 | MLG Columbus to feature Dota 2 Aug 21st 2013, 17:36 Major League Gaming announces Valve's strategy game will be featured at upcoming Ohio event. 
Major League Gaming has announced that Valve's Dota 2 will be featured for the first time on the MLG Pro Circuit, debuting at the final event of 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus, Ohio event is scheduled to run from November 22 through November 24. Dota 2 and Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops II will also make an appearance at the MLG Fall Invitational at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida on October 18 and 19, with $30,000 up for grabs in total for both games. MLG Executive Vice President Adam Apicella confirmed that the winner of the Full Sail event will be invited to compete in Columbus. "After about a year of teasing with a Dota 2 tournament, MLG finally brings the game to their Columbus stop," Dota 2 analyst Bruno Carlucci told GameSpot. "They have an interesting challenge now since they not only have to cater to a new audience, but also one that has been waiting for this for so long that they'll expect, even need, for the sake of the American scene, something amazing. It's a hard task ahead of them, but one that can potentially be very rewarding to everyone." Previously, MLG announced that Blizzard’s StarCraft II will not be held in Columbus, marking the first time in more than three years that the game will not be featured at a Pro Circuit event. Redbull eSports will be running a StarCraft II event on the same weekend at an undisclosed location. MLG announced in June that it would stop working with Blizzard to produce the North American qualifiers for this year's second StarCraft II World Championship Series. "After coordinating on WCS America Season 1 and careful consideration, we have decided to transition away from operation of WCS America and refocus efforts on producing our own eSports competitions," MLG CEO Sundance DiGiovanni said in a statement at the time. Riot Games' League of Legends, which has also made many consecutive appearances at MLG events, has not been mentioned for Columbus as of yet. Officials from Riot Games declined comment to GameSpot if League of Legends would be present at the Columbus event. In an interview with GameSpot last year, Riot's VP of eSports Dustin Beck hinted that there are sometimes exclusivity contracts in place with leagues regarding running other ARTS/MOBA titles. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | EA: Mirror's Edge sequel a "true next-gen idea" Aug 21st 2013, 16:45 Patrick S’derlund says upcoming free-running game would not be possible on current-generation platforms. 
The upcoming DICE-developed open-world Mirror's Edge sequel is a "true next-gen idea" that would not be possible on current-generation platforms, according to EA Games vice president Patrick Söderlund. "It just happened to be a game design that I don't think you can build on an old-gen machine," Söderlund told Polygon in a new interview. "It doesn't work the way it's designed. And that also appeals to me. We could maybe get it to work on one, but we would have to compromise on too many things. With this we didn't have to." "It's a true next-gen idea," he added. "With next-gen execution and that felt right." The upcoming Mirror's Edge sequel was announced during Electronic Arts' presentation in June at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Recalling the project's inception, Söderlund said he was inspired to get behind the game after senior producer Sara Jansson presented her ambition for what the game could be. "It was something that I just looked at and said, we have it, let's do this," Söderlund said. "It wasn't so much the story, even though that's very important, but it was about the game and how the game was going to be played and what you can do and what Faith does. It amplified the things that were good with Mirror's Edge and downplayed the things that were bad in a very natural cool way and combined it with a bunch of really inspiring cool things." The original Mirror's Edge sold a couple million units, according to EA Labels president Frank Gibeau, who said in June that the sequel will "reach a bigger group of people." Little is known about its gameplay outside of Gibeau describing the game as an "open-world action adventure game." The game is currently in development for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. According to developer DICE, it will be released "when it's ready." Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Pokemon X and Y playable at PAX Prime Aug 21st 2013, 15:58 Public's first opportunity to go hands-on with upcoming 3DS RPG at Seattle event this month; Bayonetta 2, Wind Waker HD also on display the show. 
The first public hands-on opportunity for Pokemon X and Pokemon Y will take place at PAX Prime later this month, Nintendo announced today. A dedicated Pokemon gaming lounge at the Washington State Convention Center will allow players to try out the upcoming role-playing game, due out on October 12. PAX Prime takes place August 30-September 2. GameSpot will be in attendance at the event. Nintendo also announced today that Platinum Games creative director Hideki Kamiya will lead a panel called "Inside The Wonderful 101" at PAX Prime. He will share insight into the vision behind the Wii U superhero game on Sunday, September 1 at 5 p.m at the Pegasus Theater. Other playable Nintendo titles at PAX Prime include Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Pikmin 3, Bayonetta 2, Rayman Legends, and a host of digital games for Nintendo eShop. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
| | Microsoft: Xbox One launch lineup the best in console history Aug 21st 2013, 15:15 Corporate vice president Phil Harrison talks up company's 23-title launch lineup, says "it's the games that make Xbox One stand out." 
The Xbox One's launch lineup of 23 titles is the strongest in the history of console releases, Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Harrison told CVG in a new interview. "Ultimately it's the games that make Xbox One stand out, and we have the best lineup of games--we think--in the history of consoles," Harrison said. Launch titles for the Xbox One include big-budget and high-profile games like Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4, as well as free-to-play fighting game Killer Instinct and various sports titles like Madden NFL 25, NBA Live 14, and FIFA 14. In Europe, FIFA 14 will be included as a free pack-in game for all Xbox One preorders. "We clearly have strong exclusive games, and we have partnered with EA to bring FIFA to Europe in a very meaningful way. Football in Europe is the sport, and in some countries it's the religion," Harrison said. Xbox One exclusives coming to the platform at launch include Dead Rising 3, Fighter Within, Ryse: Son of Rome, and Forza Motorsport 5, among others. The Xbox One launches in November for $500. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
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