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Archived News:
The Scott Games website has an image up
apparently teasing a new installment in the Five Nights at Freddy's series. A
new game would be no surprise from the prolific developer, but there's not much
to go by for now other than a logo which says Five Nights at Freddy's Sister
Location, and a subheading saying "The was never just one." Thanks
VG247.
Battle.net has a first
look at Season 6 rewards for Diablo III, noting that the version 2.4.1
patch that will kick off the new season will go live soon. They outline various
cosmetic rewards and also offer a detailed rundowns on the various
class-specific sets that will be the Haedrig's Gift rewards for the season. They
also list the Season's Journey tasks to earn more stash space:
- Complete a Torment X Nephalem Rift in under 4
minutes
- Level 3 Legendary Gems to Rank 55 or highter
- Complete any two Conquests
- Kill Rakanoth in under 15 seconds on Torment X
- Slay Greed on Torment X
- Clear Greater Rift 60 Solo
Patrice
Desilets tweets that a settlement has been reached in his
2013 lawsuit against Ubisoft over his
firing (thanks
Gamasutra). At the time he sought $400K and the rights to 1666: Amsterdam,
the game he was working on for Ubisoft before it was suspended.
This document has details on the settlement, saying he has withdrawn his
suit, but has secured the rights to the game, though his startup's current focus
remains Ancestors : the Humankind Odyssey, which was
announced
last year. Here's word: Ubisoft and Mr. Patrice Désilets have agreed
today to put an end to the legal dispute with regards to project 1666 Amsterdam.
Following this agreement, Mr. Désilets is withdrawing his legal action against
Ubisoft from the Superior Court of Québec. The company thereby also give the
rights of project 1666 Amsterdam to Mr. Désilets, who will hereafter have all
creative and business control over the project.
“Putting aside our past differences, Patrice and I are above all interested in
the creation of videogames and the evolution of this medium of entertainment,”
said Yannis Mallat, Chief Executive Officer of Ubisoft Montréal and Toronto.
“This agreement is good news for everyone. Ubisoft’s creative teams are
currently working on innovative projects that will mark our industry for years
to come. This is precisely where we want to focus our energy, on our teams, to
continue what we have been building in Quebec for nearly 20 years. As we have
always said, Patrice is a talented designer and we wish him all the best in the
development of his future endeavours.”
“I’m glad Ubisoft and I were able to come to an agreement that will allow me to
obtain the rights to project 1666 Amsterdam,” said Mr. Désilets. “I will now
devote myself entirely to the development of Ancestors: the Humankind Odyssey,
my next game with Panache Digital Games. This is what matters most to me today:
making the best games and showing the world the creative talent of Quebecers. I
also wish every success to the Ubisoft teams.”
A new
Kickstarter campaign from Night Work Games for BLACKROOM reveals the
recently
teased plans for a new first-person shooter from John Romero and Adrian
Carmack (no relation to John Carmack), two of the id Software cofounders who
helped create DOOM and QUAKE. They are seeking $750K to make what they call "a
visceral, action-packed FPS set in a holographic simulation gone rogue." Here's
more on the plan: John Romero and fellow id Software co-founder Adrian
Carmack proudly announce BLACKROOM™, a visceral, varied and violent shooter that
harkens back to classic FPS play with a mixture of exploration, speed, and
intense, weaponized combat. Use fast, skillful movement to dodge enemy attacks,
circle-strafe your foes, and rule the air as you rocket jump in the single- and
multiplayer modes. BLACKROOM launches with unique multiplayer maps and robust
modding support for the community to make diabolical creations of their own
design - Coming Winter 2018 to PC!
- Platform - PC and Mac (DRM Free + Steam)
- Release Date - Winter 2018
- Genre - FPS
- Single-Player Campaign - 10 Hours, Leaderboard
Challenge Modes
- Multiplayer - Co-op, 1-on-1 Deathmatch, Arena
- Multiplayer Maps - 6 Built In + Community Maps
- Fully Moddable, Run Dedicated Servers, Create
Maps
- New Soundtrack by acclaimed metal guitarist
George Lynch
BLACKROOM is the FPS you have been waiting for: a return to fast, violent and
masterful play on the PC. In BLACKROOM, you reign supreme in a variety of
multiplayer modes, including co-op, 1-on-1 deathmatch and free-for-all arena in
a motley mix of locations including hardcore military sims, hellish infernos and
interstellar space. If you prefer a single-player experience, delve into an
intense 10+ hour campaign, spanning wildly varied environments, from ruined
Victorian mansions to Wild West ghost towns to treacherous pirate galleons and
beyond.
This post has details on update 3 for Master of Orion, which has just
gone live in the early access version of the 4X space strategy game. The new
version adds espionage gameplay, the Darlok and Silicoid races, a new economic
victory condition, support for Linux, and more. They also warn that the large
number of changes mean save games from early access version 2 may no longer
work, so they are offering the previous Windows and OS X build separately to
allow players to continue. Here's word: "After a lot of work we are proud to
present this massive update. As you will see this version is packed with
important new features, new playable races and several improvements. We want to
thank you all for your amazing feedback that is helping us improve the game."
A playable demo for Upwards, Lonely Robot is now available
on Steam, offering a
chance to sample this Windows platformer featuring the aspirations of a
spherical robot who learns that it's not just lonely at the top, but getting
there as well.
This news post has the details: Easy to pick up and play but so
difficult to put down, Upwards, Lonely Robot will push gamers’ platforming
skills to the limit as they ascend a series of increasingly-challenging towers
while trying to avoid the lurking enemies and traps above. Each tower climbed
unlocks a little more of the mystery as the plot to find the Lonely Robot’s
creator deepens in the many twisting and absorbing levels.
The demo will allow players access to a section of the story mode giving them a
taste of the intuitive gameplay, amazing visuals and features of Upwards, Lonely
Robot as they scale the dizzying heights, all in a tense battle against the
clock.
The full game, which is out now for Windows, includes several exciting single
player and multiplayer modes for gamers to keep the platform climbing chaos
going for hours on end - although the real challenge will be putting the
controller down.
The
Battleborn website now offers a three-part motion comic offering a prequel
for Battleborn, Gearbox Software's upcoming multiplayer shooter. Here's
there introduction to this introduction to the game: On May 3rd, the
fight to save the last star in the universe begins. That’s right, it’s about
that time. Before you gear up and pick from the 25 playable badasses at launch,
let’s start by asking ourselves: “How the hell did we get into this mess in the
first place?”
Glad you asked!
You see, these 25 playable heroes – from the five remaining factions in the
universe – are all that stand between us and total annihilation. This uneasy
alliance is at the verge of falling apart. That’s the good news. The bad news:
You’ve got star-sucking cosmic horrors, called Varelsi, and the treacherous
Jennerit scumbag, Rendain, -- both are on a mission to drag every last star
system kicking and screaming into the void.
And what better way to tell the stories of what brought these Battleborn
together than with an awesome animated comic run?
Continue here to read the full story.
The Sims 4 returns to the top spot on
GFK Chart-Track's top 30 chart of the bestselling PC games in the U.K. for
the week ending April 23rd. There's a new entry atop the
all platforms top 40, as Ratchet & Clank debuts at number one. There's more
action there, as Star Fox Zero enters in the sixth position and Ruby Challenge 3
is lucky number 13. Here's
word: Sony and Insomniac make a triumphant return with a first outing
on PS4 for ‘Ratchet & Clank’, the first in the series to debut at No1.
The game debuts just a few days before the movie (UK release date is 29th
April). The game series began back in week 45, 2002 on PS2 with ‘Ratchet and
Clank’ having held the previous best week 1 for All Formats chart position
(No15). In terms of week 1 sales units the record was held by 2009’s PS3
‘Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time’, but the current release beats this by a
factor of 3. Bandai Namco’s ‘Dark Souls III’ drops to No2 after 1 week at the
top (-80%) and EA climb 9 places to No3 with ‘Star Wars Battlefront’ (+177%) –
of course this is also the week where ‘Star Wars The Force Awakens’ arrived on
DVD/Blu-ray.
Three other new releases make the Top 40 this week. The second is Nintendo’s
WiiU ‘Star Fox Zero’ at No6, the third is Alternative’s ‘Rugby Challenge 3’
(No13) and the fourth is Konami’s ‘UEFA Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer’ for
PS3/PS4 (No23).
I recently mentioned the acquisition of an electric trimmer which allowed me to
finally tame our wild forsythia situation. This weekend was the reckoning for
how easy this was, as I had to deal with a pile of trimmings unprecedented in my
previous efforts. At one point I was thinking the acquisition of the trimmer may
have provoked the need for a wood-chipper, but with a steady effort I was able
to whittle these down to size and bag the whole mess for pickup. This was all a
little much, but I'm confident that this will be an easier chore going forward
now that I've got a handle on things again.
R.I.P.:
Double Fine, LucasArts audio legend Jory Prum dies, aged just 41.
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