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Jeffrey Harris, a pop-culture, entertainment, and video game journalist and aficionado, resides in Los Angeles. He is a staff writer for games, movies/TV, MMA and Wrestling and contributor to Popgeeks.net and Toonzone.net. He is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin's Radio, TV, Film program.

Red Hood Is a Great Addition for Batman: Arkham Knight
Last week, GameStop essentially let a really big cat out of the bag for Batman: Arkham Knight, announcing an exclusive Red Hood story pack for...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

Last week, GameStop essentially let a really big cat out of the bag for Batman: Arkham Knight, announcing an exclusive Red Hood story pack for the game. For those who are unaware, there will be an exclusive Red Hood Story Pack for gamers who pre-order the game at GameStop. This feature is an addition to...

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New Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Story Trailer Sheds More Light on the Atlas Corporation
Earlier this week, Activision and Sledgehammer Games released the newest story trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The story for the new game for...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

Earlier this week, Activision and Sledgehammer Games released the newest story trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The story for the new game for the mega franchise, which takes the series into the future with a more sci-fi bent, looks like it will be a commentary on private military corporations. Based on the footage...

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Assassin’s Creed Unity: New Trailer Showcases New Female Character
Perhaps as an answer to previous fan complaints over the lack of female assassins in the game, the newest trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity reveals...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

Perhaps as an answer to previous fan complaints over the lack of female assassins in the game, the newest trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity reveals a new significant, female character: Elise the Fiery Templar. You can watch the new CG trailer featuring the reveal of Elise in the player below. In the new video, game protagonist...

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EA Sports UFC Roster Additions Are Off to a Great Start
Earlier this month, I examined fighters that EA Sports needs to add very soon to the roster for EA Sports UFC. Generally, I was disappointed...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

Earlier this month, I examined fighters that EA Sports needs to add very soon to the roster for EA Sports UFC. Generally, I was disappointed with the roster size for EA Sports UFC. This is a new-gen title and the size of the roster was even smaller than the initial roster for the last UFC...

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Top 5 Best Things About Destiny Beta
Earlier, I examined my five biggest problems with the beta version of Destiny. Next, I am going to list the five things I enjoyed the most...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

Earlier, I examined my five biggest problems with the beta version of Destiny. Next, I am going to list the five things I enjoyed the most in playing the beta version of the upcoming game. For this list, I am going off of the PlayStation 4 beta version. So, here is how I fulfilled my Destiny....

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Top 5 Biggest Problems with the Destiny Beta
The Destiny Beta version is finally here, and I have gotten the chance to play. So far, I am very encouraged with the game. The...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

The Destiny Beta version is finally here, and I have gotten the chance to play. So far, I am very encouraged with the game. The world of the game looks amazing. The combat and controls work very well. There are some intriguing set pieces. But there are also things that bug me about the Beta...

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Destiny Beta Early Impressions
Thanks to Activision, I got the chance to take a crack at the early playable Beta version of Bungie’s Destiny for the PlayStation 4. Although...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

Thanks to Activision, I got the chance to take a crack at the early playable Beta version of Bungie’s Destiny for the PlayStation 4. Although I was able to run through single-player and multiplayer at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, my time on the single-player mode was brief. For the purposes of the Beta, I designed...

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Is BioWare’s Mass Effect 4 Survey a Good Sign
Recently, Mass Effect 4 game producer Michael Gamble posted a Mass Effect fan feedback survey on his Twitter account. Gamble wants fans to “help” BioWare make the...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

Recently, Mass Effect 4 game producer Michael Gamble posted a Mass Effect fan feedback survey on his Twitter account. Gamble wants fans to “help” BioWare make the new Mass Effect game “the best one yet.” I decided to take the time to fill out the survey. It is interesting that BioWare put up a fan feedback survey...

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Uncharted Is Unfilmable as a Movie
While speaking to Zap2It.com, director Seth Gordon revealed that he plans to begin production for the movie Uncharted early next year. The film has been in...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

While speaking to Zap2It.com, director Seth Gordon revealed that he plans to begin production for the movie Uncharted early next year. The film has been in varying stage of development since 2010. I believe Gordon’s intentions toward the franchise are noble. Gordon is a talented filmmaker. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters was a...

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Pre-Orders and Bonuses Are Not Hurting Consumers
After a recent article from Polygon, I wanted to respond to the recent outcry over game pre-orders and exclusive pre-order bonus downloadable content. There seems to...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

After a recent article from Polygon, I wanted to respond to the recent outcry over game pre-orders and exclusive pre-order bonus downloadable content. There seems to be a purveying viewpoint that gaming publishers are committing a crime by utilizing pre-order bonus content that hurts the consumer in the long run. Personally, I disagree with that view....

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Ubisoft Releases Exciting New Assassin’s Creed Unity Gameplay Trailer
Ubisoft released a new story and gameplay trailer this week for its upcoming installment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed Unity. The new trailer features...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

Ubisoft released a new story and gameplay trailer this week for its upcoming installment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed Unity. The new trailer features narration by the game’s protagonist, the assassin Arno Dorian, who is fighting for the plight of the proletariat during the era of the French Revolution. The trailer has me even...

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Sting Will Finally Make First WWE Video Game Apparance
After months of rumors, WWE and 2K Games finally announced this week that pro wrestling superstar, Sting, will make his WWE video game debut in...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

After months of rumors, WWE and 2K Games finally announced this week that pro wrestling superstar, Sting, will make his WWE video game debut in WWE 2K15. There have been rumors of Sting making a deal with WWE for months since his contract with TNA Wrestling expired earlier this year and he became a free...

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Top 5 Most Anticipated Game Presentations for Comic-Con International
The Electronic Entertainment Expo has passed, but the gaming industry will still be offering a lot more at this year’s upcoming 2014 Comic-Con International. The...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

The Electronic Entertainment Expo has passed, but the gaming industry will still be offering a lot more at this year’s upcoming 2014 Comic-Con International. The schedule for this year’s convention has been released, and we now have a good scope at what games will be previewed and showcased this year. Below are some of my...

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Features Gollum
Warner Bros. Interactive and Monolith Productions released a new behind-the-scenes video this week for the upcoming action role-playing game, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. The video...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

Warner Bros. Interactive and Monolith Productions released a new behind-the-scenes video this week for the upcoming action role-playing game, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. The video features new interview footage with voice-over actor Troy Baker, the voice of the protagonist Talion, and Christian Cantamessa, the lead co-writer and cinematic director. One of the more tantalizing reveals...

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Far Cry 4 Hands-On Gameplay Preview
During E3 at the Sony booth, I got the chance to play the hands-on demo for Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 for the PlayStation 4. After the...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

During E3 at the Sony booth, I got the chance to play the hands-on demo for Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 for the PlayStation 4. After the amazing Far Cry 3, and what had already been announced for Far Cry 4, I was itching to play this game. I loved the idea of a move from a...

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Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes Hands-On Gameplay Preview
This year at E3, I got the chance to play Disney Interactive’s Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes Edition. I tried out both of the...

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by Jeffrey Harris 10 years ago10 years ago

This year at E3, I got the chance to play Disney Interactive’s Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes Edition. I tried out both of the first two new Marvel playsets that will be released later this year: an Avengers set; and the other a Spider-Man set featuring the cast members of the Ultimate Spider-Man animated...

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