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Archived News:
Cowardly Creations has worked up the courage to release Uncanny Valley,
and their throwback survival/horror game is now available
on Steam with a 10%
launch discount. Here's the
launch trailer, and
here's a description of the game: Uncanny Valley is a survival horror game
that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a
lot of optional story content. We're trying to preserve the old survival horror
kind of gameplay instead of following the modern trend of creating a third
person shooter with horror elements.
Continue here to read the full story.
Firefly Studios announces that a new free DLC pack is now available for
Stronghold Crusader 2 on
Steam. Here's word on what this brings to the besieged strategy sequel: "The
new expansion adds Sandbox siege invasions, an easy AI mode, six new maps and
faction selection for single-player campaigns." Here's a
gameplay trailer and
here's more on what this adds:
- Siege Invasions – Designed to beef up the
free-building Sandbox mode, invasions allow players to find out just how
impregnable their mighty castles are by launching increasingly powerful
attacks against them.
- Easy AI Mode – A popular request among
those new to the series, this easier difficulty setting makes the AI less
aggressive in the game’s punishing Skirmish Trail missions.
- Faction Selection – Another oft-requested
feature, players can now select between Crusader and Arabic factions in
Skirmish Trail missions.
- New Sandbox Maps – Two peaceful new lands
on which to build the ultimate castle, before pummeling it into the sand
with wave after wave of AI sieges.
- New Skirmish Maps – Four new battlegrounds
ready to be marked with the the enemy's blood, online or offline.
Ubisoft announces details on three different versions of Might & Magic
Heroes VII they are offering, outlining plans for a standard, a deluxe, and
a collector's edition of the upcoming strategy sequel. These are all now
available for preorder, and they say that anyone who preorders any version will
get access to the game's closed beta, which kicks off on May 25th. Here's word
on the three SKUs:
Standard Edition
The Standard Edition includes the full Might & Magic Heroes VII game experience.
Deluxe Edition
The Deluxe Edition includes the full game experience, as well as:
- The official soundtrack in digital format
- Might & Magic Heroes III HD Edition
- Additional in-game content including a new Hero
and extra scenario-map
Collector’s Edition
The Collector’s Edition is available exclusively on the uPlay Shop and contains
the full game experience, as well as:
- A Collector’s Edition box
- A 26-cm Yvan figurine displaying Yvan proudly
posing after a brilliant victory on the battlefield
- An Artbook
- The official soundtrack in digital format
- Two lithographies
- A full-customized tarot game
- Additional in-game content including a new Hero
and an extra scenario-map
A new trailer from
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege offers the first installment in a new "Inside
Rainbow" series from the upcoming tactical shooter. Word is: "Rainbow is an
elite team composed of members of the best special forces units from around the
globe. In the first episode of “Inside Rainbow” we invite you to learn more
about the British Counter Terrorism Unit and its operators." Continue here to read the full story.
A behind the scenes
trailer called "The Vision" shows off Sierra's upcoming revival of the
King's Quest series (thanks Chris). Here's word on what's the first installment in a four-part
series: "This opening featurette introduces Creative Director Matt Korba and
Producer Lindsey Rostal, who leapt at the opportunity to bring the unforgettable
storytelling, puzzles and wit of the original games into a new era. Thinking
about the future of a franchise with such a storied past, the team chose to
begin this new journey at its end, as an aged King Graham takes his
granddaughter, Gwendolyn, back through the untold tales of his astounding
life." Continue here to read the full story.
Activision now offers this
trailer saying it is an official "Ember" tease for Call of Duty: Black
Ops III. Here's the blurb on Deus Ex-style setting: "In the next 50
years, technological advancements will lead us into a world where only those who
risk going too far will find out how far we can actually go." Continue here to read the full story.
Valve announces that the Steam Workshop now supports the ability to pay for mods
and other Workshop content, starting with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Word is: "Workshop is now putting mod authors in business via a new streamlined
process for listing, selling and managing their creations. Creators contributing
to the Steam Workshop have the choice of listing their new creations for sale at
a price of their choosing, or to continue to make their work available to
players for free. Mods purchased from the Steam Workshop are available
immediately for play." There are more details
on this page,
and here's a bit on their policies, including an approach to refunds that many
would argue should also apply to full games: Try any mod, Risk Free
It's still important to spend a little time learning about any product you are
about to purchase. But, if after purchase you find that a mod is broken or
doesn’t work as promised, you can easily get a refund of that mod within 24
hours of your purchase. View the full refund policy here.
Free, Paid, or Pay What You Want
With over 24,000 free mods available for Skyrim in the Steam Workshop, there
will always be lots to do and explore for free. Now you can also find mods with
a specified price, or mods where you can choose how much you wish to support the
creators. The price is up to the mod creators.
After some hinting, Codemasters officially announces Overlord: Fellowship of
Evil, a return to the Overlord series of action/RPGs where you get to play the
bad guy. They plan on a release this year for Windows, PlayStation 4, and
Xbox One, and celebrate the news with
An Open Letter from Gnarl on the Codemasters Blog and the launch of the
Overlord: Fellowship of Evil
website. They also offer
a new trailer and
outline more on their plans in
this video developer's
diary. Here's the announcement: Are you sick of RPGs casting you
as a valiant bore? Do you need a fresh breath of putrid air in fantasy Action
RPG gaming? Then it’s time to thank the dark Gods; everyone’s favorite pantomime
of gaming evil has returned! After six years of scheming away in their darkest
dungeons, the Codemasters development Minions have hatched their most diabolical
gaming experience yet – Overlord: Fellowship of Evil, invading PlayStation® 4
computer entertainment system; Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment
system from Microsoft and Windows PC in 2015.
Boasting a devilishly good script written by the original’s award-winning
scriptwriter Rhianna Pratchett, Overlord: Fellowship of Evil gives players a
brand new, darkly comic quest to embark upon. Fans of evil doings can watch the
first trailer in action now at
www.overlordthegame.com.
With the last true Overlord deceased, gamers take up the role of one of four
Netherghūls. These brand new, suitably nefarious additions to the series are
undead servants of the dark arts, determined to bring evil back to a world
overrun by the forces of good.
But where’s the fun in smiting fools alone? Join the Fellowship, grab three of
your most devious friends - locally or online - and gleefully unleash a wave of
delightful destruction across the land. For the Master!
Are you the type of ne’er-do-well who thinks that friends are the disgusting
product of weak-minded goody-goodies? Fear not! You can always choose to screw
them over too - evil never plays by the rules!
Assisted by your horde of loveably moronic minions, Overlord: Fellowship of Evil
takes gamers back into the series’ charmingly twisted world, resurrecting its
unique blend of subversive humor and destruction, and then sprinkling in a large
helping of four player co-op chaos to dial the eviling up to evileven. Fans will
be pleased to hear that the Minions are led by their wise master Gnarl, voiced
once again by beloved voice actor Marc Silk.
Continue here to read the full story.
WBIE offers a new trailer
from Mad Max showing off more of the upcoming video game based on the
post-apocalyptic hunt for an open gas station. Here's the official description of what we're seeing here: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and
Avalanche Studios today released the Mad Max Gameplay Overview Trailer for the
Mad Max video game coming this fall. Set in the post-apocalyptic future, the
trailer provides a glimpse into the desperate struggle Max faces after losing it
all – his family, his car, his sanity – and the steps he must take to survive in
the harsh and desolate Wasteland. For the first time, players get an extended
look at the deep car customization, metal grinding vehicular combat, brutal
melee combat and a wide range of other activities they can engage in during
their quest to build the ultimate survival vehicle, the Magnum Opus, and find
solace in the Plains of Silence. All footage in the trailer is in-engine,
comprised of actual game play and in-game cinematics.
Continue here to read the full story.
Rockstar Support now
offers a statement about reports of players losing access to their Rockstar
Social Club accounts, which prevents access to Grand Theft Auto V.
Problems with hijacked accounts surfaced
last week, and there was a
report just yesterday that Rockstar
support was having trouble communicating where things stood for those
complaining of lost accounts. Now they explain that they have temporarily
disabled the ability to change the email address associated with an account, and
expect to restore lost access within 24 hours of being contacted. Here's
word: We are aware that unauthorized attempts have been made to access
Rockstar Games Social Club accounts using email and password combinations
sourced from unaffiliated, compromised websites or databases elsewhere on the
internet. For the accounts affected, we are in the process of reverting those
accounts back to their original owners. As a result, the ability to change email
addresses for Social Club accounts has been temporarily disabled. See the
following Rockstar Support article for more information here. As a reminder, it
is a good policy to ensure that the Rockstar Games Social Club account username
and password is not shared across multiple websites on the internet. For
accounts affected with this issue, we are working to respond to customers to
reinstate full user access within 24 hours of contacting Customer Support.
Please continue to look to the Rockstar Support website for more information as
it develops.
The
GeForce website now has system requirements for Batman: Arkham Knight,
including an ultra specification for those looking for all the bells and
whistles. Since these are provided by NVIDIA, AMD users will have to extrapolate
what to expect, since only GeForce accelerators are covered. Also odd is the
recommended spec, as it calls for 3 GB of VRAM and a GTX 760, which only sports
2 GB. Here are the specs:
Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System
Required)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD
Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Graphics Memory: 2 GB
- DirectX®: 11
- Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
- Hard Drive Space: 45 GB
Recommended System Requirements
- OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System
Required)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD
FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
- Graphics Memory: 3 GB
- DirectX®: 11
- Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
- Hard Drive Space: 55 GB
ULTRA System Requirements
- OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System
Required)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD
FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Graphics Memory: 3 GB
- DirectX®: 11
- Network: Broadband Internet Connection Required
- Hard Drive Space: 55 GB
Third-person action/adventure sonder is being reworked as an episodic
release, announces KAMAi MEDIA (now written in mixed caps to make up for their
all-lowercase game name). They celebrate the news with a new
video development diary
titled "Who Are You" (I really wanna kno-o-o-ow) that includes developer
commentary along with a first look at gameplay, which is said to be from an
early prototype. Here's word on the change, saying a new rapid development
system will help make the episodic system work: KAMAi MEDIA announced that
the game format has shifted from a single game into a series of short episodes,
with the first one coming this summer. Every episode will feature “sonder.”s
unique style of non-linear narrative gameplay in which it is ultimately up to
the player to determine the outcome of the situation he has been put into. The
episodic format will allow KAMAi MEDIA to bring the game to gamers faster.
The proprietary tech that KAMAi MEDIA is using to be able to deliver this unique
gameplay (including the game engine as well as the “Alato” toolset) has been the
focus of development over the past year, and it has now matured enough to allow
rapid development of scenarios for the upcoming episodes.
“We are hoping to bring gamers into our development process, and through
engagement with our players between episodes, improve the experience and make
our game better with the help of the community.” said Petar Kotevski of KAMAi
MEDIA.
Continue here to read the full story.
The Panache Digital
Games website has the announcement of Ancestors : the Humankind Odyssey,
the first title from this
studio formed by
former Ubisoft designer Patrice Desilets, a major contributor to the Assassin's
Creed series. Things are vague for now, as they say this will be an episodic
action/adventure, but don't offer a release date or target platforms, though
they do promise "much more" this year. Here's word: Our first game is
Ancestors : the Humankind Odyssey.
Our game is a third person action-adventure survival episodic game.
Through each episodes, we want the player to relive the greatest moments of
mankind with a documentary twist. Our civilisation is one idea away from
extinction... or evolution.
Stay tuned much more to come in 2015!
Here's a thank you to the forum poster who pointed out that the reason GeForce
Experience wasn't offering settings recommendations for Grand Theft Auto V was
because it needed to be pointed to where the game is installed. And here's a no
thanks to NVIDIA, as I wasn't completely happy with the outcome. And with so
many settings, I'm still not sure I have things back the way I liked them before
I started experimenting, but that's okay, I probably wouldn't be a PC gamer if I
didn't enjoy geeking out over tweaking settings and stuff.
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