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Archived News:
Rebellion has plans to reveal a new project soon, confirms
Videogamer, who contacted the developer to follow-up on indications this
will be Sniper Elite 4. They did not get that confirmation, but have an
image of a LinkedIn profile that mentions the sharpshooting sequel by name.
Here's the statement from Rebellion's Jason Kingsley, which deflects, but does
not actually deny the discovery: "To be honest we're flattered that
people are actively searching out for a new Sniper Elite title, and we certainly
don't mind being mentioned next to projects like Black Ops 3 and Unreal! However
the person in question doesn't work for Rebellion and we haven't announced a new
entry in the Sniper Elite series.
"Last year we celebrated the Sniper Elite series' 10th birthday and 10 millionth
sale, so our IP is still hugely important to both Rebellion and independent UK
games development. We're actually gearing up to announce a new Rebellion game
soon, so expect to hear more from us before GDC!"
SCS Software now offers the Kenworth W900 as free DLC for American Truck
Simulator, saying
Steam
will automatically add the truck to the game, and offering
this trailer showing
it in action. The DLC also includes updates to the game, in particular reducing
the severity of fines for newer players, and also allowing drivers to make
"right on red" turns, which are indeed legal in much of the U.S., though usually
against company policy for commercial vehicles. Continue here to read the full story.
Layers of Fear is now available
on Steam, offering a
"first-person psychedelic horror game with a heavy focus on story and
exploration," where you play a painter struggling to complete is masterpiece.
This is available for Windows, Linux, and OS X, and here is an description that
paints a picture of how this works: You take another drink as the canvas
looms in front of you. A light flickers dimly in the corner. You’ve created
countless pieces of art, but never anything like…this. Why haven’t you done this
before? It seems so obvious in retrospect. Your friends, critics, business
partners—soon, they’ll all see. But something’s still missing…
You look up, startled. That melody… Was that a piano? It sounded just like her…
But, no—that would be impossible. She’s gone. They’re all gone.
Have to focus. How long has it taken to get to this point? Too long, but it
doesn’t matter. There will be no more distractions. It’s almost finished. You
can feel it. Your creation. Your Magnum Opus.
Dare you help paint a true Masterpiece of Fear? Layers of Fear is a first-person
psychedelic horror game with a heavy focus on story and exploration. Delve deep
into the mind of an insane painter and discover the secret of his madness, as
you walk through a vast and constantly changing Victorian-era mansion. Uncover
the visions, fears and horrors that entwine the painter and finish the
masterpiece he has strived so long to create.
A Special Message from
Yoshinori Ono is a video from the executive producer of Street Fighter V on
the eve of the release of the next installment in the fighting series. This is
in Japanese, but offers English subtitles revealing Capcom says this is a new
beginning for a new "fighting tool," as he reminds gamers that they will be able
to unlock all the game's additional content for free using in-game currency
earned in fights, including new characters released over "the next few years."
He also discusses plans for tournaments around the world and says they are
racing to have the game's cinematic expansion ready for release in June. Continue here to read the full story.
The
GeForce website announces the release of new version 361.91 WHQL-certified
drivers for Windows.. They explain these are the game-ready drivers for
Street Fighter V, but also have optimizations and tweaks for other upcoming
releases, including an imminent Arma 3 update, next weekend's Hitman
beta, a Chinese Monster Hunter Online beta, and the open beta of Tom
Clancy's The Division. In keeping with a previous announcement about driver
distribution, they repeatedly emphasize that these drivers are available through
the GeForce Experience,
but they also seem to be available for traditional download through their
website.
A post to the
Dungeon Defenders II website has the news that Trendy Entertainment has
suffered some layoffs.
Kotaku has a follow-up statement from the developer saying: "We have made
the full resources of our organization available for our departing friends and
colleagues to help ease them swiftly through this difficult period of
transition." Here's the original post: It’s with great sadness today that
we announce some layoffs at our Gainesville studio. These people are not only
our co-workers, but our family and our friends. We made the hard decision that a
smaller more focused team would be better able to deliver on our overall goals.
This move will reinforce our plans to deliver Dungeon Defenders II out of Early
Access as the experience that you deserve. So, stick with us as we update all of
our game systems, release new heroes, and continue to defend Etheria.
Make War Not Love 3
is now underway, offering the chance to unlock free new content for one of three
games vying for your affection (represented by play time). These games, Company
of Heroes 2, Dawn of War II, Total War: ATTILA, are also all currently on sale
on Steam.
Square Enix Montréal announces that Hitman GO: Definitive Edition will be
released on Steam next week, along with versions for PlayStation 4 and
PlayStation Vita, with a February 23rd release in North America and a February
24th release in European territories. This was originally a mobile game, but now
word is the "definitive edition" is landing on other platforms, and will be a
cross-buy digital download from the PlayStation Store and the Steam store for
$7.99. Here's a bit on what defines this edition as definitive: The
definitive edition has been updated with improved graphics, new control schemes
optimized for consoles and PC, integrated achievements including a platinum
trophy, and cross-save functionality allowing users to seamlessly transfer save
files between PlayStation systems to take Hitman GO: Definitive Edition on the
go. The game includes all of its original content as well as all subsequent
content updates (Opera, Airport and St. Petersburg boxes), and all in-app
purchases have been removed.
“We are very excited to be bringing Hitman GO to even more players with this
revisited edition. We hope the challenging turn-based gameplay will please even
the most dedicated Hitman fans,” said Patrick Naud, Head of Studio for Square
Enix Montreal. “Hitman GO is an innovative iteration of the successful stealth
franchise and should see continued success with this release on consoles and
PC.”
Blazing Griffin announces a slight setback to the release of The Ship:
Remasted, saying the reworked version of their first-person mystery game is
now expected on February 22nd, rather than today, as was planned. In short, they
say: "There were a number of concerns from the community about the impact of a
LAN-only launch may have on initial Steam reviews and on balance, we felt that
it was appropriate to address those concerns." There are further details
in this post, which expands that explanation. Here's more: Work on
dedicated servers is also continuing and as originally planned, we would expect
these to become available within a few weeks.
Thanks to everyone for their comments and also for voicing your concerns.
Launching a game like this is a delicate process and we were also concerned
about the impact of negative reviews will have on the future of the game. We did
feel that on balance there were more benefits to launching today than later, but
given the feedback from the community, we've moved to a more suitable
solution.
SteamOS Status update
for Street Fighter V explains when to expect the free SteamOS update for
Street Fighter V, as this will not be part of tomorrow's launch of the
brawler sequel (thanks
PC Gamer). Word is: Attention Steam users and Street Fighter V
players! Our development team is working closely with Valve engineers to bring
the full Street Fighter V experience onto the SteamOS platform.
This will be a free update to all Street Fighter V Steam players and will be
released this Spring. More news will be shared soon, so stay tuned.
The Sims 4 return to their home atop the
GFK Chart-Track U.K. top 30 PC chart for the week ending February 13th,
dropping last week's number one, XCOM 2, into the number four spot. Things are
more stable on the
all platforms top 40, where Call of Duty: Black Ops III remains number one
for the tenth week. Their
write-up of all the action celebrates the news: Activision’s ‘Call of
Duty: Black Ops III’ (-17%) celebrates a 10th No1 crown.
Only ‘Lego Marvel Avengers’ (-35%), which remains at No2 has managed to break
its run at the top in 2016. The start of the half term break combined with
retail promotions sees a resurgence for many of the Top 10 this week with ‘Fifa
16’ (+26%) climbing back up to No3. ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ (+33%) and ‘Stars Wars
Battlefront’ (+50%) follow suit moving up to claim No4 and No5. ‘Tom Clancy’s
Rainbow Six: Siege’ (+16%) also sees a strong boost but still slips a spot down
to No6. ‘Just Cause 3’ (-5%) climbs a spot and stays ahead of a resurgent
‘Fallout 4’ (+67%), which leaps 7 places to No8. ‘Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate’
(-2%) and ‘Minecraft: Story Mode’ (-19%) are both non–movers at No9 and No10.
Although they’re unable to threaten the Top 10 a few new releases arrive in the
Top 40. The first in the form of ‘Assassin’s Creed Chronicles’ at No19. The
physical release sees episodic releases covering China, India and Russia united
on one disc. The zombies return once more as Warner Bros. Interactive release
‘Dying Light: The Following’ debuting at No28. The release sees the addition of
all season pass content combined with the original release from February last
year.
Happy President's Day to those of you here in the U.S., a celebration of the
deep respect each and every citizen has always had for our leaders. Or a few of
them at least. Since I'm El Presidente for life here at the BlueTower I think
I'll give myself a nice shoulder rub or something to celebrate. Speaking of
celebrations (sort of), today would have been my dad's birthday, so he's in my
thoughts even more than usual. I'm taking joy in hoping that will inspire
someone to call their folks today and tell them they love them. So there, enjoy
the occasion, and remember not to eat too much President's Day cake.
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