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Archived News:
2K and Firaxis Games announce a free-to-play weekend for Sid Meier’s
Civilization: Beyond Earth
on Steam, coinciding with
a 50% off sale on the sci-fi strategy game, and word is those who buy the game
during the weekend will get to keep their progress. This news comes along with
word on a pre-purchase discount for the upcoming Rising Tide expansion for the
game. Here's the deal on the deals: 2K and Firaxis Games today announced
pre-purchase details for Sid Meier’s Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ – Rising Tide,
the expansion pack for 2014’s turn-based strategy title, Civilization: Beyond
Earth. Players who pre-purchase the game will receive a 10% discount on their
purchases. Rising Tide is currently in development for Windows PC, as well as
Mac and Linux through Aspyr Media, and scheduled for worldwide release on all
platforms on October 9, 2015.
Complementing the Rising Tide pre-purchase news, players can also take advantage
of the following Beyond Earth offers:
- The award-winning** Sid Meier’s
Civilization: Beyond Earth is free-to-play on Steam beginning today
at 1:00 p.m. EDT and concluding Monday, August 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. EDT;
- Civilization: Beyond Earth – The Collection,
which includes Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, the
Exoplanets Map Pack and the upcoming expansion pack, Rising Tide,
will be available for purchase during the free-to-play period with an
additional discount from participating digital retailers.
The Exoplanets Map Pack features six custom maps inspired by real exoplanets,
including:
- Kepler 186f: This lush forest planet is one
of the oldest known Earth-like planets;
- Rigil Khantoris Bb: Orbiting the closest
star to our solar system, the historical records of this arid continental
planet’s settlement are well-preserved;
- Tau Ceti d: This planet of seas and
archipelagos features a booming biodiversity and wealth of resources;
- Mu Arae f: Tidally locked in orbit around a
weak star, the southern hemisphere of this planet is a blistering desert
where the sun never sets, while the northern hemisphere is perpetually in
frozen darkness;
- 82 Eridani e: An alien world of scarce
water and wracked by tectonic forces;
- Eta Vulpeculae b: A mysterious new
discovery with unknown terrain.
New players who participate in the free-to-play weekend on Steam will have
until 1:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, August 17, 2015 to purchase Civilization: Beyond
Earth or the Civilization Beyond Earth: The Collection for more than 10% off,
and retain their in-game progress.
Steam News has details
on a new patch that's automatically available for I am Bread
on Steam which adds
Team Fortress 2 content to Bossa Studios' not gluten-free adventure. Here's
word on the patch and a sale: I
am Bread has just been updated with a new Team Fortress 2 level and is 50%
off!*
Become Sandvich!
Play the brand new Team Fortress 2-themed level of I Am Bread!
Control a slice of bread and avoid all the obstacles in your path to become
toast! Can you make your slice do strange, wonderful things with the Heavy?
To celebrate the new level there's a 50% sale on I Am Bread for a limited time.
The new TF2 level is available as a free update for all I Am Bread owners.
Trust us when we say you really knead this...
*Offer ends August 20 at 10AM Pacific Time on August 20th.
Activision announces September 3rd is the day of reckoning, as it's the release
date for the Reckoning
expansion for the Windows and PlayStation versions of Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare, the military shooter sequel. Already available on Xbox, this fourth and final pack in the DLC season pass for the game includes the
conclusion to the new Exo Zombies saga along with four new maps, described
below:
- Overload: With a grand view of
downtown New Baghdad, the map's multiple levels and long perimeter
site-lines highlight medium to long-range combat.
- Quarantine: The speed picks up in
this medium sized map with its tight corners and open areas. The combination
allows for any style of gameplay.
- Fracture: Search this map's large
combat areas, cradled on the shelf of a glacier, to take refuge behind wind
turbines and heavy equipment.
- Swarm: In this small to medium sized
map, take position in war-scarred storefronts that provide plenty of cover
over the streets of Seoul, South Korea, or flank the enemy through close
quarter interiors in the center of the map.
GuildWars2.com heralds the Herald, the Revenant’s Elite Specialization in
the upcoming Heart of Thorns expansion for Guild Wars 2,
ArenaNet's MMORPG sequel. Word is: "Welcome, Tyrians! I’m Roy Cronacher, and
today I bring information to you all about the elite specialization for the
revenant as well as some details about underwater combat for the profession.
Just like the other eight professions, the revenant will receive an elite
specialization that contains a new weapon type, a new legend, a specialization
line for traits, and a change to the profession’s mechanics. The herald elite
specialization brings back a dragon that some of you may be familiar with. Let’s
dive into it." In addition to the complete illustrated rundown, they promise to
discuss this news further on Friday at 3:00 pm EDT on their
Twitch livestream.
This trailer offers
a look at gameplay from The Solus Project by showing us the first eight minutes
of the upcoming first-person survival game. Here's word: "THE SOLUS PROJECT
strands you on an alien planet, and challenges you to get to grips with the
harsh environment as you struggle to find a way to send a signal home, and save
the human race in the process. As the first ever product to come out of the
unique partnership of GRIP Digital and Teotl, THE SOLUS PROJECT is two dream
games in one, and will be released for PC and Xbox One early in 2016…" Continue here to read the full story.
- Devolver Digital Publisher Weekend on
Steam.
Save up to 90%.
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on
Steam. Save 80%.
- The Return of Space Boy on
Humble Weekly
Bundle.
UbiBlog announces
the release of Toy Soldiers: War Chest, a new installment in the
series available in two forms, one with a load of licensed DLC. Here's the deal:
Since time immemorial, humankind has pondered one eternal question: Who
would win in a fight? Germany circa World War I, or an army of teddy bears and
bubble-shooting fairies? He-Man or Cobra Commander? Ezio Auditore or Duke from
G.I. Joe? Now you can find the answers for yourself with Toy Soldiers: War
Chest, which brings its playroom-scale battles to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC
today.
Combining tower defense with hands-on action and armies of original and licensed
toys, Toy Soldiers: War Chest is available as a download-only standard edition –
which includes the Kaiser, Starbright, Phantom and Dark Lord armies – for
$14.99. Meanwhile, the $29.99 Hall of Fame Edition is available digitally and at
retail, and adds He-Man, G.I. Joe, Cobra and the Assassin Brotherhood. (If you
prefer to pick and choose, the licensed armies are also available separately for
$4.99 apiece.)
In addition to a 15-map campaign, an endless Survival mode and Weekly War
challenge maps, Toy Soldiers: War Chest sports split-screen and online co-op for
two players, and introduces two-on-two multiplayer that lets players build their
own turrets, as well as control or upgrade their ally’s turrets. To find out
more and order your copy, check out
the
official site.
Those interested in Avalanche's upcoming Mad Max game can head over to
Twitch for a livestream showing off
its hard-driving action. You should hurry, as it gets underway at 2:00 pm EDT,
though they will presumably offer an archive of the video for those who do not
catch it live. Word is: "Viewers will get a deep look at the game’s car combat
and customization, brutal melee combat, and the huge open world of the Wasteland
ahead of the game’s release on September 1."
The
Star Wars Battlefront website has details on Supremacy, one of the
multiplayer modes in Star Wars Battlefront, the upcoming force-powered
action game (thanks Cale). They offer one image with the article, and here's a
portion of the text: Supremacy centers on five control points scattered
across the map. The objective is gaining control of all five, or the majority of
them, before the 10 minute round is over. Each team starts the match controlling
two of these control points, initially fighting for control of the fifth one in
the center. After this is determined, the control points need to be claimed in a
set order. This means the action will be taking place on two control points at a
time – one for each team.
An intense mode for players that know their way around the battlefront,
Supremacy is ideal for those craving all-out multiplayer action. According to
Lead Level Designer Dennis Brännvall, this action will be both immediate and
intense.
“When you spawn into Supremacy, you don’t have to move far to see a lot of
friends – and enemies. You’re thrown into a massive frontline, where your screen
is filled with adversaries: infantry, Heroes, Walkers, and starfighters. You can
prepare for very heavy and focused Star Wars™ action,” Brännvall says.
If you’re the defending type, Supremacy will guarantee many enemies assaulting
your control point. If you’re an attacking player, you'll surely find them
trying to defend their control point from capture, ensuring constant frontline
action.
Almost all vehicles in Star Wars Battlefront will take part in the fight, so
keep an eye on the sky for TIE fighters and X-wings soaring through the sky to
assist the quest for supremacy at each location. Heroes and Villains will also
join the fight, and their unique abilities will help both sides in different
ways.
“Using a character like Darth Vader to secure control points is great, as he can
take increased damage before going down. Luke Skywalker and Boba Fett are great
for moving swiftly between attacking and defensive positions, and giving you the
edge against opponents in battle,” Brännvall explains.
The
GeForce website now offers new version 355.60 WHQL-certified Windows drivers
for NVIDIA graphics cards, saying these are the game-ready drivers for
Ashes of the Singularity, even
though Stardock's upcoming RTS game is still in the alpha testing stage. Word
is: "Just in time for the DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 preview edition of Ashes of
the Singularity, this new GeForce Game Ready driver ensures you'll have the best
possible gaming experience in the massive-scale Real Time Strategy game." NVIDIA
also offers a couple of articles out of Gamescom, reporting on showing off
Rainbow Six Siege and Anno 2205 and
Mirror's Edge Catalyst at the show. They also have a couple of videos from
the show: Continue here to read the full story.
Techland offers a new
reveal trailer for Dying Light: The Following, the
recently announced zombie game
expansion, adding that they've settled on a $14.99 price tag for the add-on,
though it will be free for season pass holders. A release date for the new
content is still TBD, but they accompany the trailer with some additional
details about what this will involve: After a successful showing at
Gamescom 2015, Techland has released the reveal trailer for Dying Light: The
Following – a story-based expansion set in a massive new area that’s as big as
the original maps from Dying Light combined. Dying Light: The Following will see
Kyle Crane travel to a hazardous outback ruled by mysterious and fanatical
cultists whose beliefs have unnerving connections with the zombie outbreak.
To get close to the cult and unravel their secrets, players will need to earn
the trust of the locals. Through various missions and tasks, players will be
able to choose their own path for infiltrating the inner circles of the
cultists. In order to succeed in this harsh countryside, players will also gain
access to fully customizable and upgradable dirt buggies. With its own unique
skill tree, players will be able to traverse the vast expanse of the Harran
countryside in what is their deadliest weapon yet.
“Gamescom 2015 was our first chance to let people play Dying Light: The
Following so I was a bit nervous – admits producer Tymon Smektała. But so many
positive reactions really showed me we made the right decision to work on this
expansion. With its new map and far-reaching gameplay additions, it feels like
we’ve hit the sweet spot for what players are expecting from us.”
Continue here to read the full story.
Slitherine now offers
Pike and Shot: Campaigns 1494-1698, a continuation of this turn-based
wargame series covering the Great Turkish War, the Thirty Years War, and the
English Civil War. Owners of the original Pike and Shot will be happy to know
they are entitled to a 75% discount on the Campaigns upgrade. Here's
a recent trailer and word:
History can be rewritten as you use your genius to lead your armies from
victory to victory in Pike and Shot’s uniquely realized tactical battles.
Previous victories and defeats determine the state of readiness of your forces,
and every single unit will count to win the final battle. As you progress
through the campaign, you will make hard decisions on a brand new strategic map,
where terrain, manpower, supply, attrition, sieges and economic damage will all
be defining your choices and making the difference between glory and defeat.
4 campaigns, all with their own armies and tactics:
- Gustavus Adolphus campaign, set in the “Swedish phase” of the
Thirty Years War, allows you to play as Swedes or Imperialists.
- English Civil War campaign allows you to play as Royalists or
Parliamentarians.
- Great Turkish War campaign, set in the period of the famous Siege
and Battle of Vienna of 1683, allows you to play as Austria and Poland or as
the Ottoman Empire.
- Pike and Shot skirmish campaign allows you to match any two
armies from 1494 to 1648 in a struggle for dominance.
21 New skirmish army lists for the rest of Europe during the period of
the Italian Wars (1494-1559) - covering the armies of England, Scotland,
Denmark, Sweden, German States, Austria, Hungary, Transylvania, the Ottoman
Empire, Poland-Lithuania and Russia.
2 new English Civil War skirmish army lists for Cornish Royalists and
Scottish Royalists.
Continue here to read the full story.
Declaring "the future is meow," Cranktrain announces the release of The Cat
Machine on Steam for
Windows, OS X, and Linux, offering "a game of logic, and cats riding around on
trains." Here's a trailer
and here's word: The Cat Machine is a game of logic, and also cats. Cats
riding around on Trains. As we are all aware, the stability of planet earth's
orbit around the sun is maintained by an enormous and very secret underground
machine. A machine where cats of various colours ride around on trains, as cats
have done since time immemorial.
Without this secret mechanism, the earth would undoubtedly fold in on itself,
probably with a rather satisfying popping noise, but also with the unpleasant
side-effect of then ceasing to exist.
The Cat Machine places you in charge of designing that contraption.
Continue here to read the full story.
The Tom
Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Official Celebrity Siege Reactions trailer offers reactions from the A-list, "including some of your favorite celebrities:
Giancarlo Esposito and Alexandra Shipp to name a few." Continue here to read the full story.
- Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide on
GameWatcher.
The Deadwood Movie Is One Step Closer to Reality. Call me a cockeyed
optimist (a slight variation on what Al Swearengen would call me), but I still have hopes after
all these years.
Happy
International Lefthanders Day!
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