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Archived News:
Steam News announces the
chance to get in touch with your inner ruminant animal with a free weekend for
Goat Simulator.
The game is also now on sale, so here's word on how to join the herd:
Play Goat Simulator
for free, from now until Sunday at 1pm Pacific Time!
Additionally, save 75% on
Goat Simulator as part of this week's Weekend Deal*!
Goat Simulator is the latest in goat simulation technology, bringing next-gen
goat simulation to YOU. You no longer have to fantasize about being a goat, your
dreams have finally come true! WASD to write history.
Gameplay-wise, Goat Simulator is all about causing as much destruction as you
possibly can as a goat. It has been compared to an old-school skating game,
except instead of being a skater, you're a goat, and instead of doing tricks,
you wreck stuff. Destroy things with style, such as doing a backflip while
headbutting a bucket through a window, and you'll earn even more points! Or you
could just give Steam Workshop a spin and create your own goats, levels,
missions, and more! When it comes to goats, not even the sky is the limit, as
you can probably just bug through it and crash the game.
*Discount offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
A
Steam community announcement has system requirements and a preload schedule
for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Those who pre-purchase the RPG sequel can
start to download the game a week from tomorrow. Here are the details:
Adam Jensen is on his way back, with now less than two weeks before the
release of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided! Here are a few bits of information to get
you ready.
PC System Specifications
Minimum:
OS: Windows 7.1SP1 or above (64-bit Operating System Required)
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent
RAM: 8 GB
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB)
HDD/SSD: 45 GB
Recommended:
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K or AMD FX 8350 Wraith
RAM: 16 GB
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 480 - 1920 x 1080 or NVIDIA GTX 970 - 1920 x 1080
HDD/SSD: 55GB (Including DLC)
Preloading
On Steam, preloading will begin on Friday, August 19th at 09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT
/ 17:00 BST / 18:00 CEST
Activision announces the release of Descent, the third DLC pack for Call of
Duty: Black Ops III. This adds four new multiplayer maps and another chapter in
the endless zombie assault. Here's a
Gorod Krovi Trailer
showing off the zombies, and here's the announcement: The third DLC pack
for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Descent, is now available on PlayStation 4,
Xbox One and PC, transporting players to four new multiplayer maps that span the
globe and an all-new Zombies experience, Gorod Krovi.
In the newest, twisted chapter of the Origins Zombies experience, Gorod Krovi
takes players to an alternate-timeline of Stalingrad in which they must face-off
against a swarm of mechanized zombie soldiers and avoid hell-fire from aerial
dragon assaults, all in the midst of a raging battle within the remnants of
Nikolai’s motherland. Gorod Krovi delivers a harrowing Zombies experience,
filled with horrifying new enemies, exciting new gameplay mechanics and an epic
set of undead-annihilating weapons.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Descent includes four new multiplayer maps set in a
cryogenic penitentiary, a Viking hamlet, a robot death-match arena and a
contemporary reconstruction of an ancient Roman estate:
- Empire: Fan favorite map Raid returns,
re-imagined in this classic, medium-sized map as an authentic Roman villa,
where a classic map structure mixes with the new gameplay mechanics of Black
Ops III.
- Berserk: A Viking village frozen in time
enlists players to fight through blizzards, for control of the center
bridge. This medium-sized map features wooden buildings, deadly rocky
outcroppings, and tight chokepoints.
- Cryogen: Located far in the Dead Sea, this
isolated compound holds some of the world’s most dangerous criminals in
frozen isolation. Sentry towers keep watch over the small map’s circular
design as frenetic combat and wall running attacks abound.
- Rumble: Gamers battle amongst
larger-than-life mechanized warriors in this medium-sized map, which funnels
high-speed combat to the central arena, where players battle their way
through fallen mechs and pyrotechnics.
Descent is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC at a discounted
rate via the Call of Duty: Black Ops III DLC Season Pass**, which features four
DLC Map Packs planned for the year, as part of the discounted bundle offered at
a suggested retail price of $49.99.
Continue here to read the full story.
Headup Games and Merge Games announce the release Meridian: Squad 22 for PC. The
Windows RTS sequel is now officially
on Steam
following an early access period. Like its predecessor Meridian: New World, this
game is the work of a one-person development studio. Here's
previously released
trailer and an overview: Humanity is in peril. The first colonization
attempt of mankind has failed and the colonist crew is missing. The leaders of
the United Earth decide to send a highly trained specialist squad to planet
Meridian to find the crew and bring them home safely.
Meridian: Squad 22 is a single-player science-fiction real-time strategy game
with a focus on base building and advanced tactics. Every single choice, every
tactical decision you make, shapes the outcome of your story. Will you take the
offensive route or stay on the defensive? Will you consider the lives of your
crew a priority or will you sacrifice them mercilessly to gain the upper hand?
Ede Tarsoly, the lone developer behind Elder Games has teamed up with Hexany
Audio, the award-winning sound design team, to bring you an experience like none
other with unparalelled fidelity.
Continue here to read the full story.
Here's another new
trailer from Mafia III. This look at the open world crime sequel profiles
Vito Scaletta, already familiar from the previous game. The description shows
how he fits into the story: Vito Scaletta has seen it all, rising through the mob ranks. Sent down to New
Bordeaux by the commission from Empire Bay, he's haunted by his past, bound by
loyalty even as he's pushed to the brink.
What will finally make him rise up against the Italian Mafia he's served for
so long? Lincoln Clay - and revenge.
Continue here to read the full story.
CD Projekt RED announces The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year
Edition. This was first revealed via a leak last
month, and is now confirmed. They say to expect this on August 30th, and will
bundle the award-winning RPG with all its post-release content. Here's an
announcement video and
here are more details: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year
Edition offers over 150 hours of open world adventures and sees players take on
the role of professional monster slayer Geralt of Rivia, as he seeks out the
child of prophecy in Wild Hunt, faces off against a ruthless bandit captain in
Hearts of Stone, and unravels the terrifying secret of the beautiful region of
Toussaint in Blood and Wine.
Watch the announcement video
here.
Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed base game, winner of
over 250 GOTY awards and most lauded game of 2015 with over 800 awards in total,
both expansion packs - Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine - and every piece of
downloadable content, as well as every update and improvement ever released.
The game will release on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation®4 on August 30th, 2016.
In select territories and sales channels the game will be available as The
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition.
Continue here to read the full story.
Remedy seems to be dropping support for the Windows 10 edition of Quantum
Break. This follows the
news that a Windows 7 edition of the third-person shooter is coming.
Responding to questions about ongoing Win10 issues,
Thomas Puha
tweets that these will probably remain unaddressed. He says, "@sabin1981 @QuantumBreak
sorry to hear you are having problems. Its unlikely we release another Win10
patch." Thanks
GameSpot.
This
Steam announcement offers a release date for Master of Orion
on Steam. Word is the
space strategy game will officially launch for Windows, OS X, and Linux on
August 25th. A release
teaser trailer celebrates the news. Here's the announcement, which discusses
the game's successful run in early access and plans for post-release support: Over
the past six months Master of Orion has been in Early Access on Steam and it has
been an incredibly valuable experience. In this crucial time we've received an
unbelievable amount of feedback on the game. Player passion for Master of Orion
is exactly why we incorporated the Early Access route into the development
process. It's been a long road with challenges along the way, but our mission
from the start was to include your voice in any decisions we made during this
phase and you have helped shape this game.
Release Date
We are excited to announce that on August 25th, 2016 Master of Orion will be
officially launched. At that time the Standard Edition will become available for
purchase at $29.99 USD (regional pricing varies).
About the Standard Edition
The Master of Orion Standard Edition has all of the core gameplay
experience, including:
- 10 races
- Custom races
- Tactical combat
- Ship design
- Espionage
- Multiplayer
- Diplomacy
- All victory conditions
The in-game content not available to players as part of the Standard Edition
will be the Terran Khanate race and the Retro Fleets alternate ship models
feature. However, if you enjoy the Standard Edition and would like to upgrade to
the Collector's Edition later, we will be offering an upgrade option so there is
no need to repurchase entire game.
Continue here to read the full story.
1C Game Studios now offers IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Moscow for Windows
via digital download. This is available as a Standard or Premium edition, as
detailed on the game's official website.
This is also available as DLC
on Steam for owners of
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of
Stalingrad. Here's an overview of the new installment in the flight sim
series: IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Moscow is a combat flight simulation
dedicated to the Battle of Moscow, one of the most decisive battles on the
Eastern Front in WWII. This new project from 1С Game Studios continues the next
generation of combat flight simulations with the latest development technologies
– from a new higher level of physics modeling, damage modeling and aerodynamics
to modern modes of gameplay with detailed, immersive environments.
With Mafia III due in a couple of months, 2K offers
another new trailer
from the open-world crime sequel. New Bordeaux is one of the game's main
characters and they kick off a series showing off the fictional city's
districts. Here's word: 2K and Hangar 13 today revealed the first trailer
in the Mafia III – The World of New Bordeaux Gameplay Video Series covering the
different City Districts players will explore in Mafia III in a re-imagined New
Orleans.
In “The World of New Bordeaux – City Districts,” get a crash course on the
various neighbourhoods in the city that our main characters call home, and get a
sneak peek at the secret underground network run by Italian mob boss Sal Marcano.
From the perfectly manicured lawns of Frisco Fields to Lincoln Clay’s home in
gritty Delray Hollow, find out what criminal activity is lurking just beneath
the surface.
Continue here to read the full story.
Iceberg Interactive announces Stars in Shadow will come to early access
on September 15th. They also say they will show off the Windows 4X space
strategy game next week at Gamescom. Details, discussions, and images for this
are on its official website and
Steam page. Here's the
announcement: Iceberg Interactive, the publisher well-known for its love
of sci-fi games and 4x strategy titles, today announces that their brand new PC
space strategy game, Stars in Shadow (PC) will be launching on September 15,
2016 via Steam Early Access and other digital platforms. The game marks the
first title for the Canadian development studio, Ashdar Games, and long-time
fans of the popular 4x genre will not be disappointed.
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4x strategy game set deep in space featuring
seven playable factions, comprised of six different alien races. Offered in a
highly distinctive comic-book art style, Stars in Shadow draws players into its
galactic universe with an immersive backstory. By competing with alien factions,
exploring nearby star systems, developing colonies and empires, and much more,
the galaxy can be unified through either diplomacy or by force – the choice will
be left entirely up to the player.
Features
- Unique hand-drawn comic book art style
- Turn based 4X space strategy featuring turn based
fleet combat. The tactical system allows starships to do battle using a wide
range of different weapons and abilities
- Seven playable factions comprising six alien
races. Choice of faction will determine tech and research opportunities
initially available. Forming alliances, conquering neighboring species, or
discovering ancient artifacts may open up additional avenues of research
- A vast range of different planet types, each with
their own lore. The most prized worlds are those that hold artifacts from
civilizations that vanished long ago. Map sizes up to 85 star systems. Each
star can have up to 10 planets
- Manage a growing empire. Balance the competing
priorities of research, growth, and ship building and decide the fate of
those alien species that come under your control
- Galactic Politics: Of the playable alien species,
three are "young races", reaching out into the galaxy for the first time.
The remaining three are "old races", survivors of a terrible war fought in
the distant past, they still hold to their ancient grudges. Races will
impact which world will be most suitable as well as alliances and trades
offerings
- Advanced settings such as Random events and NPC
factions, including pirates and marauders
I've seen a few sad reminders lately that today is the anniversary of Paul
Steed's passing. The former id artist died four years ago today, and in many
ways the shock from that persists. Paul would like the attention, but not
the mourning. I imagine he would far prefer the takeaway from this to be to
appreciate life and friends as best you can. At least that's how I try to view
it. I try to use thoughts like that as a reminder to be better about keeping in
touch with people.
R.I.P.:
‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Actor Barry Jenner Dies At 75.
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