Saturday, September 7, 2013

News::Lost Planet 3 Review - PCGMedia

Carried almost entirely by the games lead protagonist, Lost Planet 3 loses most of the gameplay of the original two titles, replacing it with good ole' human feels. Sadly, that's not enough to make this a game to recommend - but it does make it one possible to enjoy, even to love.



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News::Indiegamer #46

This Week: Doorways (horror adventure), WARMACHINE: Tactics (steampunk turn based strategy game), Reprisal (a freeware god-game), Legend of Iya (old-school 2D metroidvania), C-Wars (rpg-rts-all-in-one), Karmaflow (a Rock Opera Videogame)



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News::[a]list daily: Playing "A Game of Thrones"

Disruptor Beam talks about its "Game of Thrones: Ascent" social game and how it works with author George RR Martin and HBO to ensure the storyline is authentic.



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News::General Chaos 2 Announced, Kickstarter Campaign Begins

Game Refuge has announced that they're developing General Chaos 2: Sons of Chaos, sequel to their Sega Genesis strategy game. They've launched a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to raise enough money to complete the project.



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News::Mods and The PC Gaming Master Race

US Gamer - PC developers talk modding and server-side gaming at the PC Gaming World Congress.



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News::Strife Preview Interview With S2 Games Founder Marc DeForest

At PAX Prime in Seattle, S2 Games founder Marc DeForest explores the fantasy world of the new MOBA Strife in this exclusive interview.



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News::Splinter Cell: Blacklist Review (NGN)

New Game Network: "Resurrects the stealth franchise, so you can forget the sins of Conviction"



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News::Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches Review | Entertainium

"The Brigmore Witches is everything youd hope for from a piece of downloadable content; it combines great gameplay and a strong plot with a few new abilities alongside the familiarity of the core Dishonored experience. If you enjoyed Dishonored, you definitely shouldnt miss this golden opportunity to dive back into its magical world."



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News::Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn How To Unlock All Classes (Map Images Included)

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn features one of the most robust class systems in the entire franchise. This Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn How To Unlock All Classes guide will show you the location of every single class in the game so that youre able to unlock them quickly, without spending hours getting lost and confused. The guide includes images for all of the starting city locations so theres Limsa Lominsa map, Gridania map and UlDah map. This guide will show you the location of each class as well as the crafting disciplines.



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News::Presspauseradio at PAX Prime 2013: Kicking Down The Stinky Footboard

"I can admit that I have issues when it comes to playing complex video games. So many of the buttons are a strain to reach and different combinations are at times difficult to execute. This is greatly expanded whenever I need to play something on a PC using a keyboard and mouse. By the time I find out which key allows me to run, or how to change the camera mode I have already been taking out by the opposition. It would be nice if playing the game could be simplified in some way, perhaps with the assistance of a strangely named computer accessory. This is where the Stinky Footboard comes to the rescue." -Andrew; Presspauseradio.com



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News::Game fails Recap for the Week of August 26th, 2013

Ray and Michael go over game fails for the week 8/26



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News::Crowdfunding Spotlight: General Chaos II: Sons of Chaos

oprainfall writes: "General Chaos II: Sons of Chaos is most definitely a thing. After a countless number of years, my first ever encounter with the real-time strategy genre, a game filled with humor and charm that did nothing short of captivate me (and many others), is finally gracing the world again. But it needs our help to reach its goal of $125,000 to succeed."



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News::GamesRadar - Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn review-in-progress

GamesRadar - The time has come: Square Enix is finally ready to give players another crack at Final Fantasy 14 with A Realm Reborn. The massively multiplayer online role-playing game is being billed as a completely and utter overhaul of the failed original Final Fantasy 14, which launched in a highly troubled state last year. (Read our full review here.)



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News::Splinter Cell Blacklist Review | Tech Heads

Gabe Gurwin of Tech Heads writes: "With Splinter Cell Blacklist, new studio Ubisoft Toronto sought to have its cake and eat it, too. The game was showcased in trailers and conventions as being open to a diverse range of players, with specific play-styles built both for old-school fans and Conviction players. Every step of the way, it seems that the games development has been met with skepticism, but perhaps against the odds, the team has crafted the most impressive Splinter Cell to date."



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News::Random Encounter - Grand Theft Auto III

GameSpot - Danny shoots cops and steals cars in this random encounter with 2001's classic 3D sandbox, Grand Theft Auto III.



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News::The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief - Episode 1 Review | Hardcore Gamer

This is a bite sized adventure game that is low on adventuring but high on charm. The puzzles are fairly lackluster and lack the muscle of more complex titles, but this sort of game could be very appealing to an adventure game newbie or someone looking to get into the genre.



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News::Under the Radar: The Year of the Card Games - Leviathyn.com

The year 2013 has given rise to a number of exciting video games, especially for fans of collectible card games. This time, with an "Under the Radar" special, let's take a look at four of the coolest CCGs due this year.



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News::Assetto Corsa: Lotus Exos Type 125 Previews

After the first renders of the Lotus Exos Type 125 appeared a year ago Kunos Simulazioni now shows the first in-game previews of the Formula One inspired customer car of Lotus. The devs also included a bonus shot of the Monza circuit pitlane where the pinnacle of motorsport is having their annual Italian Grand Prix this weekend.



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News::Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log One: There Is No Hate Here

Kotaku - I got a lot of flack last weekend when I wrote about Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn's launch being a disaster. I get the feeling people thought I was dissing the game. That's just not true.



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News::Franchise Hockey Manager 2014 Review - JumpToGamer

Franchise Hockey Manager 2014 is a very detailed text-based Hockey management simulator game from Out of the Park Developments, best known for their Baseball simulator games, Out of the Park Baseball. The game provides a massive 19 leagues to choose from across several different countries, from the world wide known NHL to the comparably minor league of English Hockey. If youve ever played a sports management game and enjoyed it, this is certainly a game you should check out. Hockey fan or not.



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News::Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows [GUIDE]

By: The White Gecko: CheatMasters brings you our exclusive guide and faqs on the pizza lovin, evil butt kickin Kawabanga of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.



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News::Europa Universalis IV | Cheatmasters

Paradox Interactives penchant for publishing games that take on historical time periods is one that has built their entire reputations. While they do have misses from time to time, they do get hits with the likes of Mount & Blade and War of the Roses. We wait for the awesome-looking War of the Vikings, here is the latest installment of Paradoxs most well-known titles.



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News::Focus Home Interactive Sale Hits Steam

Hardcore Gamer: Focus's entire back catalog is being heavily discounted on Steam until September 9. If you'd like to own everything they've ever made, you can get it for 75% off -- taking it from $240 down to $60. Major titles on sale include Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition for $7.50, Cities XL Platinum for a hair over $10, Divinity II: Developer's Cut for $5, Game of Thrones for $7.50 with DLC ranging from 25 cents to $1.24, Game of Thrones: Genesis for $5, or a bundle with that and GoT for $10.



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News::An Indie Stash Interview: Meridian: New World

Meet Ede Tarsoly, the sole Hungarian developer from Elder Games and the man responsible for Meridian: New World. Meridian: New World is a new RTS game Ede is developing that has an emphasis on storytelling and strategy.



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News::Shelter Review | Gather Your Party

Shelter tells the story of a family of badgers living a popup book. With only a brief tutorial and almost no text or dialog whatsoever, the game manages to communicate its premise rather clearly: keep your pups alive. Through clear illustrations the various challenges of sneaking, securing food, and traversing rivers rather effectively. Each pup has distinctive markings and will slowly turn from brown to grey as they grow hungrier. The game actually doesnt allow you to leave the starting area until you nurse one of them back to health. The pups are somewhere between acting as extra lives (though the game does not end if all of them are lost) and achievements. While you can complete the game as a strong independent badger-momma, theres a degree of challenge to keeping the pups alive. Also theyre pretty cute.



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News::Let's Play Minecraft - Episode 67 - Mass Effect Mash-Up Edition

n this special edition of Let's Play Minecraft, the AH crew explore the world of the Mass Effect Mash-up!



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News::PAX Prime: Lords of the Fallen Preview | CraveOnline

CraveOnline: "Behind closed doors at PAX Prime 2013, City Interactive Games, in association with Deck13, showed off the latest pre-alpha build of their upcoming third-person action role-playing game, Lords of the Fallen. "



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News::Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - Master of Disguise Guide

Ray and Michael show you how to get the "Master of Disguise" achievements in the Origins DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for the Xbox 360.



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News::Top Ten Collectors Editions of the Past Generation

If this generation can be remembered for one thing and, to be honest, it will be remembered for many things its the rise and escalation of the Collectors Edition. Highly sought after and frequently snagged by vindictive eBay merchants, Collectors Editions have always had a presence in the games market but it wasnt until this marathon generation that they became a fixture on release calendars. From steelbooks to statues, chests to cheap crap, Collectors Editions embody everything amazing and naff about gaming today. Here are ten of the most memorable money-vacuums to hit shelves this generation. Nail that wallet shut and tremble at their majesty:



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News::Rayman Legends is the Good Kind of Frustrating

CraveOnline writes: "Its the kind of deviousness that might require you to restart a level or section again and again and again. Youll have to memorize patterns, perfect your timing and add in a splash of luck in order to conquer these moments."



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News::Facts about game consumers I learned working retail

If you are reading this, you are above the average game consumer. Just the fact that you are reading Destructoid probably means you are an enthusiast. You likely read reviews, might catch some news about upcoming releases, and like to spend some time reading about your hobby.


We like to spend time debating what the best game of the year was, which console will sell the most in the next generation, and talk about our favorite games with a vocabulary filled with words like "mechanics," "frames per second," and "genre." We know a lot about videogames, but most people aren't like us. Most people just buy Madden or Call of Duty -- that's all they know.


Last year I worked at a big-box store over the holidays and saw how normal people reacted to the launches of popular games, how they would buy terrible titles based on cool commercials they saw on television, how they thought the Wii U was an add-on to the Wii, and how they gladly handed their toddlers copies of mature-rated games.


It's a vastly different group of people, and they outnumber us. Talking to the masses on a daily basis gave me a little bit more insight into what the general public thinks about gaming, and I want to share these thoughts with you.


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News::COD: Ghosts To Reward You With In-Game Visual Rewards

LazyGamer: "Recently Grant Hinds got to sit down with Mark Rubin of Infinity Ward on our behalf to ask him about all things Call of Duty. We showed the first part of that interview yesterday and today the interview is about the upcoming Squads and Clans functionality. One of the interesting aspects of the squad functionality however was revealed by Mark and that is if you do exceedingly well in the upcoming fortnightly competitions you are going to be rewarded with in game virtual awards of sorts..."



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News::Total War: Rome 2 Review | SpawnFirst

Fraser McIntyre reviews Rome 2 and tells us why this newest game from Creative Assembly is one to own, in spite of the riddling bugs.



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News::GTA 5 Xbox 360 frame rate, pop-up and anti-aliasing discussed

Several general visual details have been revealed for the Xbox 360 version of the upcoming multiplatform video game, GTA 5.



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News::Why I'm Holding Out For SimCity

Can SimCity ever regain it's urban building crown? Despite all the set backs Muse Culture takes a brief look at why the game still deserves a second chance.



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News::8 Greatest Horror Games Of This Generation

With new next-gen consoles landing within months and a number of exciting new fear-filled releases about to give us all sleepless nights, it seems an apt time to take a look at the greatest horror games of this generation. From gore-soaked survival thrillers to intense psychological experiences, Mark Butler picks out the finest nightmare-sims of the past eight years



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News::Total War: Rome 2 Review Veni, Vidi, Vici

Asad Quadri of TheKoalition writes: The Total War games are considered by many to be the very epitome of RTS gaming. There are few games out there that truly make you feel like looking outside the balcony of your palace, watching the bustling activity of the city you reside in and making you imagine that the world is yours for the taking. The RTS gaming in Total War is on an unprecedented scale, with the games being played out on a massive campaign map where you'll strategize, manage and prepare as you set out to become the most powerful ruler the world has ever known.



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