Wednesday, August 7, 2013

News::IGN- Guacamelee: Gold Edition Review

IGN: Guacamelee has meandered away from PlayStation and is now available on PC. And the PC iteration is the best version available.



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News::Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborns Open Beta Start Date Will Be Announced Tomorrow

Many fans of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn fans have been eagerly waiting for an announcement on the start date of the open beta, and looks like the wait is almost over.



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News::Dead Island jumps on two game industry trends at once

Deep Silver is looking to get in on the latest video game trends, as the company today announced that the next in the Dead Island zombie survival series will be a free-to-play MOBA.



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News::John Carmack becomes Oculus Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

id Software's John Carmack has always had a thing for virtual reality headsets, and now he has become the CTO of Oculus.



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News::Review: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - VGTODAY

Ben Gray, VGTODAY.net: "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a descent. An odd way to describe a game, you might think and not in reference to its quality. It begins melancholy, a fairy-tale constructed of sweeping green vistas and soft music, a reflection of the casual tone that gameplay takes."



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News::S.K.I.L.L. Special Force 2 Enters Closed Beta

The latest online first-person shooter from Gameforge, S.K.I.L.L. Special Force 2, launches its closed beta today. This phase will enable Gameforge to test the title under real market conditions and offers fans and players the opportunity to charge into plenty of fast-paced multiplayer battles prior to the full launch.



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News::The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - XOne/PS4/PC Preview [Player Attack]

Eeoor writes: If you're like me, and havent really followed the series, Witchers are monster hunters who receive special training from childhood, and their bodies are modified to give them supernatural abilities to aid in their battles. The Witcher 3, like the previous two games, focuses on the best-known Witcher from this world, a man named Geralt of Rivia.



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News::Thief Xbox One hands-on - why it isn't quite a Dishonored beater yet | OXM UK

OXM UK: "At E3 we finally managed to steal a go on what the Deus Ex: Human Revolution team did next - and the biggest surprise is that it didn't quite manage to steal our hearts."



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News::Shadow of the Eternals Gets A New DevDiary - Concept Art of the Environments

Indie developer Precursor Games revealed today a video montage conveying the depth and beauty of the artwork set within its upcoming action-adventure game, Shadow of the Eternals, currently on Kickstarter.



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News::Strike Vector: Go-Go Gadget Jet - Greenlit Gaming

Stephen of Greenlit Gaming writes: "Strike Vector reminds me a lot of how I felt when I saw Ace combat for the first time. The framerate was crisp, it was highly stylistic and I felt like I was playing something more than the sum of its parts. I get the same feeling from watching the gameplay videos for Strike Vector."



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News::Takedown: Red Sabre Hands On Preview - PixlBit

PixlBit | "If youre starting to feel like theres too much Call of Duty in every shooter out there, youre not the only one. With pressure from fans of the almost extinct strategic shooter sub-genre, designer Christian Allen spearheaded a Kickstarter project to keep this methodical niche on life support a little longer. Allen is self-admittedly part of the problem of shifting slower-paced shooters to mainstream sensibilities during his years of working on the Ghost Recon franchise. His current game, Takedown: Red Sabre, throws all of those years of mainstreaming the genre right out of the AC-130 Gunships window and promises to give us the realistic, slow-paced, strategic squad shooter weve been missing."



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1328035/takedown-red-sabre-hands-on-preview-pixlbit

News::MTV- 'Cloudberry Kingdom' Review - Saving The Princess One Cloudberry At A Time

MTV:Bragging rights are an interesting aspect of the video game community. Saying that you've beaten a game, or a difficult level, or even a wily boss, comes with an inherent sense of self-satisfaction, but also the right to brag about your accomplishments. But, what if you were bragging about something in a game that someone else would never see, or play, or experience. In fact, what if the entire game was a unique experience because each of the levels were randomly generated? Enter Kickstarter success story, "Cloudberry Kingdom," the 2D platformer from developer Pwnee Studios, that prides itself on being completely randomly generated, meaning my experience will not be the same as yours, should you decide to play it.



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News::AGTV: FIFA's Sebastian Enrique video interview

ArabicGamers has been talking to FIFA lead producer Sebastian Enrique about the tweaks and changes this iteration of FIFA has seen. In this interview, Enrique discusses the first touch control system, the pace of the game and the way in which the three pillars of FIFA influence the incremental developments that change the game's mechanics.



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News::Deep Silver Announces Dead Island: Epidemic MOBA for PC

onPause writes Today Deep Silver revealed what the publisher calls a ZOMBA or Zombie Online Multiplayer Battle Arena which is essentially a MOBA with Zombies and that sounds pretty great in my book.



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News::Review: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (New Gamer Nation)

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is not a very difficult game. It's not a very long one. But it's delightful, and one of the best downloadable games of 2013.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1328017/review-brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-new-gamer-nation

News::Eurogamer - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Review

EG:Brothers is a game of moments: moments of quiet beauty, moments of joyful levity, moments of cloying dread. There's one moment that stands out above all the others, though. It's one of those moments, the ones you'll remember in years to come, a moment of revelation where you suddenly see how various threads of the game have woven together. It's also a moment that's very difficult to talk about, as it comes very close to the end of Starbreeze's compact adventure, and its details are tangled in potential spoilers.



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News::Edge- Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Review

Edge:Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons was written and directed by Swedish filmmaker Josef Fares, and its tempting to view this story-focused adventure exclusively through that wide-angle lens. Theres certainly a directors eye to the visuals: as well as gorgeous individual moments (when the siblings swim beneath a bridge early on, the camera ducks beneath the stonework, too, picking out shafts of light as the pair lazily float by), Fares tells Brothers story with the aid of economic visual techniques. The camera, for instance, tilts when the pair crest a mountain, letting players pick out their village far in the mist-shrouded distance.



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News::Everquest Next dev diary gives a brief look at Landmark

Everquest Nexts first developer diary, Inside the Black Box, gives a look at the work-in-progress MMO and a peek at the tools you could be using quite soon.



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News::Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Review | NowGamer

NowGamer: "Proof that a leopard can change its spots, Starbreeze have made a lovely adventure that is worth experiencing for pretty much any gamer, young or old."



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1328041/brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-review-nowgamer

News::Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Launches With An Epic Trailer

Starbreeze and 505 Games Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons will take players on an epic journey: all of which can be experienced today, and glimpsed in the launch trailer below. Brothers is set to take players on a quest, one designed by Swedish film director Josef Fares, that allows players to control both brothers at once with each analog stick for co-op puzzles, exploration and battles. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is available today in the Xbox Live Arcade first, as part of the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade 2013 promotion, for 1200 MS points. It will come to PC via Steam on August 28th and to the PS3 via the PlayStation network on September 3rd, both for $14.99.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1328024/brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-launches-with-an-epic-trailer

News::Zatanna is the sixth DLC character for Injustice

After Ed Boon dropped hints for the new Injustice DLC character in the form of "Olivia Newton John," and "I heat up, I can't cool down!" yesterday, NetherRealm Studios has confirmed that Zatanna is the newest addition to the Injustice: Gods Among Us family. She'll be the sixth DLC character, after Lobo, Batgirl, Scorpion, Zod, and Martian Manhunter.


Zatanna will be available as soon as August 13th for 400 MSP on Xbox Live, and $4.99 on the PS3. There's no word yet on the availability of Zatanna for the Wii U version of the game.


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Zatanna is the sixth DLC character for Injustice screenshot






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News::Game Of Thrones Ascent Expansion Detailed By Disruptor Beam

At Casual Connect in San Francisco, Disruptor Beam founder Jon Radoff discusses the expansion plans for the free-to-play Game of Thrones Ascent online game in this exclusive interview.



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News::FIEA Cohort 9 Capstone Games Debut

The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy shows off 4 promising games to come out of student projects.



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News::Worms Clan Wars Available For Pre-Order

Worms Clan Wars is the newest game title at Team17 released exclusively for PC and it can be pre-ordered now! Pre-ordering it will save gamers 25% and they will receive exclusive content (8 customization items, 2 speech-banks, and 2 player titles), and a free copy of Worms Revolution in order to practice skills and perfect strategies. The development team is very excited about the game that is designed for multiplayer interaction and community development. Worms Clan Wars will be introducing clans for the first time in this franchise. Players can create their own clan or join someone elses to take part in league matches. This will give them community points that will allow the clan to level up and grow larger.



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News::Odin Quest Celebrates its First Anniversary with a New Server

Youjoy and Dragonsmeet Inc. announced today that Odin Quest is celebrating its first anniversary and to celebrate this remarkable event, the companies are hosting a new server and a list of exciting events. The new Odin Quest server will launch on August 8th at 8:00 am server time. In the meanwhile, players can enjoy several events with distinctive rewards.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1327354/odin-quest-celebrates-its-first-anniversary-with-a-new-server

News::Prince Of Persia: The Shadow And The Flame review


Taking its name from Broderbund’s 1993 sequel to Prince Of Persia, The Shadow And The Flame is an awkward amalgam of the series’ past and present. It takes the form of a side-scrolling platform action game – with plentiful visual reminders of its namesake, from crumbling walkways to deadly spike traps – but attempts to deliver a more complex mixture of switch-hitting, sprinting, leaping and sword-fighting, all wrapped up in the visual design and iconography of the franchise’s post-millennial reinvention.


It may look the part, like a hybrid of Shiny Entertainment’s revered Aladdin and fellow revisionist 2.5D action games like Bionic Commando: Rearmed, but the more dynamic pace of the platforming is hampered by frustrating and laborious combat. Duels feel like a relic from the past with stuttering, rudimentary animations. High and low attacks are delivered with swipes on the right-hand side of the screen, with movement handled by the left side and specific icons corresponding to health items and stealth actions, but there’s no flow between the two core pillars of movement and battle: the second you’re within fencing range of an enemy everything grinds to a halt as you take on your mandatory duelling stance. And it only gets more tiresome as the enemies get stronger.


In-app purchases, however, are handled with more nuance and kept pleasingly out of sight. There’s an option to circumvent them, too, if you’re happy watching the odd video advertisement. It’s a shame the rest of the game, like its protagonist, has the burden of some ancient history on its shoulders.


Prince Of Persia The Shadow And The Flame is out now on the App Store.


The post Prince Of Persia: The Shadow And The Flame review appeared first on Edge Online.






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News::Delilah - new hero released with a new quest in Einherjar

Appirits, the developer of the turn-based strategy browser game Einherjar - The Viking's Blood has recently released a new hero for their game with the name Delilah, the Succubus princess. Along with this new unit is a correlated main quest which will be available for all players and expire on 21st August 2013 GMT+8. Appirits noted that the quest will be available for all players to undertake and expire after the event's end date. It is recommended that players take the chance to obtain one of the most powerful unit in Einherjar - The Viking's Blood without using the Summon feature.



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News::Among the Sleep: Information Overload - SpawnFirst Interview

SpawnFirst gets the answers to all of the questions that fans have about the much-hyped indie game, Among the Sleep. SpawnFirst delves into the details about Krillbite Studio, and gathers a plethora of information about the game's story, gameplay, setting, and even the controversy surrounding the game during its development early on.



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News::The Worst Fear of All Time

Kotaku - I have a terrible confession to make, I never got very far in Mass Effect. It's not because I dislike the game, it's the time I'd have to put in to get anywhere near completion.



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News::Five Facts - Halo 2 (Part 1)

RoosterTeeth brings you five facts for the hit Xbox game, Halo 2.



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News::5pb's Count Down Site is for an Infinite Stratos Game

Just this morning a new count down site was opened by Steins;Gate developer 5pb. The count down is still far from reaching its end, but the graphics displayed already revealed what it is about: an Infinite Stratos game.



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News::Videobolt: Escape Goat

Shane Ryan, Thunderbolt writes: A purple goat locked in a prison filled with traps. Its Escape Goat.



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News::Let's Play Spelunky PC

EuroGamer - Spelunky' We love Spelunky. Derek Yu's 2D platform roguelike was a hit on Xbox Live Arcade last year after it was given a glossy makeover for its console debut, and anyone on the Eurogamer team who hadn't already fallen in love with the lo-fi PC original certainly fell for it on 360. Lewis Denby paid tribute to its "astonishing creativity" and "spectacular depth" in our review, before Ellie named it her game of the year. We even recorded a podcast devoted solely to extolling its virtues.



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News::A Dark Souls Veteran Breaks Down What's New In Dark Souls II

Kotaku - If you're a hardcore Dark Souls player, chances are you'll want to hear what another hardcore Dark Souls player thinks of the coming sequel.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1327650/a-dark-souls-veteran-breaks-down-whats-new-in-dark-souls-ii

News::5 Things in Video Games With Absolutely Horrifying Origins

Video games are art, and art mirrors life... though have yet to find a mirror that grants me a rocket launcher with infinite ammo to blow up zombies with, but hey, thems the breaks. The point is that the people who make video games draw on real world experiences in order to create what they create. And sometimes that's wonderful. Jeff, the author did a whole article about how many of our most beloved characters were based on programmer's friends and family. That's amazing! What's better than finding out that you are now a pink hero beating up trees. On the other hand, sometimes programmers get their ideas from things in the real world that are stomach-turningly horrible. And Jeff decided to collect them all together in one place like a traveling cart full of pickled punks.



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News::Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Review | God is a Geek

GodisaGeek: "From a hopeful beginning to a heart-wrenching conclusion, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is an endearing and emotional adventure that will resonate strongly with anyone who has a younger or older sibling. It may not be the most exciting or challenging game, and it is certainly over too quickly, but its also a refreshing, beautifully-realised attempt to do something new". (PSN, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons)



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News::Joystiq- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Review: Do Not Separate

JS:Brothers exudes a truly earned charm in its warm fairytale world, which is sometimes comical, sometimes gory, and even disconcertingly grim. There is no numbing, monotonous stress of gathering collectibles (though there are some delightful secrets), but a string of whimsical discoveries, a few clever escapes and at least one really disgusting spider. There are moments of majesty too; of seeing a fallen giant written into the environment that envelops your two ants.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1327940/joystiq-brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-review-do-not-separate

News::Exciting Treasure Hunt Now Available In Digimon Masters Online

Earlier today Joymax revealed the latest update for Digimon Masters Online, challenging players to explore the game world in an exciting treasure hunt for some awesome prizes. Beginning today players can take to the game world and locate a variety of artifacts that can be exchanged for a variety of in-game goodies, the event will run through until August 26th.



via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1327248/exciting-treasure-hunt-now-available-in-digimon-masters-online

News::Destructoid- Review: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

DT:For a game that sets the tone with such serenity and a lackadaisical carefree attitude, Brothers turns dark and it does so quickly. I don't wish to spoil a single instance, but Brothers certainly crescendos throughout the entire experience, as it all becomes progressively more bleak and somber. Everything from narrative points to set pieces to isolated incidents that you weren't even necessarily supposed to find, they all ooze a positively depressing aura that seemed impossible from the outset.



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News::Fantasy Frontier Unveils Open Beta TV Commercial

MMOsite: The highly anticipated Taiwanese 3D fantasy MMORPG Fantasy Frontier today unveiled its latest TV commercial for the upcoming open beta on August 8. The game features the animated characters and scenes combined with cool combat and team cooperation.



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News::Counter-Strike Online 2 to Enter Final Closed Beta on August 7

MMOsite: Nexon Korea is getting ready for the final closed beta for their first person shooter Counter-Strike Online 2 (KR). The closed beta was originally set on August 1, due to the lag problem, the test was postponed till August 7. Now check out the Big City map trailer for Counter-Strike Online 2.



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News::Why Bioshock Infinite should have been more like Dishonored great design lacking options

OPM: The first few hours of Bioshock Infinite are perfect. Beginning with one of this generations most awe-inspiring moments, it slowly, adroitly reveals its hand: a glorious, idealistic façade built on bigotry, which soon spirals out of control.



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News::CVG- Review: Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

CVG:After the bloat of sci-fi shooter Syndicate which apparently heaved under the weight of 15 producers, it's back to basics for Starbreeze: a fairy tale land, a dying father, and two sons set on saving him.



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News::What's in the new Game Guys gaming PC?

They say that computers are obsolete by the time they leave the store. If that's truly the case, then the PC we the Game Guys have been using for their computer game reviews was well past its prime. Since 2008, our computer game reviews were performed on a home-built Intel Core2Duo machine running 4GB RAM equipped with a 1GB EVGA Nvidia 220 GT graphics card. Safe to say it wasn't exactly state of the art - even for 2008. In getting with the times, we've built ourselves a new gaming PC. In case you want to spend a day or two and build a similar one for yourself, we've set out the main assortment of parts used.



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News::Infestation: Survivor Stories: Empty your wallet

Andy writes - "News of 1.3 million players worldwide for Infestation: Survivor Stories should sadden most people. One can only assume that a big boost in these numbers were due to being on sale during the Steam summer sale that finished on July 22. With so much out there showing just how terrible both the game and the company behind it is, why are people still buying into this?"



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News::MSI GS70 World's Thinnest Gaming Laptop Unveiled - Trumps Razer Blade

The MSI GS70 Gaming laptop was recently unveiled quickly trumping Razer Blade as king of the Ultra-thin form factor market.



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News::How fast can you die in... The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim?

GamesRadar - With the summer release schedule drying up like it always does, we've been given a chance to go back and revisit one of the biggest games of the generation to see how it fares on our 'How Fast Can You Die In...' leaderboard. That's right, it's Skyrim's chance to shine. Can we fall off the cart in the introduction scene? Will the dragon's fiery breath turn us into a cinder in one go? And how long can we resist the opportunity to make an 'arrow to the knee' joke?



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News::Clickonline's Top 8 Games of August 2013

Clickonline writes "Hell of a 180 there, Gaming Industry! Last month, I couldnt even run this feature; too few noteworthy titles. But its August now. And for the past couple of years, August has heralded the launch of gamings silly season."



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News::Pac-Man in 2013 | GamingLives

GamingLives takes a look at what Namco Bandai have in store for the Pac-Man franchise in 2013. "It was a long while ago when Pac-Man Fever first spread across the globe, and in fact its been thirty-three years since he was introduced to arcades and became a cultural phenomenon With a character this old and this revered, its tough to know where to go next and, like a reversed Christmas Carol scenario, this year Namco Bandai are intent on celebrating the Pac-Man of past, present and future, and at E3 I was told how they planned on achieving such a feat."



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News::Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians - PC Review | PixelBedlam

Ruaidhri tries to get his groove back with this musical puzzle platformer. Rhythm is a dancer, or at the very least the solution to most problems in BeatBuddy. Thr3aks and Rhianna Pratchett team up for this indie Steam game.



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