We’ve hit another record-setting crowd funding level: $41 million!

I’m incredibly happy to hit this goal as it green-lights a very important research project aimed at improving Star Citizen’s long term future. With this funding, we’ll be looking into procedural generation to help build the universe out in a greater detail and scope in ways we didn’t think possible when we started developing the game! We will have some exciting announcements to make down the line involving some of the talent we’ve been talking to about helping us with procedural system and planet building.

• Procedural Generation R&D Team – This stretch goal will allocate funding for Cloud Imperium to develop procedural generation technology for future iterations of Star Citizen. Advanced procedural generation will be necessary for creating entire planets worth of exploration and development content. A special strike team of procedural generation-oriented developers will be assembled to make this technology a reality.

Many questions have come to us asking for to the exact dawn of the Third Age of Wonders. The Seers here in Delft, the Netherworld, project this jubilant new Age will dawn when the clock strikes 6 in the evening in Continental European Lands (CET), and the clock strikes 9 on the shores of the Great Pacific Seas (PST). May there be much rejoicing!

From the creators of Blitzkrieg, Heroes of Might & Magic V and Etherlords, Prime World adds the best features of deep MMORPGs to a fast paced MOBA. It merges persistent hero development and character customization with Player-vs-Player and Player-vs-Environment gameplay. In addition, the game features story-driven battles and castle building all within a competitive online setting. Players can hire, equip, and train their choice of dozens of heroes between battles using collectible and upgradable talents and build a thriving economy in their city. Players can even start their own clan and fight other clans in battles for victory, glory, and priceless Prime!

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• Alien: Isolation Interview - Strategy Informer.
• Interview: Dave Gilbert On Adventures, Blackwell & Pixels - Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
• Bravely Default's Success In The West Is Making Square Enix Rethink Their JRPGs.

• PC Game Update Mar 31 - Battlefield 4.

• PAX East Primer: Here’s Everything Xbox in Boston.
• Gamasutra - Inside the disintegration of a game jam reality show.

• Phil Spencer to lead Xbox.
• Xbox Live Gold Members Get Hitman: Absolution and Deadlight Free in April.

• Smartphone kill-switch tech could save consumers $2.5bn a year. Thanks Acleacius.

• Linux 3.14 out. Thanks Ant via Slashdot.
• RIP in peace Oculus. Funny, NSFW. Thanks Ant.

• Lenovo Recalls Battery Packs for ThinkPad Notebook Computers Due to Fire Hazard.
• Cybercriminals Hijack WordPress Websites with Free Premium Plugins.
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• Patch Available for Schneider Electric Serial Modbus Driver.

• Judge grants class-action status to e-book customers in Apple price-fixing lawsuit. Thanks Acleacius.

Devastation brings four small to medium-sized Multiplayer maps: Ruins, Behemoth, Collision, and Unearthed -- which is a re-imagined version of Dome, the fan-favorite map from Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3.

Devastation also includes the "Ripper," a brand new tactical 2-in-1 weapon with the unique ability to switch from SMG to AR and back on the fly, in the middle of combat.

The Extinction saga picks up with Episode 2: Mayday. Following the events of Nightfall, players board an abandoned research vessel, in search of answers. Players will face two new alien foes - Seeders, and the 100ft tall "Kraken." This exciting new chapter comes packed with new weapon mods and paths to explore.

Devastation arrives first, exclusively on Xbox Live on April 3rd, with other platforms to follow.

Starting April 4th Origin will be going all digital. This means the entire Origin game store will be entirely digital downloads for PC and Mac.

What does this mean for you? If you're among 99% of our users, absolutely nothing. Your shopping experience hasn't changed one single bit.

But if you're that 1% who still desires a physical collection, we want to let you know that Origin won't be able to fulfill that need beginning April 4th. We’ll still be here when you transition your gaming habits to the wonders of digital downloads.

Digital is fast and convenient. Origin’s focus is to give gamers the best experience, and going all-digital will make that possible.

Shards is a sandbox RPG in development for PC by Citadel Studios. In the multiplayer online game players can fully customize their experience. Collaboration will determine how the world evolves.

Explore an ever-expanding universe with deep lore and dynamic environments.

Employ Shards' unprecedented modding capabilities. Connect servers, create and run your own MMO, set your own rules, and play how you want to play.

Shards will change the face of multiplayer role-playing games and give players more power than ever before.

‘Infamous: Second Son’ (-67%) holds on to top spot for a second week ahead of ‘Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes’ (-64%) which is a non-mover at No2.

The sales gap between them shrinks from 15,000 units to 3,000 with ‘Titanfall’ (-42%) also stuck at No3, only 100 units behind Metal Gear this week. Released on Tuesday 25th March, ‘Diablo III: Reaper of Souls’ is the only new entry to make it into the Top 10, debuting at No6. Retailer promotions help ‘FIFA 14’ (+38%) back into the Top 5, up from No6 to No4, its highest position for 4 weeks.

Sales of ‘The Lego Movie Videogame’ climb 3%, enough to push it up from No8 to No5. ‘FIFA 14’ isn’t the only Top 10 title to benefit from retailer promotions this week as sales of ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ rise by a similar margin, up 36%, propelling it back into the Top 10, up from No12 to No8. ‘Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster’ (-76%) almost slips out of the Top 10 in its second week of release, falling from No4 to No10. Nintendo’s collaboration with Capcom for ‘Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright’ enters at No15, while PQube’s ‘MXGP: The Official Motocross Videogame’ lines up at No19.

Game Theory: Are Gamers Killing Video Games? Thanks Ant via Dorkly.
So people didn't like Virtual Boy and aren't buying the Wii U. Well, in PART 2 of our "What Gamers Want" series, we look at sales data to uncover a shocking secret in the games industry: Gamers DON'T want innovation! Despite all our calls for increased creativity, we just don't buy creative games. And our inconsistency is singlehandedly killing Nintendo.

• Matt Chat 234: Brenda Romero on Jagged Alliance and Wizardry. Thanks Ant.

• Alien: Isolation on Strategy Informer.

• Sony announced "1,000 developers licensed globally to self-publish" on PS4, 3 & Vita.
• Metro Last Light also apparently getting a PS4 'Redux' Edition - both games bundled.
• Microsoft aiming for Chinese Xbox One launch.

• Media Players and Video Formats: A Detailed Battery Life Analysis.

• Prepare to Hang Up the Phone, Forever. Thanks Slashdot.
• New Jersey Wants The 45 Mbps Verizon Promised 20 Years Ago.
• AT&T Pretending Everyone But AT&T Should Fund AT&T Upgrades.
• Op-ed- The legality of virtual currency - Ars Technica.
• Results of TV Channel Sharing Test Could Help FCC Spectrum Auction.
• CenturyLink- Trust Us, You Don't Need Google Fiber.
• Google Fiber Sets More Sign Up Deadlines in Provo.
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• A closer look at DirectX 12 - The Tech Report.
• Oculus founder didn’t expect “so many death threats” after Facebook deal. Apparently unfamiliar with the Internet.
• The Rise Of 4K TV — The New Technology Will Be In A Majority Of US Households Surprisingly Soon. Thanks HARDOCP.
• Samsung's first Smart Bulb is Bluetooth-only and lasts 10 years. Thanks HARDOCP.
• Ford Uses OculusVR Tech To Get Behind The Wheel Of Virtual Cars. Thanks Ant via Slashdot.

• Spyware increasingly a part of domestic violence.
• Turkey now blocking social media by hijacking Google DNS.
• WinRAR spoofing vulnerability being exploited in malware campaign.
• Surprise, surprise- my online metadata actually reveals where I’ve been.

• Dropbox clarifies its policy on reviewing shared files for DMCA issues.

• Age of Wonders III on Game-Debate, GameSpot, and IncGamers.com. Thanks Cutter.
• Betrayer on Strategy Informer.
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• Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls on Eurogamer.net.

• be quiet! Pure Power L8 700 Watt ATX Power Supply on Futurelooks.
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• Good Game - Pocket Edition - Season 10 Episode 6. Thanks Ant…
• Titanfall figurines coming soon by Threezero…
• BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Free Tunes Courtesy of Music Director…