A
Kickstarter update for
Wasteland 2 has word from inXile entertainment
leader Brian Fargo on progress on their crowd-funded RPG sequel, indicating it
has suffered a bit of an overfunding-caused delay, though unlike the
similarly delayed
Broken Age, he notes they are working well within their larger-than-expected
budget. He says they expect to have a feature-complete version within the next
month, saying this is about six weeks after he would have hoped, and that they
plan to begin beta testing in October, and will set a new release date after
that. Here's word:
You have helped make this game a reality and you will
be with us to the end in shaping the final piece through your comments. The best
moments in a reactive RPG come during this phase, which provides for touches and
details that could have never all been captured in the upfront design. The beta
testing will be critical to help us hone in on finalizing a game that can become
a classic. And with your help and input we will release the game when it’s
ready.
Thanks to this new crowd sourced model of game production we have the luxury of
working on a game that won’t be rushed out the door. Under the old process we
would often have either retail or a publisher pressuring us to ship a game
before we were happy with it. Or the more draconian measure of being sued or
having the game handed to another developer to finish, (yes those clauses are
fairly common) if we wanted to spend more time polishing our little gem…
fortunately we have NONE of this.
Once the beta testing begins in October and once we have enough feedback from
testing, we can evaluate where we’re at and set a new release date. By that
stage, over ten thousand of our backers will have gotten to play the game with
us. In the end, quality comes before everything and fortunately the backers have
been in line with us to make sure we get it right.
NAMCO BANDAI announces an October 29th release date for
PAC-MAN and the
Ghostly Adventures, the return of the hyperactive little
pill-popper:
We are pleased to announce that NAMCO BANDAI Games’ beloved
yellow chomping hero will be making his revamped and boisterous return to gaming
in PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures on October 29th, 2013 the Xbox 360® games
and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment
system, Wii U™ System and STEAM; while the Nintendo 3DS™ version will be
available on November 26th, 2013.
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures is a bustling and bonkers world of action,
adventures and wackiness featuring the Pacster and his teenage friends working
together to free Pac World from the threat of Betrayus and the netherworld
ghosts. After the summer premiere of the TV animation series on Disney XD,
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures quickly claimed top TV rankings as the #1
daily show among Boys ages 6-11 on Disney XD. Against this demographic, the show
also became the #4 daily show in the U.S. and the only Disney XD daily show in
the Top 6.
Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford
tweets
that tomorrow is when they will be announcing the new DLC for
Borderlands 2
they
recently
teased. We love mocking announcements of announcements, but this was simply a
reply to a twitter follower asking a direct question about their plans.
Presumably this announcement is taking place at this weekend's
PAX Australia gathering.
Steam News has
details on a new automatic update for Dota 2 that adds Mac OS X and Linux
support to the MOBA game. There are other changes in the patch, but here's the
portion concerning the new OS support:
Dota 2 is now available for Mac OS
X and Linux.
Dota 2 Mac OS X Minimum System Requirements:
Mac OS X Lion 10.7
4GB RAM
8GB Hard drive space
nVidia 320M or higher, or Radeon 7000 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher
Dota 2 Linux Minimum System Requirements:
Ubuntu 12.04
Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
4GB RAM
8GB Hard Drive Space,
nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia
310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1
OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
Here's a
Kickstarter for a project called
Organic Panic, a puzzle platformer
that's looking for $40K for a final push after five years in development to lead
to its initial release for Windows and Xbox 360 (with other platforms to
follow). The game will feature destructible environments, "reactive liquids,"
and an in-game level editor, leading them to describe this as "the hypothetical
lovechild of Worms and Little Big Planet." They say they plan on showing the
game next month at PAX Prime.
My efforts at adding barbequing to my grilling repertoire continue apace, as I
managed to hold a 225° temperature for a rack of ribs for five hours, to great
result. This was a batch of baby backs, though that would have suited the
slow-cooking demands of spare ribs, which I will probably try next. I'm working
my way up to one day attempting a port shoulder, so this was another baby (back)
step towards that goal.
R.I.P.:
Schoep. :(
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