A new trailer from
Spec Ops: The Line shows off multiplayer action from the upcoming military shooter. Word is: "This trailer highlights the online multiplayer in Spec Ops: The Line, featuring a look at the intimate and intense 4-on-4 class based combat set in the sandstorm ravaged city of Dubai. The online multiplayer in Spec Ops: The Line also features a deep ranking system, allowing players to unlock perks and other unique customizations as their character progresses." Here's the clip.
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A new
vantage-point trailer from
Bang Bang Racing shows off the top-down arcade in this upcoming multi-platform racing game. Word is: "Pick your line, be aware of shortcuts and be ever mindful of obstacles and course slicks as you make your way through the twists and turns of each track."
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This trailer is the opening cinematic for
Torchlight II, setting the story for Runic Game's upcoming action/RPG sequel. The 2D animation helps explain the events that bridge the game and its predecessor.
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A new beta 3 is now live for
Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, Stardock's upcoming fantasy strategy game.
This post has a full change log for the new beta for those who are participating in the beta or just keeping up with progress on the game.
GameTrailers.com now offers a teaser trailer for
Crysis 3, Crytek's upcoming first-person shooter sequel. This teaser is shorter than the commercial it follows, but it concludes saying to expect a gameplay trailer on April 24th. In the meantime we get glimpses of the game's depiction of a partially overgrown NYC, that new bow weapon, and, of course, plenty of hexagons.
Following
indications yesterday that more accounts were being granted access to the
Diablo III beta test, the
Diablo III Website announces the beta will indeed be opened this weekend to anyone with a Battle.net account for stress testing. The open portion of the beta will begin at 3:00 pm EDT today and will run through Monday at 1:00 pm EDT. The accompanying FAQ explains how this will operate, and notes that while Korean players cannot participate, they will be holding a separate invitation-only event in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The invitation only closed beta will continue as planned until May 1st. To get a head start, you can download the client now
from Battle.net.
Humble Mumble announces the debut of the Humble Botanicula Debut, a bundle celebrating the launch of
Botanicula, Amanita Design's brand new game, bundled with Machinarium, Samorost 2, Kooky, and Windosill. This is offered as a pick-your-price deal, and it's interesting to note
the announcement of the game's release on GOG.com at its regular price indicates the publisher was not expecting the game's debut to compete with a bargain bundle, and a
subsequent post attempts to make this all right by announcing they have secured "a number of goodies from the bundle" for customers who preordered Botanicula through them. Here's word on the new game:
In Botanicula, you must guide a motley band of tree creatures in a journey to save their home from brooding, spider-like invaders. With a huge cast of charming characters and an original soundtrack by the Czech alternative band DVA, Botanicula is the latest and greatest example of Amanita Design’s unique storybook vision brought to vivid fruition in an point-and-click adventure/puzzle game.
Because Botanicula has important environmental themes, we’re hoping you’ll allocate some of your purchase to support the World Land Trust, an international conservation charity focused on protecting threatened habitats.
The
Legend of Grimrock Website announces the release of a new patch to update Almost Human's dungeon crawler to version 1.1.4. The patch is save-game compatible with previous versions, and here's how it is being distributed: "We have pushed the patch to Steam, GOG and our own store and it should be available once the distributors have done their magic, hopefully within 24 hours. Steam users will get the patch automatically, and if you bought the game from GOG or from us you can download the patched version of the game using the same way you obtained the original copy. But hold on a bit, it will take some time before the build gets updated on the servers." Here's the change list:
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For some reason I thought all the recent Titanic hype was leading to the 100th anniversary of the ocean liner's sinking today, but I wasn't paying enough attention, as this was actually on the 15th. This shows how much less obsessed with this I am than about anyone else in the world, because I didn't really need to hear any more about this in the first place. Maybe the centennial will finally put the story to watery rest. Today is still a commemoration of course, as 4/20 is like stoner Christmas, but if there's anything that gets more than its share of exposure all year round, it's the use of 420 in gamertags etc, so maybe we can just sink that reference while we're at it?
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