Thursday, September 19, 2013

News::Lets Talk About Riots Servers

An in-depth look to Riot's Server system and how it affects your game quality in League of Legends



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News::Shadow Warrior - Choose Your Weapon Trailer

DSOGaming writes: "Devolver Digital has released a new trailer for Shadow Warrior. Shadow Warrior is a reimagining of the classic 3D Realms' shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang."



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News::FIFA 14 TV Commercial - Behind the Scenes

FIFPlay: FIFA 14 TV Commercial Behind the Scenes video.



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News::Deadfall Adventures Collectors Edition Contents Revealed

Nordic Games has announced that its cinematic Lost World-esque blockbuster, Deadfall Adventures, will be available as both a Collectors Edition and Standard Edition when it launches this autumn. Currently in development for PC and Xbox 360, Deadfall Adventures offers a free upgrade for PC pre-orders.



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News::EVGA Giving Away PC Hardware

HardwarePal : EVGA is organizing a competition and the winners will get some kickass products such as CPUs, Motherboards, SSDs and much more. All you have to do to get entries is register on the EVGA site and play Multiplayer games on the EVGA servers via Steam or Bf3 battlelog.



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News::Turtle Beach Earforce PX22 Unboxing

Unboxing video of the PX22 Amplified Universal Gaming Headset from Turtle Beach.



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News::Grand Theft Auto V PC Petition Surpasses 470,000 Signatures

The Petition that is urging Rockstar Games to release Grand Theft Auto V on PC has surpassed 470,000 signatures, showing that it is gaining momentum. At time of writing, 470,680 gamers had indicated their support for the Grand Theft Auto V PC port, with 29,320 more needed, to bring it up to 500,000, before the request is mailed out.



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News::TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre Biolab Co-Op Gameplay Walkthrough Released

Serellan have released a new video for TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre called "Biolab Co-Op", which shows some of the developers teaming up for a co-op mission on the Biolab map. That's it. Enjoy it. There is much commentary on this video, except for the fact that the mission runs for just over eight minutes.



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News::Team Fortress 2 Update Released

A series of new updates have been released for Team Fortress 2. The updates are for the PC version of the game only, and introduce a host of new features so that the game is ready for halloween.



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News::Dota 2s First Blood update due Monday

Local play, Captain's Draft, improved Armory, Portal 2 announcer pack, and the usual upgrades and fixes.



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News::Gaming Trend Presents... The 50 Greatest PC Games of Generation Y

Gaming Trend editor Sam Vary puts together a list of the 50 greatest games with the biggest impact on PC gamers who grew up over the past two or three decades. Check out the slideshow and let us know what you think of his choices in the comments section!



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News::Aarklash: Legacy Review | SpawnFirst

Fraser McIntyre of SpawnFirst reviews Aarklash: Legacy on the PC.



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News::Seriously though, how likely is GTA V on PC?

IncGamers investigates the data, and Tim and Peter discuss their findings on this hottest of topics.



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News::Divekick Review | Invisible Gamer

Enter Divekick, a once-parody game turned serious release that has caused quite a stir in the fighting game community. By eliminating complex combos and boiling down the controls to two simple actions, Divekick aims to cast the net wide and catch as many players as it can. While a restricted roster, story mode, and depth may turn off some hardcore players, Divekick mostly succeeds in its mission to create a fighting game that breaks down any and all barriers to the accessibility of its fun and chaos. Its just a shame that there isnt more to this package.



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News::The Problem With Kickstarter And The Failure of CLANG

Hardcore Gamer: The money provided by loyal fans and backers is now gone, and most of the developers behind the game have taken to find work elsewhere. While terrible news, it's not really the big issue here. We've gone over this; games are very expensive to make, and it's entirely understandable when money dwindles during development. I mean, developers eat too, don't they? The problem is that the $500,000 dollars was never supposed to fund development of the game, and was simply a nice chunk-of-change that the developer required in order to attract a publisher or venture capitalist firm for proper backing.



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News::TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre Launch Event Announced

Serellan have announced that for the release of TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre, the developer will be hosting a Launch Party Stream on their twitch channel on Friday 20th September 2013 at 11:00 PM GMT (3:00 PM PST / 6:00 PM EST / 12:00 CET), where they'll be discussing the game, as well as showing some gameplay from the final PC build. In addition to hosting the stream, Serelllan will also be hosting a giveaway raffle via their social media accounts! All you have to do to enter the raffle, is to tweet at @takedownthegame or post on the official Facebook Page about what you're most excited about in TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre for a chance to win some of prizes. The prizes are PAYDAY 2 for PC via Steam and an exclusive Tactical Vest for TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre, and both will be delivered by mail, after the winners have been announced on Twitter and Facebook



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News::Maniac Pointstreak revealed for Call of Duty: Ghosts

The Maniac Pointstreak, which is in the Assault Strike Package, was revealed for Call of Duty: Ghosts.



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News::Of Breakfast Topics and Book Clubs A Tale of Respect and Responsibility

There's a fine line for the media when it comes to excitement and entitlement.



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News::Indie Gala Magicka++ Bundle Released

Hardcore Gamer: The Indie Gala bundle brings a ton of Magicka for very little expense. The Magicka++ bundle gets you Magicka for $1, while $4 gets you Magicka Vietnam's DLC bundle, and $6 gets you 13 pieces of DLC, King Arthur, its DLCs, King Arthur: Fallen Champions, and King Arthur II and its DLC.



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News::Bundle Stars Indie Jam 3 Bundle Released

Hardcore Gamer: The latest Indie Jam bundle has been released, and the third installment gives you a lot of value for $5. That meager amount gets you Sanctum, ARES (a must for Mega Man fans), Joint Task Force, Nexus - The Jupiter Incident, Commandoes 3: Destination Berlin, Two Worlds: Epic Edition, Garshasp: Temple of the Dragon, and Battlepaths.



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News::Timelines: Assault on America available on Steam

This PC/Mac/Linux game is set in an alternate universe in WWII where the German's and the Japanese invade America in a two pronged attack; one from each coast.



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News::That old ball and chain - The Daily Spelunk


Only recently, after months and months of playing Spelunky, was it brought to my attention that angering Kali can have truly dire consequences. Yes, destroying her altar -- intentionally or otherwise -- will make a bunch of spiders come after you. Most of us realize this, I'm sure.


But if you take down a second altar? (Or, even worse, a third?) You'll be stuck with a ball and chain, as shown in today's episode of The Daily Spelunk. This probably goes without saying, but I'd advise against fighting a horde of starved piranhas when you've got something so heavy strapped to your leg. I regret nothing.


That old ball and chain - The Daily Spelunk screenshot






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News::Contest: Win Dragon Fantasy Book II on PS3 or Vita!


Our friends at Muteki have given us five copies of Dragon Fantasy Book II to hand out to the Destructoid community! This retro-looking RPG just oozes with style, and it can be yours right now for the low, low price of FREE!


To win, I want you to edit a photo of any Dtoid staff member to make him or her as bald as Ogden from Dragon Fantasy. (Except for Holmes. If you choose him, you need to make him look like Ramona.) Once you've edited your pic, just post it in the comments below! Limit one entry per person, and you have until this Sunday, September 22 at 11:59pm Pacific to enter. We'll be picking our favorites from among all the entries this time around, so put some effort into it!


Please be sure to tell us whether you'd prefer a Vita or PlayStation 3 code in your comment. Good luck!


Contest: Win Dragon Fantasy Book II on PS3 or Vita! screenshot


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News::Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Review Terrifyingly Shallow - The Koalition

The Koalition writes: "'The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.' These words, first coined by H.P. Lovecraft back in 1927, permeate throughout the Amnesia series and serve as a perfect description of its underlying design principle - the fear of the unknown. Many games that bill themselves as a "survival horror" experience expose the player to things like zombies, demons and other well-known creatures, but few of these games truly capture the fear of an imposing and unnatural force constantly stalking and haunting you - except for Amnesia."



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News::TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre Fan Made PC Launch Trailer Released

Over the last few of weeks, Hybrid Games has been releasing a series of fan trailers to boost the hype of TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre, which will release on 20th Septmber 2013 for Windows PC for a price of £11.99 / 13.99 / $14.99, and while the first, second, third and fourth videos were successful, The site feels like this one takes first prize as the best piece of work yet. Although it is based off the official gameplay trailer, it has been completely built from the ground up, and some truly amazing, epic music from The Sinking of Japan has been added.



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News::New Video Game Releases October 2013 Schedule

Welcome to The Reticules definitive roundup of gaming releases throughout October 2013. All release dates stated are for the EU, across all currently available platforms.



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News::Assetto Corsa enters Rush Hour - Ferrari 312T announced

VVV: "Not long after Codemasters unveiled the inclusion of Niki Lauda's legendary Ferrari 312 T2 in the forthcoming F1 2013, which conveniently coincided with the theatrical release of Ron Howard's Rush, Kunos Simulazioni have announced the fifth and final Ferrari that will be bundled in Assetto Corsa - as you might have guessed by now, it's the Ferrari 312T."



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News::Creature Conflict: The Clan Wars Review - Gamecell

As far as options go, Creature Conflict: The Clan Wars has a lot to offer. The large story mode gives you 4 different clans to play through as, with several objectives in each mission (as well as having to kill everyone) helping to keep the game fresh. In theory, the game sounds great but its hard to get past the fact that it looks like a kids game and yet is so flippin hard to play! At the end of the day Creature Conflict could supply you with 100 hours of gameplay, but itll require a huge amount of dedication and patience to get through.



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News::Introducing...Ramen Crust Pizza. Really!

News::Memoria Review | GoozerNation

Ryan Johnson | GoozerNation Memoria is a beautiful game, giving a wonderful aesthetic update to the old point 'n' click genre. But does the gameplay live up to the classic games of old? Is the storyline gripping, or merely a Point A to Point B snoozefest? Ryan Johnson at GoozerNation gives his opinions.



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News::Final Fantasy XIV End Game Guide- Tomesetone of Philosophy/Mythology

When you finish the main storyline of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, thats where the challenge and fun begins as the end-game content finally opens up.



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News::Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - The Next Gen Difference is Impressive

Ubisoft is very eager to show off as much gameplay footage and other video from the upcoming Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. In their latest video, Sylvain Trotter, the associate producer of Black Flag, touts the technical aspects of the next generation game.



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News::10 must have games $20 and under

Good games dont come cheap these days, but there are a few must have games that wont cost you more than $20!



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News::Sweet, State of Decay Is Coming To PC Tomorrow

News::Famous Kickstarter Turns Into Complete Disaster

News::I can't stop watching this Deep Down trailer


Deep Down is unquestionably my most-wanted next-gen title. It's not even close.


This Tokyo Game Show trailer shows what Steven covered earlier today: future New York City, stabbing freaks, a multi-person battle with a dragon, etc. Yes, the visuals are impressive, and I'm not going to pretend like that doesn't affect my interest in the game, but the Souls-esque vibe it's giving me is primarily why I want this so badly.


I'm wary of the story being set in 2094, but maybe that'll make sense as we hear more.


I can't stop watching this Deep Down trailer screenshot






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News::Black Ops II Commentary: Bobby vs. the Wheelchair Mafia

IGN - There's a cookie conspiracy at the old folks home, and IGN's Call of Duty player is going to get to the bottom of it. If he doesn't burn down



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News::Let's Play Outlast: Destin and the Laundry Chute

IGN - After looking for 3 fuses Destin accesses the Laundry Chute to get a key and get out of the house. Then he realizes his adventure has just begun.



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News::FTL: Race Through The System | Episode 3: Pump It Up

Welcome to the FTL: Race Through The System. The aim of the game is easy, first one to complete FTL only using the kestrel, wins. In the third episode, the crew find themselves pumping up the jam. Will it be enough to help them in their voyage? Tune in and find out!



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News::Hands-On Preview: Shadow Warrior A Day in the Life of Lo Wang - Electronic Theatre

My name is Lo Wang. I am a hired goon for an international business mogul; the kind of man who does most of his business off the books with a sword in his hand, if you catch my drift. My latest assignment is a weird one, and Im not ashamed to say that Im a little more curious than I should be, but regardless the important thing is that it pays well. And it pays well because Im good at what I do.



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News::Ornitocopter on "the pain" of roguelikes, says Italy is "several steps behind" in game development

"The first project by Italian game studio Ornitocopter will do more than just challenge the way roguelikes are often approached, BeefJack learned."



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News::The Fall A Story-Driven Exploration Game Reaches 116% Funding in 10 Days

So far, The Fall has been developed by one man. The main purpose of the crowd-funding campaign is to raise funds for extra team members, some polishing, Kickstarter fees and of course backer rewards.



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News::UPlay Exclusive Song revealed for Rocksmith 2014

Add another song to the Rocksmith 2014 library! This progressive instrumental song that is unlocked via UPlay is sure to challenge some of our more experienced guitarists.



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News::Artillery Announces Browser Based Platform, Project Atlas Beta

Artillery, a new start-up, is looking to change the way that people play their video games. The team at Artillery has just unveiled their new gaming platform, featuring the ability to turn any modern web browser into a gaming powerhouse producing console quality games with complete ease of access.



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News::The Academy DLC Available for Tropico 4

Kalypso Media is pleased to announce the availability of new DLC for Tropico 4 on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. The Academy DLC features a new building, an additional mission and much more, all for you to put to use in training new troops as you and El Presidente prepare to quell an uprising on the island of Isla Guerra.



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News::State of Decay comes to PC tomorrow

Rely on Horror: Undead Labs has just announced that the early access version of State of Decay will release on Steam tomorrow! The PC version of the XBLA zombie survival sim will be sold at $20 on Steam and require the use of an Xbox 360 controller due to the game still being in a testing face. Mouse and keyboard support will be patched in down the line. Purchases made now will of course unlock and be updated into the final, complete version when that time comes.



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News::Battlefield 4: First-ever PS4 gameplay footage surfaces, hands-on suggest nothing to criticize

Battlefield 4: First-ever PS4 gameplay footage surfaces, hands-on suggest nothing to criticize



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News::The Elder Scrolls Anthology Review | GameDynamo

GameDynamo - "The Elder Scrolls Anthology, currently available exclusively for PC, collects Bethesda's epic series from its beginnings as Elder Scrolls Arena, right up to the contemporary epic of Skyrim."



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News::The Vanishing of Ethan Carter looks spectacular

The Astronauts' The Vanishing of Ethan Carter continues to look intriguing. And stunning -- gosh, these new screenshots are lovely. Presented from a first-person perspective, this PC (and eventually next-gen console, if everything goes according to plan) title stars a detective who can visualize the last moments of people who have been murdered. The more clues he finds, the longer and more vivid his visions become.


Such a cool premise. The other hook that has me interested is the developer's classification of this as "weird fiction horror, meaning our focus is on atmosphere, mood, and the essential humanity of our characters." If you're worried Ethan Carter isn't coming out anytime soon -- I'm right there with you -- know that it's a matter of months away, not years off.


The Vanishing of Ethan Carter looks spectacular screenshot


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News::That's a lot of classic PC games.