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Archived News:
ComputerAndVideoGames lists all the winners of this year's Golden Joystick
Awards, where Grand Theft Auto V and The Last of Us were the big
winners and The Witcher 3 beat our both next-generation consoles for the "most
wanted" award. Here are the winners: Best Newcomer
The Last of Us
Most Wanted in association with Playfire
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Indie Game
Mark of the Ninja
Best Visual Design
BioShock Infinite
Best Multiplayer
Payday 2
Best Gaming Moment in association with Absolute Radio
Far Cry 3 - The Definition of Insanity
Studio of the Year in association with MPG Universal
Naughty Dog
Innovation of the Year in association with T3
Oculus Rift
Best Storytelling
The Last of Us
Best Online Game
World of Tanks
Best Handheld Game
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation
YouTube Gamer Award in association with YouTube
Yogscast
Best Gaming Platform in association with Digital Spy
Steam
Best Mobile/Tablet Game of the Year
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto V
Hall of Fame
Activison: Call of Duty
Lifetime Achievement
Ken Levine
AMD Support now offers new Catalyst 13.11 Beta V6 drivers for AMD/ATI
graphics cards. The new drivers support the new R9 290 and R9 290X graphics
cards, and boast some impressive performance improvements:
- Batman: Arkham Origins - improves performance up
to 35% with MSAA 8x enabled
- Total War™: Rome 2 - improves performance up to
10%
- Battlefield 3 - improves performance up to 10%
- GRID 2 - improves performance up to 8.5%
- DiRT Showdown - improves performance up to 10%
- Formula 1™ 2013 - improves performance up to 8%
- DiRT 3 - improves performance up to 7%
- Sleeping Dogs - improves performance up to 5%
Eidos Montreal and Eidos announce the release of the Deus Ex: Human
Revolution Director's Cut, an updated edition of their action/RPG that
includes the game's pre- and post-release content, revamped boss battles, a new
Game+ mode, and more. "The Director’s Cut is our opportunity to address and
implement all of the amazing feedback we received from the community into our
much loved Deus Ex: Human Revolution," said David Anfossi, Eidos-Montréal Head
of Studio. "We’re incredibly lucky to have such a passionate community and we
hope that new and returning players alike enjoy what we consider to be the
definitive version of Human Revolution." Here's a bit: Deus Ex: Human
Revolution – Director’s Cut has been fully augmented to include Tongs’s Rescue
mission and the entire Missing Link chapter which have been integrated
seamlessly into the narrative flow as well as all of the original pre-order and
bonus weapons. Fan features like the 45 minute “making of” video, over 8 hours
of developer commentary, the official strategy guide, and New Game+ have also
been added to the Director’s Cut.
Boss fights have been completely overhauled and redesigned with new maps and
mechanics to support each one of the gameplay pillars: Action, Stealth, and
Hacking. Major enhancements have also been made to the game including a
rebalanced energy system, updated enemy A.I., and striking visual improvements
which make this edition the best looking and most immersive Deus Ex experience
available.
The Batman: Arkham Origins
website reflects the news that the new Batman stealth/action prequel is now
available worldwide in retail stores and via digital distribution. Here's the
rundown on the game from its
Steam page: Batman™: Arkham Origins is the next installment in the
blockbuster Batman: Arkham videogame franchise. Developed by WB Games Montréal,
the game features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel
storyline set several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and
Batman: Arkham City, the first two critically acclaimed games of the franchise.
Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game
showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his
early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark
Knight.
2K and Irrational Games announce a November 12th release date for BioShock
Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1, the second DLC pack for BioShock
Infinite, their first-person shooter prequel. "This is a love letter to the
fans, but it’s also the beginning of a story that will give gamers a new
perspective on the BioShock universe," said Ken Levine, creative director of
Irrational Games. "With Burial at Sea, we built a Rapture not from BioShock and
BioShock Infinite scraps and pieces, but with environments almost entirely
crafted from scratch." Here more on the pack: BioShock Infinite: Burial at
Sea – Episode 1, developed by Irrational Games, the studio behind the original
BioShock and BioShock Infinite, features Rapture as you’ve never seen it
before—a shining jewel at the bottom of the ocean, built almost entirely from
scratch in the BioShock Infinite game engine. Join Booker and Elizabeth in a
film noir-style story that places them in a shining, pristine Rapture on the eve
of its fall from grace. Explore the underwater city, try your hand at a grift or
two, and even encounter some old “friends” from the original BioShock.
The combat experience has been rebalanced and reworked with a greater emphasis
on stealth and resource management that merges the best parts of BioShock and
BioShock Infinite. It includes a new weapon, an old favorite weapon from the
original BioShock, the return of the weapon wheel, a new Plasmid, new Gear, and
Tears.
Kalypso Media announces the release of The Dark Eye – Demonicon, offering
an action/RPG using the Aventuria setting from The Dark Eye series. The game was
originally planned for release a
couple of years ago, and it is now finally available at retail and via
digital distribution. Here is
the launch trailer, and
here's word on the game: The Dark Eye - Demonicon is a thrilling
action-RPG set in the extraordinarily popular universe of “The Dark Eye”, a
richly crafted fantasy universe beloved by fantasy gamers throughout the world.
Demonicon tells the tragic story of a brother and sister who become pawns of
sinister forces in a world of cruelty and depravity. In this bleak yet magical
world, their affection is both a blessing and a curse. Both are constantly
threatened by mortal danger and demonic temptation, and must find a way through
their tortured lives by facing serious moral decisions. Their common destiny
will determine that of the entire continent, and will be decided by the choices
they make. Hordes of fiends block their way to freedom and peace, and only
through battle and magic they will truly become free of the darkness.
Continue here to read the full story.
The
CD Projekt RED blog (thanks
Eurogamer) announces that The Witcher protagonist Geralt of Rivia is
now six years old (sporting an impressive head of white hair for a youngster).
They mark the occasion by announcing that The Witcher series of RPGs has now
sold over six million units: Six years have passed since we’ve embarked on
the magical journey of bringing one of the most unique and recognizable fantasy
worlds into the realm of video gaming. We’ve started with a dream and a few
rough ideas and today we’re on the forefront of the next generation of role
playing games.
The continued support of gamers worldwide has been one of the keys to our
success and a reason we have such a strong foundation to build from. We’d like
to announce that six million copies of The Witcher games have been sold up to
this day and our community is growing into one of the strongest RPG fandoms in
the world. It is because of your dedication and constant involvement that the
Xbox 360® version of The Witcher 2 has achieved “Classics” status in Europe and
we are able to grow as a developer and bring you games that we hope will stay
with you for years.
This new
Kickstarter seeks a modest £3,000 for development of The Escapists, a
prison break game that will allow players to get in touch with their inner Andy
Dufresne, asking the musical question, "Surely a game that encapsulates the
tension and thrills of meticulously planning and executing a perfect prison
escape would be fun, no?" This is being developed by Chris Davis, the indie
developer behind the recently released
Spud's Quest. Here's
a trailer with early
gameplay footage, and The Escapists website
is online with more on the project. Continue here to read the full story.
Today begins the 100 day countdown to the Super Bowl, which will be played right
near here in Met Life stadium. I think it's pretty considerate of the Giants to
effectively rule out the idea they would be participants, which moots my pain
that would accompany seeing the cost of scalping tickets to the game if they
were playing.
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