Flood Confirmed for Halo 4

343 Industries has confirmed that The Flood will return in Halo 4. In a massive set of screenshots released today (which may contain campaign spoilers), Microsoft showed off The Flood in action, as well as a new map. The Flood will return in a new multiplayer mode called Flood.

Separately, during an event at the London Film Museum in Covent Garden last night, 343’s Frank O’Connor confirmed that Halo 4 is complete and ready for certification. According to Videogamer, O’Connor reported that "We had a big piece of news yesterday back in the office, which is that the game is literally finished at this point. They are handing it off through the various certification processes and that, and we're done. It's been three years of incredibly hard work by about 300 people." Developing story…

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New GTA V Screens Show Car and Jet

Rockstar has released new screenshots taken from Grand Theft Auto V. The photos were posted on Rockstar's Newswire. They showcase various modes of transport that will be available to citizens of San Andreas.

Transport won't be limited to vehicles with engines. (That looks an awful lot like Santa Monic Pier.)

The 'Cheetah': will it be one of the fastest cars in the game?

Take to the skies in fighter jets?

Tantalisingly, the post finishes with the promise of "More to come this week..."

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Steam Expands Community, Adds ‘Game Hubs’

Steam has announced a major update to the Steam Community. Every game on Steam will now have its own Game Hub, highlighting user-created screenshots, videos and Steam Workshop items as well as the latest news, discussions and comments. The information will be available in one central location, and content shown will be based on ratings from the community.

The news comes as part of a four-day reveal leading up to the new Steam Community and includes some new statistics about the content that's been uploaded by users. According to Valve, more than 80 million screenshots have been uploaded since Steam Screenshots launched in February 2011, as well as nearly one million videos shared by linking Steam accounts with YouTube. Over 200,000 Steam Workshop items have also been created.

"The New Steam Community is all about showing off the best content that gamers have created," said Valve's Emily Kent. "With over 89 million screenshots, videos, Steam Workshop maps, levels, mods, and items, plus news articles and product updates, the community has created an unbelievable wealth of content around their favorite games."

This is one of many recent changes to Steam, following the introduction of Steam Greenlight and Steam’s expansion into non-game software. More details about the Community will be revealed in the coming days, so keep checking back for all the latest updates, as well as when you’ll be able to jump into the closed beta.

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