It has been recently reported on Reddit that the publisher for this game, Insel Games Ltd., have been attempting to manipulate the user review score for their titles on Steam. We have investigated these claims, and have identified unacceptable behavior involving multiple Steam accounts controlled by the publisher of this game. The publisher appears to have used multiple Steam accounts to post positive reviews for their own games. This is a clear violation of our review policy and something we take very seriously.

For these reasons, we are ending our business relationship with Insel Games Ltd. and removing their games from our store. If you have previously purchased this game, it will remain accessible in your Steam library.

If you already have The Evil Within 2, changing to first-person is as simple as flipping a switch in the menu. You’ll be able to change this at any point, so you can experience the game however you like. If you haven’t had a chance to check out The Evil Within 2 and want to try it out, you can download the Free Trial and play through the opening chapters of the game including the new first-person mode. All save data will carry over if you choose to upgrade to the full game.

“A lot of players like playing horror games in first-person, so for those who want to see some of the game’s situations through Sebastian’s eyes, it’s a really neat experience,” said Tango Gameworks’ producer, Shinsaku Ohara. “I think exploring Union in first-person makes the scale feel even bigger than it does when you’re in third-person. Also, being able to see our environments and enemies up close allows players to get an even better look at how much effort went into their designs.”

Game director Jeff Kaplan discusses PTR hero updates for Doomfist, Mei, and Sombra.

00:00 - Jeff welcomes listeners to the Developer Update
00:50 - Mei changes in the PTR
01:54 - Upcoming Sombra changes in the PTR
03:50 - Doomfist change in the PTR
04:40 - Ideas on new abilities for Hanzo
07:15 - Thoughts on Symmetra and Torbjörn
7:33 - Jeff thanks the community for their input and invites players to try the new changes on the PTR

In Hacktag, the Agent moves physically through a corporate building level while the Hacker moves alongside electronically via network nodes. As the Agent avoids physical guards (watch out for those pandas!), the Hacker avoids anti-virus software moving through the network, with both players seeking to hack computers to steal the data required for mission success. While some tasks can be accomplished by either player, many tasks require the cooperation of both—for instance, opening a locked door requires the Hacker to electronically unlock it while the Agent physically opens it. Other features include:

• Online and local multiplayer: Play separately or share the same screen using keyboard/mouse and/or game controllers
• Single player mode: Simultaneously handle the dual roles of Agent and Hacker in frantic, fast-paced gameplay
• Original asymmetrical gameplay and co-op mini-games: With the timer ticking, deactivate alarms and unlock doors or holding cells
• “Co-opetitive" gameplay: As mercenaries, your partner is also your best competitor!
• Three corporations, three mission types and 24 levels
• Gain experience and add unlockable skills: Choose new active or passive skills as you gain levels
• Online challenges, ranking and leaderboards
• Full character creation: Customize your anthropomorphic animal character with more than 360 unlockable items
• Unique story for each player: Experience Hacktag’s story with each role getting its own unique NPCs

In Algo Bot, players control the movements of a lovable but down-on-its-luck robot, using basic programming skills to solve puzzles. Set aboard the pan-galactic colonization ship Europa, over 46 levels, players must devise algorithms to carefully control Algo Bot’s path, borrowing concepts from the programming world - including variables and subroutines.

In the rich single-player story campaign, Algo Bot meets PAL, a cantankerous and aloof line manager, and Gemini, the cheerfully eccentric shipboard computer. When a routine recycling job goes horribly wrong, Algo Bot and this unlikely band of heroes must work together to save the sleeping colonists on board the Europa.

XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is now available worldwide for Windows PC with a 10% launch week discount on Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store by Humble Bundle. After the promotion, the game will return to its regular selling price of $39.99, €39.99, and £29.99. This compelling tale has been expanded with 50% more voiced lines from the original English cast, and an even more personalized experience awaits owners of the first title Trails of Cold Steel on PC through the usage of existing save files to access special dialogue options reflecting the player’s previous choices. As a special bonus exclusively for those who have purchased any Trails in the Sky title on PC, an Estelle and Joshua costume set will be available as a free download to players with one of those titles in their library.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II on PC has been enhanced with ultra-wide resolutions, a new feature allowing players to launch the game directly from their most recent save, and the return of the popular “Turbo Mode.” Cold Steel II also includes higher framerates, improved textures, and other graphical enhancements in line with the 2017 PC launch of Trails of Cold Steel.

• Dota 2 Update - February 14th, 2017.
• Heroes of the Storm Hotfix Notes — February 14, 2018. All bug fixes.
• Team Fortress 2 Update Released.
• World of Warcraft Hotfixes: February 14.

• Steam Daily Deal - Cozy Couch Co-Op Advertising App, 70% Off.

• No Land for Legends by Torchborne Screens — Kickstarter. "Australian Fantasy-Western told in two parts: a feature film and an adventure-heist video game." Here's a trailer.

• World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking is Back! February 13-20.
• The World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon Invitational Is Back: Get Ready for the Proving Grounds.
• Answer the Call of the 2018 Hearthstone Wild Open.
• Top Hearthstone Players – January 2018.

• Frenetic 4-Player Battler World of Warriors Comes to PS4 March 21 – PlayStation.Blog
• Monster Hunter World review on Zero Punctuation. NSFW.

• Verizon's Bungled Streaming Service Go90 Put Out of Its Misery.
• HomePods are staining wooden tables with a white ring.

• New Silicon Chip-Based Quantum Computer Passes Major Test. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• JD Uses NVIDIA AI Platform to Put a Critical Eye on Video. Thanks Hypothermia.
• NVIDIA Powers 10 Years of Oscar-Worthy Visual Effects Work. Thanks Hypothermia.

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The deal includes the entire of the Koch business, including Deep Silver - which publishes titles such as Saints Row, Dead Island and Metro. It means that Saints Row and Metro now both fall back under the THQ banner, alongside other THQ Nordic brands such as De Blob, Darksiders, MX vs ATV, Red Faction and Destroy All Humans.

THQ Nordic was previously known as Nordic Games before changing its name in 2016 following the acquisition of a number of THQ properties.

The surprise acquisition means that THQ Nordic will now also operate Koch's partner publishing business and its film business. Koch also operates three game development studios, namely Volition - best known for Saints Row, Dambuster Studios - best known for Homefront, and Fishlabs - best known for the Galaxy on Fire series.

MINIMUM:
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 12 GB available space

RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel Core i7-5820K/AMD FX-8350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon R9 270X
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 12 GB available space

Feral Interactive announced today that Rise of the Tomb Raider™: 20 Year Celebration, the definitive edition of the acclaimed action-adventure, will be coming to macOS and Linux this spring. Developed by Crystal Dynamics® and published by Square Enix® for Windows and consoles, Rise of the Tomb Raider is the breathtaking follow-up to Tomb Raider™, the 2013 series reboot.

Players will become the young archaeologist Lara Croft as she seeks the lost city of Kitezh to recover the Divine Source, an ancient artifact with the power to grant immortality. When Lara’s quest puts her in the crosshairs of Trinity, a secret global organization, she must use all her wits and daring to reach the Divine Source first.

Lara’s expedition takes her from Syria’s sun-baked ruins to the vast wilderness of Siberia, where frozen forests, ancient crypts, a lush geothermal valley, and an abandoned Soviet military installation await. Players climb, swim, grapple, and zip-line their way through the beautiful but lethal environments as they outsmart deadly traps and solve huge, multi-layered puzzles hidden within stunning challenge tombs.

To stay one step ahead of Trinity, players engage in guerrilla combat, configuring Lara’s loadout with everything from poisoned arrows to explosive shotgun shells.

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration bundles the base game with all DLC, which comprises:

• Blood Ties: A standalone story in which Lara uncovers family secrets as she explores her childhood home, Croft Manor.
• Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch: An adventure in which Lara seeks the truth behind a mythic terror lurking within a new region of Siberia, the Wicked Vale.
• Cold Darkness Awakened: When a biological weapon is unleashed in the Siberian wilderness, Lara is tasked with ending a viral outbreak as she fights off waves of infected adversaries.
• Lara’s Nightmare: As undead hordes infiltrate Croft Manor, Lara must become the ultimate zombie slayer.
• Endurance Mode: Two players team up to survive the dangerous forest while plundering crypts for relics.
• Extreme Survivor Challenge: In the hardest difficulty setting for the main campaign, players overcome difficult limits of save points, resources, ammunition, and health.
• 5 Classic Skins: Nostalgic skins from Tomb Raider history: Croft Manor, Tomb Raider II, Tomb Raider II Bomber Jacket, Chronicles Catsuit, and Angel of Darkness.
• 12 Outfits: Ancient Vanguard (Byzantine-era chain mail), Apex Predator (bear fur, animal claws, and warpaint), Shadowrunner (tactical vest and watch cap), and the reimagined Antarctica outfit inspired by Tomb Raider III.
• Expedition Cards: Players use cards in Expedition Mode to boost their score, modify their abilities, and apply cosmetic effects like Big Head Enemies.

Speaking of Conquests, we’re rotating those, too! Love going fast? Sprinter and Speed Racer will be making a return. Enjoy testing your mettle in Greater Rifts? Divinity and Lionhearted are also coming back. If you’d rather max out your kill count with Cursed Chests, Curses! and Stars Align will be right up your alley. Those who enjoy seeing how far they can go without Set Items will get a kick out of The Thrill and Super Human. Finally, if you’re keen to show off your mastery of Set Dungeons, Masters of the Universe and Masters of Sets will be available once more.

• Museum of the Moving Image - IndieCade East 2018 gets underway in Queens on Friday.
• Overwatch League Is Making Its First Trades.

• Bayonetta 1 & 2 Switch launch trailer is positively bewitching.

• New York Times CEO: Print journalism has maybe another 10 years. Thanks Slashdot.
• Google’s Chrome ad blocking arrives tomorrow and this is how it works.
• The complete list of Apple TV shows and series. Thanks Ant.
• YouTube TV gets TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, CNN and a price bump.
• AMP for email is a terrible idea.

• Porsche Is 3D Printing Hard-To-Find Parts For The 959 And Other Classics. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.
• Facial Recognition Systems Are Even More Biased Than We Thought. Thanks Hypothermia.

• Surveillance system or public-safety tool? Seattle dismantles controversial wireless mesh network. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

• Update: Mozilla Will Re-File Suit Against FCC to Protect Net Neutrality. Thanks [H]ardOCP.
• Oregon the Latest State to Push Its Own Net Neutrality Law.
• NY top court says 'private' Facebook photos can be disclosed. Thanks Hypothermia.

• Steep: Winter Games Gold Edition on Christ Centered Gamer.

• AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Radeon Vega Linux OpenGL-Vulkan Gaming Benchmarks on Phoronix.
• Beyerdynamic MMX 300 Professional Gaming Headset 2nd Gen on Hardware Asylum.
• Crucial BX300 480Gb SSD Storage on HardwareSlave.
• HyperX Cloud Alpha gaming headset on The Tech Report.
• In Win Aurora RGB Fans on ThinkComputers.org.
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• Plextor M8V 512GB SATA III SSD on TweakTown.
• Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Smartwatch on OverClocked Inside.
• Silverstone Tundra TD03-SLIM CPU Liquid Cooler on TechPowerUp.
• Sound BlasterX AE-5 Sound Card on Modders-Inc.

• SAG-AFTRA board unanimously approves new sexual harassment code of conduct…
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