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First-person shooters have come a long way from simple shooting and jumping. And shooting. While conventional shooters are still popular, in recent years we’ve seen first-person shooter games with different kinds of shooting. There are games that let you shoot portals, a game that lets you shoot pictures and even a game that lets you shoot clones of yourself. Now we have Scale, a game where you shoot rays that enlarge or shrink objects.

Scale is a game for Windows, OS X and Linux. It’s currently being made by indie developer CubeHeart. The game puts you in an open world and has you manipulating the sizes of objects to solve puzzles and progress. As you’ll see in the video below you can even shrink an entire level. The basic constraint is that you have to “suck the size” out of one object before you can enlarge another.

Perhaps the only thing about Scale that’s crazier than its mechanic is its story. You play a “young physics savant” named Penny Prince, who invented the size-changing gun. Unfortunately she accidentally destroyed the East Coast, leading to the demise of 9,322,591 people (yep, CubeHeart specified that). Also someone took her cat. But with your help Penny may be able to redeem herself and find her cat.

Help CubeHeart enlarge its funding by pledging for Scale on Kickstarter. A pledge of at least $10 (USD) gets you a DRM-free copy of the game as a reward.

[via Games.On]

We’ve all seen the demo, but none of us have actually played Destiny, Bungie and publisher Activision’s forthcoming first-person-shooter / MMO-like effort. But starting today, Destiny‘s persistent open world will begin opening up… to gamers that buy in early, that is. A limited amount of pre-orders placed now at select retailers will garner gamers beta access to Destiny, which is scheduled to launch early next year on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. If you happened to jump the gun and plunk down for a copy before today, don’t worry, as your order automatically reserves you a spot for the beta. Depending on your method of purchase, redemption codes will either be emailed directly or printed out at the time of purchase, so hold off on trashing those receipts. You can find the full details of the program and a new trailer just after the break.

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If you’re a fan of Black Ops II on the Xbox 360, you’ll be the first to get your hands on the new downloadable content pack called Uprising. The DLC will bring four new maps for multiple player action including Magma, Encore, Vertigo, and Studio.

The Magma map puts players in a Japanese village that is being besieged by lava flows from a volcano nearby. The Encore map has players fighting it out in close quarters in a concert setting after a London music festival. The Vertigo map puts players on the roof of a skyscraper in India where they have to battle across a landing pad. The Studio map has players fighting on a movie backlot as they battle through different settings including science-fiction and western settings.

The coolest thing that this new DLC will bring is an additional zombie map with new characters called Mob of the Dead that takes place on Alcatraz island. The players will play as mobsters portayed by Hollywood actors Ray Liotta, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pantoliano, and Michael Madsen.

The new content pack will hit the Xbox 360 on April 16. It will be available for gamers on the PS3 and PC platforms at a later date which is currently unannounced.

EA has announced that it will be offering a downloadable co-op demo for its videogame Army of Two The Devil’s Cartel. The game demo will be available to download for Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers on March 12, 2013.

The demo will put players in the boots of private military contractors Alpha and Bravo. The contractors are on a mission to rescue a kidnapped politician from a dangerous Mexican drug cartel. Players will have to work together to survive and progress in the mission.

Players will also have a chance to split up at one point in the demo, with one player going off to fight face-to-face with the cartel soldiers and the other taking to the sky in a helicopter using a mini-gun to provide cover.

Army of Two The Devil’s Cartel is set to launch on March 26 for $59.99(USD). If you pre-order from Amazon, you’ll get a special bonus $20 promotional credit you can apply towards other purchases.

Monday, February 25 is the day that Halo 4 gamers will be able to download the latest map pack for the video game. The new map pack is called Majestic and includes three maps and a new type of game play. This is the second of three war games map packs that are planned for release.

The three maps offered in the download pack include Landfall, Monolith, and Skyline. Landfall is a map set on the world of Tribute in a massive city that has been destroyed by war. Monolith is set on a Forerunner monument adrift in an asteroid belt. Skyline is set on the rooftops of new space tether construction. All of the maps are small to medium scale and are designed to encourage close-quarters combat.

The new gameplay mode included with the map pack is called Infinity Rumble and will be exclusive to this map pack for a limited time. This play type is a free-for-all where players can earn personal ordinance, awards, and style points for their kills.

The Majestic Map Pack will be available on Xbox LIVE for 800 Microsoft Points ($10 USD). Players who purchase the Halo 4 War Games Map Pass or Halo 4 Limited Edition will receive access to both the Crimson and Majestic Map Packs as well as the final map pack when it releases in April at a 15 percent savings compared to purchasing them individually.