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Exclusive Interview: Ex-“Call Of Duty” / Current “Battlefield” 4 Writer Jesse Stern

 

Considering how competition is such a big part of video games, it’s hardly surprising that there are rivalries between different games as well. But few rivalries are as feisty as the one between Battlefield and Call of Duty.

Unless, of course, you’re writer Jesse Stern, who co-wrote 2007’s Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and 2009’s Modern Warfare 2 but most recently worked on Battlefield 4.

But while some might see this as a betrayal or as revenge — especially since he’s also helping the ex-C.O.D. people at Respawn with their upcoming game, Titanfall — Stern actually doesn’t see it that way.

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EXCLUSIVE GAME REVIEW: Batman: Arkham Origins

In Batman: Arkham Origins, the role of The Dark Knight is played by actor Roger Craig Smith, who previously voiced Ezio in Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations. But while Smith’s take on The Caped Crusader is largely cribbed from Kevin Conroy, who masterfully voiced Batman in 2009’s Batman: Arkham Asylum and 2011’s Batman: Arkham City (with a little Christian Bale thrown in for good measure), at the very least, Smith’s imitation of Conroy’s Batman is still pretty spot on.

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“Star Wars Pinball: Balance Of The Force” Review

 

Like their previous pinball tables, Star Wars or otherwise, the ones included in Zen Studio’s new Star Wars Pinball: Balance Of The Force collection strike a great balance between realism and unrealistic expectations. Which is why, like their previous pinball tables, the ones included in Star Wars Pinball: Balance Of The Force are as addictive and fun, well, Zen’s other pinball tables, Star Wars or otherwise.

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EXCLUSIVE HANDS-ON GAME PREVIEW: Rekoil

At a recent press event in Los Angeles, 505 Games showed off Rekoil, an online-only, modern military first-person shooter for PCs and Xbox 360s that seems squarely aimed (no pun intended) at serious fans of the genre. But what makes it interesting is not what they’ve put into it, but what they’ve taken out.

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EXCLUSIVE GAME PREVIEW: Batman: Arkham Origins

In a last ditch effort to get someone, anyone excited about Batman: Arkham Origins, the good people at Warner Brothers Interactive held a press day at their L.A. offices to show off a part of the game they hadn’t previously revealed at E3. Or at Comic-Con. Or at Gamescom. Or at any other point since they announced the game this past April.

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GAME & MOVIE NEWS: Need For Speed Movie Pics Released

DreamWorks have issued a pair of images from the upcoming Need For Speed movie, which, of course, is based on the long-running video game series.

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GAME PREVIEW: Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior

On the Spike TV show Deadliest Warrior, experts would discuss the fighting techniques of famous soldiers throughout history, and debate which combatant would win if they were pitted against each other.

Now a Deadliest Warrior-informed expansion for the game Chivalry: Medieval Warfare will let PC players find out for themselves…WHO IS THE DEADLIEST WARRIOR! DUN DUN DUN!

Well, okay not now; the expansion isn’t out until the fall. But you get my point.

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GAME & TOY NEWS: Borderlands’ Gentlemen Caller Claptrap Announced

NECA have announced that they will release an action figure called Gentleman Caller Claptrap, a dapper version of the robot from Borderlands, in mid-December.

The 7-inch tall figure is modeled to look like the ’bot when he’s running the bank, hence his top hat, cufflinks (and cuffs), monocle, and mustache.

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Game News: Watch Dogs Clothing Announced

The British video game-themed clothing and apparel company Insert Coin Clothing have announced that they will release a line of shirts, hats, and other apparel based on Ubisoft’s upcoming cyberpunk action game Watch Dogs.

According to the announcement, they’re hoping to launch the collection “as soon as possible at the end of the year.”