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Archived News:
CapCom Unity has the announcement of a brand-new Strider game coming to
Windows and consoles early next year. They offer some concept art and
this announce trailer
showing off the game's platforming action, but we can one-up them with this
press release: San Diego, Calif. – July 18, 2013 - Capcom, a leading
worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed that the
ultimate ninja, Strider Hiryu, will return in Strider®, a brand new title in
development for Xbox One®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from
Microsoft, Xbox 360®games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4
computer entertainment system, PlayStation®3 system and PC. An intense
side-scrolling action platformer, Strider’s action begins in the expansive
metropolis of Kazakh City, a mix of ornate Russian architecture and hard-edged
futuristic high-rise buildings with sprawling energy cables and pipework.
Players freely explore the city and beyond, gaining new abilities and items
which in turn open access to a truly massive and expansive interconnected game
world.
Remaining true to its roots, Strider features the same franchise hallmarks of
fluid, lightning quick combat and ground-breaking free-flowing traversal that
inspired many of today’s third person action titles. Strider further builds upon
this pedigree by endowing the player with a vastly expanded arsenal of moves and
weapons to acquire and use, while slicing their way through a massive,
interconnected and rich game world.
Continue here to read the full story.
The Shadowrun Returns
Kickstarter campaign has kicked off Harebrained Schemes' countdown to next
week's release of their turn-based RPG revival. They enlist the support of their
backers to help market the game, offering
this launch trailer to
help spread the word. Here's what they say: "As gamers, we know that a lot of
paid marketing efforts are kind of useless. Most of us rely on the opinions of
people we trust to help us figure out what we want to play next. So please get
the word out and get people talking - not just about the game but about how they
have the power to add to it and tell their own stories using the Editor." Continue here to read the full story.
Ubisoft announces a North American exclusive limited edition of Watch Dog
(aka Watch_Dogs) that will run a cool $129.99. Here's word on what you get for
that princely sum:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – July 18, 2013 – Today, Ubisoft® announced the Limited
Edition Pack contents of the open world action-adventure game, Watch Dogs™. The
Limited Edition Pack will be available on November 19 across retailers in North
America for $129.99 for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox
One®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, at their
respective system launches, along with its release on PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system, the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from
Microsoft and Windows® PC. Fans can stay connected to the world of Watch Dogs
with the following contents available in the Limited Edition Pack:
- Watch Dogs video game
- 9" statue of Aiden Pearce prominently showing his
deadliest weapon – his smartphone
- Aiden Pearce’s iconic vigilante mask
- Collectible SteelBook™ game case featuring DedSec
art
- Official soundtrack with an original score by
pioneering composer Brian Reitzell, whose work includes the films The Virgin
Suicides, Lost in Translation, and the video game Red Faction: Armageddon.
His recent projects - Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring and the hit NBC
thriller Hannibal – are earning critical acclaim, reaffirming Reitzell's
status as one of the industry's top composers.
- Deluxe hardcover art book with 80 pages of concept
art
In Watch Dogs, players will be immersed in a living, breathing and fully
connected recreation of Chicago. Players will assume the role of Aiden Pearce, a
new type of vigilante who, with the help of his smartphone, will use his ability
to hack into Chicago’s central operating system (ctOS) and control almost every
element of the city. Aiden will be able to tap into the city’s omnipresent
security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control
systems such as traffic lights or public transportation to stop a chase and
more. The city of Chicago is now the ultimate weapon.
Watch Dogs will be available on PlayStation®4 system and Xbox One on their
respective system launch dates, along with its release on PlayStation®3 system,
Xbox 360, the Wii U™ system from Nintendo and Windows PC on November 19.
The
Battlefield Blog offers a couple of high-resolution renders of a couple of
Battlefield 4 squad mates to accompany details about the campaign
Tombstone squad will conduct as they fight for peace all around the globe.
Here's the intro: "The world is on the brink of chaos, China is the tinderbox
and you and your squad are the inadvertent spark that could ignite a global
conflict. This is Battlefield 4. As Sergeant Daniel Recker, you play as a member
of an elite group of unlikely heroes known as Tombstone squad, navigating the
turmoil around you as you fight to save the final hope for peace."
The
GeForce website offers new GeForce version 326.19 Beta drivers for NVIDIA
GeForce graphics cards running under Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 preview. They say: "The new unified Windows XP,
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 Preview
GeForce 326.19 beta driver is now
available to download. Featuring performance optimizations of up to 19% in
DiRT Showdown, F1 2012 and Tomb Raider, as well as SLI profiles for Batman:
Arkham Origins and
Splinter Cell Blacklist, 326.19 beta is a recommended update for all GeForce
GTX gamers. 326.19 beta also improves Arma 3 SLI performance, and adds support
for ASUS's PQ321Q
31.5" 4K, 3840x2160 monitor." Thanks Iggy.
A new "First-Glance"
trailer from Magicka: Wizard Wars includes actual gameplay from the
PvP Magicka game in development at Paradox North. The clip includes the
following caption: "In Magicka: Wizard Wars, two teams of four wizards each will
cast, blast, and get sassed by one another in pitched battles, utilizing the
celebrated dynamic real-time spellcasting system of Magicka, along with some new
tricks. In true Magicka fashion, friendly fire is in full effect, and hundreds
of spell combinations are possible, with victory going to the wizards who can
think and act the fastest – and stay out of the line of fire. With short
battles, skill-based spell-offs, and a set of marvelous robes, Magicka: Wizard
Wars aims to provide multiplayer aficionados with a new option for PvP mayhem."
Continue here to read the full story.
Rising Star Games announces plans to bring Deadly Premonition: The Director's
Cut to Windows PCs after the success of Deadly Premonition for Xbox 360 and
of the PlayStation 3 edition of The Director's Cut. They have the game up for
voting on a
Steam Greenlight campaign and offer
a reveal trailer for
the PC edition. Here's word: Part suspense-filled horror, part
action-adventure game, Deadly Premonition offers an open-world experience packed
with locals to meet and places to discover, as well as numerous side quests and
mini-games that will help you solve the murders and uncover Greenvale's deepest,
darkest secrets.
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut on PC includes the following new features
over and above the original game, plus additional content over the PS3 release:
- A surprising new scenario from the game's
director, Hidetaka 'Swery' Suehiro
- Enhanced HD graphics with new textures
- Reworked control system allowing for an even
better combat experience
- Downloadable content to expand the mystery beyond
the original game
- New bonus DLC exclusive to the PC version!
- Achievements and Steam Trading Cards (exclusive to
the Steam version)
"Steam's Greenlight process is a first for Rising Star Games and there is
nothing better than the cult hit, Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut, to
make our mark on it," said Martin Defries, managing director & COO of Rising
Star Games. "Rising Star Games is an extremely community-driven publisher and
our vocal fans have been calling for a PC version of this game, so using Steam
Greenlight gives those fans the chance to make a difference."
Continue here to read the full story.
John Smedley
tweets that SOE is shelving plans to add microtransaction-fuelled player
buffs to PlanetSide 2 after
player outcry, saying: "After reading through your comments we have decided to
go back to the drawing board on implants."
Massively explains what they were considering: "Implants were cheap
consumables designed to offer specific abilities or bonuses over a short span of
time."
A new video for
Sir, You Are Being Hunted narrated by game critic/game creator Jim Rossignol
reveals an August 19th release date for the first-person stealth/survival huntee
simulation, though this goes unmentioned on the
Big Robot Website or
Rock, Paper, Shotgun (thanks nin
via
Kotaku). At that point the game will be released with its three main biomes,
though this will be followed with further content updates to complete their
vision. The clip shows off new environments from the game in an update going out
next week to backers. Continue here to read the full story.
The
NYTimes has an article about that wee hours amber alert I mentioned
yesterday, saying that I was not the only one awakened by this, explaining how
the system works, and discussing whether a late-night alert is really advisable
(thanks j.c.f.). It also tells us that the missing child that inspired the alert was
found, so there's good news there, and in fairness, the amber alert played a
part in this (albeit during the day when people were awake), so one can't
complain about the results. There's also a post about this on
Buzzfeed (thanks nin) including this explanation from the powers-that-be:
"It truly is a city that never sleeps. There are always tons of people on the
road. It makes perfect sense to send this out." So their actual intent wasn't to
wake up the millions of us who were asleep, it was for people to read on their
cell phones while driving that night. Okay, as long as they thought this all the
way through.
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