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Square Enix announces Deus Ex GO, saying this will be a turn-based
infiltration puzzle game coming to phones and tablets this Summer. Hitman GO and
Lara Croft GO both ended up on Steam, so this may as well (here's a
reveal
trailer). At the same time they also unveil Breach mode, which will be part
of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided when that's released on August 23rd. They provide a
Breach 101 trailer
introducing the mode, which has a decidedly arcade approach to the game that's a
first for the action/RPG series, and an untextured style, which (like Hansel) is superhot right now.
Additionally, they provide a
city-hub trailer
showing off gameplay, and word on that is: "Get your first glimpse at the
city-hub of Prague in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, an expansive and dense location
which will allow players to meet a variety of characters, take on side-quests,
and explore indoor and outdoor areas. For the purpose of this demo, we activated
infinite life, energy, and ammo." Here's more on Breach mode: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Breach is an innovative game mode
included in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. This new take on the game offers, for the
very first time, an arcade approach on the gameplay of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided,
providing players with a connected puzzle shooter experience. As a Ripper, your
objective is to obtain and sell highly classified corporate data by infiltrating
some of the world’s most secure servers, using the funds you acquire to upgrade
both your skills and arsenal. As you play, the rewards you earn, including XP,
credits, and booster packs, will allow you to face the increasing difficulty of
the game. Challenge yourself, your friends, and people from around the world in
the ultimate Deus Ex® arcade twist. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Breach is a live
game mode, introducing new challenges and features by rolling out updates on a
regular basis.
“We are introducing a brand new game mode to Deus Ex. In addition to being a new
visual approach for the players, the Breach mode broadens the lore of the Deus
Ex universe,” said David Anfossi, Head of Studio at Eidos-Montréal. “Breach also
reinforces Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s gameplay experience with a totally
different setting.”
Deus Ex GO is a turn-based infiltration puzzle game set in a stylized
interpretation of the Deus Ex Universe. As double agent Adam Jensen, you’ll use
hacking, combat, and augmentations to solve the most challenging puzzles of the
entire GO series. Work alongside your allies in TF29 and the Juggernaut
Collective as you infiltrate locations to unravel the conspiracy behind a
terrorist plot.”
Continue here to read the full story.
GOG.com announces
the launch of their Summer Sale 2016, a two week event that will conclude right
before the beginning of the actual summer of 2016. They are offering deals up to
90% off, or 100% off if you count the fact that System Shock 2 is free for the
first 48 hours of the sale, and there will be opportunities to earn other free
games along the way. Here's word: It's time for another adventurous
Summer Sale! Join us for two whole weeks and lie by an ocean of game premieres
and 1000+ deals, gather XP to unlock free games, and participate in summer
activities! It's seriously the neatest one yet.
System Shock 2 is free for the first 48 hours to help us improve the GOG Galaxy
client with a stress test giveaway. If you want to help out (and score a
freebie), simply download GOG Galaxy, visit your experience page through the
client, then claim and download your free game.
We'll have more and more deals for you every 24 hours as the 2016 Summer Sale
marches on – and the deals will stick around until the end — starting with The
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (-50%), Rebel Galaxy (-50%), and Day of the Tentacle
Remastered (-33%) as well as bundles including X-Wing and TIE Fighter, D&D Gold
Box classics and more. Come, or stay, but do look out for more awesome deals and
game premieres!
Collect XP to earn free games
This is the really cool part – check in every day, participate in activities to
collect badges, and buy stuff during the sale to earn XP. As you progress, so
will your Summer Sale hero, plus you'll unlock free games: Spelunky, Gabriel
Knight: Sins of the Fathers – 20th Anniversary Edition, and Dreamfall Chapters
Season Pass.
GOG Plays on Twitch.tv/GOGcom
Join us for the grand Twitch plays event and help achieve greatness in Stardew
Valley and Grim Fandango Remastered. For every challenge we complete everyone
will get an extra XP boost. The first, Stardew Valley, event begins Thursday,
June 9, at 4:00 PM UTC – where you will be tasked with the greatest feat of all:
to plant a Parsnip. It's going to be all kinds of ridiculous.
We'll be streaming great games all sale long too, so check out the schedule and
tune in!
The Star Wars:
The Old Republic website announces The GEMINI Deception will launch
in early access on June 28th for Star Wars: The Old Republic, the
Force-powered MMORPG. Here's the plan, which was found encoded in an adorable R2
unit: BioWare™ and Lucasfilm today announced details of the latest
chapter in the episodic storyline of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ – Knights of
the Fallen Empire. The GEMINI Deception will be available for Early Access on
June 28* and to all Star Wars: The Old Republic players starting June 30.
In this new chapter, prepare to lead your Alliance in the ultimate assault to
land a fatal blow against the Eternal Empire. Alongside the mysterious and
deadly Droid SCORPIO, the Outlander’s team must infiltrate a Zakuulan warship
and face Arcann’s formidable force of elite soldiers. When the mission goes
awry, the Outlander must find a way out of a deadly trap – only to be faced with
the ultimate betrayal.
Players of Star Wars: The Old Republic can play Knights of the Fallen Empire
from Chapter 1 through the current chapter, The GEMINI Deception, for free** as
a Subscriber. Additionally, as part of the Subscriber Rewards Program, those
subscribed by July 1 will receive an in-game HK-55 Victory Stronghold
Decoration*, inspired by the legendary Assassin Droid.
The promised world premiere livestream for Watch Dogs 2 just concluded,
the first official showing of the open-world hacking sequel. Ubisoft offered
a video presentation
for the game in which the developers discuss what went well and what was "less
good" in the original game, and their plans for a follow-up. The clip confirms the game's San Francisco setting,
and also includes the
game's cinematic reveal trailer, a hip-hop celebration of anarchy and tech
hacking, which is a bit odd coming from a technology corporation. The developers
go into the creation of a new protagonist for their new environment, and also
discuss creating a world that seems less centered around every action of the
main character. This time around you play as Marcus Holloway, and he has
a trailer of
his own, introducing a character
with more parkour and combat moves than his predecessor. They also show off
additional hacking targets, an improved combat system, enhanced crafting, and
more, expressing a goal of allowing the player to choose a personal balance
between combat, stealth, and hacking to accomplish missions. They conclude
confirming plans to release Watch Dogs 2 on November 15, 2016. Continue here to read the full story.
The
Rainbow Six website outlines an updated code of conduct for Rainbow Six
Siege, establishing a zero tolerance policy for cheating in the multiplayer
first-person shooter. They say violators will be permanently banned after a
first offense: The presence of cheating in the game is something we take
very seriously, and is a priority on the development team. This update is one
step among many that we are working on to better engage with the community on
this issue.
UPDATED CODE OF CONDUCT SECTION:
Cheating/Modding/Hacking: Player is running a modified or otherwise
unauthorized version of the game client or a third party software which provides
any sort of unfair advantage (wallhacks, aimhacks…) or causing detriment to
other players’ experience: Maximum penalty is permanent ban on first offense.
For more information on this update to the Code of Conduct, and how Permanent
Bans will work, please see this
FAQ.
A playable demo for TRON RUN/r is now available for Windows through
Steam, offering the
chance to test your reflexes in this action/racing game based on the movie
series based on video games (thanks Frans). They don't offer any specifics on the demo, so for
now we'll have to make do with a description of the game: Return to the
world of TRON with TRON RUN/r, a new lightning fast, action-adventure racing
game with a twist! Blaze through dynamic circuits, facing-off against virulent
adversaries while taking on all challengers.
Pack your loadouts with dozens of combinations of cycles, suits and powerups.
Hone your DISC and CYCLE skills on the 32 included levels, then challenge your
friends to the grueling STREAM program that throws endless combinations of modes
and levels at you until you crash - how long can you survive? The one who
outlasts all tops the leaderboard!
New music from EDM godfather Giorgio Moroder and Raney Shockne, and remixes by
Autechre, Bibio, patten, Joywave and others power you through this dazzling TRON
universe. Just when you think you’ve mastered it all, you’ll discover there’s
more here than meets the eye . . .
The Steam page for
Trackmania Turbo now offers a playable demo for the latest installment in
Nadeo's racing series. Thanks to Frans for pointing out that in addition to a
Steam account, playing this will require users to register with
Uplay, Ubisoft's online service.
It also looks like the demo can be acquired without Steam, as
this page indicates it can be downloaded straight from Uplay (it also outs
how late we are with this news, as it appears the demo came out in March). That
page also includes details on the demo: Get a taste of the fun & madness
of Trackmania Turbo with the free trial version available for all on PC,
Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
TRACKMANIA TURBO TRIAL details:
- Enter the Campaign: Discover the Canyon Grand
Drift environment through 5 maps. You can also team up with one of your
friend on Double Driver
- Record Center: Race against your friends' best
score ghosts, even if they only played the trial version (only on the same
platform).
- Local Multiplayer: The HotSeat mode will allow you
to play with 2 to 16 friends locally when you combining it with the Double
Driver mode.
- Trackbuilder: Discover the satisfaction of easily
building your own track with the Trackbuilder (only in beginner mode).
- Online racing: Play online for 1 hour on the
Canyon Grand Drift servers with up to 100 simultaneous players.
Scores and Tracks will be carried over to the Full Game
Activision announces plans for Call of Duty XP, saying the "biggest Call
of Duty fan event in history" will come to Los Angeles from September 2-4 with
tickets to go on sale on Saturday. The overview indicates this is centered more
on the PlayStation 4 edition of game. Here's word: Call of Duty fans,
prepare for the biggest gathering of the global Call of Duty® community, as
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), presents Call of Duty XP, the ultimate interactive
experience andfan celebration, taking place at the Forum in Inglewood,
California, September 2 - 4. Call of Duty XP 2016 will bring the thrilling
finals to the Call of Duty World League Championship, Presented by PlayStation®4
and played on Call of Duty: Black Ops III, as well as the reveal and first
hands-on for Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare multiplayer, Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare Remastered multiplayerand new Call of Duty: Black Ops III Downloadable
Content. Fans will also get to play the first Call of Duty VR experience on
site, and will have other 'you-had-to-be-there' live action experiences inspired
by Call of Duty, including Nuketown paintball, Zombies laser tag and other fun.
The epic Call of Duty XP festivities center around the eagerly-awaited Call of
Duty World League Championship, Presented by PlayStation®4, the culmination of
the inaugural season of the Call of Duty® World League (CWL), Presented by
PlayStation®4. After nearly a year of tough competition from across the globe,
32 of the top teams worldwide will compete for more than $2 million in prizing,
as part of the CWL's 2016 prize pool which tops $3.5 million. Both prizes are
the largest in Call of Duty history. After setting viewership records for Call
of Duty competitive events during the Stage 1 Finals, the CWL is moving toward
the highly-anticipated Stage 2 Finals, where the first Call of Duty World League
Championship qualifiers will be determined. Major League Gaming is the official
tournament operator of the Call of Duty World League Championship, Presented by
PlayStation®4. Fans can watch the excitement unfold on the Live Event Viewer in
Black Ops III on PlayStation®4, MLG.tv on the web and mobile devices, and at
www.callofduty.com.
- Good
Game Series 12 Episode 17. Thanks Ant…
- Steam now offers
Heroes of Loot 2, a sequel to the two-character, top-down dungeon
game…
- Early access to Shattered Throne is now available
on Steam, offering a
fantasy/strategy game for Windows, OS X, and Linux…
I want to thank Brian, a user who registered an account here yesterday to
suggest I get myself tested for Lyme disease, as the symptoms I describe fit
that pretty well. Recalling Hudson the wonder dog's bouts with Lyme remind me
that her limping was the first symptom we noticed, so my achy joints fit that
aspect of it too well. I'll call the doctor today, and hopefully they can get me
in pretty quickly for a blood test and/or examination. This will be unusual for
me, as I am not someone who is prone to visiting the doctor when I'm not feeling
well. I think the last time I was at the doctor outside of a checkup was when I
had knee surgery, and the last time I went to the doctor because I was feeling
ill was when I had the chicken pox as a little boy.
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