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News pickup locations
Search the indicated locations to find all 61 news pickups:
Chapter 1: Why We Fight
Chapter 2: Freedom
Chapter 3: Fire Sale
Chapter 4: The Wall
Chapter 5: Heartland
Chapter 7: Golden Gate
Easy “David Rejected” achievement
Easy “Drone Expert” achievement
QR code in Chapter 5: Heartland
In Chapter 5: Heartland, there is a QR code that appears during the mission. When captured with a phone with a QR reader, it will load the site at “//aug.me/SymB9t”, which features wallpapers and videos from THQ.
Deus Ex reference
In Chapter 2: Freedom, the first line the black-marketer inside the labor camp will say is “You want to talk to El Ray? That’s cool!”. This is an exact statement made by a body guard for the Rook gang leader in the abandoned Brooklyn Bridge subway station in Deus Ex .
Red Dawn reference
During the second or third mission where you first see the Korean camp for the Americans full of trailers and RVs, there is a sign that reads “Go Wolverines”. This is a reference to the school’s team in the movie Red Dawn . The story is written by John Milius, who co-wrote Apocalypse Now and wrote/directed Red Dawn , which depicts a resistant movement against a Soviet-led invasion of the United States.
Achievements
Accomplish the indicated achievement to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points:
- Why We Fight (10 points): Complete chapter 1 in the Single Player Campaign.
- Freedom (10 points): Complete chapter 2 in the Single Player Campaign.
- Fire Sale (10 points): Complete chapter 3 in the Single Player Campaign.
- The Wall (10 points): Complete chapter 4 in the Single Player Campaign.
- Heartland (10 points): Complete chapter 5 in the Single Player Campaign.
- Overwatch (10 points): Complete chapter 6 in the Single Player Campaign.
- Why We Fight – Guerrilla (25 points): Complete chapter 1 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign.
- Freedom – Guerrilla (25 points): Complete chapter 2 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign.
- Fire Sale – Guerrilla (25 points): Complete chapter 3 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign.
- The Wall – Guerrilla (25 points): Complete chapter 4 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign.
- Heartland – Guerrilla (25 points): Complete chapter 5 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign.
- Overwatch – Guerrilla (25 points): Complete chapter 6 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign.
- Weapon Expert (25 points): Complete an expert challenge for any weapon in Xbox LIVE.
- Drone Expert (25 points): Complete an expert challenge for any drone in Xbox LIVE.
- Vehicle Expert (25 points): Complete an expert challenge for any vehicle in Xbox LIVE.
- Expert Of War (100 points): Complete all challenges for weapons, drones, vehicles, and modes in Xbox LIVE.
- Over the Hill (50 points): Reach experience level 50 in Xbox LIVE.
- Squad Commander (20 points): Enter an Xbox LIVE Ranked match as the Party Leader of a 4-Player Minimum Party.
- Medal of Honor (20 points): Win an Xbox LIVE Ranked match as the Party Leader of a Party.
- Full Boat (30 points): Enter an Xbox LIVE Ranked match in a Party with 16 players.
- 3-Star Threat (30 points): Become a 3-Star threat in a Battle Commander Xbox LIVE Ranked match.
- 5-Star Threat (75 points): Become a 5-Star threat in a Battle Commander Xbox LIVE Ranked match.
- Iron Man – Why We Fight (25 points): Complete chapter 1 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint.
- Iron Man – Freedom (25 points): Complete chapter 2 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint.
- Iron Man – Fire Sale (25 points): Complete chapter 3 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint.
- Iron Man – The Wall (25 points): Complete chapter 4 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint.
- Iron Man – Heartland (25 points): Complete chapter 5 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint.
- Iron Man – Overwatch (25 points): Complete chapter 6 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint.
- Archivist (10 points): Find 30 of 61 News Pickups in the Single Player Campaign.
- Historian (30 points): Find all 61 News Pickups in the Single Player Campaign.
- Pistol Whipped (10 points): Kill 25 enemies with a pistol in Chapter 1: Why We Fight.
- Give Him the Stick (10 points): Kill 25 enemies with melee attacks in Chapter 1: Why We Fight.
- Welcome to Freedom (10 points): Talk at least once to each inhabitant of Oasis in Chapter 2: Freedom.
- Good Use of Cover (10 points): Destroy the first sentry without taking any damage in Chapter 2: Freedom.
- Mercy (10 points): Kill 5 enemies while they are on fire in Chapter 3: Fire Sale.
- Let ’em Burn (10 points): Don’t kill any of the enemies that are on fire in Chapter 3: Fire Sale.
- Chronicler (10 points): Find the first of 61 news pickups.
- Stairway to Heaven (10 points): From the front door of the church, make it to the crow�s nest in 240 seconds in Chapter 5: Heartland.
- Speed Demon (10 points): Hijack the tankers in less than 8 minutes in one life in Chapter 6: Overwatch.
- Safer Skies (10 points): Destroy all the SAM trucks in the level in Chapter 6: Overwatch.
Additionally, there are seven secret achievements:
- Golden Gate (10 points): Complete chapter 7 in the Single Player Campaign.
- Golden Gate – Guerrilla (25 points): Complete chapter 7 on the Hardest Difficulty in the Single Player Campaign.
- Iron Man – Golden Gate (25 points): Complete chapter 7 in the Single Player Campaign without dying or restarting a checkpoint.
- David Rejected (10 points): Complete the street section without Goliath taking any damage in Chapter 4: The Wall.
- Fatal and Tragic (10 points): Jump off the Golden Gate Bridge in Chapter 7: Golden Gate.
- Wilhelm’s Nightmare (10 points): Knock 10 enemies off of the scaffolding during the helicopter fly-in in Chapter 7: Golden Gate.
- Soft Targets (10 points): Destroy all vehicles using the UAV in Chapter 7: Golden Gate.