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Archived News:
Blizzard announces a November 13th release date for Warlords of Draenor, the
fifth expansion for World of Warcraft, their long-running MMORPG.
Battle.net offers a
replay of the live streamed announcement, as well as the
Warlords of Draenor
opening cinematic. Here's word: Beyond the Dark Portal, the clash of
iron echoes as two worlds brace for war. At a live event in Los Angeles and
simulcast at the gamescom trade fair and around the world, Blizzard
Entertainment today announced that Warlords of Draenor™, the fifth expansion to
its acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft®,
will be unleashed on November 13, 2014. On that day, players worldwide will
begin their march into the perilous wilds of Draenor to face the fury of
Grommash Hellscream’s merciless Iron Horde.
“Players will encounter an epic cast of legendary characters and a huge amount
of content to explore in Warlords of Draenor”
During today’s event, Blizzard also unveiled the opening cinematic for the
expansion, which depicts a pivotal moment in Warcraft history and sets the stage
for the coming war. In addition, the company premiered the first episode of
Lords of War, a new animated lore miniseries that introduces players to
characters central to the expansion’s story — starting with the twisted tale of
Kargath Bladefist, legendary leader of the Shattered Hand orc clan. Both videos
are available to view now at
www.worldofwarcraft.com, and new Lords of War episodes will debut there in
the weeks ahead.
Continue here to read the full story.
Steam News announces a
free weekend is underway for
Sanctum 2 between
now and 3:00 pm EDT on Sunday. The tower defense/first-person shooter hybrid is
also on sale for the duration of the event for 85% off. Coffee Stain Studios
also announces the release of a
big new patch for the game "that fixes a lot of stuff" and also adds the
Linux and OS X edition of the game to its default branch. Here's the pitch on
the game: Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS
hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to
protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are
threatened by their existence. Outfit your character exactly the way you want
through the new and extensive customization system. Choose your own loadout of
towers, weapons and perks, but choose wisely because you are humanity’s last
defense against the unrelenting hordes set out to destroy it.
Paradox Interactive announces Cities: Skylines, an urban planning simulation in
development at Colossal Order ( Cities in Motion) for release next year
for Windows, Linux, and OS X. They debuted the project at Gamescom with
this reveal trailer,
and there are also some screenshots on the game's newly minted
official website.
Here's the deal: Paradox and Colossal Order invite players to create the
cities of their dreams in Cities: Skylines, a massive city simulator from the
creators of the Cities in Motion series. Vast backdrops and maps provide players
with countless ways to improve and expand their cities, building from humble
beginnings up to beautiful, cloud-hugging structures and unique architectural
marvels.
Cities: Skylines will Feature:
- Designed to Impress: Massive map sizes and deep,
detailed design controls allow players to construct the cities of their
dreams, running everything from road building and zoning to public services
and taxation – and, yes, public transportation
- Policy and Progress: Set a series of civic
policies to guide the city’s growth; fine-tune the placement and direction
of local districts
- Local Beautification: Admire the vastness of your
city in a polished visual style and manage a living, breathing city, all the
way down to realistic water flow in the irrigation systems
- The Sky is Not the Limit: Strive to build up a
city towards jaw-dropping endgame “wonders,” and then go beyond what is
possible with built-in game modding tools
Continue here to read the full story.
Steam News heralds the
release of new Anniversary
Edition Content DLC for
Surgeon Simulator 2013,
offering some new challenges to the mental medicine game. Here's the
prescription: "The super-elite Anniversary Edition add-on contains the new eye
and teeth operations that many of you have asked for, additional environments -
you’ll now get to try surgery while racing down a hospital corridor, stat
tracking, 42 brand new achievements for you to tear your hair out over....and
more!"
Here's another new
trailer for Assassin's Creed Unity from Gamescom, offering around 11 minutes
of gameplay narrated by Alex Amancio, Creative Director on the upcoming
stealth/assassination sequel. They say: "Watch 11 minutes of uncut single player
Assassin’s Creed Unity gameplay. Narrated by Creative Director Alex Amancio,
follow a full single player assassination mission from start to finish and
experience the all new immersive gameplay elements. You’ll get a look at the all
new parkour system, enhanced stealth, and the beautiful city of Paris all made
possible by our all-new next gen engine." Continue here to read the full story.
A new Season Two Episode 4
accolades trailer from The Walking Dead wants us to know what others
think of the new installment in Telltales episodic zombie game. These accolades
take up the first half of the clip, even though they are all of 25 words, and
most of the second half is the game logo, but it does conclude with a tease,
saying "Season Finale: No Going Back. Coming Soon." Continue here to read the full story.
- Awesomenauts on
Steam. Save 80%.
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Steam. Save 80%.
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Steam.
Save up to 85%.
Stardock announces beta
testing of Galactic Civilizations III is now underway for founding supporters of
the space strategy sequel, apologizing to those who want in on this that they
are still offering the game for $5.00 less than its eventual full price.
This trailer
accompanies the news, and here's word: We’ve officially launched the beta! Bells are ringing, birds are singing, and
it’s a beautiful day to dig up the archives of a forgotten race’s reality TV
shows and use them to placate a restive populace that for some reason doesn’t
see the value in mandatory six-month stints working the factories of the nearest
forgeworld.
To all of our Founders, thank you so much for your early support. Elite
Founders, your feedback and bug reporting has been invaluable in getting
Galactic Civilizations III ready for a wider audience. Fire up your Steam
client, and it should patch your install to the beta automatically.
To anyone waiting for Galactic Civilizations III to be regular price before
diving in, you’ll have to wait a little longer. Sadly, the game is $44.99 during
the beta rather than its regular $49.99 price. We beg your forgiveness.
Follow the development of Galactic Civilizations III throughout the beta, ask
the team your questions live, and get sneak peeks of upcoming builds every
Friday on the
official Stardock Twitch channel.
The Galactic Civilizations III beta includes:
Continue here to read the full story.
Battle.net reminds us
that today is the day to catch the livestream for World of Warcraft where
Blizzard will debut the opening cinematic for the Warlords of Drednor
expansion and also reveal the release date for this new expansion for their
MMORPG. Here's word on the festivities, which get underway at 12:30 pm
EDT: Don’t forget: this Thursday, August 14, you can witness the world
premiere of the Warlords of Draenor cinematic live! Join Blizzard’s Mike
Morhaime, Chris Metzen, and World of Warcraft designers Ion Hazzikostas and
Brian Holinka for the grand unveiling, streamed live from the Ace Theatre in Los
Angeles. But that’s not all—we’ll also host a live interview with the WoW
developers, announce the Warlords of Draenor launch date, and debut the first
episode of a new animated lore miniseries: Lords of War. You won’t want to miss
it!
When: Thursday, August 14 at 9:30 a.m. PDT
Where: Join us here
on WorldofWarcraft.com to watch the live stream, or attend* the event live at
the Theatre at Ace Hotel, located at 929 South Broadway in Los Angeles. (Doors
open at 8:30 a.m.)
Live Attendee Bonus: Anyone who joins us live and in person in L.A. will
also receive a beta key for Warlords of Draenor.**
*Please note: World of Warcraft is rated T for Teen; some content on display
at the event may not be suitable for children ages of 12 or younger. Anyone 12
years of age or under must be accompanied by an adult.
**Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Seating is limited and will be available on a
first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to get there early! Beta keys will be
given out to everyone who comes down for the live event.
The Witcher website has a
new trailer showing
off the setting of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, CD Projekt RED's
action/RPG sequel. Word is: "From the murky reaches of No Man’s Land to the
harsh climate of the Skellige Islands, to the vibrant metropolitan of the north,
Novigrad--behold, the gritty and diverse universe of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt."
A high-end look at the game's graphics can be found in another new clip on
Gamersyde (thanks
DSOGaming) where there's a clip with uncompressed graphics that's a 1.3 GB
download. Continue here to read the full story.
The roguish sorts at Ubisoft now offer a couple of new trailers from
Assassin's Creed Unity for our viewing pleasure. The
UbiBlog has an Arctic
Naval Gameplay Walkthrough trailer which shows one of the game's less probable
environments, saying: "In the North Atlantic seas sheets of ice offer new areas
for exploration, but also new threats and challenges to your sailing abilities.
And as if the ice and seas themselves didn't offer enough danger you’ll be faced
with cunning enemies using new tactics to send you to a frozen grave." They
also have a river
valley land gameplay walkthrough trailer they describe thusly: "In this
walkthrough commented by Game Director Martin Capel, you’ll learn about naval
gameplay in the river valley and get a look at Shay’s new weapons and abilities
like the deadly air rifle and its various types of ammunition and Shay’s “Eagle
Sense” which allows him to locate, avoid, or eliminate Assassins lurking in the
shadows." Continue here to read the full story.
WIRED
Game-Life - Final Fantasy Isn’t Dying. It’s Already Dead. Stick a
FFork in it. Thanks Ant.
What inspiration, if any, will breast-jiggling simulator Lightning
Returns pass down to a new generation of game creators? Somewhere along the
line, Final Fantasy lost the plot. Original creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is
long gone, and if he attempted to pass the torch to a new generation they
dropped it, let it go out in the dirt and kept running anyway. The 2001 game
Final Fantasy X wasn’t that bad, but the next game after that, the
awkwardly-named Final Fantasy X-2, decided that what the series needed was
to take all the female player characters, give them skimpier outfits and
make them into J-pop stars.
Apparently Major League Baseball will select a new commissioner today. It may be
a little late to start campaigning, but I promise if I'm elected to do a fine
old job. I can't claim to be impartial, but since the current commissioner was
previously a team owner, a conflict-of-interest is obviously not a deal breaker
here. Besides, anyone familiar with the New York Mets knows that they'd still
struggle mightily even if the fix was in. Vote Blue!
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