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Level cap at 80 WhenModern Warfarereleased in 2007, it mixed up the landscape of multiplayer shooters for an entire generation. Even to this day, competitive online shooters are still being influenced byCall of Duty. Part of what made the gameplay loop so addictive was the innovative “Prestige” system, which allowed players to reset their online progress for a fancy icon next to their name. Now you could redo all of those insane challenges you pulled off or even focus on entirely different weapons....

Double happiness You would probably never have to talk me in to playing a tower defense RPG, but if you did, telling me that doing so would feed a hungry family would definitely help. This is exactly what’s happening with indie game company Frogdice and partners Stop Hunger Now. For each and every sale of their cool looking match-3 tower defense RPGTower of Elementsthis month and next, a meal will be given to a needy family....

PastMonster Huntergames have offered extensive customization options for both the player character and animal companions. The newest entry to the series,Monster Hunter Wilds, lets players create their Hunter’s look, as well as that of their Palico. But what about your Seikret? Seikret customization in the open beta When startingMonster Hunter Wilds, you’re met with elaborate customization options for your Hunter and Palico, but not your Seikret mount. You find a Seikret during one of the opening cutscenes, after which it becomes your trusty companion....

May take a page from League of Legends Command and Conqueris back, and this time it’s going the free-to-play route. Now before you cringe too hard from the last statement, much is still undecided when it comes to the freemium model that will be in place when the game hits Origin later this year. Speaking with Victory Games’ senior development director, Tim Morten, one possible model the game may follow takes a page straight out ofLeague of Legends....

It’s still alive! After the success of the firstDead Islandgame, players expected and looked forward to a sequel relatively soon. Instead, we’ve gotten radio silence for the better part of ten years.Dead Island 2was first announced at E3 in 2014, and has been in development hell for around a decade. We finally got an update last week though, bringing to a close the years-long silence we had been enduring from Deep Silver, the game’s developer....

Okay For now, the Switch is in wait and see mode when it comes to a major fighting game renaissance. There’s the token first-party game inArms(which will be followed by more, likely aSmashport), and a few others likeDragon Ball Xenoverse 2‘s year-later Switch port andStreet Fighter II. But there hasn’t been a dearth of current Capcom, Bandai Namco, and Arc System Works fighters yet. That could change according toBlazeBluedirector Toshimichi Mori....

Got plans for Sunday, April 3? Whatever they are, have ’em canceled — you’ve got a day full of live streams ahead of you. That’s when Fight for Relief, a charity event with all proceeds going to GlobalGiving’s Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund, will be broadcast live. For this noble cause,iPLAYWINNERandLevel | Up Seriesare working withEtrium Gaming Districtand theFighting Gamers @ UCIto bring usMarvel vs. Capcom 3andSuper Street Fighter IVtournaments....

We knew thatMax Payne 3would indulge in multiplayer, but weren’t entirely sure how Rockstar would bring competitive play to fruition. Enter IGN with its exclusive look at Gang Wars. The team has attempted to infuse Gang Wars with narrative, which comes by way of voice overs and motion comics. Interestingly, objectives will shift on a round-to-round basis, hopefully providing for more fluid, contextualized multiplayer mayhem. Yeah, there are perks, too — Rockstar has dubbed them “Bursts....

We got a hands-off look It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Bethesda and Tango onGhostwire: Tokyoin earnest.That changed recentlywhen we got to attend a brief hands-offGhostwire: Tokyopreview. The event opened up with the key art for the game (featuring Hannya the antagonist “mastermind”) and extremely atmospheric music that bodes well for the final game. Director Kenji Kimura introed our hands-off session with a quick debrief on the streets of Tokyo....

Rockstar to shoehorn yet another release into a busy quarter Rockstar has made clear their intentions tomarry your daughterreleaseGrand Theft Auto Vin spring of 2013. Awesome. I’m sure we’ll all be well and caught up on everything else coming out in the first quarter. I mean, it isn’t as though there are half a dozen other major titles releasing in that window. In a post on their blog, the developer has stated that the game will be available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and pre-orders will open at retailers on November 5th....

Further details onHalo 4have come out of Microsoft ExpertZone, a website used to teach retailers about the company’s products. Little English Halo Blog has saved us all the trouble of digging for the information ourselves, so here are the highlights. The game will feature ten new weapons, two additional vehicles “plus many of your favorites from the past,” and multiplayer with “improved support to create, organize, and track groups.” More interestingly, the site lists the first season of Spartan Ops as having five missions per week across a ten-week period....

It’s a strategy title The Behemoth is great at teasing their games, and “Game 4” is no exception. All we had to go off of in the pastwas a creepy spider character, but now thanks to PAX Prime in Seattle we’re getting a clearer picture of what to expect. Destructoid has confirmed that Game 4 (which is still not titled) will be a strategy game. It’s coming to Xbox One and Steam at this time, and Will Stamper will return to narrate the adventure....

In Act 1 ofBaldur’s Gate 3, while you’re on the hunt for Auntie Ethel (the first time, mind you), you can encounter a Gur Hunter named Gandrel near the Riverside Teahouse waypoint. This otherwise innocuous meeting can take a violent turn if you’re not sure how to respond. If you may end this conversation amicably, Gandrel will make an appearance when you make it to Act 3, but if not — you’ll lose a trading partner....