The finals for this year's International will be held July 18th - 21st at the KeyArena in Seattle, WA. Four-day ticket prices are $99 for General Admission, $199 for Floor seating, and $499 for VIP level.
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Tickets for The International 4 on Sale Friday April 4
This Friday, April 4, you will be able to begin purchasing your tickets for Valve's The International 4. Yes, The International Dota 2 Championship is fast approaching and this Friday is when you can first get tickets for the July 18 - July 21 event.
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Microsoft to Launch the Xbox in China
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Microsoft to Launch the Xbox in China
The Global VP of Microsoft, Zhang Yaqin, said that he expects the Xbox One to launch in China "soon." This comes after a 14-year old ban on gaming consoles was lifted earlier this year in the country.
Even with that ban in place, the gaming market in China had sales hitting $13.6 billion (USD) in 2013. Estimates are around $17.6 billion in sales for 2014.
Microsoft seems to have gotten a leg up on other peers such as Sony and Nintendo. The company has already set... -
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Free Hitman: Absolution and Deadlight for April's Games with Gold Titles
This month, Xbox Live Gold members on the Xbox 360 will get their hands on two er, decent titles. The first, which will run from April 1 through April 15 is Hitman: Absolution.
The second game is Deadlight, which will be available from April 16 to the end of the month. You get to keep the games so long as you "buy" or download them when they are available and you have Xbox Live Gold. They're yours to keep even if your Live subscription runs out.... -
PSA: Target Running a Buy 2 Get 1 Free Deal Beginning April 6
Just a quick heads up that the Target chain of retailers will be running a buy 2 get 1 free deal on all video games.
According to Cheapassgamer, the deal will show up in their next weekly ad which kicks off on April 6 and runs until April 12.... -
Naval Strike Finally Released on PC Plus New Game Update
Battlefield 4 Naval Strike has finally been released for PC gamers today. That's essentially all that needs to be said here. It may have taken a week for them to fix whatever that last minute issue was but it's finally out for all platforms. It's a bit shy of 5GB in size, so you may want to start downloading now if you want to play later this evening. In addition, a general update for Battlefield 4 was also released today. This update is about 533MB in size and includes the follow... -
Phil Spencer Named Head of Xbox
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Phil Spencer Named Head of Xbox
Microsoft's Phil Spencer will soon lead the Xbox, Xbox Live, and the "creative teams including Xbox Music, Xbox Video, and Microsoft Studios." Spencer himself heads the latest Xbox blog update about his new role.
The growth of the Xbox community, with over 80 million Xbox owners around the world, is built on the foundation of exclusive franchises, new and original IP and the world’s most popular cross-platform games. Games and gamers have always been at the core of Xbox and the... -
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True Player Gear Introduces Totem - A Challenger to the Oculus Rift
Are you still feeling a little butthurt over Facebook's acquisition of Oculus, a company you had no actual investment in? Hey man, we hear you and so does everyone else. Fortunately for you, another company is ready to take the reigns back for the hardcore gaming crowd that feels like they're still owed the world.
Yesterday, True Player Gear announced Totem, a new virtual reality headset that is very much in the planning stages still. Hell, these guys also know exactly... -
PlayStation Thanks Developers and Fans
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PlayStation Thanks Developers and Fans
Sony has released a new video thanking fans and developers of the PlayStation brand.
PS4 has been met with amazing enthusiasm and excitement from both gamers and developers alike since its launch back in November. With more than 100 games scheduled to launch on PS4 in 2014, it's clear developers have been hard at work making great games for PS4 and are already pushing the hardware to do unexpected things. PlayStation continues to partner with some of the world's best and brightest... -
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Forza 5 Update Lets You Immediately Access the Car DLC You Purchased
In the past, if you purchased new DLC cars with real currency in a Forza title, you were not given immediate access to those cars. Instead, the DLC purchase simply allowed you to purchase the cars using in-game currency when you had enough money to do so. Now, with a new content update for Forza 5, it finally looks like Turn 10 is going to fix this rather asinine idea for good.
With our most recent content update for Forza 5, I’m excited to say we’ve made some fundamental improvements... -
Michael Abrash Leaves Valve for Oculus VR
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Michael Abrash Leaves Valve for Oculus VR
Michael Abrash, the man that was largely responsible for Valve's push into the realm of virtual reality, has left Valve and has now joined up at Oculus.
Abrash himself explains, through the Oculus blog, his reasons for joining with Oculus.
A lot of what it will take to make VR great is well understood at this point, so it's engineering, not research; hard engineering, to be sure, but clearly within reach. For example, there are half a dozen things that could be done... -
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Critical Hit and The Earthbound Papas to Headline at Orlando Nerd Fest 2014
Critical Hit, a videogame music tribute band led by Jason Hayes (from World of Warcraft fame) will co-headline the Orlando Nerd Fest 2014 with Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu and his band The Earthbound Papas. The pair of headliners will cap off the multi-day music festival taking place from August 7-11 at the Orlando Airport Marriott.
Critical Hit is scheduled to perform live on August 9, 2014 at 10 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Stage A and will entertain attendees with electrifying... -
Newegg Launches New Gaming Community GameCrate
Newegg has launched their own gaming community today that they're calling GameCrate. This marks Newegg's first venture into the world of publishing game-related news that will still contain a focus on hardware in addition to software and more generalized news.
“Gamers represent a significant and very active segment of our customer base. GameCrate gives these tech-*-savvy individuals a place where they can stay current on gaming news and voice their opinions,” said Soren Mills,... -
Slimmer, Lighter PlayStation Vita Coming Bundled with Borderlands 2 this Spring
Other regions in the world already have the lighter and slimmer PS Vita (PCH-2000) to enjoy. Come later this Spring, those in North America will also get the new model and it will come bundled with Borderlands 2.
The new PS Vita Wi-Fi model is approximately 20-percent slimmer and 15-percent lighter than the original version, with rounded edges to fit comfortably in your hands. The new model comes with 1GB of internal memory built into the system, and its 5-inch front touchscreen... -
PSA: Dead Space is Free on Origin for a Limited Time
Dead Space, the original game, is available for free right now through Origin. This is a super limited time offer here in that it can literally just disappear at any moment.
So, if you want Dead Space for free, even if you already have it on another platform (because hey, free is free) then you should probably hurry up and get it right now.... -
Justin Richmond Game Director for Uncharted 4 Leaves Naughty Dog
Another loss strikes Naughty Dog with the news today that Justin Richmond has left the company. Richmond was serving as the Game Director for Uncharted 4.
Richmond gives a brief explanation to IGN:
"I have in fact made the decision to leave Naughty Dog. I love the company and the people and know that they will continue to create awesome games going forward. On a happier note, after careful consideration and exploration I have joined Riot Games. There is some really innovative...
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