First Look At Far Cry 3 Multiplayer

First actual gameplay of Far Cry 3's multiplayer has been uploaded to Youtube by website VG24/7. The multiplayer will use a currency called "Team Support Points" in order to activate various perks available in the game mode. Some examples of perks are psyche gas that makes enemy players see everyone as demon silhouettes, to Battle Cry which helps teammates and the person who used it will receive a huge amount of Team Support Points. Here is the first gameplay footage of the multiplayer mode:

When the round ends and prepares for the next one, players are introduced to an optional map tutorial that is comforted by the voice of the main antagonist Vaas. When the round ends, an interactive cut scene starts where the best player of that round on the winning team will be prompted to choose to either free the losing team or to beat them to death.

There are two types of game modes in Far Cry 3's multiplayer, domination and firestorm. Domination is the usual type of having to capture capture points in various areas as firestorm gives a more serious approach. The offensive team will have to light up two points in the enemy camp to signal the air support where to drop the gasoline to start a fire. Although, the defending team can take the win first if they secure the offensive team's radio in which they can't call in air support.

The next installment in the Far Cry series will be released on September 4 for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC in the US.

Looks like Call of Duty and Battlefield combined, but looks great.

[Joystiq]

[VG24/7]

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$40 Ultimate Shortcut DLC for Battlefield 3

If you're lazy or don't have time to play to unlock various upgrades that are available for unlock in Battlefield 3, your in luck as Dice released the "Ultimate Shortcut Bundle" on the Xbox Live Marketplace. This DLC will cost 3,200 MS points which is equivalent to $40 giving the player immediate access to every weapon, upgrade, and anything that needs to be unlocked through progression, easy eh?

When I actually meant immediate access, I meant everything from the vehicle upgrades, weapons and gadgets, to all the co-op weapons being available to you without breaking a sweat. To add to this DLC, EA themselves broken this DLC into smaller seperate DLCs if you only want certain unlocks. They include the Kit Shortcut Bundle which has all class unlocks for only 2,000 MS points equivalent to $25, the Co-op Weapons Shortcut for only 400 MS points equivalent to $5, as well as the Vehicle Shortcut Bundle for 1,440 MS points equivalent to $18. To add to this list, they include individual class unlocks for only 560 MS points equivalent to $7 each, as both the Ground Vehicle and Air Vehicle Shortcuts cost 800 MS points equivalent to $10 each.

If you have the money and the laziness, your best choice is to buy either or some or the Ultimate DLC(s) to suit your needs when you start playing Battlefield 3. Now this is what I call cashing in by Dice and EA! 

Heres a little rundown on the various DLCs:

Ultimate Shortcut Bundle:     3,200 MS Points || $40

Kit Shortcut Bundle:             2,000 MS Points || $25

Vehicle Shortcut Bundle:      1,440 MS Points || $18

Ground Vehicle Shortcut:        800 MS Points || $10
Air Vehicle Shortcut:               800 MS Points || $10
Individual Class Unlocks:        560 MS Points || $7  Each
Co-op Weapons Shortcut:      400 MS Points || $5

I would definitely rather earn my unlocks through work than just buying them wasting money, although, its your decision if you want to buy em. So Dice and EA just want to milk more money out of us, whats next, charging us for updates??

[Gamespot]

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Super Meat Boy on iOS

In a recent blog post by Team Meat, who are the developers of the platform game, Super Meat Boy, they have announced the development of a completely revamped Super Meat Boy for the Apple iOS. There isn't any planned release date yet as the Team just started working on this project. The game will be called "Super Meat Boy: The Game" and the blog author, Edmund, tells us some important things we should expect:

What the game is:

- A feature length touch controlled platformer SPECIFICALLY designed for Touch devices.

What the game isn't:

- a shitty port of an existing game with non tactile buttons spread all over the screen blocking the players view and making for frustrating controls.

- the Super Meat Boy you're used to, there are aspects of Super Meat Boy in there, obviously, but this is a brand new game with new art, new sound, everything.

Not a lot of details were released, but we should expect more updates in the future, if you want to follow up on Team Meat's progress, check out their blog here.

Super Meat Boy is currently available for the Xbox 360, PC, Mac, and Linux systems. The game is about a cute yet manly cube-shaped piece of meat character who attempts to rescue his girlfriend, Bandage Girl, from Dr. Fetus (Yup...). Super Meat Boy contains at least 300 levels to keep you occupied for a very long time, as you try to reach the end by dodging, climbing, and jumping past deadly obstacles. So iOS users will be amazed once they get their hands on this great game, it won't be an identical port from the other systems, but something new.

Check out some gameplay footage while your at it

Looks simple at first, but gets much more difficult as you progress through the game.

[GameInformer]

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Fiat 500X Coming Next Year

For those in the United States, you've probably seen these little cars on the streets. Ah yes, the Fiat 500, which looks cute and stylish. Although, there has been reports that the Fiat 500 series will now be expanded to a wide range of models to choose from starting next year with the 500X. With the past launch of both the Abarth and Cabriolet in the United States, Fiat still wants to expand their line. During the Geneva Motor Show, Fiat also released info on the Fiat 500L, which is a crossover made from the 500, but, the 500X will be a larger crossover than the 500L. 

The Fiat 500X will be wider but will be in the limits of Fiat's architecture of a small car. Reports haven't confirmed if the 500X will be sold in the United States, but there will be other alternatives in the future to come. There hasn't been any media releases of the 500X yet, but here are some 500L goodies.

I hope she is included with the car

No specifications available to post, sorry guys. 

[Autoblog]

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