Halo 4 Spartan Ops

Today halo 4's critically acclaimed first season of Spartan Ops comes to a fantastic finale. My suggestion is if you have not played it all yet, what are you waiting for? Its brilliant! If you don't want to see a planet crash into a sun then you have something wrong with you.

Complete list of 2013 game releases

This is the GameBoxStudios Complete official list of game releases for 2013

A

Age of Wulin
Akaneiro: Demon Hunters
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Amnesia (visual novel)
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Among the Sleep
ARMA 3
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel
Knight Bros: The First Order
Ascend: New Gods
Asylum (2013 video game)

B

Barkley 2
Bayonetta 2
Beyond: Two Souls
BioShock Infinite
Bit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

C

Carmageddon: Reincarnation
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate
Cities in Motion 2
Cloudberry Kingdom
Command & Conquer (2013 video game)
Company of Heroes 2
Creatures (artificial life series)
Crysis 3

D

Dance Dance Revolution (2013 video game)
Dark (video game)
The Dark Eye: Demonicon
Darkstalkers Resurrection
Dead Island: Riptide

Dead Space 3
Dead State
Deadpool (video game)
Defiance (video game)
Devil's Third
Disney Infinity
Divinity: Original Sin
Don't Starve
Double Fine Adventure
Dragon Age III: Inquisition
Dragon's Crown (video game)
Dust 514
Dynasty Warriors 8

E

East vs. West – A Hearts of Iron Game
Edge of Twilight (video game)
Edge of Twilight (series)
The Elder Scrolls Online
End of Nations
Europa Universalis IV

F

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Fortnite
Fuse (video game)

Fifa 2014

G

Game & Wario
Gears of War: Judgment
G cont.
God Eater 2
God of War: Ascension
Grand Theft Auto V
Grid 2
Grim Dawn

I

Impire
Injustice: Gods Among Us

K

Kaio: King of Pirates
Killer is Dead
Killzone: Mercenary
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix
Kingdom Under Fire II

L

The Last of Us
Lego City Undercover
Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins
Lego Legends of Chima Online
Lego Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey
Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
LocoCycle
Lost Planet 3
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

M

Macross 30: The Voice that Connects the Galaxy
Mars: War Logs
Marvel Heroes (video game)
Matter (video game)
MechWarrior Tactics
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metro: Last Light
Mistborn: Birthright
Monaco: What's Yours is Mine
Monster Hunter 4

N

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
Nekro
Neverwinter (video game)
Nexus 2
Norn 9
Nuclear Union

P

Project Fedora
Path of Exile
Photo Kano
Pikmin 3
Planetary Annihilation
User:Playrobots/sandbox
Pokémon X and Y
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies
Project CARS
Puppeteer (video game)

R

Rambo: The Video Game
Raven's Cry
Rayman Legends
Remember Me (video game)
République
Rise of the Triad (2013 video game)
Rising Storm (video game)

S

Sacred 3
Sacrilegium (video game)
Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
Salem (video game)
Sei Madou Monogatari
Senran Kagura
Shadowrun Online
Shadowrun Returns
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
ShootMania Storm
SimCity (2013 video game)
Skylanders: Swap Force
Smite (video game)
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
Soul Sacrifice (video game)
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Star Trek (2013 video game)
Star Wars 1313
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
State of Decay (video game)
Stronghold Crusader 2
Survarium

T

Tales of Hearts
Tearaway (video game)
The Drowning (video game)
The Sims 3: Island Paradise
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14
Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Patriots
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Tomb Raider (2013 video game)
Total War: Rome II
Toukiden
Transformers Universe (video game)

V

Valhalla Knights 3

W

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
War for the Overworld
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium
Warrior's Lair
Wasteland 2
Watch Dogs
Wii Fit U
The Witness (2013 video game)
The Wonderful 101

X

X Rebirth
XCOM

Y

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
Yarn Yoshi

Z

Zeno Clash II

2013 Blockbuster game releases

Today Dead Space 3 is being released so you can expect to see some information regarding the content of that soon. Additionally late this month the fantastic looking Crysis 3 is being released and we'll have some interesting information looking into that as well. Later this year there's Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Gears of War: Judgment so a lot to look forward to.

Halo 4 Spartan ops episodes 6 -10

On the 21st of January halo 4 received some new updates and free downloadable content. The latest episodes of the interactive TV series that is spartan ops has been released and will be released once a week for the next month or so. Kyle who has played the most recent addition has described the episode as 'legen.. Wait for it.. Dary. Legendary.' Additionally with the updates comes the new 'forge test' game mode in matchmaking in which community maps are tested for multiplayer. Its all good in the 343 industries hood.

Borderlands 2 updates

Today borderlands 2 received its most recent update which consists of three downloadable skins and heads for each character each costing 80 Microsoft points. Additionally all raid bosses seem to have had a limit put back onto them. This means that you can only kill each one once a day. Hoorah.

Halo 4 dlc and update schedule

A "tentative schedule" details the next round of Halo 4 Spartan Ops release dates the release dates - as with the previous lot, they'll launch on a weekly basis, starting on 21st January. With the Infinity Challenge tournament winding down, new multiplayer playlists are also on the horizon.

Each episode promises "brand new stories, missions and locations", and each one introduces a new Specialisation. Forthcoming multiplayer playlists include Grifball, Team Doubles and most attractively of all, "Forge Test" - a special playlist for the very best Halo 4 Forge Mode maps to help "get them ready for matchmaking".

Looking further afield into February, "potential" new playlists include FFA and an updated Team Snipers, with a Halo 4 title update and the Halo 4 DLC pack Majestic (featuring three maps - two small, one medium) set to land at the end of the month. Expect to hear more about the latter two additions in the coming weeks.


Here's the schedule in full:


Week of 1/21


Spartan Ops Episode 6: Five new missions and an accompanying new CG cinematic.


"Forge Test" playlist (name not final): A rotational hopper featuring small Forge maps such as Relay. Help us test these maps by providing feedback and reporting bugs that will assist us in getting them ready for Matchmaking!


Specializations: Pioneer and Pathfinder Specializations unlocked for all players.


Week of 1/28


Spartan Ops Episode 7: Five new missions and an accompanying new CG cinematic.


Grifball playlist: A rotational hopper featuring everybody's favorite virtual sport. Catch the disease!


Specializations: Engineer and Stalker Specializations unlocked for all players.


Week of 02/04

Spartan Ops Episode 8: Five new missions and an accompanying new CG cinematic.


Team Doubles playlist: A rotational hopper for those of you that like action of the 2 vs 2 variety.


Specializations: Rogue and Tracker Specializations unlocked for all players.

Borderlands 2 Sir Hammerlock's hunt

Sir Hammerlock's hunt is the most recent DLC to be released for borderlands 2 the popular mash up of shooting, looting, role playing and bad jokes. Sir Hammerlock's hunt takes you to a new land called Aegrus with the sole purpose of killing some local wildlife in the loudest possible way. After messing about with the weird creatures that you will encounter and discovering that the hover boat can be quite a laugh you will fight some savages and uncover a plot to bring back Handsome Jack. Joy. So you run about, destroy some samples and dismember more annoying locals until you reach the big (small), strong (scrawny) bad guy. That said his secret weapon is an interesting boss fight. Unfortunately when actually going to fight the over all bad guy it is the most disappointing fight on borderlands, funny the first time. After this you can loot away and enjoy an encounter or two with the stalker raid boss. Return you hammerlock yada yadda yada kill some more innocent flying jellyfish things and you're done. Hammerlock's big game hunt is fun but it seems shorter than the other DLCs with only 3 chapters and lacks sufficient borderlands explosions and a truly humongous boss to fight at the end. It is still recommended just for the entertainment of talking to hammerlock, killing things and the general addition to the storyline. But the other DLCs are better.

Borderlands 2

 Dan and Kyle are currently doing some borderlands 2 raid boss farming to try and get some of the rarest loot which varies from super rare weapons to certain character heads. Additionally anybody that has any spare character heads to trade with us will be able to receive some of the rarest heads, such as terramorphous' siren head drop and some commando and assassin rares. There will be a YouTube video that should posted soon where it will become a free YouTube forum where people can exchange items by contacting each other and trading within the game.

If you want to trade message either: Shadow Jitsu10 or DarkAvenger2411

GBS Update

We apologise for not much content over the last few months but most of us at GBS are busy with college work. But we have more videos coming soon including the next Borderlands DLC and easter eggs as well as a minecraft playthrough. Also make sure to check us out at planet minecraft.com where james is posting his worlds and kyle soon. We also hope to post a redstone puzzle adventure map for the 360.
Hope you have a good new year!
From all at GBS.

Dragonborn DLC

Yesterday the Third expansion for skyrim was released called Dragonborn.

This DLC allows you to return to the land of Soultheim where you are tasked with defeating the original Dragoborn using a range of new shouts, amour weapons and spells hile also defeatong a whole new range of NPC'S from wolf riding goblins to wear bears.

As well as this you can venture the whole island if soultheim as well as a whole new deadric realm. You can also buy houses in two new cities.

The fimal big eddition is that you can ride dragons. This can only.be done after the main quest by using a new shout to control a dragon which you can then ride in thid person.

Overall the DLC look great and is said to be just as good as vanilla skyrim which explains why Dan cannot stop playing it.

Splinter Cell: Blacklist described as a 'kneejerk reaction'

Fans have focused too much on the 'pow!', Footman said.

Early trailers have showed stealth hero Sam Fisher storming across a Middle Eastern desert in broad daylight, neck-stabbing crowds of armed bad guys in one fell swoop. It is a far cry from the series' dark and covert roots.

"Everyone can make kneejerk reactions to a vertical slice of the game that are really uninformed as to what the whole experience is like," Splinter Cell Blacklist director David Footman told Eurogamer. "We really have to be patient as we roll out each item about the game.

"The proof is always going to be in the pudding. Talk is talk, and it is just all talk right now. We really need to get a demo out there, for people to see how you can ghost levels, to see the gameplay. It seems to be an overreaction because people are just seeing the 'pow!', the explosiveness."

A considerable portion of the debate centred on a torture scene shown at E3, where players plunge a knife into a man's clavical, twisting the blade deeper in an attempt to exert information. Players are then told they can either spare or finish the man.

"What we showed at E3 was very explosive, very violent. That kind of stuff tends to get shown, but as we roll out different aspects of the game you'll see a lot more diversity and lot more of what hardcore fans are expecting to see.

"There are two distinct styles of gameplay - you can ghost a map, or you can go wild as well. There are some areas you'll have to play stealth, but there are areas where you'll find it hard if you don't use wide-open action."

Footman defended the use of such violent scenes, and explained that their inclusion was designed to reflect the real world.

"What people won't say, but what they'll dance around, is that is the price of freedom to protect Americans and their sedans and SUVs.

David Footman, Splinter Cell: Blacklist director

"If it makes you squeamish and uncomfortable, maybe that's the point. I always know when we're onto something that's really touchy and interesting when we get reactions like that. But the truth is it's really happening. That's the truth. We all know it's really happening all over the world. People are doing horrible things for - what, the right reasons?

"Where do you draw the line? What would you do to save your country when all it took was to torture someone using the wrong means? We feel it's an interesting dilemma for the player."

As for the game's focus on more action-orientated sequences, Footman explained that the change was part of the series' recent evolution from stealth, to stealth-action, and now to "stealth-action-adventure".

"[Previous Splinter Cell title] Conviction was a pretty big change for the brand, to stealth-action. [And] in terms of ensemble cast and everything else about our story, we're stealth-action-adventure now.

"We've gone from being a big game to a monster game. If you want to come out with a big Hollywood movie in the summer time, if you're not a big blockbuster - you're not going to get seen. It's very competitive now, it takes out the whole middle ground. You really need to know what space you're competing in. It's deep and it's broad.

"We definitely know our roots, being stealth, realism, having Sam Fisher at the core of it. But like every branded franchise, it is evolving."

As a huge fan of the Splinter Cell franchise and after playing every previous game, all I can hope is that Ubisoft does not stray too far from the original ideals of Splinter Cell being a stealth based tactical shooter.

I have pre-ordered Splinter Cell: Blacklist and will be receiving it on on it's release date in spring of 2013 along with the 'Upper Echelon' pre-order bonus, so you can look forward to a video on it around then.

Minecraft Xbox 1.8.2 Update

Today 4J Studios have given us a release date on when the next patch for Minecraft xbox will appear. which is Tomorrow the 16th of October.

This will add Creative mode, Enderman, new biomes and much more.

Borderlands 2 Pirate DLC gameplay

Today we see the next DLC for Borderlands 2 which adds new Vehicles, Weapons and enemies to the game as well as a new campaign

New Halo 4 Multiplayer Vidoc

Today we see the next Video documentary on Halo 4 but this time on multiplayer which looks to be amazing.