The Paranoid Gamer http://www.theparanoidgamer.com Video games news, reviews, and the paranormal. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:31:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 TheParanoidGamer was formed with the idea of bringing cutting edge gaming news on as many platforms as possible with the allure of the paranormal. There are so many things that we don’t know in regards to ghosts, UFO’s, conspiracies and it’s our goal to provide a level-headed approach to unveiling any new news or evidence regarding any of these fields. What happens after death? Are we alone in the universe? These are all questions TheParanoidGamer is committed to exploring. We also want to provide a place where people can share their paranormal experiences without being ridiculed. On the gaming side we are committed to providing a non-biased approach to delivering news, previews, and reviews to our readers. You can expect everything from press releases to comprehensive reviews. TheParanoidGamer was formed by some staff from PS3Vault.com. PS3Vault is a widely respected PlayStation 3 site and TheParanoidGamer hopes to earn the same respect PS3Vault has garnered over the years. TheParanoidGamer yes TheParanoidGamer admin@theparanoidgamer.com admin@theparanoidgamer.com (TheParanoidGamer) Copyright © TheParanoidGamer 2012 TheParanoidGamer - Your ultimate source for video game news, previews, reviews, and the paranormal. Join a growing community today. Conspiracies, Video, Games, Gaming, PS3, Xbox, 360, PC, Gaming, Paranormal, Ghosts The Paranoid Gamer http://theparanoidgamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Small-iTunes.png http://www.theparanoidgamer.com Consumers Win: Microsoft Changes It’s Xbox One DRM Policies and Daily Internet Connection Requirement http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/consumers-win-microsoft-changes-its-xbox-one-drm-policies-and-daily-internet-connection-requirement/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/consumers-win-microsoft-changes-its-xbox-one-drm-policies-and-daily-internet-connection-requirement/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:34:47 +0000 Daniel Flatt http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=48173 Ever since Microsoft announced its DRM policies and the mandatory internet connection happening once daily, it’s been under constant attack by consumers. In a spectacular show of consumerism at it’s very best, people voted with their dollar as well as their loud online voice. Well, message received.  Xbox One will no longer require DRM or [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/consumers-win-microsoft-changes-its-xbox-one-drm-policies-and-daily-internet-connection-requirement/feed/ 3 PS4 hype giving Vita a “shot in the arm” http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/ps4-hype-giving-vita-a-shot-in-the-arm/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/ps4-hype-giving-vita-a-shot-in-the-arm/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:26:44 +0000 Lance Inimgba http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=48165   In an interview with GameIndustry.com, Sony’s UK Marketing Director, Fergal Gara, asserted that the impending launch of the PlayStation 4 will rectify the PlayStation Vita’s lackluster sales and performance. Since PS4 titles are required to support remote play for the Vita out of the gate unlike the PS3, there will definitely be an added incentive to owning a [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/ps4-hype-giving-vita-a-shot-in-the-arm/feed/ 0 Leaked image outs Black Ops II’s third DLC ‘Vengeance’ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/leaked-image-outs-black-ops-iis-third-dlc-vengeance/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/leaked-image-outs-black-ops-iis-third-dlc-vengeance/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:43:23 +0000 Craig Reynolds http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=48129 The folk over at CharlieIntel.com have stumbled upon a Reddit thread that reveals details of Treyarch’s third, unannounced map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Said thread contains a photograph of an Activision-branded poster advertising the downloadable content. Entitled Vengeance, it will introduce four new multiplayer maps and one additional Zombies level to the FPS, [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/leaked-image-outs-black-ops-iis-third-dlc-vengeance/feed/ 0 Black Ops II DLC digest: Uprising http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/black-ops-ii-dlc-digest-uprising-2/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/black-ops-ii-dlc-digest-uprising-2/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:23:46 +0000 Craig Reynolds http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=48090 When Treyarch began talking about Call of Duty: Black Ops II early in 2012, it was clear that Game Design Director David Vonderhaar and his team wanted to steer Activision’s first-person shooter in a different direction. Incorporating a campaign with branching storylines, a futuristic setting and Pick Ten, a fresh take on competitive multiplayer’s Create-A-Class [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/armed-with-controllers-plays-the-last-of-us-spoilers/feed/ 0 Armed with Controllers: top 10 moments http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/armed-with-controllers-top-10-moments/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/armed-with-controllers-top-10-moments/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:43:45 +0000 Craig Reynolds http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=48055 It’s Friday, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for our Armed with Controllers feature! This week, we’re doing things a little differently. In response to yesterday’s The Last of Us video, many of my Twitter followers have asked if the AwC gang plan to upload a playthrough of Naughty Dog’s generation-defining PlayStation 3 [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/armed-with-controllers-top-10-moments/feed/ 1 The Last of Us – The First Hour *Spoilers* http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/the-last-of-us-the-first-hour/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/the-last-of-us-the-first-hour/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:51:33 +0000 Jimmy Lara http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=47488 Watch the very first hour of The Last of Us as my buddy and I (no commentary) fight our way through the first few segments of the game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc3SJvSXxBA

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/the-last-of-us-the-first-hour/feed/ 1 Xbox One won’t launch in Asia until late 2014 http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/xbox-one-wont-launch-in-asia-until-late-2014/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/xbox-one-wont-launch-in-asia-until-late-2014/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:36:04 +0000 Charles http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=48045 At E3 2013, Microsoft announced their pricing of the Xbox One where it will go on sale for $499. The Xbox One will launch in November of 2013 for 21 markets including the UK and Europe. Microsoft however was silent about Asia markets. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft’s regional vice president for sales and [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/xbox-one-wont-launch-in-asia-until-late-2014/feed/ 0 E3 2013: Mattrick on online connectivity: no internet access? Stick with Xbox 360 http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-mattrick-on-online-connectivity-no-internet-access-stick-with-360/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-mattrick-on-online-connectivity-no-internet-access-stick-with-360/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:44:19 +0000 Craig Reynolds http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=48015 In what might be the biggest blunder of E3 2013, President of Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Don Mattrick has described the Xbox 360 as an “offline device” for gamers with limited internet access during an interview with Spike TV’s Geoff Keighley. Not only does his comment undermine the online capability of Microsoft’s current generation platform – [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-mattrick-on-online-connectivity-no-internet-access-stick-with-360/feed/ 11 E3 2013: Sony confirms the PS4’s hard drive will be upgradable http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-sony-confirms-the-ps4s-hard-drive-will-be-upgradable/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-sony-confirms-the-ps4s-hard-drive-will-be-upgradable/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:50:27 +0000 Craig Reynolds http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=48005 From chatting to one of the Polygon peeps, we’ve learned that PlayStation 4 consumers will be able to replace the console’s internal HDD for a greater capacity drive. According to a Sony representative speaking at E3, the next generation platform will ship with a none-too-shabby 500GB drive on which to store game saves, music, films and [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-sony-confirms-the-ps4s-hard-drive-will-be-upgradable/feed/ 1 E3 2013: Ghost Games wows racers with Need for Speed: Rivals demo http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-ghost-games-wows-racers-with-need-for-speed-rivals-demo/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-ghost-games-wows-racers-with-need-for-speed-rivals-demo/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:48:59 +0000 Craig Reynolds http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=47997 It’s become the norm that with each new year comes a new Need for Speed title. This year it’s Need for Speed: Rivals, developed by newly-formed studio Ghost Games in association with the team at Criterion, and judging by the live demonstration recently recorded at E3 it’s on track to deliver the white-knuckle ride Electronic Arts’ [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-ghost-games-wows-racers-with-need-for-speed-rivals-demo/feed/ 0 MGS5: The Phantom Pain – Are Liquid And Solid Snake In The Game? http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/mgs5-the-phantom-pain-are-liquid-and-solid-snake-in-this-game/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/mgs5-the-phantom-pain-are-liquid-and-solid-snake-in-this-game/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:51:43 +0000 Jimmy Lara http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=47982 While it has been confirmed that the story of MGS5 will be a prequel that revolves around Big Boss, a few things stuck out during the latest trailer released at this year’s E3 that points to Liquid and Solid Snake being in the game. Now before I go on with these claims, it’s important to [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/mgs5-the-phantom-pain-are-liquid-and-solid-snake-in-this-game/feed/ 3 E3 2013 – Monolith Soft’s Upcoming Wii U Title Brings Mechs And Monsters To Nintendo http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-monolith-softs-upcoming-wii-u-title-brings-mechs-and-monsters-to-nintendo/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-monolith-softs-upcoming-wii-u-title-brings-mechs-and-monsters-to-nintendo/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:33:12 +0000 Charles Salmon http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=47972 Toward the end of the Nintendo Direct broadcast Satoru Iwata presented a new trailer for Monolith Softwares upcoming game on the Wii U. The game has no confirmed name, but it currently goes by X. This title, from the makers of Xenoblade, is a stunning open-world RPG designed to be explored seamlessly, with giant enemies and [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-monolith-softs-upcoming-wii-u-title-brings-mechs-and-monsters-to-nintendo/feed/ 2 E3 2013 – New Bayonetta 2 Footage Shown During Nintendo Direct http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-new-bayonetta-2-footage-shown-during-nintendo-direct/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-new-bayonetta-2-footage-shown-during-nintendo-direct/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:55:44 +0000 Charles Salmon http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=47963 Very little has been heard about Bayonetta 2 since Platinum Games’ black haired vixen was initially announced to be coming exclusively to Wii U last year. However, during todays Nintendo Direct broadcast a new cinematic trailer was shown, quickly followed by a first look at gameplay. The trailer showed Bayonetta battling against an angelic opponent using [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-nintendo-reveals-new-3d-mario-named-super-mario-3d-world-watch-the-gameplay-video/feed/ 0 2 New Super Smash Bros. Games Announced http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/2-new-super-smash-bros-games-announced/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/2-new-super-smash-bros-games-announced/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:53:35 +0000 MikeStubbsy http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=47950 Nintendo has just revealed 2 new Super Smash Bros. games, one for the 3DS and one for Wii U.  The new games will launch sometime in 2014 and both will be available digitally. Perhaps the biggest surprise during the announcement was the inclusion of Mega Man as a playable character. Appearing in his classic Blue [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-welcome-to-the-playstation-4-user-interface/feed/ 1 E3 2013: see Battlefield 4′s next-gen multiplayer in action http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-see-battlefield-4s-next-gen-multiplayer-in-action/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-see-battlefield-4s-next-gen-multiplayer-in-action/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:09:54 +0000 Craig Reynolds http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=47904 In spite of the many highlights and wonders this year’s E3 exhibition has delivered so far, one of the things I’ve been hoping we’d see this week is live footage of Battlefield 4‘s multiplayer running on next generation hardware. My wish was granted – correction; my wish was blown out of my cranium with the [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-see-battlefield-4s-next-gen-multiplayer-in-action/feed/ 2 E3 2013: inFAMOUS Second Son trailer http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-infamous-second-son-trailer/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-infamous-second-son-trailer/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:38:36 +0000 Charles http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=47889 Back in February when Sony revealed the PlayStation 4 for the first time, we got a small glimpse of inFAMOUS Second Son. Today at E3, Sony has released a new amazing trailer for this highly anticipated game. In the trailer, we see protagonist Delsin Rowe throwing fireballs, flying and even teleporting! However, in a society [...]

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-ps-plus-required-for-ps4-online-multiplayer/feed/ 1 E3 2013: Square Enix announces Kingdom Hearts 3 http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-square-enix-announces-kingdom-hearts-3/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-square-enix-announces-kingdom-hearts-3/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:57:42 +0000 Charles http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=47880 Sony today has also announced the third installment of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, Kingdom Hearts 3 for the PlayStation 4. Kingdom Hearts was first released back in 2002 for the Sony PlayStation 2 and its sequel, Kingdom Hearts 2 in 2006. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AGWn4srbYw

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]]> http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-square-enix-announces-kingdom-hearts-3/feed/ 2 E3 2013: Final Fantasy Versus XIII re-branded as Final Fantasy XV http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-final-fantasy-versus-xiii-re-branded-as-final-fantasy-xv/ http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/e3-2013-final-fantasy-versus-xiii-re-branded-as-final-fantasy-xv/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:56:12 +0000 Charles http://www.theparanoidgamer.com/?p=47859 At the Sony E3 2013 conference, Square Enix has once again revealed a Final Fantasy Versus XIII with a brand new gameplay trailer to boot.  At the end of the trailer however, Square Enix change the logo of Final Fantasy Versus XIII to Final Fantasy XV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3xKbPooKAo

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