Nintendo at E3 2012 : Other Conferences do what Nintendon’t

Nintendo at E3 2012 : Other Conferences do what Nintendon’t

Nintendo makes a U-turn

by Chris Fox

©2012 Chris Fox

With Nintendo having already teased us with a pre-E3 video (showing us the Gamepad redesign along with the announcement of Miiverse and the prayer-answering Pro controller) the gaming world held their breath for some real surprises.

Nintendo had left everyone scratching their heads after last years baffling Wii U reveal and it was time to see whether Nintendo could finish what they started twelve months ago.

Instead, I’m still left scratching my head.

Nintendo E3 conference, click here

OXCGN’s 3 Million Unique Readers Giveaway 2: Tribes: Ascend

OXCGN’s 3 Million Unique Readers Giveaway 2: Tribes: Ascend

100 closed beta keys to give away!

by: dkpatriarch

©2011 David Hilton

International readers may not be able to enter our Battlefield 3 and Need For Speed: The Run freebies, but here is a giveaway that is incredibly easy and is open to everyone!

OXCGN is giving away a bunch of prizes to celebrate our 3 million unique views mark, which for an independent unfunded international multiplatform gaming site that started as an Australian Xbox blog isn’t too shabby a number at all.

Tribes: Ascend- Shooter Mayhem

This time we have 100 keys to the closed Tribes: Ascend beta on PC to give you, courtesy of  Hi-Rez Studios, creators of Global Agenda.

Play Me!

The game is an online-only free-to-play shooter which our previewer describes as having the “classic FPS formula we all know and love, but with a bit of modern amenities thrown in”.

There is a 2012 planned release.

All you have to do to get one of these closed beta keys is “like” our  Facebook page and go to the Tribes: Ascend post and type: “I want a Tribes: Ascend Beta key“.

You can’t get easier.

Details here

Assassin’s Creed Universe Expands With Ascendance: Updated!

Assassin’s Creed Universe Expands With Ascendance: Updated!

New Animated Story Introduced and detailed

by dkpatriarch

©2010 David Hilton

UPDATE 12/11/2010: Ubi-Workshop has just revealed new details and a longer teaser about the animated story Assassin’s Creed Ascendance.  Its site reveals that the assassin is in fact Ezio :

Bridging the narrative gap between Assassin’s Creed 2 and Assassin’s Creed brotherhood, Assassin’s Creed Ascendance follows Assassin Ezio Auditore as he struggles to remove the treacherous Borgia family from their papal throne.

Ezio will learn the brutal truth behind Ceasare Borgia’s rise to power. Fratricide, betrayal, torture… Cesare employs any tactic to achieve his ambition – ultimate control of Italy. Ezio has found his nemesis.

Assassin’s Creed Ascendance will be available on PlayStation®Store, Xbox LIVE® for the Xbox 360®, and other digital channels.

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