Tuesday, May 21, 2013

News::New Xbox Live will be powered by more than 300k servers

Microsoft has big plans for the Xbox One, and those plans require a gigantic infrastructure. Xbox Live for Xbox One will be supported by more than 300,000 dedicated servers. According to Microsoft, that's more computing power than all computers in existence in 1999.


When Xbox Live launched it, it used 500 servers. It grew to 15,000 servers with the Xbox 360. Xbox One will use 20 times this amount.


All of these servers will be used for things like cloud saves, gameplay video storage, and dynamic achievement data. Xbox One will also feature a native video editing program.


New Xbox Live will be powered by more than 300k servers screenshot






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News::10 Questions for Neverwinter Open Beta

2P writes: The open beta of Neverwinter is in process. 2P.com teamed up with a gaming community named Steel Cats to gather quite a few questions for Neverwinter team. Please follow these questions to unlock more about Neverwinter open beta and see whether those questions are what you want to ask. If you have more questions, you could write down in the comment.



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News::GView : Anomaly 2 Review

Today, let's have a look at the new Tower Offense game Anomaly 2. Will the mix of genres be something amazing...or a mess?



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News::Resident Evil Revelations Enemy Locations Guide

Resident Evil Revelations Enemy Locations to scan all types of enemies to unlock Researcher and Research Complete achievement or trophy.



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News::Opinion and Analysis | How Xbox One Plans to Fight Sony, Steam, and Everything Else

Opinion and Analysis | How Xbox One Plans to Fight Sony, Steam, and Everything Else

Gamers are very, very interested in what Microsoft is doing. Because how its gaming ecosystem works will likely play a big part in laying down the new rules for how games are made, bought, and sold.



via Game|Life http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/05/xbox-one-analysis/

News::Microsoft reveals what's under the hood of the Xbox One

Microsoft explained today at their "New Generation Revealed" event what you'll be getting when you pick up your shiny new Xbox One. On offer are USB 3.0 support, Wi-Fi Direct, a Blu-Ray drive, native 64 bit architecture, HDMI, and a 500 GB hard drive. The Windows kernel will be used to smooth the transition and enhance the hardware experience.


With 2 Gigabits of data processing per second, Microsoft promises "rocket science level stuff." Overall, it's pretty impressive. Of course, we'll want games to go with all that power, but I have to say, the ability to near instantly switch apps is already enticing enough, compared to the sluggish UI of the Wii U.


Microsoft reveals what's under the hood of the Xbox One screenshot






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News::First look at the Xbox One controller

While Microsoft is busy talking up its impressive-looking entertainment features for the Xbox One, let's look at something more relevant to gaming: the controller. Here it is!


I'm glad to see that the form is similar to the Xbox 360's gamepad. From the looks of it, the d-pad has been given a refresh, which absolutely needed to happen. Thank goodness for that.


First look at the Xbox One controller screenshot






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News::Microsoft announces next-generation Xbox One

During its Xbox reveal event today in Redmond, Microsoft unveiled the first details on its new home console. It's called the -- wait for it -- Xbox One. Didn't see that one coming, now did you?


President of interactive entertainment Don Mattrick said that "team xbox is on a new mission: design and build an all-in-one system," one with "hardware, software, and services that put you at the center." He says that "at its very core it must be simple, instant, and complete."


Are you ready for the new console generation?


Microsoft announces next-generation Xbox One screenshot


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News::The Geek Link's Assassins Creed 3 Perfectionist Walkthrough 10-3

The Geek Link (www.geeklinkradio.com) presents its walkthrough for Assassins Creed 3 and we hit every optional mission so you can get the Perfectionist Trophy/Achievement in Assassins Creed 3. Sequence 10-3 has you shooting platoons with cannons! All that plus saving hostages so you can get that Perfectionist Trophy/Achievement in Assassins Creed 3



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News::Resident Evil: Revelations Review | GameTrailers

GameTrailers: "If youve played Revelations before, youll find few differences here with only a few new characters in raid mode and an infernal difficulty that remixes enemies and item locations for those seeking an extreme challenge. If youve yet to play it, this is a viable hybrid of old-evil sensibilities and new-evil action. All things considered, not a bad mutation."



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News::Sanctum 2 Review | Blistered Thumbs

BT writes: Every time I look at the differences in Sanctum 2 to Sanctum, I see major parallels to modern role-playing games and its superior sequel: The first was a bold step into the deep pool of the unknown, and the second step could walk on water and rise above the other dazzlingly. Sanctum 2 trims the fat off the original, forgoing the perfect trap and having no real penchant for immediate danger, and saturates the meat that remains with a healthy dose of what this game needs: a serving of risk management with a side of action. With replayability high and a season pass already active on its Steam store page, I expect (probably too) much from this title, its post release content, and its sequel.



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News::A.MMO Coming: Black Gold Kicks Off Closed Chinese Beta on May 30

A new era is about to come! The steam punk style A.MMO masterpiece Black Gold will kick off its Chinese closed beta test on May 30; the test lasts fifteen days and the beta keys will be sent out since May 22.



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News::LoL DGL Winter Leg Coming Soon

The League of Legends Do Gaming League Winter Leg is fast approaching and the teams will be getting ready to battle it out.



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News::GamertechTV - Neverwinter Review

Neverwinter is a new Free to play online MMO RPG from Cryptic, its based on the classic AD&D rule set in the Neverwinter universe.



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News::That cancer game

EuroGamer: "Morality and mortality in the autobiographic game about life's most feared dragon."



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News::Starseed Pilgrim Review - Realm of Gaming

Alex Rehnby states, " As a puzzle game, reliant on logic, memory, and of course discovery, Starseed Pilgrim is uniquely and immensely satisfying."



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News::Actual Sunlight Review | Gather Your Party

Actual Sunlight comes with its own health warning: not because it contains excessive amounts of violence and gore like your average 18+ game, but because it centres on extremely mature themes namely depression and suicide in ways that scant few others dare to. That alone should be a good indicator of whether or not you want to be playing this game, since the subject matter accentuated with adult language may be a little too difficult to stomach for some.



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News::Watch the next Xbox reveal event here


Microsoft will revealed the next Xbox today at its Redmond HQ. You can watch events unfold here in the livestream below. It will go live at 5.50pm UK time, 09.50am PDT and 12.50pm ET.



Complete coverage and analysis of the event will follow here on Edge-online.com.


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News::DualShockers | ShockCast Ep. 132 "FailCast REDUX"

Our apologies for not getting the ShockCast up sooner, we ran into a couple of unexpected technical difficulties. We know how much you guys miss it and we did everything we could to get it up before your week ended. We promise it will not happen again. Srsly, guize. Srsly. This week I was joined by Giuseppe Nelva (News Editor) and Allisa James (Staff Writer). we talked about the now-confirmed Gran Turismo 6 and Freedom Wars (originally known as Panopticon), Electronic Arts cancellation of their online pass program, and Square Enixs teasing of something. We also have an awesome new intro and outro courtesy of El Blanco Niño (and Nintendo). Enjoy the show!



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News::Bioshock Infinite Review - Worlds Factory

Are you afraid of heights? You'd better not, because the city in the sky, Columbia, is a sight that shouldn't be missed.



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News::Anomaly 2 Review | Saving Content

Excerpt: "Anomaly 2s gameplay hasnt changed much from the first game. Youll be the Commander on the battlefield, routing traffic and purchasing units to destroy the towers that are placed as obstacles on the way to your objective. Improved upon from the original PC version is the allowing you to use WASD to move your character about, rather than just the mouse control. A lesson learned from the console I imagine. Units are slowly revealed to you for use, both as a training exercise and the games way of ramping you up to new enemies. The biggest and surprising change, adding to the versatility is the ability to morph your units. All units have an alternate mode. The Assault Hound, a machine-gun toting tank transforms into the Hell Hound, a fire-spewing, walking hulk. The Hammer shoots artillery rounds effective at a distance, and when its morphin time, becomes the Rocket Hammer which rockets dispense at a fast firing rate."



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News::Maplestory RED - Coming This Summer

Holding MapleStory's 10th anniversary celebrations yesterday, Nexon revealed that the game will be getting a massive summer update, named as RED. It actually stands for Revolution, Evolution and Delight.



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News::Sage Reviews Metro: Last Light

And you thought the New York subway system was a toilet.



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News::Metro: Last Light Review | Gorilla Film Magazine

Gorilla Film Magazine's "Mainstream Review" this week tackles Metro: Last Light, a bloody beautiful, ambitious and unique game with a style all it's own, despite it's well-worn setting.



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News::With both the new UFC game and now NBA Live saying to expect news today, and FIFA already confirmed,

News::Lumber Island Review | Gorilla Film Magazine

Gorilla Film Magazine reviews Lumber Island, a haunting horror-adventure game by Dean Forge that's a strong proof of concept and sets the stage for an interesting series.



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News::Penny Arcades On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 gets an epic teaser trailer

LGN: "We finally get to see some gameplay footage of the fourth and final instalment in Penny Arcades On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness series in this spanking new teaser trailer. Set for release on 7 June on the PC and Xbox 360 (Xbox Live), episode 4 is also being developed by Zeboyd and features the same stylised 16-bit pixel-visuals and classic menu-driven RPG elements that fans of the genre love."



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News::Game Informer - Test Chamber Sanctum 2

Game Informer - Right now, you can get Sanctum 2 on PC and Xbox 360, so we wanted to you to get a chance to see this tower defense/FPS hybrid up close.



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News::Microsoft Offers New Final Fantasy XIV Illustration and Windows Theme on the day of Next Xbox Reveal

Today the partnership between Microsoft and Square Enix reached its climax with the release of a new and beautiful illustration by Lead Character Designer Akihiko Yoshida and a full fledged Windows theme, sparking more speculation on a possible Next Xbox reveal.



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News::Top 5 map remakes we want in Battlefield 4

The Battlefield series is known for taking popular maps and remaking them, giving them a new spin for new players. And were certain that Battlefield 4 maps will feature some remakes from old classics. Its already been rumored that Road to Jalalabad is on the drawing board, and previous rumors of DLC suggested old BF2 maps such as Dalian Plan and Great Wall might be released as a DLC.



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News::Cyphers New Hero Druid Mia Cosplay

Korean media recently has unveiled a series of the cosplay photos of the new champion in Cyphers -- Druid Mia, a hero with plant skills. Cyphers is the popular Korean MOBA from Nexon, and the game is going to kick off closed beta test in China. Now enjoy the cosplay show.



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News::Dragons Prophet Open Beta Incoming

Sony Online Entertainment have finally revealed the starting date for the highly anticipated Dragons Prophet open beta. The game earned the title of one of the most anticipated MMO games of 2013 following a huge variety of giveaways with thousands and thousands of closed beta keys disappearing in minutes



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News::Neverwinter Auction House Bug Fixed; Data Rollback Announced

There was a critical bug exposed on Sunday in Neverwinter, which led to hours of downtime. PWE just announced the issue had been fixed (the server will be reopened soon) but some players had already made use of the exploit to get benefits. Therefore, the publisher has taken appropriate action against those who took advantage of the bug, "including but not limited to enforcing permanent bans." For all players, their progress between 5:20 AM and 12:20 PM Pacific Time will be lost in a rollback.



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News::The Semi-Often Greenman Gaming Spotlight 21/05

Insert pun about aliens and cheap games here.



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News::Metro: Last Light Gets A New Patch, Fixes Framerate Drops For Logitech Users

DSOGaming writes: "4A Games has released a new update for the PC version of Metro: Last Light. According to its changelog, this update comes with specific fixes for all Logitech users (that have installed the companys software programs), as well as minor bug fixes."



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News::Preview: The Variety and Influences of Remember Me| DualShockers

DualShockers writes: "If theres one game Ive been dying to get my hands on since last year, its certainly DONTNOD Entertainments Remember Me. Between the setting, story, and gameplay, it was cool to see a game taking place in a futuristic Paris, with a uniquely designed protagonist and an amnesiac story that actually tied very closely into the games design. Now, after having sat down with Capcom to demo the game, Im glad to say that Im even more impressed with the sheer detail that has been put into this world, which at times feels like a ragtag combination of different ideas, but usually comes across as a tasty Shepards pie that is greater than the sum of its parts."



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News::Fuse Personnel Bio: Jacob Kimble

The third instalment in Electronic Arts biographies for the playable characters in the forthcoming Fuse turns attentions to Jacob Kimble, an ex-cop with a grudge. Kimble is one of four playable characters set to feature in the videogame, set for release later this month.



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News::Queen's Blade (Scarlet Blade) Adds Male Character in Taiwan

Scarlet Blade is an action MMORPG features female-only playable characters. According to players' request recently, the Korean version is going to add male characters.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1261641/queens-blade-scarlet-blade-adds-male-character-in-taiwan

News::The Starship Damrey review


There’s something charmingly quaint about this short 3DS adventure story, set in the dimly lit rooms and cramped corridors of the titular spacecraft. Rather than recent visual novels like Virtue’s Last Reward, it feels much closer in spirit to the low-budget chillers of the PSOne era: it’s a little awkward in places, and visually rough, but it does a lot with very little, conjuring a rich atmosphere by keeping the lights low and the sound effects sparse.


You begin, rather unpromisingly, with amnesia, waking in a cryo-pod with no immediate means of exit. Instead, you must remotely guide a robot around the Damrey, solving a variety of puzzles as you gradually uncover the reasons for your lock-in, and the mystery behind the apparent absence of the ship’s crew. The game is at pains to highlight its lack of tutorials or explanations, but outside an intriguing opening, its conundrums are unlikely to leave you stumped for long, a result of the ship’s compactness and the robot’s inability to carry more than one item at once.



No matter. The story grips for its three-hour duration – an eleventh-hour reveal is faintly silly but logically explained – while its handful of shocks are occasionally cheap but expertly deployed. It even finds time for an amusing pastiche of a sci-fi classic, a comedic beat that simultaneously feels out of place and yet is entirely in keeping with the offbeat tenor of a game that is old-fashioned and proud of it.


The Starship Damrey is out now on 3DS.


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News::Saya no Uta The Song of Saya: The Kotaku Review

Saya no Uta The Song of Saya is often called the single most f*cked-up game ever releasedand with good reason.



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News::Headshots from the Heart: Right in the Feels.

Headshots from the Heart is an online Borderlands 2 party where you shoot enemies in the head. That sounds like fun, right? Well now think about doing it for charity. Even better!



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News::New Dating Sim Follows Time-Tested Story Blueprint of Boy Meets Alpaca

A genre many people have a harder time wrapping their heads around, though, is the dating simulator. Sure, driving games like Gran Turismo let us tune and race cars so expensive we cant even talk the dealer into giving us a test drive in real life. And while Japan does have a royal family with princesses, the countrys lack of fire-breathing dragons means our chances of having to pick up sword and shield to go rescue them are slim, at best. But a game about going on dates? Couldnt we just, like, ask someone out in real life? Apparently some developers feel the same way, and have decided to spice up their dating sims with scenarios that take full advantage of video games unique style of escapism.



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News::Zeno Clash II | Good Game Review

GG writes: I think if you're going to make a beat-em-up which has this amount of length to it, you need to have a bit more variety in there. And most of the ideas here felt a bit underdeveloped or tacked on.



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News::Thunder Wolves - First 30 Minutes Walkthrough

DSOGaming writes: "When we first laid our eyes on Thunder Wolves, we knew that we were in for a treat. You see, Thunder Wolves is the epitome of an amazing arcade helicopter shooter. Developed by Most Wanted Entertainment, this title does not take itself seriously and offers just what every is expecting from it; lots of explosions, destruction, and mindless havoc across the screen."



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News::Eurogamer - Call of Juarez: Gunslinger Review

EG:Gunslinger is an amalgam of borrowed ideas and - in its reimagining of dime store Western fiction - stories. It's a welcome return to the series' original source material, both in its systems and narrative. And as a stripped-down Modern Warfare lite, it sacrifices set-pieces for thicker layers of interaction, even offering a full Bulletstorm-style commitment to score attack. But despite its successes and mild inventions, Gunslinger can't quite manage to struggle free of the general sense of ennui surrounding the corridor shooter in 2013.



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News::StarDrive | Good Game SP Review

GGSP writes: I enjoyed StarDrive, and I loved how many little sci-fi references they've crammed in, from the "engage" button at the start of a game to the cute Ewok like "Owlwok" race of mind controlled Owls.



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News::Resident Evil: Revelations (PC), Review | Den of Geek US

When Resident Evil: Revelations hit the Nintendo 3DS last year, gamers raved about how great of a game it was. The story was good, the gameplay went back to Resident Evil's roots, and the atmosphere just generally felt right (how a Resident Evil game should feel: eerie and uneasy). But, does this all hold true with the HD release of Revelations to PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U, or has Capcom created a poorly made port?



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News::Son of Nor dev post video to "quash rumours of fakery" over Emotiv device

Feel like Professor X when he plays a video game?! Well, that does sound a little far-fetched - and it is because I just made it up. What's not made up though is the Emotiv EPOC, and stillalive Studios will prove it. CEO Julian Mautner demonstrates in a new video for Son or Nor how the device works with the game. He doesn't blame people for their scepticism, because of how "insane and fake it really sounds."



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News::Sony Online plans to turn original PlanetSide free-to-play

A blast from the past as John Smedley from Sony Online Entertainment reveals they've got things in motion to turn 2003's PlanetSide into a free-to-play MMO after all these years. Right now players of PlanetSide 2 will be getting 6 months of free playtime for the original PlanetSide through a promotion, but eventually it will be adopting the F2P model entirely much like its successor.



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News::Tearaway: Media Molecule releases six new shots