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  • GSPN Mission: PlanetSide 2 Game Night!

    MISSION: PlanetSide 2 Game Night

    US Start Time: Thursday, June 27th - 7:30 PM PST
    UK Start Time: Friday, June 28th - 3:30 AM BST
    AU Start Time: Friday, June 28th - 12:30 PM EAST
    ASIA Start Time: Friday, June 28th - 10:30 AM CST
    Platform: PC (Estimated Download Time - 45 minutes)





    GameSpot Players Network is back! Our free to play tradition continues, this time with PlanetSide 2. Join GSPN members as we take over territories in this fast paced MMO FPS. For more information and to sign up, check out the official thread for more details.

  • Writing Assignment: Great E3 Expectations

    Your assignment is to write up and editorial reflecting on the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo. Deadline to have your entries submitted for this Chalk Talk features is Saturday, June 8th.

    Need help becoming inspired? Consider the following topics:

    - What does Nintendo need to do to regain lost traction. What does M$ have to do to regain our trust and calm our fears. And what does the PS4 have to do to keep moving forward?

    - What are you expecting from the new IP's that are expected to show during E3? Do you have high hopes or calculated concerns in regards to these new titles?

    - Consider the cost of progression. Given the recent concerns regarding privacy surrounding the X1 (and possibly the PS4) do you feel that we are becoming dangerously dependent on being connected?

    - What are the games that you are most excited to see this year at E3? Which do you think will be the game to win over the people choice awards, becoming a day one purchase for core gamers?

    - Are you excited about the new shows being generated around and about E3? If not, what do you expect to see from news outlets to help re-ignite your spark?

    Chalk Talk submissions must include the following:
    - Entries must be a minimum of 500 words.
    - Do not use altered text fonts, colors, and be aware of your formatting.
    - Select at least one 400x400 image to act as a "cover shot".

    Submissions are due by June 8th, at 5:00pm PST, please submit as either a link in the comments below or in the official announcement in the Writers Round Table.

  • Daily Digest - Only a Day Away!

    • Posted May 20, 2013 11:50 pm GMT
    • By Staff

    To-Do List


    - TWEET your allegiance in our Battle of the Next Gen.
    - JOIN US for the GSPN Terraria Game Night.
    - CAMP OUT for the Microsoft Press Conference.
    - SAVE THE DATE for the upcoming Konami Pre- E3 Show.

    Tip: #GameSpotting


    Have you ever found yourself reading a user blog on GameSpot and thought “Wow, this is really awesome and should be an actual feature!" Well now you can help make that dream a reality by adding “#GameSpotting" to the comment section of their blog.

  • Daily Digest - What's in the box?

    • Posted May 16, 2013 8:51 pm GMT
    • By Staff

    To-Do List


    - Come play Terraria in our two part GSPN mission.
    - Be creative, and participate in our next Artist Arcade for Borderlands.
    - Discuss and articlate how you feel about the XBox in this weeks Chalk Talk titled, "Boxed In".

    Tip: Read all the awesome XBOX information!


    Did you know that GameSpot has an awesome hub with stories dedicated specifically to the next generation for Xbox? Well now you know! Our #XBOX hub is the perfect place to check out if you want to check out all the latest stories GameSpot has about the successor to the Xbox 360.

  • New Writing Assignment: Feeling Boxed In

    Your assignment is to write up an editorial focusing on Microsoft, their past present and future. Deadline to have your entries submitted is May 23rd at 3:00pm PST.
     
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    As the Microsoft press conference grows ever closer, rumors begin to gain truth while other speculations are debunked. For this edition of Chalk Talk we will be discussing Microsoft's consoles. You're welcome to explore past, present, and the future pertaining to this clear contender in the war of console domination. Where have they gone wrong? What have they done right? 
     
    Other topics and points of inspiration you could consider drawing on for this topic: 
    - There are many speculations about what the next Xbox will and will not do. Always online, the removal of their currency system, and many others; what are some of the rumors you feel might be hitting a little close to the mark? 
    - How has the Xbox influenced the games industry for better or for worse over the years? 
    - What should the line up for the next Xbox look like? Do you feel that they will need to have a dominating presence if they hope to surpass their competitors? 
    - Consider writing up your very own review of the press conference that will be streaming on May 21st at 10am PDT.  
     
    Chalk Talk Submissions should include the following: 
    - Entries must be a minimum of 500 words
    - Do not use altered text fonts, colors, and be aware of your formatting.
    - Select at least one image to act as your "cover shot". 
    - Submissions are due May 23rd, at 3:00pm PST, please submit as a link in the comments below.

  • Daily Digest - Winner Winner, Chocobo Dinner!

    To-Do List


    - ENTER to win a custom Gears of War X360.
    - READ Aprils Reviewers of the Month.
    - CONGRATULATE the winners of the Create a Monster Contest!
    - SHOW off your skill in our GameSpot Players Network Trophy/Achievement Hunt for Assassins Creed 3.

    Tip: Want to have your review featured on GameSpot?


    You too can join the ranks of the few and proud who have had their reviews surfaced and spotlighted on GameSpot. How you ask? By joining the GameSpot Writers Round Table and submitting your work for peer review your chances of being featured go up exponentially!

  • Writing Assignment - Nintendo

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    Your assignment is to write up an editorial focusing on the Nintendo, their past, present, and future. Deadline to have your entries submitted is May 3rd, at 12:00pm PST

    During the week that went by Nintendo held one of their many Nintendo Direct live streams. It left many users with an overall positive impression, however at the same time Nintendo once again ignited discussion and a great many flame wars.

    For this weeks Chalk Talk we will be taking a look at Nintendo. 

    Need some Inspiration? Consider the following topics:

    - Nintendo as of late seems to rely to much on nostalgia and well established worn out brands. Is this a good thing? Do they need to reinvent the wheel or if it's not broken should they not worry about fixing it? 

    - Consider Nintendo's announcement about not having a Press Conference during E3 2013 because they wish to "Utilize our direct communication tools, such as Nintendo Direct, to deliver information to our Japanese audience and we will take the same approach outside Japan for the overseas fans." Is this a smart play for them or is this writing on the wall. 

    - Will the Wii U become profitable? It's been shown that the Wii U has not been quite the hot ticket that Nintendo had hoped it would be (according to profits from the last fiscal year). But according to Nintendo they have plans to change that. What would you do to help improve the Wii U's image? Or do you feel that the Wii U simply has a bad due to baseless claims from "Nintendo Hater".

    Chalk Talk submissions must include the following:
    - Entries must be a minimum of 500 words
    - Do not use altered text fonts, colors, and be aware of your formatting.
    - Select at least one image to act as your "cover shot".
    - Submissions are due May 3rd, at 12:00pm PST, please submit as a link in the comments below.

    Important Note! There will be no Chalk Talk Feature posted on May 10th.  


     

  • Daily Digest - Win an X360!

    • Posted Apr 30, 2013 11:50 pm GMT
    • By Staff

    To-Do List


    - Win a custom Gears of WarXbox 360.
    - Follow us on Facebook!
    - Comment on Microsofts Report saying next-gen titles up to six months behind schedule.

    Tip: Looking for a Player 2?


    Want to find someone to play co-op with? Do you need help getting some achievements? Well the GameSpot Players Network is the perfect place to go and try and find that certain special someone to spend your gaming nights with.

  • Daily Digest - Videodrome

    • Posted Apr 24, 2013 12:12 am GMT
    • By Staff

    To-Do List


    - WATCHVideodrome - Press Start to Play.
    - PARTICIPATE in our writing assignment The Pokemon Paradigm
    - CREATE an entry for this weeks Artist Arcade featuring Fire Emblem
    - COMMENT on X360 owners getting a Pizza Hut ordering App.

    Tip: #Videodrome


    Videodrome is a feature that will showcase relevant user created videos. If you use Youtube, Vimeo or other related third party upload tools, our commenting system will automatically embed a video url in the comments but if you add the #videodrome hashtag it will increase your chances to get noticed by us and potentially featured.

  • Daily Digest - So much to see!

    • Posted Apr 22, 2013 4:25 pm GMT
    • By Staff

    To-Do List


    - Read the latest featured blog titled Baptism of the Human Heart.
    - Appreciate the fantastic fan art of Pandora’s Tower.
    - Find out who won the Bioshock Infinite Creative Writing contest.
    - Enter to win in the Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Create a Monster Contest.
    - Participate in our newest writing assignment The Pokemon Paradigm.

    Tip: Community Game Night Pick Your Poison


    The GSPN community is getting together this Wednesday (April 24th) to play some classic Borderlands, we’re currently voting on what platform we should be playing on. So feel free to drop by and make your voice heard, or simply show up to the GSPN on the day of the event and get your game on.

  • GameSpot's Nominated for a Webby

    • Posted Apr 18, 2013 6:57 pm GMT
    • By Staff

    This year, GameSpot is honored to be considered for The Webby's People's Voice Award for Best Game-Related Website. We are up against some tough competition, and we need your help to win! Please show your support for us by following the simple instructions below and vote ASAP, as the deadline is April 25th. The process only takes five minutes of your time, and every vote counts!

    Here's all you need to do:

    Create a free account at the People's Voice Award page.
    Login and click on Website - Vote Now!
    Find the Games-Related.
    Vote for GameSpot and leave a comment if you like.

    It's as easy as that!

    But don't just take our word for it, check out what GameSpotter Garrison_Ford had to say: "These Webby Awards are a big deal and I encourage those out there to get out and vote. Hopefully, our very own GameSpot can take home the crown once more!"

    GameSpot has one of the best communities out there, and we all here are incredibly thankful of your continued support throughout the years!

  • Writing Assignment: The Pokemon Paradigm

    Your assignment is to write up an editorial focusing on the palatial Pokemon production. Deadline to have your entries submitted is April 25th, at 12:00pm PST

    Need some inspiration? Consider the following topics:

    - How do you feel about the Pokemon game franchise at this point? Has its decisions to continue to add more beyond the original 150 been a positive experience, or do you perhaps feel that in this particular case less is more and the ever growing numbers of creatures to catch is bogging down the game?

    - If you could revolutionize the franchise by rebooting it, how would you start over? Would you go back to the way things were with Pokemon Red and Blue or would you completely retool the mythos that's been created.

    - How do you feel about the current online Pokemon tournaments? Do you feel that this is just another eSport or do you think that this is a great way for players to immerse themselves in PokeCulture?

    - Where do you think the game will be in the next three years, how about the next five years?

    Chalk Talk submissions must include the following:
    - Entries must be a minimum of 500 words
    - Do not use altered text fonts, colors, and be aware of your formatting.
    -Select at least one image to act as your "cover shot".
    Submissions are due by April 25th, at 12:00pm PST, please submit as either a link in the comments below or the announcement in the Writers Round Table.

  • Site Outage on Thursday Night

    GameSpot technicians will perform server maintenance on Thursday April 11 at 9:00 PM PST/11:00 PM CT/12:00 AM ET.For those of you that live across the pond that's 5:00 AM in London, United Kingdom and if you live down under, that's 02:00 PM on Friday April 12 in Sydney, Australia. During this time there will be an outage that is expected to last approximately two hours.

    Below you'll find 10 things you can do while you wait for the site to return.

    1) Visit GameSpot on Twitch.TV to see what the GameSpot Australia is doing during their livestream starting at 9PM Pacific and mingle with others in the Twitch chat.

    2) Drop by GameSpot's Youtube channel to find the latest news or watch the latest episode of Lost Between Levels!

    3) Consider learning how to live stream gameplay by visiting Twitch's livestream tools.

    4) Interact with GameSpot fans on Facebook.

    5) Drop by the unofficial Fuse chatroom while you wait for the site to return.

    6) Jump into a game you've been meaning to play for quite some time!

    7) Draft a user review in a word processor and post when the site returns

    8) Catch up on what GameSpot Staff have up to on Twitter by viewing the Staff Group page Staff Group page

    9) Draft up a blog in a word processor and post when the site returns

    10) Visit our sister sites, Giant Bomb for news or GameFAQs for game help.

  • Daily Digest - Community Features Abound

    • Posted Apr 9, 2013 12:28 am GMT
    • By Staff

    To-Do List


    - Read the “Reviewers of the Month” for March.
    - Suggest what you want GameSpots future to look like.
    - Draw art for the Pandora’s Tower Artist Arcade
    - Track the Community Calendar

    Tip: GameSpotting


    Have you ever found yourself reading a user blog on GameSpot and thought “Wow, this is really awesome and should be an actual feature!” Well now you can help make that dream a reality by adding “#GameSpotting” to the comment section of their blog.

  • Daily Digest - GDC & PAX East Schwag

    • Posted Apr 2, 2013 1:04 am GMT
    • By

    To-Do List


    - View our favorite Bioshock Infinite Art
    - Report any technical issues we don’t know about.
    - Try for a Steel Series QcK Mousepad by sharing a pro-gamer inspired sandwich set up
    - Participate in the different GDC giveaways: Zombie t-shirt, Halo figures and 100% t-shirts.

    Bonus: Happy April Fools!


    Be sure to keep it classy GameSpotters.

    ~The GameSpot Team

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