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You bet. en-us Sat, 08 Mar 2014 21:21:06 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tales-from-the-borderlands-first-details-revealed/1100-6418186/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451119-9715843832-24406.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451119" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451119-9715843832-24406.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451119"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2451119-9715843832-24406.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/borderlands-a-telltale-game-series/">Tales from the Borderlands</a> will follow the events of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/borderlands-2/">Borderlands 2</a>, will feature two main characters, and Telltale's spin on shooting gameplay, the developer announced today during a SXSW panel.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The panel included Borderlands 2 writer Anthony Burch, Franchise Director Matthew Armstrong, Telltale's President Kevin Bruner, and designer Harrison Pink. They said that while characters from previous Borderlands games will make an appearance and that the game also takes place on Pandora, Tales from the Borderlands will focus on two new protagonists, Fiona and Rhys, who we first saw in <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-walking-dead-dev-creating-borderlands-adventure-game/1100-6416599/">the 2013 VGX reveal trailer</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The game will be told in flashbacks, allowing you to play through different versions of the same events as told from Fiona's and Rhys' perspectives.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/8/5486126/tales-from-the-borderlands-stars-two-lying-greedy-pandorians" rel="nofollow">Polygon</a>, Pink said that the game will feature some of the shooting that the Borderlands games are known for, "just in a Telltale kind of way."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Otherwise, Tales from the Borderlands sounds very much like a Telltale adventure game, more similar to the comedic sensibilities of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/sam-and-max-season-one/">Sam & Max</a> and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/tales-of-monkey-island/">Tales of Monkey Island</a> than the recent, dour <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-walking-dead-a-telltale-games-series/">The Walking Dead</a> and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-wolf-among-us/">The Wolf Among Us</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The first episode in the series is due out through digital distribution this year.</p><p style="">Telltale's currently announced and in-development projects include Tales From the Borderlands, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-wolf-among-us/">The Wolf Among Us</a>, the second season of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/walking-dead--the-game/">The Walking Dead</a>, and a new <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/game-of-thrones-a-telltale-games-series/">Game of Thrones</a> adventure series.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6416490" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6416490/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a><br /></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 17:29:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tales-from-the-borderlands-first-details-revealed/1100-6418186/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/epic-angry-birds-teaser-channels-dark-souls/1100-6418185/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451087-angry+birds+epic.png" data-ref-id="1300-2451087" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451087-angry+birds+epic.png" data-ref-id="1300-2451087"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2451087-angry+birds+epic.png"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">When you think about Angry Birds, "epic" is probably not the first word that comes to mind, but that is the mood that developer Rovio Entertainment is going for in a recently released teaser for a new Angry Birds game.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">As you can see in the video below, epic music plays in the background as the camera slowly shows a medieval suit of armor that looks like something out of Dark Souls, only to reveal the franchise's signature red avian is hiding in its helmet.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Calling it "the most epic soft launch ever," Rovio says the game will hit Australia and Canada first (territories where mobile developers often test their games before launching them worldwide), then other countries.</p><p style="">Rovio also recently announced another Angry Birds game starring a new character, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/angry-birds-stella-introduces-a-new-lineup-of-irate-avians/1100-6417713/">Stella</a>, set to release in fall 2014.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Nh92eGP8I" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F-6Nh92eGP8I%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-6Nh92eGP8I&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F-6Nh92eGP8I%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube&wmode=opaque" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 16:11:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/epic-angry-birds-teaser-channels-dark-souls/1100-6418185/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/zampella-clears-up-confusion-about-the-future-of-titanfall-showcased-at-austin-launch-event/1100-6418184/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451032-4053331825-24359.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451032" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451032-4053331825-24359.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451032"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2451032-4053331825-24359.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">There was some confusion today about what new <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/titanfall/">Titanfall</a> information would be revealed at the game's midnight launch event in Austin on Monday.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Speaking on Larry Hryb's podcast, <a href="http://majornelson.com/cast/2014/03/07/mnr-502-xbox-one-system-update/" rel="nofollow">Major Nelson Radio</a>, Senior Xbox Evangelist at Microsoft Jeff Rubenstein said that in addition to playing through maps we haven't seen in the beta, the event, which will start at 11pm EST, will be "showcasing the future of Titanfall."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We don't know what it is," Hryb said. "They just came to us and said 'we're going to announce something.'"</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Excited fans immediately took to Twitter, asking Respawn's Vince Zampella what it means. "For those asking about the 'future of titanfall' announcement, I'm confused as to what that is," Zampella said this morning. "We did not sell [Titanfall] to [Microsoft]."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">An hour later, Zampella said that he talked to <a href="https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley" rel="nofollow">Geoff Keighley</a>, and that it looks like the "'future' thing is just something fun. Not how I would have described it, but still fun."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">This week, Respawn confirmed that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-season-pass-is-25-contains-3-packs/1100-6418133/" data-ref-id="1100-6418133">Titanfall would include a $25 season pass</a> containing three packs, which include maps and "other content yet to be determined."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Whatever "the future of Titanfall" might refer to, you'll be able to find out by watching <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/xbox" rel="nofollow">Xbox's Twitch channel</a>, which will stream the event live.</p><p style="">For more on Titanfall, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/titanfall/">our previous coverage</a> and GameSpot's interview with Zampella from our new show The Lobby below.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6417517" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6417517/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a><br /></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 13:04:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/zampella-clears-up-confusion-about-the-future-of-titanfall-showcased-at-austin-launch-event/1100-6418184/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/top-5-skyrim-mods-of-the-week-skyrim-in-space/2300-6417538/ Cam and Seb upgrade Kevin VanNord to astronaut status as they blast off into outer space in search of new Skyrim mods. Sat, 08 Mar 2014 12:00:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/top-5-skyrim-mods-of-the-week-skyrim-in-space/2300-6417538/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ceo-thinking-about-virtual-reality-experiences-but-not-necessarily-for-the-oculus-rift/1100-6418183/ <figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451011-6316063165-23884.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451011" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451011-6316063165-23884.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451011"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_small/1535/15354745/2451011-6316063165-23884.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said that the publisher is thinking about what kind of virtual reality experiences it wants to deliver, but didn't say for sure if Oculus Rift maker Oculus VR would be the partner.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"The thing I challenge my team to [do] right now is, 'Listen, there's clearly a desire to add a modality of play to the three we're currently focused on," Wilson said during a panel at the SXSW convention in Austin, Texas, <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/8/5483124/eas-ceo-on-the-companys-plans-for-virtual-reality" rel="nofollow">Polygon reports</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to Wilson, the three modalities are "lean back," meaning the living room, console experience, "lean in," meaning the PC, specifically real-time strategy and role-playing games, and "lean over," as in leaning over your phone or other mobile devices.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Wilson said that when he looks at VR devices he sees a new kind of "get in" modality, which could be delivered through a headset like the Oculus Rift (or maybe <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/report-sony-s-ps4-virtual-reality-headset-to-be-announced-in-march/1100-6417875/">Sony's VR device</a>), but also possibly with "some hologram that evolves out of your living room floor."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Wilson said he doesn't know who the technology partner that will deliver that experience will be, but that he's challenging his team to think about the "experiences that deliver on the promise and the fantasy of being inside a video game."</p><p style="">A veteran of EA Sports, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/andrew-wilson-named-ea-ceo/1100-6414557/">Andrew Wilson was appointed CEO of EA back in September in 2013</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:54:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ceo-thinking-about-virtual-reality-experiences-but-not-necessarily-for-the-oculus-rift/1100-6418183/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-survey-wants-you-to-help-shape-the-future-of-the-franchise/1100-6418182/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450968-5098879159-20445.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450968" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450968-5098879159-20445.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450968"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2450968-5098879159-20445.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">A post on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KingdomHearts" rel="nofollow">Kingdom Hearts Facebook page</a> has invited fans of the series to fill out a survey that will help "shape the future of Kingdom Hearts."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In addition to asking for you basic information and gaming habits, the survey delves deep into your thoughts about the Kingdom Hearts games. It asks what your first Kingdom Hearts game was, why you bought it, what you like about the franchise, which is your favorite, how difficult you think it is, how you'd describe it to a friend, whether you're more of a Square Enix or Disney fan, and much more.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">It also seems that Square Enix is using the survey to help shape future special editions and preorder bonuses. There are a fair amount of questions about which games you ordered, if you preordered for any particular bonus, and what kind of preorder bonuses you'd like to see in new Kingdom Hearts games, a key chain Key Blade, statue, Manga, and many other options.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GP7XTLF" rel="nofollow">The survey</a> will be open until March 14, 11:59pm PST.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In January, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/square-enix-debunks-kingdom-hearts-3-final-fantasy-15-release-date-rumors/1100-6417454/">Square Enix denied rumors</a> that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/kingdom-hearts-iii/">Kingdom Hearts III</a> and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/final-fantasy-xv/">Final Fantasy XV</a> are coming out later this year, and given the early look we had at Kingdom Hearts III last year, it seems highly unlikely that the game has any chance of coming out before 2015.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6415578" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6415578/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:14:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-survey-wants-you-to-help-shape-the-future-of-the-franchise/1100-6418182/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/metal-gear-solid-v-ground-zeroes-ask-gamespot/2300-6417577/ Peter Brown is fresh from playing Kojima's upcoming tactical espionage operation Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and is answering your questions about it on this episode of Ask GameSpot. Sat, 08 Mar 2014 09:00:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/metal-gear-solid-v-ground-zeroes-ask-gamespot/2300-6417577/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-wants-targeted-political-ads-on-xbox-live-dashboard-courting-conservatives/1100-6418181/ <figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450912-1176427904-22862.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450912" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450912-1176427904-22862.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450912"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_small/1535/15354745/2450912-1176427904-22862.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Microsoft wants politicians to pay for targeted ads that will appear on the Xbox Live dashboard and other Microsoft products.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/03/07/microsoft-is-using-your-data-to-target-political-ads-on-xbox-live/" rel="nofollow">The Washington Post</a> reports that Microsoft officials were handing out promotional materials for this purpose this Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an annual conference for conservative activists and elected official in the United States.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The ads would appear on the Xbox Live dashboard and target different users by combining their Microsoft user IDs and other public data to build a profile of Xbox users. Using this data, ad campaigns can then be directed at specific demographics or congressional districts.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to The Washington Post, Microsoft says that 38 percent of its 25 million Xbox Live subscribers in the US are women, 40 percent are married, and more than half have children. Microsoft is apparently "particularly aggressive" in selling its ability to reach women, Latinos, and millennials.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Xbox Live and games in general are no strangers to politics. During the 2012 presidential elections, Xbox Live launched a nonpartisan <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/election-2012-hub-coming-to-xbox-live/1100-6393144/">Election Hub</a> in collaboration with Rock the Vote, NBCnews.com, and YouGov. During his 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama also took out ads within <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/burnout-paradise/">Burnout Paradise</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:59:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-wants-targeted-political-ads-on-xbox-live-dashboard-courting-conservatives/1100-6418181/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/infamous-second-son-preorders-beating-the-last-of-us/1100-6418180/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450901-8694239213-20511.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450901" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450901-8694239213-20511.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450901"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2450901-8694239213-20511.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">Preorders for <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/infamous-second-son/">Infamous: Second Son</a> in the UK have exceeded the preorder numbers <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-last-of-us/">The Last of Us</a> had at this point in the run up to its launch, Sony has confirmed.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Sony Computer Entertainment UK product manager Josh Walker told <a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/infamous-second-son-pre-orders-higher-than-last-of-us/0129226" rel="nofollow">MCV</a> that Infamous: Second Son is "benefiting from the goodwill and buzz surrounding the PlayStation 4 and expect Second Son to be the biggest game in the Infamous series to date."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">We don't know the exact numbers, but we do know that Sony <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-sells-more-than-34-million-copies-of-the-last-of-us/1100-6411180/">sold more than 3.4 million copies of The Last of Us</a> in less than a month after it launched.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Infamous: Second Son, which <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-game-infamous-second-son-requires-24gb-install/1100-6417844/">requires a 24GB install</a>, launches exclusively for the PS4 on <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-game-infamous-second-son-launching-march-21/1100-6416199/">March 21</a>.</p><p style="">For more on the game, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/infamous-second-son-feels-familiar-but-looks-enticing/1100-6417673/">our recent preview</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/infamous-second-son-preorder-bonuses/1100-6417604/">our breakdown of the different preorder bonuses</a> you'll get from different retailers.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6414334" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6414334/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:00:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/infamous-second-son-preorders-beating-the-last-of-us/1100-6418180/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-requires-day-one-update-for-physical-copies/1100-6418179/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450857-3270405032-24359.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450857" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450857-3270405032-24359.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450857"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2450857-3270405032-24359.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">A physical copy of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/titanfall/" data-ref-id="false">Titanfall</a> will require you to download an 840MB day one patch before you can start playing, according to <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/titanfall/comments/1zs633/titanfall_day_1_update/" rel="nofollow">players who already have copies of the game</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">It's not too big of a patch (nothing compared to <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dead-rising-3-receives-massive-13gb-update/1100-6417231/">Dead Rising 3's 13GB update</a>), and you need to have a good internet connection to be playing Titanfall anyway, so it shouldn't delay you getting into the game for too long.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">If you're buying the game digitally, the patch will be included in the initial download.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Yesterday, Respawn co-founder <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-won-t-ban-you-for-playing-early-on-xbox-one-or-pc/1100-6418163/">Vince Zampella said</a> that if you're lucky enough to get your hands on a copy of Titanfall before its official release date, you can go ahead and play, as Respawn will not "stop or ban legit copies."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Titanfall officially launches <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-launching-march-11-2014/1100-6415710/">March 11 for Xbox One and PC</a>. An Xbox 360 version—developed externally at Bluepoint Games—will arrive on <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-for-xbox-360-delayed/1100-6417577/">March 25</a>. Respawn confirmed this week that the game's <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-season-pass-is-25-contains-3-packs/1100-6418133/">DLC season pass will include three expansion packs and sell for $25</a>.</p><p style="">For more on Titanfall, be sure to check out GameSpot's interview with Zampella from our new show The Lobby below.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6417517" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6417517/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:24:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-requires-day-one-update-for-physical-copies/1100-6418179/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mega-man-creator-inafune-reveals-new-game-azure-striker-gunvolt/1100-6418178/ <figure data-align="left" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2450615-screen+shot+2014-03-07+at+6.52.18+pm+%282%29.png" data-ref-id="1300-2450615" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2450615-screen+shot+2014-03-07+at+6.52.18+pm+%282%29.png" data-ref-id="1300-2450615"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_small/1534/15343359/2450615-screen+shot+2014-03-07+at+6.52.18+pm+%282%29.png"></a></figure><p style="">As part of this weekend's Japanese BitSummit game festival, the father of Mega Man revealed his next game: A side-scrolling action game called Azure Striker Gunvolt.</p><p style="">The game bears a strong resemblance to the 16-bit Mega Man Zero series, which isn't surprising since it's a collaboration with developer Initi Creates, but Gunvolt adds a new set of characters and some original gameplay embellishments (which you can check out in the trailer below). The game will be a downloadable title for 3DS, although there was not information on a release date or confirmation that the game would come to the West.</p><p style="">Inafune made headlines last year with his <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-ps4-stretch-goals-added-to-mighty-no-9-kickstarter-campaign/1100-6414206/" data-ref-id="1100-6414206">Kickstarter for Mighty No. 9</a>, another side-scrolling action game that his company Comcept is partnering with Inti Creates to produce.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wm8-DsVqHE" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F9Wm8-DsVqHE%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9Wm8-DsVqHE&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F9Wm8-DsVqHE%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube&wmode=opaque" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><table data-max-width="true"><tbody><tr><td><p style="">Justin Haywald is a senior editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinHaywald" rel="nofollow"> Twitter @JustinHaywald</a></p><p style="">Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p> Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:38:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mega-man-creator-inafune-reveals-new-game-azure-striker-gunvolt/1100-6418178/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-launch-now-playing/2300-6417579/ Lets see just how much Titanfall that the GameSpot crew can play. Who will be the best Titan in the office? Tune in to find out! Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:13:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-launch-now-playing/2300-6417579/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-your-titan-is-ready-live-stream-trailer/2300-6417578/ Celebrate the release of Titanfall, here on Gamespot. Joining us will be Lisa Foiles, Trisha Hershberger, Call of Duty Pro Gamer Tyler "TeePee" Polchow, and Halo Pro Gamer Brett "Naded" Leonard. Lucky viewers will have a chance to win the game, so be sure to watch live on Gamespot on March 11th, starting at 4pm PST. Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:57:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-your-titan-is-ready-live-stream-trailer/2300-6417578/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-top-5-the-last-of-us-movie-batman-arkham-k/2300-6417556/ SCEA CEO Jack Tretton leaves Sony, Batman: Arkham Knight is revealed, the Xbox One might get external storage, and Metal Gear Solid developer Kojima says kids prefer mobile games to AAA. Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:00:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-top-5-the-last-of-us-movie-batman-arkham-k/2300-6417556/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/battle-at-the-photo-dojo-south-park-the-stick-of-t/2300-6417575/ [SPOILERS} Watch the new kid get his picture taken by the town's friendly photographer... And Cartman. Swearing. NSFW Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:09:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/battle-at-the-photo-dojo-south-park-the-stick-of-t/2300-6417575/
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You bet. en-us Sat, 08 Mar 2014 21:21:06 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tales-from-the-borderlands-first-details-revealed/1100-6418186/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451119-9715843832-24406.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451119" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451119-9715843832-24406.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451119"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2451119-9715843832-24406.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/borderlands-a-telltale-game-series/">Tales from the Borderlands</a> will follow the events of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/borderlands-2/">Borderlands 2</a>, will feature two main characters, and Telltale's spin on shooting gameplay, the developer announced today during a SXSW panel.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The panel included Borderlands 2 writer Anthony Burch, Franchise Director Matthew Armstrong, Telltale's President Kevin Bruner, and designer Harrison Pink. They said that while characters from previous Borderlands games will make an appearance and that the game also takes place on Pandora, Tales from the Borderlands will focus on two new protagonists, Fiona and Rhys, who we first saw in <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-walking-dead-dev-creating-borderlands-adventure-game/1100-6416599/">the 2013 VGX reveal trailer</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The game will be told in flashbacks, allowing you to play through different versions of the same events as told from Fiona's and Rhys' perspectives.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/8/5486126/tales-from-the-borderlands-stars-two-lying-greedy-pandorians" rel="nofollow">Polygon</a>, Pink said that the game will feature some of the shooting that the Borderlands games are known for, "just in a Telltale kind of way."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Otherwise, Tales from the Borderlands sounds very much like a Telltale adventure game, more similar to the comedic sensibilities of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/sam-and-max-season-one/">Sam & Max</a> and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/tales-of-monkey-island/">Tales of Monkey Island</a> than the recent, dour <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-walking-dead-a-telltale-games-series/">The Walking Dead</a> and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-wolf-among-us/">The Wolf Among Us</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The first episode in the series is due out through digital distribution this year.</p><p style="">Telltale's currently announced and in-development projects include Tales From the Borderlands, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-wolf-among-us/">The Wolf Among Us</a>, the second season of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/walking-dead--the-game/">The Walking Dead</a>, and a new <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/game-of-thrones-a-telltale-games-series/">Game of Thrones</a> adventure series.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6416490" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6416490/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a><br /></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 17:29:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tales-from-the-borderlands-first-details-revealed/1100-6418186/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/epic-angry-birds-teaser-channels-dark-souls/1100-6418185/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451087-angry+birds+epic.png" data-ref-id="1300-2451087" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451087-angry+birds+epic.png" data-ref-id="1300-2451087"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2451087-angry+birds+epic.png"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">When you think about Angry Birds, "epic" is probably not the first word that comes to mind, but that is the mood that developer Rovio Entertainment is going for in a recently released teaser for a new Angry Birds game.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">As you can see in the video below, epic music plays in the background as the camera slowly shows a medieval suit of armor that looks like something out of Dark Souls, only to reveal the franchise's signature red avian is hiding in its helmet.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Calling it "the most epic soft launch ever," Rovio says the game will hit Australia and Canada first (territories where mobile developers often test their games before launching them worldwide), then other countries.</p><p style="">Rovio also recently announced another Angry Birds game starring a new character, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/angry-birds-stella-introduces-a-new-lineup-of-irate-avians/1100-6417713/">Stella</a>, set to release in fall 2014.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Nh92eGP8I" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F-6Nh92eGP8I%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-6Nh92eGP8I&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F-6Nh92eGP8I%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube&wmode=opaque" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 16:11:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/epic-angry-birds-teaser-channels-dark-souls/1100-6418185/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/zampella-clears-up-confusion-about-the-future-of-titanfall-showcased-at-austin-launch-event/1100-6418184/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451032-4053331825-24359.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451032" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451032-4053331825-24359.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451032"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2451032-4053331825-24359.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">There was some confusion today about what new <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/titanfall/">Titanfall</a> information would be revealed at the game's midnight launch event in Austin on Monday.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Speaking on Larry Hryb's podcast, <a href="http://majornelson.com/cast/2014/03/07/mnr-502-xbox-one-system-update/" rel="nofollow">Major Nelson Radio</a>, Senior Xbox Evangelist at Microsoft Jeff Rubenstein said that in addition to playing through maps we haven't seen in the beta, the event, which will start at 11pm EST, will be "showcasing the future of Titanfall."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We don't know what it is," Hryb said. "They just came to us and said 'we're going to announce something.'"</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Excited fans immediately took to Twitter, asking Respawn's Vince Zampella what it means. "For those asking about the 'future of titanfall' announcement, I'm confused as to what that is," Zampella said this morning. "We did not sell [Titanfall] to [Microsoft]."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">An hour later, Zampella said that he talked to <a href="https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley" rel="nofollow">Geoff Keighley</a>, and that it looks like the "'future' thing is just something fun. Not how I would have described it, but still fun."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">This week, Respawn confirmed that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-season-pass-is-25-contains-3-packs/1100-6418133/" data-ref-id="1100-6418133">Titanfall would include a $25 season pass</a> containing three packs, which include maps and "other content yet to be determined."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Whatever "the future of Titanfall" might refer to, you'll be able to find out by watching <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/xbox" rel="nofollow">Xbox's Twitch channel</a>, which will stream the event live.</p><p style="">For more on Titanfall, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/titanfall/">our previous coverage</a> and GameSpot's interview with Zampella from our new show The Lobby below.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6417517" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6417517/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a><br /></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 13:04:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/zampella-clears-up-confusion-about-the-future-of-titanfall-showcased-at-austin-launch-event/1100-6418184/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/top-5-skyrim-mods-of-the-week-skyrim-in-space/2300-6417538/ Cam and Seb upgrade Kevin VanNord to astronaut status as they blast off into outer space in search of new Skyrim mods. Sat, 08 Mar 2014 12:00:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/top-5-skyrim-mods-of-the-week-skyrim-in-space/2300-6417538/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ceo-thinking-about-virtual-reality-experiences-but-not-necessarily-for-the-oculus-rift/1100-6418183/ <figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451011-6316063165-23884.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451011" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2451011-6316063165-23884.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2451011"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_small/1535/15354745/2451011-6316063165-23884.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said that the publisher is thinking about what kind of virtual reality experiences it wants to deliver, but didn't say for sure if Oculus Rift maker Oculus VR would be the partner.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"The thing I challenge my team to [do] right now is, 'Listen, there's clearly a desire to add a modality of play to the three we're currently focused on," Wilson said during a panel at the SXSW convention in Austin, Texas, <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/8/5483124/eas-ceo-on-the-companys-plans-for-virtual-reality" rel="nofollow">Polygon reports</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to Wilson, the three modalities are "lean back," meaning the living room, console experience, "lean in," meaning the PC, specifically real-time strategy and role-playing games, and "lean over," as in leaning over your phone or other mobile devices.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Wilson said that when he looks at VR devices he sees a new kind of "get in" modality, which could be delivered through a headset like the Oculus Rift (or maybe <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/report-sony-s-ps4-virtual-reality-headset-to-be-announced-in-march/1100-6417875/">Sony's VR device</a>), but also possibly with "some hologram that evolves out of your living room floor."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Wilson said he doesn't know who the technology partner that will deliver that experience will be, but that he's challenging his team to think about the "experiences that deliver on the promise and the fantasy of being inside a video game."</p><p style="">A veteran of EA Sports, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/andrew-wilson-named-ea-ceo/1100-6414557/">Andrew Wilson was appointed CEO of EA back in September in 2013</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:54:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ceo-thinking-about-virtual-reality-experiences-but-not-necessarily-for-the-oculus-rift/1100-6418183/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-survey-wants-you-to-help-shape-the-future-of-the-franchise/1100-6418182/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450968-5098879159-20445.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450968" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450968-5098879159-20445.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450968"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2450968-5098879159-20445.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">A post on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KingdomHearts" rel="nofollow">Kingdom Hearts Facebook page</a> has invited fans of the series to fill out a survey that will help "shape the future of Kingdom Hearts."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In addition to asking for you basic information and gaming habits, the survey delves deep into your thoughts about the Kingdom Hearts games. It asks what your first Kingdom Hearts game was, why you bought it, what you like about the franchise, which is your favorite, how difficult you think it is, how you'd describe it to a friend, whether you're more of a Square Enix or Disney fan, and much more.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">It also seems that Square Enix is using the survey to help shape future special editions and preorder bonuses. There are a fair amount of questions about which games you ordered, if you preordered for any particular bonus, and what kind of preorder bonuses you'd like to see in new Kingdom Hearts games, a key chain Key Blade, statue, Manga, and many other options.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GP7XTLF" rel="nofollow">The survey</a> will be open until March 14, 11:59pm PST.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In January, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/square-enix-debunks-kingdom-hearts-3-final-fantasy-15-release-date-rumors/1100-6417454/">Square Enix denied rumors</a> that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/kingdom-hearts-iii/">Kingdom Hearts III</a> and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/final-fantasy-xv/">Final Fantasy XV</a> are coming out later this year, and given the early look we had at Kingdom Hearts III last year, it seems highly unlikely that the game has any chance of coming out before 2015.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6415578" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6415578/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:14:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-survey-wants-you-to-help-shape-the-future-of-the-franchise/1100-6418182/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/metal-gear-solid-v-ground-zeroes-ask-gamespot/2300-6417577/ Peter Brown is fresh from playing Kojima's upcoming tactical espionage operation Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and is answering your questions about it on this episode of Ask GameSpot. Sat, 08 Mar 2014 09:00:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/metal-gear-solid-v-ground-zeroes-ask-gamespot/2300-6417577/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-wants-targeted-political-ads-on-xbox-live-dashboard-courting-conservatives/1100-6418181/ <figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450912-1176427904-22862.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450912" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450912-1176427904-22862.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450912"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_small/1535/15354745/2450912-1176427904-22862.jpg"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Microsoft wants politicians to pay for targeted ads that will appear on the Xbox Live dashboard and other Microsoft products.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/03/07/microsoft-is-using-your-data-to-target-political-ads-on-xbox-live/" rel="nofollow">The Washington Post</a> reports that Microsoft officials were handing out promotional materials for this purpose this Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an annual conference for conservative activists and elected official in the United States.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The ads would appear on the Xbox Live dashboard and target different users by combining their Microsoft user IDs and other public data to build a profile of Xbox users. Using this data, ad campaigns can then be directed at specific demographics or congressional districts.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to The Washington Post, Microsoft says that 38 percent of its 25 million Xbox Live subscribers in the US are women, 40 percent are married, and more than half have children. Microsoft is apparently "particularly aggressive" in selling its ability to reach women, Latinos, and millennials.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Xbox Live and games in general are no strangers to politics. During the 2012 presidential elections, Xbox Live launched a nonpartisan <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/election-2012-hub-coming-to-xbox-live/1100-6393144/">Election Hub</a> in collaboration with Rock the Vote, NBCnews.com, and YouGov. During his 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama also took out ads within <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/burnout-paradise/">Burnout Paradise</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:59:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-wants-targeted-political-ads-on-xbox-live-dashboard-courting-conservatives/1100-6418181/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/infamous-second-son-preorders-beating-the-last-of-us/1100-6418180/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450901-8694239213-20511.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450901" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450901-8694239213-20511.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450901"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2450901-8694239213-20511.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">Preorders for <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/infamous-second-son/">Infamous: Second Son</a> in the UK have exceeded the preorder numbers <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-last-of-us/">The Last of Us</a> had at this point in the run up to its launch, Sony has confirmed.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Sony Computer Entertainment UK product manager Josh Walker told <a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/infamous-second-son-pre-orders-higher-than-last-of-us/0129226" rel="nofollow">MCV</a> that Infamous: Second Son is "benefiting from the goodwill and buzz surrounding the PlayStation 4 and expect Second Son to be the biggest game in the Infamous series to date."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">We don't know the exact numbers, but we do know that Sony <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-sells-more-than-34-million-copies-of-the-last-of-us/1100-6411180/">sold more than 3.4 million copies of The Last of Us</a> in less than a month after it launched.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Infamous: Second Son, which <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-game-infamous-second-son-requires-24gb-install/1100-6417844/">requires a 24GB install</a>, launches exclusively for the PS4 on <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-game-infamous-second-son-launching-march-21/1100-6416199/">March 21</a>.</p><p style="">For more on the game, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/infamous-second-son-feels-familiar-but-looks-enticing/1100-6417673/">our recent preview</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/infamous-second-son-preorder-bonuses/1100-6417604/">our breakdown of the different preorder bonuses</a> you'll get from different retailers.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6414334" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6414334/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style=""> </p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:00:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/infamous-second-son-preorders-beating-the-last-of-us/1100-6418180/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-requires-day-one-update-for-physical-copies/1100-6418179/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450857-3270405032-24359.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450857" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2450857-3270405032-24359.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2450857"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1535/15354745/2450857-3270405032-24359.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">A physical copy of <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/titanfall/" data-ref-id="false">Titanfall</a> will require you to download an 840MB day one patch before you can start playing, according to <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/titanfall/comments/1zs633/titanfall_day_1_update/" rel="nofollow">players who already have copies of the game</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">It's not too big of a patch (nothing compared to <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dead-rising-3-receives-massive-13gb-update/1100-6417231/">Dead Rising 3's 13GB update</a>), and you need to have a good internet connection to be playing Titanfall anyway, so it shouldn't delay you getting into the game for too long.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">If you're buying the game digitally, the patch will be included in the initial download.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Yesterday, Respawn co-founder <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-won-t-ban-you-for-playing-early-on-xbox-one-or-pc/1100-6418163/">Vince Zampella said</a> that if you're lucky enough to get your hands on a copy of Titanfall before its official release date, you can go ahead and play, as Respawn will not "stop or ban legit copies."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Titanfall officially launches <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-launching-march-11-2014/1100-6415710/">March 11 for Xbox One and PC</a>. An Xbox 360 version—developed externally at Bluepoint Games—will arrive on <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-for-xbox-360-delayed/1100-6417577/">March 25</a>. Respawn confirmed this week that the game's <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-season-pass-is-25-contains-3-packs/1100-6418133/">DLC season pass will include three expansion packs and sell for $25</a>.</p><p style="">For more on Titanfall, be sure to check out GameSpot's interview with Zampella from our new show The Lobby below.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6417517" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6417517/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:24:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-requires-day-one-update-for-physical-copies/1100-6418179/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mega-man-creator-inafune-reveals-new-game-azure-striker-gunvolt/1100-6418178/ <figure data-align="left" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2450615-screen+shot+2014-03-07+at+6.52.18+pm+%282%29.png" data-ref-id="1300-2450615" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1534/15343359/2450615-screen+shot+2014-03-07+at+6.52.18+pm+%282%29.png" data-ref-id="1300-2450615"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_small/1534/15343359/2450615-screen+shot+2014-03-07+at+6.52.18+pm+%282%29.png"></a></figure><p style="">As part of this weekend's Japanese BitSummit game festival, the father of Mega Man revealed his next game: A side-scrolling action game called Azure Striker Gunvolt.</p><p style="">The game bears a strong resemblance to the 16-bit Mega Man Zero series, which isn't surprising since it's a collaboration with developer Initi Creates, but Gunvolt adds a new set of characters and some original gameplay embellishments (which you can check out in the trailer below). The game will be a downloadable title for 3DS, although there was not information on a release date or confirmation that the game would come to the West.</p><p style="">Inafune made headlines last year with his <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-ps4-stretch-goals-added-to-mighty-no-9-kickstarter-campaign/1100-6414206/" data-ref-id="1100-6414206">Kickstarter for Mighty No. 9</a>, another side-scrolling action game that his company Comcept is partnering with Inti Creates to produce.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wm8-DsVqHE" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F9Wm8-DsVqHE%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9Wm8-DsVqHE&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F9Wm8-DsVqHE%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube&wmode=opaque" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><table data-max-width="true"><tbody><tr><td><p style="">Justin Haywald is a senior editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinHaywald" rel="nofollow"> Twitter @JustinHaywald</a></p><p style="">Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p> Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:38:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mega-man-creator-inafune-reveals-new-game-azure-striker-gunvolt/1100-6418178/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-launch-now-playing/2300-6417579/ Lets see just how much Titanfall that the GameSpot crew can play. Who will be the best Titan in the office? Tune in to find out! Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:13:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-launch-now-playing/2300-6417579/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-your-titan-is-ready-live-stream-trailer/2300-6417578/ Celebrate the release of Titanfall, here on Gamespot. Joining us will be Lisa Foiles, Trisha Hershberger, Call of Duty Pro Gamer Tyler "TeePee" Polchow, and Halo Pro Gamer Brett "Naded" Leonard. Lucky viewers will have a chance to win the game, so be sure to watch live on Gamespot on March 11th, starting at 4pm PST. Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:57:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/titanfall-your-titan-is-ready-live-stream-trailer/2300-6417578/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-top-5-the-last-of-us-movie-batman-arkham-k/2300-6417556/ SCEA CEO Jack Tretton leaves Sony, Batman: Arkham Knight is revealed, the Xbox One might get external storage, and Metal Gear Solid developer Kojima says kids prefer mobile games to AAA. Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:00:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/gs-news-top-5-the-last-of-us-movie-batman-arkham-k/2300-6417556/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/battle-at-the-photo-dojo-south-park-the-stick-of-t/2300-6417575/ [SPOILERS} Watch the new kid get his picture taken by the town's friendly photographer... And Cartman. Swearing. 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