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A couple days ago the NDA was lifted on the Defiance beta, which means it can be discussed openly. I have been playing the beta this weekend and I am impressed with this game. I've never seen a beta setup before with such an easy way to submit your bug reports and feedback. I must have filled out 15 feedback forms this weekend. So far this game is quite fun. The controls are the same as a typical FPS game. In fact, it more or less was the same button layout as Call of Duty Black Ops 2. The game is played in a 3rd person perspective and when you zoom in with a weapon it does an over the shoulder view that is zoomed in a bit for your weapon sights. When you are using a sniper rifle, the screen will be filled with the entire scope like in a regular FPS game. Groups were working great until this morning. I had no problem meeting up with friends and play the entire campaign together. Fast map travel is available for major cities. Secondary quests are available throughout the map in multiple locations. If anything, this game is like a combination of Guild Wars and an FPS. Guild Wars because of the secondary quests and fast map travel and an FPS because of the combat system. Also, like in Guild Wars 2 and other MMOs, you will see many other players in the game. Some that might have the same objective as you and are attacking the same enemies. Overall I highly recommend this game. With all the feedback they'll have from this beta, I hope they get the bugs fixed because this game is good.

For those of you that do not know, Syfy has teamed up with Trion Worlds to create something truly unique. It is called Defiance. Defiance is a TV series and it is also a MMO shooter game. Events that happen in the tv series will affect the game and events in the game will affect the tv series. First lets look at the show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BJN2ssm8QgIt already has my interest. It looks good, has potential.. and now look at this quote from an announcement made back on 05/21/2012 with some info on the impressive group of people that are working on this project: http://community.defiance.com/en/2012/05/21/defiance-pilot-production-begins/ That sounds like a great combination of talent and now my expectations are pretty high. Now lets look at the game: It looks like a mix of Borderlands with Resident Evil's 3rd person perspective. Could be good. I'll have to sign up for the beta. Defiance is set to premiere Monday, April 15, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. on the Syfy channel. Defiance the game will be released April 2013 for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Check the official site here: http://defiance.com/ Click here to view the article