Medal Of Honor Warfighter - Community Action Day

Last week, IGN and its partner site AskMen took a handful of carefully selected readers for Special Forces exercises with EA to celebrate the release of Medal of Honor Warfighter. We shipped eight dedicated community members to a secret location in Hampshire for a day of Airsoft activities including a four-way deathmatch, designed to recreate Warfighter's frenetic co-op mode, before letting our two teams loose on the multiplayer.

Check out the video and the photos below for a taste of what it was like going to war with IGN.

Team IGN and AskMen ready for battle

The AskMen and IGN readers looking mean and moody.

Team EA/PWNED team limbering up for war.

Can I get a HOORAH?

IGN's Dan Kilby - Action Man

No missiles were harmed in the making of this photo.

Time to test those thumbs instead of the trigger fingers.

No time to talk. There's a war to fight.

Tom is IGN's UK Community Manager and he already misses his Airsoft gun which he nicknamed Mabel. You can stay abreast of his current pet peeves by following him on IGN and Twitter.

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Medal Of Honor Warfighter - Community Action Day

Last week, IGN and its partner site AskMen took a handful of carefully selected readers for Special Forces exercises with EA to celebrate the release of Medal of Honor Warfighter. We shipped eight dedicated community members to a secret location in Hampshire for a day of Airsoft activities including a four-way deathmatch, designed to recreate Warfighter's frenetic co-op mode, before letting our two teams loose on the multiplayer.

Check out the video and the photos below for a taste of what it was like going to war with IGN.

Team IGN and AskMen ready for battle

The AskMen and IGN readers looking mean and moody.

Team EA/PWNED team limbering up for war.

Can I get a HOORAH?

IGN's Dan Kilby - Action Man

No missiles were harmed in the making of this photo.

Time to test those thumbs instead of the trigger fingers.

No time to talk. There's a war to fight.

Tom is IGN's UK Community Manager and he already misses his Airsoft gun which he nicknamed Mabel. You can stay abreast of his current pet peeves by following him on IGN and Twitter.

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Journey Into Mystery #643 Review

It's a good thing Everything Burns is shipping at such a rapid pace. Last week's installment revealed that Loki's former partner and BFF Leah was plotting his demise. I would hate to be kept waiting any longer than necessary for an explanation.

Luckily, Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen waste no time in getting to the heart of the matter. The explanation for Leah's sudden turn toward villainy is not only surprisingly satisfying, it pays off on material Gillen set up in the first arc of Journey Into Mystery. As I mentioned last week, this crossover is far more of a payoff to Gillen's series than it is Fraction's. Not only is it building on the framework Gillen set up, this issue hinges the conflict on Loki's shoulders more squarely than before. And as ever, Loki is more than up to the task of carrying the story. Gillen tackles him from a significantly different angle for most of this chapter. It seems almost certain that the newest revelation is merely a red herring, but it should be a fun ride while this story beat plays out.

The writers offer up some entertaining material involving the other Asgardians as well. Most notably, Volstagg settles uncomfortably into his new role as Asgard's steward. While there's a bit of comedy to this subplot, there's also a genuine sense of despair at the dark days facing his kingdom. The character has and continues to fare well in this book. The battle scenes across the Nine Realms are also enjoyable, though once again annoying brief and limited in scope.

The biggest problem with Carmine Di Giandomenico's artwork is simply that he isn't Alan Davis. The two styles really clash in the transition from series to series. It's a shame Doug Braithwaite couldn't have returned to deliver the same epic fantasy style he delivered during Fear Itself, as his style would have been a much stronger match for Davis'. Di Giandomenico's pages work well enough, they're just a bit cluttered at times. His Loki also has a tendency to shift dramatically in age from panel to panel. This may actually be an intentional effect, but if so, it doesn't work as well as it should.

Now that fans needn't worry about the Loki/Leah relationship being trampled, they can resume enjoying what is a very dramatic and worthy finish to Gillen's run.

Jesse is a writer for IGN Comics and IGN Movies. He can't wait until he's old enough to feel ways about stuff. Follow Jesse on Twitter, or find him on IGN.

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EA Sports Partners Tottenham Hotspur

EA Sports has announced that it signed a deal to become the official videogame partner of Tottenham Hotspur football club.

The company has signed a 3-year contract with the English Premier League club, making Spurs the 8th club to enter into such an agreement.

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This is an opportunity for us to create a deeper connection with their passionate, global fan base, and use our game as a platform to engage Spurs supporters all season long.

EA Sports senior vice president Matt Bilbey said, "We are extremely excited to join a world class football club like Tottenham Hotspur as an Official Club Partner. This is an opportunity for us to create a deeper connection with their passionate, global fan base, and use our game as a platform to engage Spurs supporters all season long."

As a result of the deal, Spurs players will have 3D head scans performed to ensure accurate models in FIFA 13. A Tottenham Hotspur game packaging sleeve will also be produced for the title and made available as a free download, while EA's mobile game trailer is set to make appearances at White Hart Lane.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy said, "Over the course of the past few years we've seen the international profile of the Club rise significantly, especially across key markets in Asia and North America. We are delighted to have the opportunity to partner with EA Sports, one of the world's leading entertainment brands, and provide them with the opportunity to reach our global fan base."

Tottenham Hotspur joins seven other English Premier League teams that have become club partners with EA Sports. The other club partners are Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Newcastle, and Manchester City.

Luke Karmali is IGN's UK Editorial Assistant. You too can revel in mediocrity by following him on IGN and on Twitter.

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