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CVG have revealed an invitation that contains details of an event happening next week where there will be some “exciting announcements” about the future of Gran Turismo. Could this mean the announcement of Gran Turismo 6? It is in connection with the 15th Anniversary of the series so it could be something pretty darn big! Originally posted on NEOGaf this image (Below) has spread throughout the internet causing waves of curiosity and endless questions, but all will be revealed on May 15th!

Listen to Episode 2 of AkroFM to find out more. (more…)

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Good evening and welcome to the first episode of AkroFM an audio segment of the blog which we talk about various events and news that been happening in the digital and polygon world, but this time it is a real case scenario, and its quite shocking, click below to give it a listen!

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Now you may be wondering why I placed a poster for Gamer as the main picture for this piece but from what Microsoft have announced we may be one step closer to what this game entails.. and I don’t mean controlling real people in wars because that’s just crazy and wrong! (more…)

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Looks like Medal of Honor developer Danger Close has confirmed that Warfighter is getting a nice little Christmas update for  next week with some rather big changes.

The update, coming on the 17th for PC and the 18th for the PS3 and 360 fixes more issues than Santa has presents, it’s aim is to make the game look better and also quicken up the wait time in between matches. Have a gander yourself at the details provides by the helpful elves at Gameinformer! (more…)

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A massive title update for the ps3 was released yesterday fixing a host of problems ranging from gameplay mechanics to nerfing the ridiculous range of the SMG hipfire!

Here is the full list of notes courtesy of CVG.com: (more…)

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What are you doing reading this! Click this link to be taken to the Xbox Marketplace and download the new DLC for a rather snazzy 1600 Microsoft points! (more…)

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It seems as though Amazon has put up a pre order page for Splinter Cell:Blacklist! According to the web page it will be release on the 3rd of April and they are also willing to gift wrap it all for the apparent low low price £39.99 , around €50 !

Here is a quick screen grab from the Amazon mobile web page (since this is being wrote on an android phone!) (more…)

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Forums have been spammed with players complaining about serious freezing whilst playing in multiplayer matches, well Activision have released a patch to tackle  the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 system lock-ups some were experiencing on PlayStation 3.

Activision have stated that they are fully aware that people have been experiencing freezes even after they installed the patch and that they “are doing everything we can to get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible”.

To install the patch simply boot up Black Ops 2 and sign in to play online. It’ll sort itself out automatically. Simples!

Let use know how you got on by using the comment section either on this page or on our Facebook page.

Adam Waugh

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Anybody the preorders their copy of Scribblenauts Unlimited will be delighted to find out that not only will they be getting a great PC  game when it is released but also a “Cockfighter”!

Now those of you with rude minds may be giggling but it’s just a hat!

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Annouced on the official Scribblenauts twitter profile, ‘The Cockfighter’ can be worn by all classes and will be available in both rooster red and poultry pink.

(See what I did there?!)

Adam Waugh.

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The guys responsible for the 360 version of Minecraft have said that they are setting themselves up for a enormous patch for Minecraft 360.

Along with some bug fixes the patch will include some new items such as Golden Apples, Pumpkin Seeds also changes to the HUD options!

Here’s the complete list of changes and new features coming soon!

Changes and Additions:

– Added an option to clear the quick select bar in the creative interface.
– Added an option to enable or disable bedrock fog, and set to off by default.
– Added an option to toggle the HUD off/on.
– Added an option to turn the player hand off/on.
– Added a crafting recipe for Golden Apples.
– Added a crafting recipe for Pumpkin Seeds.
– Made cakes stackable.
– Added a How To Play page for Host and Player options.

Fixes:
– Fix for a problem with signs in online games causing crashes.
– Fix for save renaming deleting the wrong save due to input received during the confirmation flow.
– Fix to the mob generation code to increase the number of animals in the world.
– Fix for chests being incorrectly lit, and rotated for maps from previous versions.
– Fix for problem with the eating animation being shown for players who weren’t eating.
– Fix for problem with chest lids not behaving properly.
– Fix for animals looking like they were taking damage when they shouldn’t.
– Fix for some sounds not playing when the player has an empty hand.
– Fix for lever sounds.
– Fix for fence gate sounds.
– Fix for splitscreen players sometimes having their settings zeroed.
– Fix for being damaged while flying over lava.
– Fix to stop lava, milk and water buckets being empty after use in creative mode.
– Fix for Leader of the Pack achievement being awarded incorrectly.
– Fix for leaderboard stats issue where value stored was incorrect.
– Fix for hitbox problems with glass panes and iron fence.
– Fix for small character display changing color to green.
– Fix for map rendering incorrectly in some situations with clouds disabled.
– Fix for block rendering problem at the edge of the map.
– Fix for splitscreen players not being able to mine in the tutorial.
– Fix for players not being able to sprint/sprint-fly in creative mode if the player was previously in survival mode with a low food bar.
– Fix for arrow damage not being ignored when PvP is turned off.
– Fix for activated pressure plates not working correctly.
– Fix for the low food bar hint appearing when loading a game in creative mode (usually the tutorial world saves).
– Fix to remove the player shadow when the Invisible option in the Host Privileges is used.
– Fix for Red Roses not being generated on the terrain.
– Fix for paintings being pushed by pistons.
– Fix so that players who can’t eat, due to the Trust Players option being off, do not get exhausted.
– Fix for the interface disappearing after a Share to Facebook action.
– Fix to limit the number of Slimes, Ghasts and Silverfish that can be spawned in a world.
– Fix for the cursor position in creative mode being able to go offscreen.
– Fix for players showing on maps when they should not be, after the player dies and respawns.
– Fix for capes displaying wrongly when sprint-flying.
– Fix for capes not displaying in the Nether.
– Fix for capes not displaying when the player respawns.
– Fix for tools taking damage in Creative Mode.
– Fix so Bows don’t need or use up Arrows in Creative Mode.
– Reduced the volume of the chest open/close sound effect