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Nor'Easter Spring 2007 presented by LPANE

There's an event people should look into, happening very soon in the Northeast United States. LPANE, The LAN Party Association of New England. will be holding a 500 man LAN with proceeds going to charity. There will be tournaments for Counterstrike:Source, Battlefield 2, and Unreal Tournament 2004.

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Warframe is Giving Away Unreal Tournament Skins to Celebrate 1999

Warframe is giving away a selection of Unreal Tournament weapon skins to celebrate Warframe: 1999, and you only need login to get them free.

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Gaming's Greatest Month 20 Years Later - Remembering November 2004

Eight seminal games were released on the gaming market between October 26 and November 23, 2004. Twenty years later, here's Wccftech's retrospective.

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theandinator92463d ago

You're not gonna include Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal or Jak 3 on that list? Just change it to Fall 2004 Releases and include the masterpiece that is Sly 2.

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What happened to Arena Shooters?

What ever happened to arena shooters? We delve into the rich history of this beloved gaming subgenre, how its survived over the years, and what arena shooters look like in 2022.

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Mr_Writer851508d ago

I'd look at COD before BR.

Locking weapons and perks behind a level system.

BenRC011508d ago

Cod killed them. Tbh when cod came along, especially mw2, its was a game changer. Adding rpg elements and scorestreaks rather than just a scoreboard was very cool at the time.

Mr_Writer851507d ago

@ben

I have and always will dislike COD, they made it about time spent rather than skill.

If you're better than me in at level 1 it's down to skill. But if you don't play and only get to level 3 and I get to (just say 300) chances are my guns and perks etc I will kill you more than you kill me.

Overwatch is a good example of a game that does require skill. I have 800+ hours on that game, but some players in that game are unreal.

And you know it's down to skill as you have pretty much the same characters etc.

isarai1507d ago

Also any new ones will instantly get compared to Overwatch. Which sucks cause i miss old school arcade shooters with cool characters to choose from.

fr0sty1507d ago (Edited 1507d ago )

I miss Unreal Tournament 2004's ultra fast paced action... nothing since has really come close to capturing it. Going on sprees never felt more satisfying. A modern day version of that would be amazing.

DigitalDaniel1508d ago

Halo says "Hi".
Arena shooters are not dead.

ChubbyBlade1507d ago

Infinites player base is dropping like flies because of a lack of content.

Sonyslave31507d ago

Key word lack of content not because it a arena shooter .

And it doing just fine on Xbox

Mr_Writer851507d ago

"lack of content"

Maybe if gamers didn't have the attention span of a small child.

The game hasn't even been out long. And they need new maps and weapons already?

No wonder games as a service is a thing.

ChubbyBlade1507d ago

Seems both people below me don’t know how to read.

Never said the lack of content was because it’s an arena shooter nor did I say new maps or weapons.

The game has less than 1/2 of the game modes from past titles the previous ones would launch with.

There’s very little vehicle centric options and the way they spawn in makes them appear less often.

The unlocks are abysmal compared to previous titles leaving nothing to earn or work towards for those who care about that sort of thing.

Been playing since CE in 2001. Not one of these “attention span” problem gamers you’re speaking of. The game literally lacks legacy game modes and vehicle play isn’t very good.

spicelicka1507d ago

lmao it's barely been out for a month, it has more than enough content for release. Far more than most games these days.

MadLad1507d ago

I'll let you know when I have a hard time finding a match.

The game is as far from dead as dead can be. Not sure why you're trying to make it out to be anything other than that.

LucasRuinedChildhood1507d ago (Edited 1507d ago )

@Mr_Writer85

"Maybe if gamers didn't have the attention span of a small child."
Mate, you're the one who needs to pay attention. It's missing loads of modes (although they did add a few back in), no Forge, and barely has a progression system,

"No wonder games as a service is a thing."
You're actually defending a big issue with games as a service (less content for more money) and thinking you're clever.

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Mr_cheese1508d ago

Wouldn't mind a new Unreal Tournament to go with UE5

RaidenBlack1507d ago

^^ this + competing with it, a new Quake to go with future idTech 8

LordoftheCritics1508d ago (Edited 1508d ago )

Devs stopped innovating on them.

Overwatch is the last innovation that has some of that vibe.

PapaBop1502d ago

Agreed, you can tell Kaplan and co loved playing shooters back in the arena golden days and Overwatch is a much better game because of it. Still my go to shooter and only other shooters I've put this much time in are Quake 3 and CS.

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