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Archived News:
Ubisoft announces the release of TrackMania2: Valley, saying the next
installment in Nadeo's racing series is now available on
ManiaPlanet and
Steam. The game offers
full Steam Workshop support, as do
all Mania games as of today, allowing players to create and share new
content, and there's an accompanying
new ManiaPlanet update available as well (thanks Frans). Here's word on the
release, including the explanation of how what was intended as the first
TrackMania2 release ended up being the third: Bringing added realism,
Valley is a new take on the classic arcade rally racing genre and marks a new
checkpoint in the history of racing games. As with all TrackMania˛ games, Valley
comes with a solo campaign, deep multiplayer experience and a world of
possibilities in user-generated content thanks to a feature-packed track editor
and the flexibility of the ManiaPlanet system.
“ Making a racing game, is going the fastest from point A to point B. But to
make a solid one, there are many areas to master, such as 3D engine,
multiplayer, physics, UGC, gameplay, sounds, graphics, level design and more.
“With Valley, we started five years ago. It was supposed to be the first
installment in Trackmania˛. But our target to get a specific balance between
realism and arcade, immersion and fun, was so difficult to achieve that we had
to change our mind, take our breath, and make other works. It turned out to be a
really efficient move. Today, I hope that the 65 tracks of the solo campaign
will demonstrate how well the Nadeo team finally made it.
Steam and Twitch are partnering up, reports
Gamasutra, where they say Twitch
accounts can now be linked to Steam accounts. Here's word: Twitch users
can now link their Twitch account to their Steam account. In particular, this is
big news for Dota 2 fans, who can now watch tournament matches via Twitch, and
receive items drops through Steam at the same time.
And it sounds like this is just the start of a relationship between Twitch and
Valve, as the latter says that it will be working with Twitch to expand on the
features available via this system in the months to come.
Steam News announces the
launch of Steam
Workshop support and the release of the level editor for
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine,
which coincides with the Steamplay version of the heist game that now offers Mac
OS X support: Additionally, checkout the just launched
Steam Workshop
and level editor! Create and share custom maps and missions for Monaco. All the
tools used to build the official campaign missions and stories are available!
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a
crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist. Play with
up to four people online or on the same screen. Compete with others via daily
leaderboards. Find out why it won the 2010 IGF and has been described by
Rev3Games's Anthony Carboni as "quite possibly the best co-op ever."
Kalypso Media announces the dawn of DARK, saying their new vampire themed
stealth/action game is now available for Windows PC via digital distribution,
and that a retail version will be released tomorrow in some U.K. and European
territories. They celebrate the news with
some new screenshots,
and here's word: DARK is a stealth action game with RPG elements that lets
you slip into the role of the ultimate killer… a vampire. Stalk your enemies
from the shadows then use powerful vampire abilities to attack and silently
dispose of them! The exciting story of DARK immerses you in a world full of
blood and darkness in which the hunter can become the hunted at any time. As you
unravel the mystery behind the omnipresent and powerful global conglomerate,
Geoforge, you must continually improve your character by developing powerful
skills to aid you in remaining unobserved, or silence those unfortunate enough
to take too keen an interest in you.
The Killing Floor
Summer 2013 Sideshow Event is underway, as Tripwire Interactive keeps up
with their annual tradition of promoting their co-op survival/horror shooter
with a special event. This includes a new patch adding a new objective mode, the
ability to unlock a new character, an 80% off sale
on Steam, and the ability
to play the game for free for a week. Here's the deal: And, so everyone
who doesn't own the game can try the new mode, Killing Floor will be available
to download and play, for NO money (that is f-r-e-e), from 4th July through to
11th July. That is a whole week to try it out. And, to encourage everyone even
further, the game will be on sale during the period of the free week, at an 80%
discount.
But wait! There's more! We are also bringing you a new DLC character, to keep
the original Mr. Foster company - Mrs. Foster! Plus a second Gold Weapons Pack
for all those who like their weapons blinged out. And as if that wasn't enough -
a Steampunk-themed Community Weapons Pack will also be available, to match with
the whole Steampunk theme of the Summer Event. Remember, you can only unlock Mr
and Mrs Foster during the Summer Sideshow event - so don't wait! If that is all
a lot to take in at one go take a look at the event web page:
http://summer2013.killingfloorthegame.com.
Grab your caps lock, as
Steam News announces that FINAL FANTASY VII is now available
on Steam for your
old-school RPG pleasure: The RPG classic
Final Fantasy VII is Now
Available on Steam!
In Midgar, a city controlled by the mega-conglomerate Shinra Inc., the No. 1
Mako Reactor has been blown up by a rebel group, AVALANCHE. AVALANCHE was
secretly formed to wage a rebellion against Shinra Inc., an organisation which
is absorbing Mako energy, destroying the natural resources of the planet. Cloud,
a former member of Shinra's elite combat force, SOLDIER, was involved with the
bombing of the Mako Reactor.
Can Cloud and AVALANCHE protect the planet from the huge, formidable enemy,
Shinra Inc.?
The X-Motor Racing website
offers a new version 1.43 of this indie racing simulation along with a
corresponding updated version of the game's playable demo. This seems like a
pretty major update, as the first item on the change list tells us the game now
boasts a new graphics engine.
Matrix Games is enlisting beta testers as they have no fewer than three
upcoming World War II games that need to be vetted for release. Those interested
in testing any of the following titles should sign up on the
Matrix Games Beta Tester Page: Conflict
of Heroes: Storms of Steel. The second expansion for the PC adaptation of
the award-winning board game Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! That will
bring more exclusive content to the game, as Ghost Divisions has already done.
Mark H. Walker's Lock 'n Load: Heroes of Stalingrad. Designed by Mark H.
Walker and programmed by the team responsible for bringing you Panzer General
Online, Heroes of Stalingrad remains faithful to Lock' 'n Load's ease of play
and immersive format, while incorporating all the advantages of playing on your
office flatscreen. The game features two, branching campaigns. One that is
playable from the Soviet side and one from the German point of view. The
campaigns are story driven, using graphic novel-type panels to propel the plot.
A turn-based game, Heroes of Stalingrad retains Lock 'n Load's engaging impulse
system while adding features, such as flanking fire, hidden units, and residual
machine gun fire, that would just be too fiddly for the boardgame.
Piercing Fortress Europa. Designed by Frank Hunter, the latest release
from Adanac covers the invasion of Sicily in 1943 and the bitter battle for
Italy. It includes units from many diverse Allied and Axis nations including
Britain, America, Canada, Poland, New Zealand, India, Brazil, Germany, Italy,
and more.
Engadget - Broken promise: Double Fine's 'Broken Age' Kickstarter mess.
Whether or not Schafer made the right choice is a question for another
time, and for people who are far more intimately involved with Broken Age's
development than us here at Engadget. What we do know is that one of the
most prominent examples of a crowdfunding success story just became one of
the most prominent examples of why consumers should be wary of backing
crowdfunded projects. If long-established players like Double Fine pull in
more than eight times the capital they originally asked from fans yet still
can't meet a grossly over-inflated budget, that's what we'd call a warning
sign.
Happy Independence Day to everyone in the U.S., and of course, happy fourth of
July to everyone, since it will be that date for everyone at some point. We have
a clear weather report in these parts, so we'll expect a full-on assault from
the fireworks tonight. Fact is, we got one last night, as the explosions off in
the distant came so close upon each other that at times it was more of a steady
rumble than explosions, albeit a really loud rumble. Oddly, Hudson the wonder
dog slept through this, even though she hates explosions, which inspired mixed
feelings, as I was not eager for her to be upset, but this also was a stark
reminder of her advanced age. Then she started acting all freaky later in the
night after the fireworks ended, which was weird, and made me decide whether
age-related or not, I will be happy if the commotion stops upsetting her so
much, since I'm so unable to help her with this.
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