Wednesday, May 29, 2013

News::Redshirt preview: a scifi disempowerement fantasy about social networking on a starship | PC Gamer

PC Gamer: "'The ultimate job is to be the commanders assistant,' says Mitu Khandaker, the developer of Redshirt. Why not the commander? 'Because this whole game is a disempowerment fantasy. If you want to play a game where you ride around driving a spaceship, there are plenty of games for that. This is a game about being a nobody.'"



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News::Crytek Teases Major Crysis 3 announcement tomorrow

Crytek will make a "major" Crysis 3 announcement tomorrow, the developer said today through its social channels.



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News::Anomaly 2 Review | Machinima

Machinima: "If there was ever any question about 'tower offense' being a viable sub-genre of tower defense, let Anomaly 2 stand as a definitive game to prove its worth. Small tweaks manage to keep the gameplay feeling new despite the majority of it carrying over from the first title. Choosing a side and battling with an opponent in online multiplayer is an entirely new experience that hasnt been seen in any other game. The satisfaction of multiplayer is reason alone to play the game. And if you enjoyed the first game or tower defense in general, all the better."



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1267252/anomaly-2-review-machinima

News::The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Review | PCGMedia

With great gameplay, art design and a huge variety in things to do, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing comes highly recommended.



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News::Wolfenstein: The New Order Preview: BJ tackles Nazi robots in London | Digital Spy

Digital Spy: "Big fans of Wolfenstein 3D, which is viewed as the game that gave birth to the modern day first-person shooter, the team at MachineGames is keen to stick to the action-packed philosophy of the original, all the while adding some tricks of its own. The game takes place in an alternative history in which the Nazis won the war with the help of some rather advanced and mysterious technology."



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News::The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Review | CheatCC

CCC says: "If Torchlight is Diablo's little brother, the family just welcomed another baby into the world: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is available on Steam for $15. An XBLA version is also in the works."



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News::Evoland | Good Game SP Review

Unfortunately, Evoland is just style over substance and it doesn't do gaming's retro past justice.



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News::Interview: Chatting about The Elder Scrolls Online with Director Matt Firor

GameZone: " Bethesda and Zenimax Online Studios revealed that they were working on an MMO project based on The Elder Scrolls just over a year ago. The project, aptly titled The Elder Scrolls Online, is due out later this year, and since its announcement it has received a large amount of coverage. I spoke with Director Matt Firor at a recent Bethesda press event, and we discussed Elder Scrolls Online, what folks can expect from the game, and more."



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News::Game Insight Announces Cross-Platform Role-Playing Adventure With New Version of Rule the Kingdom

New cross-platform version of popular game will let players continue the adventure on iPhone, iPad, Android, and Facebook



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News::Random House launches Black Crown, a “narrative gaming experience”


Book publisher Random House has entered the video game space with its new “narrative gaming experience” Black Crown. The interactive fiction game was written by author Robert Sherman, and is available to play for free.


“Black Crown represents Random House’s ambition to push the boundaries in online storytelling, experiment with new business models and launch a debut author in a groundbreaking way,” said Random House’s Dan Franklin.


The game follows a free-to-play model, with microtransactions available to unlock new story segments, attain new action points, or purchase items.


The launch features content from “stage one” of the project, with more content to be added after its first month.


The post Random House launches Black Crown, a “narrative gaming experience” appeared first on Edge Online.






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News::Sonic has a new control system in Sonic Lost World

I got ridiculously excited when I saw the trailer for Sonic Lost World , but if the "Sonic Cycle" has taught us anything, it's that we should keep our expectations in check lest we disappoint ourselves for the umpteenth time. However, if the gameplay details described by SEGA and IGN's exclusive preview are any indication, many of Sonic's past shortcomings have been rectified.


First, let's get the threadbare story out of the way. Those new characters? They are known as the Deadly Six. Dr. Eggman tried to get them to do his bidding, but like clockwork, they were having none of that. Thus Eggman teams up with Sonic to combat their mutual threat. Don't let this temporary partnership trick you into thinking you'll be getting play time as the fat man himself; as in the past few Sonic titles, the hedgehog will be the only playable character. Others like Tails and Knuckles will make appearances, but they will remain on the sidelines.


Sonic's moves and abilities have been constantly refined for his 3D outings, but Lost World introduces some of the most significant tweaks to the series thus far. These changes come in the form of new speed shifting and parkour systems.


Sonic has a new control system in Sonic Lost World screenshot


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News::Metro: Last Light Review | ENE3

ENE3: "We have to find the mysterious 'Prisoner', which supposedly is the key to survival, the last light at the tunnel."



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News::Bad Bots Review | Gather Your Party

Bad Bots, by Point 5 Projects, is a sidescrolling shooter recently released on Steam. In Bad Bots, YOU ARE Sam McRae, lone survivor of an attack on the spaceship Titan Hauler propagated by some bad bots. You wake up in the squash room, find a talking robot backpack and a fire axe, and start killing robots.



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News::Preview - The Yawhg - The Reticule

The Reticule's Nick Wheeler takes a look at Damian Sommer's bizarre choose-your-own adventure 'The Yawhg,' primarily to find out what a Yawhg actually is.



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News::GRID 2 Review | CheatCC

CCC says: "GRID 2 actually has a story to tell, which is always shaky ground for the racing genre. Past racing titles have tried to spin us tales about highway bandits trying to retake the road from underneath the governments eyes, or hardcore street racers that dont play by the law. GRID 2 is far tamer than that."



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News::Top Ten Simpsons Games

The Simpsons have been around for 24 years. Read again, 24 freaking years. Obviously the show is successful even if lately has been ruined by celebrity guest stars and awful storylines (Moes rag? Really?) . But within those 24 year The Simpsons have come out with plenty of games. A lot of games actually. The hard part was selecting 10 good ones since 90% of The Simpsons games are awful. Here are the 10% that dont suck. These are the Top Ten Simpsons games.



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News::Dream: An Interview with Samuel Read

Matthew Sawrey, Thunderbolt writes: You dont need to have seen Indie Game: The Movie to know that independent videogame development is a difficult road to travel. Only a small portion of titles will ever find success and to create one requires a special blend of technical programming knowledge and artistry. Its only the truly dedicated that will ever make a game of their own volition.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1266828/dream-an-interview-with-samuel-read

News::FTL: Faster Than Light Review - Zero1Gaming

Joseph Butler-Hartley reviews the excellent indie space RTS, FTL: Faster than Light.



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News::Face of Mankind Interview with lead developer Christopher Allford

As Face of Mankind's Kickstarter campaign enters its final week, designer Christopher Allford talks to IncGamers about the challenges behind making a true 'sandbox' MMO.



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News::Interview: Steve Gibson I Expansive

Next month marks the release of the latest Borderlands 2 downloadable content, Tiny Tinas Assault on Dragons Keep. Expansive managed to sit down with Steve Gibson, Vice President at Gearbox, to find out more about the content, as well as the new character Krieg the Psycho.



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News::GRID 2 | Good Game Review

There's something a bit special about the way the driving feels in Grid 2, that makes you pay attention, push the line, and be a better racer each time you get behind the wheel.



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News::Don't Starve | Good Game Review

There's certainly a growing appeal for open-world survival games in which your only objective is to simply survive a perilous environment.



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News::The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Review | COIN-OP TV

For an indie game, The Adventures of Van Helsing has a whole lot going for it. Considering Diablo IIIs multiplayer wasnt running on full blast upon release, Van Helsing offers a comparable single-player action RPG experience though its character customization and skill options arent nearly as robust.



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News::Final Fantasy Tactics S trailer shows the battle system


Mobile gamers with Apple products have had access to the original Final Fantasy Tactics for awhile now, though the good, pure, virtuous Android users out there have been left in the cold. Fortunately, the upcoming Final Fantasy Tactics S is coming to both platforms, so we can all finally get our tactical RPG on. Let's watch this trailer in excitement!


The video starts off about as expected, with some Final Fantasy Tactics Advance-style character art, but then the battles are shown and things get a bit perplexing. Is it just me, or do those look like traditional RPG battles rather than tactical RPG battles?


Don't get me wrong; this could still be good. It just seems strange to me to use "tactics" in the moniker, which implies very specific gameplay elements, and then eschew those elements in favor of something simpler.


Final Fantasy Tactics S trailer shows the battle system screenshot






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News::Saya no Uta Review | Japanator

Japanator: "There may be some minor issues holding it back, but this really is worth your time. Saya no Uta is an outstanding example of how visual novels should be constructed, and one that holds up almost ten years after it was first released. It may have taken us this long to get an official English translation, but it was certainly worth the wait."



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News::Universe Of Racers Announced

A small Indie Software House introduces a driving racing game, Universe Of Racers. Universe of Racers is a drive simulation game with different race types. The goal is to create an easy to play realistic drive simulation.



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News::GameInformer- Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes Review

GI:Finding a long-forgotten spell in monster-infested ruins could lead to victory over the rival empires that seek to conquer the world that is rightfully yours. So could rediscovering the long-forgotten methods of blacksmithing that let your foundries churn out chainmail armor that shrugs off your enemies' primitive clubs. Learning to communicate with reclusive storm dragons and charging into battle with the powerful beasts at your side is another of dozens of ways to emerge victorious in this fantasy empire-builder. Every one is worth exploring, thanks to the skill with which Legendary Heroes is executed.



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News::The Veins of Evil explained further in latest War for the Overworld blog update

It's time for another 'WFTO Wednesday' report from the guys behind War for the Overworld, and we receive part three of their write-up on The Veins of Evil, with this one focusing on Greed and mixed Aspects. The Veins of Evil let us focus our strategies through particular means, or perhaps blend some together. The team warn us that these lists are by no means final. Sins unlock Aspects within the veins.



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News::Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient Preview I Rice Digital

Rice Digital takes an early look at the next installment of the cult-classic horror series, Corpse Party.



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News::Games That Defined A Generation: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

TheOverseasConnection.net - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a game that has lived on famously through every Call of Duty since its release in 2007. Despite what some might think or say about the franchise, its this game that made the brand a household name.



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News::Ubisoft's E3 2013 lineup

Ubisoft made its E3 2013 lineup official today.



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News::Dungeon Defenders 2 Monk Class Announced

The Monk class for the PvP mode in Dungeon Defenders 2 revealed. A helpful hero with unimpressive attack and defense stats.



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News::Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded Preview (Strategy Informer)

From Strategyinformer.com: "Surprisingly enough, Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded is not the longest game title Ive ever heard. It is at least the Kickstarter with the longest title, as well as certainly the smuttiest. One of the big successes from the Kickstarter boom, this remake of the original Leisure Suit Larry from 1987 (gasp!) significantly updates the creaking title. We got an early playthrough of the full game, and no I dont just mean we played the original when we were five. If youre a woman, please dont read any further. I dont want to end up on some sort of list".



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News::Thundercast Episode 21 - Metro: Last Light

In episode 21 of Thundercast, Shane Ryan, Sean Kelley and Nick Horth discuss 4A Games Metro: Last Light.



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News::Skyward Collapse truly reinvents the god game | GamesBeat review

Skyward Collapse is about carefully balancing the downward spiral of chaos in a world that you can only influence, not control.



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News::Soldier Front 2: First Look - DevilsMMO

From DevilsMMO: "There are a number of mid-level FPS games out there, the sorts of games that are often quite retro-based both in terms of gameplay and in terms of visuals. Youve probably played the likes of Wolf Team, youve seen the gimmick, youve enjoyed it and then wondered where things might go from there. How can they improve on a subgenre that is undoubtedly fun, but rather set in its ways? "Soldier Front 2 manages it, and it manages it in heaps. The graphics arent the most beautiful things youll ever see, but the gameplay is silky smooth and that makes it an absolute must-play"



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News::IncGamers Podcast #117

This week: playing god thanks to Curiosity, what the heck is a Virtuix Omni?, plus the team's views on Grid 2, Van Helsing and the Stinkyboard.



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News::Interview: Delving into The Evil Within with producer Masato Kimura

GameZone: "Bethesda and developer Tango Gameworks recently teased a new survival horror game titled The Evil Within. Directed by famed Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, the game looks to provide a return to the genre that will hopefully be appropriately chilling and psychologically intense. I sat down and spoke with Masato Kimura, the lead producer on the project, and Ray Nakazato, studio liason and translator, at a recent press event, where I was able to ask a number of questions about the upcoming title."



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1266486/interview-delving-into-the-evil-within-with-producer-masato-kimura

News::Prime World: Defenders Preview - Gaming Nexus

Gaming Nexus takes an early look at what happens when you mix tower defense with collectible card games... and finds the desire for more, more, MORE.



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News::Miiverse Browser Update Allows You To Post Messages And Follow People

Now it appears you can make new posts direct from your PC, as detailed in the image here. Not only that but the web app will also allow you to view your friends/following lists, update your profile details and edit general Miiverse settings. According to another NeoGaf user, you will be able to view any Miiverse post despite not owning a Nintendo Network ID just using the URL will allow you to open the post. And, if that wasnt enough, the restriction between making new posts has seen a reduction to three minutes from the initial five minutes. You can access Miiverse through your browser at miiverse.nintendo.net to check out the new features.



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News::Behind The Scenes Of League Of Legends Cinematic Twist Of Fate And All-Star Event Finals News

Riot Games brings us EGMers and ADGers an exciting new CG video showcasing some awesome battle footage of Twisted Fate, Fiddlesticks, Katarina, Garen. Tryndamere, Annie, Ryze, Nocturne and even Baron!



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News::Gunpoint: The love child of Worms and Watch Dogs

Theres a new game lighting up the indie horizon like a supernova on a tanning bed. You could say this game is holding peoples expectations at gunpoint or you could just stop trying to force silly puns and say that Gunpoint looks blummin awesome. Thats right, blummin regular awesome can get out of here. Its looks so awesome its got me doing some basic maths in a bid to describe it to you.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1266527/gunpoint-the-love-child-of-worms-and-watch-dogs

News::Metro: Last Light Walkthrough - Chapters 21 -30

Get through Chapters 21 - 30 of Metro: Last Light with this walkthrough



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News::Corsual Let's Play: Reus

Corsual's EXP writes: "I've always had a fondness for games that give you the power over a world and its inhabitants. It's not that I'm power hungry or anything like that; in truth, I'm a kind and gentle overlord, seeking only to see life bloom and flourish... unless you f$#k with me. Then you're going to die. I think my main draw in these types of games is the rush you get when you know you have a hundred things to do, and only a few minutes to get them done. Things always start off slow and peaceful, but before long you're needed on every corner of the globe for one reason or another. Like a parent, I guess. Maybe I need to have a few kids..."



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News::FIFA 13 Tips - Dribbling

FIFPlay: Football journalist and FIFA fan Darren Cross looks at five great dribbling moves that will get you past your marker in FIFA 13.



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News::Need for Speed: Rivals preview | Gamereactor UK

GR-UK writes: "We turn a corner and enter the "next-gen" department. Throughout the studio the game is being played on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, but the next gen machinery has been removed for our visit. As we enter this corner at least we're given a taste of what the difference between the current gen and next gen iterations of the game will be. As far as the core features, they will be the same - even if EA calls AllDrive a "next-gen experience" it will be there on both PS3 and Xbox 360. And while graphics will be better looking on next gen, it's really down to details you may not notice at first glance. The way particles behave is one area where next gen consoles will have a distinct edge over PS3 and Xbox 360. Imagine if you will a tail of smoke from a car in front of you. Now this would normally be a static effect, that the next car would just drive through, but on next gen the hardware is powerful enough to calculate how turbulence would affect the smoke. The same goes from bushes...



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News::Wargame Airland Battle Launch Trailer Released

BehindGames writes: Focus Interactive released a launch trailer for its real time strategy game "Wargame Airland Battle", Wargame: AirLand Battle allows players to command all military resources of the Cold War era from tanks to planes, The game will feature more than 800 units and up to 10 VS 10 multiplayer.



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News::Dungeon Hearts Review - Gaming Nexus

From the review: "Dungeon Hearts is a perfectly fun puzzle mash-up that is marred by inconsistent difficulty and lack of a narrative. While the actual combat is fun, it's a shame that players are forced to start over every time the game ends. Even with its problems, there are enough good ideas here to make it worth the low retail price."



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1267018/dungeon-hearts-review-gaming-nexus

News::Review: StarDrive | Screen-Shaped Eyes

Scott of Screen-Shaped Eyes has gone somewhat boldly into a galaxy full of space-bears and slave-owls and decides he's probably better off at home.



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News::Held at Gunpoint, a Video Preview of the Demo

Excerpt: "Tom Francis, for a while now has been working on Gunpoint, a stealth puzzle game. Hes become so focused on getting it out, hes left PC Gamer UK just to be able to finish it. Ive been interested in Gunpoint for some time now, and hes released a public demo just a mere week before the game releases."



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