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Archived News:
The Starbound website
announces the launch of Starbound, offering their thanks, saying, "We
couldn’t have made it this far without the support of our wonderful community –
thank you so much for your support over the years!" Here's the
launch trailer, and
here's word: You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space
with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below and
gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the
vast, infinite universe…
In Starbound, you create your own story - there’s no wrong way to play! You may
choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering
greater galactic mysteries in the process, or you may wish to forego a heroic
journey entirely in favor of colonizing uncharted planets.
Continue here to read the full story.
Steam now offers
Lovely Planet Arcade, a first-person puzzle shooter for Windows, OS X, and Linux
that's a sequel to Lovely Planet. Here's
a trailer offering a
look at the games untextured graphics, and here's word: "2014’s critical-hit
Lovely Planet had us flying through the skies, carelessly spraying bullets in
the clouds. It’s time now to hand in your jump boots because we’re going back to
the shooting range for some old-school action in Lovely Planet Arcade! Buckle up
for close quarter combat through tight corners sprinkled with trigger-happy
baddies eager to send you back to the starting line!" Continue here to read the full story.
8DAYS is now available
on Steam, offering a Windows and OS X twin-stick shooter with 3D controls
and throwback 2D graphics. Here's
a trailer and here's
word: "G.O.D. Inc. is the world leader in the Private Military Company (PMC)
sector -- bringing peace to those conflict areas where its clients have
strategic interests. In 8DAYS, players take on the role of Lola “Wasp” Cruz and
Mike “Ghost” Doe -- two of G.O.D.’s expendable mercenaries. G.O.D. and 8DAYS
Magazine are modern instruments used to keep the masses under control. G.O.D. is
primarily a peacekeeping force, and the 8DAYS Magazine keeps public opinion in
line." Continue here to read the full story.
Publisher Gameforge and developer Sparkypants Studios announce that closed
beta testing is now underway for DropZone, their upcoming RTS game. They show
off the game in a new
gameplay trailer and urge those interested in what they see to head over to
the
Dropzone website and register for the beta. Here's word on the beta and
plans to stream a tournament tomorrow: Leading European video game publisher Gameforge in partnership with
Sparkypants Studios is providing select players with early access to Dropzone
through its Closed Beta Test. In this ground-breaking RTS experience, players
outfit their squad of three Rigs with specialized gear to face each other in
adrenalin-fueled 1v1 battles and race against the clock in the most intense 15
minutes of RTS action ever to hit the PC. Furthermore, top ESL-Streamers will
square off in Cologne, Germany at the ESL Studios to put their skills to the
test as they match up against each other.
Follow the first ever Dropzone Tournament on Twitch, Saturday, July 23rd at
12 pm CET: twitch.tv/esl
Continue here to read the full story.
Pro Pinball Ultra is now available
on Steam, offering a
Windows, OS X, and Linux pinball simulation that got its kickstart though
crowdfunding. Here's word on how this game improves upon its predecessor:
Pro Pinball, the world's most realistic pinball simulation is back,
better than ever! Featuring the first of the ULTRA editions - Pro Pinball:
Timeshock!
- The ultimate pinball physics engine!
- Beautiful photo realistic graphics up to 4K
resolution
- Control the ambient light level - play in the dark
with ultra dynamic lighting effects
- A top class soundtrack featuring dozens of
exciting tracks
- Hundreds of top quality dot-matrix display
animations
- Operator's Menu lets you fully customise your
games and experiment with the table
- Glass-Off Mode lets you take the virtual glass off
the table and push the balls around
- Unified world-wide high score leaderboards
- More content packed in than many regular tables
put together - Multiballs, Wizard Modes, Video Modes, Spinners, Jet Bumpers,
Magnets, Drop Targets and just about everything else you can imagine!
Slitherine announces the release of Order of Battle: Winter War, a paid
expansion for free-to-play World War II wargame Order of Battle. The Windows and
OS X expansion can be found
on Steam, and it updates the game with a completely new set of Finnish units
and a new campaign with 13 new scenarios. This
product section has details and images, and here's word: After going
Free-to-Play and having been download over 500k times in a month, Order of
Battle changes theatre of war for the first time, leaving the beaches of Pacific
islands and landing in Europe. This paves the way for a completely new set of
units, including Finnish ski troops, panzerfaust-equipped infantry, German
Panzer IV and StuG III combat vehicles, several variations of the Soviet T-34,
KV-2 152mm-armed heavy tanks and a whole range of iconic aircraft such as the Me
Bf-109, Fw-190, Yak-7, Il-2 Sturmovik and Fokker D.XXI.
Publisher Curve Digital and developer No Brakes Games now offer the full Steam
release of Human: Fall Flat for Windows, OS X, and Linux, following the debut of
a prototype of the puzzle game on
itch.io. A
new
trailer celebrates the release, and shows off the game's two-player co-op
mode. Here's more on the game: In Human: Fall Flat, the player must guide
Bob through a series of surreal dreamscapes using only Bob’s limited dexterity
and the objects around him. By operating Bob’s limbs independently, players must
traverse wrecked trainyards, clamber over cavernous wastelands and lay siege to
fairy-tale castles, all in the pursuit of… whatever it is Bob is seeking.
Human: Fall Flat encourages repeat playthroughs, as there are often many ways to
overcome obstacles and reach each level’s exit. Experimenting with the way Bob
interacts with various objects and environments can lead to some genuinely
inventive moments—players should never wonder if they can make a solution work,
but instead how they will.
Continue here to read the full story.
NVIDIA has unveiled the TITAN X, a new flagship video card based on their
Pascal architecture, perhaps courting confusion by retaining the same name as
their last top-of-the-line model. They call this "without question, the world’s
ultimate graphics card," and say it will be available August 2nd, though there
are
ongoing shortages and price-gouging on the 1080 series launched at the end of May, so it may be a while before you can find one, and
it may be longer finding one at list price (widely-reported to be $1200.00).
A video introduces the
new card by posing it naked for your voyeuristic needs, and here's word: NVIDIA
TITAN X has 11 TFLOPS of power, 3584 CUDA Cores, 12GB of 10Gbps GDDR5X VRAM,
a 384-bit Memory Interface, 480 GB/sec of Memory Bandwidth, boosts to 1.5GHz out
of the box, utilizes superior heat dissipation vapor chamber cooling technology,
and features a stunning design. It is, without question, the world’s ultimate
graphics card.
Continue here to read the full story.
Left my phone in my office last night and completely missed my alarm this
morning, getting things off on the wrong foot. I think I'm pretty caught up, but
apologies for the setback.
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