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Archived News:
Codemasters announces F1 2016, the latest installment in their Formula
One racing series, saying this "official videogame of the 2016 FIA Formula One
World Championship" will come to Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 this
summer. There's more on the plan on the
Codies Blog
where they also offer the first screenshots of the game. They promise this "will
include the most immersive career mode ever featured in the franchise," and
expand on that with the following specifics: F1 2016’s new career mode
will take drivers deeper into the world’s most glamorous, exciting and
prestigious motorsport, both on and off the track. The life-like recreation of
the sport will be further enhanced by the addition of the sport’s iconic Safety
Car and Virtual Safety Car, as well as the introduction of the challenging new
street circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan for the 2016 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE.
“F1 2016 is a massive step forward for the franchise,” said Lee Mather,
principal games designer at Codemasters. “The new career mode sits at the heart
of the game and allows gamers to create their own legend over a career that can
span for up to a massive ten seasons. Beyond improving upon the fastest and most
thrilling on-track racing experience in gaming, F1 2016 uniquely offers the
drama and vehicle development that goes on behind the scenes. A rich car upgrade
system is fully integrated into a new and deep practice development programme
which mirrors the tests carried out by the teams in real life.”
Mather continued: “The career mode, together with the re-introduction of the
Safety Car, the first inclusion of the Virtual Safety Car and a number of other
unannounced improvements means that F1 2016 will have more new features than any
other year of the franchise.”
Continue here to read the full story.
Hi-Rez announces that
beta testing of SMITE for Max OS X is now underway. Here's word on how to check
out the port of the MOBA: "We’re excited to begin Beta testing for SMITE on
Macintosh OS X! You can start playing right away as a Mac user if you have a
steam account. Simply login and search for SMITE, then download for Mac."
Battle.net notes
that Heroes of the Storm will turn one next week, also
announcing that next
week is when the Hell Billie mount gallops into the Nexus. They say that they
will celebrate with a bonus XP event, a first anniversary portrait, and a new
bundle. Word is: It’s hard to believe that we’re approaching a full year
since the official launch of Heroes of the Storm on June 2 of 2015. Since that
date, we’ve introduced fifteen new Heroes, four new Battlegrounds, tons of new
skins and mounts, and much more! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we’ll be
introducing some exciting new promotions to the Nexus.
Rockstar Games announces a content update for Grand Theft Auto Online
called "Further Adventures in Finance and Felony," saying this will come to
Grand Theft Auto V on June 7th. Word is this will take you further into the
world of being a hardened criminal mastermind by allowing you to grapple with
the forces of customer service and supply and demand. Here's word: Further
Adventures in Finance and Felony continues a player’s mission to become the
ultimate criminal kingpin of Los Santos and Blaine County in one of GTA Online’s
biggest and deepest updates yet.
A giant leap up the corporate ladder following the VIP experience of Executives
and Other Criminals, the Finance and Felony update gives players the opportunity
to expand their organization and become CEO of their own Criminal Enterprise.
Acquire a high-rise office and special warehouse properties to begin buying and
selling a range of contraband across the city, all the while fighting the LSPD
and the rest of the southern San Andreas criminal underworld for access to the
rarest items and the biggest profits.
Further Adventures in Finance and Felony combines all new gameplay with a host
of special new vehicles, exciting new features and much more.
Look out for more details along with the official trailer coming next
week.
Polish publisher PlayWay announces AGONY, a first-person survival/horror game
set in hell in development for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One at MadMind
Studio, a developer that boasts veterans of a bunch of AAA games. An
official website is up as a home to the
project, and this trailer
helps introduce things. Here's word: Players will begin their journey as
tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about his past.
The special ability to control people on their path, and even possess simple
minded demons, gives the player the necessary measures to survive in the extreme
conditions they are in.
By exploring hostile environment and interacting with the other weary souls of
the hellscape, the hero will soon understand that there is only one way to
escape from Hell, and it will require a meeting of the mystical Red Goddess.
Madmind Studio invites you on a journey to hell!
Continue here to read the full story.
Creative Assembly announces Total War: WARHAMMER has broken franchise sales
records in its first week, saying by selling more than half-a-million copies the
game has set a new mark for fastest selling Total War title on Steam. Here's
word: Since the launch of the critically acclaimed Total War: WARHAMMER
on May 24th, Creative Assembly’s colossal, fantasy strategy game has gone on to
break franchise records during its first week on-sale.
Fans flocked to the battlefields of the Old World when the game launched at 8am
BST on Tuesday, and has since racked up more than half a million sales in the
first few days, setting a franchise record for the fastest selling Total War
title on Steam.
“Total War: WARHAMMER has already proven itself as a runaway commercial success
and more importantly we know our players are really enjoying the game.” said
Studio Director, Tim Heaton. “We have been regularly topping 100k concurrent
players.”
He went on to add “The team paid particular attention to stability and
performance throughout the game’s development and thoroughly enjoyed creating
new ways to play Total War within Games Workshop’s stunning Warhammer Fantasy
world. We’re very proud of it, and it’s wonderful to see the game receiving such
a great reception from critics, Total War veterans and new players alike.”
As the weekend approaches, those yet to secure their copy of Total War:
WARHAMMER - the game described by GameSpot as “a triumph of real-time strategy
design” in their 9/10 review - only have until 18.00 BST on Tuesday, 31st May to
get the Chaos Warriors Race Pack free with their purchase.
The Pack adds three new playable Legendary Lords such as the gigantic Dragon
Ogre Kholek Suneater (see him in action here) and a full roster of bloodthirsty
units, terrifying mounts and monstrous creatures.
InselGames announces Trinium Wars is now free-to-play
on Steam, with the MMORPG
retaining the early access label. Here's word from InselGames CEO Patrick
Streppel on the game's new business model: We wanted to inform you short
& sweet that as of now our Sci Fi MMORPG Trinium Wars is officially Free2Play.
We have thought long and hard about this major change and while we always kept
the business model open in our Early Access FAQ, we were not sure of this until
recently. While we had hoped that TW could be sustainable both financially and
population-wise in a Buy-to-Play model, it turned out that just to many of you
have waited to buy the title (even with the recent discount) or outright
neglected it until it is Free-to-Play. In reviews, forum posts and our recent
survey we were asked to switch to a free version and we have listened. From now
on the basic game will be available for free while we are still selling the
Deluxe and Collector's Editions that contain valuable items and in-game
currency.
We hope this change will bring a lot of new players into the game to enjoy the
Battleground and Resource War with!
Frontier Developments announces the launch of The Engineers, the new expansion
for Elite Dangerous: Horizons, saying that version 1.6 is the game's
biggest-ever free update. Here are
the patch notes,
here's a new trailer,
and here's more on what's new in the space shooter: For Elite
Dangerous: Horizons players, The Engineers unlocks a world of customization
options that change the way you fly, trade, explore and fight in the Elite
Dangerous galaxy. With bases on planet surfaces across the populated galaxy,
each Engineer has a unique personality and history, and they just might choose
to help you with their custom weapons and specialized modules… for the right
price.
- Discover the enigmatic Engineers and earn
their trust to unlock powerful upgrades for your ship. Roll out in the SRV
Surface Recon Vehicle to scour planet surfaces and shipwrecks for materials,
or trade, steal and smuggle to make your ship one of a kind.
- Experience a new degree of customization
with unique crafted modules. Forge weapons with unique stats and exotic
effects: inflict damage even through shields, knock enemy ships out of
control, repair your wingmen in the heat of battle and more.
- Witness the impact of your actions on the
galaxy with the all-new mission board. Missions become more personal, making
it easier to build relationships and take meaningful decisions that define
who calls you friend and who calls you foe.
Continue here to read the full story.
Steam News announces the
early access re-release of Fractured Space
on Steam as a
free-to-play game.
This post has details on all the changes in the latest version of the game.
Here's word on the MOBA that has adopted the more typical business model for
such a game: "Fractured Space is a 5-v-5 team-based space combat game where you
control your gigantic capital ship to seize mines and bases for team resources
and buffs. The intensity of a shooter combines with deep tactical decision
making as you battle over five sectors to finally capture the enemy team's
base."
The Ashes of the
Singularity forums announce the release of Gauntlet, the new DLC for
Ashes of the Singularity, the real-time strategy game from Stardock and
Oxide games. This post
has all the details on what it will take to run the gauntlet along with a bunch
of screenshots of the new scenario and maps this adds. The new content comes
alongside a new patch to update the game to version 1.12, and here's how they
describe what this does: "A new PHC building, the Refinery, re-done SFX for
in-game notifications, performance optimization for lower-end video cards, and
more!"
This trailer shows
off gameplay from Space Run Galaxy, the upcoming sequel to Space Run, a
spaceship construction and combat game from one-man development studio Passtech.
The game is being honed for release
on Steam on June 30th,
and in the meantime, here's word on the new clip: "Today's Gameplay Trailer
showcases all the main gameplay mechanics from the game. Buck Mann, one of the
greatest runners in the galaxy, lets you in on some trade secrets. Players must
defend their ship and its cargo as it travels the stars to deliver goods to
their clients across an entire galaxy, with four solar systems and over 50 zones
to visit. The brand new Gameplay Trailer shows the game's unique spin on tower
defense with brand new features including a persistent online universe where you
can trade and run for other players." Continue here to read the full story.
Steam News announces the
release of Goat
Simulator: Waste of Space, new DLC for
Goat Simulator, which is
on sale in celebration of the news. They don't offer any spaceship sales or any
messages from the chairman, but it does seem like the announcement may be having
fun with some citizens of another game with ambitions to explore the stars,
along with about every other game in the genre: Goat
simulation is finally leaving the planet where it was once conceived to explore
the endless possibilities of space (Though we only had time to explore some of
them)
You no longer have to fantasize about colonizing space as a simulated goat. Your
dreams have finally come true!
Key features
- Visit space today or get old waiting for that
other space game that you already paid for
- Crowdfund a space colony and get other people to
pay for it and do all the work!
- Endless space full of planets to visit. but
seriously it would take forever to go there so why bother
- There is one planet nearby though. Go to that one
- Fly and shoot stuff in space, because nobody makes
games about flying and shooting in space anymore
- Learn how to be a real bridge commander like that
spock dude from mars or whatever
- The biggest map in goat simulator history, filled
to the brim with exclusive content. I know PR. Hire me Valve!
- No crew member will be left unromanced
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Wild Terra Online -- Steam Greenlight. "Wild Terra Online is a massively
multiplayer life simulator in a fully player-driven medieval world. Here
everyone will find an occupation that appeals to one’s soul: world
exploration, hunting, crafting, home decorating, fights and castle sieges.
Start as a survivor - become a medieval king!"
We had a little outage in the wee hours, apologies for that. And hats off to
Frans for getting things straightened out immediately, in spite of the odd hour.
The issue last night illustrates how well he has things running since our last
hardware and programming fixes, as while we had a software crash, the server
uptime is currently at 481 days and counting.
This is the Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S., a somber celebration, as
contradictory as that sounds. Here's hoping those of you with plans stay safe
and dry, and that all of us can find the time to reflect on the significance of
the occasion.
R.I.P.:
After 70 years of waiting, WWII B-17 gunner, 94, revisits Britain. And dies
quietly there. Thanks nin.
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