Bungie has expressed interest in the past to move away from the Halo franchise and it looks like they are possibly planning just that. In a recent posting on their website, Bungie is looking for several new employees to take lead on their new project. With positions available in art, design, and engineering, Bungie is looking for talented people to satisfy the required roles to make a game come to life.

In the job description for Writing Lead, though, Bungie specifically requests for someone who is willing to “define Bungie’s next game universe”. Currently, Bungie lives in the Halo universe, which would bring many to suspect that their next title will be something completely new. Sadly, nothing else can be made of the other job descriptions except that the game will feature some online component.

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Bioshock 2’s lead designer claims more choice in the sequel’s story arcs…

As much as Bioshock ruled the sub-aqua art deco RPGFPS kingdom in 2007, that merely places extra onus on its sequel to improve and expand. Speaking exclusively to our sister publication games™, Bioshock 2’ lead designer Jordan Thomas has revealed that the linear experience of the year before last – one carrying only two outcomes – is due far more iterations in its sequel.

“the one thing that was important to me was that in the meta-narrative we acknowledged what many thought to be the subtext about your level of narrative agency in first-person shooters.” He told us. “So, in BioShock 2 we’ve been labouring long and hard to celebrate the player’s free will and give them a number of choices that affect not just the micro-arcs of the story, but also the major shakeouts that occur at the end of the game.”

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POP: The Forgotten Sands to be released in May 2010 alongside feature film

In a surprise announcement, Ubisoft has revealed that a brand new Prince of Persia game is in development and will be released in May of next year – to coincide with the theatrical release of the associated movie.

Dubbed Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, the game hopes to build upon the success of the recent franchise relaunch as well as capitalise on the hype surrounding the new movie, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

“This new instalment in the critically-acclaimed franchise marks the return to the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time storyline,” a statement reads.

“The Forgotten Sands will feature many of the fan-favourite elements from the original series as well as new gameplay innovations that gamers have come to expect from the Prince of Persia brand.”

The is in development for both handhelds and consoles, though platforms have not yet been specified.

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High fantasy sequel Two Worlds II will be released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The console versions will launch alongside the PC and Mac versions of the game, a spokesperson from TopWare Interactive confirmed to DS.

They will also share the same release date, currently scheduled for some time in spring 2010.

Two Worlds II will return to Antaloor and see the player rescued from prison by former enemies to find that the world has rapidly changed since their incarceration.

Reality Pump will return as developer, along with a new engine, open narrative and a variety of environments.

The original Two Worlds was released in 2007 for PC and 360.

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DICE’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has recently been much in the news. Het meeste hiervan betreft de online multiplayer van het spel, over de campaign weten we eigenlijk nog maar vrij weinig. Most of this concerns the online multiplayer of the game, we really know about the campaign still relatively low. Maar er zijn enkele details opgedoken omtrent de singleplayer, lees ze hieronder: But there are some details have emerged on the single, read them below:

• Haggard, Sweetwater en Sergeant Redford zijn weer van de partij. • Haggard, Sweetwater and Sergeant Redford is back from the party.
• De campagne begint in Alaska, waar de Russische eenheden in het geheim aan een wapen werken. (Snowblind) • The campaign begins in Alaska, where the Soviet forces in a secret weapon to work. (Snow Blind)
• Ten minse een kaart van de solo campagne vindt plaats in Bolivia.(Heart of Darkness). • In minse a map of the solo campaign takes place in Bolivia. (Heart of Darkness).
• Heart of Darkness toont een klein dorp met bergen op de achtergrond. • Heart of Darkness shows a small town with mountains in the background.
• Snowblind eindigt in een auto-achtervolging. • Snow Blind ends in a car chase.
• Toename van geweld ten opzichte van BFBC. • Increase in violence against BFBC.
• Het is waarschijnlijk een Uncut versie in Duitsland. • It is probably an Uncut version in Germany.
• De humor en de persoonlijkheid van de personages zijn bewaard. • The humor and the personality of the characters are stored.

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50 Cent during an interview with DJ Envy spoke about whether or not Jay-Z was talking about him at the American Music Awards
“If It Was Towards Me Then He Should Say Some More Direct So We Can Get Right To The Sh*t”

“When The Shooting Start He Ain’t Gonna Have Nobody”

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“Going rogue” takes on a whole new meeting when you’re dating a porn star.

Rob Kardashian, Lisa Ann

We’re told Rob Kardashian has been dating none other than Lisa Ann — the adult film star who headlined the XXX classic, “Who’s Nailin’ Paylin?” Rob picked up Lisa Ann at the gym right around the time of Khloe’s wedding.

Lisa Ann tells us, “Rob treats me like his little teacher and we have a fun sexual relationship that is simple and carefree. He brings out the total cougar in me and I just like to teach him things.”

Good luck getting that mental image out of your head.

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