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Kevin Conroy Confirmed to Voice Batman in Batman: Arkham Origins

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:19:00 -0500

Of course the initial reports were wrong. When are they ever right? It seems as though Kevin Conroy is actually returning as the voice of Batman for Batman: Arkham Origins.

Not only that, but Conroy has apparently been working on the next Arkham title for the past 10 or so months already. A non-disclosure agreement that he and his cast mates have signed have kept things under wraps until now.

The big reveal came during a Q&A session at the Dallas Comic-Con. You can watch the full Q&A

Call of Duty Ghosts Next-Gen Teaser Confirms Reveal at May 21 Xbox Event

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:00 -0500

The official Call of Duty Twitter sent out a Vine a few minutes ago that gives us the first glimpse at the next-generation version of Call of Duty: Ghosts. As expected, the Call of Duty franchise is again snuggling up to the Xbox brand and it should come as no surprise that the reveal of Ghosts will take place during the big Xbox event that is taking place in just two days.

We obviously cannot embed Vine videos here, so be sure to head on over to experience the full 5-6

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is Headed to the PC

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:37:00 -0500

Originally, this game was supposedly going to be released at the same time for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Then it seems as though the listing for the PC port just kind of disappeared and nobody made mention of it again. Today, however, comes renewed confirmation that Metal Gear Rising: Revegeance is headed to the PC.

Hideo Kojima apparently made mention of this on a recent episode of his podcast. We here at TGN do not speak Japanese outside of a few things we learned back in elementary school. As such, you'll just have to rely on the word of Platinum

Trion Hit with Layoffs - Official Numbers are Unconfirmed

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:00 -0500

A story that is still developing says that Trion Worlds has been hit with a series of layoffs today. Initial reports said that the number of affected employees was as high as 80% of the total work force, though Trion has said those numbers are exaggerated.

Though still unconfirmed, it is being said that the San Diego studio was hit the hardest. That studio is where Defiance was developed, the latest free to play MMO from the studio that has significant ties to the SyFy series of the same name.

Trion has issued the following statement

An EA Senior Software Engineer Slams Nintendo and the Wii U, Says Origin Isn't Important

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:00 -0500

Bob Summerwill is a Senior Software Engineer and Architect working at Electronic Arts. Sure, EA has already said they won't be making any new Wii U titles in the foreseeable future, but things went a bit further than that today.

Taking to Twitter to respond to the recent report that EA was not creating

Robotic Boogaloo for Team Fortress 2 Kicks Off - First Entirely Community Created Update

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:26:00 -0500

Team Fortress 2's Robotic Boogaloo is here and it is the first entire community created update made for the game. That is to say, if this sucks, you only have yourself to blame.

The short of this update is:

- 57 new items
- New items
- New hats
- Robot themed everything
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Team Fortress 2 Update Fixes CPU Spikes on Servers (May 17, 2013)

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:13:00 -0500
Today's Team Fortress 2 update should be welcomed by server admins as it fixes CPU spikes on servers, among other fixes.

Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for May 17, 2013
Source Engine Changes
- Fixed server CPU spikes caused by compression of string tables and packets.
- Added sv_netspike, sv_netspike_sendtime_ms, and sv_netspike_output convars for investigating server performance
- net_compresspackets_minsize default value increased to 1024. This convar now also determines the threshold to determine when a "fragment" (logical game network message, before being broken up into network

Report: Microsoft is Planning to Roll Out a New 360 Dashboard Interface in Preparation for Next-Gen Xbox

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:07:00 -0500

Sources close to The Verge say that Microsoft is readying a new dashboard update for the Xbox 360 that will prepare gamers for the upcoming move to the next-gen Xbox. Slated for a possible public beta in either late June or early July, the changes to the dashboard will be made alongside the Windows 8.1 (Blue) update for PC users.

The changes are being made to help 360 owners make a smooth transition to the new generation.

Nintendo will Showcase E3 2013 Games at Best Buy

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:48:00 -0500

A pre-E3 press conference? "Hell no," says Nintendo. Playable demos of E3 2013 games at Best Buy kiosks? "Sure, why not," says Nintendo.

This year, while Nintendo might not hold a typical pre-E3 conference they will be allowing fans to play some of the game demos at the same time that they're being shown off on the show floor. All you need to do is head on over to your nearest Best Buy and hope it's not too busy and you'll be able to try out and view some new games for the Wii U as they're being shown to the press at E3.

Nintendo has

Madden NFL 25 Anniversary Edition Officially Announced by EA Sports

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:20:00 -0500
EA Sports has teamed up with Amazon to give football fans a special Anniversary Edition of Madden NFL 25. Included in this special version of the game is a free year of NFL Sunday Ticket Max and $10 off per month from DirecTV.

Fans who are not currently DIRECTV subscribers but are able to receive DIRECTV service will receive a promo code entitling them to $10 off per month for their first year of service and one year of NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX at no additional charge.

- Fans who are already DIRECTV and NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX subscribers can access NFL SUNDAY TICKET on computer and mobile devices using their current DIRECTV username and password.