Born Ready Games has expanded the Strike Suit universe with new DLC content for their space action game Strike Suit Zero.  The new Heroes of the Fleet DLC will include five new missions to the game and is available now for $6.99, but that's not all.  Born Ready Games has also released a new Mod Tool that includes Steam Workshop support and can be downloaded for free for anyone who currently has Strike Suit Zero...but that's STILL not all.

What if you're reading this and thinking "well I don't have Strike Suit Zero so this doesn't apply to me"?  Well, this part will.  Until May 26th, all Strike Suit content on Steam will be 50% off.  You can also get a "mega bundle" that contains Strike Suit Infinity, Strike Suit Zero, the Heroes of the Fleet DLC, the Raptor Strike Suit, and the digital art book for only $19.99.  If you were to buy everything individually while it's on sale, that alone would get you the art book, so it's like buying the art book and the rest of the content is free...if you want to look at it that way. [READ MORE]

So we all heard that you'll have to register the game on your Xbox One. It sounds like it will be a serial number type deal. Kotaku  has a report talking with Microsoft's Phil Harrison. Yes, the same Phil Harrison who was front and center with the PlayStation 3.

So you get a code to enter into the system that ties the game to your Live account. Multiple people in your family can play the game on that console, so it sounds like if you have multiple profiles, you'll be OK there.

Now let's say you want to bring it to your friend's house. They'll have to pay a fee to install it and if it's a new game, it's going to be the full price of the game. Ouch. I'm not sure how long the wait will be before the game's install fee decreases and to what amount, but don't look to take new games over to a friend's house and expect to play it. And you can probably deduce how this is going to affect used games.

Now, Microsoft's looking at making a way to let you sell your games online. So, Microsoft's going to control the used game market for the Xbox One it seems. For those that play Diablo 3, this might sound a little familiar to you. Blizzard, probably seeing how much money they are losing out when people trade items on their own, built a way to do selling and trading into the game. Microsoft, probably seeing the money being lost in the used game market, is looking to make it part of their ecosystem. 

This certainly presents an interesting scenario. If the PlayStation 4 doesn't restrict people from installing used games, which system do you think Gamestop is going to push when families come in looking to purchase something for their kids to play games.

-Update- You will be able to take your games over to a friend's house and play it, as long as you login with the profile that you registered the game with as detailed by Major Nelson.

Yeah, you read that right.  Your one-stop location for historically-based pre-mechanized combat, Sega and Creative Assembly, have commissioned a series of novels based on their RTS franchise.  These novels will be written by David Gibbins, author of the "Jack Howard" series of archaeological thrillers - two words you'd never expect to see together in such a relationship.
 
The first novel will be called Total War: Rome - Destroy Carthage.  Gibbins is working alongside Creative Assembly to spin a fictional narrative that still manages to remain true to the source material.  It follows the adventures of centurion Fabius Petronius Secundus from his first battles against the Macedonians until the Siege of Carthage itself.

I've never read any of his stuff before (my historical fiction begins and ends with Bernard Cornwell), however, I might have to check out his "Jack Howard" series just to see if it's what I'm afraid it will be: a Clive Cussler/Dirk Pitt rip-off.  

To learn more, you can follow the jump. [READ MORE]

Today’s Xbox ONE reveal conference was capped off with the worldwide premiere of the first, official trailer for Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Ghosts. From what was explained at the conference and what I gather from the trailer, it appears as though the United States has fallen to a foreign enemy and the game will chronicle the tale of a group of American freedom fighters known as Ghosts who are striking back. Does anyone else get a Homefront vibe? Not that such a vibe would be a bad thing...

You can check out the full trailer below and look forward to the game this November:
   

Wow, it seems like it was only yesterday that World of Tanks Update 8.5 released, but in reality, it's been almost a whole month.  

Anyway, World of Tanks Update 8.6 is all about artillery re-balancing.  Self-propelled guns (SPGs) that were previously Tier 8 will be elevated to Tier X and will be replaced with brand new Tier 8 SPGs.  Units include the American M44 and M53/55 SPGs, the Soviet SU-122A and SU-14-1, the German 10.5 GW Mk.IV(e), Pz.Sfl.IVb, and the G.W. Tiger (p), and finally the French get the AMX Obusier automoteur de 105 and Bat. Chatillion 155 (55).  

You can see them for yourself in the screenshots by looking down.

Update 8.6 will also add the British A33 Excelsior and a new map set in Korea.

To learn more about World of Tanks, or to register, follow the jump. [READ MORE]

Microsoft Studios took the stage in Redmond, Washington to show off the next installment of the popular Forza Motorsport series. Forza 5 is currently in development by Turn 10 Studios and will accompany the console as a launch title when it is released to the public (launch window not yet announced). A short trailer of the game was shown but showed no gameplay footage. More details were promised at E3.

As planned, Microsoft has lifted the veil on their next console which will be known simply as the Xbox ONE. The new system is described as an all-in-one system that will serve all of your entertainment needs. The system is a cloud powered piece of hardware that includes a controller, the system, and what is the equivalent of Kinect 2.0.

The Xbox ONE is a media hub of sorts, which will tie in all of your electronic devices in your living room. Your cable / satellite television, as well as other media sources, will be all be routed through the new console. Users can swap between things such as their games, television, music, and even Internet browsing using simple voice commands or hand gestures.

More details are inbound...

• Sony teases the PlayStation 4 a day ahead of the next Xbox reveal
• Kevin Conroy WON'T be voicing Batman in Arkham Origins
• Prepare for the finale of the Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness series with a free copy of Episode 3
• Love the Unreal games? How about five for only $10?
• New Splinter Cell: Blacklist trailer details cooperative stealth
• Xbox Live discounts dozens of new titles and add-ons until June 3
• Rain down fire in new Guncraft trailer
• First trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins and information about the Deathstroke pre-order pack.
• Now Loading for the week of May 20, 2013: Better Late Than Never Edition
• OUYA will be at E3 in a parking lot across the street
• The Last of Us will be available for digital download on launch day

Leave it to Sony to try and steal a little thunder from Microsoft. They posted a teaser video showing off little bits of the PlayStation 4 console, but the full reveal will be at E3. Tomorrow's is Microsoft's day, but Sony got a little buzz today with this one. I'm at least happy there's something to look forward to at E3. It's been a while since something like this debuted at the trade show in Los Angeles. For now, check out some close ups of the console before it's fully unveiled in a few weeks
 

Penny Arcade has announced that the finale of their On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness series will be released on June 7th.  In preparation, players are able to head to http://penny-arcade.com/static/rainslick-giveaway to get a free Steam key for the third episode in the series.  However, there's a catch: the giveaway will only last until the end of the day OR until all the Steam keys have been given out.  So don't dawdle!  Head over to the link above, fill out the Captcha form to prove you're human, and claim your key before they run out.

Sam Fisher and Isaac Briggs have their work cut out for them in Splinter Cell: Blacklist's newest trailer.

Ubisoft's cooperative trailer shows off the ways the duo can interact and cover each other's backs via stealth tactics. Players' progress as both characters will be tied into cooperative and single-player modes alike, creating a persistent experience across the whole of Splinter Cell: Blacklist. The Strategic Mission Interface allows players to unlock new weapons and items through experience earned. 

Splinter Cell: Blacklist releases August 20 for Xbox 350 PlayStation 3, Wii U and PC.

Check out the trailer below for a look at Splinter Cell: Blacklist's cooperative mode.

Via: Gameinformer

Exato Games' Guncraft is a bizarre combination of Minecraft and Call of Duty, and in the newest trailer, Meteor Survival Mode creates an even more unusual twist to the title's gameplay.

In Meteor Survival Mode, players must freeze their opponents in their tracks before meteors rain down from the sky, melting them into little pools of space matter and H2O. 

Beta mambers will be anle to try out the Meteor Survival mode in the next content patch to Guncraft. 

Check out the trailer below to witness Meteor Mode's rain of fire over the landscapes of Guncraft.

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