News::Search Engine Update Turns Your iPad into a Pokédex

News::Erik Schreuder Explains Dark Matters Confusing Ending

It seems that the complaints didnt fall on deaf ears, as Erik Schreuder, CEO of Dark Matter publisher Iceberg Interactive, released a statement offering an explanation, which appeared on the games Steam community page.



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News::Review: The Wolf Among Us - Faith - Save/Continue

Save/Continue writes: "Ultimately like previous Telltale efforts then, The Wolf Among Us comes across more as an interactive visual novel than as a game in the traditional sense; the notion of challenge or difficultly all but abandoned in favour of accessibility. Its a trade-off that many who have played last years game will be familiar with and its likely to be one that many more will ignore; the mean and engaging plot that the The Wolf Among Us deftly weaves being as compelling as anything seen recently."



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News::Pachter believes Ubisoft delayed Watch Dogs due to crowded holiday schedule

Michael Pachter is a figure whos usually at odds with those who love Nintendo, since he typically has terrible predictions for the company. Its his job to weigh in on the video game industry for investors, so while he may often be wrong, sometimes the things he says make a lot of sense. In a note released yesterday after Ubisoft announced delays to Watch Dogs and poor sales for new titles, Pachter says he believes the delay was caused by strong holiday competition.



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News::The Stanley Parable Standalone | CheatMasters

By avoiderdragon:There are quite a few mods that go on to become standalone games. The ability to create a game inside an existing game is the next best thing to having a game engine to work with, and many independent developers had taken advantage of this very early on. We have games like CounterStrike and the upcoming DayZ standalone versions that are doing quite well. But what we have here now is something a bit more special, with narrative and presentation as the primary directive. The Stanley Parable is one of the masterpieces made with that spirit of experimentation and creativity which you must play.



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News::The Wolf Among Us: Faith Review | Max Level

Max Level: "Its no secret that The Walking Dead was one of, if not the best games of 2012. Selling over 8.5 million copies, helping to revive a weakened genre, and earning over 90 game of the year awards is proof enough that Telltale Games can create a story that keeps us coming back for more. Unfortunately, when you create a game as amazing as The Walking Dead, whatever comes next is going to be held to the same high standards. Thankfully, Telltale Games new endeavor, The Wolf Among Us, is already shaping up to be something just as extraordinary as The Walking Dead, if not more so."



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News::Holy Price Drop, Batman, The Arkham Series, Metro: Last Light and Tomb Raider Are on Sale

If for some strange reason you havent played nor do you own a copy of the PC version of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, you no longer have an excuse. They are both 75% off on Steam until Monday, 10 am Pacific. In case you dont have your handy dandy calculator ready, let me break it down for you; this would make Batman: Arkham Asylum just $5.00, and Batman: Arkham City just $7.50. Not only are these incredible prices, they are both the Game of the Year editions, which means you have all the DLCs.



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News::Creators of Myst launch new project on Kickstarter

"Cyan Inc., best known for their PC adventures games Myst and its sequel Riven, are taking their idea for a new game titled Obduction to Kickstarter. Rand Miller, the co-founder of Cyan, has stated that Obduction will be the spiritual successor to Myst rather than directly related. Like their previous games, Obductions gameplay will be largely focused on exploration. Players will find themselves abducted to a strange new world where exploring in their only tool for answers." -Stephen Hilger



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News::Grand Theft Auto IV - GTA 5 Weaponized JB 700 (Aston Martin Mod)

DSOGaming writes: "Our reader 'Jonathan Gustafsson' has shared with us yet another mod for GTA IV. Created by the talented modder JulioNiB, this mod brings a special Aston Martin DB5 based on JB700 from GTA V to GTA IV."



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News::Battlefield 5 Will Have More features. More extras. More destruction; No Military Adviser for BF4

The massively anticipated and hyped Battlefield 4 is just around the corner, but what does the future hold for the series? Will there be a Battlefield 5? And how will it be? EA DICE Producer Patrick Bach dropped some hints, also explaining that there are no military advisers for Battlefield 4, as authenticity took a back seat to fun.



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News::Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 Preview

Very little is known about Nazi Zombie Army 2 so far and judging from the teaser and screenshots, it looks like more of the same stuff weve gone through in the first, but Rebellion promises a more nightmarish and crazy twist this time round. More nerve-wrecking, not very pleasant-looking dead Nazis shambling towards your way, and even creepier levels that will put your back to the wall.



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News::Hearthstone Closed Beta Preview

Rick Barends of MMOgames.com spends some time with Blizzard's latest online game, a new MMOTCG.



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News::Day One: Garry's Incident Studio Accused Of Creating Fake Metacritic Reviews

Wild Games Studio accused of creating fake Metacritic user scores to boost the user-rating of the game.



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News::Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag exclusive pre-order bonus added by Amazon

Online retailer, Amazon, has added a new exclusive pre-order bonus for the upcoming multiplatform video game, Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag.



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News::For the Love of Gaming Podcast Episode 152: Top Ten Games of the Generation

It is hard to believe the Xbox 360 started this generation way back in 2005. It has been 8 years since the generation started, but now it is time to look back and remember. Each 4LOG Crew member has made a Top Ten list for their picks for Games of the Generation. The rules are: -Games must be on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, or Nintendo Wii. -No HD Remakes. -One games from each series. After their top ten, they will talk about their honorable mentions, favorite developer of the generation. Finally, each 4LOG memeber has also made a top 3 biggest disappointments for this generation.



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News::The Stanley Parable Sold 100,000 Copies, Coming to Mac Soon

Independent video game The Stanley Parable sold 100,000 copies in three days and it will be available on Mac soon.



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News::Garrys Incident video by Total Biscuit removed because dev dislikes critique

A popular video by Total Biscuit, in which he gave his first impressions of Day One: Garrys Incident is no longer available, due to the developers WildGameStudios flagging it for copyright issues. The WTF is Day One: Garrys Incident video was highly critical of the game, citing numerous bugs, dull gameplay and ugly graphics. TotalBiscuit himself is arguing that the devs want to take it down due to the criticism, rather than legitimate concerns regarding copyright.



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News::Lego Marvel Super Heroes Preview | GameGrin

Almost inevitable following the hugely successful Avengers Assemble, this latest Lego adventure will feature a huge number of recognisable Marvel characters, and a story written in collaboration with the Marvel writing team.



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News::The Wolf Among Us - Faith Review | Hard Reset

Fresh off the success of The Walking Dead, Telltale Game set the bar pretty high in terms of public expectations. How does one follow up a game that blew everyone away without simply repeating the formula? The answer is simply a matter of setting.



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News::The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: Faith Review | Entertainment Buddha

Living Fables Telltale Games is a development studio that needs little to no introduction. Its most recent critically acclaimed title, The Walking Dead, helped to raise the bar and indeed blur the lines when it comes to storytelling prowess in a video game. Now the GOTY winning studio is back with its latest episodic offering The Wolf Among Us, with the hopes of wooing Fables fans just like it did with The Walking Dead fan base.



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News::The Wolf Among Us Review - Episode 1: Faith | VGU

The game adaption of Bill Willingham's comic 'Fables' is the newest game coming from California based devs Telltale Games. With inevitable comparisons to last years brilliant 'The Walking Dead', does 'The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: Faith' make a worthy continuation to the developers previous effort?



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News::Elder Scrolls Online character creation system lets you have a beer gut

Check out the beer guts and six packs possible with the character creation tool.



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News::Inactive Character? Better Check Your Email

MMORPG.com's Suzie Ford reports on the "name cleaning" measures that Trion Worlds is undertaking in preparation for server merges. Players who wish to keep inactive character names must log in at least once before October 23rd.



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News::0 A.D., the open-source clone of 'Age of Empires', is finishing its crowdfunding campaign tomorrow

The game is already freely available for download, the development stage is Alpha. Wildfire Games has launched a crowdfunding campaign via IndieGoGo, with the aim of raising $40,000 as the first target. If successful, the funds from this campaign will go toward paying team members to work on the game full-time (40+ hours per week)! This is a flexible fundraiser, meaning they get the money no matter if the campaign meets its goals or not. For fans, that means more features and better performance. The game will be always free and open-source. Available for Windows, OS X and Linux.



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News::GTA V PC emerges on German Amazon

It appears that GTA V on PC has emerged on Amazon.de. Its currently going for 59.99 Euro, with no release date. However, this may or may not be true, as sometimes Retailers get quite ahead of themselves and eventually the listing may disappear.



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News::PS Vita 2000 unboxing video provides detailed comparison

Sony's new PS Vita iteration, PCH-2000, hit shelves in Japan last week, and there are already unboxing videos out the wazoo. A rather informative pair of videos was recently posted by YouTuber Skyghene22.

The first video [above], is your usual unboxing fare, followed by a comparison of the Slim Vita's construction versus the original model. One notable difference is the 2000 has done away with that annoying proprietary cord and now uses a micro USB port for data transfer and power. The new model also sports more stable shoulder buttons, a more ergonomic design, and no longer houses the ultimately unused accessory port which loomed in the 1000 series. Sony also didn't happen to add an HDMI Out in its place, since they want to sell us a slightly gimped Vita to plug in to our televisions later.

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News::Best Buy Weekly Deals Include Savings on Turtle Beach Headsets, Sims Games, and More

Best Buy's weekly gaming deals include savings on Disney Infinity, PlayStation 3 games, and more.



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News::AMD Radeon R9 290X Uber Mode and CrossFireX Performance Leaked

The AMD Radeon R9 290X performance results in both Uber and CrossFireX mode have been leaked by Chinese forums. AMD recently allowed tech sites to post 4K performance previews of two games which included Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite however some sites went ahead and leaked the entire 4K performance presentation that wasnt supposed to go live until the NDA was over on the Hawaii GPU.



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News::Kotaku 'Shop Contest: BatDad: Arkham Origins

News::The Raven Legacy of a Master Thief: Chapter 3 Review - GamesReviews

From GamesReviews: "The time has finally come for The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief to reach its conclusion. This Agatha Christie inspired mystery has had its ups and downs, but has been a relatively enjoyable experience thus far, flaws notwithstanding. The second chapter followed through with the solid writing featured during chapter ones final act, but does it continue here in the third chapter, A Murder of Ravens? Do the puzzles get better, or are they the same humdrum offerings? The answer: not really."



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News::Goodbye Deponia Review [Muse Culture]

Deponias comedic tale of underdogs, adventure and romance has come to an end that many fans have been eagerly waiting for; and apparently, what Daedalic Entertainment (The Whispered World, A New Beginning) has packed inside this final Deponia instalment will definitely please both returners and newcomers alike.



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News::Project CARS Looks Fabulous New Screenshots In All Their HD Glory

DSOGaming: "Slightly Mad Studios has released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming racer, Project CARS. "



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News::Halloween Gaming Fright-tastic Games PC

This years Halloween is dawning near so we decided to hold your hand and guide you though this frightful holiday experience with a list of horror games to play. Metaphorically speaking ofcourse because, well We dont know where your hands have been now do we?



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News::The studio behind Dark Matter, criticized by many as an incomplete game released on Steam earlier th

News::Meet Sudden Attack's New Mascot "Sudden Girl"

A new 'Sudden Girl' is born, voted by the users of 'Sudden Attack' as the prettiest mascot for the PC game. Kwok Mi-ji was seen during a photo shoot looking like a bobbi doll with wavy strawberry blond hair, pale skin and mini dress.



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News::Ghosts ad not allowed in the U.S.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Tea Time UK TV Spot ad not allowed in the U.S.



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News::Journey of a Roach Preview: Roaches and Riddles [Dealspwn]

Dealspwn writes: You could be forgiven for rolling your eyes when I explain that Journey of a Roach is a game set in a post-apocalyptic world, where a nuclear incident has ravaged the earth. After all, such games appear to be ten-a-penny these days. But not like this. A cel-shaded, free-roaming point-and-click adventure title, Journey of a Roach puts you in control of a rather earnest, clumsily charming insect named Jim and sees you questing in pursuit of a very simple ideal: a flower. Something beautiful has managed to survive the nuclear wastes, and Jim and his hapless chum Bud are quite interested in it. Sadly, though, as they're crawling up out of tunnel, a bird mistakes Jim fingers for worms, and startles the duo, sending them crashing back down underground, where they find themselves in an old bunker and have to try and get out.



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News::Indie Spotlight: Pandamonium |AnalogAddiction

AnalogAddiction writes, "While the EB Games Expo allowed gamers hands on time with some great upcoming triple-A titles, it also allowed for some great indie developers to get their name out to the public. One such developer is Wildgrass Games. This small development team of five has managed to create one of the highlights of the expo for me; a fun little game called Pandamonium."



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News::25 Special Edition Video Game Packages That Are Worth The Money - complex

Complex.com counts down the 25 best special editions of video games, including Fallout 3, Halo 3, and probably something else that ends in a 3.



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News::Air Conflicts: Vietnam | CheatMasters

By avoiderdragon:The realm of flight simulators hasnt really been populated as much as before. Perhaps some of the well-known titles in the genre that have been released in recent memory are the IL-2 Sturmovik series by Ubisoft and arcade flyers like Tom Clancys H.A.W.X. series and Ace Combat. Those are for planes though, and there isnt much in the way of exciting helicopter simulators, where most of the titles are like Take on Helicopters that go for accuracy more than fun gameplay. That gap may have been filled now with Air Conflicts: Vietnam, although it may not be that much of a filler.



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News::Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death Review | GCM

GCM - "Hack and slash action games are somewhat of an inexplicable rarity on the PC. Off the top of my head I can come up with Darksiders 2, DMC and the new ultimate edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for action-brawlers released in 2013, so when Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death launched on Steam I was as intrigued as I was surprised, but once I started playing it I was totally hooked on the insane premise and even wilder game design. Kratos may have met his match when it comes to big bad asses with bad attitudes."



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News::The Wolf Among Us Review | GCM

So, heres the short pitch: If you thought Telltales The Walking Dead was cool, with its rushed decision making and desperate choices with no idea what would turn out for the best, or you havent played it, but the idea sounds good, youre going to like The Wolf Among Us. It replaces the post-apocalyptic horror with urban fantasy noir, but the building blocks are all in place.



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News::Team Dignitas storm DotA 2 MLG Fall Invitational

A great night for fans of Professional MOBA RPG gaming. Pro-gaming stream hosts, Major League Gaming (MLG) opened the door, for the first time, to DotA 2 at the MLG DotA 2 Fall Invitational and "epic" would be the word to describe the tournament.



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News::Wolf Knights(KR) Produced by Father of RO Unveiled New Battle Screenshots

Debuting in late May this year in Korea, Wolf Knight attracted so many attention from players. Developed by Kim Hakkyu, the father of RO, Wolf Knights set background in medieval Europe. Recently,Wolf Knight Facebook released a series of screenshots to showcase the progress of development. This batch of screenshots features in battle scene. From the screenshot, we could preview main characters, monsters, skill effect and even grand battle scene.



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News::The Stanley Parable Review | Digital Chumps

Surprise is a terribly underrated response. Briefly consider how it's often deployed in interactive entertainment and you might conclude games gave up on intentionally threatening the player's expectations over a decade ago. Games may be willing to exhibit a fleeting moment of objective shock, but outside of Metal Gear Solid few have the confidence to repeatedly eject the players brain onto the ceiling. You only find John Romero's head on a stick once.



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News::Burning through Money Top Ten Most Expansive Video Games to Develop

You probably know the budget of some big-budget films like Avatar, which is over 500 million. But how much money will be invested in developing a video game? Regardless of the return on the investment, the following developers did take out a large amount of money in order to both make and promote their games as perfectly as possible. Check out what the budget of the game you are playing is.



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News::MLG Full Sail Invitational: Day 1 DotA 2 Drama

Gaming Trend Editor Josh Devlin spends a day watching professional Dota 2 players, and comes away impressed.



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News::Online Petition Started Demading EA/DICE To Add BattleRecorder in Battlefield 4

An online petition has been started demanding addition of BattleRecorder in Battlefield 4, the next installment in popular FPS series, Battlefield.



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News::Review: Metro: Last Light, the Chronicles Pack | TechZwn

Characters have been at the heart of the Metro series, and characters are also the focus of the Chronicles Pack, the last DLC for Metro: Last Light. It includes three new missions, each played through the eyes of a different character. The new DLC gives background on what took place beyond Artyoms quest. It adds to the charm of Metro which makes you feel as though youre in a world that is very much alive, and where your adventure is just one of many taking place.



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News::Dark Matter: the unfinished game

The recently Steam-released game Dark Matter, from InterWave Studio is being reported to be an unfinished product, which doesn't give any information about this matter to customers. Complaints about the abrupt ending of the game, as well as videos showing how this can be cataloged as an unfinished game have started to go around the net, with developers saying that the game is complete. Judge by yourselves



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