http://overpower3d.com RSS Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:14 EDT en http://overpower3d.com/Patch Updates/first-battlefield-4-dlc-announced-china-rising/
Battlefield 4 is still over 5 months away from release, but we now know the name of the game's first DLC and what it will included. China Rising will be the first DLC and will include 4 new maps, all-new vehicles and high-tech gear.

Those that pre-order BF4 will get China Rising for free. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:14 EDT mike Patch Updates 1 http://overpower3d.com/Patch Updates/first-battlefield-4-dlc-announced-china-rising/ http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/battlefield-4-release-date-announced/
The released date for Battlefield 4 was leaked last month though a promo poster as October 31st (http://overpower3d.com/Rumors/battlefield-4-release-date-leaked/) and today it has been confirmed that the actual release will be two days earlier on October 29th. Battlefield 4 will be available on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. No word yet on whether it will be released on the Xbox One or PS4. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 16:53:18 EDT mike News 1 http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/battlefield-4-release-date-announced/ http://overpower3d.com/Trailers/official-xbox-one-unveil-video/
In case you missed the Xbox reveal event we have the next best thing as Microsoft has just posted the official reveal trailer for Xbox One. Aside from giving you 101 different angels of the new Xbox console and controller, the video also shows some gameplay footage of Forza 5. You can watch the reveal trailer below. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 15:16:40 EDT mike Trailers 1 http://overpower3d.com/Trailers/official-xbox-one-unveil-video/ http://overpower3d.com/Guides/guild-wars-2-engineer-build-turretpistol/
The following is a Guild Wars 2 engineer build guide utilizing the turret an pistol combo. The guide will discuss what traits to equip, which skills and abilities to use and which Sigils and Runes you should be purchasing. The Engineer guide also provides plenty of tips and tricks to using this built effectively in PvP combat and discusses strategies that you should be aware of. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 15:13:39 EDT mike Guides 1 http://overpower3d.com/Guides/guild-wars-2-engineer-build-turretpistol/ http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/everquest-next-to-be-revealed-on-aug-22nd-at-soe-live/
Sony announced today that Everquest Next will be revealed at SOE Live on August 2nd of this year. SOE plans to showoff many of the game's features as well as its development plans. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 15:06:27 EDT mike News 1 http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/everquest-next-to-be-revealed-on-aug-22nd-at-soe-live/ http://overpower3d.com/Images/diablo-3%E2%80%99s-anniversary-infographic/
People must really like infographics because developers keep making them, this time we have one for Diablo 3's one year anniversary.

Since launching 14.5 million unique people have played the game with over 67.1 million characters created, the most popular class being Barbarian.

Of those 67.1 million characters, only 6% made it to Inferno difficulty and only 12.7 million have reached the level cap of 60. No info on how many have reached Paragon level 100. Click through to view the full infographic. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:48 EDT mike Images 1 http://overpower3d.com/Images/diablo-3%E2%80%99s-anniversary-infographic/ http://overpower3d.com/Videos/call-of-duty-ghosts-behind-the-scenes-preview-video/
The official Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer was just released, which you can watch here, http://overpower3d.com/Trailers/call-of-duty-ghosts-reveal-trailer-1/, but we also have a behind the scenes video with Infinity Ward Executive Producer Mark Rubin and the COD: Ghosts development team discussing the new world, story and characters as well as the games new next-gen enhancements.

The release date for Call of Duty: Ghosts is November 5, 2013. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 14:08:52 EDT mike Videos 1 http://overpower3d.com/Videos/call-of-duty-ghosts-behind-the-scenes-preview-video/ http://overpower3d.com/Trailers/call-of-duty-ghosts-reveal-trailer-1/
The official reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts has been released which you can watch below. The release date for Call of Duty: Ghosts is November 5, 2013. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 14:05:12 EDT mike Trailers 1 http://overpower3d.com/Trailers/call-of-duty-ghosts-reveal-trailer-1/ http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/live-action-halo-tv-show-announced/
Well I can safely say no one saw this announcement coming. Announced during the Xbox reveal was a new Halo live-action TV series. Exactly when the show will premier is still unknown, but what is known is that Steven Speilberg is involved in it. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 13:46:17 EDT mike News 1 http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/live-action-halo-tv-show-announced/ http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/xbox-one-specs-revealed/
Some of the Xbox One's specs have been released and they include the following.

- 8 Core CPU
- 8 GB RAM (memory)
- 500 GB Hardrive
- Blu-ray player
- 802.11n Wireless with Wi-Fi Direct
- HDMI in/out
- USB 3.0

The new Kinect sensor also has a 1080p wider field of view, much wider than before.

The new Xbox Live offers cloud storage, game recording via a DVR in Xbox One and editing tools. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:50 EDT mike News 1 http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/xbox-one-specs-revealed/ http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/assassin%E2%80%99s-creed-4-black-flag-confirmed-for-xbox-one/
Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag will be launching along with the next Xbox One console. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:06 EDT mike News 1 http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/assassin%E2%80%99s-creed-4-black-flag-confirmed-for-xbox-one/ http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/xbox-one-revealed/
The new Xbox has finally be revealed and is called Xbox One. Click the button to see a large image of the new Microsoft console. We'll have more soon. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 13:08:40 EDT mike News 1 http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/xbox-one-revealed/ http://overpower3d.com/Giveaways/rift-raptr-rewards-promotion-is-back/
If you missed out on free RIFT items the first time, you'll be happy to hear that the Raptr Reward promotion for RIFT is back. There are four levels of rewards as listed below,

- Newbie: Stone Spaulders
- Amateur: Storm Legion Arbiter Helm
- Experienced: Full Game + Expansion + 30 Day Subscription
- Elite: Raptr Pet

Click through for more details and follow directions to claim your free items. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:59:38 EDT mike Giveaways 1 http://overpower3d.com/Giveaways/rift-raptr-rewards-promotion-is-back/ http://overpower3d.com/Screenshots/first-call-of-duty-ghosts-screenshot-revealed/
The first Call of Duty: Ghosts screenshot has just been posted on the official Twitter account 15 mins before the big reveal. Just click the red button to see the full size image. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:46:45 EDT mike Screenshots 1 http://overpower3d.com/Screenshots/first-call-of-duty-ghosts-screenshot-revealed/ http://overpower3d.com/Previews/dragons-prophet-first-look-closed-beta-preview/
The NDA has been dropped today so here is a first look video of Dragon's Prophet from the closed beta. The preview video is over an hour long and goes through character creation and the games starting zone, unfortunately the player doesn't get far enough into the game to get a dragon. Check out the gameplay video below. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 11:09:57 EDT mike Previews 1 http://overpower3d.com/Previews/dragons-prophet-first-look-closed-beta-preview/ http://overpower3d.com/Articles/diablo-3s-auction-house-ruined-the-game/
Massively writes about how the real-money auction house for Diablo 3 ruined the game citing distorted item values and rarity as well as comparing it to Diablo 2 and what can be done to fix the game. One suggestion being is to reset the ladder periodically and not allowing players to have access to the AH if they are in it. Click through for the full article. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 10:18:04 EDT mike Articles 1 http://overpower3d.com/Articles/diablo-3s-auction-house-ruined-the-game/ http://overpower3d.com/Beta/dragons-prophet-open-beta-begins-may-30th/
SOE has announced today that in 9 daysDragon's Prophet will launch into open beta on May 30th. Also announced was that they have lifted the non-disclosure agreement for closed beta testers so everyone is free to talk, post images or videos of closed beta and I'm sure we'll have some of those for you later in the day. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 09:24:07 EDT mike Beta 1 http://overpower3d.com/Beta/dragons-prophet-open-beta-begins-may-30th/ http://overpower3d.com/Guides/borderlands-2-teapot-weapon-guide/
The following is a Borderlands 2 weapon guide focusing on the unique Teapot pistol and explains what you need to do and go to get one of these guns. Luckily it's a quest reward item, so you're guaranteed to get one by completing the 'You are Cordially Invited: Party Prep' quest. Watch the video below for information on where this quest is located. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 09:12:53 EDT mike Guides 1 http://overpower3d.com/Guides/borderlands-2-teapot-weapon-guide/ http://overpower3d.com/Rumors/archeage-going-f2p-already/
ArcheAge launched in Korea early this year on Jan 15th, but rumors are already flying around that XLGAMES, the games developer, will be announcing a conversion to free-to-play next month in June.

ArcheAge is doing well so far, being in the top 5 games played in internet cafes there, but has not been able to break into the top 10 overall selling games. Currently these are just rumors and if the game does go F2P, well let you know. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 09:07:22 EDT mike Rumors 1 http://overpower3d.com/Rumors/archeage-going-f2p-already/ http://overpower3d.com/Beta/prime-world-closed-beta-video-gameplay/
Prime World is an upcoming MOBA that is currently in closed beta and today MMOReviews has released a 37 minute gameplay video showing off the game in it's current state. The game mixes things up in the MOBA genre by adding base building and mini-games to matches. Check out the full video below to see what I mean. ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:13 EDT mike Beta 1 http://overpower3d.com/Beta/prime-world-closed-beta-video-gameplay/