Archived News:
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America announces Tales of Symphonia (or more
typically, TALES OF SYMPHONIA) is coming to Windows via Steam, offering a
chance to play the remake of the 2003 installment in the RPG series. They add
that customers who pre-purchase Tales of Zestiria (aka TALES OF ZESTIRIA)
on Steam will have an
opportunity to get a free copy of Tales of Symphonia as a scaling preorder
bonus. We're just going to pretend we knew a Windows version of Tales of
Zestiria was coming, since it's presented like we should have. They don't offer
a release date for Tales of Symphonia, but say Tales of Zestiria is due on
October 23rd. Here's word: Leading electronic entertainment developer and
publisher BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today announced TALES OF
SYMPHONIA™ for PC via STEAM for the Americas in order to better serve fans in
the West who have adopted the PC as their preferred gaming platform.
Follow Lloyd Irving as he embarks on a grand adventure with his friends to
restore mana back to the world of Sylvarant, a source of energy necessary for
the survival of their world. Along the way they learn of the parallel world of
Tethe’alla, whose survival rests on the same source of mana Sylvarant needs to
sustain life. How will Lloyd and his friends find a way to ensure the survival
of both worlds? TALES OF SYMPHONIA takes the signature real-time battle system
of the TALES OF role-playing games, allowing for direct control of the character
through fast-paced tactical battles.
As a special bonus, fans who pre-order the STEAM version of TALES OF ZESTIRIA
will have a chance to receive a free copy of TALES OF SYMPHONIA. Multiple
pre-order rewards will unlock for everyone who pre-orders the title once certain
pre-order milestones are reached. Every fan who pre-orders TALES OF ZESTIRIA
will receive the game, classic TALES OF Mystic Artes and weapon attachment sets.
The first tier of bonus pre-order content will include four classic TALES OF
male costumes, the second tier includes four classic TALES OF female costumes,
and the final tier is a free STEAM copy of TALES OF SYMPHONIA.
A
thread on reddit offers replays and videos of gameplay from Heroes of the
Storm that are being taken by many as proof that some sort of map hack cheat
is available in Blizzard's MOBA to give unscrupulous players an advantage.
This clip offers a few
examples of someone playing Nova making several improbable skill shots, hitting
players hidden in fog or through gates which would require knowing where the
target was, which is hard to explain from what's shown. Many of the comments
take it for granted that there are map hacks being used, as it is widely assumed
that the game uses the same engine as StarCraft II, which over the years has had multiple
rounds of bans and even a
threatened lawsuit over hacking.
WBIE and DC Entertainment announce the Batgirl: A Matter of Family DLC
will be released on July 14th for the console editions of Batman: Arkham
Knight, the latest installment in the action/adventure series. There is no
mention of this coming to the Windows version of the game, which they ceased
offering for sale last
week amid complaints about performance. Impatience has surfaced on the
WB Games Community forum about lack of progress reports on PC fixes. Here's
word on the DLC: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC
Entertainment today announced the first story driven add-on for Batman™: Arkham
Knight – Batgirl: A Matter of Family. Set prior to the events of Batman™: Arkham
Asylum, Batgirl: A Matter of Family will allow players to take on the role of
Batgirl for the first time in the Batman: Arkham franchise. This exciting story
add-on features an all-new location with multiple missions, side quests and
secrets; a new hacking feature to progress through the world and solve puzzles;
and Dual Play functionality with Robin for dynamic take-down manoeuvres.
Batgirl: A Matter of Family will be available 14th July for fans who have
purchased the Batman: Arkham Knight Season Pass and are connected to the
Internet, or it can be purchased separately on 21st July for £5.79 on the
PlayStation® Network and Xbox LIVE online entertainment network from
Microsoft.
Iceberg Interactive announces the release of Vector Thrust
on Steam, as the aerial
combat game is lifting off out of early access. Here's word on how the process
helped refine the game: "Developer TimeSymmetry has listened to its community
and has implemented many new features, including an uncanny tally of 260
aircraft, 170 challenges, 13 story-based missions, single and multiplayer modes,
and modding tools. Vector Thrust is a refreshing blast from the past for gamers
fond of the popular ‘90s console combat flight games." You can take a look at
the game in the launch
trailer, and there are more details in this announcement: Vector
Thrust is a fast-paced action-arcade combat flight simulator with a unique
cel-shaded art style for PC. With an extensive variety of game modes like the
unpredictable and vicious Quick Action, a customizable Skirmish Mode, and
multiple immersive story-based campaigns, Vector Thrust aims to please both
players wanting to get straight into the sky and those that love a flexible
diverse and customizable gaming experience. Featuring an advanced tactical AI
that actively analyzes and responds to a dynamic battlefield, as well as more
than 260 fully playable aircraft (through various iterations of more than 45
models) and even more naval and ground units that all work to complete their
objectives in different ways, Vector Thrust offers missions that are never
played the same way twice.
Two new videos are available from yesterday's livestream of Sword Coast Legends,
n-Space's upcoming RPG. They offer a
Campaign
Creation Extended E3 Edition video, described like so: "An exclusive first
ever reveal of the game's Campaign Creation mode by Dan Tudge and Tim Schwalk."
The other one is
an E3
Dungeon Runthrough, with the following description: "Tim Schwalk, Ash
Sevilla and members of the n-Space dev team play through the campaign created
above with Tim acting as the Dungeon Master." Continue here to read the full story.
Orphic Software announces a July
15th release date for AntharioN, their old school, turn-based, party-based CRPG.
Here's the appealing elevator pitch: "Ever wonder what the frankenbaby of
Baldur’s Gate, The Elder Scrolls, Ultima VII and Pool of Radiance might look
like? Wonder no more because on 7/15/15 Orphic Software will give birth to a new
kind of old-school RPG: AntharioN!"
This trailer offers
a look at what this is all about. Continue here to read the full story.
NotGTAV is now available
on Steam
for 75% off its already low price, making it under a buck. This is a parody
title with hand-drawn graphics, and it has been net with a very positive
response from players. As the name implies, this is not Grand Theft Auto V,
and they explain the nuanced approach to the title that allows them to use the
title they are: This game is a parody.
It is definitely, positively and (hopefully) legally, not the game Grand Theft
Auto Five.
Sure, it's called NotGTAV, but those letters stand for Great Traffic Adventure
and the V is silent. Like the one in "lawsuit" (which, you'll notice, is also
invisible).
This short tour of the glories of the UK’s M4 corridor is easy to play, hard to
master, addictive, very funny, and cheap.
100% of the profits from this game go to young people’s charity Peer
Productions. Without Peer Productions the NotGames team would never have met. By
buying this game you can help us pay something back.
NotGames: Sticking it to the virtual man since about ten minutes ago.
As I mentioned yesterday, today is the official celebration of Independence Day
here in the U.S., since tomorrow is a Saturday. I think Independence Day is a
great excuse for a floating holiday to always fall on a Monday since the date is
actually somewhat arbitrary. The U.S. formally declared independence from
Britain on July 2, 1776, and founding father John Adams thought that would end
up being the holiday. The Declaration of Independence was printed on the 4th,
first publicly read on the 8th, and most of the signatures on it came in August,
so there was definitely some wiggle room for when to celebrate this. Of course
it's too late to address this now, as more people call the occasion the Fourth
of July. So there, happy Third of July! Have fun, and please don't get yourself
blown up.
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