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Open beta from March 14 to 28 Update:I just received a press release announcing a March 28 release. I guess Gooseman is trying to poke fun at the skeptic in me or make my dreams come true. One of the two. Hurrah? A year ago,Counter-Strikecreator Minh ‘Gooseman’ Le coordinated a media blitz for his free-to-play follow-up with a trailer, interviews, and a firm message that an official release was imminent. Here we are, a year later and over three since it was first announced in 2009, withTactical Intervention‘s first public beta upon us: from March 14 to 28,CSfans will finally to discover if this successor meets the years of anticipation and hype....

AGENT, GET READY! With Microsoft’sX018 streamcoming up soon, we’re likely to find out a whole lot of information on the upcomingCrackdown 3. I suppose as an act of celebration, the originalCrackdownis now free on the Xbox Live marketplace. As a reminder,Crackdownis backward compatible on Xbox One, so you can make use of this deal to relive the original before the newest game comes out. I haven’t searched on my 360 just yet, but you can head over to theXbox Live websiteand addCrackdownto your account....

No grave errors here Crypts! What do they have to do with video games? I’m not entirely sure! To the list! 7.Cryptocurrency You hear about the guy whoaccidentally threatened Thailand’s sovereigntyby living in an ocean house off the coast of Phuket? Thailand is trying to give him the death penalty. Whoa, big fuck up! Anyway, he’s a “bitcoin trader” and this is how I expect all bitcoin traders to act. I guess he’s correct in distrusting governments since there’s one literally trying to kill him right now....

Upon the news that anewTwisted Metalgame was coming out, many gamers couldn’t wait to sink their sweet teeth into it. Well, if you live in or near San Francisco, you will have the opportunity to check out this game next Thursday, February 2, weeks before its release! As seen in the above video, David Jaffe himself cordially invites you to come take part in aTwisted Metalmultiplayer tournament. Held at theMezzaninefrom 6:00-9:00 PM, this event is open to the public (21+) and involves a multiplayer tournament where you can win a sweet-looking, laser-etchedTwisted MetalPS3....

One of the main reasons to getEA FC 25‘s Ultimate Edition is the 4,600 FC Points you get. This is the game’s premium currency and the only other way to get it is by purchasing via microtransactions. Naturally, you’ll want to make the best use possible of this resource, but that job can be pretty confusing. Let’s take a look at all possible ways of spending the FC Points and assess the best options....

Canceled for being too extreme The titled epitome of ’90s raditude done in by hubris,Sonic X-Treme, was meant to be the first full 3DSonic— aMario 64colleague — and the first of SEGA’s star series for its Saturn system. Like so many subsequent 3DSonicgames should have been,Sonic X-Tremewas cancelled. The Saturn lacked its company mascot, and ultimately SEGA was done in on the hardware side. We’ve seenleaked footage ofSonic X-Tremebefore, but dedicated fans have actuallyput together a playable demo, which you canget here with a forum registration....

Things can get pretty confusing during your adventures with Matsya The latest Variant Dungeon inFinal Fantasy XIV, Aloalo Island, is an adventure into a tropical paradise with Matsya, everyone’s favorite Arkasadora friend. There are 12 routes that must be completed in order to complete the Conservation Records and be rewarded with the Statice Wings mount. Unlocking Aloalo Island is done by talking to Osmon in Old Sharlayan (X:12.0, Y:13.3) and picking up the quest named“Stranger From Paradise”....

Sure, I’m up for another one of these It’s not exactly obvious, butMicrosoft has turnedForzainto an annualized franchise. The reason it’s obfuscated a bit is because the cycle goesForza MotorsportthenForza HorizonthenForza Motorsportagain. They’re very different series that are both under the same racing banner. That’s why it’s not necessarily surprising to hear talk ofForza Horizon 4getting an E3 announcement. Xbox’s Fernando Delgado, the head of Xbox in Spain and Portugal, toldGameReactor a little more than he meant to....

FreeAppADayhas promised that some real winners are going to be part of its daily freebie promotion this month, which is good news since it’s not had any truly outstanding offerings lately.Sniper vs. Sniper Onlineis a definite return to form for the promotion, and that’s why it’s Destructoid’s Free App of the Day. Sniper vs. Sniperis as you might expect — it’s played through the scope of a rifle using the iPhone’s tilt control to aim....

Sony Online Entertainment’s long-running MMO went free-to-play last month, and from the looks of recent figures it seems that the move is working out for them. They knew they were on to something late last year whenEverQuest IIwent F2P, so they tried it with the 13-year-old original and have seen similar successes. Now that there’s a free play option, EverQuest log-ins are up 150 percent, usage is up 40 percent, and even in-game purchases have climbed 125 percent....

Halt your Illegal Disclosures Yesterday was a day of highs and lows for developer miHiYo. The day started out very positively with the launch of the long-awaitedVersion 1.4of its money-printing gacha titleGenshin Impact, but this release was also followed by the news that a chunk of content from itsnextmajor update had already up and leaked onto the information superhighway. As these things are wont to do, the information was supposedly scored by savvy players via datamining, before quickly making its way throughout the internet via social media....

While the talk of the PC community as of last evening has been the hot newSteam redesign, as it should be — it’s a thing of beauty and a long time coming — Hans … Bubby, there’s another one of those cuh-ray-zee sales going on right now. Here are the three games currently on sale with their new prices: Eh, so it’s more “huh, alright!” than “OMG YES.” The discounts are good until March 2, you dig?...

Along with two fighters On a day when everyonelooks to the future(a future in which they have a headset affixed to their skull), Xbox looks backward. Some would say Microsoft’s trying to walk the universe-balancing tightrope and keep virtual reality from becoming real reality; others — the less aggrandizing — would say it’s just bolstering its backward compatibility library. Whatever your view, there is one indisputable truth:Halo Wars,Soulcalibur II, andKing of Fighters ’98are all now available to play on Xbox One via Xbox 360 emulation....