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There’s no doubt thatBattlefield 3will have some significant disparity between the PC and console versions, most notably in terms of size. PC multiplayer will feature 64 players, while Xbox 360 and PS3 will only handle 24. Despite this, however, DICE doesn’t think the console versions will be of a significantly lower quality. “The biggest difference between the PC and console version ofBattlefield 3is that we have 64 players on the PC and 24 players maximum on console,” said studio boss Patrick Bach....

No Apparent Reason Parties — NARPs for short — are a long standing tradition here at Destructoid. NARPs are parties hosted by Dtoiders for Dtoiders and everyone is welcome to attend a party. It’s about playing games and interacting with other people all in the name of having a good time. March is here, and its time for more NARPs! This month brings a couple of great gaming events that you may meetup with your fellow dtoiders, as well as some new groups!...

What happens when you marry one of the most respected developers in the industry with one of the most revered franchises in history? Kojima Productions andCastlevaniamay have sounded weird whenLords of Shadowwas released last year, but my hands-on impressions of the game seem to indicate that the concept is a potential success when put into practice. Read on for my full hands-on impressions ofCastlevania: Lords of Shadow. Lords of Shadowis set in the year 1047, featuring an ancestral vampire hunter by the name of Gabriel Belmont....

Moments before Microsoft’s E3 2011 press conference, the line-up for this year’s Summer of Arcade was listed on GameTrailer’s pre-show. It’s mostly what you would expect; great news, regardless. Look for these games starting in July. So there’s your confirmation of the ratings board leak forFruit Ninja Kinect. What’s your jam, out of this list?From Dustis probably in my top five most-anticipated for this year. No joke.

It seems that Eidos Montreal — currently working onDeus Ex 3— is gearing up to announce their second project soon. How do we know? Because it posted an image on its Web site that says they’re going to announced their second project soon. How about that? But what could it be? The Internet has speculated, and they’ve come to the conclusion that it could possibly be the long-awaited (once in production, then canceled)Thief 4....

The Epic Games offices are…epic. Well, they’re epic in a sort of subdued, business-like kind of way. The folks there were kind enough to show me around the offices after playing a bit of the upcomingUnreal Tournament III Titanpack at their HQ earlier this week. I’m sorry. I’ll say that ahead of time. I did the doucheysnap pictures with my phone thing, as I’m a failure as a writing professional. So you know the deal: grainy, sometimes blurry, poorly framed....

It looks like the Entertainment Software Association wants to put a bit morecrackdownin their crackdowns of copyright infringement with the addition of a former Recording Industry Association of America executive to their team. Kenneth Doroshow will become the ESA’s new general counsel next month. ESA’s CEO Michael Gallagher says that “the computer and video game industry will be well-protected with Ken’s guidance.” The brag section of ESA’s press release sounds a bit like a ramping up of efforts:...

We in the gaming community are no strangers to being blamed for grotesque acts of violence. There’s been a long chain of controversy, and the tragic events ofOslo andUtøyaare no different. When it came outthat Anders Behring Breivik usedWorld of Warcraftas a cover and that he “trained” inCall of Duty, we all knew our medium of choice was going to have to weather yet another storm. When people suffer tragedy, it is common to look for someone or something to blame....

Total Overdosedeveloper Deadline Games has shown off some gameplay for the personally anticipatedFaith and a .45.This teaser trailer shows off a little of main characters Luke and Ruby’s co-operative shoot out against the backdrop of the Great Depression. Exploding flung gas cans for the win, it should be pointed out.As you can see from the end shot of a man in full body armor, holding a flamethrower, Deadline is taking a little creative license, but from the team that gave us a game in which you could summon a Luchadore to take out Mexican criminals, that should be expected....

Falloutfan siteNo Mutants Allowedrecently caught up with one of the developers for the originalFallout, Brian Freyermuth, who discussed topics ranging from his current modding hobby to his opinion ofFallout 3. On the subject of whether fans help or hinder the projects he’s worked on, Brian says “there will always be the small few that scream at you for changing something,” but you “thank them for their time and move on, because there are usually a dozen people who love what you do....

As we get closer to the June 30th release date ofFight Night Round 4, EA Sports is revealing more and more of the game’s roster. Last time, theyunveiled nine fighters, and this time, we find out about nine more playable boxers. As you could probably guess from the header image, Jake “Raging Bull” LaMotta is one of the newest additions to the game. The other eightrecently announcedpugilists are: Jorge Arce, Julio Cesar Chavez, Diego Corrales, Yuiorkis Gamboa, Paulie Malignaggi, Carlos Monzon, Fernando Montiel, and Pernell Whitaker....

I’m sure many of you were justifiably bummed when this week’s RetroforceGO!was canceled. Well, OverClocked ReMix has swooped in to rescue all you lonely retro fans — and people who were just in the mood for some good music — with the announcement that their fourteenth project album has just been released. The album is titled “Final Fantasy IV: Echoes of Betrayal, Light of Redemption” and features remixed music from, you guessed it,Final Fantasy IV....

I love how composer Masashi Hamuzu came in and created one of the best Final Fantasy soundtracks ever and then left the building, leaving Square Enix to create his own studio. After he blew us away as an in-house composer with theFinal Fantasy XIIIOST, Hamauzu left and created his own studio, MONOMUSIK. Between just those two items, he had plenty to talk about, but Original Sound Version catches up with him on even more in thisnew interview....