News::Titanfall hands-on - PCGamesN

PCGamesN: The best bit of Titanfall is losing. The game doesnt just end, you see. Instead, you have to flee to an evac point in the corner of the map without getting killed by the winners. Your team get bonus experience for every member that makes it to safety, and the opposition get experience for every one of you they can kill. What makes it so good is that every player has a jetpack-powered double jump and can wallrun. When the game ends your whole team turns around and begins leaping into the air, looking to get out of the fight they were eager to dive into a moment before. Players are springing through windows, running along walls, and generally making like Mirrors Edge. Its a wicked sight to behold. But theres so much else to love about Titanfall.



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News::The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt impressions | PCGamesN

PCGamesN: "After seeing The Witcher 3 I have a suspicion its something special. Its much more than a prettier looking, more open version of The Witcher 2. It looks like a game by developers who finally have the experience and resources to make what theyve always wanted: an open world RPG, full of choices with no right answers, the consequences of which can be brutal and far reaching. It also has exploding crows."



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News::Legacy of Gaming: Blizzard Entertainment

GamR Mag's Friday Legacy of Gaming takes a look at Blizzard Entertainment in anticipation for the release of Diablo III for consoles. "With the release of Diablo III for consoles looming over us with a giant PC shadow. I thought it was about the right time to take an in-depth look at one of the most dominant companies in the gaming world."



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News::Titanfall - A next gen experience as revolutionary as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Mirror: Titanfall will be something very special indeed - and will make most other shooters look very ordinary



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News::The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Review | DigiBytes

Is 2K's re-imagined XCOM prequel worth your valuable time and money? Here's what DigiByte's has to say about it.



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News::Shadow play: first look at Dragon Age: Inquisition in action | OXM UK

OXM UK: "Who expects the Spanish Inquisition? Pretty much everybody, as it turns out. BioWare's third Dragon Age is a predictable response to widespread disappointment over the second - it's the first game again, but shot full of horse testosterone and with the benefit of more recent thinking on open world RPG design. The developer has a slightly gentler way of putting this, of course. Inquisition is 'the game we've been striving to make since the series began', producer Cameron Lee explains when I stop by to see his latest work in action."



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News::Check out These Screenshots for Lost Planet 3s New Multiplayer Maps

Capcom just released some screenshots for their upcoming multiplayer map pack.



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News::XCOM's 'Flying Spider Shark' Wasn't Left on the Cutting Room Floor

News::Mega Man Creator Keiji Inafune Announces Kickstarter Project

On a panel hosted by US Gamer senior editor Jeremy Parish, Comcept CEO Keiji Inafune revealed Mighty Number 9, a new side-scrolling action game. Inafune says he's collaborating with other former Capcom employees to create a spritual successor to his his most popular franchise, Mega Man. He promises a classic experience that is also packed with revolutionary new ideas. Here is the game description:



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News::More Reasons to Love Titanfall - IGN

IGN: This is Xbox One's killer app.



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News::GameInformer- Dragon Age: Inquisition Preview

GI:BioWare just gave us a considerable amount of new information about Dragon Age: Inquisition for our September cover story, so the last thing we expected to encounter at PAX Prime was a brand new demo. BioWare exceeded our expectations with a 40-minute presentation packed with new content.



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News::Gamesradar- Dragon Age: Inquisition Preview

GR:Poor Crestwood. We wanted to save it from the burning fires of the Templars, we really did--but they were also attacking one of our Keeps, a valuable strategic resource. As the Inquisitor, we had to make a tough choice, and seeing as we needed to build and maintain an organization to take on the demonic forces of the Fade, that choice was obvious.



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News::The Next Dragon Age Is Crazy Ambitious | Kotaku

Kotaku: "Playable Qunari. Tactical top-down combat. Large armies and controllable keeps. A massive world that the team compares to Skyrim, complete with interactive environments and graphics that scream 'holy crap, this is next-gen.'"



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News::Destructoid- Dragon Age: Inquisition Preview

DT:As much as I love Bioware's style of creating compelling companions and giving the player agency to make choices that ultimately affect the overarching narrative, I have never been able to get into the Dragon Age series, no matter how much I've tried. This might be because I started with Dragon Age 2, and ended when I tossed my controller in disgust at the combat that seemed at turns frustrating and tiresome. I knew that beyond the repetitive battles there existed a truly interesting story with well developed companion characters, but the spawning waves of enemies seemed like such a lazy design choice and I couldn't forgive the game for wasting my time in that way.



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News::Dragon Age Inquisition Preview | PC Gamer

PC Gamer: "After a long period of relative silence, information is finally creeping out about the shape and state of BioWares next major RPG. I saw Dragon Age Inquistion at an EA event in London earlier in the week, the same information that will have as of the time this goes live just been revealed at PAX. Heres a rundown of my first impressions of the game which, although its more than a year from release, is looking far more fleshed out than I expected."



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News::Dragon Age: Inquisition brings playable Qunari, keeps and greater control | Polygon

Polygon: "BioWare calls Inquisition its biggest Dragon Age game to date. That's a common video game sequel claim, but at PAX Prime, the developer showed off a section of the game set in an area called Crestwood, a location that executive producer Mark Darrah said is bigger than the entirety of Dragon Age 2. As a result, BioWare has added mounts that helps speed up the travel across Inquisition's vast land. While not quite an open world, the areas of Dragon Age: Inquisition are massive and sprawling, and, based on the demo of Crestwood that BioWare showed at PAX, offer memorable moments of cresting a vista and seeing the vastness of Dragon Age's fantasy land."



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News::Warcraft Film Conflagration Based on Prince Arthas Menethil?

Blizzplanet received the Productiong Weekly #861 PDF from an anonymous source. The PDF file contains 104 film listings including the Legendary Pictures Warcraft film by director Duncan Jones. The PDF file indeed mentions January 13th and Vancouver. The description of the feature film describes the plot in the Human campaign played in the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos RTS game.



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News::The Beauty and Brutality of Dragon Age: Inquisition | IGN

IGN: "6 exceptional new things I love about this next-gen RPG."



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News::GamesRadar - We dropkicked a zombie into a wall of spikes in Dying Light

GamesRadar - Heres how a zombie invasion typically unfolds in a video game: Grab a gun or a conveniently placed samurai sword, then run straight into a horde of flesh eaters, annihilating everything in sight. Heres how a zombie invasion would probably unfold in real life: run. Hide. Stay alive.



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News::Eurogamer - Dragon Age: Inquisition Preview

Eurogamer saw Dragon Age: Inquisition in action during a recent preview event in London, where BioWare developers demoed a pre-alpha version of the game running on a high-end PC.



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News::Dragon Age: Inquisition - Keeps, Combat and Influence

The Average Gamer talked to Cameron Lee and Jonathan Perry about what the dragons and keeps actually do in Dragon Age: Inquisition.



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News::Dragon Age: Inquisition Says Goodbye to Claustrophobia, Hello to Tactical Combat

GS:BioWare wants players to be in full control in this role-playing sequel. Here's how they're planning to do it.



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News::PC confirmed as lead platform for Dragon Age: Inquisition

Lead platform confirmed, but BioWare promises that the "outcomes" of next-gen versions "should look the same".



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News::Shadow Warrior: Brutal Violence in a Beautiful World | Hardcore Gamer

14 years is a long time for a series to lie dormant, but there must be something in the air this year with both Rise of the Triad and Shadow Warrior getting rebuilt from scratch. The new Shadow Warrior de-ages Lo Wang a few decades, turning him into a smart-assed employee of Zilla Corporation, trying to broker a deal between Zilla and the possessor of a unique sword. Things go bad, demons attack, Lo Wang merges with a helpful demon and starts learning new skills and Ki powers, and a whole load of monsters get vivisected into their component parts. Shadow Warrior is bloody, brutal, violent, and surprisingly pretty.



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News::Dragon Age: Inquisition - 6 new screenshots

BioWare has released six new screenshots of upcoming action-RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition.



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News::Dtoid's community meetup plans for PAX Prime 2013!

PAX Prime 2013 is just three weeks away TOMORROW HOLY SHIT! As always, there will be a ton of games to see and play and panels and parties to attend, and we've listed the very best of them right here for your bookmarking convenience!

We've got meet-ups planned for just about every night, a panel on Sunday at 2 PM, a karaoke party Sunday night, and tons more fun stuff to do every day during and after the show. Hit the jump to see what we're up to!

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News::Qunari confirmed as fourth playable race in Dragon Age: Inquisition

The Qunari will be the fourth playable race in Dragon Age: Inquisition, BioWare has told VideoGamer.com.



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News::Confirmed: all 10 Battlefield 4 maps support all 7 game modes

DICE has confirmed that all 10 Battlefield 4 maps will support all 7 multiplayer game modes.



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News::When In Rome - Review | AACG

It is not that When In Rome is a bad game. When In Rome is indeed a very well-made game, but it lacks so much of originality and creativity that it just feels exactly the same as other Realore titles.



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News::Mew-Genics Trailer

Team Meat released a trailer for their upcoming game Mew-Genics. Its got cats, cute ones.



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News::Review: The Bureau XCOM Declassified | PushStart

For those that might not be aware, The Bureau follows the story of Agent William Carter, who is recruited by Dr. Faulke into a secretive bureau that was established to deal with a major scale Soviet attack on American Soil. However, once the threat appears to be extraterrestrial, XCOM is found by Dr. Faulke and with it begins William Carters treacherous journey, where he must learn the enemy, lead his operatives, and adapt to the aliens strategy in order to keep earth safe from an impending disaster.



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News::Baldurs Gate II: Enhanced Edition Gets 20 Screenshots

Overhaul Games released 20 new screenshots of the finally upcoming Baldurs Gate II: Enhanced Edition



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News::Aliens: Colonial Marines 75% off on Steam

Aliens: Colonial Marines is 75% off on the Steam store this weekend. It will set you back $4.99. All of the DLC is still the regular price, but for a full game the discount should be worth the price of admission. You may be able to overlook the general poor reception of the game as well with the offer that is in place.



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News::The Unknown Curse Of The Immortal Barry Steakfries

News::C-Wars Gets Greenlit on Steam, but Also Delayed

Onipunks roguelike Pixel Art RTS game C-Wars just brought some good news and some bad news. The game was greenlit on steam, but also delayed.



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News::Sable Maze: Norwich Caves - Review | AACG

Sable Maze: Norwich Caves could have been an amazing game if not for its lack of challenge - it is still very worth playing though as it is very captivating and very beautiful to play.



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News::IGN - We've Played The Elder Scrolls Online

IGN - And it's basically Skyrim with friends. That's pretty enticing -- even with a subscription fee.



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News::Black Ops 2 Origins Zombies Walkthrough

Black Ops 2 Origins Zombies Walkthrough will guide you through different waves of zombies and help you unlock different achievements and gather collectibles.



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News::Final Fantasy XIV Primal Guide Titan, the Lord of Crags

Right after the defeat of Ifrit, the next Primal that you have to take down is the lord of the crags named Titan. Compared to Ifrit, Titan has more mechanics that everyone needs to pay attention to. This fight will require more teamwork as one wrong move can wipe the entire party out. Fans of Final Fantasy XIV will find this fight a lot tougher than Ifrit, so watch out!



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News::MTV- 'Outlast' Hands-On - Pursued Through Prisons and Sewers

MTV:For all its hype and superlatives about demo participants soiling themselves, Red Barrels' first person horror game 'Outlast' has continued to keep up with expectations. That says something when my most recent hands-on session explored two of the most overused settings in horror gaming: the prison and the sewer.



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News::Lost Planet 3 Walkthrough

Lost Planet 3 Walkthrough will take you from the beginning levels of the game until the end and provide you with good tips on completing your own.



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News::New Releases For The Month Of September

The Tyuno Project: "Whats going on gamers! So summer is official over and school is back in session. But one thing that reminds the same are the new video games coming this month. Here are the new video game releases for the month of September. "



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News::Review: Open Me!

Augmented Reality games tend to be very hit or miss, with the majority falling squarely in the "miss" category. Either they don't quite fit well within the reality setting, or they don't do enough to capture your attention to keep you playing for very long -- and all of them seem to have issues with their core gameplay design of augmenting your reality.

Open Me!, however, hopes to eschew those hindrances with a unique take on the AR theme, while offering some truly challenging puzzles. Be warned though: playing this game can end up being more of a workout than you bargained for.

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News::Guns of Icarus Online (PC) | FTG Review

FTG Writes: And we went down in flames. Guns of Icarus Online has moments of that level of intensity in the team-based airship combat game. The airships themselves look like a cross between the first vessels that were sailing around the world and a dirigible. Players pick one of three roles to play on the airship either captain, engineer, or gunner, and enter the fray against enemy airships. The match options are the standard fare of deathmatch, capture the flag, or resource run. The matchmaking is well defined and easy to navigate, which is good because this is an online versus-only game. Guns of Icarus Online has a community of what youd expect, ranging from the really cool players to the people youd Falcon Punch in the throat if they ever spoke to you like that face to face. Oh, internet, you and your anonymity.



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News::Saints Row IV Review: Whoa - Pixel Related

With the heights that Saints Row the Third reached in humor and ridiculousness, it is hard to imagine where the game would go next. Volition and Deep Silver did not disappoint with Saints Row IV. The premise of this fourth entry is anything but simple, but the game manages to pull it off. After a series of improbable events, the protagonist (referred to as The Boss or The Playa throughout the game) finds himself/herself as the president of the United States. The presidential cabinet is filled with the main crew of the last game and other old faces stop by that fans of the series will remember. Oh and Keith David is the vice president. No, not Keith David voices the character, the actual actor is in the gamebecause why not?



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News::New info on the next game from Cliff Bleszinski on September 1

In a Tweet Cliff revealed that new informations about his mysterious new game will be revealed on september 1st.



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News::Gun Monkeys Gives Away Steam Keys Dan Marshall Talks

Dan Marshall, the man behind Gun Monkeys has come up with an innovative way of getting more people to play the monkey deathmatch title - you will get a free Steam key to gift to friends if you're alone on a server. Dan talks to The Reticule about why he is doing this.



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News::Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Stan Lee Trailer

The former Marvel Comics president, who is a playable character in the game, is shown recording a voiceover and discussing his role in the project.



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News::Softpedia- Lost Planet 3 Review

SP:Its weird to think about Lost Planet as a franchise, given how different the first two titles were both in terms of mechanics and story, and for the third release publisher Capcom has opted once again to change things, using a new developer, a new engine, a prequel structure, and returning to a frozen version of the EDN III.



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News::Flashback Review | VGReloaded

In Flashback, you take on the role of Conrad B. Hart of the G.B.I. and uncover a vast and deadly alien conspiracy that threatens everything it means to be human. But before you can save the human race you must rediscover who you are, as you desperately search for the missing data files containing your memory to piece the puzzle together. 20 years after the original games launch, Conrad is enlisted back to active service for the triumphant return of one of the best adventure-action games ever created. Its Flashback re-imagined by its creators.



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News::Rayman Legends is exclusive to the Wii U in Japan

It feels like forever ago when console fans young and old were arguing over Ubisoft's decision to delay the Wii U version of Rayman Legends to port it to other consoles. But here we are on the eve of Legends' release, and it's actually quite good, and on multiple platforms for everyone to enjoy.

But that apparently isn't the case in every region, as Nintendo themselves are publishing the game on the Wii U in Japan as an exclusive. I'm currently enjoying this game as we speak, and the Mario and Luigi costumes were a nice touch.

Rayman Legends [NeoGAF]

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News::Battlefield 4 Commander Mode to allow players to change kits on the field, ecosystem" detailed

Battlefield 4 Commander Mode will allow players to change kits on the battlefield, ecosystem/loop detailed



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News::Five of the Best Video Game World Maps

Below are five maps that are beloved by gamers the world over. Each map is exceptional in design, and also serves as a great guide to those who delve into the world of its respective game.



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News::The Case Against Crafting in MMOs

While many players love crafting in their favorite mmorpg, others loathe it. MMO-Play the case against crafting in mmos.



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News::King of Fighters XIII extends its Steam beta

King of Fighters XIII is finally coming to Steam on September 13th, and if you're a part of the beta, you can now enjoy your extended testing period until September 6th. A change of plans has occurred access wise, and now anyone who pre-orders the game can access the beta -- nice! If you want a chance at a key without buying the game, check out the King of Fighters Facebook page over the course of the next few days.

It took me a while to come around to it, but King of Fighters XIII is a massive step up from the disappointing XII , and I really enjoy it to this day. If you haven't played it yet and enjoy good fighting games, consider at least picking it up on a Steam sale.

King of Fighters [Steam via Shoryuken]

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News::Space Hulk Review - "Claustrophobic" [NoobFeed]

Daav from NoobFeed walks the dark corridors of Space Hulk for a review. What once was a board game gets adapted into a claustrophobic turn-based game with a chilling atmosphere and simple yet effective gameplay, despite some flaws.



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News::Endless Space takes home Best Game at Unity Awards

GameDynamo - "Amplitude Studios' Endless Space last night won the Golden Cube at last nights' annual Unity Awards, marking it down as the best game to be developed with the engine for the last 12 months."



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News::Tim Schafer's Great Video Game Experiment

Kotaku: "Tim Schafer had a lot to talk to me about, a lot to clarify, when we met in his offices in San Francisco. It's been a wild couple of months for Schafer and Double Fine productions."



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News::Titanfall Hands-On Preview - PAX Prime 2013 (GameRevolution)

GR: "We got hands on with Respawn Entertainment's mech-vs-infantry first-person shooter at PAX Prime."



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News::Can Reaper of Souls Save Diablo 3? | Game Front

Game Front: "Diablo 3 wasnt the success Blizzard or its fans hoped for. But Diablo 2 didnt hit its stride until its expansion, Lord of Destruction. Could the same be true for Diablo 3? The first of two planned expansions, Reaper of Souls, was revealed at Gamescom last week. While many former fans of the series have written the third installment off long ago, those who stuck with it over the past year know that Blizzard has been actively working to improve the game. The Diablo 3 of today is a better game than on release day, but if it is to have the longevity of Diablo 2, a lot more work needs to be done. New Game Director Josh Mosqueira, taking over the role from Jay Wilson, seems to have a keen eye for whats wrong with Diablo 3."



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News::Pixel Enemy reviews Prime World: Defenders, a classic tower defense game

Pixel Enemy reviews Prime World: Defenders, a classic tower defense game for the PC.



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News::Divinity Dragon Commander Review - GamesReviews

From GamesReviews: "The king has been murdered by his three children, but not without siring a illegitimate heir. After having an affair with a dragon (who were assured was in female human form at the time), a child is born. Youre that child. The future of the kingdom is in your hands, Dragon Commander."



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News::FIFA 14: 5 Real-Life Footballing Incidents We Want Adding

Youd be forgiven for forgetting FIFA 14 is out next month. The only game with a September release date that anyone is really looking forward too is Rockstar Games sandbox title Grand Theft Auto V. But, just nine short days after that, the latest in EA Sports perennial footballing series, FIFA 14, hits the market. A lot has happened to the enduring franchise since those isometic days of 1993 when FIFA International Soccer was first released.



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News::Godus preview and Peter Molyneux interview Populous redux | Metro

Metro: "The creator of Fable returns to the genre that he created more than two decades ago, but is the god game still something you can believe in?"



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News::Splinter Cell: Blacklist Single Player Review - PCGMedia

Splinter Cell: Blacklist is a terrible Splinter Cell game, or an alright cover shooter. Pick one.



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News::Realm of Twisted Dreams Dungeon is Coming Soon to Rift

Just recently, Trion has released a little insight about the lore in their new five-player dungeon, called Realm of Twisted Dreams, for Rift.



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News::The Road to Battlefield 4: Commander Mode

EA:Youve seen the Commander Mode video from E3, and youve seen it in action at gamescom in the live stream. In this in-depth blog post, learn everything about this fan favorite feature straight from the developers.



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News::Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches DLC Review | VGU

Almost a year after we first skulked through the streets of Dunwall, the final piece to 2012's fantasy stealth adventure has arrived. Is This Last Trip To Dunwall Worth The Wait Or Is It Best Left To The Rats?



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News::Weighty Matters: 'Gravity Ghost' Preview, PAX, Preorder [Forbes]

Gravity Ghost, an inescapably adorable and ineluctably quirky physics-based 2D no-platformer, will be exhibiting at the PAX Indie Megabooth this weekend, and has opened for preorders.



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News::Splinter Cell Blacklist Review - A Return to Stealthy Form | Game Front

Game Front: "Aside from a couple gripes about the story, Blacklist is a welcome return to form for Sam Fisher."



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News::Unity Engine Shows Off The Most Photorealistic Characters We've Ever Seen [NSFW]

DSOGaming writes: "Now this is simply impressive. Lee Perry-Smith has released a new video, showcasing some characters in Unity Engine. According to Lee, this video demonstrates a standard for sharing 3D full-body scans online with Unity for clients."



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News::Baldurs Gate 2: Enhanced Edition will be released on Mac and PC in November

VG247:Baldurs Gate 2: Enhanced Edition will be released on Mac and PC in November, Beamdog has announced.



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News::Review: Saints Row IV - [Save/Continue]

Memorable in all the right ways and even a few more, but retaining the core essence of the open-world genre and its inherent destructive catharsis, Saints Row IV is about as good an open-world game as were going to get in the twilight years of this generation (then again, I guess itll only be two weeks before we can stress test that statement). What can I say? Volition has the touch.



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News::Hearthstone Preview: The WoW of CCGs? | Game Front

Game Front: "The beta for Blizzards collectible card game Hearthstone is accessible, deep and full of callbacks to World of Warcraft."



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News::CVG- Godus Preview

CVG:Peter Molyneux has pulled it off. His team at 22 Cans is crafting a god-game that seems so naturally enjoyable and ambitious that perhaps it's best you forget the past twelve months ever happened.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1344040/cvg-godus-preview

News::Putting The Dragons In Dragon Age

GI:Few fantasy creatures are as recognizable as dragons, a fact that can be a blessing and a curse for a video game. They have the potential in inject jaw-dropping moments, but creating a vision for the creatures that is not clichéd can be challenging. This is especially important for a series that sets expectations with a name like Dragon Age, but BioWare has found success making its dragons interesting and the team is making even bigger strides with Dragon Age: Inquisition.



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News::'Following The White Wolf' Is A Fan Short Film Inspired By The Witcher Series

DSOGaming writes: "A team of The Witcher fans have released a fan short film based on its world called 'Following The White Wolf'. According to the team, this project is a fans' thanks to Andrzej Sapkowski and CD Projekt RED for creating The Witcher."



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News::Godus preview: Ambitious, expansive, and absolutely crazy | Ars Technica

Ars Technica: "Peter Molyneux's effort to revive the god game makes some bold gameplay choices."



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News::Gamespot- Now Playing - Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

GS:Kevin VanOrd shows the first half hour of the newest Amnesia game.



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News::The walking dead review | Gamevo

A great rol playing adventure in the middle of the zombie apocalypse, where the player has to make important decisions, and then deal with its consequences.



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News::Rayman Legends review: masterful platforming | Shack News

Shack News: "Rayman Legends is a sequel to Rayman Origins, Ubisoft's critically acclaimed 2D platformer. By simply offering 'more of the same,' the game would instantly merit a recommendation. However, Ubisoft does something truly special with Legends. Not only does it feature the same thrilling platforming experience as its predecessor, Legends does much more, offering surprising new gameplay experiences--especially with the Wii U GamePad."



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News::Mark Cerny muses on Knack and I love it

Do you like Mark Cerny? Do you want to hear him speak Japanese and talk about his upcoming game, Knack ? Who doesn't, right? Well this video is for you, as it gives us a more in-depth look at the game, in terms of the story, visuals, and the overall gameplay experience.

I'm not crazy about Knack in general (the art style is a bit too bland for me), but I'll definitely be checking it out around the PS4's launch for sure. In the video, Cerny notes that Knack's higher difficulties are actually a challenge, which gives me hope that it'll be more than just a quick five hour "one and done" type of game.

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News::Europa Universalis IV review | Thunderbolt

Nick Horth, Thunderbolt writes: Europa Universalis IV puts you at the reigns of an entire nation, and charges you with taking care of everything from wars to theological doctrine to trade embargoes. The depth of control and choice given here is nothing short of remarkable. Nearly every conceivable way to rule is catered for, from Napoleon-style military expansion to the more insidiously evil colonialism that we Brits were so bloody good at. Want to pull your British troops out of Europe and focus on exploration of the new world? You can do it. Rather play as landlocked Poland, and build a force of diplomats and spies to undermine your enemies? No problem. These options, combined with the utterly dizzying amount of countries available to play, essentially make EUIV endlessly replayable, providing you can master it.



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News::Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Review | CheatCC

CCC Says: "Those of us who loved the Ninja Turtles brawler games back in the late '80s and early '90s probably never thought the franchise would get a gritty reboot. But with modernized gameplay, a plot in the style of Nickelodeon's new CGI TMNT cartoon, and realistic graphics, Red Fly Studio has provided just that in TMNT: Out of the Shadows."



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News::10 Cheats We Want in GTAV

CCC Says: "Cheat codes have changed a lot from the olden days. Or, at least, it seems that way. I remember a time when the cheat code was the way that you got through some games. It didnt affect your saves; it gave you just enough of an edge to clobber your way through bits of a game that may have been handing you yourwell, you get the picture. The good news is that Rockstar Games has continued its tradition of adding cheat codes into its Grand Theft Auto games. We are making the bold assumption that GTA V will be no different. So we took it upon ourselves to come up with a list of cheats that we would like to see present in GTA V."



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News::Memoria Review A Tale of Wonder I TheKoalition

Asad Quadri of TheKoalition writes: The adventure genre of video games has become a sadly overlooked genre in the video game spectrum. It is a shame because adventure game offer so much to players including hours of gameplay that will test your patience and problem-solving skills. Some adventure games guides the player through amazing, well-written stories as well, ranging from comedy, drama, suspense-thriller and horror. Thankfully adventures games still have a large following and developers are still making these games, which shows a resurgence of the genre and perhaps one day, adventure games will be at the forefront of the gaming industry again.



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News::Final Fantasy XIV Video Monetization Rule Updated and Clarified: Lets Play Videos Can Be Monetized

A couple days ago the policies published for the usage of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn copyrighted and trademarked materials made the headlines as they prevented users to monetize video on YouTube and streaming services like Twitch.tv, effectively causing an uproar within the "let's play" community, similar to what happened with Nintendo a few weeks back. Today Square Enix decided to listen to the rather vocal feedback and published an updated version of the policies that mentions that monetization is now allowed. Unfortunately the update caused further confusion, but DualShockers got official word from Square Enix to clear any misunderstanding.



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News::Take a look at the elusive Arkham Origins portable game

We haven't seen a whole lot of footage for Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate , that Vita and 3DS spinoff that's launching alongside of the console versions of Arkham Origins , but today you can get a pretty solid glimpse at the bulk of what it has to offer through the above video.

While the gameplay doesn't blow me away at all, I'm loving the visual novel style delivery (if that's not Ashley Wood it sure looks like it), and I think it perfectly suits the portable platform. I wonder how the 3DS and Vita versions will compare, or if there will be any sacrifices made to comply with the limitations of Nintendo's portable.

via destructoid http://www.destructoid.com/take-a-look-at-the-elusive-arkham-origins-portable-game-261020.phtml

News::When Indie Developers Almost Give Up

Being an independent developer is tough, especially for those that are essentially one-person shows. Besides spending vast amounts of time and energy making the game, that person also has to deal with marketing and selling the game, which is a hard enough thing to do for a team of PR professionals at a large publisher.



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News::SNOW Gamescom Preview | GamingLives

GamingLives takes a look at the upcoming free-to-play open-world winter sports game from Poppermost Productions, SNOW. "its very clear that SNOW has a lot of love and attention going into it and, even in these early stages, theres clear evidence of great potential ahead."



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News::GamingBolt Review: The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

XCOM is back but this time its been transformed into a third-person tactical shooter.



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News::Shadow Warrior - Pre-Order Bonuses Unveiled

DSOGaming writes: "Devolver Digital has unveiled the pre-order bonuses for the upcoming remake of Shadow Warrior. The game will be available for $39.99 / 34,99 / £29.99 on September 26th."



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News::Rift To Be 'Gifted' To Community When Time Comes

GamerZines writes: Senior design director Simon Ffinch shares with GamerZines his thoughts on the closures of MMORPGs and how he'd like to see his own game Rift ride off into the sunset or more appropriately live on with the community running their own servers.



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News::Runescape's Super September

Runescape's Super September promotion rolls out this Sunday. It features a series of insanely difficult challenges but offers some awesome rewards if you complete them. A perfect excuse for you to go back to the game if you haven't played it in a while.



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News::Firefall Open Beta Impression Week 2

In week 2 Frederick talks about repetitive quests, horizontal progression, and resource mining.



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News::Divinity: Dragon Commander Review | CheatMasters

avoiderdragon:Plenty of games on the market today tend to be taken from cookie cutter molds, sold only to turn profit like white goods. Once in a while though, theres one of those titles that turn out to be gems that defy trends and norms in mainstream game design. Thats to be expected from new indie titles, but it does become interesting when such a game comes from a relatively known franchise.



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News::Achievement Unlocked Thoughts About Achievements

How the challenge of drinking 1,000 beers got me reflecting on the nature of achievements.



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News::WoW Thoughts On Could WoW Go Free-To-Play

Thoughts on Tom Chilton's comments on what could happen to WoW's subscription model.



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News::Saints Row IV - Video Showcase

Dubstep guns and alien simulations and superpowers, oh my! This week on Steampunks Nick will show off Saints Row IV in all its ridiculous glory!



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News::Saints Row IV Review | Gather Your Party

Saints Row IV is a sandbox game by Volition that has had a fractured development. It was originally meant as DLC for Saints Row: The Third under the name of Enter the Dominatrix, but was later expanded to be a full game. Then THQ went bankrupt and the development team and IP were bought by Deep Silver. The end result is a game thats lacking in content, but is otherwise fun to play.



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News::Final Fantasy XIV Affixing Materia(s) on your Equipment

Now that you have learned what Spiritbond is and how to get yourself a bunch of materia, its now time to put them on your equipment. In Final Fantasy XIV, the Materia that you will get from Spiritbonding will help your gear be more efficient and powerful by providing better stats.



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News::Golden Joystick Awards 2013 Nominees Announced

The Golden Joystick Awards today announces the shortlist for its 2013 ceremony with public voting now open. Celebrating the very best in the videogames industry, the Golden Joystick Awards are the only annual awards voted for by gamers, garnering a record-breaking four million votes last year.



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News::How to survive PAX

_{[Pictured: a poor soul who barely made it out alive, holding the avatars of those who couldn't make it at all.]}

PAX is wonderful. But it's also a downright daunting experience for newcomers and veterans alike. I don't know a single person who just "goes to PAX." It requires planning. It causes stress. For example, I got my haircut last week, and the haircut lady told me I should look into special shampoo for thinning hair. Because of PAX!

OK, so maybe that's just because I'm 31 and almost dead, but still. This shit is stressful. Luckily, I've been through this a couple times now, and I've got a couple quick tips for getting the most bang for your buck.

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News::Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Review | CheatCC

CCC Says: "When Square Enix decided to end Final Fantasy XIV, the company didn't just shut down the servers. No, it smashed the entire world to pieces: A dragon escaped from prison and wiped out most of Eorzea. The idea was to set the stage for rebirth. Today, a completely overhauled version of the game is online, with a story set in the wake of the catastrophe, a new graphics engine, and a seemingly endless series of quests to complete."



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News::GTA V Finally Gets A Launch TrailerBut What Does it Show?

CCC Says: "Still riding the hype-spike generated by the recent coverage of Grand Theft Auto Online, the independent multiplayer component of Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar today released the official launch trailer for the next GTA installment. Were sitting less than three weeks away from the games console launch, so, unsurprisingly, no mindboggling details have come to light in this, the latest in a long line of trailers and teasers. However, the official trailer is still packed with plenty of goodies for GTA fans to latch onto."



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News::Gone Home - Video Showcase

How do you make a game where level design dictates the story? Watch Steampunks this week to find out how GONE HOME manages to tell one of the most compelling tales of 2013 entirely through exploration!



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News::Saints Row IV - SweetFX vs Vanilla Comparison

DSOGaming writes: "Ah, the beauty of SweetFX. Saints Row IV vanilla looks really blurry as Volition used a lot of low-res textures but thanks to SweetFX, the game's visuals get a bit better. Below you can find a comparison between our SweetFX settings and the vanilla version."



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News::Fantastic Neighborhood Podcast 76

This week Jon talks about the games he played this week including Saints Row IV and Dragons Crown. Fred recaps his Gencon trip and they both go to see The Worlds End. There are also several Dubstep emergencies. Gameclub this week was the absolute fantastic puzzle platformer Thomas was Alone. We get all choked up about these blocks. This is a big recommend if you have not played it yet.



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News::TMNT: Out of the Shadows Review | GamesRadar

If were being honest, there are more mediocre TMNT video games than there were puns about shell shock in the first draft of this review. Considering the sheer quantity of of low-rent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games out there, its a wonder that this beat-em-up franchise has had such remarkable longevity.



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News::SimCity on Mac is "totally unplayable"

It looks like it's another launch day fiasco for EA and SimCity.



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News::[WKG] Preview: Running On Walls And Giant Mechs In Titanfall

There were many great games headlining Gamescom this year, each billed to be a must buy on release, however there was only one title that Chris Locke from We Know Gamers made a beeline for as soon as the gates were opened and that was Titanfall. Fast paced shooting, giant mechs and jetpacks, how could it go wrong? Obviously it didn't, so hold onto your butts as Chris drops some multiplayer info on you!



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News::The Gaming Precision Podcast #2: PlayStation 4 vs. Xbox One

Episode two of The Gaming Precision Podcast is here! This week, we discuss the PlayStation 4 vs. Xbox One, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and more!



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News::Reinforced: Natural Selection 2 gets large free expansion update Free Steam weekend

Unknown Worlds release their free expansion and explain how they plan to fund the studio moving forward.



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News::Hear the difference between 360 and Xbox One voice chat

It appears as if the Xbox One will be getting a major upgrade in voice chat quality, and you can see the difference right here, or on Major Nelson's blog. Due to the integration of Skype's audio codec and a better controller (with an improved wireless data transfer rate), a higher quality voice output is achieved. Major Nelson notes that this will not only work with Skype, but multiplayer as well.



After a bit of flip-flopping, it's nice to know that the headset will now be bundled with every Xbox One. Whether it will actually sound like this consistently is up in the air, but on paper and in a closed environment, it's sounding pretty damn good.

Xbox Live [Major Nelson]

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News::(WGB) Memoria - Review

Baden of WGB writes: "Ah, Daedalic, youve quietly worked your way into my heart through your beautifully crafted point and click titles. Churning out quality titles Daedalic are on a mission to prove that theres still a place for the classic genre in this bullet riddled world of murky browns and bland greys. Their newest title Memories is yet another example of why point and click games are brilliant, presenting a wonderfully crafted world, engaging story and great gameplay."



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News::Elder Scrolls Online Developer Maria Aliprando Details the Dungeons, Quests and Tamriel at Large

The Elder Scrolls Online developer Maria Aliprando talks about the dungeons, PvP, quests and the world of Tamriel at large.



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News::The Sims 4 Preview | NZGamer

NZG - "Ah the Sims; progeny of the SimCity franchise I love so much, I find it impossible to loathe you. Sure, your focus on the lives and loves of just a handful of Sims at a time varies somewhat from your ancestor's interest in the macro concerns of an entire city of simulated people, but the general gist - allowing players to interfere with the lives of virtual citizens - is still something you hold dear to your chest."



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News::Amazon digital summer sale stars 'Battlefield 3', 'BioShock Infinite' and more

XMNR: Amazon kicked off a digital games "Late Summer Sale" on Thursday that only has around a thousand downloadable PC games like Battlefield 3 Premium, Borderlands 2, Tomb Raider, BioShock Infinite and The Bureau: XCOM Declassified at some really cheap prices.



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News::Ubisoft is Setting the Bar for Next Gen Gaming

TG writes: With the arrival of the PS4 on November 15th, next gen gaming will officially hit the market. Between now and then, we will be taking a look at several different third party and first party developers who are working hard to make next gen gaming the best possible. Ubisoft is the first third party developer we are going to look at and we will be checking out four of their upcoming next gen releases.



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News::Watch_Dogs Hands-On Preview | CheatCC

CCC Says: "This has turned out to be a very interesting year for the arrival of Watch_Dogs. Headline news stories such as Snowden's NSA leaks and the George Zimmerman trial, not to mention the tenth anniversary of the Eastern Seaboard blackout that inspired the game in the first place, have shown the game's themes of surveillance, vigilantism, and the increasing complexity of our urban lives to be quite relevant."



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News::eGamer Podcast 46: Mediated Vaginas

Recorded 28 August, 2013, this is episode 46 of the eGamer Podcast. Topics discussed include Ben Affleck as Batman, Nintendos 2DS and Miley Cyrus. Shownotes are through the link.



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News::One-Sentence Reviews - Volume Four

SuperPhillip Central writes, "We have gotten a lot of good feedback regarding this segment. You'd wonder why it's been over a year since we've last done it, then, wouldn't you! It's One-Sentence Reviews, where we take thirty games and try to summarize our thoughts about them and criticize them in one sentence. Sure, we occasionally do a run-on sentence here and there, but that's all right. Some of these games listed have already had in-depth reviews, and many of the games will be reviewed with more detail later. Regardless, let's jump right into this and enjoy ourselves, shall we?"



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News::Hunt Other Players In Dying Light's Be The Zombie Mode

Warner Bros has unveiled a player vs. player multiplayer mode in Dying Light called "Be the Zombie," which can be accessed by pre-ordering the game, along with another batch of screenshots.



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News::Memoria Review Point and click through past and present | Gamer Horizon

In this Memoria review, find out if this sequel to Chains of Satinav is your kind of point and click adventure.



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News::SMITE is definitely worth your time

It took me quite a while to come around to SMITE . Despite the fact that it was getting rave reviews from some of my Twitter followers, I was already knee-deep in a number of MOBAs, keeping up with Dota 2 and League of Legends most of all.

But once I actually sat down and spent an afternoon with Hi-Rez Studios' latest, I couldn't put it down. SMITE not only bucks a few MOBA trends in a unique way, but it's also a hell of a lot of fun to play.

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News::Night Force Action Report #110 - ExCon The Fourth

Horrible Night: "Jason quickly learns that the HoNight crew may not do so well on the Organ Trail. Ethan not only survives Gamescom but also a run in with Dota 2. Justin is being hunted so he digs deep into the 3DS. And everyone asks, 'Should Saints have super powers?"



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News::Toki Tori 2+ Review | ComboCaster

Toki Tori 2 + is the PC version and Mac version adapted Wii U released for a few months and was very well received. Contains some extra content as well as a map editor which further justifies the purchase, but it's essentially the same game. Met since the first game released a few years ago, or even the original launched at the beginning of the millennium for GameBoy already know what they will find here. A relaxing graphics mixed with puzzles that make our brain very warm at times, but that work brilliantly together.



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News::Saints Row 4 patch to fix weapons bug is on the way

Volition is readying a Saints Row 4 patch designed to fix a bug that multiplies and removes weapons in the PC version of the game. Additionally, the studio's also working on updates for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the open-world action title.



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News::Spending Time: The Creeping Horror of Microtransactions in Full Priced Games

IncGamers' Peter Parrish takes a look at the devious business of adding extra charges to full priced games. "Of all the pernicious publisher practices out there, microtransactions in games youve already paid full price for are surely the worst. In fact lets dispense with the term microtransactions altogether, as it seems to have been designed by committee to make the concept sound as inoffensive as possible. Using the word only legitimises that deception. Most of the time they are anything but micro."



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News::Project Phoenix Overtakes Second Stretch Goal with Over $650,000 in Pledges

With 12 days to go on the clock, the Kickstarter JRPG Project Phoenix just overtook its $650,000 stretch goal counting Kickstarter pledges (that now amount to $641,127) and $9,041 gathered via PayPal.



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News::Learn the Difference Between Day and Night in the Latest Dying Light Video

Techland game developer talks about their newest title, Dying Light, and the differences between day and night in the game.



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News::Lost Planet 3 Review | Empire

When Capcom pulled back the curtain on Lost Planet 3 early in 2012 it wasnt the change in direction that turned heads, it was the fact that development duties had handed over to a Western studio, namely Spark Unlimited. Anyone a semblance of interest in games will recall the Sherman Oaks based developer as the team responsible for two of the most horrific games of a generation: Turning Point and Legendary: The Box.



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News::Diablo III: Reaper of Souls concept Art

LGN "Blizzard has released some of the concept art for the first expansion pack of Diablo III, titled Diablo III: Reaper of Souls."



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News::Are MMOs Being Dumbed Down?

Personally, Im not much of a team player in MMORPGs, preferring to solo as much content as I can, as Ive found that relying on random people will usually find you screwed. I decided to try two games for this little study, and made sure they were games that I had played off and on since release. This way, I could more easily compare the titles degree of difficulty from release to present day. This little study of mine has taken about two months to complete, with one month set aside for each game. So, sit back and relax, and prepare to read one hell of a long, drawn out opinion on why gamers have become lazy over time.



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News::League of Legends Spotlight: Shopping Smart

This week, we cover what you'll need and how to buy it directly from the League of Legends store while you're holding off your lanes.



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News::The Top 4 Strangest Games of 2013

The four games listed below might not be for everyone, but those who enjoy stepping outside of their comfort zone will surely find enjoyable, unforgettable, and downright strange titles.



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News::10 (Useful) Things You Didn't Know About Minecraft

IGN - "Minecraft, in all its blocky goodness, is constantly being updated with new features. As all these updates pour in, its easy to miss the little tips and tricks that aren't heavily announced. Here are 10 of the most useful tricks in the game."



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News::Valves new Steam Guard trading protections go down poorly with users

"Yesterdays server update brought new trading restrictions/protections (depending on your point of view, really) to Steams Marketplace. The post about it in the Steam forum states that in order to trade, the user account needs to had Steam Guard enabled on it for 15 days. Unfortunately, this policy is going down like a lead balloon with extra lead weights tied to it."



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News::Games Only Podcast Episode 102 - Saints Row IV, Final Fantasy XIV: ARR, Virtue's Last Reward

This week on the games only podcast we have a full crew. HP goes talk in depth about his love for Saints Row IV. Sunny gets sucked back into the world of Eorzea in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Blue gushes about Zero Escape: Virtues Last Reward. Doc apologizes and revises his Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons talk. Also, Dragons Crown is pretty bad. All of this and more on this weeks episode.



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News::Humble Paradox Bundle Available Now

The Humble Paradox Bundle has been unleashed, containing a number of games from the publisher behind some of PC's best strategy titles.



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News::Play as the 'older' versions of Left 4 Dead's cast

That's Francis up there. Yeah. At one point in time, he and the other three survivors of Left for Dead looked ... how do I put this politely? Iteration is important, let's just say. Valve has graciously released the original character models for use in Left 4 Dead 2.

"It was an interesting walk back through our content tree to find all the various pieces and versions," writes Valve. "Depending on your definition of the old models, some of these may vary in some slight detail as we work in an iterative process and never internally defined a version of these models. They have always just been Zoey, Louis, Bill, and Francis to us."

You can find Zoey, Bill, Louis, and yes, bearded Francis, over on the Steam Workshop.

The Gang is Getting Back Together [Left 4 Dead]

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News::Final Fantasy XIV Breaks More Records: 218,000 Concurrent Connections; Players Will Get Free Days

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is getting more and more popular despite the server problems and the suspension of digital sales due to excessive traffic, and Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida provided some new data and the promise of "several free days" to make it up for the problems.



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News::'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' Interview: Game Director Ashraf Ismail

Ashraf "Ash" Ismail, Game Director of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, discusses the mechanical innovations used to bring open-world naval exploration and combat to Ubisoft's flagship (no pun intended) franchise.



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News::Hot Tin Roof: "The cat that wore a fedora" Preview | ChristmasMelon

"You take the role of a Private Investigator named Emma Jones, accompanied by her feline partner Franky, thats constantly got your back. Both equipped with fedoras you are assigned to homicide, the gritty stuff." - ChristmasMelon



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News::Peter Molyneux's top five games of all time

Peter Molyneux is such an icon when it comes to making games that it's easy to forget he really likes to play them too. So with that in mind we wanted to know: if he was stranded on an island with just five games, which five would they be?



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News::Nintendo Download: Pokemon Rumble U

There isn't a whole lot today in this week's Nintendo Download, but there are a few heavy-hitters. Pokemon Rumble U makes its debut on the Wii U eShop for $17.99, and it features real-life toys as a companion to its gameplay.

Rayman Legends is also available on September 3rd, and the original Legend of Zelda drops today on the Wii U Virtual Console for $4.99. If you want an opinion on Rayman Legends you can check out Jim's review, and if you're thinking about picking up Zelda you can see how it holds up in my Zelda retrospective.

On the 3DS side, Wario Land 3 finally comes to the Virtual Console, alongside of a Bit. Trip Saga discount ($4.99 until September 15th). Should you want to see how Wario Land 3 fares, check out my Wario retrospective.

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News::Developers Are Responsible For Their Communities

Gaming Union: "Cheating, homophobia, women hating, malicious hacks, suicide goading, and incredible degrees of immaturity are just a few of the many negative connotations associated with online gaming. From competitive e-sports to casual matchmaking our industry is rife with some of the most hateful and abusive attitudes around, and while fingers can certainly be pointed at a wide variety of outside influences can we really say that our industry is doing the best it can to help lay this stigma to rest?"



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News::Call of Duty Black Ops II: Apocalypse Review | Destructoid

Destructoid - "We've already had three quarters of the Season Pass on offer so far in Black Ops II's lifespan, and we're finally on the last bit of DLC. Apocalypse is an interesting prospect, with two remakes, two brand new maps, and a zombies map that features giant robots with the reunion of the original four World at War stars."



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News::Defiance DLC2 will be revealed this Friday

Over at the official Defiance forums, Greg Laabs (known as OverloadUT) has announced that Trion will be showing off DLC2 for the first time to anyone outside of the studio, with live gameplay straight from the brand new alpha test server. It'll be aired on the official Twitch channel this friday.



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News::New MOBA called Decimal is coming... with lasers... and robots

A new sci fi MOBA called Decimal is currently waiting for backing on Kickstarter, it promises new gameplay and a new setting for the genre. The games is in its concept stages and shows off some impressive ideas such as squad based gameplay, new classes and some truly stunning artwork.



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News::The Raven Legacy of a Master Thief: Chapter II Review | Entertainment Buddha

The mystery of The Raven continues in KING Arts second outing in their Agatha Christie inspired point and click sleuth-em-up.



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News::Full Mojo Rampage - BeefJack Show and Tell

Full Mojo Rampage combines dungeon crawling and roguelike to create simple gameplay that's fun for a little while.



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News::Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn PS3 trophies appear, full list here

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn is out now on PC and PS3. The complete list of PS3 trophies has emerged online, full list here.



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News::NBA 2K14 - Official Trailer

GS:Check out this official trailer for the current gen version of NBA 2K14, with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions coming soon.



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News::Reggie says the 2DS is for five- to six-year-olds

With Nintendo's surprising announcement of the 2DS today, some people are wondering who exactly the device was created for. While the price point of $129 is appealing, the slate form and omission of 3D were curious changes. It turns out that Nintendo had a younger audience in mind when it designed the 2DS.

Reggie Fils-Aime, the president of Nintendo of America, told IGN that the 2DS' target audience is "that first-time handheld gaming consumer." Nintendo recommends that children be at least seven years of age to use the 3DS, so Fils-Aime says that the 2DS creates an opportunity for five- and six-year-olds.

"How do we approach that as one target? How do we get more people playing Nintendo games," Fils-Aime asked rhetorically. "That helped spur the idea of the 2DS. Let's have the consumer have access to all of these great games at a dramatically lower price point," he continued.

Nintendo Announces 2DS [IGN]

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News::Rayman Legends Review | Digital Spy

Even though the Rayman platforming series has been around for nearly 18 years, it's nice to see that Michel Ancel and his team at Ubisoft Montpellier can still surprise us with their imagination and inventiveness.



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News::Quick Look: Lost Planet 3 | Giant Bomb

One of these days, Jeff, Vinny, and Brad are going to find that planet, and it will be glorious.



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News::Divinity: Dragon Commander Review | GameDynamo

GameDynamo - "In Divinity: Dragon Commander, you play as the son of a recently murdered emperor. The culprits behind this regicide are none other than the emperors other, power hungry children who seek to claim his throne for their own. "



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News::Black Desert LIVE gameplay and interview from Gamescom 2013 - Worlds Factory

At Gamescom 2013 we got the chance to check Black Desert, one of the most anticipated MMORPGs in development. Read and watch for yourself!



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News::Witcher 3 Gameplay Producer Marek Ziemak Details Combat, the Morality System and the Open World Size

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunts Gameplay Producer Marek Ziemak talks about the games combat, morality system and the size of the open world.



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