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Archived News:
The
SEGA Blog has details on today's release of
the promised free Turning
Point update for Company of Heroes 2 along with some new premium
content for the World War II real-time strategy sequel on
Steam. Word is: "The
‘Turning Point’ update for Company of Heroes 2 will be live on Steam today. The
update features a host of free content including the eagerly anticipated World
Builder, allowing fans to create their own maps, two free multiplayer maps as
well as four free multiplayer commanders. On top of the free content players
will also be able to purchase the new ‘Victory at Stalingrad’ Theater of War
update, four additional multiplayer commanders and new skins."
Harebrained Schemes took
to Kickstarter to share the good news that they have negotiated an end to
the DRM in Shadowrun Returns, saying this will allow them to release
DRM-free versions of the game and its future expansions: We just want to
send out a quick update to share some good news. Thanks to a new agreement we
were able to negotiate with our partners at Microsoft, Harebrained Schemes is
pleased to announce that we are now able to release fully DRM-free versions of
Shadowrun Returns and future expansions such as Berlin.
The DRM-free versions of SRR and Berlin will continue to be fully supported.
You'll be able to download all game patches, use the Shadowrun Returns editor
and experience user-generated content downloaded from third-party sites such as
Nexus.
We’re starting work to get Shadowrun Returns available on
GOG.com right now - not sure how long that
will take but we’ll let you know as soon as we have an answer.
EA Maxis announces the release of SimCity Cities of Tomorrow, the
expansion for their urban-planning game: SimCity Cities of Tomorrow is an
entirely new way to play the ultimate city-building simulation. Players have the
choice to create a utopian society underpinned by clean technology under the
auspices of The Academy, or encourage giant corporation OmegaCo to strip-mine
natural resources and pollute in the name of making massive profits. These new
specializations are set against the backdrop of the all-new MegaTowers, massive
structures that players build high into the sky and dwarf the rest of the city.
With the right balance the MegaTowers become self-sustaining monoliths that
cater to all of the needs of the Sims under one roof. When players have finished
deciding whether they want their Sims to live together in harmony, or as members
of an exploited workforce, they can rain chaos upon them by unleashing an
all-new disaster exclusive to this expansion pack.
The SimCity base game is available on PC and Mac and was developed by Maxis. The
base game and expansion pack are cross-platform compatible, so all players play
together across the same servers. Owners of SimCity Cities of Tomorrow can play
alongside those who do not own the expansion pack and provide them with
futurization benefits when they play together in the same region. Launched last
March, SimCity has had eight major game updates that have made upgrades to the
core simulation and provided game content at no additional cost.
The green lights continue to shine at Steam, as a
Steam Community update reveals 40 new games coming to Valve's service upon
completion of development. Here is
the
complete list of all the new approvals.
GOG.com announces the release of a "slightly updated" edition of
Wasteland 1, the classic post-apocalyptic RPG. Here's the blast from the
past: Back in 1988
Wasteland 1 -
The Original Classic (or just Wasteland back then) took the fresh memory of
living in constant fear during the Cold War, reached for the aesthetics of the
Mad Max movies, added solid cRPG mechanics, and offered gamers an experience
that would soon inspire a whole gaming sub-genre. Long before Mr. Ron Perlman
announced to the world that "war never changes" in the iconic opening sequence
to Fallout, the post-apocalyptic
grim future was a vision already present and persistent in the minds of gamers.
That was mostly because of Wasteland. The open-ended free-roam gameplay, paired
with incredibly rich and suggestive setting made a lasting impression on
everyone who dared to visit the nuclear desert. With challenging difficulty
level and great variety of NPCs, quests, and locations, this fantastic title is
still a blast to play!
Ubisoft has issued
sales and earnings figures ( Adobe Acrobat format) for the first half of their fiscal
2013-2014, which ended September 30th. Highlights include €293 million in sales,
a confirmation of their 2013-14 targets, and the claim of an average score of 85
for their past five releases. On the downside this all resulted in €98 million
in non-IFRS operating loss. "This year, Ubisoft has constantly stood out for the
very high quality of its creations. This will be a determining factor for
ensuring our future success and enhancing our financial performance, explains
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. "In 2014-15, we intend to step up the level even
further by launching a number of particularly ambitious titles under both new
brands and established franchises, starting as of the first quarter of the
fiscal year, with the release of Watch Dogs."
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment unveils plans for Middle-earth: Shadow
of Mordor, a third-person action game set in Tolkien's Middle-earth in
development at Monolith Productions for release on Windows as well as last- and
next-generation console systems. They have launched the
Shadow of Mordor website, and we can expect further details soon, since this is the cover
story on the December issue of
GameInformer, and in the meantime, here's the announcement: Warner
Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor,
a next-generation, third-person action game set in Middle-earth that explores an
original story of vengeance and redemption. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is in
development for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems,
Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Xbox
360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC.
In Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, gamers take on the role of Talion, a valiant
ranger whose family is slain in front of him the night Sauron and his army
return to Mordor, moments before his own life is taken. Resurrected by a Spirit
of vengeance and empowered with Wraith abilities, Talion ventures into Mordor
and vows to destroy those who have wronged him. Through the course of his
personal vendetta, Talion uncovers the truth of the Spirit that compels him,
learns the origins of the Rings of Power and ultimately confronts his true
nemesis.
Continue here to read the full story.
Codemasters
confirms
via Twitter that DIRT 3 is another game that will transition to Steamworks
for multiplayer support with the unlamented
death
of Games for Windows LIVE (thanks
PC Gamer). This may not get the green flag until next year, however, as they
say: "We are working on it but it may not be until the new year."
XCOM: Enemy Within is now available for Windows in North America,
expanding the throwback counter-UFO strategy of XCOM: Enemy Unknown with new
content (available on consoles as the standalone XCOM: Enemy Within –
Commander Edition).
2K Games confirms the add-on, which requires the original game, will be
released internationally on Friday, and outlines what it offers: In XCOM:
Enemy Within, players can modify their soldiers genetically to enhance their
operatives’ abilities or transform their soldiers into cybernetic warriors.
These new abilities and units are imperative to combat two new aliens, the
Mechtoid and the Seeker. In addition to new aliens, XCOM: Enemy Within adds a
new threat known as EXALT, an underground human organization set on disrupting
XCOM operations and taking control of Earth. XCOM: Enemy Within also includes an
array of new maps, abilities, upgrades and weapons across both single player and
multiplayer.
“XCOM: Enemy Within continues the tradition of robust expansion packs from
Firaxis Games,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “With an incredible
amount of new content, XCOM: Enemy Within is the definitive way to play last
year’s best strategy game.”
“The number one thing our fans asked for after we released XCOM: Enemy Unknown
was more maps,” said Ananda Gupta, lead designer at Firaxis Games. “In XCOM:
Enemy Within, we’re giving players nearly 50% more maps in addition to a massive
amount of other new content, providing nearly limitless replayability for XCOM
commanders to enjoy.”
Key features for XCOM: Enemy Within include:
Continue here to read the full story.
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1 is now available, offering
new content for BioShock Infinite, including a return to Rapture, the setting of
the first installment in this series of first-person shooters. The
game's official website features
a launch trailer to
help acclimate us to the add-on's underwater environment without getting the
bends. Here's the announcement, including a bit on plans for episode
two: 2K and Irrational Games announced today that BioShock® Infinite:
Burial at Sea – Episode 1 is available for download worldwide* on the
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 games and entertainment
system from Microsoft and Windows PC starting today.
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1, developed by Irrational Games, is
the second add-on content pack for the award-winning BioShock Infinite, and
features Booker and Elizabeth in a film noir-style story that places them in a
shining Rapture on the eve of its fall from grace.
Game Informer recently called BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1:
“…the DLC we've been waiting for.” Destructoid stated: “…I loved it so much that
it makes me wonder why it's not a standalone game.” IGN concluded: “It feels
damn good to be back in Rapture.”
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1 can be purchased separately for
$14.99, or as part of the BioShock Infinite Season Pass, which is priced at
$19.99. The Season Pass, which is available for purchase via online marketplaces
on all available platforms starting today, contains $35 of playable content for
$19.99, including both Burial at Sea episodes, the previously released Clash in
the Clouds add-on pack, as well as the Early Bird Special Pack that has powerful
weapon upgrades, exclusive gold weapon skins and infusion bottles to upgrade
player abilities.
“It’s been particularly rewarding to return to Rapture with Booker and
Elizabeth,” said Ken Levine, creative director of Irrational Games. “We were
inspired by both Columbia’s and Rapture’s storylines, and merged them into
something new. The icing on the cake is seeing the BioShock Infinite team build
entirely new sections of the underwater city in the Infinite engine.”
Continue here to read the full story.
A second alpha version of 7 Days to Die is now available for backers of
the indie zombie extravaganza. This can be picked up on the
Customer Portal on the
7 Days to Die website, where
they boast this adds lots of new features, but also warns this is not compatible
with the previous alpha.
A new Thank You Pack
is now available for free on
Steam for all owners of Saints Row IV as a "thank you" for purchasing
Volition's open-world action sequel: The
Thank You Pack, all new
content for Saints Row IV
is Now Available for free to all Saints Row IV owners on Steam!
As a thank you for your support of Saints Row IV, checkout this free outfit pack
which should be construed in no way as an attempt to get back into your good
graces following a prematurely-released game patch.
- Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB DDR3 1866 MHz on
HCW.
- Fractal Design Adjust 108 Fan Controller on
TechwareLabs.
- GIGABYTE GTX 780 Ti OC & Gigabyte GTX 780 GHz Edition on
TechSpot.
- GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 780 Ti WindForce 3X OC on
Guru3D.
- HIS R7 260X iPower IceQ X2 2GB GDDR5 Video Card on
Mad Shrimps.
- Metadot DasKeyboard Model S Professional Clicky MX Blue Lesertest
on
OverClocked inside. German.
- MSI GE40 2OC-009US Gaming Notebook on
PC Perspective.
- MSI GT60 20D (3K Screen) Gaming Laptop on
Hardware Heaven.
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 On Linux on
[Phoronix].
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs. AMD Radeon R9 290X 4K Gaming on
HARDOCP.
- OCZ Vector 150 240GB SSD on
Hardware Canucks.
- Roccat Ryos MK Glow on
Pure Overclock.
- Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic Edition 3GB Graphics Card on
eTeknix.
- Sapphire Radeon R9 290X VS Sapphire Radeon R9 280X on
ULTIMATE HARDWARE.
- Teratrend (SilverStone) TS231U 2 Bay USB3.0 RAID Enclosure on
eTeknix.
- WD My Cloud EX4 Personal Cloud Storage NAS on
Techgage.
Happy 11/12/13! You don't get to say that everyday. Not that you get to say it's
any other date every day either, but you know what I mean. We can revisit this
incredibly significant topic next year on 12/13/14, unless you use European
notation, in which case you have an entirely different 11/12/13 of your own next
month.
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