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WBIE and Supergiant Games announce a PC edition of Bastion will be released through {Steam} on August 16th, where it is now available for pre-purchase. They say the Xbox LIVE Arcade version will be enhanced with high-resolution graphics and an all-new PC control scheme, and here's a bit more on the PC edition and the game itself: The PC version of Bastion will be available DRM-free and include Steamworks support for Cloud saves, achievements, and leaderboards (Steam version only). Featuring lush and imaginative artwork in full 1080p resolution as well as an innovative reactive narration system that responds to players' actions in real time, the game challenges players to build a new world after a cataclysmic event shatters the land to pieces. As players journey into the wild unknown, they will confront savage beasts, forge an array of customizable weapons, and gain new powers from specially-brewed spirits as they become immersed in the game's rich atmosphere. Gameplay is designed to reward player skill, offering great customization including the new remappable PC control scheme. Bastion for PC will also support gamepad controllers.
The Bethesda Blog has details on a The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector’s Edition (not to be confused with Mojang's Scrolls), which will be released for all platforms alongside the standard edition of the RPG sequel on 11/11/11. This will be $149.99 (US), €149.99 (Europe), £129.99 (UK), and A$199.99 (Australia), and the say those interested should preorder, as it will be offered in "very limited quantities." Here's what this includes:
- Alduin Statue: Created in conjunction with the IP Factory, this collector’s only statue stands 12” tall and is made of high quality PVC. Modeled from actual in-game 3D digital files, it showcases Alduin, the World Eater. He stands perched atop one the game’s many dragon walls that teach the player the lethal language of dragons.
- ‘The Art of Skyrim’ Official Art Book: Featuring over 200 pages of striking, full-color illustrations, sketches and models, this stunning 9 3/8” x 12 1/8” coffee table book showcases the characters, creatures, environments, and weaponry of Skyrim. With a foreword by game director Todd Howard and commentary from Bethesda Game Studios artists, readers will be guided through the game’s iconic visual style.
- ‘The Making of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’ DVD This documentary DVD contains exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage, including interviews with the Bethesda Game Studios team as they take you from concept to creation and provide insights into the story, gameplay, setting, legacy of the Elder Scrolls franchise, and much more.
Eurogamer has a confirmation that those snazzy Batman skins that are retailer-specific bonuses in Batman Arkham City will also be released as DLC for the stealth/action sequel at some point. According to Rocksteady's marketing manager Dax Ginn. "Absolutely down the track [the skins] will be available more broadly."
"I play their games, and they make great games, but we are too far from each other. They can make their games, and I’ll buy them. We’ll make ours, and they can buy them. Not the property – that’s ours. But they can play it like everyone else." -- Minecraft creator Notch on EA's interest in acquiring Mojang.
The Star Wars: The Old Republic Website has an update about the Jedi Consular in BioWare's upcoming MMORPG, which includes this trailer showing the class in action using both cinematics and gameplay footage. Here's the caption from the clip: "Jedi Consulars channel the power of the Force for strength in combat and wisdom in diplomacy. Years of arduous training and meditation have sharpened Consulars’ minds to cut to the truth as cleanly as a Lightsaber."
Paradox Interactive now offers a new trailer from King Arthur- Fallen Champions, the next installment in their series of medieval role-playing wargames. The brief shows environments, but combat never quite breaks out.
A new patch is now available for Supreme Ruler: Cold War to update the military real-time strategy game to version 7.1.1. Downloads of the new version can be found on AtomicGamer, Gamer's Hell, and The Patches Scrolls. The list of changes follows. Continue here to read the full story.
The Air Conflicts: Secret Wars Facebook Page offers the link to download a new patch to update this combat flight simulation to version 1.04. The page is in German, and a translation shows the new version fixes a Direct3D blue screen issue and adds new sound quality options. The patch is mirrored on Gamer's Hell.
- Borderlands Game of the Year Edition on Direct2Drive. Save 60%.
- Bulletstorm on Direct2Drive. Save 60%.
- Crysis 2 on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- Elder Scrolls Pack on Steam. Save 67%.
- Empires and Dungeons 2: The Sultanate on Impulse. Save 50%.
- F.E.A.R. 3 on Direct2Drive. Save 40%.
- The Maw on Steam. Save 66%.
- The Mawesome Pack on Steam. Save 66%.
- Two Worlds II on Impulse. Save 50%.
Still on sale (previously reported). Continue here to read the full story.
During his QuakeCon keynote, John Carmack announced plans to release the source code to id's Tech 4 engine from DOOM 3 before the end of this year. A couple of years ago an issue related to a patent conflict with Creative Labs was identified as something that could impede such a GPL release, but at the time id's Technical Director indicated if it came to that, he could fashion a workaround. Here's what Phoronix wrote about the news: "The source-code to Doom 3 is definitely to be released this year, Zenimax (the company that acquired id Software) has been supportive of the process, and he has challenged other game developers to release old source-code too. Carmack says that releasing the code really helps the development community." Thanks Ant via Slashdot.
Electronic Arts announces that Peter Moore will take over as COO of EA beginning next week: Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. has named Peter Moore, the head of its EA Sports label, as chief operating officer effective Aug. 8.
Moore replaces John Schappert, who left the company to join "FarmVille" maker Zynga Inc., the fast-rising online game company that's starting to encroach on traditional video game publishers. Aiming to stay competitive in the age of Facebook and mobile games, EA recently bought PopCap Games, the company behind "Bejeweled" and "Plants vs. Zombies."
EA said in a regulatory filing Thursday that it is also reshuffling the label structure it established in 2007. Frank Gibeau, President of EA Games, will become president of the EA Labels, which will comprise EA Games, EA Sports, Bioware and EA Play.
Kalypso announces the system requirements for Tropico 4, their upcoming dictator simulation sequel. The minimum and recommend system requirements follow. Continue here to read the full story.
The World of Warcraft Website has the latest version 4.2 hotfixes implemented on the servers for Blizzard's MMORPG (thanks Ant). Here's the change list. Continue here to read the full story.
This new trailer offers an overview on how you "Bring Your Toys to Life" in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, the upcoming cross-platform installment in this action/adventure series. The trailer comes with word to expect the game's North American release on October 16, 2011. The embedded version follows. Continue here to read the full story.
A new Wargame - European Escalation Website is online as a home to Eugen Systems' military real-time strategy game that's expected for release by the end of this year. The site includes information on the game along with four new screenshots. We can probably expect more details on this project soon, as it will be shown off in a couple of weeks at Gamescom 2011.
Mod DB now offers the debut release of The Stanley Parable, described as a mod for Half-Life 2, though HL2 is not actually required since it can be played using the free Source SDK (thanks BlueWolf72). Here's a trailer and here's the intentionally minimal description: The Stanley Parable is an experimental narrative-driven first person game. It is an exploration of choice, freedom, storytelling and reality, all examined through the lens of what it means to play a video game.
You will make a choice that does not matter.
You will follow a story that has no end.
You will play a game you cannot win.
...it's actually best if you don't know anything about it before you play it :D!
The OpenDUNE Website now offers a recently released new version 0.5 of this community created game based on Dune II, the influential real-time strategy game. Here's word: "This is the fourth release in a set of releases which concentrate in understanding and rewriting all functions of the original code, making enhancements on the way, without really changing the game in any way. A complete list of enhancements can be found here. This release finally has all functions converted to ‘real C’, and we are now cleaning up stuff. A lot of functions have been named, variables have been identified, and the stability has increased a lot. Many small (and odd) bugs have been fixed and addressed." Thanks Ant via CNC-Comm.
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution on GameSpy. Ninja vs Rambo Hands-on.
Okay, things should be back to normal today. Sorry for the disruption, and thank you for your patience.
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