Archived News:
IGN has details on Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Game of the Year
Edition, a repackaged edition of the Windows version of
the MMORPG that will be released
on November 14th. Word is: "The limited edition of the game will only be
available for PC and comes bundled in a printed Book of Diamonds Grimoire box,
along with five art cards and 90 days worth of subscription to the popular MMO."
BANDAI NAMCO Games America announces BATTLELINE: STEEL WARFARE, a
free-to-play tank strategy game coming to PCs this year from developer Creant Studios,
with closed beta testing set to commence early next month. The
game's official website is where to
sign up for testing, and it also offers
this announcement trailer
with a look at what to expect. Here's word: BANDAI NAMCO Games America
Inc. announces today an all-new free-to-play game titled BATTLELINE: STEEL
WARFARE for PCs coming later this year. BATTLELINE: STEEL WARFARE throws players
into the belly of both classic and modern tanks with a new spin on tank strategy
gaming. Not only will players fight to advance to the front-lines in battles
against one another online, they’ll also conquer nations in BATTLELINE: STEEL
WARFARE’s innovative meta-gameplay encompassing entire continents. Starting
today, players can sign-up for a chance to play in the BATTLELINE: STEEL WARFARE
closed beta at www.battlelinegame.com,
which is scheduled to begin early November 2014.
Strategy is key in BATTLELINE: STEEL WARFARE, and each victory contributes to a
team’s dominance in the international theater of war. The title is named after
the main mode in the game where teams push a visible BATTLELINE back and forth
as they take objectives and maneuver on the battlefield. Advancing the
BATTLELINE by overrunning your enemy’s positions is the way to win the battle!
Players can build Divisions (guilds) with other players to use the combined
strength of their tanks to strategically outmaneuver, take down enemy forces and
conquer nations. However, be warned that rebellion is possible!
“BATTLELINE: STEEL WARFARE offers a unique and compelling mix of in-tank battles
and broader meta-strategy gameplay,” says In Joon Hwang, Director of Digital
Games for BANDAI NAMCO Games America. “The broad spectrum of abilities,
customizations, and strategies within the game all come together to give players
a multitude of choices not found in other free-to-play games.”
With the sheer variety of tanks from the modern era all the way back to WWI,
tank maniacs can finally figure out how many T34s it would take to bring down an
M1A1. Or match up Western vs. Soviet forces in the ultimate tank showdown. The
possibilities are endless!
Players can customize their tanks by leveling up each tank’s attributes and
equipping different shells or gear for various effects. Building and capturing
bases within conquered territory will also greatly affect the battle, offering
gameplay bonuses to allies. Commanders can also equip various consumable items
to be used in the heat of battle.
Continue here to read the full story.
Steam now offers
Sigils of Elohim, a free minigame from Croteam to raise anticipation for
The Talos Principle, their upcoming first-person puzzle game. For those on
the go, there are also versions of the game available for
Android and
iOS.
Here's a trailer, and
here's word: Sigils of Elohim is a free mini-game prelude to Croteam’s
upcoming first-person puzzler The Talos Principle that challenges players to
solve dozens of formidable sigil puzzles under the watchful eye of Elohim.
Subjects are tasked with deciphering a series of puzzle sets by rotating and
placing the sigil shapes within the board in an effort to unlock helpful items
and relics within The Talos Principle.
Features
- Unravel the secrets of Elohim by completing nearly
a hundred sigil puzzles as Sigils of Elohim is updated with new puzzle sets
leading up to the launch of The Talos Principle.
- Acquire items and relics in Sigils of Elohim on
PC, Mac, and Linux that transfer over to The Talos Principle on PlayStation
4, PC, Mac, Linux and Android.
Bigpoint announces beta testing of Shards
of War is now underway, offering access to their sci-fi game the call "the
next Generation of MOBA." Here's w bit on the game: Bigpoint, a leading
global developer and publisher of online games, today announces the beta launch
of Shards of War. With its intense, fast-paced combat sequences, WASD controls
for tighter maneuverability, and dystopian Sci-fi setting, Shards of War
promises to take the MOBA genre in a new direction.
“Shards of War is the first game of a new generation of titles developed and
produced by Bigpoint”, says Khaled Helioui, CEO of Bigpoint. “The team has
leveraged classical elements from MOBAs and tailored the gameplay to provide a
pace and intensity more common in shooters. The result has beaten all of our
expectations and has surprised and engaged all of the MOBA and Shooter players
who have tested it. I am already addicted and cannot wait for our players to
enter the fray. I could not be prouder of the team.”
Gearbox Software now offers a
launch trailer to
celebrate this week's release of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, the
Borderlands 2 prequel (that wasn't so hard). The game is due tomorrow in
North America and on Friday in Europe. They celebrate the final countdown to the
game's release by busting out Europe's hair-metal classic to accompany a couple
of minutes of gameplay and Claptrap wisecracks. Continue here to read the full story.
Ubisoft announces Assassin's Creed Rogue is coming to PCs in early 2015,
confirming the recent indications
that the console Templar-focused stealth/assassination sequel is sneaking onto
the platform (presumably through the Windows). The news comes
on UbiBlog
along with a new story
trailer and a new
Faces of Shay
profile with even more. Here's word on the new trailer and the
PC edition: What leads Shay Cormac to turn against the Assassins? Why is
the Brotherhood so thoroughly destroyed when we meet Achilles in Assassin’s
Creed III? Learn more about Shay’s story and the path he takes in Assassin’s
Creed Rogue in the new story trailer. In addition to this new video, we are
happy to announce that Rogue will also be coming to PC early next year.
Haytham. Adéwalé. Achilles. We were able to spot a few familiar faces in that
trailer, and you’ll be reunited with even more old friends when you pick up
Assassin’s Creed Rogue on November 11 for Xbox 360 and PS3, and early 2015 on
PC.
Continue here to read the full story.
Digitalmindsoft announces Call to Arms will launch as an early access
title on Steam before
the end of this year. They are still running
an internal
crowdfunding campaign (which began in
late 2012) for this
modern combat strategy game, and the page now has a timer counting down 30 days,
suggesting early access will commence mid-November. They are still accepting
pledges for the new installment in the Men of War series as well as
upgrades for previous backers, and word is the release will include backer DLC.
The A.V. Club notes that Firefly Online will include a bunch of bonus
content (thanks Acleacius), as 14 interviews with the original cast of the
Firefly TV show (and others) will be included with the game (the amount of
on-camera content about the show begins to dwarf the amount of actual show
footage that was produced). Also, the
Firefly Online website now offers
this trailer with a look at the environments in
the upcoming MMOG based on the cult TV series. Here's word on why this depicts
an empty ship (thanks
DSOGaming). This brief “walkthrough” of a procedurally-generated
derelict ship should give a sense for the level of detail Firefly Online will
offer in both encounter maps and player avatars.
The game will have many kinds of encounters for players to enjoy, from desert
wildernesses to floating cities to giant automated ships you can freely explore.
When it comes to derelicts, you never know what might have gotten to that tasty
bit of salvage before you, and what might still be there, waiting for you to
drop by.
It would be a mistake to assume Firefly Online is only horses, spaceships and
sidearms. There are things out there in the Black that you should sincerely hope
you never run into.
Continue here to read the full story.
The new GfK Chart-Track weekly U.K. sales charts are out, with Alien: Isolation
dropping in at number two on the
PC Top 30 and NBA 2K15 debuting a number 14, while The Sims 4 remains at
number one. On the
all platforms chart the new Aliens game is also number two and NBA 2K15 is
the seventh bestselling game for the week ending October 11th, while Driveclub
debuts at number five. Here's
their summary:
‘FIFA 15’ (-60%) takes a third week at No1 and there are 4 new releases
within the Top 10 as we move into peak season.
Highest of these new releases at No2 is Sega’s ‘Alien: Isolation’ currently
scaring gamers up and down the country on Microsoft/Sony current/old gen formats
plus a box release for PC gamers. Warner’s big new release from last week
‘Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor’ (-55%) drops one place to No3 as does
Microsoft’s ‘Forza Horizon 2’ (-54%) also new last week and down 1 place to No4.
The second highest new release is Sony’s PS4 ‘DriveClub’ debuting at No5 with
Activision’s 5 week old ‘Destiny’ down 1 place to No6 (-44%). The third new
release is a solid start for Activision’s ‘Skylanders Trap Team’ at No7. Right
behind at No8 and completing the Top 10 new releases is 2K Sports/Take 2’s ‘NBA
2K15’. The only other new release within the Top 40 just misses out on a Top 10
placing and that is Square-Enix’s ‘Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition’ debuting
at No13.
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BEDLAM by Skyshine Games — Kickstarter. "A post-apocalyptic roguelike
RPG featuring our unique blitz battle system - Inspired by great games like
The Banner Saga, FTL and XCOM." About halfway to its goal.
Today is Columbus Day here in the U.S., an annual celebration of the man who
discovered Columbus Ohio, first orbited Columbus Circle, and once batted .351 for the Columbus Clippers.
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