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Archived News:
The countdown timer mentioned this morning hit zero
on the Team Fortress 2 website,
which now has details on Love and War, an upcoming patch for the teamplay
shooter. There's a new video
called Expiration Date which runs 15 minutes, making it the longest short
Valve has ever produced for the game, along with first details on new taunts the Love and War update
will add to the game. Here's the description of the new video: Engineer
and Medic make an unsettling new discovery while experimenting with the
teleporter. Meanwhile, Scout stops insulting Spy long enough to ask him an
embarrassing favor; the Administrator's clerical assistant/cleaner/murder
expert Miss Pauling races to bury some incriminating bodies; and Soldier makes a
new metal friend.
Continue here to read the full story.
Microïds announces development of Subject 13, a new adventure game from
designer Paul Cuisset, creator of several old school adventures, including the
classic Flashback. Details are scant for now, here is
a piece of
concept art, and here's the announcement: Microïds, the indie
publisher specializing in adventure titles, and noted game designer Paul Cuisset
today revealed Cuisset’s new adventure game project, Subject 13. The title marks
the return of the Flashback creator to the adventure genre where he first made
his mark with acclaimed games such as Future Wars, The Stealth Affair, and
Cruise for a Corpse.
Cuisset first rose to prominence when he wrote, directed, designed and
co-programmed Flashback, a worldwide hit that was listed in the Guinness World
Records as the “best-selling French game of all time.” After experiencing
success in other genres, such as motorcycle racing with the Moto Racer saga and
Action RPG with Darkstone, Cuisset decided to once again explore the adventure
game universe with a title that transports the player to a mysterious and
intriguing world.
In Subject 13, players will take on the role of Franklin Fargo, a reclusive
physics professor. Fargo leads a solitary and bitter existence following the
death of his fiancée, Sophie, during a robbery that should have targeted him.
One morning, he wakes up in an abandoned underground scientific facility with no
external contact other than a mysterious voice. The voice calls him "Subject
13." As Franklin Fargo, players will interact with the 3D environment around
them by collecting, using, and manipulating objects to overcome a multitude of
devious barriers to the professor’s escape. Fargo’s goal is to not only set
himself free but discover the true reasons for his imprisonment—can he escape
from the prison of his past?
Battle.net offers a first look at changes in the upcoming version 2.1.0
patch for Diablo III, saying they are "almost there" and that the "first
major content patch for Reaper of Souls™ is right around the corner and we're
preparing a Public Test Region to give you a hands-on look at the upcoming
changes." In the meantime, they preview the patch, noting that everything they
say is still subject to change. The new features outlined include Seasons and
Conquests, Greater/Tiered Rifts and Legendary Gems, Leaderboards, Combat
Changes, and Cesspools. The significant combat change mentioned is that each
point of Dexterity will now grant one point of armor (accompanied by a
One With
Everything nerf), and they also say healing will be reworked to de-emphasize
globes. There is also word on a
Preparation nerf.
Here's word on how Greater Rifts will work: While Greater Rifts are a type
of Nephalem Rift, there are some key differences between the two features. In
Greater Rifts:
- You'll race against a clock to fill a progress bar
by accruing monster kills.
- Most monsters do not drop loot; rewards have been
completely shifted to the Rift Guardian.
- This removes conflicting pressure from attaining a
better time versus picking up all your loot.
- Monsters grant differing amounts of progress for
your progress bar; the tougher the monster, the more they fill up your
progress bar.
- You cannot resurrect at your corpse or in town
while in a Greater Rift—only at the last checkpoint.
- Note that, currently, if you die in a Greater Rift
on a Hardcore character, that death will be permanent.
- You cannot use player banners or the Teleport
option if the target player is in a Greater Rift.
- Higher Greater Rifts levels are progressively more
difficult.
- This difficulty is separate from the standard
difficulty settings (Master, Torment I-VI, etc.)
If you complete a Greater Rift before time expires you'll advance to the next
difficulty level. Should your time be exceptionally good, you might even skip a
few levels! If time instead expires, you'll have reached the end of your current
Greater Rift journey and your best results will be posted to the appropriate
Leaderboards.
The GeForce website
now offers new version 340.43 beta drivers for NVIDIA GeForce accelerators.
Among several listed improvements and fixes, word is: "This 340.43 Game Ready
Beta driver ensures you'll have the best possible gaming experience for GRID:
Autosport and the Battlefield: Hardline Beta." Thanks Iggy and Charles.
Origin's On
the House program now offers Peggle for free. Here's word: Free?!
What's the catch?
There's no catch. Grab full games, expansions and more at absolutely no cost.
Just make sure to act fast because On the House specials can appear and
disappear at any time.
You mean a trial or demo, right?
Nope. You’re getting a full version of the real game — for free!
How long will I own the game?
Once you’ve claimed your game, it’s yours to keep!
Why is Origin doing this?
Our goal is to provide a great gaming experience and a way to discover awesome
new games. Having a game in your library, for free, is a fantastic way to see
what Origin is all about.
Kalypso Media announces the release of the North American retail version of
Tropico 5, and reminds potential customers of the
free DLC this will include: Your
ticket to sunny beaches and political corruption is now ready! After a delay in
the production process, the boxed retail version of Tropico 5 for PC is now
available at retailers across North America. Retail purchasers can now take
control of the island paradise and become a magnanimous leader of the people, or
impose the fierce grip of tyranny amongst the populace. As long as El
Presidente’s legacy, and Swiss Bank account, is secure across the multiple eras
of Tropico 5, the fate and future of Tropico are up to you!
As a special “thank you” from Kalypso Media and El Presidente, Kalypso Media
today announced they are rewarding the North American retail community by
providing the first DLC pack - ‘The Big Cheese’ - at no cost to those who have
been patiently awaiting the North American retail version. ‘The Big Cheese’ DLC
pack will automatically unlock at no charge once it becomes available this
summer.
Publisher Immanitas Entertainment has launched Rush for Glory, a 3D tower
defense game "featuring the fierce resistance of mankind against a violent Alien
invasion." Here's a
trailer and word on the game, which is available from most digital
distribution portals: A clever strategy is the essence to survive on the
battlefields in the extensive singleplayer campaigns of “Rush for Glory”. Over
30 types of fascinating enemies and level bosses are trying to break the players
defense regardless of the consequences. Victorious commanders will be rewarded
with gold. An extensive tech tree has over 40 troop and special ability upgrades
ready for purchase. Additionally there are several Steam achievements and
features available that should keep strategy gamers and fans of the Tower
Defense genre entertained for a long time.
Continue here to read the full story.
Here's a new trailer
from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare with a behind the scenes look at the
story in the upcoming military shooter sequel. As Activision puts it: "Three
years of development went into crafting the world of Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare. Sledgehammer Games Creative Director Bret Robbins discusses how
research and technology come together to elevate the storytelling
experience." Continue here to read the full story.
This trailer is a
new Discipline Focus video, showing the Street Discipline from GRID Autosport,
Codemasters' upcoming racing game. Here's the accompanying explanation: "In GRID
Autosport’s Street racing discipline, players take the racing to the asphalt in
iconic cities across the world as circuits are carved through the streets of
Washington D.C., San Francisco, Paris, Barcelona, Dubai and Chicago. Player
reactions and the ability to take chances are put to the test in striking urban
environments for a huge range of production cars, from hot hatches like the Mini
John Cooper Works GP and the Volkswagen Golf R to supercars like the Pagani
Huayra and Mazda Furai and hypercars including the McLaren P1™, Bugatti Veyron
16.4 Super Sport and more. To bring alive the authentic experience of racing in
these events, Codemasters has consulted with real-world professional racing
drivers who have put these cars through their paces." Continue here to read the full story.
Steam vs. Everyone Else: Who Really Has the Best Gaming Deals? Thanks
HARDOCP.
- Black Mirror on
Steam. Save 20%.
- Gunpoint on Steam.
Save 75%.
- Heroes Rise: The Hero Project on
Steam. Save 33%.
- Strike Vector on
Steam. Save 50%.
- Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers on
Steam. Save 90%.
Here's a
Steam Community announcement with word that Xenonauts is now
available on Steam after
over five years of development and an Early Access period for Goldhawk
Interactive's X-COM-inspired strategy game (thanks DocZ). Word is they are
turning their attention to adding Steam Workshop support as well as completing
the OS X and Linux ports, which should be ready soon. Here's the rundown on the
game: Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national
military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using
small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and
recover their technology in turn-based ground combat. A detailed strategic layer
allows you to co-ordinate the defence of the planet, using your interceptors to
shoot down UFOs and researching captured artefacts to learn about your foes and
unlock new combat equipment to use on your missions.
Xenonauts is a spiritual successor to the classic X-Com strategy games from the
1990s. We aim to improve the graphics, add new content and streamline the
interface whilst still retaining all of the key mechanics of the original games.
Devoted fans should love this game, but we're also keen to introduce the joys of
old-school grand strategy to a whole new generation of players who might not
otherwise experience it!
There's a countdown timer on the
Team Fortress 2
website ticking off the seconds until 8:00 pm EDT tonight, though
there's no hint at what this is all about. Stay tuned.
PlaystationTrophies.org claims insider knowledge in presenting allegedly
leaked details about Deus Ex: Universe, the upcoming DX project
first revealed last
October. According to their unidentified source this was originally conceived
as a single game, but now will be a trilogy with a Mass Effect-style continuity
where the outcome of each game impacting the games that follow. They follow this
with the claim that another inside source has shared details about Deus Ex:
Mankind Divided, which was trademarked
in March, and is likely the
other DX game revealed alongside DX Universe. Their source claims to have seen
promotional material for the game, showing it will star both Adam Jensen from
Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: The Fall's Ben Saxon. They
also suggest that it's possible Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will turn out to be the
first game in this Deus Ex: Universe trilogy. Thanks
NowGamer.
Ascendant is now available
on Steam, offering a
hardcore side-scrolling brawler for Windows, Linux, and OS X. Here's
word: At its core, Ascendant is a stunningly beautiful and insanely
hard side-scrolling brawler! Created with a passion for beautiful art styles and
fluid engaging mechanics, the game introduces players to a brand new world each
time they play. Using modern rogue like elements such as permadeath and
procedurally generated environments, you play the role of a demigod who invades
a plane controlled by your rivals. They will stop at nothing to eliminate you,
and only the best of warriors will triumph over their armies of zealots and
beasts.
The Bot Colony website is now
selling Early Access to this adventure game based on interacting with robots.
The website also offers a demo for the game that can be played online through a
web-browser, though access to this is temporarily suspended for the time being.
Word is: "Our initial release on Steam features improved stability, an early
version of the main story path, and the introduction of RVM, or Robot Visual
Memories. Perceptive players will harness RVM during their investigation to
uncover interesting story elements in the form of videos recorded by a robot."
Here's more: Our free browser-based companion experience, 20 Questions
with Jimmy, connects you with one of the in-game robots, in a classic guessing
game featuring full dialogue. We urge players from around the globe to create a
profile and sample this slice of Bot Colony’s fun and engaging NLU technology.
You contribute to a database of knowledge about daily life which the robots will
later use in conversation. Jimmy will remember you and what you taught him from
session to session – like a powerful personal assistant.
The Early Access PC game and browser-based mini-game are now live. To learn more
about Bot Colony, try the free conversation demo, and to watch the all-new game
trailer, visit www.botcolony.com
today!
There's a summary of the NPD's game hardware and software sales figures for the
month of May in the U.S. on
Joystiq, revealing the PS4 leading the Xbox One in sales for the fifth
consecutive month. These figures illustrate the dramatic shift from the tail of
one console cycle to the head of another in noting overall hardware sales were
up 95 percent compared to May 2013, clocking in at $187 million. PC gaming goes
unmentioned in the console-centric report, but this provided list of the 10
bestselling games for last month does cover all platforms:
- Watch Dogs (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)**
- Mario Kart 8 (NWU)
- MLB 14: The Show (PS4, PS3, PSV)
- Wolfenstein: The New Order (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
- Minecraft (360, PS3)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (360, PS3, PS4, XBO, 3DS, NWU)
- NBA 2K14 (360, PS4. PS3, XBO, PC)**
- Titanfall (360, XBO, PC)**
- Kirby: Triple Deluxe (3DS)
- Call Of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS4, PS3, XBO, PC, NWU)**
**No footnote was provided for these asterisks.
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you with the best mobile football manager game for completely free with no
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Today I am returning a favor for Walter "2" Costinak, who designed the current
logo for this site, as well as the logo that preceded it, large portions of our
web design, dozens and dozens of
custom logos, and more.
Walter is in the process of participating in
the sale of the domain HolyCow.com, which is up for auction
on eBay. If you know of anyone who could make use of that, please let them
know it's available, and maybe we can help them net more out of the sale. Thanks
for your indulgence, and thanks again to Walter for all the art.
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