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Archived News:
The Indie Gala is the latest bundle of indie games offered with a pick-you-own price scheme and a charitable component, which in this case is support for Save the Children and Child's Play. The bundle comprises: Zombie Shooter 2, inMomentum, Hacker Evolution: Duality, Saira, and Your Doodles Are Bugged!. Also, for the first two days customers will also receive Zombie Shooter 1, Hacker Evolution: Untold, Your Doodles Are Bugged! Bonus doodles, and the Zombie Shooter Main Theme.
Strategy First announces FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction, saying the next installment in the racing series will be released one week from today, and that preorders are now underway on Steam for a 10% discount. Here's a bit: FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction builds on the success of the award winning FlatOut franchise and takes the franchise to a new level in terms of content, physics and for the first time extensive multiplayer capabilities. The new physics engine will deliver over 20,000 fully destructible objects on every track. Realistic damage models crushing all 47 different vehicles as they race and crash against one another at high speeds. Additionally the game is fully integrated with the new Razer Hydra controller powered by the revolutionary Sixense motion tracking technology.
Matrix Games announces the availability of Time of Fury, Wastelands Interactive's World War II grand strategy game, and that the game is being provided to owners of Time of Wrath for a 30% discount. Here's word on the game: In World War II every single aspect of war was crucial: from troop movements to supply, from logistics to diplomacy, from innovation to careful use of terrain. Many games have tried to replicate the depth and complexity of this global conflict and only a few have managed to give an all around experience to players.
This is a game that truly replicates all these aspects. The developers of the highly successful Time of Wrath are back to the European theater of war with an ambitious project that allows players to truly experience what it was to be a decision maker of the period.
Time of Fury spans the whole war in Europe and gives players the opportunity to control all types of units, ground, air and naval. Not only that, each player will be able to pick a single country or selection of countries and fight his way against either the AI or in multiplayer in hotseat or Play by E-Mail. This innovative multiplayer feature will give player the chance to fight bigger scenarios against many opponents, giving the game a strategic angle that has no equal in the market. The game uses Slitherine’s revolutionary PBEM++ server system.
Ubisoft announces the release of The Adventures of Tintin: The Game, the tie-in with the new animated film based on the classic Belgian comic series. The game's website offers screenshots and a launch trailer, and here's part of the announcement: The game features three different modes: Solo, Cooperative and Challenge, for more than 20 hours of total gameplay excitement. The Solo Mode closely follows the events of the movie and allows players the chance to rediscover enchanting environments found in the film, such as Captain Haddock's ship the Karaboudjan, Ben Salaad's Palace or the exotic city of Bagghar. The solo mission is a unique blend of platforming, exploration, puzzle-solving and exciting action-packed gameplay such as ace combat and side-car driving. Players will embody Tintin, the hero and intrepid reporter, and other main characters each having its own personality and unique skills. Additional sidekicks will also appear when help is needed.
The new Lightning Strikes expansion is now available for DC Universe Online, adding Flash-themed content and electricity powers to SOE's superhero MMORPG. Word is: "Lightning Strikes offers players new adventures with more intense action, over-the-top powers for epic battles and another legendary superhero for players to battle against or alongside on their journey to becoming the next legend. In addition to the new Electricity Power set, DC Universe Online players can now interact with The Flash-themed characters and content with new maps and features."
Tripwire Interactive announces a Twisted Xmas Event for The Killing Floor, beginning with the free weekend beginning tomorrow for their survival/horror shooter and running through January 4. Here's the deal: The event features an all new level, Ice Cave, as well as brand new Twisted Christmas music to get you in the holiday spirit. But wait - there's more! Santa is bringing even more gifts - the Winter Weapon Pack, with seven brand new weapons complete with new achievements, free to everyone who owns the game. Returning from last year's event we have Christmas themed specimens replacing all of the regular baddies, Santa’s Evil Lair, Christmas themed achievements and the chance for those who missed unlocking the special Baddest Santa character last year to grab him this time around. On top of all that, another character pack DLC - Steampunk 2, bringing you the rest of the Steampunk-styled characters to complete the set.
Today's Steam Daily Wishlist Giveaway sale item is Orcs Must Die! for a 75% discount.
Link of the Day: China's Buses Include DIY Emergency Exits Disguised as Bricks. Thanks Ant via Neatorama where they sagely note: "there are so many possible uses for emergency bricks elsewhere in everyday life."
2K Games announces the Vendettas mode in The Darkness II, which will offer cooperative multiplayer gameplay in the upcoming shooter sequel. Word is: "Playable for up to four friends, Vendettas lets consumers choose one of four characters – all with their own unique Darkness weapon – and begin their dangerous and bloody journey. Designed as a team-focused, mission based experience, Vendettas explores the crucial role each character plays in Jackie Estacado’s campaign to defeat the Brotherhood." Here are some screenshots of the four multiplayer characters, and we have a gameplay trailer carefully guarded below. Continue here to read the full story.
DICE's Daniel "zh1nt0" Matros tweets that the Battlefield 3 patch promised for today will not include any changes to voice communication in the military shooter sequel (thanks joao). Here's word: We´re keeping the voip as it is right now. By increasing to this level of functionality we would have to make the VOIP solution a part of the game installation, which we currently don’t want from a business perspective.
EA announces The Sims 3: Showtime, a new expansion for the lifestyle simulation sequel that's due in March 2012. The pack is now available for preorder, and word is: "Those who pre-order now will be automatically upgraded to a special Limited Edition version, which features the Ultimate Stage venue." Here are some screenshots, here is a gameplay trailer, and here are some details: The Sims 3 Showtime allows players to connect and share with their friends and fellow fans of The Sims without ever leaving the game. Players will venture into a new world and live the dream as singers, acrobats, magicians and DJs. Using the all-new SimPort feature, players can send their Sim into a friend’s game to perform in their world, book gigs in their friends’ town, go on tour, and be reviewed. Along the way, players can earn rewards for achieving goals and accomplishing special challenges that can be tracked and shared via in-game social wall posts. Players have the opportunity to post their Sims’ successes, share gameplay techniques, create wishlists and send gifts, search for new friends and share memories through their in-game news feeds and as e-cards.
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An interview on The RPG Reporter talks with Travis Baldtree of Runic Games about Torchlight 2, Runic's upcoming action/RPG. They have the audio recording of the interview, as well as a transcript. Along the way they discuss his background, Mythos, Fate, the impact of a larger team, comparisons with the Diablo series, skills, achievements, charge mechanics, balance, the end-game, and more.
Matrix Games now offers a modding guide for Distant Worlds Legends, Code Force's space strategy expansion. Word is: "The modding guide includes detailed but easy-to-use information on modifying many aspects of the game, especially the new characters and faction characteristics and is available for download completely free of charge!"
I have a new formula for keeping off the extra pounds during the holiday season. The trick is to catch a cold right after Thanksgiving, and watch the pounds melt away thanks to your lack of appetite. Let's call it the rhinovirus diet.
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