This UIR Semi-automatic rifle’s scope make the Markza the perfect weapon for far away shots. With the large capacity mag, you’ll be able to hold a point on a map to cover your teammates or yourself! This deadly accurate rifle is sure to be a fan favorite, especially to those going for headshots.
Check out this video to see this new addition to the franchise in action:
Here’s quite a cool easter egg that was recently found in
Halo 4.
A set of doors have a false reflection, in that they show
some scenes from Tsavo Highway which keen Halo players may recognise from the third
game of the series.
When a sinister conspiracy targets Commander Shepard, you and your team must uncover the truth, through battles and intrigue that range from the glamour of the Citadel’s Wards to the top-secret Council Archives. Uncover the truth and fight alongside your squad – as well as the cast from the original Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, including Urdnot Wrex!
When the adventure is over, reconnect with your favorite characters from the Mass Effect Trilogy, try your luck at the Citadel’s Silver Coast Casino, blow off steam in the Armax Combat Arena, or explore and furnish Shepard’s own living quarters on the Citadel. With unique content and cinematics featuring your friends and romance interests in the Mass Effect trilogy, Mass Effect 3: Citadel offers one final chance to see the characters you have known for years and rekindle romances.
Mass Effect 3: Citadel will release worldwide on March 5th on Xbox 360, PC and PS3 (on March 6th on PS3 in Europe). Price: $14.99, 1200MS points and 1200 BW points.
Mass Effect 3: Reckoning – Multiplayer DLC
Prepare for the Reckoning! Newfound allies join the multiplayer war for survival in Mass Effect 3: Reckoning. The Geth Juggernaut, Cabal Vanguard, Talon Mercenary, Alliance Infiltration Unit, and more take up arms to stop the Reaper threat. Smash your enemies with the Biotic Hammer as you lay waste to the battlefield as the Krogan Warlord.
Wield 7 new weapons for multiplayer, including the Geth Spitfire Assault Rifle, Venom Shotgun, Lancer Assault Rifle, and amplify your arsenal with new equipment and weapon mods featuring the Geth Scanner and Assault Rifle Omni-blade.
New game Destiny has been revealed to the world and Bungie took a note from 343 Industries’ playbook and did the reveal with a set of concept artwork (albeit intermingled within a Vidoc of full of explanation).
Here’s some of the art that Bungie designers have done on The Fallen (Cabal), settings, cities and the Traveller, who’s true identity while probably be revealed in game 3…..
The Traveller
Mars' Exclusion Zone is controlled by the Cabal
You might recall this as the first image that leaked
Bungie have finally revealed their new cross platform game. We haven't had a drink of Bungie goodness since the brilliant Halo: Reach game was released three years ago (it seems so long ago!).
"Destiny takes place on the planet Earth, but well into the future when a mysterious weapon destroyed most of the planet and its inhabitants at the end of humanity’s Golden Age. One city remains, however, surviving thanks to the intervention of The Traveler. The Traveler is a gigantic moon shaped ship that looms over the Earth’s last surviving city. No one knows what The Traveler is, or where it came from, but it saved humanity by making sure a small population survived.
Guardians will be fully customised for Destiny
Players take on the roles of The Guardians, the protectors of the city who receive power from the Traveler. Each player creates his or her own guardian and can customize everything about them, including their appearance, class, weapons, and ship. Bungie didn’t divulge the differentiations between each class, but it spoke of hunters, titans, and warlocks. As a protector of the city, you live in a persistent and changing world, venturing into the Earth’s ruins on missions to explore and collect loot. You can even venture outside of Earth to visit the other planets of our solar system like Venus and Mars. Ambiguous powers emanate from The Traveler, empowering Earth’s Guardians with a magical force."
A first person shooter (and praise the Prophets it's not an MMO), it's like nothing that has ever been before. Destiny's concept is simply amazing in that it is an attempt to bring in a new era of co-operative game play:
"Every player is on his or her own adventure, but paths will cross. Bungie didn’t show how this process works firsthand, but the closest comparison seems to be the innovative multiplayer in 2012’s Journey. Bungie described an elaborate scenario where two guardians meet in the city and decide to head to a location on Mars called the Dust Palace in order to hopefully find worthwhile loot. The two jump in a space ship and head toward the planet, passing by The Traveler as they head to Mars. Once there, they encounter one of many enemy types called the Cabal. The two hold out as best they can against these powerful enemies, when a player who was also on a trip to Mars joins their fray. As Bungie describes it, this new Guardian’s appearance is a product of matchmaking that happens in the background with no intervention from the player." Source: Game Informer
It will take a lot to top the Halo series (only cross platform war games with serious advertising budgets such as Call of Duty / Modern Warfare beat it sales wise) and people will be looking to Bungie to do just that. Destiny is however going to be a cross platform game (Xbox and Play Station) so they have a real chance to top it, at the least sales wise.
So while the ideas behind Destiny sound epic, the realization of it will be in the game's execution, and indeed the winning over of Bungie's long time fans, and of course bringing in a few new ones as well.
It will also be interesting where the classic Halo fan now goes (and stays). Will they stay with the Halo series after the success of Halo 4 or will they be tempted to the Dark Side by Bungie's new wares? I imagine the guys at HBO will be torn (well actually not, they already have destiny.bungie.org all prepared). I for one will be dipping my toes in both pools as I really enjoyed Halo 4 and am keen to see where 343 takes the game.
So dear Bungie fan, what do you think of Bungie's announcement?
Halo CE taunted us very early on when that games Elite's could strike us down with an energy sword but the Chief could never get his hands it. Fans wanted to use it and badly. Halo 2 let people have the chance to slice and dice their opponents and the Halo multiplayer universe hasn't been the same since.
The sword can be a wonder weapon to use if you do it right. Here's some pro tips on how to successfully use the Halo 4 Covenant in multiplayer and rack up some nice kills.
Players move faster with Sprint by default, they assume they can just run at opponents and kill them with the lunge from far away. This is a mistake, Halo multiplayer is a hotbed of any thing can happen.
You still need to be ninja like with the sword. In close quarters and confined places it is your friend. Use it to blind side players in those tight spots and corners.
When Boy Scouts go camping, they take a knife with them. Same can apply in Halo when camping, a sword in you back pocket can be quite useful.
A sword lunge can be parried with a sword melee. If you deliver a melee successfully, you will then be able to lunge immediately after your melee, getting the jump on your attacker.
In consideration of the above, the sword has an important change from the prior Halo games which allows to swing much faster than it has in the past which eliminates uwanted parries. This means you have to be on your game.
Normally when sprinting with normal weapons, if an opponent shoot you, the shots will slow you down a tad. A sword wielding player is immune to this so there's an advantage to be exploited.
Remember to key an eye on your sword's energy level - you don't want to be caught with uncharged sword as basically you'd be slapping your opposition with a feather duster.
Here is the very full list of GOW Judgment's achievements. They seem a little less create than prior Gears games - there's no Star Wars referencing 'It's a trap' for example.
There does seem to be a good mix between campaign and multiplayer.
They Called Him Karn (10 points) - Completed Museum Of Military Glory
Open Arms (10 points) - Completed Halvo Bay Military Academy
The Real Thing (10 points) - Completed Seahorse Hills
Take Back This City (10 points) - Completed Onyx Point
I Told You (10 points) - Completed Downtown Halvo Bay
This One's Not Over (10 points) - Completed Courthouse
Friends (10 points) - Completed Aftermath
Determined (10 points) - Completed all Campaign Chapters on at least Casual difficulty
Steel Nerves (10 points) - Completed all Campaign Chapters on at least Normal difficult
Iron Fist (25 points) - Completed all Campaign Chapters on at least Hardcore difficulty
Lion Heart (50 points) - Completed all Campaign Chapters on Insane difficulty
Party People (10 points) - Played any section in 4 player Co-Op
Blood Brothers (50 points) - Completed all Campaign Chapters in Co-op
Challenge Accepted (5 points) - Completed your first Declassified mission
Never Give Up (10 points) - Completed at least 20 Declassified missions
Quality Soldiering (50 points) - Completed all Declassified missions
A Peek into the Future (10 points) - Watched Aftermath teaser
The Aftermath (20 points) - Unlocked Aftermath
Rising Star (10 points) - Attained 50 Stars on at least Casual Difficulty
Shooting Star (20 points) - Attained 75 Stars on at least Normal Difficulty
Star Struck (50 points) - Attained 100 Stars on at least Hardcore Difficulty
Superstar (50 points) - Attained all Stars on Insane Difficulty
Never Forgotten (10 points) - Recovered 10 COG Tags during the Campaign
Veteran Remembrance (10 points) - Recovered 25 COG Tags during the Campaign
Respect for the Fallen (20 points) - Recovered all 48 COG Tags during the Campaign
Ribbon Master (10 points) - Earned 3 unique Ribbons in any section
Proud Wearer (5 points) - Equipped your first Medal
Ready for War (20 points) - Earned at least one Onyx medal
Sybarite (50 points) - Earned the Onyx "War Supporter" medal
Seriously Judgmental (75 points) - Completed all Declassified Missions on Insane difficulty
Level 5 (5 points) - Reached level 5
Level 10 (10 points) - Reached level 10
Level 20 (10 points) - Reached level 20
Level 30 (15 points)- Reached level 30
Level 40 (25 points) - Reached level 40
Level 50 (25 points) - Reached level 50
Let's Do This (50 points) - Achieved level 50 and chose to re-up for another tour of duty
Fearless (50 points) - Achieved level 50 a second time and chose to re-up for another tour
Unstoppable (50 points) - Achieved level 50 a third time and chose to re-up for another tour
Death to Locust (10 points) - Killed with all classes of COG in Overrun or Survival
Death to the COG (10 points) - Killed with all classes of Locust in Overrun
Survivor (10 points) - Completed wave 10 on all maps in Survival mode
Globe Trotter (10 points) - Won a match on every map in all Versus modes
Jack of All Trades (10 points) - Won 10 matches of Overrun
Team Leader (10 points) - Won 10 rounds of Team Deathmatch
All Rounder (10 points) - Won one match in Free For All, Team Deathmatch, and Domination
Roaming Free (10 points) - Won one match on every map in Free For All
Team On Tour (10 points) - Won one match on every map in Team Deathmatch
Overran (10 points) - Won one match on every map in Overrun
Dominator (10 points) - Won one match on every map in Domination