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Archived News:
NCSOFT West follows the western launch of Blade & Soul with news that
Master
X Master is set to launch in North America and Europe in the second half of this
year. The Master X Master website is
live with details and a
reveal trailer that's stylized and fast-paced, but includes no gameplay.
Word is this game includes a unique mechanic that allows players to swap between
two characters. Here's a bit: MXM is an Action MOBA with a unique Tag
System, enabling players to quickly swap between two chosen Masters (characters)
mid-combat. With a diverse selection of 30 powerful Masters to choose from —
including brand new characters as well as a selection of known characters from
NCSOFT titles like Blade & Soul and Guild Wars 2 — there are hundreds of
different Master combinations available, offering a new level of strategy and
tactics not seen in other MOBAs. Featuring a variety of PvE and PvP modes with
co-op options in both, players can challenge opponents with a deadly fusion of
Masters in beautifully crafted battlegrounds.
Continue here to read the full story.
NVIDIA now offers new WHQL-certified Windows drivers through the
GeForce Experience, and
they are also available through a normal driver search
on their website (thanks
Wookiestick). They
say are the game ready drivers for the Windows edition of Rise of the Tomb
Raider, which is expected tomorrow, and for The Division closed beta,
which gets underway Friday. Word is: "The new
GeForce Game Ready 361.75 WHQL drivers
for Rise of the Tomb Raider and Tom Clancy's The Division beta test are now
available to download via
GeForce Experience. With Game Ready optimizations and
SLI profiles for
the two new action titles, our latest set of drivers will deliver the best
possible experience whilst raiding tombs and battling foes in New York City."
The
GeForce website now offers
a new PC tech trailer
for Rise of the Tomb Raider, showing off the Windows edition of Lara
Croft's latest adventure, which is due for release tomorrow. They offer some GPU
recommendations and their observations from playing, and say they will offer a
tweak guide tomorrow. Here are some details: We're just one day from the
release of Rise of the Tomb Raider on PC. If you hadn't already heard the PC
release is boasting NVIDIA HBAO+ Ambient Occlusion shadowing, as well as
entirely new effects and settings, and enhancements galore. The result is a
stunningly beautiful game that will happily utilize all available GPU power to
deliver jaw-dropping scenes throughout the course of Lara's lengthy tomb raiding
adventure.
Tomorrow we'll bring you our Rise of the Tomb Raider Graphics and Performance
Guide, which will show-off every effect and be packed to the rafters with
max-quality screenshots. In advance of its release we present to you the Rise of
the Tomb Raider PC Tech Trailer, giving you a first look at several of the
aforementioned enhancements:
Continue here to read the full story.
Gambitious Digital Entertainment announces Hard Reset Redux, a remake of
Flying Wild Hog's first-person shooter that updates its primitive four year-old
graphics with a more up-to-date look. This doesn't have a set release date, but
they say it is coming to Windows and consoles soon. Here's
an announcement trailer
with a look, and here's word: The world as we know it has ceased to
exist. Surrounded by vast, hostile wastelands, the remnants of humankind's
dwindling population live within the closed city of Bezoar, but the walls have
been breached. As a CLN soldier, you are all that stands between the hive mind
machines of The Sanctuary, and total extinction.
Combining unapologetically over-the-top destruction and a dark cyberpunk
setting, the breakout FPS from Flying Wild Hog (Shadow Warrior, Shadow Warrior
2) gets re-energized for modern audiences with an upgraded visual engine and
re-balanced gameplay, along with new enemies and weaponry (cyber-katana!).
Continue here to read the full story.
The Dota 2 blog
announces the release of The
Winter 2016 Battle Pass for Dota 2 players to serve as a battleground
companion for the Dota 2016 winter season. This is $7.99 USD, and offers in-game
quests, a friendly wagering system, and a exclusive treasures and rewards to
earn. Here's the deal: Introducing the Winter 2016 Battle Pass, available
now! Take your Dota skills and your treasure collection to the next level as you
play your way to digital fortune and glory. Level up your Battle Pass by
fulfilling in-game Quests and wagering on matches to score Battle Points, then
head into the gallery of Rewards to marvel at the haul of your efforts.
Including several exclusive seasonal features, the Winter 2016 Battle Pass is
the perfect digital companion for the hibernal months to come.
Also featured in this Battle Pass, the 2016 Shanghai Major Compendium makes its
debut in advance of the upcoming competition at Mercedes-Benz Arena. As the
opening games draw near, the compendium will become your source for upcoming
Shanghai Major news and activities, hosting recaps of the road to the Major,
team profiles, tournament predictions, and all of the things you need to follow
the action no matter how far you are from the main stage.
Lastly, we are happy to report the addition of a helpful new feature! In the new
Conduct Summary, you can see how many abandons, reports, and commendations you
have received in your past 25 games, including what percentage of the community
has numbers similar to yours. By keeping track of your conduct in recent games,
you’ll have more information to understand your in-game behavior within the
context of the larger Dota community. To learn more,
visit the FAQ.
Be sure to check out the
patch notes for details on other changes included in this update.
- Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara on
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Stardock announces Mercenaries, the first expansion for Galactic Civilization
III, saying this will come to their 4X space strategy sequel on February
18th. There's a post on the Galactic
Civilizations III forums where a bunch of screenshots illustrate the news
with a look at what to expect, including new ships, new factions, a mercenary
bazaar, and more. They also promise owners of the base game a bunch of
improvements will be released at the same time as the add-on, saying: "Along
with the Mercenaries expansion, Stardock is releasing the v1.6 update to the
base game, which is a free update for all Galactic Civilizations III game
owners. Improvements include more detailed match results, AI improvements,
visual updates and balance improvements." Here's more: In Mercenaries,
players will be able to visit new Intergalactic Bazaars, where they can hire
mercenaries to assist in expanding across the galaxy. With over 70 unique
mercenary ships and multiple Bazaars to discover on each map, Galactic
Civilizations III: Mercenaries offers hours of unique gameplay.
"Each mercenary sets their own hiring price in terms of money and resource,"
said Paul Boyer, Lead Designer of Galactic Civilizations III. "Because there are
a finite number of mercenaries, each civilization is competing for their
services. When one is hired by one civilization, it is no longer available to
the others."
Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries also includes two new factions: the
Arceans and the Torians. The Arceans are an ancient and honorable civilization
of warriors and the Torians are an aquatic species seeking to escape the slavery
of the Drengin. Both races come with new traits, abilities, and tech trees. The
Torians are also the subject of a new campaign available within the expansion.
The campaign for Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries centers on the peaceful
Torian race who have long been enslaved and farmed for their meat by the cruel
Drengin. To free the Torians, players will need to explore and discover
mercenaries, then hire them to aid in escaping from their oppressors. Players
will strive to liberate the Torians and help them rebuild their shattered
civilization while staying out of reach of the Drengin.
This trailer
introduces Pixel Privateers, a collaboration between Terraria
developer Re-Logic and Pixel Piracy developer Quadro Delta (thanks
VG247). This
Steam Community Group Announcement has early details, and here's a bit:
If that’s not enough to get you excited, this certainly will - Pixel
Privateers is multiplayer, from day 1! We are extremely happy to make this an
experience that can be shared with up to 3 friends, with each player controlling
a squad. This time there is no waiting, no chance that it won’t happen, it’s
already in game and fully functional. Keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks
for us to start showing the game on livestream and elsewhere, we believe you’ll
love what you see!
Continue here to read the full story.
Focus Home Interactive announces an early adopter offer for Battlefleet
Gothic: Armada, saying they've opened up preorders
on Steam with a 10%
discount on this real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Early adopters will receive an additional free "space marines" faction, and will
also be allowed access to the game's multiplayer beta, which will commence a few
weeks before the game's official launch in March. They celebrate the news with a
new narrative trailer
composed of cinematics from the game. Here's more: Battlefleet Gothic:
Armada, the new space RTS set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe from Games
Workshop, today unveils the Narrative Trailer. This video, composed from some of
the game's cinematics, introduces the ambitious solo campaign which will plunge
players into the heart of the spectacular void battles of the 12th Black Crusade
of Abaddon.
Great care has been taken with the campaign of Battlefleet Gothic, through its
story and realisation. Many cinematics, astutely mixing game sequences with
artwork created by talented artists, support the story and the major events of
the campaign, which are sometimes influenced by the success - or failure - of
the missions. The Gothic Sector is in constant evolution, and new threats often
make an appearance such as the Ork pirates, or the Eldar corsairs. The Chaos
forces will often launch assaults on Imperial worlds, while your allies will
request your support. Quite often, multiple events will arise simultaneously,
requiring you to take critical decisions and bear the weight of their
consequences, such as different access to resources, or available allies... in
the end, your decisions will influence the unfolding of the Gothic War itself.
We are also thrilled to announce the beginning of pre-orders for Battlefleet
Gothic: Armada. In order to reward the commitment of players who will support us
during the pre-order phase, and those who will join the community during the
first couple of months following the game's launch, we decided to offer to these
"early adopters", for free, an additional faction - the Space Marines - which
will be available to play a few weeks after launch. This additional faction will
be playable in battles played in both Multiplayer modes and in skirmish against
the AI. Players who pre-order the game will also receive access to the
Multiplayer Beta, that will start a few weeks before the official launch.
Continue here to read the full story.
2K announces the release of Kala, a new support class hunter that's the latest
new content addition to Evolve, the four-versus-one shooter from Turtle
Rock Studios. This is available as an individual purchase, as part of the
Hunting Season 2, or as part of the Evolve: Ultimate Edition, which includes
both Hunting Season 1 and Hunting Season 2.
This
post from last week has details on the character along with
a teaser trailer
showing her in action. Here's the announcement: 2K and Turtle Rock
Studios today announced that Kala, a new Support class Hunter, is now available
for Evolve™, the 4v1 shooter in which four Hunters cooperatively fight to take
down a single-player controlled Monster. This unique new Support character
utilizes abilities similar to those possessed by Evolve’s various Monsters. Kala
is available individually or as part of Hunting Season 2*, which also includes
Gorgon (Monster), Lennox (Assault class), Jack (Trapper class) and Emet (Medic
class).
Dr. Kala Kapur is an expert on Monster biology and has spliced their DNA into
her own genome in order to control the Monsters’ abilities and use them in
battle. Her array of unique abilities include:
- Siren Missiles – an improvement on Kraken
technology, these airborne missiles home in on nearby enemies. When placed
on the ground, they become more powerful, slower moving homing mines;
- Teleport Pads – an improvement on Wraith
technology, these pads allow teammates to move instantaneously from one part
of the map to another;
- Armor Reducer – using Goliath’s armor
technology, the Armor Reducer shoots a beam which temporarily removes the
Monster’s armor. The armor quickly regenerates once the beam connection
breaks.
For complete details on Kala visit the Evolve blog at
http://evolvegame.com.
Additionally, players new to Evolve can obtain all currently available and
announced playable characters, including Kala, as part of the Evolve: Ultimate
Edition. Available now at select North American and Latin American retailers,
the Evolve: Ultimate Edition includes the base game, Monster Expansion Pack,
Hunting Season 1 and Hunting Season 2.
GSC Game World offers
a new
video from Cossacks 3, introducing another playable nation in the strategy
sequel, showing off Beldar's and Primat's hometown of France. This is one of 12
playable nations that will ship with the game, and word is DLC will increase
this to a total of 20. Word is: "We are keeping on revealing Cossacks 3 playable
nations and this time it’s France. Video demonstrates unique nation’s
architecture units and possible look of your French town." Continue here to read the full story.
A new video developer
diary #3 for Planet Coaster shows off Frontier Developments' progress on
their upcoming theme-park game. This includes the first gameplay footage along
with the developers discussing the game, focusing on how modular building
elements help you create the park of your dreams. Continue here to read the full story.
The fact that I'm just getting over the soreness from shoveling show is a little
disturbing to me, as it's a stark reminder I should be in better shape.
Actually, should is the wrong word, as I'm probably in better condition than I
deserve to be considering my level of activity. This has me thinking I should do
something about this, though it's going to take a while to wrap my head around
that thought, since it's hard for me to come to a conclusion of what to do that does not
involve the word "exercise." *shudder*
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