Archived News:
Polygon has the latest on the
lawsuit over Aliens: Colonial Marines, where consumers are protesting
how the finished product differed from what was marketed. They report a judge
recently denied Gearbox's motion to be
dropped from the case, but that a settlement proposed since then will drop
the developer from the case with prejudice (meaning they cannot be drawn back
into the case) in exchange for waiving rights to recoup legal fees. The court
has also stripped the case of its Class Action status, which may impact ongoing
negotiations with SEGA to settle the case. Word is: "The court notes from the
May 27 meeting between the attorneys doesn't explain exactly why the plaintiffs
dropped Gearbox from the suit. But it does seem to indicate that the developer's
unwillingness to settle and the loss of class action status forced the hand of
the plaintiff's attorneys who are now in renewed settlement discussions with
Sega." Thanks
GamePolitics.
ArenaNet plans to offer a public beta test next week for the new PvP mode coming
to Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, saying this will be available to all
Guild Wars 2 players in Europe and North America.
This older article has details on their PvP plans, and here's word on
testing: The Stronghold public beta will start Tuesday, June 2 at 9 pm
CEST (8pm BST) and ends on Wednesday, June 3 at 9 pm CEST (8pm BST). Stronghold
mode is an exciting new competitive mode coming to Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
that blends deep strategy, role-based play, and immersive story elements into
PvP. Like previous Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns beta events, players are free
to capture video, screenshots and even livestream their performance in
Stronghold mode so even non-Guild Wars 2 players can witness the in-game
fun.
A new
gameplay trailer from Crookz - The Big Heist, showing some of the game's
titular crookz engaging in one of it's titular groovy, grande heists. Here's
word: "Your team of talented and funky master thieves is assembled and the heist
meticulously planned, but do you really have the skills to grab that loot? Have
you got all the alarms covered? Have the security guards changed their routes?
See what it takes to pull off a huge job as Kalypso Media reveal the first
gameplay trailer for Crookz – The Big Heist, the upcoming tactical strategy game
set in the 1970’s." Continue here to read the full story.
IGN reports on a rumor posted by their comrades at
IGN Russia based on what they call a
prematurely-revealed social post
saying this year's Steam Summer Sale will run from June 11-20, followed by a
couple of days of encore sales. This would mean the Summer Sale will essentially
end before the summer begins. That presumes this is accurate, which IGN seems to
believe, though it is unconfirmed.
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2- Sisters Generation on
Steam. Save 50%.
- Interplay Intensifies on
GOG.com.
- Mount & Blade Weekend on
The
Humble Store.
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments on
Steam. Save 75%.
- The Silent Age on
Steam. Save 35%.
Link of the Day:
Manhattanhenge happening this weekend. The end times are upon us.
A tweet
from Need for Speed answers tweeted question by revealing the upcoming
Need for Speed reboot will require an Internet connection to play. As usual,
the explanation states this is for the benefit of players, in spite of how
little appreciation we show for them looking out for us like this. Word is:
"@DeanRheims NFS will require an online connection, but the benefits are nice.
More variety and a more rewarding experience with friends." Thanks
Eurogamer.
Besides the previously announced
festivities to surround the launch of Heroes of the Storm on June 2nd,
Blizzard reveals plans for a livestream on June 3rd where they will
livestream matches from some community members and answer questions from
participants. Here's what's going to happen: Heroes of the Storm is
releasing on June 2nd, 2015 and we’d like to celebrate with a few games of
Heroes! Join us over at Twitch.tv/blizzheroes on Wednesday, June 3rd at 11:00
a.m. PST to meet some of our community members and catch a few matches played
live on stream. This episode, joining us will be:
The community members above will join Trikslyr in-game to brawl it out in the
Nexus. Our very own Spyrian will also be on hand to collect your questions from
Twitter and the Twitch chat, and field them to the players to get their answers
live on the air.
We’ll be playing a mix of Quick Match and Custom Games with viewers. Comment
below if there are any particular heroes you’d like the players to select during
the matches. We’ll see you there!
A new
AMD Catalyst 15.4 Beta Driver for Windows is now available
as promised,
improving support for The Witcher 3 and Project CARS running on an
AMD/ATI accelerators, though they note a couple of known issues remain for both
games involving antialiasing in crossfire configurations. Issues aside, they say
the new driver improves The Witcher 3 performance by up to 10% and Project CARS
performance by up to 17% on single GPU Radeon R9 and R7 Series graphics
products. Thanks
Anandtech.
Dreamatrix now offers Spaceforce Rogue Universe HD
on Steam, an updated
edition of the sci-fi action/RPG they call "the ultimate Elite inspired title."
The remake offers 1080p resolution, and you can see how this looks in a new
gameplay trailer.
Here's word: SF Rogue Universe HD offers a beautiful, open-ended and
innovative 3D-space environment decorated with stars, planets, moons and
asteroids. Comets, black holes, star-bases and floating cities are available for
exploration. Crafting, trade, diplomacy and inevitable fights are part of the
game like any civilization. SF Rogue Universe HD includes an extensive storyline
with plenty of opportunities, catering to the action-oriented player, while also
appealing to the adventurous and those with a passion for trade. Packed full of
content, the game features epic space battles, a vast array of different quests
and a compelling storyline.
Suitable to gamers looking for the ultimate Elite™ inspired title with its
impressive space combat, exploration and trading, SF Rogue Universe HD is
available on Steam™ today with a 30% introductory discount running until June
2nd.
Continue here to read the full story.
A new Overwatch
video offers a look at Symmetra gameplay from Blizzard's upcoming teamplay
shooter. Word is: "Symmetra bends the battlefield to her will in this complete,
unedited match from an early version of Overwatch, captured in 60 FPS on PC.
Here, Symmetra plays on the defensive team with Tracer ( https://youtu.be/zNq4nTA3eMg)
in Hanamura, a Point Capture map set in an idyllic corner of Japan." Thanks
All Games Beta. Continue here to read the full story.
Due to overwhelming demand (67% of the three posts at the time) in the forums for
a photo of the Gunnar-man after his shearing yesterday, I shared
this photo
showing off his new haircut. It's an action shot showing him
marking some of his territory, but no forsythias were harmed in the making of
this picture.
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