A gameplay “teaser” was released by Square Enix for the upcoming ‘Hitman: Absolution’, but if you were expecting to see any form of sneakiness, the 60 sec clip didn’t show much in that respect. However, Machinima posted the full 16 minute ‘Run For Your Life’ trailer ahead of the general release to press. Contrary to the title, the trailer features Agent 47 sneaking around in a derelict Library and employing his neck snapping talents more than actual running. But there is still plenty of evasion and sneaking.

Agent 47 seems to move more fluidly in Absolution, provided that he lurks among the chest high walls in which the new cover system comes into play. Added to the cover system comes the ‘Instinct’ system, allowing the player to see potential victims through walls and highlights their path of movement. Whether Hitman fans digest this positively seems uncertain. Artstyle wise, it looks more like Kane and Lynch or Batman than the original iterations and I like it. Its dark and moody, the heavy rain creating suspense and atmosphere almost out of Gotham city itself.

EMGN will be shutting down later today. This is due to:

1) The current version of EMGN does a bad job at representing our goal – a unified location for all things tech (electronics,) movies and gaming. We will be working hard towards building a unique experience through the next three months. The real EMGN will be launched on Jan 1st, 2012. The new website will contain full community features, better organization and most importantly – a website that offers tech, movies and gaming content with one click.

2) Our PHP files have been hacked and injected with suspicious code. The code (now removed) has caused various pages of EMGN to re-direct to a website containing multiple viruses. Although the code has been removed, the re-direction is still occurring and we do not want to put our users at risk.

• Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• Dead Space
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
• Need for Speed: SHIFT

The catch? There isn’t one! Simply head over to the [official website ] and follow the simple instructions. The offer ends January 15, 2012.

If you’re too lazy, here’s what you have to do:

Step One:

Slide the phone open to reveal the on-screen Game Launcher which will show the 4 free games available.

Step Two:

You’ll then be prompted to connect to a WiFi network.

Step Three:

Once connected, simply touch the icon of the game you want and your download will begin!

• Orcs Must Die
• Limbo
• Magicka
• Bastion
• Space Chem
• Avadon: The Black Fortress.

According to the press release, OnLive is a big supporter of indie games:

“OnLive has long been a supporter of independent publishers. Simply put, they’re making some really great, innovative games these days.”

First of all, the visuals seem to have undergone a slight makeover with textures receiving higher details and overall play looks to be smoother. Obvious improvements to lighting and shadows have been made and tress are looking a lot better than what we saw in the beta. DICE stated the beta was a build that was more than a month old and this claim has been reinforced with what appears to be an improved overall game.

DICE has also listened very carefully to player feedback with a number of new features being added which were not present in the beta, including:

• Kit names when switching: When picking up a weapon kit from a downed solider, the name of the kit has been added.
• Heartbeat Monitor: A little heartbeat monitor has been added in right next to your hitpoints
• The Map: The mini-map seems to have been slightly improved in terms of clarity. Many have complained about the clarity of the map with some going as far as calling the map useless.
• “Enemy Killed”: Instead of “Enemy Down”, it’s now “Enemy Killed”.
• Point Accumulation Sound: A little sound has been added in whenever you kill an enemy or accumulate points for other activities. (unconfirmed).
• Time to Deploy: the ‘time to deploy’ counter has been moved to the top right hand corner of the screen and the look has been changed (see deployment screenshot below).
• M-Com Stations: A little counter below the M-Com station letter (A, B etc.) has been added which will show how far away you are from the station, in meters.
• Glitches: The glitches seen on the beta have disappeared as DICE stated in their latest blog post.
  

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 releases on the 8th of November, 2011 on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

“The hammer will fall swiftly and accurately.”

The beta is completely vulnerable to cheating as DICE has no anti-cheat systems in place. Punkbuster has been completely disabled. This has been done as an experiment so DICE can figure out how players cheat and get rid of all possible ways of foul play for the full release.

Battlefield 3 releases on the 25th of October on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Via: [Gamernax]

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken will be available on October 18th on PlayStation Network for $11.99

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