Sunday, August 11, 2013

News::Shadowrun Returns review | Shortgamereview

Take your party of shadowrunners and discover the depths of Seattle in the cyberpunk future of 2054! Harebrained Schemes has created a retro-style 2D tactical RPG based on tabletop Shadowrun with the possibility of creating your own campaigns.



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News::Why You Should Play - Nexus: Jupiter Incident

PJ: "This time around the feature will cover a lesser known game that while impressive on many aspects, failed to reach any form of financial success. The game was such a financial failure that the company that developed it went bankrupt as a result of the title. Nexus: Jupiter Incident was developed by a Hungarian company called Mithis Entertainment. At the time when the company was closed down by Square Enix in 2010, they did already have a working tech demo for Nexus 2. Sadly, with the closing down of Mithis, Nexus 2 has become a distant dream for Nexus fans like myself."



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News::New Releases this week | Aug 12th - Aug 18th 2013

Not a great week for releases but a week which brings much variety and contrast. Two Disney games, two horror games, a couple HD remakes and of course Payday 2 are just some of what you will find coming out in the next 7 days. As always this list was correct at time of publishing. Dates may change at short notice.



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News::Hands-on preview: World Series of Poker Full House Pro | Xboxer360

Ben of Xboxer360 writes, "Everybody loves poker, one of the oldest games of pure chance giving everyone, no matter who they are, a level playing field. A chance to win it all or lose it all. That rush of winning and sometimes the bitter sting of defeat is truly addictive, so it's only logical that this would translate to the video game world, allowing people from all over the world the chance to play together. There is one problem though, something that past attempts have failed to overcome. The core of the game itself involves the extremely real loss of money on someone's part, you can't have a game of poker without this little clause, after all, if there's nothing worth fighting for then what's the point? No one wants to be the card shark without a cause."



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News::Fran Bow Collector Edition and Dev Blog

Fran Bow Dev Blog and Collector's edition shown



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News::BioShock Infinite - Clash in the Clouds DLC: "Underwhelming, but fun"

Emily: "Earlier this year, Irrational Games brought us Bioshock Infinite, and if youre like me, youre probably still picking up pieces of your brain that were splattered all across your bedroom. The ending of the game, which brought with it a mess of physics, lighthouses, and choking, left a lot of gamers with a sense of loss. Paired with a Season Pass, we could only wonder what was next for the world of Columbia. That all changed when Ken Levine, Creative Director over at Irrational Games, announced the release of 2 new additions to the Bioshock family: Clash in the Clouds and Burial at Sea. With all the hype surrounding Burial at Seas return to Rapture, Clash in the Clouds was almost swept aside, and it was released without so much as a whisper. But hear ye, hear ye! I am here to announce that I have conquered Columbia yet again."



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News::DuckTales Remastered Review - Ready Up

Ready Up's Dan "DuckTales Remastered achieves the ultimate goal of any true remake by representing the players' fond memories of a game rather than recreating the actual experience of the original."



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News::Will South Park: The Stick of Truth Release in 2013?

South Park: The Stick of Truth still hasn't gotten a release date, do you think it will still be coming out this year?



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News::Should DICEs Star Wars Battlefront Include a Campaign?

OnlySP: So, EA has obtained rights to the Star Wars franchise and we know DICE is working on a brand new installment in the Battlefront franchise, which has been requested since a long time ago. But should it include a campaign mode?



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News::Which Kind Of Attack on Titan Soldier Are You? Armor, Maneuver Or Shooter?

Along with the RPG that was recently announced for the 3DS, Japan is also getting Attack on Titan: Wings of Counterattack Online. This browser games focus is on character customization and connecting with friends.



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News::Cloudberry Kingdom Review | gamrReview

gamrReview's Daniel Share-Strom: "This game has extraordinary lasting value for this genre, especially for a $10 download. Platformers have enjoyed a resurgence in recent years thanks to a multitude of great games, yet Cloudberry Kingdom aims to outlast them all."



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News::Heroes of Newerth: Underrated item - Lex Talionis

Lex Talionis: An item meaning the law of retaliation. This is a post about an often overlooked and very underused item in HoN. You rarely ever see this item being bought...



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News::Death and Dishonour in Dunwall | Gamereactor UK

GR-UK writes: "It's the richness of the world that sets Dishonored apart from other games. Dunwall is a dark and grimy place, infested with plague and death. Soiled. Broken."



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News::SWTOR Community Cantina Chicago: Thumb Drive Details

Chicago Community Cantina thumb drive assets.



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News::Top Ten Video Game Openings

The best video game openings draw you into their respective worlds and create a memorable experience throughout the game. See if your favorites were included in this list of Top Ten Video Game Openings.



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News::Free to Play Unlimited Ep. 42: Everquest Next, Strife, Dead Island Epidemic, Age of Wushu, Onigiri

In this episode Sony promises an MMO revolution with Everquest Next, Heroes of Newerth developer reveals Strife, a new MOBA, Deep Silver jumps on the MOBA bandwagon with Dead Island: Epidemic, Arctic Combat shoots itself to shutdown and Age of Wushu gets its first North American expansion. The new First Looks focus on Onigiri, Ridge Racer: Driftopia and Tank Ranger, while The Most Wanted game of the week is The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, a compelling Diablo meets Dungeon Keeper sort of MMO.



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News::BF4 Multiplayer Gameplay Videos Show New Weapons, Camouflage

GR - "New videos uploaded to Youtube detail some interesting additions to the Battlefield universe."



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News::DuckTales Remastered Preview - Zero1Gaming

Tim looks ahead at the upcoming remastered version of the NES Classic, DuckTales (A-woo-ooo)



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News::Someone's Making a $90,000 Metroid Movie Without Nintendo's Permission

News::Here are Destructoid's plans for PAX Prime 2013

PAX Prime 2013 is just three weeks away! As always, there will be a ton of games to see and play and panels and parties to attend, and we've listed the very best of them right here for your bookmarking convenience!


We've got meet-ups planned for every night, a panel on Sunday at 2 PM, and tons more fun stuff to do every day during and after the show. Hit the jump to see what we're up to!


Here are Destructoid's plans for PAX Prime 2013 screenshot


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News::New Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Screenshots Show that Men Can Ride Unicorns in Style Too

Square Enix released new Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Screenshots portraying the new Unicorn mounts.



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News::RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Announced for PC, Wii U and Xbox One

Red Coin games has officially announced that they are working on a new entry in the RollerCoaster Tycoon series for the PC, Xbox One and Wii U today. Chris Sawyer, the original creator of the game has left the bankrupt Atari and joined with Red Coin to develop the game.



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News::TORWars Audio: Special Report from the Chicago Community Cantina

In this podcast, TORWars discusses thoughts and impressions from the Cantina event in Chicago, the Q&A, new information gleaned, and the fun that ensued after.



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News::So EU, Maybe?

To celebrate the impending arrival of Europa Universalis IV, The Strategist pens an ode befitting of the series magnificence, and set to the tune of Call Me Maybe.



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News::Dragon Quest X vs. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: Square Enix's Big Mistake?

Dragon Quest has been a founding father to the RPG franchise. Along with its brethren Final Fantasy and others, they all have one major thing in common: Square Enix. The teams over at this mega corporation are about to launch two massive MMOs around the same time.



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News::League of Legends - Top 5 Least Favorite Champions of Mine

MMOsite: Please note that the champions listed below have nothing to do with champions' win rate calculation on other sites. They are picked simply based on my personal experience on LoL.



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News::Prison Architect Preview | GameGrin

With the alpha of Prison Architect now available on Steam, there's no better time to launch back in and see what Introversion Software have been working on.



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News::Punching Beta: Soldier Front 2 Review

Punching Beta; Matthew Molver: Soldier Front 2 is a recent 2013 Steam release from game developer Aeria Games, an exciting and addictive MMOFPS that has caught me in its bullet-pocked net. Needless to say I have poured over 50 hours of my life into it thus far.



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News::A little refresher on the fall of the Dreamcast

As I young 'un, my only experience with the SEGA Dreamcast was with Sonic Adventure at a Target demo station. I was very much an outsider, admiring the machine as it appeared in magazines and on television. I finally picked up a unit three years back, though I shamefully admit that I haven't spent much time playing it.


Others have fonder experiences than I, and these are the people who continue to wonder why the Dreamcast's life was cut short after only two years on the market. SEGA department manager Tadashi Takezaki recently spoke to Famitsu magazine on the subject. The interview, translated by Polygon, touches upon why SEGA simply couldn't afford to support a console anymore.


According to Takezaki, who was in charge of marketing the Dreamcast, the machine was designed to address the glaring issues of the Saturn. It was extremely developer-friendly, it had a more attractive color scheme, and it was targeted towards a mass audience as opposed to just hardcore SEGA fans. Unfortunately, the launch of the PlayStation 2 in March 2000 forced SEGA to rapidly discount its hardware -- Sony had the distinct advantage of having helped found the DVD format and being able to use internally developed tech to design a console around that, whereas SEGA purchased all its equipment from outside companies.


A little refresher on the fall of the Dreamcast screenshot


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News::Game Review: Gunpoint - Blackman 'N Robin

BNR: Puzzle games tend to be either a hit or miss these days. Developers never seem to find the perfect balance of making the game fun and challenging. Most times the puzzles are either too hard or too easy leaving the player bored and/or frustrated. But every so often a puzzle game is released that is challenging, but also very fun to play and Gunpoint is one of the best puzzle games I have played this year.



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News::FIFA 13 - Misses of the Season

FIFPlay: A video selection of FIFA 13 misses of the season.



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News::SWTOR: Facebook Connect is Now Live

BioWare have now added a Facbook connect service, that make it possible to spam your friends with all your awesome in-game accomplishments. If you dont want to keep your mmo life and real life as separate as possible that is.



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News::Guncraft: The Game No One Plays, Ever

Daav from GG3 laments trying to play Guncraft. Not trying, because it has a steep learning curve, controls are complex or anything of the sort, but because it's impossible to find one game in progress, even well after release and after several rationales that don't add up. There's just no one playing, ever.



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News::Check Out All the Emotes of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

The variety of emotes is something that often gets overlooked by MMORPG developers, but that surely isnt happening with Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The beta had a staggering amount of beautifully animated emotes.



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News::Next-Gen Visuals Showcased Via This Project CARS Video

DSOGaming writes: "YouTubes member ADRIANF1esp shared a mind-blowing video for Slightly Mad Studios upcoming racer, Project CARS. Andrian captured a lap in pCars and then applied some filters to have a tonality, lighting, lens effect and realistic sound, along with camera movements that mimic its position on the helmet. The end result is simply fantastic, though we should note that it does not represent the games visuals, and we dont know whether Slightly Mad Studios will be able to match what Andrian has created. Still, this will give you an idea of what next-gen games will look like. Enjoy!"



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News::The Mog Log: FFXIV lessons from Final Fantasy XI

Massively: "I've said before that Final Fantasy XIV was designed to fix some problems from Final Fantasy XI that it never was going to have, but that's not what I'm talking about. Instead of talking about preventing players from leveling consistently or hunting the possibility of RMT with McCarthy-level vigilance, let's look at some simple lessons to internalize in the future."



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News::Take On Mars hands-on: a curiosity | PCGamesN

PCGamesN: "Weve been firing robots at Mars for decades now, each a little bit more advanced than the last. The first Viking probes began by sending back a few digital photographs, but by the end of the program they were digging trenches, analysing soil samples and tasting Martian air. Its that progress that Take On Mars tries to replicate. I kind of love it."



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News::Divinity: Dragon Commander Review: Genre Potpourri | GameFront

GameFront: "Divinity: Dragon Commander can be fun despite that important caveat, but its a relaxed brand of fun thatll appeal more to the RPG crowd than to the fast-fingered masters of StarCraft II or Total War. Divinity? Nah, it doesnt even reach Cloud Nine. But Larians strange concoction of multiple genres allow its dragons to get off the ground, and for long enough to make the trip a memorable one."



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News::Shadowrun Returns Review | DarkStation

DarkStation: "Shadowrun Returns is enjoyable while it lasts, thanks in large part to its great writing and enthralling murder mystery. On the other hand, it is hard to not be disappointed by the overall package. The next question to ask is: How representative is this game of what we are going to see out of Kickstarter RPGs? Is this what $2 Million of funding gets you a toolset with a halfway decent, short adventure that acts somewhat as a tech demo? Perhaps simple economics dictates that the grass-roots funded, old-school RPG experience is a pipe dream. I am still very eager to see how Wasteland 2 and Obsidians Project Eternity turn out, but I am a little bit more apprehensive than I was before."



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News::PCGamer- Wolfenstein: The New Order hands-on fighting Nazis in the Moon Dome

PCG:BJ Blazkowicz thunders around the gantry that orbits the edge of the Moon Dome. He has an enormous shotgun in each hand, and the noise they make is more freight train than firearm a pounding CHUNKA CHUNKA CHUNKA that feels like it should climax in a CHOO CHOO. It doesnt. Wolfenstein: The New Order furnishes the player with an array of ways to tackle its arena combat encounters, but I choose to deal with the Moon Dome by holding down both triggers and running fast in a straight line.



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News::Divinity: Dragon Commander Review | PCGamesN

PCGamesN: "Though the diverse phases of turn-based, real-time and political shenanigans all compete for attention, Larian Studios has managed to tie them altogether into interlocking systems rather than leaving them as intriguing, yet disparate elements. Theres a lack of focus, and the turn-based portion of Dragon Commander could have benefited from a greater level of fleshing out, but the whole experience remains highly entertaining from start to finish. Rather than merely being a silly break from Larians action RPGs, this is one of the studios strongest titles. And let us not forget, it features dragons with jetpacks, and thats just wonderful."



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

DarkStation: "While Starbreeze has made their mark as a first-person developer, they have certainly proved their worth in the downloadable market with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. If they decided to step away from triple-A game development and just focus on smaller titles for a while, then I would be totally fine as long as they keep putting out titles up to this kind of standard. Brothers is one of the more original games I have ever played and is only held back by some minor problems. This isnt so much a game as it is an experience and its something that I recommend everyone should experience. While the controls can be troublesome and there are a few gimmicky moments, this is probably one of the most emotionally powerful stories of the year."



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News::Seven things any Deus Ex: Human Revolution sequel must have

OXM UK: "I won't lie; when Deus Ex: The Fall was announced as an iOS only game, I was crushed. I may have overturned a few items on my desk in dismay. Then a few items on Edwin's and Log's desks, which I then quickly tided for fear of a swift reprisal. However, a Deus Ex: Human Revolution console sequel can't be far off, can it? The Fall got me to thinking what I'd actually want to see in a follow-up, so here are a few potential additions I reckon Eidos Montreal should probably take into consideration."



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News::How Splinter Cell: Blacklist Is A Step Back For The Series

GamingUnion.net: "Ubisoft didn't have the best first showing for Splinter Cell: Blacklist at E3 2012 when the game was officially announced. Everyone was worried that the series was just going to continue its more action oriented approach with the series much like Conviction. For most Splinter Cell: Conviction was a good idea that probably was in development for to long. However, Ubisoft has been taking the right steps since E3 to show that Blacklist is actually going to be a better mix of action, but still retain the kind of stealth the series became famous for."



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News::Review: DuckTales Remastered | Vooks

James from Vooks writes "DuckTales: Remastered is one of the most respectful remasters that Ive played in recent years. The vibe and the feel of the original game are still here, but the game has been modified and tweaked ever so slightly to bring it into the modern day with few growing pains."



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News::Rogue Legacy: The Next Generation 11 - Pixels for Breakfast

Pixels for Breakfast writes: Getting close to the end of my second week with Rogue Legacy: The Next Generation, and it seems like a lifetime ago my optimism was lifting me ever so high. Funny how constant death brings you crashing down.



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News::Review: DuckTales Remastered | Stevivor

Reviewer Leo Stevenson writes "Like getting together with friends and endlessly quoting The Simpsons, remembering the first time you played Super Mario Bros or the first time you ever saw Star Wars, DuckTales on NES is a virtual goldmine of nostalgia."



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News::DuckTales Remastered Review | Press Start Australia

Shannon at Press Start Australia writes: "DuckTales remastered is a huge shot of Nostalgia in the arm. The game retains so many of its great 8bit ways whilst adding a few new tricks in order to appeal to the masses. The game is still as addictive and challenging as ever. I'd recommend it to anyone who loves platforming or just loves the Disney charm in general. The length may bother some but the will to better your score and unlock every collectible will keep you going through 3 or 4 playthroughs. Playing this made me want to run back and play through my NES collection!"



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News::Beatbuddy Tale of the Guardians video review - CramG

A video and text based review of Threaks' underwater musical arcade adventure game Beatbuddy Tale of the Guardians.



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News::AngryJoe- Divinity: Dragon Commander Review

Angry Joe gets a Battle Report from the fields of battle in Divinity: Dragon Commander, is it good news? Find out if this ambitious strategy game that mixes A Dragon Wielding a Jet Pack with RTS, RPG, and Deck building elements is worth your time.



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