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To celebrate next month's launch of
Insurgency: Sandstorm next month,
New World Interactive announces they are giving away the original Insurgency
on Steam.
For the next two days players who add the Windows, Linux, and macOS shooter to
their libraries will get to keep it forever. Further, this will entitle those
players to the loyalty bonus that takes an additional 10% off the price of the
sequel. Here's the deal: In advance of the release of Insurgency:
Sandstorm on September 18th New World Interactive invite all First Person
Shooter fans to try the game which inspired the much-anticipated sequel,
Insurgency: Sandstorm.
Starting at 10:00 AM PDT today the original 'Insurgency' will be FREE TO KEEP on
Steam for 48hrs. Simply install and play the game during the 48hr window and it
is yours to keep forever.
Owning the original Insurgency on Steam will also entitle fans to 10% off
Insurgency: Sandstorm in addition to the 10% Pre-order discount currently on
offer for a combined 20% off, bringing the cost down from $29.99 to $23.99
About Insurgency
Insurgency is an intense, immersive, hardcore, tactical shooter based on the
award winning source engine mod 'Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat'.
Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival
depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this
multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience. The follow-up game
to the award-winning Source mod, Insurgency is highly competitive and lethal,
striking a balance between one-life gameplay and prolonged action.
Activision
Support tweets a suggestion that we not delete the client from the Call
of Duty Black Ops 4 multiplayer just yet (thanks
USgamer). Turns out this will be utilized by a beta for the Blackout battle
royale mode next month: Thanks for playing the Black Ops 4 Multiplayer
Beta! We recommend not deleting the Beta – the file will be updated in September
for the Blackout Beta.
Blizzard announces The Battle for Azeroth is underway with the
release of the new expansion for World of Warcraft. The announcement
covers details on the Standard, Digital Deluxe, and Collector's Editions of the
MMORPG expansion, and the following outline of what it brings to the party:
The tensions between the Horde and the Alliance have reached the breaking
point, and the entire world of Azeroth is now consumed in the fires of war.
Battle for Azeroth™, the seventh expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s
internationally acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game World
of Warcraft®, is now live!
Today’s launch signals the start of a new era of all-out warfare between the
Alliance and the Horde, as players around the globe set out on a vital mission
to ensure that Azeroth’s future belongs to their faction. Defenders of the
Alliance are called to the kingdom of Kul Tiras, ancestral home of Jaina
Proudmoore, to enlist the aid of their legendary navy, while champions of the
Horde must seek allies in the distant empire of Zandalar, home of the ancient
Zandalari trolls. As part of the campaign ahead, heroes will clash for critical
resources in myriad Island Expeditions; draw upon the strength of Azerite,
lifeblood of the planet, to unlock new powers using the Heart of Azeroth
artifact; prepare for a massive confrontation on the Warfront of Stromgarde;
recruit new Allied Races to bolster their faction’s cause; and much more.
“Battle for Azeroth builds upon nearly 25 years of faction rivalry, history, and
pride to challenge World of Warcraft players with the question of what it truly
means to be a member of the Alliance or the Horde,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and
cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “This expansion is loaded with new content
and features that draw upon that core conflict, but today’s launch is just the
beginning—we’re excited for players to experience everything we have planned as
the Battle for Azeroth unfolds.”
Overkill Studios Announces they are celebrating the fifth anniversary of the
release of
PAYDAY 2 with the launch of a week-long event called ICEBREAKER in the
heist shooter. This
dedicated site outlines the first day of a five day celebration that will
play out over the week. Here's word: Exactly today, 5 years ago on the
13th of August 2013, PAYDAY 2 officially released on steam. What better way to
celebrate such anniversary by kicking off an event?
ICEBREAKER has officially started and guess who arrives first? Joy is making her
pc debut and directly proofs herself useful by helping the gang with the auction
invitation. What appears to be an impossible task to most of us, looks like easy
cake when she starts playing her keyboard just like a piano! Joy comes with her
own “Hacker” Perk Deck, Akimbo Signature SMG and her Hackaton Melee weapon.
More information can be found on the official event website:
ICEBREAKER
[www.overkillsoftware.com]
To all the collectors out there, don’t worry, we didn’t forget. Today, alongside
Joy and to celebrate the 5th anniversary of PAYDAY 2, we release the
Golden Wolf Mask! [www.overkillsoftware.com]
Paradox Interactive announces a September 6th release date for Dharma,
the upcoming Jenna Elfman-free expansion for Europa Universalis IV.
Owners of the base game who don't become dharma chameleons are still going to get
something out of this, as the add-on will be accompanied by a patch: "As usual
with Paradox expansions, Dharma will be accompanied by a large update, free for
all Europa Universalis players. The Mughals update will include a more detailed
map of the Indian region, a renewed Estate system, and a new approach to
Policies." Here's a new
trailer and here's more: The riches and intrigue of Indian politics
are the focus of Europa Universalis IV: Dharma, the newest expansion to Paradox
Development Studio’s classic historical grand strategy game. Will you defend the
subcontinent against foreign commercial empires? Can you set up a European
trading empire in one of the richest lands on the globe?
You will get your chance to build a new world-spanning empire on 06 September,
2018, less than a month from today.
Features in Europa Universalis IV: Dharma include:
- Design Your Government: Unlock reforms that
will define how you govern your kingdom or republic, earning free policies
and boosting the power of some estates.
- Reworked Policy System: Policies get a new
look in the free update, but Dharma will include special bonuses that make
this system even more attractive.
- Trade Company Investments: Upgrade and
improve the provinces tied to your trade companies, conferring bonuses both
to the European master and neighboring Indian nations.
- New Cossack Government: Exclusive for
owners of The Cossacks expansion.
- New Indian Mission Trees: Unique mission
paths for the most important Indian sultanates and kingdoms.
- New Indian Estates: Alongside a free update
to the estate system, India gets five new castes. Raise the brahmins to
reduce unrest in a province or install Jain governors for a boost to income
while reducing manpower..
- New Mughal Culture Bonus: The Mughal Empire
can assimilate and accommodate newly conquered cultures with ease.
- Charter Companies: Europeans can buy a
foothold into trade charter zones in Africa and Asia, if they can find a
prince that trusts them.
- Upgraded Trade Centers: Invest in the
development of your Centers of Trade
- And more, including: new ways to suppress
rebellion, the monsoon season, new uses for colonists in non-colonial
development, scornful insults, multiplayer teams, new art, and a host of new
achievements.
Continue here to read the full story.
A new trailer from
F1 2018 shows off more gameplay from the next installment in Codemasters'
Formula One racing series. The clip illustrates the "huge leap forward" the
visuals take over F1
2017 after a "visual rebrand." Here's more on the game, which is
due to take the green flag on August 24th: Codemasters® released the
second official gameplay trailer for F1 2018 today, the official videogame of
the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Featuring stunning in-game footage
and the new official F1 theme music, expertly composed by Brian Tyler, the
latest trailer is available to watch now at
www.youtube.com/formula1game.
Commenting on the game’s recreation of the real-world sport, F1 2018’s Art
Director Stu Campbell said, “F1 has undergone a huge visual rebrand this year.
It has an exciting, fresh new look and we are looking to bring that into the
game as much as we can. Our aim this year was to create as big a visual leap
forward as we possibly could to create a more authentic and realistic
experience. When you see it side by side with the 2017 game I think you will see
a huge leap forward.”
F1 2018 features all the official teams, the drivers and all 21 circuits of the
thrilling 2018 season, including Circuit Paul Ricard and the Hockenheimring. The
current season’s offerings also includes 20 iconic cars from the history of the
sport. F1 2018 will release onto PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system,
the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, and Windows PC on Aug.
24.
Continue here to read the full story.
This video is
Bethesda's presentation from the just-concluded QuakeCon 2018 for Fallout 76,
their upcoming RPG sequel. Rather than a gameplay video or a cinematic this is
one of their animated clips from the Vault-Tec Corporation featuring Vault Boy.
Here's the description of the clip: You Will Emerge! Brought to you by
the Vault-Tec American Tricentennial Committee. Today’s episode, “Being a Better
You: Success is in the Cards”.
What role will you fulfill in life outside of Vault 76? The latest episode helps
Dwellers new to the outside world choose a path or many!
Fallout 76 arrives worldwide on November 14, 2018.
Continue here to read the full story.
A post
on the League of Legends website tells the heartwarming tale of a boy and
his yeti, introducing a rework planned for Nunu & Willump on Riot's MOBA.
This trailer offers
a whimsical look at the two besties in action, offering a cinematic look at some
of their reworked kit. It also answers a burning question in
its description: "What’s the best way to see the world? On the back of your best
yeti buddy, of course!" Continue here to read the full story.
Publisher Devolver Digital and developer Nomada Studio announce GRIS, a serene
platformer coming to Windows and Switch later this year. This is heavy on
atmosphere, as seen in
this reveal trailer, but may be light on gameplay, as suggested by the
announcement: "Free of danger, frustration or death, players will explore a
meticulous designed world brought to life with delicate art, detailed animation,
and an elegant original score. Through the game light puzzles, platforming
sequences, and optional skill-based challenges will reveal themselves as more of
Gris’s world becomes accessible." Here's the full announcement: Nomada Studio and Devolver Digital have announced GRIS, a serene and
evocative narrative experience, for Nintendo Switch and PC later this year. Free
of danger, frustration or death, players will explore a meticulous designed
world brought to life with delicate art, detailed animation, and an elegant
original score. Through the game light puzzles, platforming sequences, and
optional skill-based challenges will reveal themselves as more of Gris’s world
becomes accessible.
GRIS is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world dealing with a painful
experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress,
which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality. As the story
unfolds, Gris will grow emotionally and see her world in a different way,
revealing new paths to explore using her new abilities.
Based in Barcelona, Nomada Studio is composed of experienced developers and
artists outside of video games with disciplines in illustration, painting, and
graphic design. Featuring art from noted artist Conrad Roset and the music of
Berlinist, GRIS is their debut title as a team.
GRIS will be playable at gamescom and PAX West later this month. Follow @nomadastudiobcn
and visit nomada.studio for more news and information on the game.
Continue here to read the full story.
The Steam Game and Player
Statistics page shows the PC edition of MONSTER HUNTER WORLD, is
regularly attracting well over 300,000 concurrent players since launching last
week.
VG247 reports that a story on
Steam
Spy behind a paywall says the game has sold between two and five million
units since launch. This serves as testimony to both the popularity of the game,
and how badly accuracy of Steam sales estimates have become following recent
backend changes by Valve. It's not all good news for CAPCOM's newest release,
however, as
DSOGaming reports that the PC version was permanently removed from WeGame in
China by Tencent after complaints that it is "not fully comply with relevant
regulatory and policy requirements." They also report that issues with the ports
have sent its approval rating on Steam plummeting below the midpoint. They note
the irony of this in light of
previous claims that the port was being delayed to provide a "really great
optimized PC experience."
Ubisoft announces a free weekend for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
will get underway on Thursday. This will offer free access to all the operators
and maps in the tactical shooter. They also say that any progress earned can be
carried over into the full game, which will go on sale at that time. Here are
the details: WHEN CAN I PLAY?
You can access the Free Weekend during the following times for each
platform:
PC: August 16th 17:00 UTC - August 19th 20:00 UTC.
XBOX ONE: August 16th 07:01 UTC - August 20th 06:59 UTC.
PLAYSTATION 4: August 16th 13:00 UTC - August 20th 13:00 UTC.
HOW CAN I ACCESS RAINBOW 6 FREE WEEKEND?
PC: Go to your Uplay PC Launcher.
XBOX ONE: The Free Weekend will be available to both Xbox Live Gold and
Xbox Live Silver users for the first time! To join in on your Xbox One, visit
the Rainbow Six Siege product page on the Xbox Store.
PLAYSTATION 4: Join the Free Weekend on your PlayStation 4 by visiting
the Rainbow Six Siege product page on the PlayStation Network. PlayStation Plus
membership is required to play online.
CAN I PRELOAD THE GAME?
Yes, preload is available for this Free Weekend only on PS4 & PC (UPLAY). You
can preload the game starting August 14th. Xbox One and PC (STEAM) will be
available at the start of the Free Weekend.
CAN I PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS DURING THE FREE WEEKEND?
Of course. You can play with anyone who already owns the game or is enjoying the
Free Weekend like you are.
Continue here to read the full story.
Publisher SOEDESCO and developer Kyodai announce a September 6th release date
for Elea, the science fiction, first-person adventure that entered Early Access
on Steam
back back in April. The game will
also come to Xbox One on that date, and preorders for the console edition are
already available. They celebrate the news with a
story
trailer, and offer this description of what to expects that invokes some of
great authors from the genre: Kyodai, the developer of Elea, got the
inspiration for the game’s narrative from the books of classic sci-fi writers
such as Stanislaw Lem, Arthur C. Clarke and Frank Herbert. Being big fans of
story-driven first person games, they asked themselves at the early stages of
development what innovation Elea could offer to the genre besides its unique and
touching story.
They noticed that many first person adventures offer just one main distinct
location, with one specific visual style. Inspired by their love of old-school
platformer games, they decided to take a completely different approach for Elea.
In classic platformer games the environments can vary from a lava level to a
snow level, followed by a jungle level for example. The developers wanted to
give Elea this same incredible variety in surroundings, to make it feel like an
enormous journey through time and space.
Continue here to read the full story.
A new trailer from
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS shows off how ancient China is depicted in the
upcoming installment in Creative Assembly's strategy series. This is a cinematic
clip, but it's created entirely using in-engine footage. This introduces
warlord Sun Jian, another of the game's faction leaders, and SEGA offers some
details on the clip and the character: Discover the beauty of ancient
China in the latest Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cinematic trailer, which features
the first glimpse of the game's spectacular campaign map. This stunning video
showcases a land of vibrant colours and rich detail, but one plagued by tyranny
and turbulence.
In this time of chaos, the heavens shine on warlord Sun Jian, The Tiger of
Jiangdong, when he finds the fabled Imperial Seal: a legendary artefact said to
find its way to the true emperor. Believing destiny has chosen him to rule, he
gathers his children to his side. The time is nigh to bring an end to conflict,
and unify a land divided.
Historically, the Sun family played a vital role in the Three Kingdoms period by
establishing the kingdom of Sun Wu; and this is where their dynastic journey
began.
The next historical title in the Total War™ strategy series will launch in
Spring 2019.
Continue here to read the full story.
Over the years I've cleared a couple of abandoned mud wasp nests from the
BlueTower. They're small and easy enough to scrape off a wall, since they
basically seem like dried mud. However, the one MrsBlue recently found was
different, as it was brown and sealed instead of gray and open. This lead to
concerns that scraping at it would lead to some sort of live wasp encounter I
wanted no part of. So we called back the exterminator that recently dealt with
our carpenter bee situation who cleared this up easily. It was only after the
fact that I did a little more research to learn that the mud dauber wasps that
make such nests are not aggressive, and basically harmless to humans. They are
also helpful at controlling other pests, so there is an argument for just
leaving them be (bee?). But this was right over the front door of the house, and
however benign they may be, these wasps look at least as scary as the more
aggressive varieties. Now I feel bad, but leaving the nest there would terrorize visitors, so it's
probably best that we had it removed.
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