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Archived News:
Steam News announces a
free weekend is underway for
Football Manager 2015,
offering the chance to kick around this sports simulation for a couple of days.
If you enjoy, the game is also on sale. Here's word: Play
Football Manager 2015
for FREE starting now through Sunday at 1PM Pacific Time. You can also pickup
Football Manager 2015 at
66% off the regular price!*
If you already have Steam installed, click here
to install or play Football Manager 2015. If you don't have Steam, you can
download it here.
*Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
Slitherine announces the release of
Star Hammer: The Vanguard
Prophecy, with their space strategy game for Windows and OS X carrying a 10%
launch discount. This new
trailer offers a look at gameplay and here's word: Developer Black
Lab Games focused on designing a unique sci-fi game with deep tactical
mechanisms. Thanks to the simultaneous turn-based approach, not only do players
have the time to think about their next moves, primary targets, and fleet
positioning on the battlefield, but they also have the excitement to see the
result of their choices during intense real-time sequences.
Human and Nautilid factions have very different assets and superior firepower
will not be enough to seize decisive victory when the enemy benefits from more
units and better positions. So daredevil commanders will have to keep a cool
head if they want to see the end of the war…
Continue here to read the full story.
Ubisoft's
UbiBlog now offers an
Inside Rainbow #2 trailer from Rainbow Six Siege showing off the FBI SWAT
operators in the upcoming installment in the Tom Clancy shooter series. Here's
the accompanying blurb: Servare Vitas. The Rainbow Six Siege Operators
from the FBI SWAT CTU don’t mess around, especially when it comes to explosives.
All four Operators deal increased explosive damage thanks to their backgrounds
and explosives training. Attackers Ash and Thermite both have very destructive
breaching tools, while Defenders Castle and Pulse are built to withstand and
avoid these attacks. Castle is geared up with heavy duty kevlar barricades and
Pulse can literally see through walls with his heartbeat sensor. Learn more
about the four American Operators in the second entry in the Inside Rainbow
series, and take a closer look at all ten of the Operators who have been
revealed so far in this in-depth feature.
Continue here to read the full story.
A new gameplay trailer
shows off the Torbjörn character from Overwatch, Blizzard's upcoming teamplay
shooter. Word is: "Torbjörn proves to be a true engineer of destruction in this
complete, unedited match from an early version of Overwatch, captured in 60fps
on PC. Here, Torbjörn plays on the defending team in Watchpoint: Gibraltar, a
Payload map set in an abandoned Overwatch outpost perched above the
Mediterranean Sea." Continue here to read the full story.
The
Hearthstone website announces new heroes are coming to Blizzard's
card-based strategy game. Here's word: These new Hearthstone Heroes will
feature beautifully detailed animated Hero portraits, including all-new art
never before seen in the Blizzard universe. The first new Hero we’re introducing
is a famed Warrior—the mighty King of Ironforge himself, Magni Bronzebeard!
Aside from the vibrant new Hero portrait artwork, these new Heroes also come
with unique Hero power animations. Magni’s version of the Warrior’s “Armor Up!”
Hero Power is sure to reinforce the fact that his majesty is not to be trifled
with!
New Heroes also come with unique emotes and voices that convey their individual
personalities, a play area featuring a custom visual theme, and nifty “entering
the game” animations so you can greet (or intimidate) your next opponent in
style.
If that wasn’t enough, new Heroes also come with a unique card back that will
impress even the mightiest of dwarven kings! The steadfast “Magni” card back is
added to your collection immediately after purchasing the Magni Bronzebeard
Hero, and can be used with any deck of your choice.
New Heroes will be available for purchase from the in-game Shop for $9.99 USD!
Usurp the traitorous Garrosh Hellscream and bring down the hammers of dwarven
justice with Magni Bronzebeard; the first new Warrior Hero for
Hearthstone—coming soon!
New Heroes do not add new cards to your collection or change the classes’
activated Hero Power and are not considered new classes.
Finnish independent developer Shark Punch announces the release of
The Masterplan for Windows,
OS X, and Linux, as their top-down heist game is now out of early access. The
official launch trailer
offers a look at the game, and here's news on the release: The Masterplan,
a top-down, tactical, squad-based heist game from Finnish independent developer
Shark Punch, smashes the bank with its arrival on Steam for PC, Mac and Linux.
Set during the brutal economic downturn of Richard Nixon's War on Drugs, The
Masterplan follows Joey Green and his dastardly crew of career criminals as they
chase the score of a lifetime. Complete more jobs and land bigger paydays to
uncover clues that lead to the biggest heist in history.
The Masterplan puts gamers in the hot seat as a the mastermind, seeing a unique
2D top-down perspective of the action. It’s up to you whether you sneak around
the guards or go in guns blazing and leave a trail of corpses behind you.
Featuring stylized hand-drawn 2D graphics straight out of a pulp comic, and an
original score inspired by classic 70s funk and soul, The Masterplan unleashes
the criminal mastermind in all of us. Now grab the cash and step on the gas
before someone calls the fuzz!
The Masterplan is available now on PC, Mac and Linux through Steam, GOG,
Playfield and Humble for a special launch price of $14.99. For more information
from the studio, please visit
http://sharkpunch.com, and follow along at
www.facebook.com/TheMasterplanGame and
www.twitter.com/SharkPunchHQ
.
Continue here to read the full story.
Digital Tentacle announces Hypnos: Sons of October, an action/adventure
game set during a dystopian cold war coming to Windows, Xbox One, and
PlayStation 4 by the end of next year. There are a few pieces of concept are on
the Digital Tentacle
website, and here's word: Digital Tentacle announce "Hypnos: Sons of
october": an action-adventure game set in a dystopian Cold War.
An American Astronaut crashes in a Soviet Base in a distant frozen planet.
As the game progresses the atmosphere of paranoia raises, and reality is mixed
with dreamlike scenes. He no longer knows who he is, what is real and who is he
working for.
He will have to program the systems of the facility to attack, survive and
defend himself
Hypnos will have a strong emphasis in mood and atmosphere, that will be enhanced
by the use of a VR Headset (optional).
The core team are industry veterans with 10+ years experience, in companies like
Tequila Works, Gameloft or Pyro Studios. Titles include Deadlight, Rime, Zack
Zero, Commandos 3. That expertise gives us the experience to aim at a high
quality product.
Devolver Digital announces Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star, a sequel to
the pigeon dating simulation coming to Windows, PS4, and PS Vita this fall.
Expect more about this later this month at E3. Here's word on the plan:
The Nest – Ornithological gamers are all aflutter with the news that
developer Mediatonic (Amateur Surgeon, Foul Play) and bird-brained publisher
Devolver Digital will release Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star on PlayStation 4,
PlayStation, Vita and PC this fall. The remastered sequel to everyone’s favorite
bird dating sim Hatoful Boyfriend will come with spruced up visuals and all the
bells and whistles (and chirps) a bird lover could ever want.
Hatoful Boyfriend fans will travel to fantastically styled worlds, meet
interesting new chickadees, and find romance in elegantly designed winter
wonderlands and a new mysterious watercolor world. Dust the snow off your wings
and take flight with both familiar faces and new friends in extraordinary
adventures hatched from the whimsical mind of the series creator Hato Moa and
developer Mediatonic!
“While we would have loved to create an all-new franchise with our friends at
Mediatonic, investing $350,000 in bird motion capture gear limits our options,”
said Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker.
Here's a new video
diary for Europa Universalis IV: Common Sense, in which project lead Martin Anward gives us his thoughts on the upcoming strategy expansion. Word is:
"Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development are putting the finishing touches
on Common Sense, the next expansion for Europa Universalis IV, and ahead of its
launch have released the last video dev diary for the game where the dev team
shows conquerors worldwide the latest, most sensible features coming to the
critically acclaimed empire builder." Continue here to read the full story.
Valve is now accepting Steam
Hardware Pre-Orders, saying that this provides the opportunity to order an
Alienware Steam Machine and Steam Controller to arrive on October 16th, weeks
ahead of the "official" November 10th launch. Here's the offer: Valve,
GameStop, EB Games, Micromania, and GAME UK today announced the first pre order
offerings for Steam Hardware devices will begin at 10 am Pacific. A collection
of hardware designed to expand the Steam gaming experience into the living room
and beyond, the new Steam Hardware devices are targeted to arrive in North
America and Europe this fall.
In an exclusive partnership, starting June 4 and for a limited time, customers
in the U.S. may pre-order an Alienware Steam Machine, Steam Link, and/or a Steam
Controller from GameStop or Steam and have their order available on October 16,
weeks before the official launch of November 10.
In Europe and Canada, GameStop, EB Games, Micromania, and GAME UK will join
Steam in offering the Steam Link and Steam Controller as part of this pre order
program.
Additionally, CyberPower is now offering their Steam Machine as part of this pre
order, directly from its site. The other manufacturers of Steam Machines will be
releasing information about their pre order and launch plans in the coming
weeks.
GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania are now accepting Steam Hardware pre-orders
online and in more than 5,700 retail stores worldwide.
"Valve is known for driving innovation in PC gaming, what we consider the fourth
console," said Bob Puzon, senior vice president of merchandising at GameStop,
the exclusive retail partner in the U.S. and most of Europe for this Steam
Hardware pre-order promotion. "As we continue to see strong growth in this
category, we are excited to give gamers more options and look forward to seeing
how the market responds to the new offerings from Valve and its Steam Machine
partners."
Continue here to read the full story.
The
Kickstarter page for The Bards Tale IV now offers an
in-engine video
from the upcoming RPG sequel. The description doesn't discuss the clip, but does
offer audio credits: "The music from the video is written and performed by Julie
Fowlis. The lyrics are the poem from the original The Bard's Tale, translated
into Scottish Gaelic." Continue here to read the full story.
Gearbox Software now offers the
promised update on Battleborn, serving up
the E3 trailer from
the upcoming shooter along with new details on the game. Here's what they have
to tell us about the game at this point: Battleborn
is a new first-person shooter for every kind of badass. Fight alone or alongside
friends by taking command of one of 25 unique playable heroes in co-operative
story missions or competitive multiplayer matches. The battle to save the last
star begins when Battleborn hits PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this Winter.
The universe teeters on the brink of extinction and only the most powerful
Battleborn can stop it. This band of badasses will slice swords through enemies,
fire massive machine guns, sling powerful spells and much more! Rendain and his
evil army must not be allowed to destroy the last star. Do you and your friends
have what it takes to save it?
Game Modes and Features
- Players: 1-5 Players Online; 5-Player co-op; Splitscreen (up to 2
players) and online
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC
- Release: Winter
- Story Mode: Fight alone, or co-operatively with friends, to save the
last star in the universe from a mysterious evil hell bent on its
destruction
- 25 Characters: Take control of 25 vastly different heroes, each one with
their own personality, equipped with unique weapons and powers
- Competitive Multiplayer: Experience team-based competitive multiplayer
action with up to 10 players online in 5v5 matches across three distinctly
different modes – Incursion, Devastation, and Meltdown
- Progression System: Earn experience points in every game mode to
level-up individual heroes’ Character Rank, as well as your own player
profile Command Rank
- Next stop: E3! Keep an eye out for first impressions from your favorite
news outlets as they go hands-on with Battleborn for the first time at E3!
Stay up-to-date with everything Battleborn by following the official
Facebook,
Twitter, and
YouTube channel and
join in the discussion on the
official forums.
Continue here to read the full story.
Cliffski's Blog announces that Big Pharma is now on sale through its
official website, offering the
chance to play the beta version of this strategy game developed by Twice Circled
and published by Positech. Those who make this advance commitment will also
receive a Steam key when they are available. Here's a
beta release trailer
offering a look at the game,
this page offers details on the game and plans to expand the content in the
beta going forward. Here's a description: What if you had it in your
power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease
suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit?
As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting
in your hands. Will you use it for good? Being totally altruistic may not be the
best business plan. The uncomfortable truth (is there an ointment for that?) is
that some remedies are more profitable than others and illness is good for
business.
Welcome to the world of Big Pharma!
Continue here to read the full story.
Spike Lee will be directing cinematics for the MyCareer portion of
NBA 2K16, the sports
simulation sequel set to tip off this September for Windows and consoles. There
are details on the plan on
USA Today revealing this to be an interesting choice, as although Lee has a
famous passion for basketball, he has no prior experience with motion capture
shoots and is not a video gamer, in spite of being in the right age range (under
60). Here's word: "We added MyCareer in 2012, and we've always been
trying to make it more and more of a real story, like a film with drama," 2K
spokesman Ryan Peters says. "We just told Spike, 'You transform the narrative,
and we'll change that into digital polygons.' And he did that, bringing a
protagonist and antagonist to the story."
Peters says Lee shot what amounts to 90 minutes of "cinematic narrative," which
translates to about 12 hours of in-game drama.
A
Steam Community Group Announcements informs owners of
Don't Starve on Steam
who bought the game before today have received a free copy of
Don't Starve Together,
the game's standalone multiplayer expansion (thanks
PCGamesN). Here's word: Today, we welcome 2 million new players into
the Don't Starve Together community. Thank you once again to everyone who
supported us on this journey. For everyone who purchased Don’t Starve, to
everyone who jumped into the Frontier Pack, to everyone who told their friends
about our little game -- thank you!
Over the last 6+ months, we’ve been updating the
game[forums.kleientertainment.com] at a furious
pace[forums.kleientertainment.com], and all the while, we’ve been upgrading our
backend to get ready for bigger load. Since our Early Access launch in December,
we’ve added new creatures, integrated the Reign of Giants DLC for free, created
new games modes, added significant improvements to modding, and in general made
over 50 significant updates to the game. While we’re not yet done (see below!)
we feel players have waited long enough.
And on the note of new updates, today we are releasing an update to Willow. Full
update notes will be available later today, but suffice it to say that she has
been reunited with an old friend.
So the NHL finals got underway last night, and the NBA finals begin tonight? It
can't be ideal for both sports to share the spotlight like that. I decided to
try and figure out whose fault this is, so I looked up the hockey
and basketball playoffs from 50 years ago. Turns out the NHL was
completely done by the time the NBA finals began back in 1965, but I was
surprised to see that both sports crowned champions by April instead of June,
emblematic of the expansion of the leagues and their playoffs over the years. A
funny thing I saw in my "research" of this question was that ABC took fire for
cutting away from the closing minutes of game four of the NBA finals between the
Lakers and the Celtics for "previously scheduled programming" (may very well
have been
to show The Addams Family). Hard to imagine that happening today.
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