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Archived News:
The new patch is live in the Windows edition of Overwatch, updating
Blizzard's multiplayer shooter and adding Ana, a support
sniper who is the game's newest character. The new version also brings other promised
changes, including a new restriction for competitive mode that only allows one
of each character on each team. There are also changes to make overtimes to go
faster and a bunch of hero balance tweaks, including buffs for D.Va and
Zenyatta.
This post has the complete patch notes.
Developer nDreams announces the release of The Assembly, their "first-person
interactive story" that has an optional virtual reality upgrade for Oculus Rift
and HTC Vive. They celebrate the news with
this
trailer they say spotlights the game's "thought-provoking story and tense
atmosphere." The Assembly is available from
Steam,
Oculus,
Green Man Gaming,
Humble Store, and
GamersGate. Here's word: With The Assembly, nDreams have set out to make the most convincing
interactive story in VR to date by combining realistic graphics with life-like
positional audio and an intuitive in-game UI. Even so, every interactive story
needs a narrative that captures the player’s imagination, which is why The
Assembly has been set against a backdrop of current events and real-life
societal anxieties. In today’s world, life-changing technology is being
developed at a rate where laws and institutions can’t keep up. This can lead to
all kinds of difficult decisions regularly being made by people on all ends of
the spectrum and in The Assembly, players will need to make tough choices that
have repercussions in the game. Having this as the foundation for The Assembly’s
story allows the game’s creators to ask players whether it's possible for one
person to make a real difference, while also challenging their views of the
Assembly and its members.
nDreams has designed The Assembly to be an ideal introduction to virtual
reality, but one that gamers will still recognize as a fully-fledged videogame.
The game includes a range of control schemes to suit both novice and more
experienced VR gamers alike, enabling players to freely explore The Assembly’s
cohesive world in comfort, without ever having to leave their chair.
Continue here to read the full story.
Stardock now offers new Campaign DLC for The Political Machine 2016, adding
historical candidates and other new features to their election simulator. These
politicians come to the present with their own viewpoints on current issues,
allowing them to participate in the 2016 election. The DLC also adds a ladder
and other new challenges.
This page has all the details and links on where to purchase this.
Simultaneously, Stardock
also announces the release of a new patch to update the base game to version
1.2. This adds ranked multiplayer matchmaking, an election simulation mode, and
the "Brexit" as a new event ripped from recent headlines.
Slitherine announces the release of Old Grudges Never Die, the debut episode of
Command LIVE, an expansion for Command: Modern/Air Naval Operations that brings
scenarios based on recent real-world conflicts to the strategy game.
This page has the details and a
recent trailer, and
here's word: The first DLC to be released under this name is Old Grudges
Never Die. Players take control of either Russian or Turkish forces in the
attempt to maintain national honor and pride, while keeping a lid on hostilities
to prevent the outbreak of larger conflict.
This scenario follows on from the real events of November 2015, when a Russian
Su-24 was shot down by a Turkish F-16. The consequent geopolitical situation and
the interests at stake, including the involvement of NATO, Syrian and rebel
forces and ISIS, create a set of circumstances where every false move can end up
in a bloodshed.
Continue here to read the full story.
Blizzard is getting set to launch season 7 for Diablo III (they grow up
so fast don't they?) and to help players prepare, they have issued a
an article with a first
look at what to expect. Here's a bit on what's changed from last season:
Similarly, the steps that unlock Haedrig’s Gift, a special bundle of Set
items unlocked throughout the Season Journey, will differ slightly with this
season. Rather than tying the rewards to specific steps of the Season Journey,
Haedrig’s Gifts are now tied to completing certain chapters. Remember that each
bundle will contain two (or, in some cases, three) pieces of one of your class
sets.
Chapters II, III, and IV will all reward you with one Haedrig’s Gift. In
addition, Chapter IV will also be the reward step for the new Portrait and
cosmetic item for Season 7. We’ll go over these rewards in more detail in the
Season Reward blog.
Steam News announces the
release of I am Setsuna,
calling this "a great homage to the JRPG masterpieces of yesteryear," and saying
it is "inspired by the timeless classic Chrono Trigger."
This post has more details, and here's a bit: I am Setsuna tells the
story of Setsuna; a young woman of incredible inner strength and the sacrifice
she must make to save the people of her land. She lives on an island and this
island had a custom.
To maintain peace, once a decade, a sacrifice was offered to a fiend on the
island. However, one year, the fiend grew violent before the next sacrifice was
due. Those living on the island were afraid and tried to calm the fiend by
offering a sacrifice; Setsuna, chosen because of her powers of enchantment.
Setsuna must leave with her safeguards for the farthest land, where the ceremony
of sacrifice will be held.
Videogamer has word from Capcom that the original Dead Rising is
coming to PCs as well as Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (thanks nin). They also tell
them Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is coming to Xbox One and PS4, but it
is not clear if either of these will be a remaster or just a port of the
original. Word from the developer/publisher is, "Capcom will be bringing Dead
Rising to Xbox One, PS4 and PC. In addition, Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2:
Off the Record will make their way onto Xbox One and PS4. We will have more news
to share soon."
GSC Game World announces a September 20th release date for Cossacks 3,
the next installment in their Windows real-time strategy series. Here's the
info-packed announcement: Today GSC Game World announces the release date
of the sequel to the award winning Cossacks series, Cossacks 3. It will launch
worldwide on the 20th of September 2016, exclusively for PC at retail. Leaning
on the history of the 17th and 18th century, the real time strategy game awakens
colossal mass battles with up to 10,000 soldiers simultaneously on the
battlefield.
This remake of the classic game, that originally launched in 2000, contains all
of the elements that distinguish the successful Cossacks games and combines them
with contemporary 3D-graphics. Cossacks 3 provides the player with infinite
tactical options, including not only the construction of buildings, the
production of raw materials, but also the broad selection of various units and
the influence of the landscape.
Twelve nations, 70 different unit types, 100 research opportunities, and over
140 different historical buildings are available to the player. Besides the
battles ashore, players can build an armada and attack their enemies at sea.
Cossacks 3 offers five historic single player-campaigns and up to eight players
can fight each other in multiplayer-mode on one map. The player can forge
alliances with or against others as well as challenge the computer. Randomly
generated maps provide endless variations and can be adapted to the gamer’s
needs.
FEATURES RECAP
- 12 nations
- 70 different types of units
- 100 research opportunities
- 140 different historic buildings
- Battles ashore and at sea
- Five historic singleplayer campaigns
- Multiplayer mode for up to 8 players
A new Maserati DLC pack for
Car Mechanic Simulator 2015
is now available on Steam
for the Windows and OS X garage sim. As can be inferred from the name, this
offers the chance to get in on the big bucks fixing exotic imports. The pack
includes the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale, the Maserati Sebring, and the
Maserati Quattroporte, and word is, "Experience them in superb quality and
astonishing level of details. Repair, drive, buy, sell and contemplate them." Here's
a trailer. Continue here to read the full story.
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Flat Heroes -- Steam Greenlight. "Flat Heroes is a minimalistic, super
intense action game starring squares for 1 to 4 players. It features a
delightful control that allows players to move around the scenario in a
super fluid way allowing them to beat all the challenging scenarios that its
cooperative mode offers." Here's
a trailer.
- Crucial Ballistix Elite Memory DDR4-2666 BLE2K8G4D26AFEA on
Benchmark Reviews.
- EVGA X99 FTW K Motherboard on
Modders-Inc.
- HiFiMAN Edition X Planar Magnetic Headphones on
techPowerUp.
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Graphics Card on
Hardware Asylum,
Hardware Canucks,
HardwareHeaven,
LAN OC,
Overclockers Club,
PCGamesN,
PC Perspective,
Phoronix (Linux),
Techgage,
techPowerUp,
TechSpot, and
Vortez.
- OnePlus 3 Smartphone on
Techgage.
- QNAP TurboNAS TS-531P-8G NAS Server on
Nikk Tech.
- Razer ManO'War Headset on
Vortez.
- Seagate BarraCuda Pro 10TB Helium HDD Capsule on
AnandTech.
- SilentiumPC Fortis 3 Malik Customs Cooler on
Technic3D.
- SteelSeries Apex M500 Keyboard on
pcGameware.
- Tesoro GRAM Spectrum RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard on
Legit Reviews.
A few years ago I was put on to the fact that the Logitech G400 mouse was the
current incarnation of the beloved MX518 model of days gone by. I recently
cleaned some palm salsa off the old dear, which got me to thinking I should
worry about its eventual replacement. Turns out I am already behind the curve,
as these are already discontinued, and the remaining stock has been marked up
considerably. What they say is the current model of this mouse is the G402,
which has a different appearance and somewhat different specs, so I'm not sure
how similar this actually is to what I want. On the bright side, I don't
actually need a replacement right now, so I have some time to figure this out.
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