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Archived News:
3D Realms and Interceptor Entertainment announce the completion of
Bombshell, noting that this is the first
game from 3D Realms to go gold in over a decade (we presume the reference is to
Prey), and the game's
Steam page reflects its January 29th release date. The
most recent trailer
from the project highlights its soundtrack, and word is this will be sold
separately on iTunes. Here' the description from the
Bombshell website: From the
creators of 2013's Rise of the Triad and legendary game maker 3D Realms comes
Bombshell, an isometric action role-playing game for PC and consoles. Bomb
disposal technician turned mercenary for hire, Shelly "Bombshell" Harrison must
strong-arm her way across 4 planets in an Unreal Engine-powered galactic
adventure to rescue the president from an apocalyptic alien threat. With
out-of-this-world enemies, a never-before-seen arsenal of devastating weaponry
and a host of genre-crossing mechanics, Bombshell is set to blow you
away.
Continue here to read the full story.
Capcom announces the release of Resident Evil 0 in North America for
Windows and consoles.
CapCom Unity has all the details along with
a launch trailer.
Here's the news: Well, it has been a long 8 months since we announced the
title back in June of last year but the day has finally come! You can now pick
up the HD remastered version of the 2002 classic, Resident Evil 0, today
digitally on Xbox One, Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, and Steam for
$19.99. If you are looking for a physical version, you can pick up Resident Evil
Origins Collection on Xbox One, and Playstation 4 which also includes the remake
of Resident Evil for $39.99.
Resident Evil 0 is a precursor to Resident Evil where you play as Rebecca, the
young S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team member who is sent along side her comrades to
investigate a series of murders in the Arklay Mountains outside of Raccoon City.
After her helicopter crashes and she is split up from the rest of her team,
Rebecca meets ex-Marine Billy Coen, who was being escorted on a military police
transporter after being convicted and sentenced to death for killing 23 people.
The unlikely duo must team up in order to survive and find out the truth behind
the Arklay Mountain murders.
Hit the jump to check out the launch trailer!
Continue here to read the full story.
Steam News announces the
release of The Deadly
Tower of Monsters, offering the chance to play out your own sci-fi
b-movie adventure. Here's
the launch trailer and here's what it says on the poster: Fire up
your ray guns, crystal swords, and laser whips, and get ready for thrills and
chills! With three incredible movie stars playing out decidedly B-level sci-fi
exploits, Dick Starspeed, Scarlet Nova, and Robot will have you ready to jump
off the side of the tower—right into adventure!
Continue here to read the full story.
Happy birthday to Sven Co-op, as Sven Viking sends a reminder that this
cooperative modification for Half-Life was first released 17 years ago
today. They celebrate the occasion with the news that they will release a new
standalone version of Sven Co-op on Friday
on Steam
that will include new features and a standalone co-op campaign based on the
original Half-Live that Valve is allowing them to include free-of-charge. Here's
the plan: Seventeen years and more than two million downloads after the
initial version was released in January, 1999, Sven Co-op is about to be
released on Steam as a free stand-alone game this Friday! The Steam release
contains many new features, engine upgrades and development tools.
Additionally, Valve Software has allowed a co-operative version of their
original Half-Life single-player campaign to be included with Sven Co-op free of
charge, with no requirement to own the original game.
Darkest Dungeon is now officially available
on Steam for Windows, OS
X, and Linux, following a successful run on early access.
This lengthy post outlines the history of this project and the many changes
present in the release version, and here's the official description of the game:
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about
the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of
flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, famine, disease, and the
ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is
lost?
Ubisoft offers a new live-action short film for Tom Clancy's The Division
called Agent Origins. The full version of this is available on Amazon Prime with
additional footage, and for everyone else, there is a
preview video and
individual clips: Agent
Origins (Escape),
Agent Origins (Ashes),
Agent
Origins (Conspiracies), and
Agent
Origins (Pursuit). The descriptions of the clips include an offers to redeem
codes for in-game gear sets. Here's more: Developed by Ubisoft and
produced by Corridor Digital in collaboration with top talent, RocketJump and
devinsupertramp, Agent Origins is a thrilling live-action narrative short film
that brings to life the backstory of four Division agents. Starting on January
19, Amazon Prime members will be able to watch the episode compilation in a
thirty-minute short film version with five minutes of exclusive scenes via the
Amazon Video app on TV’s, connected devices and mobile devices or online at
http://www.amazon.com/PrimeVideo.
“We’re excited to be able to offer our content across multiple platforms,” said
Corridor Digital’s Niko Pueringer. “It has been an adventure to bring the world
of Tom Clancy’s The Division to life.”
“Agent Origins and this first of its kind collaboration with Amazon is exciting
and we’re thrilled that Amazon Prime members will be able to take advantage of
watching exclusive footage that won’t be available anywhere else,” said Adam
Novickas, VP of marketing at Ubisoft. “Agent Origins will provide the
opportunity to introduce the game lore to consumers and immerse Amazon members
into the world of The Division before the game’s anticipated release.”
Gearbox Software announces the Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Expedition
Guide, a Steam companion app for the RTS game that's coming tomorrow. They will
offer this as a separate release after the game comes out, but are offering it
for free to those who preorder. Here's
a trailer, and here's
word: Announcing the Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Expedition Guide -- a
Steam companion app to Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak that features detailed
backstory, lore, exclusive 'making-of' content, and more!
Pre-order Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak and receive the Expedition Guide for free
when the game releases on January 20! The Expedition Guide will also be made
available for standalone purchase at a later date.
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is coming to Windows PC on January 20. Pre-order
now on Steam and receive a FREE copy of Homeworld Remastered Collection!
Existing Homeworld Remastered Collection owners will instead receive 20% off
their Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak pre-orders.
Continue here to read the full story.
Link of the Day:
Pac-Man in 360°. Thanks Ant.
Paradox Interactive announces winter is coming to Cities Skylines, announcing
Snowfall, an upcoming expansion for the urban planning game.
This reveal trailer
shows off the impact this change in seasons has on the game's environments, and
our invocation of the Game of Thrones quote is about the only pun left unturned
in their announcement of the plan: Paradox Interactive, a seasoned
publisher of games, today announced the newest expansion to Cities: Skylines,
the best-selling city-builder from Colossal Order. The new expansion is titled
“Snowfall” and will be available for players of Cities: Skylines on Windows,
Mac, and Linux PCs later this year. Snowfall will allow mayor-players to expand
and grow their cities using new transportation options while challenging them to
meet citizens’ needs using several new in-game tools. All of these new
inclusions will revolve around the expansion’s central feature: an in-game
weather system.
Watch the Snowfall trailer and add your participation to our precipitation.
In Snowfall, the difficulty heats up when the city cools down, thanks to a new
in-game temperature reading that will have residents bundling up for warmth when
the weather outside is frightful. Cosmetic weather, composed of rain and fog,
will be added to Cities: Skylines as part of a free update, along with other
features to be announced soon. Players who own Snowfall will get to face new
challenges such as ensuring that their city infrastructure can handle seasonal
heating demands – and, when the snow starts falling, that the roads can stay
clear. New snowplow services will be required to prevent traffic from freezing
in place, while new all-weather trams and expanded public transit options can
help residents and visitors alike get around town – and visit the new winter
parks and landmarks available in Snowfall.
Snowfall will include:
- Now is the Winter of This Content: Rain and
fog for existing maps, plus a new “Winter” map theme with snow and all of
its challenges
- The Streetcars You Desire: Expanded public
transportation options, including easier management of existing lines – and
Trams, a new system demanded by fans
- World Warmth, Too: Cold weather increases
demands for electricity, unless new water-based heat systems are in place
- Plowers to the People: Build a snowplow
depot to keep traffic flowing during winter weather, and employ new road
maintenance systems to keep your streets in shape
- New Chirps: #yeahthereare
Continue here to read the full story.
Following the mixed success of the
Metal Gear Online beta test, Konami
has officially launched the PC edition of Metal Gear Online, the multiplayer
extension of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Here's word: Given the
right platform, the right game, any player can be shaped into an online player.
The Beta has officially concluded and the game is now available for launch.
We took in a lot of feedback and made a few key adjustments. After some initial
hiccups we’re going forward guns at the ready. However that doesn’t mean we’ve
stopped development, quite the contrary. Just like the previously released
console versions of MGO, we’ll be integrating new updates to the game to improve
the experience and add content.
Building the future and keeping MGO alive are one and the same thing.
If you didn’t get a chance to check out the MGO beta last week, we have a little
extra incentive planned. Check out the game and jump into minimum one (1) match
between 1/19-1/26 and we’ll reward you with a bonus 3000 GEAR POINTS (GP) to
help you customize your brand new characters’ gear style.
We’re excited to see a brand new burgeoning pvp community on PC with Metal Gear
Online. It’s likewise thrilling to add another community of players to our
upcoming MGO DLC and update plans. 2016 is shaping up to be an exciting year for
MGO, and with your continued support we’ll take it even further!
This is the online game we’ve won for ourselves: MGO!
NCSOFT announces the western launch of Blade & Soul, saying the MMORPG is now
available in North America and Europe following its 2012 launch in Korea. This is a free-to-play game steeped in martial arts and Asian fantasy, and
you can get a look at how this plays out in
this new launch trailer,
you can sign up and get playing through the
Blade & Soul website. Here's more:
NCSOFT® West’s highly anticipated MMORPG, Blade & Soul, is now available
in Europe and North America to play for free. Set in a world inspired by Asian
fantasy, Blade & Soul invites players to jump headfirst into the game’s
breathtaking personal storyline of vengeance and betrayal, featuring an
innovative combat system and rich gameplay experience.
“The launch of Blade & Soul is a significant moment and represents one of the
most important online launches for players in 2016”, said John Burns, Senior
Vice President at NCSOFT West. “Fans finally have the chance to experience the
amazing gameplay, distinctive action and dynamic combat that sets this game
apart from others on the market”.
Blade & Soul delivers an engaging story and vibrant world for players to explore
as they seek revenge for the death of their slaughtered Master by the wicked
Jinsoyun. Featuring martial arts inspired gameplay and mystical movement
abilities, such as gliding through the air, dashing on water, and running upon
walls, the game’s fast-paced and fluid action-combat system combines perfect
timing, defensive skills and combo moves for players to develop their fighting
abilities for the ultimate strike.
Blade & Soul is fully localized into English, German and French, and includes
seven classes and an up-to-date feature set from the Korean version of the game.
Players will initially enjoy a character level cap of 45, more than 30 dungeons,
Acts 1-3 of the story setting, and other exciting content like the popular
equalized PvP Arena. Two additional epic-level dungeons were introduced to the
game upon launch – Blackram Supply Chain and E. Fleet Supply Chain – providing a
significant challenge to players and popular rewards. In the months following
launch, NCSOFT will release regular content updates and patches to keep fans
enticed and hungry for more.
Continue here to read the full story.
Mojang announces Minecraft:
Education Edition, offering more digital blocks to students. Here's the
plan: News from a slightly different, arguably smarter, place today.
We’re announcing Minecraft: Education Edition.
Of course, every Minecraft player learns essential life-skills like
tree-punching and good Creeper-defence but, when used in the right way,
Minecraft can help people around the world to learn lots more.
Over the past few years, educators around the world have been using Minecraft to
explore subjects that might not spring to mind when you think of our block-based
game. Since 2011, MinecraftEdu - a version of Minecraft built for the classroom
- has been used in over 40 countries. Lots of people have learned loads of
things since then.
Microsoft has acquired MinecraftEdu and is building upon its proven success to
create a new version of Minecraft that’s dedicated to learning. The new title
will be available as a free trial this summer. All existing MinecraftEdu
customers will get the first year of Minecraft: Education Edition free of
charge.
It’s going to be a collaborative thing. Development of Minecraft: Education
Edition will be shaped by a community of educators thanks to
education.minecraft.net.. The site
will host lesson plans and give Minecraft: Education Edition users somewhere to
discuss ideas and provide feedback. We know teachers can be a rowdy bunch, so
we’re looking into the best ways to moderate the forums as I type. Wish us luck.
For more on Minecraft: Education Edition, check out
this postpost (which
comes with bonus quotes), or visit the
official page.
I'll buy a consonant, Pat. Steam News announces the
release of Attractio,
a gravity-heavy puzzler set within a reality TV show. This is available for
Windows, OS X, and Linux. Here's the elevator pitch: Be the first to
change gravity and solve hard deadly puzzles in Attractio! Control the 3
contestants: Dalek, Mia and Keir, who compete to win the controversial reality
show. You will need dexterity and cleverness to pass throughout the challenging
levels. Are you up for the challenge?
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Dino Eggs- Rebirth on Steam Greenlight. "DINO EGGS: REBIRTH is a
celebration and expansion of the best-selling 1983 home computer game DINO
EGGS (Apple II, Commodore 64, IBM) -- in which Time Master Tim travels to
prehistoric times to rescue the dinosaurs from extinction." Thanks
The Romero
via Ant.
I was cruising along in our
NFL
playoff pool though the first six games, but the Carolina game was my
Waterloo. I'm still within a few points of the top spot, but Seattle was my pick
to win the Super Bowl, so my bracket isn't just busted, it's obliterated. I also
lost on the Steelers, which I could have survived, but I have only one more
potential victory in the three remaining contests. I'm not complaining, though.
The playoffs have produced some amazing games, and the entertainment value has
been off the charts. Congrats and good luck to those still in contention.
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