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Archived News:
The LEGO Group confirms recent speculation they are planning a Minecraft-style
game with
the announcement of LEGO Worlds, which is already available
on Steam as an Early
Access release. This
trailer offers a look, and here's a description: In LEGO Worlds,
players have the freedom to alter procedurally generated worlds and create
anything they can imagine one brick at a time, or use prefabricated structures
to customize their environments. Large-scale landscaping tools are available to
modify terrain quickly and easily. Entire worlds and creations are brought to
life with characters and creatures that interact with each other as well as the
player in unexpected ways. From helicopters to dragons, motorbikes to bears,
there are always interesting ways for players to explore the vast worlds and
discover hidden treasures. Fans of the LEGO building sets will be rewarded with
a select number of commercially available sets that can be unlocked in-game
during Early Access, with many more to come in future game updates. Future plans
will also offer multiplayer and sharing features, for friends to experience each
other’s worlds and show-off their creations.
Continue here to read the full story.
Rockstar Games announces they will be adding more virtual consumer goods to
Grand Theft Auto Online next week in part one of an update titled "Ill Gotten
Gains," though from the accompanying screenshots, this could also be titled "You
Can't Buy Good Taste." Here's word: Due to a surge in high-end crime
across southern San Andreas, demand for luxury goods and services is at an
all-time high. Upscale merchants of all kinds are scrambling to fill their
inventories to serve the newly wealthy. The first of two major deliveries this
summer will be hitting the showrooms of luxury car dealerships, the shelves of
top arms suppliers and other prestigious retailers in June. Here are a few new
screenshots featuring some of the new rides and accessories coming to GTA Online
next week – and be on the lookout for another big shipment coming this
summer.
Kickstarter darlings inXile Entertainment are looking to stack the deck in favor
of the campaign they are launching tomorrow to fund development of The Bard's Tale
IV, offering a free game to all who back the RPG sequel during the first 24
hours of crowdfunding, presuming the game hits its goal. Here's word: The
Bard’s Tale IV Kickstarter will launch on June 2nd, 6 AM PST. inXile is looking
to raise funds to revive the dungeon crawl, bringing you a single-player,
party-based experience, rich with challenging dungeons filled with dynamic
phase-based fights as well as devious puzzles and riddles.
“This is our way to show our gratitude to those who continue to support us,”
says Brian Fargo, inXile CEO. “We’re also very happy to be working with our
friends at CD Projekt, who have shown they understand the right way to treat
your fans!”
Wasteland 2 copies available for Steam or GOG.com. The Witcher and The Witcher
2: Assassins of Kings copies available for GOG.com.
Drowning Monkeys announces the promised release of Dungeon Crawlers HD
on Steam, offering an
updated edition of this Ghostbusters-inspired turn-based strategy game for
Windows, OS X, and Linux, now enhanced with five new maps and VR support. Here's
word: The Steam version of the game has launched with five all-new maps
which extend the playability of the game. In addition, the game launches with VR
support. While VR has traditionally been considered for use with first-person
gaming experiences, utilizing VR with third-person games is a unique and
exciting way to change the way the gaming community and developers perceive this
technology. Using VR with Dungeon Crawlers HD is intended to reinforce the
immersive experience and provide new perspectives by allowing players to get in
close to the action or even view the field from an over-the-shoulder camera
angle. Now players can feel like they are ON the game board, instead of just
controlling it. With the option for VR, players will be able to have a more
customized and entertaining experience by choosing how they want to play this
game.
Though not publicized on Steam
News, Hatred is now available
on Steam, offering an
AO-rated third-person shooter that has attracted controversy due to its violence
and dark themes. Here's word: Hatred fills your whole body. You’re sick
and tired of humanity’s worthless existence. The only thing that matters is your
gun and the pure Armageddon that you want to unleash.
You will go out for a hunt, and you will clear the New York outskirts of all
humans with cold blood. You will shoot, you will hurt, you will kill, and you
will die. There are no rules, there is no compassion, no mercy, no point in
going back. You are the lord of life and death now - and you have full control
over the lives of worthless human scum.
You will also run, you will need to think, you will need to hide and fight back
when armed forces come to take you down. You will have no mercy for them,
because they dare to stand in your way.
Only brutality and destruction can cleanse this land. Only a killing spree will
make you die spectacularly and go to hell.
Steam News announces the
release of MASSIVE CHALICE,
as this project from Double Fine Productions has emerged from Early Access as a
full release. Word is: "MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an
epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation,
you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your
Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year
war." There's no new launch trailer, so here's the
early access launch
trailer if you want to take a look. Continue here to read the full story.
WBIE announces the Tanya Bundle is coming to Mortal Kombat X, offering
another chance to buy additional content for the microtransaction-heavy fighting
sequel. This is coming tomorrow, and will be free to owners of the Mortal Kombat
X Kombat Pack. Here's
a trailer,
and here's word: The Tanya Bundle is a part of the Mortal Kombat X Kombat
Pack, providing fans with Mortal Kombat X DLC for $29.99. Players who already
own the Kombat Pack will be able to download the Mortal Kombat X Tanya Bundle
starting tomorrow, June 2.
Players wishing to purchase the Tanya Bundle separately will be able to do so
beginning Tuesday, June 9 from the PlayStation Store, Xbox Marketplace and Steam
for $7.99. Tanya will also be sold separately for $4.99, and the Klassic Pack 1
will be sold separately for $3.99.
Continue here to read the full story.
Here's a new cinematic
trailer showing Bruce Campbell kicking Ash in the next Exo Zombies episode
coming in the Supremacy DLC for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the sci-fi
shooter. Here's word on what we're seeing: Our heroes are left desperate
for answers after Sentinel pilot Captain Lennox executes one of their own.
Before they can unravel the truth however, they must band together with their
captor to survive the horrors aboard an Atlas research vessel.
Bruce Campbell joins the fight as Captain Lennox in Exo Zombies Carrier, which
stars Rose McGowan, John Malkovich, Bill Paxton, and Jon Bernthal. Get Exo
Zombies Carrier with the Supremacy DLC pack on June 2nd for Xbox Live, with
other platforms to follow.
Continue here to read the full story.
- Wargame Franchise Pack on
Steam. Save 75%.
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown on
Steam. Save 75%.
XCOM website has the
official announcement of XCOM 2, a sequel to XCOM: Enemy
Unknown in development at Firaxis for release on Windows PCs in November,
with versions also in the works at Feral Interactive for Linux and OS X. IGN
says this is indeed the cause of 2K's recent
teasing, offering
a
reveal trailer described like so: "Watch the debut trailer above for a
glimpse into a future where the aliens are in control of the Earth, and XCOM has
gone underground to fight to overthrow their Advent government. This new
guerrilla force will face more powerful enemies in unpredictable combat
scenarios as they fight to turn the tables on a technologically superior enemy."
They promise their exclusive access to the developers will result in the
revelation of "<trump voice>huge</trump voice> details" over the coming month.
In the meantime, here's the thrust of the story from the announcement: In
XCOM 2, the roles have been reversed, and XCOM is now the invading force. They
are hampered by limited resources and must constantly evade the alien threat in
their new mobile headquarters. Players must use a combination of firepower and
stealth-like tactics to help XCOM recruit soldiers and build a resistance
network, while attempting to expose the evil alien agenda and save humanity.
XCOM 2 will introduce gameplay features such as procedurally-generated levels,
which will make each experience unique to the player, as well as offer a much
deeper level of modding support. Additionally, XCOM 2 will offer a variety of
new content including five updated soldier classes, increased soldier
customization, more alien and enemy types, evolved tactical combat and more.
Continue here to read the full story.
The Planet Centauri
Kickstarter campaign now offers a playable demo of this upcoming
Terraria-style sandbox game, hoping to inspire more crowdfunded support for the
title. They do warn this was built as a game prototype for testing, so it has
limited content and features compared with their eventual plans, but will still
provide an early look at the game.
The
GeForce website heralds the release of new version 353.06 WHQL-certified
drivers for NVIDIA graphics cards, saying these are game-ready for tomorrow's
official launch of Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's new MOBA. They also say these
are the drivers to power their new
GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which they say is launching today. Finally, they cap off
this flurry of news with the announcement of
new
G-SYNC features, monitors, and notebooks. Here's a
new video on G-SYNC
and word: With the new GeForce Game Ready driver you'll have optimal
performance when battling with friends, and access to supported NVIDIA
technologies like
Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR),
GameStream,
G-SYNC, and
GeForce Experience one-click Optimal Playable Settings.
Game Ready For The New GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Today we launched the new $649
GeForce GTX 980 Ti, an incredibly powerful
6GB, 2816 CUDA Core GPU that's designed for graphically-demanding next-gen
experiences run at 4K, on DirectX 12, and on high-resolution, 90 frames per
second Virtual Reality headsets. Equally at home with DirectX 11 games, the
GeForce GTX 980 Ti takes taxing titles like
Grand Theft Auto V and
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in its stride, running up to three times as fast as
previous-generation flagship GPUs.
For more information check out our
GeForce GTX 980 Ti launch article, and for
driver support download the new GeForce
Game Ready drivers.
New NVIDIA G-SYNC Features
NVIDIA
revolutionized computer displays in 2013 with the introduction of
variable refresh rates, enabling gamers to enjoy highly responsive, tear-free,
stutter-free experiences on
G-SYNC monitors. Reviews are
phenomenal, and gamers
everywhere agree that it’s painful to play on anything other than a G-SYNC
display once you’re used to the flawless experience it provides.
Continue here to read the full story.
The
CD Projekt RED forums detail patch plans for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,
offering a preliminary list of changes coming to the RPG sequel, including a fix
for the game's recently identified
experience bug. Here are the notes: As you know we don't stop
working to keep bringing you new updates - I just wanted to give you a heads-up
of what to expect in the upcoming patch. The list below is a part of the change
log for the 1.04/1.05. There will be a lot more fixes on the way - here's the
breakdown of the most requested changes:
- Geralt will not longer interact with candles near
chests and other interactive elements.
- General stability and performance improvements
- Significantly Enlarged GUI and HUD elements
(including fonts) on consoles and slightly on PC.
- Improved camera smoothness
- Performance improvements during some cutscenes.
- Fixed case where game was crashing on loading a
save in certain situations
- Various bug fixes and user experience improvements
in GUI panels.
- Fixed issue where some players were unable to run
after Wandering in the Dark quest
- Fixed issue where players were unable to talk to
Eight after the Lord of Undvik quest
- Too many wild hunt minions were spawned during
Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog quest.
- Fixed issue where Keira could sometimes fall under
terrain during Wandering in the Dark quest
- Fixed issue where Player was unable to move freely
during Blindingly Obvious quest
- Fixed issue where Player was unable to activate
portal during Wandering in the Dark quest
- Fixed issue where Player could get trapped in
Turseach castle ruins
- Fixed issue where Roche was not present at Hanged
Man's tree during Eye for an Eye quest
- Fixed issue where Player was unable to talk or
interact with certain NPCs
- Fixed issue where Sirens in quest Lord of Undvik
could be invulnerable.
- Fixed issue where player was unable to use certain
actions after Carnal Sins quest
- Fixed issue where Geralt was sometimes unable to
mount Roach
- Fixed issue where some players where experiencing
infinite loading screen during King's Gambit quest.
- Fixed issue where Simun was not properly spawned
in An Unpaid Debt quest
- Fixed issue where player might have had a
progression break after choosing certain dialogue option when talking to
Dijkstra in Count Reuven's Treasure quest
The Pyres of Novigrad quest is of course going to be fixed as well as the XP
glitch.
GfK Chart-Track continues to track the charts, providing updated
PC top 30 and
all platforms top 40 running down the bestselling games in the U.K. for the
week ending May 30th. The Sims 4 has pushed The Witcher 3 out of the top spot on
the PC chart, wile the new Witcher game holds off an assault from SPLATOON on
the all-platforms chart. Here's
their summary of the
activity:
‘The Witcher III: Wild Hunt’ (-69%) is king of the video game jungle
for a second week, safely dodging the attack of Nintendo’s new Amiibo-enabled
shooter ‘Splatoon’, which debuts at No2.
‘Splatoon’ becomes the 5th fastest selling Wii U game and in the process the
biggest ever launch of new IP on the Wii U (overturning Ubisoft’s Zombi U).
There is no change at No3 and No4 with ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ (+8%) and in
particular ‘FIFA 15’ (+51%) both enjoying sales jumps. ‘Farming Simulator 15’
(-41%) drops 3 places to No5 in its second week of release. ‘Battlefield
Hardline’ (+43%) overtakes ‘Project Cars’ (-22%), climbing one place to No6,
while ‘Destiny’ (+25%) also enjoys renewed chart success, up 2 places to No8.
The Top 10 is rounded off by ‘Mortal Kombat X’ (-8%) at No9 and ‘Minecraft: Xbox
Edition’ which re-enters the Top 10 at No10, boosted by a 33% sales increase.
There are numerous promotions throughout the Top 40 with many old favourites
enjoying sales jumps, including ‘Far Cry 4’ (+69%), up 4 places to No14 and
‘Lego Batman 3’ (+51%), up 5 places to No19.
Forbes - Why Feminist Frequency Is Dead Wrong About 'The Witcher 3.'
Are the insults hurled at Ciri designed to put down women in our world?
Goodness no. Ciri is a remarkable, powerful, lethal heroic figure. She’s
quite a lot more over-powered than Geralt in her scenes, in fact. These
insults function the same way insults toward Geralt function—to show how in
this world, a woman with a sword is a freak, also, in the same way a mutant
is a freak. But that makes her all the cooler and tougher, I think. And
really, that’s kind of obvious isn’t it? I’m having a hard time
understanding how this qualifies as really important criticism or discussion
of gender in video games.
- Fractal Design Kelvin T12 on
ocaholic.
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti on
AnandTech,
Eurogamer,
HARDOCP,
Hardware Asylum,
Hardware Asylum,
Hardware Canucks,
LAN OC,
Legion Hardware,
Neoseeker,
Overclockers Club,
PC Gamer,
PC Perspective,
Techgage,
techPowerUp,
The Tech Report,
TechSpot,
-
TweakTown,
Vortez,
- SilverStone Tundra TD02-E CPU Cooler on
pcGameware.
- Tesoro Lobera Spectrum on
APH Networks.
Well the flounder turned out fine, but it cannot legally bear the Manstovia
flag, as it was cooked in the oven thanks to a pretty heavy rainstorm. I was
going to do them really quickly in a fish basket with just some oil, salt,
pepper, and a dusting of cayenne, so I just did the same thing under the
broiler. I'm sure they will turn out fine on the grill... when I get to actually try,
maybe I will even try doing them on one of those cedar planks, as I have to
admit to owning some for a few years that have never been used.
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