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Archived News:
A free weekend has begun for
ARK: Survival Evolved,
the game of prehistoric survival, offering the chance to play for free until
4:00 pm EDT Sunday. The game is also on sale, and can be picked up for half-off.
Here's the pitch on the game: As a man or woman stranded naked, freezing
& starving on a mysterious island, you must hunt, harvest, craft items, grow
crops, & build shelters to survive. Use skill & cunning to kill, tame, breed, &
ride Dinosaurs & primeval creatures living on ARK, and team up with hundreds of
players or play locally!
Steam News announces a
free weekend is underway for
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Siege through midday Sunday, and that the tactical shooter sequel is
also on sale right now for 50% off. Here's word on the free weekend as well as a
livestream on Saturday: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will be available
for free from July 28 to July 31 for Xbox One and Windows PC players via the
Xbox store or Steam and Uplay on PC. Placing players in the center of dangerous
close-quarter confrontations, teams must work together to breach the enemy’s
position by utilizing competitive and strategic gameplay skills. Players can try
out the operators and experience the game’s destructible environmental tactical
gameplay.
Fans and players can tune in to watch a livestream of the Season Two Xbox Pro
League Finals and watch the top Rainbow Six Siege players compete for a prize
pool of $75,000. Viewers will also get a first live demo of the new Skull Rain
gameplay just before the final match. The livestream will be broadcasted on
Saturday, July 30 at 6pm PDT here:
https://www.twitch.tv/rainbow6
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online is now in
open beta as a free-to-play game
on Steam and through the
Nexon Launcher, offering the
chance to play this Ghost in the Shell-based first-person shooter. Word on
Steam News is:
Join Section 9 in a first person shooter experience. Become a member of
an elite force of cybernetically enhanced combat operatives dedicated to the
defense of society, and use your advanced firepower, Tachikoma Tanks and unique
cyber skills to bring down cyber terrorists in a connected world.
Bethesda.net has details on a new update coming tomorrow to DOOM as
well as plans to launch the first premium DLC for the shooter next week. On a
semi-related note,
the DOOM demo has been updated with Vulkan support for those who want to
sample the performance improvements in the game running under the new API.
This Steam post sums up the news about tomorrow's patch and next week's DLC
release, all being celebrated with a double XP weekend that begins tomorrow:
DOOM's Free Update 2 launches tomorrow, July 29! The free update
kicks off with two new multiplayer modes, Sector and Exodus. Sector is a capture
and hold mode while Exodus brings capture the flag to DOOM. We're also adding
Hell modules and environments to DOOM SnapMap, plus new objects like Launch
Pads, and last but not least, the campaign weapon wheel comes to SnapMap! And of
course, the update will include tons of optimizations and improvements. Look for
full release notes when the patch goes live tomorrow.
Unto the Evil, DOOM's first DLC, launches August 5! We're thrilled to
announce that our first premium multiplayer DLC will launch on August 5. The DLC
includes three new multiplayer maps (Catalyst, Ritual, and Offering), the new
UAC EMG Pistol, and the new playable demon, "The Harvester." We're also
introducing a new feature called PartyPlay. Want to play the DLC maps, but don't
own Unto the Evil or the Season Pass? Party up with another player who has
purchased the DLC, and you can play the new maps! If a DLC map comes up as part
of the rotation, you and your party can play just as you have with the game's
original multiplayers maps. Conversely, if you have purchased the premium DLC
pack, anyone in your party can play any of the maps from the DLC as long as
they’re with you.
Double XP Weekend kicks off July 29! To celebrate the release of Update 2, we're
launching our first Double XP Weekend. Level up all weekend long while playing
our two new multiplayer modes.
To read all about today's announcements, including additional details, be sure
to read a note written by Executive Producer Marty Stratton on
https://bethesda.net/#en/events/game/doom-big-updates-new-content-and-partyplay/2016/07/28/160
Note: The deployment of Update 2 will require a maintenance, scheduled for
approximate 12pm ET on July 29. We anticipate the maintenance will end
approximately at 2pm ET. We'll be sure to update you when our multiplayer and
SnapMap servers are down for maintenance.
Publisher Headup Games and developer Pine Studio now offer the
promised release of SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell, the first-person
platform intended to satisfy your need for speed. You can pick the game up by
racing over to Steam,
and for a look at what to expect, check out
the release trailer.
Here's the lowdown: Slice every last millisecond as you race and blast
your way through deadly arenas. Teleport, jump, fly, bounce and drop in a
hundred merciless and fast paced maps for the ultimate prize: Your soul!
Like an unholy child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM is truly hardcore and
focuses on speed and fast reactions. Race across and jump over platforms and
bounce pads while shooting fireballs as you battle to reach an exit portal in
the minimum amount of time. Reverse time and gravity.Compete with all players
for top times in the online high score ladder. Only the toughest players will
receive the Uber Skull medals!
If mind-blowing speed and adrenaline blasting its way through your body seems
too boring for your speed running blitzkrieg, then search for the beer cans
hidden in each level. Who knows which secrets can be discovered by finding all
of these delicious refreshments?
Continue here to read the full story.
A new short trailer
from Mafia III introduces Cassandra, aka The Voodoo Queen, a known associate of
Lincoln Clay, another of the characters in the upcoming open-world crime sequel.
Here's her dossier, "The N.B.P.D. has identified a prime suspect they believe to
be Lincoln Clay's accomplice on his path of retribution against the Italian
Mafia. Cassandra, rumored leader of the Haitian crime syndicate, is known in
some circles as the Voodoo Queen. Police cite her as a first-hand witness to the
Italian Mafia's most ruthless and gruesome trafficking rackets. It is certain
she has motive to take them out at any cost." Continue here to read the full story.
Epic offers a new trailer
revealing The Fey, the final character from Paragon, their upcoming MOBA. Word
is she will be added to the early access version of the game on August 2nd
(sadly the game will not feature her friend, The Poehler). Here's word on the
character: "Drawing from nature’s power, The Fey is a Support Caster who
specializes in crowd control and can harass Heroes in her lane. Her Untamed
Growth ability throws out a explosive plant that does AOE damage over time. Her
Bramble Patch creates a line of thorny brambles that can slow multiple Heroes.
Harvest Nettles refunds mana on successful hit while her Ultimate, Fly Trap,
summons a gargantuan plant that drags you in and applies serious damage." Continue here to read the full story.
The
Dota 2 blog announces the arrival of the 2016 Compendium Update for The
International, their global MOBA tournament. Along with elements to predict
winners and earn achievements in the tournament, this adds a full VR hub to
allow those with supported headsets, which, perhaps unsurprisingly are all HTC
Vives. Here's word: COMPENDIUM FEATURES
Undertake the Fantasy Challenge by unwrapping your 15 Player Card Packs to stack
up a roster of Dota elite; fill out a Bracket Prediction to see how close you
can predict the flow of the Main Event; or flex your knowledge of the overall
meta by making Tournament Predictions. Then, once the tournament begins, make
your in-game Battle Predictions during live matches of The International to work
towards a new set of Achievements. The stronger your performance, the more
Battle Points that await you.
DOTA VR HUB
This update also includes the release of the Dota VR Hub. Put on a headset and
join your friends and other Dota fans to watch live matches or replays in Dota
VR Theater, where you can stand surrounded by heroes and watch the action unfold
on an enormous screen. Immerse yourself further by jumping through the minimap
into the game itself. Watch from a bird’s-eye view or plant your feet on the
ground to watch the battles rage around you at full scale. We will continue to
improve the Dota VR Hub as we approach The International, so try it out and let
us know what you think.
Head over to the
Compendium Update page and VR Hub FAQ
to learn more. We’ve also added a convenient Notifications dropdown next to the
Armory button in the client to help keep track of all the new things included in
our updates.
Armies of Hell be warned that Tom is coming, as
Steam now offers the
release of Tom vs. The Armies of Hell, an isometric shooter for Windows
and OS X. This trailer
introduces the game's story and
this trailer shows off
some gameplay. Here's word: In Tom vs. The Armies of Hell, players shoot
demons in the face through more than six levels filled with a full cadre of
demonic entities -- including challenging minions and hair-raising boss fights.
Turn the souls of the fallen into specialized ammo -- transforming Tom’s gun
into a rapid-fire blaster, flamethrower, shotgun, and more. Close range combat?
Use Tom’s demon arm to smash enemies to a bloody pulp. Finally, if you’re caught
between lava and sharp teeth, it’s time to (temporarily) transform Tom into a
demon himself!
Continue here to read the full story.
Here's a new trailer
from Farming Simulator 17, the upcoming game where would-be farmers can return
to the virtual soil. Here's word on what we're seeing here: "Today's trailer,
From Seeds to Harvest, is the first in a series of gameplay videos where we will
be showing the new content and features of Farming Simulator 17! In this first
gameplay video, you'll discover the basics of farming one of the new crops,
sunflowers, using the latest brands, vehicles, and equipment in Farming
Simulator 17!" Continue here to read the full story.
- Apacer AS720 Dual Interface SSD 240GB on
LAN OC.
- ASUS RT-AC3200 Wireless AC Router on
Techgage.
- D-Link DIR-879 EXO AC1900 Wireless Router on
TweakTown.
- Eurocom Monster 4 (GTX970M) Laptop on
techPowerUp.
- Gainward GTX 1060 Phoenix GS Graphics Card on
Vortez.
- Gigabyte Z170X Ultra Gaming Motherboard on
Hardware Asylum.
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 1070 X3 Graphics Card on
Overclocked Inside. German.
- Intel Core i7 6800K CPU on
PCGamesN.
- Keyboard roundup on
TechSpot.
- The Motorola Moto Z & Moto Z Force (Droid Editions) Cell Phones
on
AnandTech.
- Nitro Concepts C80 Comfort Carbon Class Gaming Chair on
eTeknix.
- QNAP TVS-882 High-Performance 8-bay NAS on
Mad Shrimps.
- RapidSpar Data Recovery Instrument on
PC Perspective.
- REEVEN Steropes Low-Profile CPU Cooler on
Nikk Tech.
- Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 480 8Gb Graphics Card on
Hardware Slave.
- Tesoro Gram Spectrum Gaming Keyboard on
Technology X.
We went out to dinner with my Step-dad last night and broke a bad luck streak I
was mired in. The last two or three times I was inspired to order a restaurant
hamburger I ended up sorely disappointed, causing me to start believing this
trend would remain in place because I was just used to my own cooking. We ended
up in a joint called DBGB in the bowery, a
pretty clear homage to CBGB (even though the defunct music club was never a
place to inspire an appetite). The place is quite meat-centric, so I went for
it, and the burger was great, helping restore a little of my faith in the world.
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