To showcase the depth of the ARK Dev Kit, the Studio Wildcard team created the competitive ‘Survival of the Fittest’ (SoTF) total conversion mod, which is now available to download via Steam Workshop. Each SotF battle takes place on a modified version of the ARK island, with the objective being to eliminate all other survivors before they eliminate you! The map is surrounded by a dome-shaped force field that shrinks as the match progresses, and leveling, gathering, taming and building happen at a quicker rate. As the contestants enter this arena, not only do they need to look out for the dangers from the creatures and the other survivors, but also randomized ‘Evolution Events.’ These events take place every 30 minutes and have major impact on the gameplay, from freak weather occurrences, to dinosaurs dropping from the sky, extra supply drops, day-to-night shifts, player location reveals, and more. Best of all, the full source content for the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ mode is available within the ARK Dev Kit, so aspiring mod creators can see how this game-changing “Total Conversion” has been put together, and build on it or make their own!

Despite being in Early Access, Otherland is one of the most advanced titles on the service, a far cry from the Pre-Alpha Versions often put up for sale. Most of the unique features – starting with the eDNA System that allows users to "collect and clone" items and even NPCs up to the Housing and PVP systems – have been fully implemented already. Other features, such as the extensive Clan Land and Clan War Features are far along in development and will be added soon. Further content updates such as new worlds filled with quests, additional battlegrounds and minigames are planned for the upcoming months; all of these features will be taking community feedback into account. Revenues derived from Early Access will flow right back into development, allowing for additional time to balance, optimize and polish the game before the intended Release in early 2016. "After two closed beta tests we decided against the traditional Open Beta phase and instead opted to go Early Access on Steam because it allows us to better involve the community in the polishing process", commented Lucjan Mikociak, CEO of DRAGO Entertainment. "We have come a long way since taking on the project nearly two years ago, and as a small independent developer we love to communicate with our community and appreciate their feedback and ideas, as we are determined to make sure that Otherland will not officially launch until it is ready."

We’ve added three new sets and updated two old ones! In Patch 2.3.0, you’ll be able to adorn your Crusader in the Seeker of the Light set, and unleash limitless Blessed Hammers upon your enemies after descending upon them with Falling Sword. The gods strike through your Monk’s Seven Sided Strike with Uliana’s Stratagem while turning your enemies into living weapons with Exploding Palm. The Spirit of Arachyr will let your Witch Doctor unleash the frightening potential of Hex and Corpse Spiders as they ensnare and poison those who stand before you.

Some of the older sets have been updated as well! For instance, you can revisit the Witch Doctor’s Helltooth Harness set to subjugate your foes with debilitating necrosis, or wield the unbridled power of Archon when your Wizard dons Vyr’s Amazing Arcana.

• The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Anthology on Steam. Save 66%.
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• Dota 2 Update - August 14th 2015.

• Modding Interview: Jumping the Gun on Fallout 4 - Bethesda Blog.

• GameStop Brings Gamers Together in #SummerAtGameStop.
• SIGGRAPH 2015 Highlights from Los Angeles, California.
• Capcom Cup Date & Location Details.
• Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition Style Tournament - Round 4 Results, Round 5 Rules.
• Cloud9 disbands its Dota 2 team.

• 2K Announces WWE® 2K16 Soundtrack Fit to #RaiseSomeHell.
• World Of Tanks – Medium Mayhem Anniversary Special (Xbox One & Xbox 360).

• Apple Rumored to be Developing Massive Head-Up Display. Thanks HARDOCP.

• Netflix shuts down its last data center, but it still runs a big IT operation.

• Motherboards with 'Killer' network adapters aren't worth your money.
• UK to test roads that recharge cars as they drive.
• FAA: Pilots report record number of unmanned aircraft encounters.

• Politicians can only view secret trade pact in special viewing room.
• Report claims Kaspersky faked malware to trip up competitors’ products.
• My browser visited Drudgereport and all I got was this lousy malware.

• Prenda-linked copyright trolling lawyer Paul Duffy dead at age 55.
• CNN & CBC Sued For Pirating 31 Second YouTube Video. Thanks Slashdot.

• Play Fallout Shelter on PC…
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To make this anniversary extra special, a free demo of our upcoming tactical heist game, Crookz – The Big Heist, is now available exclusively on Steam. Steam users can test their heisting skills across the first four missions of the game for free before the title launches globally on 25th August. Those who want to go for “the big score” can take advantage of the Steam pre-purchase offer here and receive 15% off their pre-purchase, along with two bonus DLC items and the original digital soundtrack.

To make the score even sweeter, Steam users can receive another 10% off their pre-purchase (stackable, not compounded) if they already have Tropico 4, Tropico 5, Dungeons, Dungeons 2 or Omerta – City of Gangsters in their Steam library*. Master tacticians may notice that the required Steam titles are discounted during the Anniversary Sale and if planned right, the total saving would be a steal.

Released today, the Modkit enables Witcher community to modify several aspects of the game to their own liking. Thanks to texture import and export, gamers can now modify the looks and feel of in-game objects, while the possibility of substituting meshes allows to insert new models in the game world in place of existing ones. Finally, access to script files opens up an entirely new array or modification options to many in-game aspects, so modders can fire up their imagination and fiddle with item statistics and much more. In order to download the Modkit, head on over to nexusmods.com, the official home of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt mods where you can download the extractor itself as well as some of the exisiting mods. Don’t forget to check our forums for the Modkit documentation. We simply cannot wait to see all the fantastic creations from the modding community. Should you have any additional questions regarding the capabilities of the kit, make sure to check out GameSpot's Q&A.

• Call to Arms update 4 brings the game to version 0.650.0. New multiplayer map and more.
• Survarium 0.30 is Live. Play Now. And for Gamescom attendees (and those from the area), they have a video comparing the Cologne Bridge in real life with the one in the game.
• Total War Arena patch 10 now available. Reworked rewards and more.

• World of Warcraft Road to BlizzCon- Final NA Qualifiers Broadcast This Saturday.

• Guillermo Del Toro 'will never again get involved in video games' - Shacknews.
• Interviews: Game Designer Steve Jackson Answers Your Questions - Slashdot. Thanks Ant.
• Interview with a Capcom star - Reuben Langdon.

• Xbox One gets new firmware update, makes it ready for the new UI.
• Nintendo employee fired after podcast remarks on localisation, fans.
• Xur the vendor is selling Gjallarhorn, Destiny's most powerful weapon.
• Velocity 2X Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order On Xbox One.
• Commander Cherry’s Puzzled Journey Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• Super Mega Baseball- Extra Innings Is Now Available For Xbox One.

• Unbeatable Daft Punk Boss Is A Special Punishment To Pirates Of This Mobile Game. Thanks Acleacius.

• Report: Apple’s efforts to build a live-TV service have stalled.
• Mozilla Firefox version 40.0.2. Thanks Frans.

• Top 10 Simple Things Every Computer User Should Know How to Do. Thanks Acleacius.
• Oracle VM VirtualBox version 5.0.2 is now available. Thanks Ant.
• Apple Diversity Report. Thanks HARDOCP.
• HGST And Mellanox Show Off SAN Fabric Backed By Phase Change Memory.
• PC Perspective Podcast #362 - Benchmarking a Voodoo 3, Flash Media Summit 2015, Skylake Delidding and more.

• Important Message from Epic Games - Phishing Attack. Thanks PC Gamer.
• Android security on the ropes with one-two punch from researchers.
• Simple Wi-Fi attack grabs BMW, Mercedes, and Chrysler cars’ virtual keys.

• Square will absorb its customers’ liability for fraud during EMV shift.
• By “liking” ex-girlfriend’s Facebook pics, man may have violated protective order.

• King of Dragon Pass on PC Invasion.
• Victor Vran on Christ Centered Gamer.

• AMD vs Intel - Our 8-Core CPU Gaming Performance Showdown on Technology X.
• Antec Mobile Products WAV Bluetooth Wireless Speaker on Nikk Tech.
• ASUS Z170 Deluxe LGA 1151 Motherboard on HARDOCP.
• Corsair Gaming Strafe Mechanical Keyboard on Legit Reviews and Vortez.
• Deepcool Assassin II on Overclockers Club.
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• LEPA BTS02 Bluetooth 4.0 Portable Speaker on TweakTown.
• MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (LGA 1151) Motherboard on eTeknix.
• OCZ Vector 180 480GB SSD on Overclocked Inside. German.
• Seagate PRO NAS DP6 on Computing on Demand.
• SilverStone TD03-E Liquid CPU Cooler on ThinkComputers.
• SilverStone Tundra Series TD03-Lite AIO CPU Cooler on eTeknix.
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• Mute Crimson+ has launched earlier than planned on Steam for Windows, OS X, and Linux, offering a throwback platformer with a ninja theme…
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