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Friday release Gears of War: Judgment will offer an array of XP-boosting in-app-payment options for gamers. Videogamer reports that the entry-level purchase costs 80 Microsoft Points (around 70p) for which gamers receive double XP for ten games. 320 MSP (2.75) buys a 50-match long boost, 560 MSP (4.80) a 100-match …
Read More »Comet accused of selling counterfeit Windows copies
Big box retailer Comet is being taken to court by Microsoft following accusations that it has been selling illegal copies of Windows XP and Windows Vista. Microsoft alleges that Comet produced over 94,000 illegal copies of Windows recovery discs. As detailed in the complaint filed today, Comet produced and sold …
Read More »Double Modern Warfare 3 XP for GAME buyers
GAME has announced what will no doubt be a very tempting offer for Call of Duty fans. Anyone who buys Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from GAME or Gamestation following its release on November 8th will be rewarded with double XP for their first four hours of play. XP …
Read More »FEATURE: Call of Duty’s next phase
Few video game franchises can fill an aircraft hanger with thousands of fans on their own, let alone draw the attentions of the world’s mainstream media or entice superstar Kanye West to give a private performance. But Call of Duty can, and did without breaking a sweat. For a brand …
Read More »Activision signs Hollywood talent for Elite TV
COD XP: Stars of the big screen will help grow Activision’s Call of Duty Elite through the episodic video service Elite TV. Detailed during this week’s Call of Duty XP event in Los Angeles, Elite TV will only be available as part of the premium subscription package and will deliver …
Read More »Kanye West to perform at COD XP
Hip-hop diva Kayne West will take to the stage for an exclusive set at Activision’s Call of Duty XP event in LA next month. He will perform on the second day of the event on Saturday September 3rd. Activision say it’s his first public performance since the release of his …
Read More »Activision announces UK Call of Duty tournament
Think you’re pretty good at Call of Duty, do you? Well next Saturday (August 7th) Activision is going to give you a chance to prove it. A number of COD clans will meet next weekend at London’s Sound Nightclub in Leicester Square for a fierce multiplayer Black Ops contest. The …
Read More »COD: XP convention to debut in September
The first iteration of Call of Duty: XP will be held in Los Angeles this September. Activision announced the new event will be similar to Blizzcon, and will focus purely on the Call of Duty franchise and its community. The publisher will use COD: XP to officially unveil the multiplayer …
Read More »FFXIV to impose gameplay time limit
Square Enix has revealed that it will be implementing new measures in upcoming MMO Square Enix that are designed to narrow the gap between hardcore players of the genre and more casual players. Kotaku reports that the game will allow players eight hours of unrestricted play. Once that barrier is …
Read More »McAfee bricks Windows XP PCs
An update to the popular McAfee anti-virus software has left many owners of PCs running Windows XP SP3 unable to use their machines. Software such as McAfee automatically updates its virus definitions (parameters by which the program identifies and isolated potentially malicious files) every time it boots. However, the most …
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