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Payday 2 planning an August heist, web series starts in two weeks

David Hinkle — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:00 EST

Payday 2, the Overkill-developed crook sim, is set to launch in August. The news comes at the end of the trailer above, which teases a new web series set to start in two weeks.

We have yet to see any actual Payday 2 gameplay beyond a brief teaser issued in March, but feel free to case our gallery of in-game shots below. Payday 2 - which adds classes and a contracts database on top of its predecessor's core robbery mechanics - is planning its heist on Steam, PS3 and Xbox 360. Pre-orders are open on Steam right now and all who sign up early will get an in-game loot pack.

Gallery: Payday 2

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Get under your desks: Syfy debuts 'Nuclear Family' on Xbox 360

Jessica Conditt — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:45:00 EST

Xbox 360 is getting some explosive exclusive content on October 1 with Syfy Digital's third original series, Nuclear Family. Nuclear Family follows a family in a post-apocalyptic world as they struggle to survive and find their missing child, who was lost in the "mysterious mega-explosion." The whole plot sounds a bit like The Warriors and Revolution's long-lost love child.

All 20 episodes of Nuclear Family will launch on Xbox 360 exclusively via the Syfy app, followed by a simultaneous release on Syfy.com, Hulu, VOD, the Syfy mobile app and Roku on October 15.

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Latest Halo 4 'Forward Unto Dawn' episode waxes philosophical about cryo-sleep

Jordan Mallory — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:40:00 EST

If we've taken anything away from the latest Halo 4 "Forward Unto Dawn" short above, its that being an enlistee at Corbulo Academy means two things. First, students are apparently locked into their rooms at lights out like some kind of military prison barracks, and secondly, cryo-sleep is both commonplace and, apparently, terrifying.

Most sleepers report having strange dreams during cryo, but not the blonde in today's short. "For me, it's like dying," she says, "and then waking up again. Sweet dreams." At that moment, Master Chief and a human version of Cortana (given life and physical form by 282 Reality Circuit) burst through the ceiling and tell our young heroes that they're needed, and time is short.

... Okay maybe we made up that last part, but wouldn't that have been awesome?

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Third time's the charm: Live-action Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist series announced

Jordan Mallory — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:55:00 EST

Because it was such a good idea the first couple of times, the powers that be (in this case, Capcom itself) have decided that the world is ready for a third official attempt at a live-action anything set in the Street Fighter universe.

Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist is a forthcoming live-action series (presumably web series) from Capcom and Assassin's Fist Limited, a production company composed of the core team responsible for the live-action Street Fighter: Legacy fan film. The show will follow Ken and Ryu's formative years as they study under the tutelage of Gouken, master of a modified version of Ansatsuken martial arts. At some point we expect Akuma to show up and shout "Messatsu!"

The script will be penned by Christian Howard (Ken in Street Fighter: Legacy) and director Joey Ansah. Global release is expected sometime in 2013.

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Mortal Kombat web series to debut on April 12

Ben Gilbert — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:30:00 EST

With under two weeks left until the official launch of the new Mortal Kombat, the game's companion live-action web series has been given a premiere date: April 12. According to Hadoken.net, the first episode will be available via Machinima at 4PM PST, following a live stream event. Select actors from the series and show director Kevin Tancharoen will play Mortal Kombat during the stream, and then introduce the episode.

We're waiting to hear back from Warner Bros. about the scheduling of the next eight episodes, but we imagine you'll see more around the game's April 19 launch day. For now, we've got the image of two ladies from the film fighting just above. It's the least we could do.

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Web content on Xbox Live not a Microsoft priority

Richard Mitchell — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:20:00 EST

Speaking to Business Week, Microsoft's general manager of global content acquisition and strategy, Ross Honey, painted a somewhat bleak picture for web content on Xbox Live. While The Guild has managed to succeed on Microsoft's platform, it has done so via a sponsorship deal with Sprint. Apparently, finding a different way to monetize a web series -- like inserting ads into programming -- is generally more trouble than it's worth.

Furthermore, Honey tells Business Week that it's important that Microsoft finds content that will "move the needle" -- in other words, content that will appeal to the Xbox audience. Honey pointed out that "gamers love watching things about gaming," noting that the World of Warcraft and Guitar Hero inspired South Park episodes are the most popular shows on Xbox Live.

Failing that, you could always make your web series about Halo.

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The Clan: like The Guild, but a lot less endearing [Update]

Xav de Matos — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:45:00 EST

Update: Producer Scott Patch let us know that 'The Clan' was a test pilot developed for a contest Microsoft held in Mid-2007 for an original comedy program on Xbox Live Marketplace. No subsequent episodes were developed or are planned.

One of the great things about The Guild is the diversity of the cast. Right from the pilot, viewers learn something that differentiates each of the characters and makes us question how this "family" survives. The series pokes fun at gamer stereotypes, but also embraces them, using dialogue only those who play MMOs would know and understand in context. If you're a fan, you appreciate that about The Guild.

If you want to see something that isn't The Guild, check out The Clan, a web series that isn't even diverse enough to cast someone who isn't a 30-something year old white guy. Sure, there's a lot of The Guild humor in The Clan ... but we've never wanted to punch The Guild cast like we want to throttle some of these guys. Check it out after the break and tell us what you think.

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