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Archived News:
Steam News announces
that Arma III is on sale and that the military shooter sequel is playable
for free on Steam this weekend. The sale runs through Monday at 1:00 pm EDT
while the free weekend concludes on Sunday at 4:00 pm EDT. In addition to being
able to check out the game, this will also allow participants to vote in their
ongoing "Make Arma Not War" map creation contest.
NCSOFT laid off employees today across all their western studios except for
Guild Wars developer ArenaNet.
Polygon has
a report saying over 60
staff were lost at WildStar creator Carbine Studios which is unconfirmed, though
NCSOFT did provide
them with a statement verifying that jobs were lost. Here's what they have to say: Today we announced a restructuring of key operations within NC West.
As a result of this restructuring, we are implementing staff reductions across
our Western operations with the exclusion of ArenaNet. While decisions like this
are always hard, they are necessary as we begin the implementation of a new
strategy designed to strengthen our footing as a leader in global entertainment.
Moving forward, we will continue to focus on our core development capabilities
and the intellectual properties (WildStar, Aion, Lineage, and Guild Wars
franchises) that have made NCSOFT what it is today. However, we are looking to
move into new business segments like mobile and tablet games as well as explore
emerging technologies.
Again, the decision to reduce staff was not an easy one, and we sincerely wish
everyone well in their next endeavors.
UbiBlog now
offers PC system specifications for Assassin's Creed Unity, revealing the
action/stealth sequel will require a 64-bit OS and 6 GB of RAM. Also, this new trailer
is the third in the "experience" series from the game, highlighting its open world, as
noted in the description: "In Assassin’s Creed Unity, all of Paris will be at
your fingertips. Creative Director Alex Amancio introduces the huge and detailed
city full of opportunities and exciting side missions. Whether you’re solving
murder mysteries or exploring the different and unique districts of the city,
Paris and the entire world of Assassin’s Creed Unity are yours to explore."
Here are the specs and the clip: 64-bit operating system
Required
Supported OS
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1 (64bit versions only)
Processor
Minimum
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @
3.0 GHz
Recommended
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or better
RAM
Minimum
6 GB
Recommended
8GB
Video Card
Minimum
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (2 GB VRAM)
Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 290X (3 GB VRAM)
Continue here to read the full story.
Kromaia is now available
on Steam, offering a
frenetic shoot 'em up that looks to relive the arcade days, as word is:
The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes
crashing headlong into the 21st century with Kromaia, exclusively for PC.
Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚
environment, allowing you to fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!
Where most shooters see you racing along a fixed path to blast anything in your
way, Kromaia does things differently. Set in three-dimensional space, you’re
free not just to explore but also dodge and blast through hordes of enemies all
intent on destroying you! With your objectives spread out in all directions,
it’s a true test of high-speed flying and sharpshooting skill – only the
greatest space pilots need apply!
Symphony Quest website announces
the full release of this musical action/RPG from Toadstool Games. Here's what
this is all about: Symphony Quest is a single-player, and cooperative
multiplayer action role-playing game for the PC. With the rise of a Goblin
menace, civilisation has collapsed, and you must fight to ensure the survival of
humanity. Nearly too late have humans discovered the greatest weakness of their
new foes; Music.
The ‘Symphony’ is the magical, musical technology used by mankind to fight
against goblins, and the hostile environment in the shattered remains of earth,
now known by most as ‘Dischord’. The player controls ‘Symphony’ with an 8-key
layout on the keyboard, corresponding to a full octave. Specific, melodic
combinations activate abilities that can be used to defeat enemies, assist
allies, and solve puzzles.
A new
Steam Greenlight campaign reveals plans for Five Nights at Freddy's 2,
an upcoming sequel to the survival/horror game that pits the player against the
animatronic horrors at a children's theme restaurant (thanks nin via
Rock, Paper, Shotgun). Here's
a teaser trailer and
word on the game: Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's
Pizza!
In Five Nights at Freddy's 2, the old and aging animatronics are joined by a new
cast of characters. They are kid-friendly, updated with the latest in facial
recognition technology, tied into local criminal databases, and promise to put
on a safe and entertaining show for kids and grown-ups alike!
What could go wrong?
As the new security guard working nights, your job is to monitor cameras and
make sure nothing goes wrong after-hours. The previous guard has complained
about the characters trying to get into the office (he has since been moved to
day-shift). So to make your job easier, you've been provided with your very own
empty Freddy Fazbear head, which should fool the animatronic characters into
leaving you alone if they should accidentally enter your office.
As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or
dismemberment.
Continue here to read the full story.
Hammerfall Publishing offers new media for Warhammer 40,000: Regicide, an
upcoming turn-based strategy game based on the Games Workshop property, also
announcing the game's
forums are live on the
official website. They offer videos showing a
Space Marine Devastator
and an Ork Weirdboy
animations in the game and an in-game screenshot is apparently somewhere to be
found as well. Word is: "Independent game developer Hammerfall Publishing has
released new images and animations for their upcoming turn-based strategy game,
Warhammer® 40,000®: Regicide. Set in the classic Warhammer ® 40,000® universe
from Games Workshop, Regicide weaves rich lore with strategic gameplay in a
series of action-packed battles for dystopian glory. Along with these first look
in-game images, Hammerfall has released a new a feature rich website with an
exciting forum honor system for Regicide, where players can gain incentives by
declaring their allegiance along with meeting their opponents before the game
launches." Continue here to read the full story.
The Steam page for
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare now offers recommended system requirements,
following the release of minimum specs for the military shooter sequel
earlier this
week (thanks
DSOGaming). Also, a
new trailer from the other day (thanks
GameSpot) shows off multiplayer action from the game along with some
infomercial-style endorsements, saying: "Watch some popular community members
share their thoughts on the all-new movement system, customization options, as
well as describe their most epic moments with the game." Here are the
recommended specs: RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 @ 4GB
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 55 GB available space
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c Compatible 16-bit
Additional Notes: Field of View ranges from 65°-90°.
Continue here to read the full story.
This new
trailer from TOXIKK discusses movement in the upcoming first-person
shooter, sexing this up as much as possible with references to "the movement
model" and "advanced movement systems." This involves an overview
of basic shooter movement
even though this game is being marketed to hardcore shooter fans, but there is also discussion
of how basic movements can combine for advanced movement techniques to allow
faster movement, showing the game has its own "secret" way to bunny hop through
levels. Also demonstrated are rocket jumps, once again explained for newbies, as
well as other alternative modes of transport.
They say:
"Although the game is still in alpha, the movement model is already pretty much
set in stone and there will only be minor changes and adjustments to it until
the game hits its Early Access release on Steam." Here's word on the clip: "The game director of the
project, Martin Schwiezer, talks for about 10 minutes about the movement model
behind the game, showing fresh footage and demonstrates the basic and the
advanced movement systems of their upcoming back-to-the-roots Arena-FPS. The
footage shows the alpha build of TOXIKK." Continue here to read the full story.
The new GeForce drivers released yesterday are steadfastly failing to install on my GTX 760.
At various points this had me down to a single monitor at low resolution, but I
have things running with older drivers for the moment. The next step on my
troubleshooting checklist is to scream and throw things, so I'll put that off
for now.
NFL Week Eight kicks off tonight. Looks like an amazing game on paper, so
we'll see if it overcomes the TNF blowout trend.
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