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Archived News:
A new video shows off
an unedited Overwatch match featuring Tracer in action in Blizzard's upcoming teamplay shooter. Word is: "Try keeping track of Tracer in this complete,
unedited match from an early version of Overwatch, captured in 60fps on PC.
Here, Tracer plays on the defensive team in Hanamura, a Point Capture map set in
an idyllic corner of Japan." Continue here to read the full story.
French/Swedish developer Lightbulb Crew has launched Games of Glory
on Steam, offering their
free-to-play MOBA as an Early Access release. You can get all the details on the
skillshot-based game from its official
website where there's a
new trailer from
yesterday while an even
newer
trailer invites us to "Enter the Arena." Here's an outline of the game:
Seamlessly blending multiple genres, Games of Glory borrows the
fundamentals from MOBAs and integrates faster action controls and the
flexibility in weapon choice from shooters. Action-packed -- yet team-oriented
-- Games of Glory offers combat mechanics that provide real-time targeting
control, a multitude of equipment combinations, and a free weapons system where
weapons can be swapped in the heat of battle all lending itself to quick and
chaotic battles!
Designed for strategy and team work, players must work together with their
respective teams to conquer their opponents through a variety game modes with
objectives such as destroying their rival's bases or annihilate key players. In
Games of Glory, players cannot take a single victory or defeat for granted as
each battle will affect the outcome of this living,
persistent-universe.
Continue here to read the full story.
Steam now offers Early
Access to RONIN, a stylish turn-based action platformer that sadly includes neither
Robert De Niro nor Sean Bean. This previously released
gameplay trailer
offers a look, and here's a description: Vengeful developer Tomasz Waclawek and shadowy game label Devolver Digital
unleashed the turn-based action-platformer RONIN on Steam Early Access as the
game enters its final phase of development. During this four-week stretch in
Early Access, developer Tomasz Waclawek and the community will work to finely
tune the controls, difficulty curve, and overall gameplay of the otherwise
complete game.
RONIN is stylish a turn-based action platformer following the exploits of a
vengeful heroine determined to strike down five prominent figures of a powerful
corporation. Move with precision by meticulously planning out each silent step,
soaring leap, and devastating swing of your blade from the shadows as you seek
your revenge.
Continue here to read the full story.
The Planetsł website has word
that those who have preordered the open-world voxel-based RPG are now entitled
to download the alpha version (thanks nin). Here's the news: Today is a
big day for the Planetsł project: the alpha version is now available!
For those of you who preordered a game license eligible for the alpha, you can
download it here.
We wanted to surprise you with the alpha: you will be able to experiment a first
preview of a randomly generated dungeon. The goal is to show you the science
fiction RPG aspect of the game and a preview of our generation engine. We spent
almost 5 months to develop all mechanisms required for this new feature. 5
months during which we had to remain silent, to prevent any spoil of this
surprise until today.
Even if we are still far from what we will deliver for the final game, we hope
that you will like this alpha content as much as we like it!
Talking about the story: the alpha is a prologue, the story take place 200 years
before the facts that will be related in the game. This allow us to introduce 2
of the main species: the Humans and the Cognitrons. This alpha content will most
certainly be used in the final game. So it was not a waste of time.
We leave it to you to discover the rest of the story by exploring this alpha
content yourself.
Nexon America announces they will open up beta testing to Dirty Bomb
on Steam beginning next
Tuesday, June 2nd. They mark the occasion with a new
What is Dirty Bomb?
trailer to introduce Splash Damage's free-to-play shooter and explain some
of its design decisions. Here's the dirt on Dirty Bomb: "Dirty Bomb is a return
to the classic FPS PC feel with frenetic run ‘n gun action built for players
with an appetite for heated competition, and the first in a new generation of
games published by Nexon America. Free-to-play, and more importantly,
free-to-win, Dirty Bomb is a unique asymmetrical team-based game in which
players will select from a diverse group of Mercenaries, each with their own
shining personalities, assorted talents and super-cool weapons, to create
specialized squads to take into the fray on a quest for riches and bragging
rights." Continue here to read the full story.
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CD Projekt RED doesn't plan on discussing Cyberpunk 2077 in earnest for a
couple of years,
telling Reuters that they are concentrating for now on the mainstream
success of The Witcher III: Wild Hunt. "We hope and we are certain that
Cyberpunk has even bigger commercial potential," the Polish developer says. "It
is too early to talk about it, though. This year, and the next one will be the
years of the Witcher." The implication that they won't be discussing Cyberpunk
2077 for a couple of years is a little surprising, since it was first
announced three years ago this week. They note that the new Witcher game is
expected to sell as many as seven million units, and that profits from the RPG
sequel will help fund Cyberpunk 2077 and a couple of Witcher 3 add-ons. Thanks
GameSpot via nin.
Gearbox Software announces that after conducting some background
experiments, they are permanently tripling the drop rate of legendary items in
both Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Here's the good news for new players that may be frustrating for those of us who
have a bag of crap to show for years of loot hunting: The results of our
recent Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
legendary drop rate experiments are in! A special thanks goes out to
everyone who played and shared feedback over the last few weeks.
After analyzing thousands of hours of your gameplay and feedback survey data,
we’ve decided to add a permanent 3x drop rate increase to both games!
Yes, you read that right – starting May 26, hot fixes* that increase legendary
drop rates will be rolling out for Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel,
and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection across all platforms! We’ll be looking
to permanently incorporate these hot fixes via future updates down the road.
For the curious, here’s a little background on how the experiments went down.
Every week between April 9 and May 13 had a different legendary drop rate
modifier applied via hot fix, but we held back on the exact details. We did this
because we wanted to find out what drop rate felt right and didn’t want player
opinions being influenced by the numbers.
For those five weeks, community members tested out the drop rates and let us
know what they thought via the forums and feedback surveys. After digging
through all the data, we discovered that standard drop rates were perceived as
too rare but that anything over a 3x boost felt like too much – almost to the
point where it was starting to take away the challenge and excitement from
seeing that beautiful orange glow.
Steam News announces the
release of Audiosurf 2,
for Windows, OS X, and Linux, following a run as an Early Access title. Word is:
"Ride your music in more ways than ever before. Audiosurf 2 is the music game
for your entire music collection, plus online music streaming and Song of the
Day. Hundreds of mods/skins on Workshop. Free demo available." A playable demo
is also available. Here's more on the game: "By blending gameplay with music
visualization, Audiosurf puts you inside your music in a way nothing else can.
Use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the
mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose."
The promised spring patch for
Battlefield 4 is now available, offering new content as well as bug fixes
and other improvements for the military shooter sequel.
This post offers the following patch notes: FULL PATCHNOTES
Here is the detailed list of changes and improvements included in the Spring
Patch. All changes apply to all platforms unless explicitly stated otherwise.
STABILITY
- Fixed multi platform crash related to audio
- Fixed several multi platform server crashes
- Fixed Server crash that would happen in some cases
when players were switching teams
- Fixed an issue where users were left in an
Infinite loading screen when attempting to connect to a server
- Fixed a multi platform single player crash
- Fixed a bug which caused 2% of joins into an empty
game server to fail
- PC: Several client and server crash fixes
- PC: Fix for a crash that occurs when exiting the
game client (AMD cards)
- PS4: Fixed a common crash on PS4
Continue here to read the full story.
The BADLAND website announces the release
of the BADLAND - The Game of the Year Edition for Windows, Linux, OS X,
and various PlayStations, offering an updated edition of this award-winning
action/adventure. This
previously released trailer shows off the new version, and here's word:
The Steam version of BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is available in a
standard edition, as well as a Deluxe Edition, including the game, its
soundtrack and a digital art booklet. The Steam version supports
up-to-four-player multiplayer gaming from a single keyboard (old-school style),
gamepad controllers, and any combination of controllers and keyboard.
“BADLAND was designed to be platform agnostic, and it’s a dream come true to
have BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition come to PlayStation® systems and Steam,”
said Johannes Vuorinen, co-creator of BADLAND. “The new controls, improved
Full-HD visuals on the big screen and old-school local multiplayer bring BADLAND
to life in a whole new way on these platforms. So be sure to check the game out
while the launch sale is commencing, and join the noble cause of saving the
Clones! They need your help!”
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition features over 15 hours and 100 levels of
single-player story content, 100 co-op levels, and 27 multiplayer battle stages
for up-to-four-person local multiplayer awesomeness. All levels have been
rebuilt to suit the new control mechanics.
Continue here to read the full story.
It's shaping up to be a summer of love for the Gunnar-man, who continues to show
amazing social skills in his second act as an only dog. He's got no fewer than
three girlfriends who are obsessed with him, and a whole roster of other doggie
friends, including a number whose owners claim they don't get along with any
other dogs. The funny thing about his girlfriends is that he's not neutered, and
all of them are spayed, but they seem more interested in sexy times than he is, as all
he wants to do is cavort. Likewise his "fixed" male buddies don't seem thrown by
whatever testosterone he gives off, and get along with him swimmingly. Being in
a family with an aggressive Airedale Terrier held back his ability to meet other
dogs for around 10 years, but he's making up for lost time in a remarkable
manner, as he is turning out to be one of the best socialized dogs I've ever
seen.
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