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Trion Worlds announces the alpha server is back online for
End of Nations
following their changes from an MMORTS game to a MOBA. "We received a tremendous
amount of positive feedback from our last round of Alpha and Beta testing – and
applied those learnings [sic] to the game, boiling it down to the strongest core
game elements –tactical combat, session-based gameplay, and vastly improved hero
units," said Scot Lane, Executive Producer of End of Nations. "Our core fans
have been tremendous during this stage of early development. We are now
confident we have the game the fans have been waiting for: a tremendously
powerful tactical game that fans of war games and strategy will love." Here's
more on the reworked game: Gamers will notice dramatically smaller teams
of two to four players, more focused objectives, better balance, more emphasis
on commander abilities and four new classes to choose from, which will
substantially improve matchmaking and queuing.
Additionally, players can level up on the fly in-game with new streamlined
tactical leveling that allows for quick adjustments during combat – all of which
could be the difference between domination and annihilation.
A new "Gat is Back" trailer
(NSFW) from Saints Row IV celebrates
the revelation
of the return of Johnny Gat to the series.
Word is voice actor Daniel Dae Kim is on board to recreate his role as "one
of the most beloved citizens of Steelport." Continue here to read the full story.
Steam News announces the
release of R.I.P.D.: The
Game, a tie-in with the upcoming movie where The Dude and Green Lantern
team up as ghost cops. Here's the deal: Based on the 3D supernatural
action-adventure film, R.I.P.D., you and a partner will take up the holsters of
two lawmen dispatched to the otherworld to protect and serve the living from an
increasingly destructive array of souls who refuse to move peacefully to the
other side. Top-notch teamwork and an arsenal of badass weapons are the keys to
defeating your enemies and bringing order back to the world.
Crypt Run is an "ever-changing
medieval fantasy hack 'n slash game that isn't over when you lose your life" in
the works at Lost Decade Games. It's currently the subject of a
Kickstarter, and there's a
browser-based demo of the Windows and OS X desktop game which can also be
played as the reddit
alien. Two dozen screenshots show off
the game, and here's a bit: "Crypt Run is an arcade-style medieval fantasy hack
'n slash for Windows and Mac. The dungeons change each playthrough and always
offer new situations to handle. Crypt Run presents combat, exploration, and
collection in a playful medieval fantasy world. What makes Crypt Run special is
its unique death mechanic -- the game isn’t over when you die in Crypt Run!"
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Kickstarter update for Two Guys SpaceVenture announces that a
playable demo is now available to the public, though in this case they actually
mean members of the public who are also backers of this campaign. Backers can
find the demo in the Rewards section of the
SpaceVenture Rewards website. Word is this offers an early work-in-progress
look at the upcoming sci-fi adventure from the team behind the Space Quest
series. Thanks nin.
The Sven Co-op website has details on how
the Sven Co-op mod for the original Half-Life is becoming a standalone game, as
Valve is granting the team behind the modification access to the full Half-Life
source code to create a custom version of the engine. The standalone game will
be offered for free on Steam, and will not require ownership of the original
Half-Life (though it's hard to imagine someone would be interested in this
project but would not pay the $2.49 it would cost to get the game right now
on Steam). Word is: "Full
engine access will allow many previously impossible features to be added to the
game, as well as new functionality for Half-Life's level editor, Hammer.
Features such as Steam achievements will also be possible." No ETA for the
standalone edition is offered yet.
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Kickstarter is now underway for 7 Days to Die, the voxel-powered
zombie survival/horror game announced
exactly two months ago by The Fun Pimps Entertainment. They hope to raise
$200K to support the game's development, and offer an extensive set of stretch
goals that lists what the game will include all the way through the $3 million
funding mark. Here's part of their pitch: We have a lot of experience but
we’re still too small of a team to finish this ambitious game with all of the
great features we'd like to add and need an additional $200,000 to hire the
extra, artists, animators and programmers to do it right.
If we reach our target goal we’ll invest every dollar raised into the
development of 7 Days to Die and we have a great list of features and
improvements outlined in our stretch goals which we’d love to add. We don’t want
to make just any zombie game we want to make “The Zombie Game” that defines all
zombie games!
Kalypso Media invites players to apply for closed beta testing of Rise of
Venice, the upcoming strategy/trading simulation set in the waterlogged city
during the Renaissance. This is not some sort of vast test, as they say they are
only seeking 50 testers, and those interested can sign up on
this page. To qualify
one must have a
Kalypso board
account a Steam account and meet the
minimum system requirements, which call for Windows with a version number lower
than 95. Here's word on the game, which is expected this autumn: This is
where your story begins. As a young man striving for success, power and wealth
and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire
across Genoa, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria, and Constantinople in addition to many
other significant cities from the Renaissance. As you progress through the ranks
of Venetian society, increasing your power with smart trading moves and calling
in the occasional favour, you can begin to assemble your own fleet. With this
you will start to build up new production facilities and test yourself in
challenging sea battles where you will face off against pirates as well as
political enemies.
Eurogamer has details, such as they are, of plans for The Lego Movie
Videogame, the latest in TT Games' improbable series of madcap platformers
based on LEGO toy, this time to be based on
The Lego Movie, the
upcoming animated feature based on the series. Word is the game is expected
alongside the movie next year for Windows, next-gen consoles, last-gen consoles,
and mobile.
A new "Last Defence"
trailer from The Bureau: XCOM Declassified shows off gameplay from
the upcoming third-person shooter. Here's the description: "Our last line of
defence rests upon the shoulders of Special Agent William Carter and the able
men of The Bureau. But a wrong order can mean death for not only Carter's men,
but humanity as well." Continue here to read the full story.
It's an impressive development to add the ability to receive Emergency Broadcast
Network alerts on mobile phones, as this seems a far more reliable way to warn
people about emergencies than via TV and radio alerts. Last night seemed to be
an overreach in this regard, however, as my phone started screeching at 3:51 am
to inform me that there was an Amber Alert in Manhattan for a tan Lexus. It's
not that a missing child isn't a serious matter, but waiting until almost 4:00
am to broadcast an alert for a child abducted by her mentally ill mother
some 12 hours before more than 50 miles away doesn't seem the most logical
use of the system, and I wouldn't be surprised if that was some sort of mistake.
Anyway, here's hoping they find that baby and her mom and that everyone's okay.
P.S.: Sorry about the delayed update this morning, as it had to wait for Network
Solutions to sort out its DNS services.
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