Saturday, April 20, 2013

News::WoT forums security compromised - change your passwords ASAP

WarGaming's security got compromised to an unknown extent few days ago. Now, they inform and advise us to change our account(s) password(s). PS: you will get 300 gold for doing it



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News::Zeno Clash 2 Interview: Learning more about Zenozoik

ACE Team's Carlos Bordeu talks about what people can expect from Zeno Clash II, discusses playable characters, talks about post-game content and says the developer is working on a new IP.



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News::Lets Play: Surgeon Simulator 2013 | Full Game | Heart Transplant Success

A let's play from eGamer of the full version of Surgeon Simulator 2013.



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News::Portal 2 played in Virtual Reality using Oculus Rift

Here is another video of a game being played in virtual reality using oculus rift, this time it's Portal 2.



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News::New Screenshots From Rugby Challenge 2

After revealing the box art for Rugby Challenge 2 earlier this week, we now get to see more screenshots from the game.



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News::The Evil Within announcement media analysis

Rely on Horror: Get out your reading glasses and tin-foil hats! With the first day of The Evil Within being revealed over with, what can we pull from all of it? What can we learn? While we know a lot more about the project today than yesterday, there still is a lot left (appropriately) in the shadows. Well be getting more news on Monday, but what can we pull from today? A warning that all of this is heavy speculation and observation off of limited media and information. Ill try to make it clear what is fact and what is speculated, but nothing in this article should be taken as concrete. This is just an analysis.



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News::Next Generation FPS Peta City(KR) Launches Teaser Site

2P writes: This new teaser site showcased a game prologue video detailing the future background of this dynamic city battle. We could also learn the game story, next-generation new concept F/E/S system, with which players are possible to start battle quickly at any time.



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News::Essential Gaming: Top Five April 2013 Video Game Releases

This months Essential Gaming column is running a little late thanks to all of the PAX East coverage, but even after the ridiculousness that was March, the April 2013 video game releases makes this month a worthy successor. With the latest from the makers of Mortal Kombat, two promising new IPs, and two new entries in under-appreciated franchises, April doesnt look bad at all.



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News::Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Double Weapon XP event is now underway

A Double Weapon XP event inside Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is now live for the rest of the weekend. The occasion gives gamers the opportunity to level their weapon skills twice as fast simply by playing the games multiplayer mode at any point between now and Monday morning. This shouldnt be confused with a normal Double XP event found within Call of Duty Black Ops 2. Those make it so players can level their Prestige Rank faster. This weekends event solely gives double weapon experience.



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News::Zero slices and dices in this Mega Man animation


3D CG fan animations can be a tricky thing. Fans don't have access to the incredible tools that pros use, thus their work obviously looks much, much, much rougher than what you'd see in theaters or even on TV. Getting around that nasty hurdle requires a clear stylistic hook.


Japanese animator GiM's trademark is to make characters resemble adorable figurines with big, expressive faces -- like a Nenderoid Toy Story. GiM took that style and applied it towards a Mega Man fan video entitled "Rockman Xero." It's an adaptation of the opening of Mega Man Zero but with notable changes, such as Roll from the Classic series replacing Ciel and Zero packing his Z-saber right out the gate. Also for some reason, the Monado from Xenoblade features prominently in the background.


A sequel is roughly 80% complete, so it shouldn't be too long before we see more robot cutlets.


Rockman;Xero (part1) [YouTube via The Mega Man Network]


Zero slices and dices in this Mega Man animation screenshot






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News::AMD Radeon HD 7990 Malta Performance Benchmarks Leaked Crushes the GeForce GTX 690

AMD is launching their latest Radeon HD 7990 Malta GPU next month and the first performance benchmarks have already hit the web. The benchmarks leaked compares the upcoming GPU against the GeForce GTX Titan and the GeForce GTX 690, both of which cost $1000 US similar to the Radeon HD 7990s price point.



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News::Small Town Terrors: Pilgrim's Hook Collector's Edition

Technology Blog,The only person that could bring you back to Pilgrim's Hook has called you out of the blue. Return to your childhood home and save your twin brother from the dark forces that have invaded this coastal village.



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News::CVG - Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall DLC review: Mostly brilliant

CVG - The whales are the stars of The Knife of Dunwall, Dishonored's first story-led DLC. As Corvo we'd catch glimpses of them in the distance, strung up on huge ships; here, playing as master assassin Daud, we finally see the great beasts up close - and it's not a pretty sight.



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News::Gnomoria Review | PixelPerfectGaming

One of the most highly-anticipated Greenlight titles has finally made its mark in the early access release section of Steam. Heavily based on the old ASCII game Dwarf Fortress, Gnomoria is a strategy/RPG/simulation-based hybrid game. Just recently Greenlit, Gnomoria is joining the massive library of games available on the Steam Network. A one-of-a-kind survival simulation, Gnomoria is a sensational mixture of all these genres. Dwarf Fortress would be Gnomoria if it had a GUI (Graphical User Interface).



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News::ShootMania: Storm Review | GameSpot

GameSpot: "ShootMania Storm's sleek action is an invigorating return to the days of speedy, purely skill-based shooters."



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News::Path of Exile Review | ComboCaster

Path of Exile is the new Action-RPG developed by a small team independ entity based in New Zealand named Grinding Gear Games, and is considered a "Diablo Clone". Has the same isometric camera angle, the same type of gameplay and the same theme horror, which is consistent with the gender that has revolutionized Diablo II for more than 10 years ago. Is currently in open beta phase, requires only one entry on the site, and is completely free to play. Make no mistake, though, despite being only in beta is already a game with much more content than many who have been get community action rpg in the last anos.Conta to have 3 acts, or episodes, each with its respective city and different environments: coastal areas, dense forests or all of them a huge city inhabited by many different creatures and bizarre monsters. It also has 3 difficulty levels, normal, cruel and merciless, each scale level of the monsters hp and the damage they cause, making the game considerably more difficult.



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News::Mario is hiding on the back of the Luigi 3DS XL

I'm so proud of Luigi. Nintendo is finally showing him the love and attention he deserves. He's even getting his own special 3DS XL model to celebrate "The Year of Luigi." Things are finally looking...


...


Wait...


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No...


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GODDAMMIT, MARIO!


There's a Mario on the Year of Luigi 3DS XL [Tiny Cartridge]


Mario is hiding on the back of the Luigi 3DS XL screenshot






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News::Injustice: Gods Among Us Review - Fights In Tights | The Escapist

The Escapist: "Injustice: Gods Among Us is big dumb fun, and anyone who digs superheroes or virtual fisticuffs will find dozens of ways to enjoy NetherRealm's latest fighter."



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News::1985FM Presents: BioShock Infinite Spoilercast

We let loose and share our reactions to our completion of BioShock Infinite, as well as reviews of characters and questionable plot points.



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News::League of Legends honors Taipei Assassins

League of Legends is about to get a host of new skins dedicated to one of your favorite professional teams, the Taipei Assassins. If you were living under a rock in season 2, you wouldnt have know that the Taipei Assassins secured their place in both fans hearts and League of Legends history by claiming victory on the Fields of Justice when faced with Azubu.



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News::GameZebo: Greenlight Spotlight: Wander

GameZebo: MMORPGs seem to be a dime a dozen these days. But how many dungeons will you crawl through with your friends, and how many goblins armies will you vanquish before you get that itch to try something new? Well luckily for us, we now have Wander to look forward to: an inspiring achievement in gaming which promises to be a non-combat, non-competitive MMORPG thats focused on the cooperative exploration of a mysterious island.



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News::The Evil Within Confirmed to be using Id Tech 5

"As we've speculated before, it seems Tango Gameworks is developing this game with a highly modified version of Id Tech 5, according to Famitsu. Mikami previously said that the engine has been modified to the extent of it being an "internal engine"



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News::The Best Of The Worst

Movies have this thing where a bad film can be so bad that it's actually quite good, take Snakes on a Plane as an example, it sounds so stupid but it's just a great film. Sure not everyone will agree with me here but shut up! Games on the other hand never have this, if a game is bad, it's normally because it's broken and glitchy or just horrible to play,but here I am about to defend some games that have been critically slammed as some of the worst offenders.



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News::Indiegogo Picks: Ghost of a Tale

GameZebo: In the real world, mice are basically the wild equivalent of popcorn. Owls, foxes, cats, and even some miserably giant species of spiders snack on the wee rodents to whet their appetites for juicier prey. In fiction, however, mice are a little better at standing up for themselves. Consider novels and comics like Redwall, Mice Templar, and Secret of NIMH. Now a brave little mouse is being given a chance to shine through an action adventure game called Ghost of a Tale­provided said game is funded via Indiegogo.



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News::GameZebo: Small Town Terrors: Pilgrim's Hook Walkthrough

GameZebo: Welcome to the Small Town Terrors: Pilgrim's Hook walkthrough on Gamezebo. Small Town Terrors - Pilgrim's Hook is an adventure game with puzzles and hidden object scenes. This walkthrough includes tips and tricks, helpful hints and a strategy guide on how to complete the game.



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News::Kickstarter Picks: Chasm

GameZebo: Pixel art will never die, nor will indie games that paint beautiful worlds using those sprites! Discord Games is totally on board with that, which is why the retro-flavored action adventure RPG Chasm is currently in the works. Inspired by the likes of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Diablo, Metroid and The Legend of Zelda, Chasm aims to be the modern Metroidvania of your dreams. And from the looks of it, it's off to a fantastic start.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1237098/kickstarter-picks-chasm

News::'Minecraft' PC snapshot previews horses and new launcher, undead horses spotted

XMNR: Mojang released its first snapshot Thursday for Minecraft on the PC since the 1.5 Redstone update was released in March. This newest snapshot lets players test out the new horse mob as well as the new game launcher. However, it turns out there is much more in this snapshot than the developers officially announced.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1237000/minecraft-pc-snapshot-previews-horses-and-new-launcher-undead-horses-spotted

News::Fifa 14 preview on ZiiP.com

EA Sports have announced the latest addition to the FIFA franchise and ZiiP takes a closer look.



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News::Eador: Masters of the Broken World Review | Greenlit Gaming

Alex of Greenlit Gaming writes: "While playing Eador: Masters of the Broken World, several recurring thoughts kept running through my head. I wasnt sure what to think, because as a huge Heroes of Might and Magic fan growing up, part of me thought I knew what to expect. Let me make this clear, Eador is a great game. Allow me to also make something else very clear; Eador is a massive game."



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News::GameZebo: 100% Hidden Objects Review

GameZebo: While many hidden object games come with plenty of puzzles and adventure elements thrown in, there are the occasional games that contain nothing but hidden object scenes, as players complete one after another with nothing to break up the cycle. One of these games is 100% Hidden Objects, which is a game thats named perfectly. This one is all about hidden object scenes, but the jurys out on whether or not thats a good thing.



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News::FIFA 14 Career Mode global scouting detailed

onPause writes: The latest edition of FIFA was announced this week, and fans of the series are excited to lap up any information that comes their way. Today EA Sports took to their blog to discuss the changes in FIFA 14 in regard to the scouting system in the revamped career mode.



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News::Max Payne 3: A Second Opinion - Analog Addiction

Rockstar Games are synonymous with high calibre interactive experiences, with deep, mature storytelling and fascinating, eccentric characters. Max Payne 3 upholds this stellar reputation, delivering on all fronts, even though its linear, focused nature is almost the antithesis of Rockstars typical open-world philosophy. Prepare yourself to be blown away



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News::Road Redemption is DarkSeas offering, inspired by Road Rash

Though EA games hasnt come up for the resurrection of Road Rash over the past years, DarkSea Games has put up a Kickstarter. And Road Redemption is the title. To revitalize the the motorcycle combat game with Road Redemption, a Kickstarter project is currently seeking funds worth $160,000. The idea that someone is actually doing a Kickstarter for a new Road Rash type game for PC, MAC and Linux, is really fascinating.



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News::Awesome Borderlands 2 (Not so) Tiny Tina fan made comic

This awesome Borderlands 2 comic is made by Adrien Debos and Sam Griene.



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News::Build the Ultimate AMD Gaming PC

Maximum PC: Variety is the spice of the Lab, so this month we decided to eschew our traditional builds and go with one you dont see every dayan all-AMD gaming PC, built with (most of) the best parts we could get our hands on. Were sure some of you will question the purpose of this build, so our pre-emptive answer is we built it because we could, and we were curious to see how a balls-out AMD build would benchmark, as we havent seen over-the-top AMD rig since The Matrix: Revolutions let us down. Plus, everyone is always ragging on us for ignoring AMD, so here you go AMD enthusiastsan entire PC built just for you.



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News::RePlayed: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

"magine a world without physical limitations, a world where you can change anything about yourself, enhance it, improve it, augment it; a world where you could pay to make yourself stronger, faster, smarter, more resilient. Imagine a world where you could lose the use of your legs, your eyesight, your hearing, and have anything replaced or repaired with a modicum of effort, with a procedure no more complicated than a surgical operation."



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News::Indie Royale Debut 2 Bundle Launched

Hardcore Gamer: For the current minimum of about $4.20, you can get Croixleur, an action game akin to Devil May Cry, but with a dazzling anime visual style, the Punch Out-esque Beast Boxing Turbo, the 3D space shooter Dawnstar, the overhead RPG Battlepaths, the action platformer/shooter Out There Somewhere, and the old school Zelda-esque Diehard Dungeon.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1237133/indie-royale-debut-2-bundle-launched

News::DayZ Bandit Hunting Video Takes A Startling Turn

Gaming Blend "The biggest social experiment in video games over the past ten years has strangely culminated into the mod-based, apocalyptic survival game from Arma 2 called DayZ. There's no game out there that tells stories like the ones found in DayZ, and a new video that starts off following a group of bandit hunters, turns into a completely different thing by the time it all wraps up."



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News::Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Gaming Mouse Review - CHAOS HOUR

Razer have a very exciting year coming up especially with the release of some fantastic products including the Razer Edge. However we are looking back at the Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red. The Naga Hex was designed with all aspects of gaming in mind so it has catered to all of the genres which include shooters, strategy games, mmorpg and more. But how does it contend with other gaming mice on the market and more importantly is it worth the £59.99 price tag.



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News::The Heroes of Dead Island Riptide: Logan

Dan of PopCults.com writes "Every day leading up to the release of Dead Island Riptide, Ill be (re)introducing you to one of the five immune. Well take a brief look at their skill trees and Ill give you some tips thatll help you decide if you want to play as them, or not. First up is Logan."



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News::25 indie games that should be on your radar

One of the best things about travelling to shows like PAX East and the Game Developers Conference is the chance to check out titles from off-the-beaten-path, independent developers. While shows like E3 are overwhelmed by the presence of multi-million dollar booths from huge publishers, the early-in-the-year shows make a point of highlighting some of the most original and promising game ideas from game makers without big contracts or salaried positions behind them. Freed from the financial responsibilities of the major AAA publishers, these are the titles that are most likely to truly break new ground in gameplay, aesthetics, and subject matter.



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News::Star Trek Online Legacy of Romulus expansion pack announced

Perfect World Entertainment announced the Legacy of Romulus expansion pack for Star Trek Online today. It is slated to be released this May and will cost anywhere between $19.99 and $181 depending on which version you go with.



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News::TheHiveLeader First Hour in Path of Exile

Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. Our very own, TheHiveLeader decided to put together a quick review video of his first hour in the game.



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News::Bioshock Infinite: An introduction to Violence

Bioshock Infinite is eye candy like no other AAA title game on the market. It shines as a pinnacle of current video game development, story telling and action. Infinite does so many things right, and of the many gaming experiences I have ever had, the subtle and amazing introduction of violence in Infinite is the most memorable introduction to violence I have had in over 20 years of gaming.



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News::Why NBA 2K13 Is More Of An RPG Than Most RPGs

With Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age (to a degree) under their belts, it's wise to default to Bioware when it comes to crafting RPGs. One of the best parts of these RPGs is making decisions that affect the environment around you. And since the NBA 2K series took over as one the best sports series of all time, the effects of your players decisions have only become more advanced and important. Every decision your player makes on and off the court has effects on how the fans, your teammates, the organization, and other players respond to you. From HalfBeard's HUD.



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News::Four Jason Bourne Simulators

This list details four of the essential gaming experiences that make you think, feel and act like the thirty million dollar weapon that is Jason Bourne.



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News::Navy Field 2 goes Open BETA in Europe

Starting today, Navy Field 2 has began it's Open BETA phase in Europe. For those who played the 1st installment of Navy Field, there is no need for introduction. For those who didn't, Navy Field 2 is a top-down real time tactics PvP on-line game. The PvP is arena type battle with up to 64 players in total, 32 vs 32.



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News::The Horrible Show Live #407 - THS Action Pack: The Third

Justin, Josh, and Ethan say goodbye to LucasArts, decide whether or not its time to buy a Vita, prepare for entering the MOBA community, and find the bow to end all bows. Plus more indie horror, Defiance on TV, and Blood Dragons.



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News::The Daily Hotness: I've got nothing today

So instead, enjoy the dog.


Today, Allistair reviewed Injustice: Gods Among Us, we get a teaser look at Mikami's new title The Evil Within, and Dale drops a PSA about World of Tanks user security. Microsoft joins the world of the sane for the weekend buy making XBL Gold free through the 22nd, Black Ops 2 celebrates with another double XP weekend, and the numbers on The Binding of Isaac say the game just broke over 2 million sales. Always nice to see indies do so well for themselves.


Destructoid Originals:
Capcom, choke detection, and two button design with Keits

The veterans administration in Gears must be hellish

The Evil Within, Deadpool, & Legend Of Yoshi's 3D Luigi U


Community:

Community Blogs of 4-19

Forum Thread of the Day: The Evil Within

Friday Night Fights: Bulletstorm 2

Live show: Injustice: Gods Among Us & Battleblock Theater


Reviews:
Review: Injustice: Gods Among Us

Review: Sacred Citadel

Review: Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger


Previews:
Impressions: Soul Sacrifice demo

Donkey Kong Country Returns is more accesible on 3DS

Mario & DK: Minis on the Move will twist your brain


The Daily Hotness: I've got nothing today screenshot


Read more...



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News::5 Reasons Bioshock: Infinite is Not My Game of the Year

Now, most of you reading this came here to see what kind of nonsensical reasoning this hack of a writer could possibly have to criticize Ken Levines current masterpiece, Bioshock: Infinite. Many of you came here to defend this game, and many more are already considering it for their Game of the Year. Well, let me start off by saying this: Bioshock: Infinite is indeed a great video game and I will by no means dabble into slanderous affairs. But that is not what this article is about.



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