Archived News:
Torn Banner Studios unveils plans for Mirage: Arcane Warfare, a
multiplayer combat game coming to PC later this year from the Toronto-based
developer of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. You can get a first look at this
in a short teaser trailer,
while there's a countdown running on
the game's website ticking off
the seconds until a full trailer reveal in a week. For now, here's what they say
about the teaser: "This short teaser video introduces us to the fast-paced
combat gameplay and bloody weaponry that are hallmarks of Mirage: Arcane
Warfare. You’ll also get a look at the never-before-seen characters, beautiful
landscapes, and dazzling magic of Mirage: Arcane Warfare - all lovingly rendered
in Unreal Engine 4." Continue here to read the full story.
GameWatcher has a statement from Paradox Interactive where the publisher
explains that they have "amicably terminated" their agreement with Ruffian Games
to develop Hollowpoint, a "co-op action-packed tactical RPG set in the
22nd century" they announced in summer
2014. They say they are currently reevaluating the creative direction of the
game: "Today we would like to announce that the working relationship
between Paradox Interactive and Ruffian Games on ‘Hollowpoint’ has been amicably
terminated." said a spokesperson for Paradox Interactive. "After recent ongoing
discussions between the two companies, it became apparent to both parties that
the creative vision for the project was diverging and so the decision was
ultimately taken to cease our co-operation in order to serve the long-term
interests of the game."
"We would like to thank Ruffian Games for all their hard work and wish them the
best of luck in their future endeavours. Paradox will be re-evaluating the
creative direction of ‘Hollowpoint’ internally before making any final
decisions."
There is
a statement on the Oovee Game Studios website addressing conjecture
on reddit and
their
forums that rashes of game crashes in Spintires are the result of "time
bombs" deliberately inserted into the code of the off-road racing game by
developer Pavel Zagrebelnyy. The speculation was that the programmer was
disgruntled, as he
recently told Eurogamer that the publisher owes him "a s***load of money
according to our contract," and that he hadn't "had a meaningful communication
with Oovee for many months (maybe a year)." Oovee discredits these theories and
takes offense at the speculation, and say that the problems have been
identified, and fixes are in the works. That all makes this seem like a normal
bug, but it does seem odd that the game is
no longer for sale on Steam
for the moment (thanks
PC Invasion), which is not addressed by the publisher in their update.
Gamasutra has a statement from Zagrebelnyy, who also says this was not
deliberate sabotage, but rather a bug related to a date-related piracy check,
and he says a patch should come through on Steam "soon," and in regards to Oovee, he "will try to pick better partners next time."
UbiBlog has an outline from Ubisoft on what to expect from The Division
on launch day for the new Tom Clancy-inspired shooter. They explain when servers
will go online, and when to expect reviews to pop up, since reviewers can't
really get a proper headstart on such an online game: Since it’s
impossible for us to populate the servers in a way that would adequately
replicate playing The Division on launch day, reviewers will start playing the
game along with everyone else when it’s released on March 8 – after the servers
go live officially and globally at 00:01AM Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
We anticipate there may be some impressions posted online within the first few
days of launch that were based on experiences with The Division Beta, and we
look forward to seeing streams, videos, and opinions that provide accounts of
final, in-game conditions.
Players who have purchased digital copies can begin preloading today for Xbox
One; Thursday, March 3 at 6PM CET / 9AM PT for PC (Steam/Uplay); and March 6 at
00:01AM local time on PlayStation 4 – except Japan where it will be available on
March 8 at 00:01AM. In the US, digital copies of The Division for Xbox One, PS4,
and PC will be active at 12:01AM EST on March 8.
We can’t wait for you to share these and other Division moments as you explore
the streets and begin your journey to save New York City. Thank you for your
continued support.
Blacksea Odyssey is now available for Windows, OS X, and Linux
on Steam early access,
offering first crack at this top down space game. They say the game will receive
weekly updates, and that early access players will have a strong influence on
the game's development. Here's the
announcement trailer
from back in the day, and here's word: "Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent
top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and
runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt
enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears."
The
Hitman website now offers a
season premiere trailer
celebrating the next week's launch of episode one in the new Hitman series.
Here's word: Agent 47 is back and in the prime of his career in HITMAN; a live and
ever-expanding game that will give players new contracts and challenges to
complete every week.
The season premieres with the first episode on March 11 and will grow, deepen
and evolve over the seven total episodes that are released through 2016.
This trailer showcases the Paris location from the first episode as well as
Sapienza and Marrakesh from the next two episodes.
This is HITMAN. The season premieres March 11, 2016.
Continue here to read the full story.
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Mainlining - The Cyber Espionage Hacking Sim by Rebelephant — Kickstarter.
"Mainlining - The Cyber Espionage Hacking Sim, mixes dark and dry humour
with gameplay that echoes old school point and click adventures. Following
the government's introduction of the BLU Pill Act and the Secret
Intelligence Service's reintroduction of MI7, all online personal data is
accessible by the powers that be."
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WARTILE by Playwood Project ApS — Kickstarter. "WARTILE delivers a game
experience unlike anything you’ve seen before. Bring a collection of
miniature figurines to life as they aid you to battle it out in a real time
strategy video game. Position figurines, use their strengths and be mindful
of their weaknesses, activate their special abilities and play action cards
to gain the upper hand on the playing field."
Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference, EA CFO
Blake Jorgensen revealed a delay to Mass Effect Andromeda, saying the
next installment in the sci-fi action series is now due in their fiscal fourth
quarter, which is the first quarter of 2017 according to the regular old
calendar. The game was announced
for release before the end of this year, but there is no explanation for the
setback.
VG247 has the relevant quote, courtesy of
NeoGAF, which
also says to expect new Battlefield and Titanfall games this year. Here's word:
“We’ve got a great year ahead,” the executive told attendees at the
Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference.
“We’ve got our Battlefield first-person shooter game coming in the third
quarter, and our third-party title that Respawn, our partner, built, it’s called
TItanfall, it’s the second title that they brought into that brand.
“Both of those are first-person shooters and will be targeted around the fast,
action-driven shooter market, as well as the strategy-driven market in that
quarter.
“We have our Mirror’s Edge runner game this first quarter, and then we have Mass
Effect, which is a sci-fi action game, in our fourth quarter. So big year ahead
and we’re pretty excited.”
The elegantly named
Windows Games on Microsoft Store now offers the Windows 10 edition of
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, a remastered port of the original Gears of
War, exclusive to the newest edition of their operating system (thanks
The Escapist). Here's word on the release: The landmark original
returns, stunningly remastered and modernized for Windows 10 featuring all-new
ultra-high definition graphics up to 4K resolution.
The planet lies in ruin. An inmate named Marcus Fenix – once left to die – is
humanity's only hope versus the relentless Locust.
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 is loaded with new content
including five campaign chapters not included in the Xbox 360 version. Windows
10 players will also receive the Deluxe Weapon Skin Pack and 11 bonus
multiplayer characters.
AMD support now offers new version 16.2.1 Crimson reference drivers for AMD
graphics cards (thanks Mashiki). These include a crossfire profile for the newly
released Far Cry Primal, and resolves a number of outstanding issues, though
there are still a few titles that can crash when using their Gaming Evolved
overlay. Here's word: Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1
Highlights
- Crossfire Profile available for
Resolved Issues
- A black screen/TDR error may be encountered when
booting a system with Intel + AMD graphics and an HDMI monitor connected
- Choppy gameplay may be experienced when both AMD
Freesync™ and AMD Crossfire™ are both enabled
- Display corruption may be observed after keeping
system idle for some time
- Fallout 4 - Flickering may be experienced at
various game locations with the v1.3 game update and with AMD Crossfire™
enabled
- Fallout 4 - Foliage/water may ripple/stutter when
game is launched in High/Ultra settings mode
- Fallout 4 - Screen tearing in systems with both
AMD Freesync™ and AMD Crossfire™ enabled if game is left idle for a short
period of time
- Fallout 4 - Thumbnails may flicker or disappear
while scrolling the Perk levels page
Continue here to read the full story.
Somebody must have lit a simulated cigarette, because Bus Simulator 16 has
arrived (talk about pulling out an obsolete joke!). The
Bus Simulator 16 website
has details on where to pick this up, including
Steam, and
this
recent release trailer shows off what to expect. Here's word:
Publisher astragon and developer stillalive studios are happy to
announce, that the long-awaited Bus Simulator 16 has officially left the depot
today and is now available in retail and as digital download. Players will not
only be able to drive busses themselves but will also get the chance to start
and manage their very own bus company in cooperation with their friends.
In Bus Simulator 16 the player slips into the shoes of a budding bus operator in
the lively city of Sunny Springs. In this role he will be able to steer busses
which have been especially created for the game as well as originally licensed
vehicles by the famous German bus and truck maker MAN. Among those are the MAN
Lion's City A37 citybus as well as the MAN Lion's City A 23 articulated bus –
two busses that will make every bus fan’s heart beat faster.
The brand new bus driver starts in the fringe parts of the city with learning
how to drive the busses and work with their faithfully reproduced, fully
operational cockpits. He will also need to prove his skills at the friendly and
professional transportation of passengers and create his first bus lines and
timetables. The better the player manages all these tasks, the better the image
of his company will become. This of course will not only reflect upon the
popularity - and with that the finances - of the bus operator, but will also
unlock other city districts and new busses bit by bit. With the so earned money
he can not only buy new busses, but also hire additional drivers, who can in
turn be assigned to the player’s bus lines. The AI drivers possess individual
skills and will be able to improve so that they will become steadily better at
driving their lines. This will in turn improve the image of the company and
result in the rise of its revenue.
The built-in route editor will enable the player to easily create completely new
bus lines as well as amend already existing ones. This guarantees lots of
long-term variety within the open, freely drivable game world.
Continue here to read the full story.
Developer Hanmarusoft and publisher InselGames announce the launch of Trinium
Wars on Steam as an early
access title, offering both Deluxe and Collector's editions of the windows
MMORPG. This game was developed by JW Lee, said to be lead artist on Diablo III,
though we can't quite place where he fit in with that controversial
aspect of the game. Trinium Wars is a post-apocalyptic Sci Fi MMORPG set 200
years after World War III. Join either Humanity trying to re-conquer Earth, or
the Narc, an ancient alien race, in PvE or PvP fights to secure the most
precious resource in the universe: Trinium. Here's a new
launch trailer showing
off the game, and here's word on what it entails: Developed by Jang Wook
Lee, Lead Artist of Diablo 3, Trinium Wars is a post-apocalyptic Sci Fi MMORPG
set in the remains of Planet Earth after World War III. Join the fight for the
rarest substance in the universe: Trinium. Support the Human forces to reconquer
their home planet, which they had to leave after the devastating consequences of
World War III, or join forces with the alien Narc, who found Earth in the search
for a new home. Varied quests will lead you through the story of Trinium Wars.
Special instance missions allow you to transform into tanks or Robots. As high
level content up to 1000 players can fight at the same time in the “Resource
War” mode, building up camps and mining precious Trinium. In addition to PvE
gameplay and the PvP focused “Resource War”, Trinium Wars offers an additional
MOBA themed, arena-style PVP mode while the base-building mode will allow for
more tactical choices and the power to craft new equipment, potions and even
skills. The big run for Trinium has started. Be part of it!
Continue here to read the full story.
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The Rise of Dagon by Infernohawke Entertainment — Kickstarter. -- "The
Rise of Dagon is a classic single player dungeon crawl Computer Role
Playing Game (CRPG) in the vein of classics like Eye of the Beholder, Legend
of Grimrock, Dungeon Master, and Lands of Lore to name a few! Create a party
of four characters each with distinct racial and class-based abilities
as well as a set of Elemental Affinity powers that enhance your
character's powers and resistance to each element." There are more details
on The Rise of Dagon website.
- ASUS Maximus VIII Gene LGA 1151 Motherboard on
HARDOCP.
- CM Storm Xornet II Gaming Mouse on
Play3r.net.
- Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Gaming Headset on
Hardware Asylum.
- MSI GS40 Phantom 6QE Gaming Laptop on
TechSpot.
- NZXT Manta (White Edition) ITX Case on
Modders-Inc.
- Patriot Supersonic Magnum 2 256GB Flash Drive on
TweakTown.
- TP-LINK Touch P5 Touchscreen AC1900 Wireless Router on
TweakTown.
Weird, I quoted Ghostbusters yesterday, and then saw a coincidental funny
reference to the movie in the comments on the release of
the new patch for Heroes
of the Storm that warmed my pun-loving heart: "There is no Jaina, only Xul."
Bravo FlashGordan. Bravo.
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