube Plush Keychain
- Portal 2 Warning Sign Coasters
- Portal 2 Companion Cube Inspired Heart Silver Cube Pendant Necklace
- Chell Portal Inspired Cosplay Apron Pinafore
- Portal 2 Long Fall Socks
Free To Play!
We have a bunch of iOS games this week, starting off we have Panda Loo, the goal of this game is to help this adorable panda navigate the office space in hopes of finding his way to the potty. Next we have a defense style game titled Goal Defense, then we have Tiny Troopers which is categorized as a “strategy critical thinking" game, for this week only you can get it for FREE.. And finally we have Adventure Bar Story, its a little bit Final Fantasy Tactics and a little bit Harvest Moon rolled up into one. But for those of you who don’t have an iPhone we have the 100 greatest Nintendo 8-bit (NES) games for you to play directly from your browser.
LINK LOTTO
- Cut-Paper Silhouette Action Scenes
- Are you an internet addict?
- The 'Electri-City' Tables by Ben Yates
- Characters then and now, Wreck It Ralph film
- Angry Birds spin-off Bad Piggies
- Morrowind overhaul mod released
THAT’S HOT
With Borderlands 2 still being all the rage we figured we take a quick peek at this amazing Mad Moxxie cosplay. if you check her profile she also has a variety of amazing cosplay! Oh my.
BONUS ITEM!
Tears of Steel is an amazing 12 minute short film created by using the open source 3D content creation suite Blender.