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Thursday, May 26, 2022
Get Bomber Crew for Free [8:28 pm ET] – Share – 3 Comments
Here's another chance to get Bomber Crew for free, as the strategic
bombing game currently carries a 100% discount
on Steam.
There is no mention of this in the game's news feed, so it's not clear if and
when the promotion will end. But it does seem to be a free-to-keep deal. Here's
more on the Windows, macOS, and Linux game:
Choose your Crew!
Train and personalise your own Bomber Crew. Procedurally-generated names, skills and back stories means a unique experience for everyone, but be careful, as death is permanent.
Immersive flight simulation!
Carefully manage everything from fuel, ammo, hydraulics and more in your very own physics-based Bomber. Make it yours with a wide array of nose art and liveries, or design your own with the simple to use in-game tool.
Survarium Ends Next Week [8:28 pm ET] – Share – 2 Comments
Vostok Games announces that Survarium will come to an end next week,
as the servers for the zombie survival game will go offline on May 31st (thanks
Rock Paper Shotgun). Vostok is located in Ukraine, and
previously explained how the war was affecting the game: "At the moment
Survarium is still available, but we are not in a position to work on further
updates. Vostok Games team is safe, and we will keep you posted!" The new post
does not mention the ongoing war, and it's not clear how that plays into the
news. Here's word:
A bittersweet day approaches. On one hand it is good to look to our future but on the other, it is difficult to say farewell to an old friend. Survarium will go offline for good come the day of May 31st 2022, 23:59 Kyiv time.
We truly cannot express our gratitude towards all of your many years of support, new and old players alike. Through the ups and downs many of you stood by us in solidarity. That is truly something special that we will always be grateful for.
While we close the book we will always have fond memories! A new chapter awaits us and our eyes are firmly focused on the work ahead.
Remember to follow our social media pages to stay in the loop with all future news from Vostok Games.
Very Very Valet Released [8:28 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Following its launch on Switch, Very Very Valet is out for PC and
PlayStation 5, and the Windows and macOS edition of this couch co-op party game
is available
on Steam.
Word is this will also come to the Epic Games Store "soon." This game does for car parking
what QWOP did for sprinting, as
this trailer shows how
difficult this everyday task can be. Here's word:
A whole new gaming audience can now experience the intense, fast-paced quest as one to four players take control of an “elite” team of puppet valets, working together to overcome any and all valet-related challenges. Teams will need to get creative and utilize a “just park it anywhere” mentality to get through the mayhem.Continue here to read the full story.
Golfie Early Access [8:28 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Fore! Early Access is now underway
on Steam for
Golfie, the roguelike golf game that adds deckbuilding to the golfing mix.
The Early Access Trailer
shows off some of the crazy gameplay this mix creates. We have some more
details, because that's par for the course:
Golfie is a brand-new take on mini golf featuring a fun and tactical deck-building system where shot cards are collected and combined with wild results. Players will need to use all of their skill to beat courses of 18 procedurally-generated holes spread across four distinct biomes.Continue here to read the full story.
Each run in Golfie requires strategy, planning, and skill by building unique decks which can unlock incredible new ways to play. Card powers can vary from increasing the distance or elevation of a standard shot, through to out-of-this-world abilities and power-ups which can be combined to dazzling effect. But be careful: finish over par or fall into traps and players will lose energy – and once it’s depleted, the run is over.
Steam April Bestsellers [8:28 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
This page on Steam
has links to where you can purchase any or all of the top-selling titles that
launched on Steam in April. There are also links to the new free-to-play games
that attracted the most engagement for the month. This all ties into a new
Top Releases of April 2022 Blog Post. Here's part that credits the listed
games for their variety:
With each month's Top Release list, we continue to be amazed by the variety and originality that is incorporated into well-known genres and franchises. Whether slicing by theme, mechanic, genre, or aesthetic, April's Top Releases prove yet again that players appreciate this variety with some extra variety on top. Looking for a game within a game? April has horse racing in Winning Post 9 2022, baseball in Out of the Park Baseball 23, and pachinko in Peglin. How about a journey to fabled fantasy universe? Visit Arrakis in Dune: Spice Wars, a Galaxy Far Far Away in LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga, or the fabled Round Table in King Arthur: Knight's Tale. April may have failed to settle the age-old question of “What’s the BEST genre?”, but players seem to be pretty happy that the debate will go on.
Quoteworthy [8:28 pm ET] – Share – 2 Comments
On Sale [8:28 pm ET] – Share – 1 Comment
- Humble 3D Printable Models Urban, Apocalyptic Wasteland Bundle (pay what you want and help charity).*
- Weekend Sale: captivating open-world titles up to 90% off - GOG.com.*
- Save 30% on Kingdoms and Castles on Steam.
*Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.
Biz Buzz [8:28 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- Hangar 13 Layoffs Hit Take-Two (TTWO) Studio Behind Mafia 3 Game (may require registration or subscription).
Evening Patches [8:28 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Official patches.
Evening Previews [8:27 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Evening Consolidation [8:27 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- Xbox Insider Release Notes - Beta (2206.220525-2200) - Xbox Wire. Thanks Console General.
Evening Metaverse [8:27 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Evening Tech Bits [8:27 pm ET] – Share – 3 Comments
Thanks Console General.
Evening Safety Dance [8:27 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
etc., etc. [8:27 pm ET] – Share – 11 Comments
Into the Black [8:27 pm ET] – Share – 9 Comments
Last Link of the Day:
Andor
- Teaser Trailer - Disney+. Thanks Neutronbeam and Kxmode.
Obituary: Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' star, dead at 67.
Obituary: Chick tracts artist Fred Carter has died.
Obituary: Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' star, dead at 67.
Obituary: Chick tracts artist Fred Carter has died.
Get BioShock: The Collection for Free [12:48 pm ET] – Share – 32 Comments
BioShock: The Collection is now available on the
Epic
Games Store, offering all three installments in the ambitious first-person
shooter series. Even better, this turns out to be this week's giveaway, which
was teased last week as "mystery
game." So you have a week to make the collection a permanent addition to your
library for free. Come next Thursday the offer will refresh, and the chance to
pick up another intriguing "mystery game" will arrive. The Collection comes with
a warning: "For Windows 10 operating systems and above, requires download and
installation of the 2K Launcher to play." Here's more on the chance to live
undersea or in the clouds in this free bundle of BioShock Remastered,
BioShock 2 Remastered, and BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition:
There's always a lighthouse. There's always a man. There's always a city.
Experience the unforgettable worlds and monumental stories of the award-winning BioShock series with BioShock: The Collection. Journey to the cities of Rapture and Columbia across BioShock Remastered, BioShock 2 Remastered, and BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition, including all single-player add-on content. Fight for your life and outsmart your enemies, be it deep beneath the waves or high above the clouds.
Includes:
- BioShock Remastered: Explore the undersea city of Rapture, a haven for society's greatest minds that has devolved into a dystopian nightmare wrought by one man's hubris.
- BioShock 2 Remastered: See Rapture through the eyes of Subject Delta, a fearsome Big Daddy prototype on a life-or-death mission to rescue his missing Little Sister.
- BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition: Indebted to the wrong people, private investigator Booker DeWitt must take on an impossible task: travel to a flying city above the clouds, and rescue a woman named Elizabeth.
Sniper Elite 5 Released [12:27 pm ET] – Share – 3 Comments
Rebellion announces that Sniper Elite 5 has hit its target date, and the
sharpshooting sequel is now available for Windows via
Steam
as well as for Xbox and PlayStation. This puts you behind enemy lines in World
War II in a test of your stealth, marksmanship, and stomach for X-ray views of
internal organs being destroyed. All three of those elements are amply shown off
in the
Launch Trailer. Apparently the game was pre-sold at some point on the Epic Games Store,
as the
Rebellion Help Centre explains: "If you have pre-ordered through Epic, you
should have received a refund - if not, please reach out to
them here" (thanks
Reddit). Here's word on this chance to be the soldier who saved
D-Day:
Sniper Elite 5 takes place in the events around D-Day in France, 1944, as our hero Karl Fairburne joins a covert US Rangers operation to weaken the Atlantikwall fortifications along the coast of Brittany. There he makes contact with French Resistance, and they begin to uncover a secret Nazi plot that threatens to turn the tide of the war back in the Nazi’s favor: Operation Kraken. It is now down to Karl to reveal exactly what the Axis forces are planning and end Operation Kraken, and the mastermind behind it, Abelard Möller, before it can be launched.
Rebellion CEO, Jason Kingsley, said, “We are extremely proud to be releasing Sniper Elite 5 today and cannot wait for players to get their hands on the game. The franchise continues to go from strength to strength and the entire team at Rebellion has done a fantastic job to create the best game in the series to date. We are particularly proud of the new Invasion Mode which we think will be a real fan favorite. The tension and challenge that the invasion creates really intensifies and heightens the gameplay experience.”
My Time at Sandrock Released [12:27 pm ET] – Share – 4 Comments
Your time at Sandrock is at hand, as My Time at Sandrock is now available
in Early Access for Windows on
Epic Games
Store and
Steam.
The Early Access Launch
Trailer takes a look at how the sequel to My Time at Portia is a
new sandbox adventure tasking you with revitalizing the arid, desert town of
Sandrock. Here's a bit:
Times are tough in Sandrock, a once glorious city-state now struggling for survival against the harsh economic and environmental realities of its desert-bound location. Board a train to Sandrock and step into the role of the town’s newest Builder, capable crafters with a knack for producing all types of public projects, and get to work kickstarting Sandrock’s return to form.Continue here to read the full story.
Revitalize Sandrock and its surroundings by taking on work orders to create labor-saving machinery like elevator shafts, build communal buildings and attractions, and help neighbors with various tasks. Learn how to harvest delicious crops by transforming the blistering desert into a culinary hub. Befriend the citizens of Sandrock by engaging in leisurely conversations, tackling relationship-boosting sidequests, and improving community and friendship-related skills. Take a break from rebuilding Sandrock to craft furniture, decorate your workshop, and turn the Builder’s new house into a customized and stylish home.
The Cycle: Frontier Next Month [12:27 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Yager announces the first official release of The Cycle: Frontier will
come on June 8th, when the preseason kicks off for this new free-to-play
installment in its first-person shooter series. This will pave the way for the
launch of Season 1 on June 22nd, which is coincidentally the birthday of
Quake. Word is: "Its adrenaline-inducing blend of PvE and PvP, paired with
its high-stakes gameplay, promises to establish The Cycle: Frontier as the most
entertaining and accessible extraction FPS on the market." The release will come
to the Epic Games Store
and
Steam. Check out the
Launch
Trailer for a look at gameplay. Here's more:
Welcome to Fortuna III, a treacherous world of alien beauty where the stakes are high and the rewards even higher. Drop down to the surface with seamless matchmaking and fill your pockets with spoils, but beware: only those who evac alive keep their prizes. Mistakes will be punished quickly and cost you dearly, but every loss is a lesson learned that will make you better.Continue here to read the full story.
Be on the lookout for bloodthirsty beasts, a deadly radioactive storm, and other greedy players. Prospect for riches alone, squad up with friends, and make temporary alliances with strangers – or steal their hard-fought loot for yourself. You make the decisions: which path to take, which objective to tackle, which fight to pick or avoid, and when to evac.
The Quarry Multiplayer Delay [12:27 pm ET] – Share – 2 Comments
A tweet from
Supermassive Games announces a delay to the launch of multiplayer support
for The Quarry. A few weeks ago it
was announced that development on the survival/horror game was complete, and it
was on track to launch
on Steam on
June 10th. Now we learn that this involved a slight exaggeration, as multiplayer
support will actually arrive about a month later, on July 8th. In the meantime,
we have a new
Official
Gameplay Overview Trailer where Will Byles of 2K games discusses the project
and shows off gameplay. Here are the details on the setback for multiplayer
support translated from an all-caps graphic to more user-friendly sentence case
text:
The wait is almost over, and the team and I are so excited for you to get your hands on The Quarry in just over two weeks! The game will launch on June 10 with local couch co-op and movie mode alongside the single-player campaign.Continue here to read the full story.
However, we've made the difficult decision to delay the online multiplayer mode to deliver the best possible experience for you. It's not a long wait though - online multiplayer will be added via an update by July 8th.
We appreciate your understanding and hope you're as excited as we are for launch in just 15 days!
ACE COMBAT 7: TOP GUN: Maverick Aircraft Set Takes Off [12:26 pm ET] – Share – 5 Comments
BANDAI NAMCO announces the release of the TOP GUN: Maverick Aircraft Set,
new DLC for ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN. Unlike the expansion for
Microsoft Flight Simulator
released
yesterday, this tie-in with the blockbuster film sequel is a paid expansion.
What it adds from the movie is new aircraft, new emblems and callsigns, and the
ability to taunt Lana Kane and your multiplayer opponents with the Danger Zone.
Here's a trailer with
a look, and here are more details:
At long last, the collaboration generations of ACE COMBAT fans have been waiting for is finally ready for deployment. We’re excited to announce that ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN will deliver Top Gun themed aircraft, emblems, and the “Top Gun Anthem,” “Danger Zone” in multiplayer mode as part of its TOP GUN: Maverick Aircraft Set available today!Continue here to read the full story.
The TOP GUN: Maverick Aircraft Set paid DLC package will feature new playable aircraft, including the F/A-18E Super Hornet | Top Gun: Maverick (The Boeing Company) and the F-14A Tomcat | Top Gun: Maverick (Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation), from the movie. Additionally, there will be a special Top Gun: Maverick collaboration emblem and to top things off, the forementioned “Danger Zone“ (arranged by Keiki Kobayashi) will be available as background music in multiplayer mode.
Blood Bowl 3 Beta Signups [12:26 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
The Blood Bowl Website is now
counting down the minutes until June 1st. That's because that's when a PC beta
test for Blood Bowl 3 will kick off, allowing publisher Nacon and
developer Cyanide Studio to ready the fantasy-themed American football game for
its official launch. The beta is planned to run through June 12th, and the site
is accepting signups from those interested in testing. Those who participated in
the previous private testing are all set, and need not reapply. Here's a
PC Beta
Trailer and more of the game plan, though we must point out a tackle
football field is not generally referred to as a pitch:
Six playable factions are coming in new Blood Bowl 3 Beta (June 1-12): the Black Orcs, the Imperial Nobility, the Elven Union, the Dwarfs and two new factions, which will be appearing for the first time in a Blood Bowl® video game. The new beta phase also marks the arrival of new pitches, each with special rules that will spice up the matches!Continue here to read the full story.
Autobahn Police Simulator 3 Next Month [12:26 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Developer Z-Software and publisher Aerosoft announce a release date for
Autobahn Police Simulator 3, the new installment in this series about
enforcing traffic laws on Germany's notoriously fast highway system. It will
arrive on June 23rd
on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox, and it will be the first game from the
franchise to support the current console generation. Here's a
Teaser Trailer and here is a roadmap:
In Autobahn Police Simulator 3, players take on the role of a rookie police officer returning to work after a street racing incident left them out of commision. Now, they must jump behind the wheel once more, to prove themself to the higher-ups in the police department and keep the peace! Take on a variety of operations and unique missions to establish security on the streets, move up the ranks in the force, and unlock more demanding missions, new skills, and new equipment and vehicles.Continue here to read the full story.
On Sale [12:26 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
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Biz Buzz [12:26 pm ET] – Share – 1 Comment
- Global gaming market to hit $222 billion this year.
- Sony Expects to Make $300 Million Off PC Games This Year.
- Apple says the App Store is actually really good for the economy. Certainly good for theirs. Might be better if they, you know, paid taxes.
Morning Patches [11:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Morning Multiplex [11:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Official trailers.
Morning Interviews [11:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Op Ed [11:58 am ET] – Share – 33 Comments
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PC Gamer - I'm begging space sims to stop turning themselves into shooters.
"But those are first-person shooters, not grand galactic simulations. When a game can render up hundreds, thousands, even quintillions of worlds but can't imagine a scenario where you don't view them through iron sights, it feels like not only a failure of imagination, but a lack of confidence in the galaxy you've created. Do EVE's hypercapitalist fleet commanders really need to be poking each other with shotguns?"
Morning Mobilization [11:58 am ET] – Share – 2 Comments
Morning Metaverse [11:58 am ET] – Share – 2 Comments
- YouTube remains in Russia to be an independent news source: CEO.
- Facebook owner Meta updates its privacy policy.
- Jack Dorsey leaves Twitter board amid Musk takeover bid.
- Time to update: Google Chrome 102 arrives with 32 security fixes, one critical.
- New Release: Tor Browser 11.0.13. Thanks Ant.
- Meta is 'making good progress' on removing the Quest 2's mandatory Facebook login. Company with John Carmack as CTO couldn't get this done in an afternoon?
Morning Tech Bits [11:58 am ET] – Share – 1 Comment
Thanks Console General.
- Newport Wafer Fab- Chinese buyout of UK's biggest chip plant to be reviewed.
- Nvidia RTX 3070 Mobile GPUs Refitted as Desktop Cards for Mining.
- Windows 11 will soon let you restore apps to a new PC.
- How the scientific equivalent of impressionist paintings can make you feel data.
- LG turned its 48-inch OLED TV into a huge 4K gaming monitor. Thanks RedEye9.
- Plex Media Server version 1.26.2.
- Tangle-free magnetic USB cables are here.
Morning Safety Dance [11:58 am ET] – Share – 1 Comment
- Warning: You should stop using Tails Linux NOW. Thanks Ant.
- Microsoft: Here's how to defend Windows against these new privilege escalation attacks.
- Children’s Rights Violations by Governments that Endorsed Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thanks Acleacius.
- Some QCT servers vulnerable to 'Pantsdown' flaw say security researchers. Denying it would be a Pantsonfire flaw.
Morning Legal Briefs [11:58 am ET] – Share – 1 Comment
- A Bored Ape Lawsuit Won't Set the NFT Precedent Seth Green Wants (may require registration or subscription). Being suckered by NFTs is the precedent.
- Indian stock markets given ten day deadline to file reports. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.
- Campaigners warn over Privacy Shield enhancements.
Hardware Reviews [11:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- Headset: Corsair HS80 RGB USB Gaming Headset Review- Great Mic, Inflexible Connectivity - Tom's Hardware.
- Misc: StarTech Thunderbolt 4 Dock review- great for your MacBook Pro workstation - AppleInsider. Thanks Neutronbeam.
- Mouse: AQIRYS T.G.A. Wired Gaming Mouse - Mad Shrimps.
- PSU: Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold WHITE Edition 850W Power Supply Review - The FPS Review.
- Router: AVM FRITZ!Box 6890 LTE v2 Modem Router - Nikk Tech.
etc. [11:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- Team Fortress 2 community bands together for "peaceful protest" to #SaveTF2. No one likes when online protests turn violent…
Out of the Blue [11:58 am ET] – Share – 19 Comments
Well, my efforts at sighting the cygnets that recently hatched have not been
successful so far. There's a land-bridge between the pond where the swans swim
and the marsh where they nest. I've walked it a couple of times now, but they
are no longer hanging out near the nest, which would be pretty visible. Instead
they are on the farthest possible point on the opposing "shore" of the marsh,
which is much too distant to be able to spot little babies. This may persist,
but I don't think it's going to be too long before the parents lead the brood
into the pond where we'll have a much easier time checking them out.
Sheltered Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.Breakfast Link
Story
Science
- First human patient injected with revolutionary cancer-killing virus. Thanks RedEye9.
- Fragments of a dying comet might put on a spectacular show next week – or pass by without a trace.
Media
- 'Top Gun 2' Needs 'Ghost Goose' Says Anthony Edwards. Or he could play Tom Cruise's dad.
- Fish Attack's Water-Skier's Crotch. Thanks VideoSift.
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