Friday, July 8, 2011

Call Of Duty’s 1 Million Dollar Tournament


Call of Duty will be holding a hefty tournament with a top prize of 1 million dollars an opportunity for the greatest teams to showcase their talent. Not only that, but the event will also showcase footage of Modern Warfare 3, the new upcoming game in the Modern Warfare franchise.

Call of Duty XP is the largest event ever to be held for the franchise. The two day event over the Labour Day long weekend will host a live video of Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer and allow for attendees to get their hands dirty with the Spec Ops multiplayer. The tournament will also feature Call of Duty Elite, the new online service built only for Call of Duty.

Perhaps the greatest draw of the tournament will be a gaming competition with the grand prize of one million dollars.

The tournament will be a 32-team, single elimination bracket competition with 4 players per team. Teams will have options to qualify for the event prior to the competition and will also have a chance to qualify at the actual event itself.

For more information and to register go to www.callofduty.com and follow the directions.

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Darkness 2 - from comic to game




The Darkness, a lucrative comic franchise, is now being turned into a game franchise. No longer are comic book franchises left just for the movie industry alone, the gaming world is also taking a piece of the pie.

Digital Extremes, a London, Ontario based company is creating the game which will be published by 2K games. Digital Extremes is mimicking the art design of the comic, staying true to the design features, while also adding a few fantasy elements.

The sequel to the first Darkness game takes place two years after the events of the first game. The developers are using elements true to the story of the comic book, with creators of the game making few adjustments to the adaptation.

Due to the complicated design features of the characters in the original graphic novel series, the developers are changing the style and look of the character. This makes it a little easier for the outside audience not familiar with the comic book to get accustomed to the story.

After the release of The Darkness sales for the comic also increased dramatically. And publishers are hoping the same will happen after the release of The Darkness 2.

With this increase in sales many comic books will be looking to go into the gaming industry and take their own books into video games.

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