Archived News:
The
Bethesda Blog has details on the Void Walker's Arsenal DLC coming to
Dishonored on May 14th. This gathers together four DLC packs previously
only available as preorder bonuses. Word is: "With the Void Walker’s Arsenal
add-on pack, gain immediate access to four content bundles
previously available only through pre-ordering Dishonored. The Acrobatic
Killer Pack, Arcane Assassin Pack, Backstreet Butcher Pack and Shadow Rat Pack
offer unique character bonuses, additional bone charm slots, unhidden books and
bonus coins that will aid you in your pursuit of revenge. Found in the Hound
Pits Pub, use these items to enhance your playthrough of Corvo’s main campaign
in the original game."
The Pinball FX2 Website announces
a Windows PC edition of this pinball game is coming to Steam on May 10th as a
free download (thanks nin via
Kotaku). Never fear, there will still be the chance to spend money on this,
even if your PC doesn't have a slot for quarters, as the release will be
supported by the release of the following six table packs, which will be $9.99
each:
- Star Wars™ Pinball
- Marvel Pinball
- Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue
- Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles
- Pinball FX2 Core Collection
- Zen Classics
Though it is unmentioned on Steam,
Phoronix
has word that the Linux editions of Portal and Portal 2 are now
available, offering those with penguin-powered PCs the chance to experience the
first-person puzzle games. Thanks Ant.
- Cyberpunk 2077 on
IGN. Thanks Acleacius.
South Park: The Stick of Truth is still on track for release this calendar year
for Windows and consoles, reports
Videogamer.com, where they inquired with Ubisoft about the status of
Obsidian Entertainment's South Park game when it failed to appear on an official
release schedule. The game's planned
2012 release was
derailed by
issues at THQ prior to the publisher's bankruptcy, and at one point
it was said that the
rights to this would not be transferrable, but Ubisoft picked up the game in the
THQ fire sale for a reported $3.2
million. On a related note, Obsidian is also working on an unannounced "unique
next-generation game"/"unannounced next-gen console title" that CEO Feargus
Urquhart
tells Eurogamer "is already looking great."
Kotaku has a response from SEGA to the
lawsuit filed against them and
Gearbox over differences between how Aliens: Colonial Marines was
marketed and how the first-person shooter turned out. They say they cannot
comment, and then proceed to comment: "SEGA cannot comment on specifics of
ongoing litigation," they tell the site. "But we are confident that the lawsuit
is without merit and we will defend it vigorously." They followed this up with a
comment from Gearbox, who think it is less than without merit, saying they will
defend the rights of entertainers: "Attempting to wring a class action lawsuit
out of a demonstration is beyond meritless. We continue to support the game, and
will defend the rights of entertainers to share their works-in-progress without
fear of frivolous litigation."
The
Magrunner Facebook page links to
this video
which offers the first look at Magrunner Dark Pulse, 3AM's upcoming
science-fiction Cthulhu game (thanks
GamesHQMedia). The clip
shows a couple of enemies, but these inspire cowering, not combat, and the
gameplay depicted is mostly the manipulation of environmental puzzles, which
looks noticeably similar to Portal, though it's not clear if the depicted cubes
provide any companionship. Here's word from the description: In the near
future, in 2050, a handful of young and brilliant citizens have been chosen by
Gruckezber Corporation to join the Magtech training program for space
exploration. Equipped with a special glove using Gruckezberg's technology, the
candidates have to solve their way through a maze of challenge rooms that get
more and more challenging, by magnetically charging objects in the level that
will attract or repel each other. But when an earthquake disrupts the training
program, what seemed to be the chance of a lifetime for the candidates will soon
become a descent into folly and cosmic horror! In this video, plunge with Dax,
the hero of the game, into a future where Technology confronts the Cthulhu
Mythos!
Continue here to read the full story.
The
Ubisoft Forums announce that a new patch is now available for Might &
Magic Heroes VI to update the fantasy-themed strategy sequel to version 2.1.
The new version has changes and fixes to the game as well as accommodations for
the newly
released Shades of Darkness content. They also admit to an issue that will
prevent the automatic update of the game in certain territories, and provide
manual patches for users affected by this, though they add that the Steam
version will update itself as expected. The manual patches are mirrored on
The
Patches Scrolls.
The Dota 2
blog has word that a new
game update is live in the MOBA game which has some changes and additions,
including a new Elder Titan character. They also provide
the promised details on ticket
availability for the second third installment in Valve's
The International
tournament, warning to set your alarms, since they are all going on sale at
once: "The International tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, May 7th, at 10:00am
PDT. They will be sold directly through the Dota 2 Store. This year we’ll be
putting all tickets up for sale at once, so set your alarm clocks."
The war on the vines in our backyard is turning out to be an even bigger
struggle than we imagined, as we continue to pull them down and yank up their
roots. We have at least three different varieties, the two we think we have
identified as Porcelain Vine and Virginia Creeper, and a third that's smaller,
leafier, and easier to pull up, so it seems trivial by comparison. The one
that's the real monster is the Porcelain Vine, which is pernicious, and can get
freakishly strong. We had two tendrils running up into a maple tree which were
each a pair of intertwined vines that could actually support my weight, and
while I'm not the heaviest guy around, that was still disturbing, though a nice
little home episode of Mythbusters to confirm that Tarzan's favored form of
jungle transportation is within the realm of possibilities.
R.I.P.:
Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Dead at 49.
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