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Team Fortress 2 is the much awaited game of the 2007. It is the first person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. However Team Fortress 2 is distributed by Electronic Art. The online multiplayer version of Team fortress 2 is managed by the Steam. It was released on October 10, 2007 and is available for Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (PS3). Team Fortress 2 is developed on the same source game engine on which Counter Strike: Source was developed. Only multiplayer mode is available for Team Fortress 2. It also comes bundled in The Orange Box. The Orange Box is the pack of five games bundled together which also include Team Fortress 2.

There are two opposite teams in Team Fortress 2, just like Team Fortress, competing with each other to finish an objective. Objectives to be fulfilled are defined in the game modes. Two opponents are builders actually named Reliable Excavation Demolition and Builders League United. The good feature incorporated by the Valve Corporation in Team Fortress 2 is the detailed statistics of the players. This is first time Valve has incorporated such a feature in its multiplayer games. Players are also rewarded for completing achievements in the Team Fortress 2.

Team Fortress 2 features nine classes all taken from the Team Fortress. All these classes are playable. It also features 6 maps released officially. In 2008, many more new game maps for Team Fortress 2 would be released by the Valve Corporation. The concept for developing the game was formulated in 1998 as a mode for Quake but the development could not be completed until 2007. Throughout its development phase, Team Fortress 2 has gone through a series of changes and modifications. The Team Fortress 2 version that we see today is the outcome of hard work done for almost 9 years.

Despite of its late release, Team Fortress 2 met with high reception from various parts of the world. It has got high scoring rates from various game reviewers including gamer’s magazine, IGN, Game Spy etc. You can click the link below that will take you to the site where you can free download the Team fortress 2 full version for windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

On April 5th 2008 Infinity Ward released new maps for Call of Duty 4. Xbox Live was abuzz with the long awaited release. Many subscribers were frustrated as the download servers were swamped but it was worth the wait.

The new Call of Duty 4 map packs are totally awesome. Infinity Ward has out done themselves in the quality and the detail in the new maps. Call of Duty 4 is the game of the year. The new maps are much larger and the graphics are state of the art.

Creek is by far the most popular map for snipers you will find one hiding behind every boulder and tree. The map is divided in half by a rugged ravine with waterfall and creek running through the middle. A cave allows for a quick pass-through, but watch poking your head out as a sniper is always waiting for you. The map features many farm houses and one with a large deck overlooking the creek. Exceptional detail down to spider webs in the cave and under the wood deck. In the center of the map you will even find a campfire with your dinner and a pot of coffee waiting for you. In parts of the map you can even hear the crickets.

Chinatown the moonlight offers dim lighting which is brightened by the streetlights and neon signs. The maps makes you want to take an evening stroll through Chinatown but there is a sniper in almost every window. Much detail was added the fruit stands you can shoot the watermelons and potatoes. The streets are well designed and inside the buildings are detailed stores, shops, Laundromat and video store. I was a little disappointed not to find a local deli with chickens hanging in the window.

Broadcast is a large map featured in a TV studio. Much detail was paid expansive offices and the bright colors are awesome. The boardroom even has a colorful floral arrangement on the table. Television monitors line the walls and when shot they explode and through sparks. The map expands to a large parking lot with outer buildings that offer great sniping spots into the main lobby.

Killhouse offers tight quarters set in a warehouse. This is a small map for tactical teams and cage matches. Plywood walls offer no protection from the flying bullets.

We take our hats off and give a standing ovation to Infinity Ward and XBOX Live for this long awaited addition to Call of Duty 4.

The Halo trilogy alone has sold more than 21 million copies during its release. After the huge success of Halo: Combat Evolved, which has been hailed as the best shooter in the first person that is available as a console game. Next in the trilogy came the highly anticipated Halo 2 which broke the sales records that Halo: Combat Evolved achieved. Halo 3 has been released on the Xbox 360 and within the first 24 hours of its release, the highly anticipated first-person shooter sold more than $ 170 million copies. Even though Halo 3 for xbox is a one console system, they have released Halo:Combat Evolved and Halo 2 for the PC.

The Halo trilogy has become a large franchise with many different cultural impacts and because of its large success the franchise has been named ‘Halo Nation’. If there was a franchise that Halo could be compared to, it would be the Star Wars franchise. It did just that, it was compared to the Star Wars franchise due to the large cultural impact it’s acquired. Even though it may only be a one console game, which is Halo for Xbox, it can easily be disputed as the largest selling game in Xbox history.

Halo 2 became a highly anticipated game; due to the fact that it would now support the ever growing Xbox live, to allow gamers to be able to play online against other Halo gamers. After it’s released it was said that over 91 million hours of online play was registered from Halo gamers. Another game that can be considered in the Halo franchise is being developed by Ensemble Studios. It’s a real time strategy game that will be called Halo Wars and will be released on the Xbox 360.