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Archived News:
PC Gamer has a confirmation from Ubisoft that a story on
Kotaku saying the next Assassin's Creed game will be called Assassin's
Creed: Victory, which will be set in Victorian-era England. The report says
this is coming next year from Ubisoft Quebec, and includes details and
screenshots, which Ubisoft confirms are genuine, though they stress that this
doesn't mean they are slowing down on continuing to un-break Assassin's Creed
Unity: It is always unfortunate when internal assets, not intended for
public consumption, are leaked. And, while we certainly welcome anticipation for
all of our upcoming titles, we're disappointed for our fans, and our development
team, that this conceptual asset is now public. The team in our Quebec studio
has been hard at work on the particular game in question for the past few years,
and we're excited to officially unveil what the studio has been working on at a
later date. In the meantime, our number one priority is enhancing the experience
of Assassin's Creed Unity for players.
Blizzard announces the Goblins vs Gnomes expansion Hearthstone
will be released on December 8th, adding plans for online launch parties
in a later update. Here's word: Since the announcement of Goblins vs
Gnomes at BlizzCon 2014, we’ve been tinkering away in preparation to bring one
of Warcraft’s greatest rivalries to Hearthstone. Today we’re excited to announce
that Hearthstone’s very first expansion will be exploding onto game boards
starting December 8!
Goblins vs Gnomes adds over 120 new cards to craft, win, or purchase, all
featuring the manic mayhem of Azeroth’s most mischievous machinists meeting mind
to mind, mech to mech, and tech to tech.
We’ve already explored some of the themes that you’ll encounter when rumbling
tracks, whirring cogs, and roaring rockets propel the new cards into your
collections:
Goblins vs Gnomes cards can be purchased as packs, crafted with dust, or earned
in the Arena. Goblins vs Gnomes card packs will work just like the classic card
packs that you already know, but they’ll have an explosive new wrapper, and
contain all new cards!
Tripwire Interactive announces the release of a new patch
on Steam for Killing
Floor, bringing the Twisted Christmas Thrill Chill 2014 update to the
first-person shooter. This
trailer shows off the update, and here's word on how this includes the
chance to win DLC packs for 100 winners chosen at random: Today, Tripwire
Interactive is pleased to announce that the Killing Floor Twisted Christmas
Thrill Chill 2014 update is now available on Steam! We're spreading some Holiday
Cheer in the form of a new map (Thrills and Chills Amusement Park) as well as
giving servers the ability to turn on all the Holiday Event Zeds whenever they
want! Lastly we're giving away 100 Killing Floor DLC pack Steam codes for fans
who email us a video of you and your friends playing the new map. Send your
videos to thrillchillxmas@gmail.com
Note: This is not a contest of skill or a sweepstakes. Winners will be chosen at
random from non-cheaters submitting clips before December 12, 2014. Enter early
as 100 KF DLC codes will go fast!
Continue here to read the full story.
A new "Red Horse" trailer
from Total War: ATTILA uses the game engine for Creative Assembly's
upcoming strategy sequel to create a cinematic in which "we see the Sassanid
Empire exploiting the confusion around it and striking out in war on its
neighbors." Here's more on the clip that offers details on the game: The
game itself will contain a number of new features around army management and
waging war to bring further depth to this key aspect of the Total War
experience. Most notably, players will have to consider the very real risks of
keeping their armies in line against mounting losses, disloyal generals and
fragmented food supplies.
A rogue commander can entice other wavering characters to mutiny, one of the
triggers at play in the rich, new civil war system. Dark times call for dark
measures, and amongst a variety of tactics players can employ to reduce the risk
of such division, the brutal Roman practice of 'Decimation' (the systematic
slaughtering of a tenth of an army) will restore temporary order at a high
price.
Continue here to read the full story.
- Red Faction: Armageddon on
Steam. Save 85%.
- Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack on
Steam. Save 66%.
Valve announces a new
feature called Steam Broadcasting is now available in beta form to all users who
opt in: Starting today Steam gamers may watch their friends' games through
the click of a button via Steam Broadcasting, now available in beta.
Steam Broadcast is designed for ease of use, allowing anyone to view a friend's
game by simply clicking on "Watch Game" on their Friend's profile or Friend's
List to open a window into their gameplay - no game ownership, special fees, or
additional apps required. The beta is open to everyone who opts in to the Steam
Client Beta (via the Steam Settings panel), however bandwidth may be limited
during the beta.
As always, Valve is interested in all feedback and ideas on how to make this
feature better. To find out more about Steam Broadcast and offer your feedback,
please check out the Steam Broadcast update page:
http://steamcommunity.com/updates/broadcasting
CapCom Unity now offers
a second trailer from
Resident Evil Revelations 2 showing off more of the upcoming survival/horror
sequel. The clip highlights the return of series favorite Barry Burton, and the
accompanying post lays out a release schedule for the game, saying it will be
released in four weekly episodes, with the Windows version coming to Steam
beginning on February 18th and concluding on March 11th. Here's word on the
returning character and what each episode will bring: He’s back! Fan
favourite and classic S.T.A.R.S. member Barry Burton will be returning in
Resident Evil Revelations 2. Headed for the remote prison island in search of
his missing daughter, Moira Burton, Barry meets brand new character Natalia
Korda, a little girl who has a strange power that allows her to sense enemies
and hidden items. Using this skill alongside Barry’s proven combat abilities,
players will need to alternate between the two to survive the mysterious island
and find Moira.
Each episode in Resident Evil Revelations 2 includes Raid mode content and two
full playable scenarios focused on the previously announced Claire and Moira
campaign and the newly confirmed Barry and Natalia storyline. Barry and Natalia
will need to uncover clues as they fight to survive and their journey will lead
them to terrifying encounters with two brand new enemies: The Rotten and The
Revenant. The Rotten have bones that are visible through their bodies and stop
at nothing to hunt down the living, and the horrific Revenant are formed from
parts of human beings sewn together.
Continue here to read the full story.
Today is the release date for The Crew in most territories, as Ubisoft's
open-world driving game is now out everywhere but Japan, where it's expected on
Saturday.
The Crew website has details on a day one patch to support the release: Features
- Drivehub challenges are activated.
- Faction war activated. At the end of the month,
the winning faction unlocks 2 bonus faction missions per region.
Bug Fixes
Stability & performance
- Fixed some random crashes on all game modes
- Fixed an issue where some crews were disbanded
randomly
Matchmaking, connectivity & replication
- Fixed matchmaking and sessions problems
- Fixed invite system in Private PVP game modes
- Improved matchmaking and sessions on server side.
Continue here to read the full story.
Steam now offers the new
Trauma DLC for
Alien:
Isolation, the survival/horror game which currently happens to be on
sale for half off. Here's what the new pack adds: Welcome to Trauma, the
second add-on content pack for Alien: Isolation. This pack features three
all-new maps for Survivor Mode, a time-based challenge to test your skills.
Face off against a range of enemies across the medical bays of Sevastopol
station. Will you evade, distract or confront them? You'll have to act fast if
you want to survive.
- Three new maps, including a claustrophobic
scramble through the Sevastopol vents.
- Play as Chief Medical Officer Lingard and get
faster access to Medikits and distraction IEDs.
- Destroy any trace of your research and save the
survivors on the station.
A tweet from
Guy Cocker reveals the name of Peter Molyneux's next project to be The
Trail, though there are no details for now as the tweet says he's following
up with an interview to learn more (thanks
VG247). It's possible this won't be crowdsourced, as the developer
recently said that "Kickstarter was detrimental to Godus," because of how
the game's concept shifted over time. What he says now is: "I'm not saying I
would never do Kickstarter again, but if I was to do Kickstarter again, I would
say, 'Look, we've done half the game, you can download this demo, you can play
the game. You know what the game's going to be, now we're going to take it from
this point to this point'."
Daedalic Entertainment announces plans to publish Decay – The Mare, a
horror/adventure game from developer Shining Gate Software for Windows and OS X
in February 2015. Two of the three episodes are out, and a complete version will
come along with the release of episode three. You can learn more on the
official website where there's an
episode 1 trailer,
though this is over a year old. Here's part of the announcement: In Decay
– The Mare, you control Sam, an addict who ends up in an institution named
“Reaching Dreams” – hoping to kick his drug problem and clean up his miserable
life. But during the first night, something goes wrong and he gets stuck in a
seemingly endless nightmare. Decay – The Mare is a 3D psychological horror
adventure and homage to the Resident Evil and Silent Hill games, as well as to
horror adventure games like Phantasmagoria, The 11th Hour and Gabriel Knight.
“We’re huge fans of all classic horror-adventure games, and are creating the
Decay series to keep horror gaming alive,” said Fredrik Westlund, Creative
Director of developer Shining Gate.
“Thanks to our work with Daedalic Entertainment, we can complete Decay – The
Mare now, and bring it to a wide audience of PC players, when Daedalic publishes
the game on major digital download platforms, such as Steam.”
Continue here to read the full story.
Ten Ton Hammer - Star Citizen's $2,500 Ship of Dreams.
"CIG claims that the ships price was ABOVE RETAIL to help FUND the $20
starter packs that were also of limited quantity. Basically, players
"donating" $2,500 to the glorious cause were helping to fund starter packs
that were half off of their $40 normal price tag. So basically, you give CIG
$2,500 and they give you a ship, with no weapons or equipment (an empty
hull), and at the same time you're helping them discount A VIRTUAL GOOD by
HALF OFF. Even big box retailers are nicer than that. They don't say, "okay
everyone buying these Skylander characters above retail will help us
discount the physical starter kit to get more people addicted!" No, they
just discount things, because they want them to sale.
CIG could just as easily went and discounted the package. The game is paid
for now. There is no need for additional development resources. The game
WILL NOT consumer the current budget, considering they just got in TWO DAYS
what most game developers need to finish THEIR FULL PROJECTS START TO
FINISH. They got basically the SAME AMOUNT they asked for to even make the
game originally from their Kickstarter, this time without Kickstarter fees."
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