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Archived News:
Homefront: The Revolution is now available in North America for Windows,
PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, offering a first-person shooter sequel set in an occupied U.S.A. Word is: "This epic first-person shooter with a 30+
hour single-player campaign is set in Philadelphia in the year 2029, where independence and democracy as we know it today no longer exists. The online co-op
Resistance Mode (which supports up to four players on a team) offers a new
guerrilla warfare gameplay experience. Get ready to help America rise again."
You can take a look at the game in
this trailer, and
here's word on the release and plans to support it with additional free and paid
content: Deep Silver and Dambuster Studios today proudly announce the
release of their new epic first person shooter, Homefront®: The Revolution.
Available today in North America and May 20th throughout the rest of the world,
players will be able to immerse themselves in this truly unique story-driven
shooter. Taking the role of a resistance fighter that is outgunned and
outmatched, fight to liberate Philadelphia from oppression and its occupying
forces.
"With Homefront: The Revolution, we deliver a reboot of the Homefront IP, a
brand new open world shooter game with asymmetric, guerilla warfare. Not only
that, we also deliver with it a deep story about defending our values, defending
our country, defending our society, and that is as current as it can be," said
Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Koch Media.
Revealed today are also further details on the Expansion Pass. The Homefront:
The Revolution Expansion Pass includes access to the three single-player
campaign expansions. It also unlocks exclusive bonuses for use in Homefront's
online co-operative experience, 'Resistance Mode.'
Coming in 2016, The Voice of Freedom and Aftermath will both add new districts
and several hours of original single-player content that complement Homefront's
huge 30-hour campaign. A much larger expansion - Beyond the Walls - will follow
in 2017, with more details to come.
Expansion Pass holders also benefit from these Resistance Mode perks:
- 'Supply Line' entitles players to a FREE
Resistance Crate each week, just for logging into Resistance Mode
- 'The Right Kind of School' unlocks three new
starting backgrounds for your Resistance Mode character: 'ATF Agent',
'G-Man' and 'U.S. Marshall'
In addition to the epic 30-hour single player campaign, Homefront's online
co-operative 'Resistance Mode' will launch with six Missions, with the first set
of new Missions set to arrive in June. All additional Resistance Mode missions
will be FREE, and Dambuster Studios are committed to delivering high quality
added content updates for the first year at no extra cost.
Continue here to read the full story.
Steam News announces the
release of The Center - ARK
Expansion Map, new free DLC for
ARK: Survival Evolved,
the dinosaur survival game that's 33% off to celebrate the occasion. Here's word
on what this adds: The Center is a free add-on for ARK: Survival Evolved
that includes a massive new map for survivors to explore, nearly double the size
of the playable geography of the standard ARK Island landscape making it about
70 sq. kilometers. The Center complements the current ARK biomes with a rich,
hand-drawn Tolkien-esque aesthetic. Filled with stunning lighting effects, lava
rivers, giant picturesque mountains, misty floating islands, ancient underground
ice caves, and more, The Center is free for anyone who already owns ARK:
Survival Evolved.
The
Battlefield website announces that for the next week all Battlefield 4
owners are entitled to download a free copy of the Final Stand DLC for
Battlefield 4. They offer all the details on what the pack includes, and the
following explanation: "From May 17 to May 24, you can download Battlefield 4
Final Stand for free*, from Origin, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live. In
Battlefield 4 Final Stand, you can move the fight into the grand Russian wintry
landscape. Make sure you get it quick, though – the future waits for no one, and
after May 24, this giveaway will be a thing of the past."
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America announces DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2, saying
"the most expansive Dragon Ball videogame experience to-date" will come to
Steam as well as consoles when it is released later this year. The game's
official website is online
with a trailer with a
look, and they promise more next month at E3. In the meantime, here are the
details from the announcement: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
the premier publisher of anime videogames today announces DRAGON BALL® XENOVERSE
2, the most expansive Dragon Ball® videogame experience to-date. DRAGON BALL
XENOVERSE 2 is currently in development at famed Osaka, Japan based videogame
developer DIMPS and will be available for the PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system, Xbox One, and STEAM® for PC. DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 is
scheduled to launch in the Americas in 2016.
Developed to fully utilize the power of current generation gaming consoles and
PCs; DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 builds upon the highly popular DRAGON BALL
XENOVERSE with enhanced graphics that will further immerse players into the
largest and most detailed Dragon Ball world ever developed. DRAGON BALL
XENOVERSE 2 will deliver a new hub city and the most character customization
choices to date among a multitude of new features and special upgrades.
Additional details and features pertaining to DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 will be
revealed at E3 2016 (June 14-16) in BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.’s
demo theaters, located in rooms 303A&B in the South Hall of the Los Angeles
Convention Center.
“The Dragon Ball franchise is a crown jewel and a perennial fan-favorite of
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment’s robust anime videogame portfolio and DRAGON BALL
XENOVERSE 2 will build upon that illustrious legacy.” said Eric Hartness, Vice
President of Marketing at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. “With DRAGON
BALL XENOVERSE 2, we’re working diligently with the DIMPS team to pull out all
the stops and push the Dragon Ball videogame experience to new heights.”
Continue here to read the full story.
A new patch is now live in League of Legends, updating Riot's MOBA with balance
changes and bug fixes, as well as Battlefield 4TTaliyah, the game's newest champion. Here's a
Taliyah champion spotlight
trailer, and here's a bit on the patch: While mages make up the bulk
of 6.10’s tuning, reacting to other systemic shifts in the ecosystem (Bloodrazor,
Ocean Drake) is still a top priority. Beyond that however, this 6.10 is pretty
narrow in scope as we continue to evaluate how players are adapting to
Midseason. There’s lots left to discover and play around still flying under the
radar, so expect more focus as those builds and pocket picks shake out.
Apparently people are succeeding with Skirmisher’s Sabre Bloodrazor bot lane
Kog’Maw. If that’s not enough to get you experimenting, nothing will.
Continue here to read the full story.
A new patch is now live in Heroes of the Storm, updating Blizzard's MOBA with
balance changes and bug fixes, as well as Chromie, the game's newest hero (it's
like deja vu!).
This post has all
the details on all the changes, and
this post introduces
Chromie and her abilities, and
here's a trailer with
a look. Here's more: At first glance, Chromie is a charismatic but
somewhat forgetful gnome, constantly distracted and intrigued by the world
around her. But don’t let her appearance fool you. This seemingly precocious
gnome’s true form is that of Chronormu, a powerful Bronze Dragon capable of
bending time to its will, eternally tasked with maintaining the balance of
infinite timelines by any means necessary. Sensing a disturbance of the greatest
proportion in a brand new world, Chromie now makes her first foray into the
Nexus… or is it her second foray? Or third? There’s really no telling. It’s so
hard to keep track!
Continue here to read the full story.
Steam News announces the
release of Space Pirates
And Zombies 2 as an early access game, allowing the chance to buy an
early edition of the SPAZ sequel. This is 10% off for the next week, and here's
the sales pitch: "Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a
persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything
you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies
and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode."
UbiBlog has details on an upcoming patch coming to Tom Clancy's The Division
that will include Conflict, the first of two free planned content updates for
the tactical shooter. This
trailer offers a look at some of what's coming in version 1.2, and here's a
bit from the accompanying post: The Division team has released the first
details on the free Conflict update – the second of two free updates for The
Division – which arrives May 24 on Xbox One, PS4, and PC. One of its biggest
additions is Clear Sky, a brand new Incursion in Columbus Circle. Pitting
Division Agents against Rikers, Clear Sky challenges you to take back a formerly
LMB-controlled anti-air missile site, restore safe passage to the skies over
Manhattan, and reclaim supply drops stolen by Rikers.
Another new feature coming in the Conflict update is high-value targets (HVT).
The HVT officer inside your base of operations will provide you with a list of
these targets, along with a description, their level, and the recommended gear
score you need to engage them. You’ll have a limited amount of time and only one
chance to take down these targets.
The Dark Zone will see some changes that are going to make extractions even more
intense than they were before. Specifically, Agents will now have the option to
hijack your loot. This means that a player can run to an extraction rope and cut
it, causing all of the loot to fall to the ground.
Continue here to read the full story.
A new trailer from
Total War: WARHAMMER shows off more of next week's mash-up between the
Warhammer franchise and the Total War series of real-time strategy games. Word
is: "In our latest video, What is Total War: WARHAMMER?, we give those who may
not yet have experienced the glory of being a mighty Total War general, an
overview of what lies in store for the budding military strategist." Here's
more: Total War: WARHAMMER is essentially two games in one. You’ll lead your chosen
race on the Grand Campaign map, managing your empire in matters of diplomacy,
economy and military strength. You’ll command great heroes and customise them
with a wealth of options pertaining to skills, spells and personal quests.
You’ll make friends and then stab them in the back to further your own
diabolical or benevolent ends. You’ll ultimately strike the balance between
survival and conquest as you strive to expand your empire from the southern
Badlands to the Northern Wastes.
But with expansion, comes the inevitable conflict and it’s on the
battlefields of the Old World where you’ll hone your skills as a military
tactician. Total War: WARHAMMER features breath-taking, real time battles, the
likes of which have never been realised in a Warhammer video game. Huge flying
monsters will swoop from the sky with deadly intent, reality itself will ripple
with the winds of magic leaving destruction in their wake and amongst the rank
and file troops, heroes will emerge on the battlefield to bring you glory.
Continue here to read the full story.
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Deep Dark Dungeon - Steam Greenlight. "Deep Dark Dungeon is a Rogue-lite
Action game in which the player dives into the deep, dark depths of various
dungeons filled with bad-tempered monsters that will attack them on sight."
Here's a gameplay
trailer.
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Rogues Like Us -- 3D Hack n' Slash Roguelike by oddByte — Kickstarter.
"You are an exile… a rogue cast out by your clan. No longer accepted by the
society you used to know, you have been sent to rot on an island far out in
the ancient lands. There is a rumor that these lands gave birth to the power
the clan wields today. As you leave, you are told you have one last chance
at redemption: find the source of this power, wield it, and fight your way
through these lands to bring it home." Also on
Steam Greenlight.
In an interview with
Gamepressure.com, Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart reveals the
company is currently developing Pillars of Eternity II, a sequel to their
crowdfunded RPG. He seems to make a distinction between acknowledging and
announcing the game, but confirms that it is actually a thing, and that they are
probably going to turn once again to crowdfunding to complete the project:
However, they’re most probably going to turn to Kickstarter to crowdfund
Pillars of Eternity II, and that’s when Feargus shared what they’re currently
involved in:
Obviously, as you’ve probably guessed, we’re starting to move forward on
[Pillars of] Eternity II. That is probably something that we want to look at
[in terms of crowdfunding]. I think people felt like we delivered on our
promise, and then that felt like we could go with Eternity II and people
would support us again, because they trust us.
When we asked him about an official announcement of Pillars of Eternity II,
that’s what he had to say:
Eternity II is not announced, [but] it seems silly for me not to
acknowledge it, though. If someone asks: “Are you working on it?”, I
respond: “Well, wouldn’t you work on it?”. So then they say: “So you must be
working on it”, and then I’m like: “Well, yeah”.
AMD now offers new Radeon Software Crimson Edition version 16.5.2.1 drivers
for AMD graphics cards. These are to support the new DOOM, claiming a 35%
performance improvement over their previous drivers in the following example:
"At 1920x1080 AMD RSCE 16.5.2 scored 70.29 and AMD RSCE 16.5.2.1 scored 95.11 on
the AMD Radeon™ R9 390, which is 35% faster performance." Thanks Mashiki.
Frozenbyte announces the release of Shadwen for Windows, Linux, OS X, and
PlayStation 4, offering a medieval stealth/action game with a discount price
lowered by an interesting
prerelease promotion. They celebrate the news with a
launch trailer
offering "a glimpse into the game world full of physics, explosions, traps, and
time rewind mechanics." The Shadwen website
has the links to the online stores where this can be picked up along with more
details on the game. Here's the announcement: Finnish game developer
Frozenbyte has today released Shadwen, a stealth-action game set in a gritty
medieval world of kings and assassins. The launch price is just $14.44 on PC and
the official website is located at
www.shadwen.com. The launch platforms are PC, PS4™, OS X® and Linux.
A new trailer gives a glimpse into the game world full of physics, explosions,
traps, and time rewind mechanics:
The game launches at a low price of just $14.44 on PC thanks to a community
event earlier in the spring, where gamers all over the world were able to
download and play a sneakpeek demo of Shadwen, and contribute to an overall
score that lowered the price. The event was a huge success with over 20.000
downloads and over 100.000 killed guards.
The launch price on PC is $14.44 / 14.44 € and $15.26 / 15.26 € on PS4 for PS
Plus subscribers. The regular price after the one-week launch discount period is
$16.99 / 16.99 € on both platforms and all stores.
Frozenbyte CEO, Mr. Lauri Hyvärinen, had this to say: "Multiple stab wounds or
not multiple stab wounds, that's the question."
Continue here to read the full story.
Either an NDA expired at 9:00 am EDT today, or there's a pretty odd coincidence
underway, as everyone's review of the new NVIDIA GTX 1000 series graphics cards
all appeared at the same time this morning. Here's a roundup:
Daedalic Entertainment is now signing up applicants interested in closed beta
testing of Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, their upcoming stealthy
real-time strategy game. Registration is being accepted
on this page for the next couple of weeks, and word is testing will begin in
the middle of next month. They aren't afraid of overpromising based on the
testing, as they say: "By conducting the Closed Beta, Daedalic Entertainment and
Mimimi Productions would like to guarantee not only that Shadow Tactics: Blades
of the Shogun will work absolutely flawlessly, but also that it correlates with
the wishes and preferences of the fans." Here's a
previously released game
trailer, and here's a refresher on the game: In the year 1615, a new
Shogun rises to power in Japan and strives to bring peace to the realm. In his
battle against rebellion he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills
for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
One part of this team is Hayato, an agile ninja, who clears the way through his
enemies silently with a sword and shuriken. The Samurai Mugen is a bit more
violent and can defeat more fiends at one time, but therefore, he’s forfeiting
flexibility. Aiko is a master of camouflage when she distracts enemies as a
Geisha, and the street child Yuki places traps and decoys the enemies towards
their deadly fate. However, Takuma counts on his sniper rifle and takes care of
the enemies from a distance.
The player has to carefully evaluate his options in order to master the
challenging missions: how will the characters behave as a team? Which one is
best equipped for each task? How can they best master the given environments?
Come up with your own ingenious tactics to vanquish enemies and complete
missions.
Continue here to read the full story.
The
Dota 2 blog has details on the 2016 edition of The International Battle
Pass, which can be purchased by Dota 2 players to participate in the
upcoming MOBA tournament, earning them rewards while helping to increase the
prize pool for competitors. Here's the rundown on how this works: The
International 2016 Battle Pass has arrived. Loaded full of objectives, features,
and exclusive rewards, this Battle Pass celebrates the journey through The
International season, and the Dota 2 community that makes it all possible.
Battle Pass owners can undertake in-game Quests, stake Wagering Tokens to score
Battle Points, and pitch in on a series of Community Challenges, all while
pushing your Battle Level along a path of rewards to unlock a digital trove of
items. With an initial bundle of myriad items and Immortal Treasures to open,
loads of Level Rewards to earn, and two different terrains to explore, the
gallery of rewards is nearly endless.
Head over to The
International 2016 Battle Pass page for more information, including details
on the first Weekend Battle Cup, The International 2016 Compendium, a Peak MMR
Challenge, The Manila Major Predictions, and much more. As in years past, 25% of
all sales will go directly to The International 2016 prize pool.
Someone gave me grief in the forums after noticing my repeatedly running 3D Mark
on Steam. In playing around with the idea of building a new PC I've been
exploring the setup of my current machine, and have managed to retune all
the cooling fans for extremely quiet operation, which was one of my goals if I
built a new box. I've been able to keep things cool and stable and it's running
so well I think my new plan is to just upgrade the video card first and then
determine if there is any real reason to change anything else based on how that
turns out.
R.I.P.:
Guy Clark, iconic Texas songwriter, is dead.
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