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Sunday, Nov 08, 2015

  

Life is Strange Sequel Plans

An interview on ALCHIMY chats with Dontnod co-founder Alain Damasio in their native language, which is French. For those who don't parlez, PCGamesN notes an important detail the pop up, as Alain seems to confirm plans for a follow-up for Life is Strange, the episodic adventure game. Here's the quote on the topic they translated: "I worked as a script doctor on Life is Strange, developed by the studio Dontnod, and I will participate on Life is Strange 2 later." There's no indication at this point as to when later will arrive.

Heroes of the Storm MM Change Plans

During a Blizzcon stage presentation, Blizzard's Dustin Browder outlined plans to implement a new matchmaking system in Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's team brawler/MOBA. Polygon recaps the talk, saying the plan is to introduce this within two or three weeks, though he clarifies this is "an intent, not a promise," adding that this project us currently their top priority. They have details on how the new system differs from the old one, which emphasized expedience over fairness, though it didn't succeed wildly in either direction. They quote Browder saying the new system has created much fairer matches in their simulations, with smaller differences between player ranks and more balanced character roles across the board.

Steam Top 10

Valve says the following were the 10 bestselling titles on Steam last week:

  1. Fallout 4
  2. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
  3. Grand Theft Auto V
  4. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
  5. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  6. Fallout 4 Season Pass
  7. Football Manager 2016
  8. ARK: Survival Evolved
  9. Anno 2205
  10. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

Sunday Patches

Sunday Crowdfunding Roundup

Gatherings & Competitions

Sunday Consolidation

Sunday Metaverse

Sunday Tech Bits

Sunday Legal Briefs

Game Reviews

Hardware Reviews

  • Corsair Gaming Scimitar RGB on HardwareHeaven.
  • Creative Sound Blaster E-MU XM7 Bookshelf Speakers on TweakTown.
  • Cyberpower Zeus Mini EVO I-970 on eTeknix.
  • Silverstone Milo SST-ML08B Mini-ITX Gaming Chassis on eTeknix.
  • Tt eSPORTS Challenger Go Gaming Keyboard on Nikk Tech.

etc.

Out of the Blue

Autumn continues to be mild in these parts, and that almost doesn't do it justice. I'm going to head out to Manstovia to grill up some burgers later, and it may just be warm enough to eat outside too, though that may be pushing it. I hope it's equally nice where you are.

Warm Links: Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play: Mad Day 2.
Saloon Brawl 2.
Stories: Will Daniel Craig Return To Bond? Maybe. Bad reviews and burned bridges be damned.
Chinese customs discover giant ants being smuggled in from Germany. Thanks AntFarm.
These ancient rats were the size of lap dogs. ROUS!
Science: Antimatter not so different after all.
Eye drops could clear up cataracts using newly identified chemical.
Early contact with dogs linked to lower risk of asthma.
Media: Jeffpardy! Thanks reddit.
Watch two daredevils with jetpacks fly next to an airliner in this insane ad. Thanks CtC via jdc.
Dog Sees Dolphins For The First Time ... And Decides To Become One.



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