Tuesday, December 31, 2013

News::The Top Games of the 7th Generation of Video Games

A huge feature in which each member of the Gamer Horizon crew list off their top games of the generation, followed by a final list made up of the best games from each of their lists.



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News::Best Fighter of 2013

gamrReview's Brent Galietti: "Fighting game enthusiasts have been taking each other on in big tournaments long before the terms "MOBA" and "eSports" came about and have been around since the days when arcades were a global phenomenon. This year was a bit quieter than last year, but the genre still produced some great titles."



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News::New Square Enix teaser site gives Jan. 8 date

Gloops! Gloops! What a great name. They say it's a combination of global and loop. I like to keep it simple -- it rhymes with poop and sounds funny.


Destiny-viii.jp is a new teaser page posted today. This co-production between mobile game publisher gloops and Square Enix is coming January 8, 2014. It's probably a mobile thing, right? Any ideas? Does the URL give you any clues?


New Square Enix teaser site gives Jan. 8 date screenshot


Read more...



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News::The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths Review | Z-Giochi

Faithful to the story-line and art style of the famous Mysterious Cities of Gold anime cartoon, Secret Paths lets you dig deep in this wonderful cross-media universe. You get to play with all the main characters, and each hero has his own set of qualities that you will need to use smartly when approaching the different challenges.



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News::How would you grade the 2013 Gaming Year?

Critically Sane's staff each takes a swing at grading 2013 in gaming.



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News::Ballpoint Universe: Infinite Review Perpetual Picturesque Pleasure | Twinfinite

Chaz at Twinfinite writes, Ballpoint Universe by Arachnid Games is an intriguing title in its own right; with art done entirely in ballpoint pen and good old-fashioned arcade action wrapped in some RPG-style story, theres a lot that this great little game has to offer. Throw in the extras offered with the Steam Greenlight-released Ballpoint Universe: Infinite, and youve got hours of endless doodle mayhem and fun.



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News::So Long 2013 Bring On 2014

The Die4Games team choose our highlights from 2013 and what we are looking forward to playing in 2014.



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News::Games Like League of Legends (LoL)

League of Legends is a free to play multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Check Our list of MOBA games like League of Legends (LoL) which offers similar gameplay.



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News::AMD Bundles Battlefield 4 With Kaveri APU

HardwarePal : AMD will now be bundling their upcoming APU Kaveri with the fps game Battlefield 4. AMD is already running a similar bundle with their latest generation R9 series GPUs, but now it will be further expanded with their upcoming APUs.



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News::Early Access Impressions: Dungeon of the Endless

The alpha release of this perma-death, dungeon defence game shows uniqueness and promise for the future



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News::The Novelist: Stealth and Healing- Kill Streak Media Review

The Novelist is a wonderful game. It takes stealth, and allows you to help and nourish, instead of assassinating and killing. The story is heartwarming, and you can't help but get caught up with the family and their dilemma. It can get very emotional.



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News::Five Great Games You Probably Didn't Play in 2013

GodisaGeek: "With all the AAA releases this year and, of course, the launch of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, its been a difficult 12 months for smaller games but there have been some absolute gems, particularly in the indie vein. Heres a quick round-up of five games released this year that we feel you really should have played, but probably overlooked. Add them to your pile of shame, and sort it out."



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News::Horizon Preview | Geekenstein

"Gaming treads come and go, but it looks like some might be sticking. While we say goodbye to the Year of Luigi, I cant help but smile and remember the Year of the Bow before it. With my sequestered love for bows followed by my undying love for men in green, I cant help but look forward to the surprises 2014 has in store for me. If the current trend is any indication, it looks like 2014 is shaping up to be the Year of Space thanks to Entropy, Planetary Annihilation, and an upcoming turn-based space strategy game from L3O Interactive and Iceberg Interactive. It seems like 2014 might fulfill all of our exploring, expanding, exploiting and exterminating (4X) needs. Horizon is a turn-based empire builder of astronomical proportions that feels like its straight out of the 90s." - Dustin Triplett of Geekenstein



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News::ArcheAge RU Last chance to enter CBT on January 3rd

If you wanted to take part in the Russian Closed Beta and you missed your first chance fear not because Mail.ru will reopen the service on January 3, 2014 at 12:00 Moscow time. This second wave of Early Access will end in the same day at 21:00 MSK.



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News::This Is What Deus Ex: Human Revolution Could Look Like In CRYENGINE

DSOGaming writes: "CRYENGINE modder .gametime. has created the following scene; a scene based on Grypharts concept art for Deus Ex: Human Revolution."



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News::How Battlefield 4 won my heart over Call of Duty: Ghosts

GameZone's Matt Liebl writes, "Back in November, I posed the question "Has Battlefield finally beaten Call of Duty?" Admittedly, it may have been a bit premature, as both games were relatively new at the time, but it's a question that seems to arise every year. It's not necessarily always Battlefield versus CoD, but usually whatever the year's challenger is. For some reason, it seems the industry is eager to see Activision's odds-defying shooting lose its crown. But while the same question is asked every year, it's usually the same answer: Call of Duty remains the top dog."



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News::Farmington Tales 2: Winter Crop - Review | AACG

With a little bit of each genre, Farmington Tales 2 should have enough to satisfy all types of players.



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News::ChristCenteredGamer Drox Operative: Invasion of the Ancients review

All in all, the expansion does provide a bit of a freshener to the basic Drox Operative game. If you enjoyed the original, you will likely enjoy the new features and quests. The new Scavenger race is a joy to play. However, if youre more of a story-driven roleplayer, or didnt find Drox Operative to be that entertaining, then youll probably want to pass on the expansion.



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News::Velocity Ultra Review | Hardcore Gamer

Hardcore Gamer: The shootem up genre (or shmup) is just about as old video games themselves. As video games have evolved, the genre has fluctuated in popularity and recognition, but it has never gone away. With so many classic shmups available on pretty much every system capable of playing video games, new games typically need something unique to set them apart from all the others in the genre. Velocity, originally released on Playstation Network and now making its way to Steam under the title Velocity Ultra, is a very basic vertical scrolling space shooter with a handful of fairly original gameplay and design elements.



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News::Pixel Apocalypse Plays: Battlefield 4 Rogue Transmission

Welcome to Pixel Apocalypses new video series aptly titled Pixel Apocalypse Plays. The premise is very simple. I play a game while capturing video from said playing while giving my thoughts on the game itself, life, love, politics, the festering ambiguity of todays youth,whatever pops into my head really. So sit back and enjoy the irrelevance my friends, as Pixel Apocalypse plays Battlefield 4 Rogue Transmission!



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News::Jeff Vogel: On Becoming a Game Designer: So You Want to Work in Video Games: Hardcore Droid

Since Pong was invented in the 1970s (which was, according to Wikipedia, in the previous millennium), Jeff Vogel has been obsessed with video games. Jeff was a nerdy kid. Vogel played them throughout his childhood. As soon as he learned to program in BASIC, he began to write games. Of course, in the beginning, they were terrible, but he was blessed with persistence and perfecting any craft takes time. He'd write a game, throw it away, then wrote another. At the time, it was just a hobby. Making it a real career never occurred to him. He followed other paths.



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News::How the Biggest Kickstarter in Games History is Bringing Torment Back

Torment: Tides of Numenera was the fastest and highest grossing games Kickstarter. Paste talked to Inxile over several months about the sequel to Planescape: Torment.



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News::High-Res Artwork of Bane, Electrocutioner from Batman Arkham Origins

Here we have a couple of new images today depicting familiar enemies the Caped Crusader faces in his recent videogame outing; Bane and Electrocutioner are but two of the interesting opponents players must defeat in Batman: Arkham Origins.



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News::Perfect World Entertainment MMOs Coming To Console

Perfect World Entertainment, a leading publisher of free-to-play online MMO games, today announced the forming of a brand new department aimed at taking PWE's biggest MMO games to both current and next-generation consoles.



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News::Nasa takes gaming tech into space

Technologies made for videogames could be implemented aboard the International Space Station.



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News::Project CARS - New Stunning Screenshots

Slightly Mad Studios has released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming racer, Project CARS.



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News::Jo Sang Hi Promotes World of Tanks at G-STAR 2013 Video Game Expo

Korean model Jo Sang Hi showed up at the G-STAR 2013 video game expo in a sexy military outfit for the promotion of World of Tanks. Here is a gallery.



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News::Chinas game market took in $13 billion in 2013, PC games generate way more than mobile

Games in Asia: Ever wonder what Chinas video game market is worth? About 83.17 billion RMB ($13 billion), according to Chinas GPC, a committee that tracks and oversees the games industry, and gaming site 17173. Thats the total amount the industry brought in in revenues this year, and it represents nearly 40 percent year-on-year growth. Chinas games industry is growing like a weed, and heres the chart to prove it:



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News::Battlefield 4 Connectivity And Netcode Issues On All Platforms

Dice has released a lot of patches for Battlefield 4 but it's still far from perfect. The latest patch released on 20 Dec brings back lag, lag spikes, frame drops and a bug that is causing crashes on the xbox 360. Dice is currently monitoring these issues to find a solution.



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News::Gamer Chatter Podcast - Episode: 47 The Big Year End Show

Edward and Tim kick off the big end of the year show! There will not be a show for the next two weeks due to the holidays and for Edward and Tim to have a nice little break and enjoy some family and game time. The community question is: What was your top 5 games this year? A lot of great answers were given. Tim announces the winner to the Gran Turismo 6 contest, the two boys go over their best gaming moments of the week and of course go off track and talk other things! So please enjoy the show and we will see you all next year!



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News::Zombie Survival With A Twist Last Of Humanity

We've reached a point in MMO gaming where it's the turn of the survival MMO to dominate and with the likes of DayZ, Nether and 7 Days To Die on offer, there's no shortage of choice. However, another online zombie survival game is in the works, Last of Humanity.



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News::Battlefield 4 - Taking on vehicles as an engineer!

So you have decided to run with the engineer kit and unsure how to efficiently engage the enemy ground vehicles? Then this is these are the Battlefield 4 tips for you.



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News::Four reasons as to why Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is underrated

Poor old Chineseroom. After the release of Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, the small indie developer got a whole lotta flack from the gaming community. Some said the games lack of tangible mechanics (actually, the only extant mechanics were tangible ones) meant that it wasnt a game. Others claimed the lack of scares and jumps merely meant it was a bad game, whilst the silent minority plodded through, enthralled by the nuance The Chinese Room are becoming known for.



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News::25 videogames heading to the movies

During the past ten years, we've seen a lot of experiences of others successful largely tried to bring months video games to the world of cinema, working on a range of films, some adapted quote from video games, and others saw a twist in the story, whether it is for better or worst, it is also did not intercede for the success of the artwork in the end.



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News::Latest Battlefield 4 Premium-Only Double XP Event Postponed

Those who shelled out the extra cash to pick up the Premium membership for Battlefield 4 are in for a bit of a bad news. The Premium Double XP event that was initially set to go live on December 29 has apparently been postponed until a later date, according to a message that appears on the Battlelog. It reads the following: THE END OF DECEMBER 2XP EVENT FOR PREMIUM MEMBERS HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RUN AT A LATER DATE. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.



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News::Tomb Raider "GOTY" Edition Spotted In Steam's Registry

DSOGaming writes: "Spotted by our reader Peleau dareka, Tomb Raider GOTY can be found in Steams registry and as we all know, Steams registry rarely lies."



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News::The Future of Resident Evil

A collection of news regarding the Resident Evil Franchise and a prediction of what Resident Evil's future title (presumably 7) will be like.



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News::iLLGaming Awards - Best Platform Specific Games of 2013

iLLGaming picks out the best games of 2013 on the PS3, PC, Xbox 360 and Android/iOS.



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News::"DooM the mercenaries" Mod 92% Complete, New Footage Unveiled

DSOGaming writes: "Our reader 'Cristian Fabian Munoz Isla' has shared with us a new video for his 'DooM the mercenaries' mod. As Cristian told us, this mod is 92% complete."



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News::Worst PC Game Launches of 2013

IncGamers relives the most incompetent, heartbreaking and downright contemptible PC launches of the year. Plus, your chance to vote on the worst game.



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News::Amazon New Years Eve Special

Amazon has a over a handful of specials for all consoles along with games.



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News::Top Ten Games of 2013

This is it people! Hidden Audio Log's Top Ten Games of 2013. It turns out that there were some pretty OK games that came out this year.



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News::Battlefield 4 The Land Of Broken Games And Broken Promises

Dylan Z of iGR writes: "Just sit right back and youll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful game. That released on October 29th, aboard PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. No, this isnt Gilligans Island, but it sure as hell is a shipwreck."



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News::CalmDownToms GOTY Awards 2013

"Ok, enough messing around. Heres the final CDT Top 10 Games of the Year, as chosen by the CDT writing team. Its a collaborative effort, and in this, the last article of 2013, we give you a list we all worked hard on!" Says CalmDownTom



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News::Christine Love Announces Newest Visual Novel

Hardcore Gamer: Visual novels are a genre of games that have finally started to work their way into the lives of Western gamers.



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News::Five games to tide you over until Mass Effect 4

GamingTrend.com editor Sean Lama suggests five games to occupy your time while you wait for the next title in the beloved Mass Effect series.



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News::UK Charts Reveals the Most Sold Game for Christmas

UK video game charts presented the most wanted games of the last 2013 week, introducing top 10 sales.



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News::The Worst and Most Disappointing Games of 2013

BT writes: "2013 was a brilliant year. We enjoyed tons of great games, met a bunch of interesting new people, and just generally received a bounty of diverse creativity. Unfortunately, there were more than a few missteps as well."



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News::Heroine's Quest Released For Free

Hardcore Gamer: The game features multiple character classes, each with their own unique side quests, 32 voice acted characters with animated portraits, over a hundred hand-painted backgrounds, thousands of sprite animations, and plenty of optional quests with alternative solutions for replayability.



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News::Patrick's top 5 games of 2013

Patrick Carr from OmniGamer lists his top five games of 2013.



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Monday, December 30, 2013

News::Plantronics RIG Stereo Headset Review | GB

Anyone whos ever spent a decent amount of time in an online game will tell you that a good headset is essential in this day and age.



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News::Teslagrad Review | GameDynamo

GameDynamo - "Developer Rain AS has finally launched their much-anticipated platformer Teslagrad, and the results more than live up to the hype. Artfully crafted levels make the most of Teslagrad's primary game mechanic -- the manipulation of magnetism to control the environment around you."



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News::Dragon Nest Browser game to begin debut test phase next month

According to China news website Duowan, the browser version of Dragon Nest will be entering its debut test phase in January 2014. Developed by Shanda Games, owner of Korean studio Eyedentity Games, Dragon Nest Web was first announced earlier this year.



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News::Eurogamer's 2013 alternative awards

We're trailing towards the end of the year, so it's a time of excess, tubby tummies and endless top ten lists. Except this year counting to ten seemed like far too much effort, so instead Eurogamer decided to compile a list of some of Their personal favourite - or, perhaps, most noteworthy - moments in gaming this year. Eurogamer hope you enjoy it, and please let them know some of your own suggestions.



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News::Games with Gold: Sleeping Dogs, Guardian of Light

Before Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider reboot, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light was my go-to game in the franchise. In many ways, this twin-stick co-op shooter still is. It's joining United Front Games' open-world action title Sleeping Dogs in Microsoft's Games with Gold this month.


Gold subscribers will be able to download both games for free, starting with Sleeping Dogs from January 1 - 15, and then Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light from Jan. 16 - 31.


As continues to be the case with these promotions, both are worth downloading -- if you haven't already acquired them in the past either here or on a different platform.


January Games with Gold: Sleeping Dogs, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light [Xbox]


Games with Gold: Sleeping Dogs, Guardian of Light screenshot






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News::Best of 2013: 10 of the weirdest, coolest, and most random screenshots of the year

We love screenshots here at GamesBeat, and not just because they break up our text to give our readers poor eyes a break and make our articles look longer than they actually are. A good screenshot says something about a game, whether that thing is this is what you can expect or this is what we, the developers, hope the final product will look like, but, you know, fingers crossed.



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News::IncGamers Favourite Games of 2013 Peters Picks

The IncGamers staff share their favourite PC games from 2013. Peter rules a neon 1980s Europe as a charming yellow bird.



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News::Why The Division is A True 'Next Gen' Next Gen Game

As a tactical action shooter that's sort of an MMORPG, Tom Clancy's The Division already fits the profile for a trueblood next gen game. The genre of "don't call it an MMORPG" is the new hotness, with Bungie's Destiny and Ubisoft's online racer The Crew also on board.



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News::Mega Man The Board Game is going international

The Mega Man Board Game is a thing that's happening, and starting today, international pledges will be honored. The gates have opened for Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East, which is a major upgrade from the limited territories offered initially.


If you're in those locations and want to pledge, an early bird pledge level has been added to allow for you to obtain the same initial deal as everyone else. As a side note, the Kickstarter has pushed the $250,000 mark with 20 days to go. Wow!


Mega Man The Board Game [Facebook]


Mega Man The Board Game is going international screenshot






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News::Best Adventure Game of 2013

gamrReview's Brent Galietti: "Such great success in 2012 meant that more players than ever were tuned in to what the Adventure genre would churn out in 2013. Three titles caught our eye: the return of everyone's favorite lawyers, the touching tale of two brothers, and a strangely appealing tour of the office."



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News::GamerTells Best of 2013 Video Game Awards

The GamerTell staff has been going through the best games of 2013, and has put together a list of titles that made this year great. It includes games like The Last of Us, Grand Theft Auto V, Papers, Please, Tearaway, and more.



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News::Dying Light in 1080p Gameplay

A new video demo passage upcoming zombie action with elements of survival Dying Light. In the video posted below lasting just over 11 minutes shows the PC version of the game with the Xbox 360 controller connected to a familiar example for VGX location.



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News::The 10 Best Videogames of 2013

Wired: The funny thing about many of the best videogames of the last year -- and we think this trend will continue -- is you didn't see them coming. Sleeper hits, the games that stay off the radar because they aren't part of the game industry's annual jillion-dollar marketing extravaganza, have occasionally popped up in years past -- who could forget the year Katamari Damacy won our hearts with little advance fanfare? There are more and more Katamaris these days thanks to the independent developers who must rely upon post-release word of mouth, not pre-launch hype, to sell their products. Of course, some of the overly hyped triple-A stuff turned out to be pretty great too. After much passionate debate, here's our list of the best games of 2013.



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News::Glitch Free Gaming: Game Of The Year 2013 Day One

The first of our Game Of The Year series of podcasts for 2013 covers our first categories. Most Disappointing, Best Open World, Best Re-Release, Most Difficult Game To Watch Someone Play At Sick Kids Save Point 2013 and more!



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News::The Beard of the Year Awards 2013

Forget all those Game of the Year awards, AWESOMEoutof10's here to present the truly most prestigious gaming award, The Beard of the Year. Who will take home the coveted "Weirdy Beardy" this year?! "Its that awkward time of year again, squashed uncomfortably between the gift-giving and receiving bonanza of Christmas and the drunken excesses of New Years, where we must find something, anything, to occupy ourselves with. So while the offices of AWESOMEoutof10 are quiet, the computers and consoles sleeping soundly and the staff gallivanting around with friends and family, a makeover has been hastily put together. Spotlights, a grand stage, excessive drapes and large screens yes, its the high point of the boring pre-New Years season: The Beard of the Year Awards."



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News::The Walking Dead Season Two Review - Gametactics

The Walking Dead Season One released back in 2012 and by the time it had finished its season, the game had managed to earn many awards and praise. The game was an episodic visual novel story in the vein of Heavy Rain. Season Two continues this tradition, and things are still looking promising for the quality of the narrative.



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News::Unified Parallel- Gemini Rue Review | Hey Poor Player

A review of a point-and-click adventure game mixing noir mystery and sci-fi storytelling.



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News::EA sends out Battlefield 4 Survey to address Issues

onPause writes: Battlefield 4 had a rocky start and continues to be plagued by bugs in multiplayer which has been a thorn in EA and DICEs eyes for many weeks now. In an attempt to improve the game EA is looking for player feedback as surveys have been sent to players asking how likely you would recommend the game to a friend on a scale from 1 10.



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News::2013 Mod of the Year goes to... - GameNTrain

If you are a gamer you know that Mods are kind of a big deal. This year a new title has taken the crown of being Mod of the year.



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News::The 9 Biggest Gaming Bummers of 2013

Wired: It's been an exciting year for videogames, from the launch of new consoles to the release of many surprisingly good indie games. And we'll talk about that in due time. For now, we're recapping the things that bummed us out about 2013. In years past we've looked at the games that most disappointed us during the previous 12 months, but for the most part, singing out specific titles didn't seem right this year. First off, it's difficult to be truly disappointed by bad games you can smell coming a mile away. Secondly, the most disturbing things this year seemed to us to be general trends, not specific problems. When disappointment comes in waves versus isolated incidents, it's more troubling. But we are nothing if not optimists here at Game|Life. So we'll offer a few silver linings as we run down the biggest bummers of 2013.



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News::Critically Sane Game of the Year 2013

Critically Sane's staff selects their top 10 games of 2013.



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News::Syder Arcade Review A Remembrance of Things Blast | Twinfinite

Chaz at Twinfinite writes, When I looked up information on Syder Arcade, it promised me a return to the olden days of shoot em up gaming; days of such vicious difficulty that all you could do was pray or hurl profanities at your computer screen. It promised me crushing defeat against nearly-insurmountable odds. It promised me the hopelessness of my childhood run-ins with floods of enemies that I couldnt hope to defeat. And, dear friends, Syder Arcade has delivered on those promises.



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News::The best of the rest: Ars staffers favorite games of 2013

ARS: Narrowing down the hundreds of games released in a year to just 20 that form our official best games of the year list is not an easy task. It's made even tougher when theres an editorial pool full of gamers whispering in your ear to get their personal favorite game included in the final list. There have been a lot of debates about these games in the Ars Orbital HQ in recent weeks, especially when an editors take differs from the official Ars Technica review from earlier in the year.



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News::The 20 best (and three most disappointing) video games of 2013

ARS: The end of a console cycle is always one of the most exciting times for gaming. While the encroaching Xbox One and PlayStation 4 ate up a lot of media attention throughout the year, veteran developers with years of experience on older hardware proved that there was still some life in the systems that would technically be last generation by years end. Those developers created some of the most epic cinematic gaming ever this year, building on the ambition and false starts of those that came before them to create some of the mediums most memorable experiences.



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News::Long Live the Queen Review | Combo Caster

Long Live the Quuen is a game about politics. And although this idea seem boring, Democracy 3 showed that there is much to explore. Unfortunately Long Live the Queen is closer to the opposite side in terms of quality.The game begins with a teenage princess Elodie. After the death of his mother, the queen, took control of the Novan Empire, learning magical powers and learning everything you need to know about being a queen.



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News::Bundle Gameplay - Humble Bundle Android 8

GG3 gets in another gameplay session during the holiday for some ongoing deal. The latest Humble Bundle with Android 8 is still going and Little Inferno is just the meditative burning thing to play to illustrate what else is in this package.



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News::Call of Duty: Ghosts | NineKnights review

Infinity Ward brings us a brand new story with Call of Duty: Ghosts. As a lover of FPS games, it may be time to move on.



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News::The Cave is free on Android right now

If you're an Android owner, stop what you're doing, follow this link, and grab The Cave . It isn't a game changer in the puzzle or adventure arena in the slightest, but it's still a particularly imaginative and fun game in its own right.


This deal is available on the Amazon App Store (which is confusingly separate from Google Play), and it's not advertised as the "free app of the day" -- so make sure and grab it fast. It's still normally priced at $5 on Google Play.


The Cave [Amazon - Thanks Dave!]


The Cave is free on Android right now screenshot






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News::Strife Review | Games in Asia

Games in Asia: "For a new MOBA game, I like how Strife is daring to make significant changes instead of just following the usual formula set by Dota 2 and LoL. Its refreshing to see a new MOBA game escape the shadows of these two giants, and strive for innovation. Thats what we need in order to see progress in the genre."



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News::XCOM: Enemy Within Review | CheatHappens

When it comes to last year's amazingly deep strategy reboot of XCOM, 2K and developer Firaxis seem to have a "if it's not broke, don't fix it" mindset. Enemy Within, the quasi-expansion/standalone doesn't really change much - it just gives fans more. More soldier classes, more enemies, more missions and even more ways to take out the alien scum.



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News::N4G Radio 12/30/2013

This is it. The whole crew is here to deliver their top ten games of the year. Hosts: Ken McKown Jason Gambrel Ryan Wombold Drew Leachman John Whitehouse Jae Lee Games Covered: All the best of 2013 And more



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News::RedUser Awards 2013: PlayStation 4 Is Console Of The Year

With 61 percent of the vote, the Play Station 4 was chosen as the number one of the triplet. This number probably was driven by its rapid release in Argentina, which occurred even before Japan. Second, with 23% of the vote, the Xbox One, the great competitor Sony device, which in this new generation seeks to become a true home entertainment center started.



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News::Worlds Factory's Top 10 Games of 2013

"Worlds Factory's first Top 10 Games of 2013, with our own twist: each editor listing freely his/her own preferences. Tell us what you think!"



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News::A reader asked why I left BioShock Infinite out of my top 10 games of the year.

News::Stereo Pixel-Art GIFs Sure Look Like Classic Adventure Games

News::Interview: Cheeky Sprites Nigel Mosely on The Secret Cove, Cornwall and a potential console release

Sean Davies from HeyUGuys Gaming writes: Cornwall holds a special place in my memories. Family holidays in the sun. Camping out under the stars. Having my first Cornish ale in a quaint country pub. It is a beautiful part of the UK, with gorgeous vistas almost everywhere you look and seems to have its own set of rules where everything passes at a leisurely and relaxed pace So, when I spotted a teaser of The Secret Cove, a point-and-click adventure set in Cornwall, thanks to the #ScreenshotSaturday twitter tag, it immediately piqued my attention. Nigel Mosely, the Lead Designer behind The Secret Cove took some time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about the game, its development and life in the Cheeky Sprite studio.



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News::GameBanshee: Divinity: Original Sin Preview

Divinity: Original Sin is both a return to roots and, arguably, an attempt to explore new gameplay territories for Larian Studios, including a focus on world building, interactivity, turn-based combat, and co-op integration.



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News::The worst games of 2013

We take the rough with the smooth, but we wish some games would just go away. Here are the seven worst games of the last 12 months.



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News::New Game Modes Battlefield 4 Leaked? Tank Superiority, Co-op missions And More

A player in Battlefield 4 has digged deeper into the code from Battlefield 4 and maybe found different new game modes. As with all info from the game code, it should no be taken seriously because there is not telling if these game modes actually will come into the game. Some names this user found such as Tank Superiority, Gunmaster, Squad Rush and Scavenger appear familiar.



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News::The Walking Dead Season 2 Review: Cinematic Game or Interactive Movie? | Unigamesity

Clementine is now the main character and surviving has never been so tough (or not). Episode one has shown us that the divine has exceptional powers and it can make anything possible, including saving a defenseless child countless times against all odds. This review is obviously a first impression of The Walking Dead Season two, however it seems to me that Telltale is rushing the gold mine and making whatever it takes to keep the game series running. As I said before, I hope the next episodes will introduce something enthusiastic and unexpected; else it will become more than evident that content quality is not one of the main concerns.



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News::Entropy Preview | Geekenstein

"I used to play a lot of EVE: Online. Admittedly, during my time as a space cadet I had no idea in hell what I was doing but I constantly found myself in love with the escapades of being lost in space, with a world of endless possibility around me. Its weird to think about how EVE got so much right while also getting so much wrong. The game captured the atmosphere perfectly, but when it came to engaging space warfare, everything fell apart. This is where Entropy comes into the picture. Like an angel from the heavens, Entropy aims to build upon EVEs success by capturing the space atmosphere you love with a high emphasis on true dogfighting in an MMO environment. You likely know Artplant from their browser-based space MMO, Battlestar Galactica Online, which I believe is the best Battlestar game we will ever get. Their noble attempt at giving the world an enjoyable Battlestar game gives me high hope for their latest endeavor. CCP should take note, as Artplants ambitious new space...



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News::Sam Yang Discusses Sunrider, Steam Greenlight and Anime

Ryan from The Nerd Cabinet writes: "Ryan recently spoke to Sam Yang, director and programmer at Love In Space, about their upcoming Kickstarter title, Sunrider, how they're using their Steam Greenlight page and how anime inspired the title."



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News::Greenlight Spotlight - Hero Siege

A quick look at Hero Siege, a roguelike with old-school action RPG gameplay that is currently awaiting the Greenlight on Steam.



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News::4 Films Based on Video Games Hitting Cinemas in 2014

As video games often have settings, characters, and plots, they have often become the basis for Hollywood movies. However, a lot of film adaptations of video games have been rated unfavorably and the adaptations often fail at the box office too even when they already have a large number of video game fans waiting out there. Now that 2013 is almost coming to an end, 2P gives a look ahead at the four upcoming film adaptations of video games that will hit cinemas in 2014 and records the release dates. There are more film adaptations of video games coming in the future like Assassin's Creed on August 7, 2015, World of Warcraft on March 11, 2016, Angry Birds on July 1, 2016, Metal Gear Solid, Mass Effect, Temple Run, Gran Turismo etc. Do you think they will do well at the box office?



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News::IncGamers Favourite Games of 2013 Tims Picks

The IncGamers team continue discussing their favourite games of 2013, with Tim opting for kleptomaniac French archaeologists with guitars.



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News::The Edge awards 2013: studio of the year


3. Simogo



Simogo released two games in 2013, both recipients of an Edge 9 – Year Walk and Device 6.



From the wintry chills of Year Walk to the stylish mysteries of Device 6, 2013 has seen this two-man team broaden its range – with the help of some talented collaborators – to become the most exciting creative force on iOS. Dark, enigmatic and playful, these two short stories marry riveting narratives with unorthodox systems and flawless presentation.


2. Naughty Dog



The Last Of Us became the fifteenth Edge 10 when we reviewed the game in June.



The Last Of Us was seen as a stopgap, made by Naughty Dog’s B team to flesh out PS3’s lineup while the Uncharted team did big things for PS4. The Last Of Us, however, was better than any Nathan Drake outing, proving Naughty Dog has no B team and cementing its position not only as the best of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, but as an industry leader.


1. Rockstar North



Rockstar North’s latest open world was worth the wait. Our GTAV review heralded the sixteenth 10 in Edge’s history.



Few studios enjoy the luxury of five years between sequels, and fewer still would be allowed a late delay that pushes a release into a new financial year. But Rockstar North is given free rein because the end product will be worth it. Like GTAs past, GTAV melded best-in-class world, visual and audio design, though this time it had the mechanics to match. It’s the sort of game only possible when a publisher gives enough time and budget to one of the most talented, committed studios in the world.


The post The Edge awards 2013: studio of the year appeared first on Edge Online.






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News::Assassins Creed IV Black Flag Multiplayer Add On

Check out the New Assassin's Creed IV Multiplayer, Blackbeard's Wrath add-on content. This title is currently available for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U and PC.



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News::Valdis Story: Abyssal City Review | Combo Caster

Aldis Story: Abyssal City began as a short game developed by EndlessFluff few years ago. Through Kickstarter has achieved its objectives and is now a commercial release. In a world where demons and angels are at war, Wyatt and his group travel to try to find her missing father. During the trip, the ship is attacked and sunk by creatures. Below the water surface, they find an ancient city slowly dying under constant attacks of angels, demons and other beasts. Separated from her crew, Wyatt tries to reunite them and continue to look for your father.



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News::The Walking Dead: Season Two Hopes And Fears

GI - "Telltale recently released season twos first episode, All That Remains, and it left plenty of hints for what Clementines about to face. Using all I know about The Walking Deads unfair world and its ability to shock, I dissected the opener to share my hopes and fears about whats on the horizon."



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News::Game Tangents Podcast 64 Its Time for the New Year

Game Tangents: Mharvinn and David stop by this week to fill in the big shoes of Eissa. News is minor this week consisting of a Steam Machine breakdown, a new Saints Row game, Watch Dogs' possible release date, holiday deals, and GTA V's next-gen port. With that in mind we go over our thoughts on games we thoroughly enjoyed through the year, as well as an official pick for Game Tangents' Game of the Year.



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Sunday, December 29, 2013

News::World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Preview | Exilic

Exilic takes a look at a few of the key changes that will hit World of Warcraft in the next expansion, Warlords of Draenor.



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News::Rad Show: Japan World Cup 2

Rad Show is basically like a night light at Stevie Wonder's house. Tonight's show is going to be pretty stupid. I mean on the level of making Ernest P. Worrell proud of the stupidity that the show will contain. Tonight we're going to play a game that you all love, we've visited the third in the series, and now we're going to step back and give Japan World Cup 2 a whirl.


Rad Show: Japan World Cup 2 screenshot


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News::The obligatory Game of the Year article 2013

Its the end of another year, so its time to see what each member of the team at This Is My Joystick thought was the best game they played in 2013. Just how many times will The Last of Us get selected? Will anyone throw in any surprises? You know how to find out!



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News::Journey of a Roach Review | Combo Caster

Journey of a Roach as the name indicates is the story of a cockroach named Jim who lives in a post-apocalyptic world. This is no ordinary cheap, but one the size of a human and insects now dominate the world. Jim's mission is to find the last flower on earth and the result of all the elements is a beautiful tale of how good ideas. Without dialogue in voice or text, the story is told through symbols.



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News::Wii U Gamepad Support Is Coming To PC

A group of talented hackers have successfully engineered the Wii U gamepad for full PC support.



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News::Games Month January 2014

all Games Month January 2014 for PC and ps3 ps4 xbox 360 xbox one Wii U 3DS PSvita and android



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News::Titan eSports takes the Asian Cyber Games 2013

The Asian Cyber Games 2013 have concluded with team Titan eSports beating AMD Mineski Infinity in an upset of a Grand Finals.



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News::Simulation of the year: Arma 3

PCGamer - "A good sim pursues the lofty, unreachable goal of total realism. They shun accessibility in favour of complexity, but in doing so allow devoted and patient players to access marvellously detailed facsimiles of reality, which can inspire great gaming stories and player-driven drama. In the case of our simulation of 2013, it's a beautiful, sprawling and customisable depiction of modern military conflict, Arma 3."



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News::An Awesome New Line of Blizzard T-Shirts

Musterbrand has apparently just partnered with Blizzard to bring us this absolutely incredible line of t-shirts starting heroes from Starcraft, Warcraft and Diablo.



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News::The Best Video Game RPGs Of 2014 And Beyond

[W]hen you start looking at all the incredible games coming out in the next couple years, you begin to realize that there are in fact quite a few great-looking RPGs in the works. Some single-player, some with multi-player elements, and even some pretty neat looking MMOs. Far too many for me to have heard of them all, though Ive kept my eyes on a fair few.



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News::Sunrider Stuffs Visual Novel, Robots, And RPG Into One Game

Sunrider, combines visual novel, a turn-based RPG, gigantic mecha robots, and a plot, all into one game.



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News::House of Horrors - Contagion

Jess proves the fairly well understood suspicion that she's awful at FPS games as the girls take on killing zombies, running from zombies, and eventually joining the ranks of the unholy undead.



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News::Review: Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

As the eldest of three, there have been more than a few occasions in my life where I wished my siblings would just disappear. Whether it was from them breaking my things; disrupting my privacy; or as I grew older, the embarrassment they caused me in front of any girl I brought over to the house, it’s hard not to miss the days where I was, without question, my parents’ favorite kid.


Max: The Curse of Brotherhood uses this simple desire to set up a grand little adventure through a magical world full of mystery and awe. A simple idea for sure, and one that was done over two decades ago in the cult-classic fantasy movie Labyrinth. Nonetheless, it’s a premise that easily strikes a chord with anyone who’s ever had the pleasure (or curse, depending how you look at it) of sharing a life with a sibling.


Review: Max: The Curse of Brotherhood screenshot


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News::Matthew's top 5 games of 2013

OmniGamer's Matthew Stolpe lists his top 5 video games of 2013.



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News::Final Design for Call in Mighty No. 9 Revealed

oprainfall writes: "In their latest Kickstarter update, Comcept has revealed the results of the community poll for the final design of Becks partner Call in Mighty No. 9. The design that will now be the official design for Call will be design F, with 43.39% of the vote. Design E took 2nd place with 41.14% of the vote, and Design H was a distant 3rd, with 15.47% of the vote."



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News::Amazon New Years Sale: Tearaway Almost 50% Off, $6.55 Hot Shots Golf, Next Gen Discounts

Tearaway almost 50% off. Hot Shots Golf for Vita $6.55. Wonderful 101 for Wii U almost 50% off. Plenty of Next Gen titles getting discount and more.



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News::Phantasy Star Online 2s Crafting System Does More Than Just Weapons

The crafting options in Phantasy Star Online 2 are rather deep, as revealed in the latest trailer for the game.



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News::Violett Review | GameGrin

Violett is your typical grumpy teenager, who has been dragged to a new shady-looking house in the middle of nowhere, and in the midst of her sulk and angst discovers a whole new, magical world in this unfamiliar home



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News::Game Tangents Podcast 63 Holiday Cheer

Game Tangents goes over more fanboy inducing news this week. Although this week isn't mainly a news-breaking week, we talk about Dead Rising 3 DLC, DICE's issues with Battlefield, Marvel vs Capcom's departure from XBLA and PSN, Jonathan Blow's backlash at Microsoft, and Nintendo's most recent Direct news. We also talk a little bit about our game of the year picks. Join us for a holiday episode full of cheer!



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News::The Best Gaming Duos Of 2013

Certain characters bring out the best in one another. Video games offer even more unique circumstances for duos to capitalize on each others' strengths and weaknesses. Beyond just story riffs, a pair's assets can also extend to gameplay.



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News::Game Over: The Losers of 2013

You charge too little and you charge too much for your games - and you want to own our living rooms? Here are the stumbles of the past 12 months



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News::Game On: The Winners of 2013

GIB - "It's easy to knock those that had a poor run in 2013, as mistakes stick out more prominently than successes. So while we've already covered those we've labelled the losers of the year, its important to balance that with some positivity."



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News::New Troops Join Frontlines In War Thunder

The critically-acclaimed action MMOTPS/MMOFPS hybrid, War Thunder, is all set to welcome new troops today with the next batch of invites sent out for the recently launched ground forces closed beta



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News::Best Upcoming Indie Game of 2013 Players Choice

The Iranian indie game E.T. Armies Has Won The Best Indie Game of The Year! 2013 is almost over and the indie of the year has been decided by your choice. E.T. Armies (Extraterrestrial Armies) is a first person shooter game in a unique science fiction world, designed to show Persian historical themes and rich environments. The main story of E.T. Armies is....



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News::Velocity Ultra Review [Capsule Computers]

Jamie Laike Tsui of Capsule Computers writes: "Velocity Ultra is a shoot em up puzzler by Curve Studios (Stealth Inc.) and FuturLab (Coconut Dodge). Players will fly a Quarp Jet capable of teleporting around in space as they rescue stranded crew members, fight their way through dangerous enemies, and solve devious puzzles. The game is currently comprised of fifty levels."



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News::The Edge awards 2013: best game

For all the hype surrounding a new generation of consoles, 2013 demonstrated that mastery over the form is more significant than the number of particles pushed onto screens. The vast world of Los Santos layered glistening beauty upon gruelling grit, while The Last Of Us cut through an overcrowded genre with a refined script and unflinching creative vision. Both are standouts of a year in which big-budget games pushed at the limits of size and polish, but were otherwise content to refine genres rather than reinvent them. Again, the indie scene picked up the slack, daring to tell stories of emotional hardship and the nature of choice. But even it seemed focused on the promise of consoles to come, with a number of games slipping to 2014.



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News::Consoles Doomed to Pay High Digital Prices Forever?

Dealspwn writes: For years, PSN and XBLA gamers have been enviously staring at the generous offerings PC gamers can gorge themselves on via sites like Steam, GOG and Green Man Gaming. The ever-increasing number of sites sees regular price war over these digital titles, leaving PC gamers the clear winners for cheap games. For console gamers, its been a very different story as PlayStation and Xbox gamers have been left with one first-party option for a digital game store on their console. With only one option available, this has of course meant that there is no need for competitive prices or discounts bar the odd sale. So when I heard Amazon.co.uk had opened a beta site selling full PSN titles, I dared to hope that this could lead to games going for a little bit cheaper than the bloated prices we see every time we log onto PSN.



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News::"Joie de jeux" - Are games as fun as they used to be?

In an age of Achievement hunters and Trophy whores, its easy to say that video games as an entertainment medium have lost their luster. Its much harder to back up that claim, but the question remains: have we lost sight of what makes video games fun?



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News::Amazon Video Game Deals for the Week: 12/29 Edition

Gamerdeals: "This morning, Amazon refreshed their Year End video game deals of the week with sales and discounts on PS Vita, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, 3DS, PC and Xbox One games! Here is the rundown of their top video game deal promotions!"



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News::IncGamers Podcast #146 2013 Review

PODCAST In this end of 2013 podcast special, the IncGamers team look back on the games, technology and PC developments of the year.



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News::Review: Leviathan Episode 2: Clues of the Past | oprainfall

oprainfall's Crystal Baltimore writes: "In Episode 2, we learn a few secrets, meet some more townspeople and find out a bit more about our past. Just as last time, lets dive right in, and see what happens to Oliver through these events. We will learn a bit more about the people in his world and some of the fascinating themes the game brings to light in this episode."



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News::Dark Angels: Masquerade of Shadows - Review | AACG

Dark Angels: Masquerade of Shadows is a creative and involving, fun and beautiful in every way.



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News::Top 10 Video Game Controversies

Sometimes theyre serious, sometimes theyre stupid and sometimes theyre misleading, but they all got people talking. Today were counting down one of the highest voted topics from our suggestions page, namely all those video games that caused an uproar with parents, politicians and the media. From sexual content to graphic violence, these games had everyone rethinking who should be allowed to play. Join WatchMojo.com, as we count down the Top 10 Video Game Controversies.



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News::Hidden Audio Log Podcast - 2013 Awards Edition

In this special edition of the podcast, we figure out our Game of the Year 2013 Award categories from Best Art Style all the way to Most Anticipated Game of 2014. Get a fun behind-the-scenes look at the conversations that led to the winners of all of these categories.



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News::The SuperPhillip Central Best of 2013 Awards - Night Two

SuperPhillip Central writes, "Hello guys and gals. It's night number two of SuperPhillip Central's five night Best of 2013 Awards. We've already gone over the best soundtrack, the best presentation, and more, but if you missed out, just check out this link. For everyone who is caught up, tonight we "give out" four more awards to four more deserving nominees. Tonight we have Best New IP, Most Unexpected Surprise, Most Innovative, and Most Disappointing. We have a lot of games being represented here on our awards ceremony, so hunker down and get ready. (As a side note: Feel free to wear a dapper tuxedo or fancy dress, depending on your preference! You know, just to make the ceremony seem nicer than it actually is.)"



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News::The Wolf Among Us Review - Made For Gaming

Evan writes: " Fables belong essentially to the oral tradition; they survive by being remembered and then retold in one's own words. They can terrify, reassure, bring unease or a message of hope. Telltale Games episodic adventure The Wolf Among Us manages to play like a modern day fable, retelling the tale of Bigby with words all your own."



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News::Twenty developers you don't know, but should

Between consoles, PC, mobile and everything in between, there are so many games released today that it's impossible to keep up with everything that's coming out and it's even harder to keep up with the studios behind them. Even with a gaming public that's grown accustomed to following big developers like Valve and small studios like Double Fine, countless other studios slide under the radar. In the interest of sifting a signal from the noise, the Joystiq crew has selected 20 developers that deserve your attention. These studios are making games you should play, and their future work should be highly anticipated.



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News::The Mims: Beginning, Interesting Indiegogo Game In-Development

Ultra Unboxing - An excellent sincere scream can be just what a game requires. Mims Beginning wouldnt be half as lovely if the alien race you regulate didnt have such brilliant screams. They shriek when theyre on fire, when theyre terrified, when theyre tired. Theyre screamers and I like them for it.



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News::Guns and swords star in new Van Helsing II Concept Art

NeocoreGames keeps up its regular barrage of media with these brand new pieces of concept art illustrating some of the vast array of weapons payers can wield in their upcoming action-RPG The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II.



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News::Nerd-dom Weekly Rap-up #34 (NWR)

Well ladies and gentlemen this will be the last NWR..... for 2013 that is. You didn't think you could get ride of me that easy did you? So this week I cover the normal stuff but I have a special treat for you of epic proportion. So be sure to sit back and enjoy the show. Oh yeah do forget to this was all brought to you from Powerleveled.com so like, subscribe and comment lots of comments.



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News::Need for Speed: Rivals Review | GameGrin

A welcome alteration from the series previous all-too-familiar line of games. Rivals blends the open-world driving enjoyment with high-adrenaline, high-speed racing with challenging mission sets and battles for supremacy.



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News::League of Legends Cosplay Collection [12.25]

MMOsite: League of Legends weekly champions cosplay is here with you again. This week we present you Katarina in page one, Nidalee and Akali in page two as well as Annie in page three. Which do you think is the best one?



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News::'Master Spy' Is Attempting To Infiltrate Steam

Super intense, stealth-based platformer, 'Master Spy' is set to deliver a classic twitch-based platforming experience full of mystery, backstabbing, and murder!



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News::Was 2013 a Good Year for Video Games?

2013 has been a big year for video games, with a lot of major releases and a bunch of 3DS games and generation 8 finally starting, but was 2013 a good year?



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News::Abducted Probes Episodic Horror

A new episodic horror-adventure for the iOS, PC, Mac, Linux has just been released. Check out the launch trailer.



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News::Gaming for Good Raised Over $10 Million for Save the Children

Tis the season for giving and boy did you guys give, to the tune of $10,070,602. As of this week Gaming for Good, the charity organization overseen by Bachir Boumaaza (Athene) raised the funds for global youth advocacy group Save the Children.



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News::I Got Gameplay Ep 55 - X-Mas Game Grumps

Episode 55 of the I Got Gameplay podcast is now online. In this episode, Michael Burhan, Miguel Leon, Travis Goss, Xander Skullion, Zack Latour, Jeff Croop, and Braeden Mayhew discuss their favorite Christmas games and gaming moments, the Nostalgia Critic, and the Angry Video Game Nerd.



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News::Legacy of Kain: Nosgoth Weapons and Character Art

Square Enix and Psyonixs third-person multiplayer combat game receives a fresh batch of artwork today, showing off some of the human characters and the varied weaponry at their disposal in their conflict against the powerful vampires.



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News::ChristCenteredGamer The Walking Dead Season 2 review

The story so far is good and we look forward to the remaining episodes. Any fan of the TV show or previous game will enjoy this entry. If you do decide to check this game out, make sure that children are not around with the graphic imagery and extremely foul language.



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News::Hearthstone Heroes: Is Hearthstone Pay To Win?

For those of you who opted into the Hearthstone closed beta before the 16th December, congratulations! Why? You should have somewhere in your emails an invitation to the Hearthstone beta. If you havent checked your email yet then do and remember to check your junk mail as the invitation could be in there.



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Saturday, December 28, 2013

News::The Best Achievements And Trophies Of 2013 | Game Informer

Whether you love them, hate them, or forget they exist until they pop on your screen and interrupt your game, achievements and trophies have become a (literally) required aspect of all PlayStation 3, 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Steam games.



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News::Top 8 indie games of 2013 (Casper's list)

Rely on Horror: 2013 is coming to an end, so there is no better time to look back at the many games we have played this year (doing it in July would be a bit weird) and share our thoughts on the years ups and downs. CJ has told me that I shouldnt be so negative all the time, so today I would like to share with you my top 8 best indie games of 2013. If you havent played any of the titles on this list yet, then consider this a list of recommendations.



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News::Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Review | Pluggedin

There was a time, several sequels ago, when you pretty much knew what you were going to get with an Assassin's Creed game. A new title would put a twist on things but still surely revisit the sci-fi intrigue of technologically tapping into the DNA of a hapless bartender named Desmond.



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News::The Legacy of Kain Series Will Return When the Circumstances are Right

A rep responds on the current status of the Legacy of Kain franchise.



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News::Peria Chronicles: EQ Next's World Building Meets Pokemon Style Combat

You might be not very familiar with Peria Chronicles, the new Korean MMO developed by Thingsoft and published by Nexon. The game was first announced in 2012 in the name of Project NT, and officially named Peria Chronicles in October 2013. Compared to the other Korean MMOs that focus on flashy combat, Peria Chronicles takes a very different approach by allowing you to create your content and your virtual world.



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News::MMOGames's Top 5 Fantasy MMOs of 2013

As the year comes to an end we begin to reflect back on the months passed, 2013 has been quite a year in the MMO industry that has seen many releases. With so many MMOs being released, not every game can be a winner, so here are my Top 5 Fantasy MMOs of 2013!



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News::Elder Scrolls Online Feature | MMOGames

According to their NDA, if you are lucky enough to get a key for the Beta, you may not disclose anything relating to software, software code, designs, graphics, rules, playing strategies, artwork, visual depictions, plot, theme, settings, characters, characterizations, skills, emails, screenshots, marketing emails, marketing and promotional plans, current, future or proposed products or services of ZeniMax, written or printed documents, announcements or pre-releases, product samples, artwork, graphics, promotional and/or marketing items), the Beta Trial forums and other private ZeniMax forums, business and/or trade secrets, testing protocols, processes, and standards relating to the Game and/or associated products or services of ZeniMax.



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News::Best Voice Actor/Actress of 2013

Acting in games is getting a lot better, and Hidden Audio Log is happy to recognize the person it believes to be the best actor/actress of this year.



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News::Hands-On Preview: Assassins Creed: Liberation HD - Electronic Theatre

Having made its debut on PlayStation Vita last November, Assassins Creed: Liberation was evidence that Sony Computer Entertainment had created a handheld console capable lf delivering expansive worlds and intricately detailed videogame experiences on par with home consoles. It stood as a grand reason to invest in the console, and a reason to believe that many similar experiences were to come. Sadly, a year later, it would seem that neither of these beliefs rung true.



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News::Battlefield 4 Is A Threat To China - More Games Will Be Banned In The Future

HardwarePal : China after 13 years finally had their console ban lifted, their was a blast in sales of both video games and game consoles. Its very odd that consoles are mass produced there but were banned due to some cultural and parental reasons.



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News::Cyberpunk post-apocalyptic RPG Ama's Lullaby gets its first ingame video

RPGs set in a post-apocalyptic future seem to be all the rage now, but one also boasting of a cyberpunk setting is rare; Ama's Lullaby is a new survive game that seems to combine all of the above with an isometric look and also includes a turn-based combat mode.



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News::Gamers' Choice Awards 2013: The best video games of the year

As the 2013 comes to a close, it's time to look back and highlight what video games were the best of the best for the year.



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News::How To Survive Review Assuming You Still Want To | GameFront

A zombie apocalypse? Pffahh. Nothing a little duct tape, a few sharpened sticks, and some good old elbow grease cant fix. Thats the prevailing attitude woven throughout How To Survives MacGyver-style approach to staying alive when the reanimated dead come shambling en masse for your sweet, delicious brains.



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News::Phantasy Star Online 2 Reaches South East Asia In Early 2014 In English

Asiasoft will publish Phantasy Star Online 2 in South East Asiain English.



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