Tuesday, July 30, 2013

News::ASUS RoG Maximus VI Formula Gaming Mobo Released.

Maximus VI Formula from ASUS RoG , one of the most awaited of motherboards has finally been released. Packed with elite features, this is a must have.



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News::Trials Evolution Broken for Some Nvidia Users, No Fix Announced

If you're a Trials fan who has yet to buy the rather excellent Trials Evolution, and if you're sporting a Nvidia graphics cards, you might want to hold off for a little while longer.



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News::New screenshots for Men of War: Assault Squad 2

Following the recently announced Men of War: Assault Squad 2 the upcoming sequel to popular RTS Men of War: Assault Squad 1C Company released a cluster of gorgeous screenshots for fans to feast their eyes on in anticipation.



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News::Metro Last Light Factions Pack Review (Goozernation)

Many gamers wished there was more to Last Light. The Factions Pack, single player DLC might be able to fill this need. This is the first DLC pack for the game and its a lot of fun. There are 3 parts to the DLC and each of them are unique as the original game.



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News::Deus Ex: Human Revolution Directors Cut for Wii U $20 Higher than Other Consoles

Now this could be a mistake, like the Rayman Legends listings. But for now, Deus Ex Human Revolution Directors Cut on Wii U is $49.99, $20 higher than the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.



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News::Eyes-On with the Oculus Rift - Pixels For Breakfast

Pixels for Breakfast writes: 3D was a huge proponent of any visual entertainment medium a few years ago, with companies such as Nintendo creating an entire console around the experience with the 3DS. It didnt take long though for 3D to once again fall by the wayside (it seems to find a resurgence roughly every decade or so), however its impact possibly hit the hardest this time around. With stereoscopic 3D finding a place among many new and interesting technologies, one thats been on the radar for much of the gaming crowd is the Kickstarted Oculus Rift by Ocular VR. And I got to give it a try.



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News::Legends of Dawn Review (Invision Game Community)

In addition to all those remarkable features already mentioned, you are bound to notice another cool thing about Legends of Dawn. The absence of loading screen. It would have been so much easier to create a game that would constantly force you to wait before the screen while new contents load, but Dreamatrix is aware that your time is too valuable to waste



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News::Blizzard Entertainment Steampunk Game?

Blizzplanet was alerted of a SteelSeries and J!NX partnership to giveaway two BlizzCon 2013 tickets with flight and hotel accommodations covered. However, a third partner in this giveaway is the League of S.T.E.A.M which is making a free Cosplay disguise for the winners to wear at BlizzCon. Blizzplanet finds extremely odd to see two Blizzard licensed partners teaming up with a third-party group that's not related to Blizzard Entertainment video games in any way. Especially a Steampunk community. Blizzard Entertainment is currently developing a Next-Gen MMO codenamed Titan and a second unannounced MMO that has stayed below the radar for a couple of years. Are SteelSeries and JINX subtly hinting at a new video game announcement at BlizzCon?



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News::5 Games we cant wait for in 2013

Having seen some great games already this year, there are still plenty to look forward to! August marks the beginning of the release of the annual blockbusters. 2013 has, and will be, a huge year for gaming, with the release of the next-gen consoles just round the corner, and already with several contenders for game of the year released, JumpToGamer are so excited and cant wait for this fall! Here our top 5 games JumpToGamer cant wait for this year!



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News::BioShock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds - Eurogamer review

EG: First things first: this is not the story-driven new BioShock Infinite adventure for which you were probably hoping.



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News::The real story of Ubisoft Montpellier’s Rayman Legends ‘protest’


Once a Wii U exclusive, Rayman Legends will now be released on 360, PS3, Vita and PC too – a move which might make business sense, but it still caused consternation among owners of Ninendo’s home console earlier this year.


It even led to reports of protests at the developer, with studio staff posing alongside banners which read: “Release Rayman. Support Ubi Montpellier.”


Emile Morel, Rayman Legends’ lead game designer remembers it differently. “As for the protest about the delay, it actually never happened, it’s a funny story and in the end a big misunderstanding,” he told us. “A few days after the announcement of the delay, one morning two Rayman fans came by the studio with a funny banner to protest about the delay in a nice and humoristic way. We’re not used to have fans coming by the studio, so some members of the team took pictures with them to be nice and friendly. We spent some time talking with them and once they left I remember someone in the team asking: ‘Did we tell them not to put these pictures online?’ The answer was ‘no’ and two hours later these pictures were everywhere and people started to think that the whole team was protesting about the delay. In the end, no harm was done, and this gives us a funny story to tell!”


Level designer Chris McEntee told us of his disappointment at the move, as the team had worked so hard to meet the initial deadline. “Finding out that it would be delayed just made us feel for the fans,” he told us. “We knew it wouldn’t be taken well, and it hurt to see people’s reactions.”



McEntee also says that the ‘protest’ was just a few photos take out of context, and explains the story from his perspective.


“I’m working at my desk in the studio, and someone comes in saying there are two people outside with a sign saying Release Rayman,” he says. “I thought, I have to see this, so I and a lot of other people went outside to check it out. We were so happy to know that people cared enough about our game to come to our studio and tell us that they were disappointed.


“We wanted to take a picture with them, a personal picture, just because it was a cool moment for us. Once they posted the picture, it became a ‘protest’ according to the internet. There never was any protest; we worked on the game and made the best out of a slightly disappointing situation. And, truth be told, we have a better game for it.”


Rayman Legends will be released on Wii U, 360, PS3, Vita and PC on August 30.


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News::Three Bioshock Infinite DLC Add-Ons Announced

Return To Columbia And Beyond In These Three Additions To The Award-Winning Bioshock Infinite. "Under the sea" Theme*



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News::Black 3DS XL comes out on August 11

Nintendo has finally confirmed that the Black 3DS XL is coming out on August 11, in the United States at least. It's been priced at $199.99, but some stores may have it for $179.99 through a promotion.


Mario & Luigi: Dream Team also comes out on August 11. What a coincidence!


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News::Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag multiplayer still causes paranoia

Gaming Trend debuts multiplayer footage for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag with two maps - Portobelo and Santa Lucia. It also shows some new modes within the various sequences in the game. Yep, still causes paranoia!



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News::The final preorder bonus for Paradox Interactive's eagerly-anticipated PC/Mac grand strategy Europa

News::The Witcher 3 Devs on Redefining Open World Games

CD Project Red, the brilliant minds behind The Witcher series recently talked on how they are planning on redefining open world games with their latest title, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.



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News::BioShock Infinite DLC Returns to Rapture

GS:Ken Levine explains why he wants to return to the setting of the original BioShock and retool our understanding of the series at large.



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News::Portal 2 Premium Action Figures Coming Next Year

From arguably one of the most popular videogames of 2011, Valves puzzle-platform adventure Portal 2, comes new action figures of the co-operative duo testing robots: ATLAS and P-Body. Designed for the die hard fan only, these two new figures will be available with a recommended retail price (RRP) of £239.99 GBP each.



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News::Towerfall PC Version to Include Solo Mode

The PC version of the Ouya game made for multiplayer battles will have a much greater focus on solo playability.



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News::ChinaJoy 2013: Monster Hunter Online Will Have Traditional MH Pet System

Monster Hunter Online was one of the most popular games at ChinaJoy 2013. Players queued a very long line to play the game. In a brief interview to the game's developers 2P learned something new about this game.



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News::Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons X360 Magazine review

X360: Starabreeze takes a break from the FPS genre to make a game rich in whimsy and emotion. Does it work, though? Find out right here



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News::Wolverine Gets a LEGO Make-Over in New LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Screenshots

In celebration of the release of The Wolverine, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released a handful of screenshots and renders of the films cast of characters that will be appearing in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. Found in these new images are Wolverine himself, Jean Grey, Viper and Silver Samurai; all in their full LEGO glory.



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News::Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea | Gamereactor UK

GR-UK writes: "We're just back from visiting Boston and Irrational Games to go hands-on with the Clash in the Clouds DLC pack that's dropping today, and talk to Ken Levine about the plans for returning to Rapture in two-part story, Burial At Sea."



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News::Ken Levine talks BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea

If you ever wondered whether Irrational Games could do anything BioShock-related without throwing in a twist,eurogamer got news for you: they can't.



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News::Of Orcs and Men the meanest, greenest RPG youve never played

GamesAsylum: Of Orcs and Men manages to fare immeasurably better than the likes of Two Worlds, Risen, Venetica and other European RPGs. With the summer release schedule looking patchy we thought now would be a good time to give it some limelight.



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News::EVE Odyssey: New Features have just Flies into the Space

EVE Onlines 19th free expansion, Odyssey, offers new tools for exploring the stars, challenges you to breach the unknown for adventure and rewards, and to face what lies on the other side.



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News::The Walking Dead 400 Days Part Three Shel | Hard Reset Plays...

Ben has decided to play all of the The Walking Dead: 400 Days DLC in part 3 we join Shel and her lessons in guitar anddead puppies!? Liked what you saw? Let us know about it in the comments below.



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News::BioShock Infinite's first DLC is out on Steam today


We're here folks! Breathe that big ol' sigh of relief because by midday you'll see BioShock Infinite 's first piece of downloadable content, Clash in the Clouds, available for download on the PC through Steam.


Clash in the Clouds is an intense combat-oriented DLC where players can climb the leaderboards by beating up various enemies from BioShock Infinite. For some it's been a long time coming, but I had patience and I certainly wasn't disappointed with the time I spent playing Clash.


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News::Gamesradar- Shadowrun Returns Review

GR:Shadowrun Returns is a journey back to the futuristic world of a franchise that started out as a pen-and-paper RPG. Both a reboot and a tribute to the series video game roots, Shadowrun Returns features all the classic cyberpunk themes, text-heavy gameplay, and turn-based combat system fans of the series have missed, and a world rich with character and personality that new players will enjoy. Though its not without its flaws, Shadowrun Returns does an impressive job of rekindling the fire of a series that seemed lost since the 16-bit era.



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News::MWEB GameZone Review: Snowden Run 3D

MWEB GameZone reviews th free-to-play survival runner, Snowden Run 3D. The game is based on former CIA operative fugitive, EdwardSnowden. He blew the whistle on American & British mass surveillance operations



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News::Assassins Creed 4: Black Flags Wolfpack co-op modes

VG247: "We got to play Assassins Creed 4: Black Flags co-op modes in Annecy earlier this month. Take a look at Discovery and Unleashed in Sams edit."



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News::Pool Nation On Steam Greenlight With A Box Of Tricks

Pool Nation looking to get the thumbs up on Steam Greenlight and gives you incentitives to do so.



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News::Devil Survivor 2 Is Much Better Than I Expected

News::Bungie: "You'll Have The Option" To Completely Avoid Multiplayer in Destiny

Microsoft may have abandoned 24 hour sign-ins for Xbox One, but debate over the appropriateness of mandatory internet requirements continues to rage thanks to the appearance of a number of highly-fed always-online titles for next generation consoles. Leading the charge is Bungie's dazzling sci-fi odyssey Destiny, which launches next year.



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News::Let's Look at the Big Name Titles Playable on Oculus Rift

News::The action MMORPG Onigiri enters Beta test with iPad Mini

The Action MMORPG Onigiri by Cyberstep is entering the first Beta test on 1st August. Along with it will be an amazing bonus campaign: Play & Win an iPad! Three lucky players who participate in the beta will win an iPad Mini from Cyberstep! Onigiri is the tale of another world, based on the myths, fables, stories, and legends of old Japan. You, a descendant of the ancient Oni, and your 8 companions, must set forth against the Kamigui and their hidden masters, the Goikkou.



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News::Black Gold Online Receives $97m Loan from Chinese Banks

You must be very familiar with Snail Games as the publisher of Age of Wushu. Its latest MMO Black Gold Online is now in closed beta in China and the North American version is expected to launch next year.



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News::Towns Review | CalmDownTom

Somewhere between Minecraft and Populous lies Towns. You play God in your layered isometric world, but what lies beneath the bedrock?



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News::Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD could come to Xbox 360 if self-publishing rumours are true

Just Add Water will "take a serious look" at releasing Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD on Xbox 360 if rumours suggesting that developers will soon be able to self-publish titles on the console turn out to be true.



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News::Okay Killer Is Dead, enough is enough


Hey Suda 51, you're great. I love your games. Killer Is Dead looks like it will be a lot of fun. But enough is enough! There's promotion, and then there's just spoiling every single little aspect of your game.


We've seen so many screens, so many trailers -- we get it! At this point you're just hurting yourself here. It's like a movie trailer that reveals all the best parts, or the best jokes. Let us be a little surprised when it finally comes out in August.


Also, eggs.


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News::Out This Week: PixelJunk, Superfrog and PS+ Update

TheSixthAxis takes a quick look at this week's gaming releases. There may not be anything hitting shelves this week, but gamers are in for a digital downpour of goodness.



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News::State of Decay PC Receives German Rating, gamescom Appearance Mentioned

Undead Labs' State of Decay will make its PC debut at gamescom.



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News::The wonderful world of Left 4 Dead 2 mods


Left 4 Dead 2 ? It's a fun game. It's made even better thanks to all the amazing mods the community has created. Enjoy this compilation of Teletubbies, raptors, Koopa Troopas, Storm Troopers, cats, Justin Bieber, My Little Pony, Aliens, and so much more craziness.


[Thanks, Lucas!]


The wonderful world of Left 4 Dead 2 mods screenshot






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News::American McGee's Five-Year-Old Grimm Series Seeks New Life On Steam

News::What Bungie learned from making Halo


Bungie has revealed the lessons learned from its work on Halo, and how those experiences have fed into the creation of Destiny.


Speaking in the new issue of Edge magazine, on sale Thursday August 1, creative lead Joe Staten outlines where he feels the FPS genre’s future lies, and how Destiny aims to get there.


“I think we did two things well with the Halo games,” he told us. “One, we told a story that you can play by yourself or with a small group of friends. And two, we made a great hardcore, competitive game. Between those two choices we tried to do other things – Firefight, for example – but the options are very slim, and I think that’s true for most shooters. Between those two poles there’s a vast gulf of opportunities but a lack of choices. We want to very carefully bring those two communities together and open up those choices.”


Elsewhere in our cover feature, Staten adds that while the first Halo games were considered as individual experiences, Destiny is being developed with a longterm plan in mind.


“The big lesson [from Halo] is: if you don’t have a plan for the future, you’re scrambling to catch up with your own success,” he told us. “This time we’re planning for success, and that’s enabled us to imagine a future where many things are possible. It allows the plot a long arc, which is great. In Halo we certainly didn’t have that. We planned for an eight-hour experience then, two years later, figured out another eight-hour experience. This time we’re thinking about how you grow and evolve this world over many years, many hours. It’s a whole different mindset.”


You can read more about Destiny in the new issue of Edge magazine, on sale Thursday August 1.


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News::Mighty Quest for Epic Loot stops looting your wallet

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot was using Blings to loot your wallet. The team at Ubisoft has reversed course on this and are removing the premium pay mechanic from the game in the next update. Kudos to the team for listening to public feedback on the topic



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News::Wasteland 2's main quest will last 20 hours

According to some new information, Wasteland 2 will last about 20 hours (not counting sidequests) and offer between 40 and 50 different maps.



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News::CastleStorm Receives New DLC This Week

postitgamer.com: Zen Studios' physics based destruction meets tower defense brawler CastleStorm will be receiving it's first DLC titled "Outcast to Savior" later this week.



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News::No more loot farming in Team Fortress 2

MWEB GameZone takes a look at Valve clamping down on players idling for loot drops.



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News::Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Ultimate Edition demo arrives on Steam tomorrow

El33tonline writes: "If youre looking forward to taking the PC version of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for a spin before its sequel releases this November then you may want to download the games demo which lands on Steam tomorrow, July 31st."



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