News::Games Only Podcast Episode 112 - Batman: Arkham Origins, Outlast, Lego Marvel Super Heroes

We have a full crew this week to debrief all the games played for Extra Life over the weekend. Doc and Sunny steal a friends copy of Batman: Arkham Origins through the Steam Family Share. Blue is screams out loud during her run through the horror game, Outlast. HP loves his Legos and loves his Marvel so you knew he was going to play Lego Marvel Super Heroes. All this and so much more (seriously we played a lot of games for charity). I hope you all enjoy.



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News::Dark Matter video review - old school survival horror - CramG

A video and text based review of the survival adventure game Dark Matter from Interwave Studios.



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News::Saturday Morning RPG Added to Indie Royale Debut 6 Bundle

Hardcore Gamer: The Debut 6 Bundle already gives you a wide variety of games, with FootLOL: Epic Fail League, Reversion - The Meeting, Subject 9, Dualsus, Arkadianax, Champions of Chaos II, and Rhythm Destruction available by default. Now, it's an even better value with Saturday Morning RPG as a bonus game.



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News::Windforge - CONTRA meets MINECRAFT - Gets A Kickstarter Campagn

Snowed In Studios has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Windforge; a game described as CONTRA meets MINECRAFT in a building-block RPG that takes place in a steampunk world.



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News::Nintendope: My fantasy hang-out session with the Big N

_{[Dtoid community blogger DoctorHair shared this... uh... well, he... yeah... just read it. It's goddamn hilarious. --Mr Andy Dixon]}

Welcome to Fantasy Blunt Scenarios: A new, ongoing original series concerning groups of people I'd like to smoke a blunt with, and what we'd do while chilling. Any resemblance to real life situations is unintentional, but still really cool.

For my first fantasy, I will be toking with a group of Nintendo legends:

Reggie Fils-Aime

Satoru Iwata

Shigeru Miyamoto

Masahiro Sakurai

Read more...



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News::PunkBuster: Battlefield 4 Violation #89265 bans were false positives

Punkbuster confirms that many Battlefield 4 players were wrongly banned over the past few days.



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News::Intro to Gaming 101: Easter Egg Hunting

"Halloween was just last week, Thanksgiving is in a few short weeks, and then Christmas will be upon us. So naturally, Im thinking about Easter! Easter eggs, to be exact. Following the rise of DVDs, most people have become aware of these hidden gems found among the menus of popular films. A good example of this are the many juicy secrets that can be found on the Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings movies. However, what many do not know is that many credit the first Easter eggs to a video game. In fact, the term Easter egg was coined by a video game developer! Want to know more? Read onward." - Travis Tucker



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News::Diablo 3 BlizzCon Panel Reveals New Skills and Huge Item Updates

Today was the Gameplay and Crusader panel at BlizzCon for Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls. We were immediately told that all classes would be getting new skills in Reaper of Souls. The panel admits they failed to deliver on the power of legendary items at the launch in 2012 but the focus of Reaper of Souls is upgrading the power of these items.



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News::BlizzCon 2013: World of Warcraft Live Raid

On today morning, 10:00 AM PST - Sat 11:00 AM, the World of Warcraft team has challenged two high-ranking PvE guilds Mthod VS Midwinter to an epic contest: a race to conquer the latest raid, Siege of Orgrimmar in front of an entire hall full of BlizzCon attendees. Mthod defeated Midwinter and won the competition. Check out the pictures from on hand.



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News::Hearthstone Open Beta, Heroes of the Storm Beta applications and more!

The BlizzCon 2013 opening ceremony has just wrapped up and there were so many announcements. MMO-Play has gathered them all in one place.



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News::Blizzards still got it We take Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft for a spin

GamingTrend's Ron Burke takes Blizzard's Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft for a spin at Blizzcon 2013.



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News::I've Lost All Interest In Minecraft

Justin from Pixel Gate writes: There were times when I could boot up Minecraft, sit down, and play for hours on end and just have blast exploring the worlds, spelunking dungeons, and building anything my imagination could dream up. However, as of late my interest in the game has all but suddenly died and I can only find myself playing for a few short minutes before getting completely bored of the game.



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News::What Happens When Your Online Game Goes Offline? Card Game Maker Has An Idea

Online games have always had one major point of contention among fanswhat happens when the servers the games run on are taken offline and players left without access to their content and accomplishments?



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News::GTX 780 TI 'Hall of Fame' Edition White PCB Spotted

The trademark milky white PCB of the GTX 780 Ti Hall of Fame edition has been spotted. The 780 Ti HoF is set to release around the same time as the R9 290X Non-Reference cards.



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News::The Dangers of Digital only Media

Recently several digital games have been removed from peoples Steam libraries and its caused a lot of concern in the gaming community. First was a game called Order of War: Challenge, a game that has been inactive for some time and requires server access to use any of the games features. Since theres no real way to play the game, Steam took the bold move of removing from gamers libraries, which has caused a lot of concern, but not nearly as much as when Steam started removing region locked games from peoples libraries.



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News::Dragon Age Inquisition: Which Old Companions Will Return?

The future of every old character is still being worked on, thus everyone could get a meaningful purpose in Inquisition. However, there are certainly some characters with stronger probabilities to return, some due to their past, others due to their beliefs and orientations. Find out about who are the most probable companions to be seen again in the upcoming Dragon Age Inquisition.



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News::Review: Battlefield 4 - MKGaming

MKGaming - "If someone were to ask me what military shooter of recent times Id spent the most time with and which one Id enjoyed the most Id probably have to say Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The campaign was fairly enjoyable but the multiplayer was where it came alive with a good balance and fully destructible levels. From the outside Battlefield 4 looks to have more in common with Bad Company 2 then its predecessor but having played it, thats not really the case, which is a shame."



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News::Russians are Messing up Team Fortress 2's Economy

Apparently Russians are up to no good using Team Fortress 2's thriving hat community and economy!



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News::My 7th Gen: 7 most memorable moments

_{[Dtoid community blogger naveenwf reminisces about his favorite memories of last gen for this month's Community Assignment. Want to see your own blog appear on our front page? Go write something! --Mr Andy Dixon]}

Instead of writing about the "issues" that plagued our generation, or indie games, or any specific topic, I thought I'd give my personal rundown on some great gaming moments that I've had.

Here are my seven favorite gaming moments from this past generation. Tell me yours in the comments!

Read more...



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News::Agarest: Generations of War Review | ComboCaster

Agarest: Generations of War tries to distance himself from these games and more classical approaches and more games super sexist that we can see in the catalog NISA. Agarest is basically a dating simulator with fantasy elements added. Has a generic storyline within the genus, and tries to be different with its elements of dating and, well, mating. The result of all this is a piece of software that makes anyone with a minimum maturity can feel ashamed of play. A bit like with some games that NISA leads us to the PS3. Likewise, some players will obviously find it funny. It's a game for a niche player, at least with regard to enrede, humor and characters. Unfortunately, the game mechanics are not interesting enough to keep the remaining players interested.



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News::Call of Duty Ghosts Review - STN

STN: Following hot on the heels of Battlefield 4, Activision and Infinity Ward's record breaking Call of Duty series appears for another annual release, this time dropping the Black Ops and Modern Warfare monikers and starting up a new on-going series, Ghosts. Though a new series, those expecting something new from Ghosts should really look elsewhere as this is lots more of what came before, a first person shooter set in the near future, but as they say, if it ain't broke



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News::Heroes of the Storm: Heroes and Skins

In Heroes of the Storm, Each hero offers different strengths and weaknesses depending on their role. Warriors such as Diablo can dive right into a melee, soaking up damage and dealing it back. Assassins like Kerrigan deal tremendous damage and can pick off unsuspecting enemies, but must choose their battles carefully, as they can dish more than they can take. Support heroes like Uther can swing the tide of battle, assisting with healing, buffs, or other abilities to manipulate the battle in the favor of allies. Other types include the siege and commander heroes, which are more specialized roles that bring different strengths as you build a team. Check out the heroes and their skins.



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News::'Hearthstone' Headed to Tablets and Phones, Open Beta Starts Next Month

8CN: At BlizzCon today, Blizzard confirmed that their online trading card game Hearthstone is heading to tablets, as well as iPhone and Android mobile devices. Additionally, the developers revealed that the closed beta will finally end next month, allowing anyone with a Battle.net account to test out the game before its official launch.



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News::Battlefield 4 Classes Tutorial Videos

Battlefield 4 classes tutorial videos straight from the official Prima Battlefield 4 guide



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News::BlizzCon 2013: Starcraft 2 Patch 2.1 Details

With patch 2.1, Starter Edition players will gain access to custom game modes and the arcade for free. Not only that, Blizzard will be unlocking all three races in Starter Edition so new players can get an even more comprehensive feel for the game.



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News::10 Moments That Defined The Current Gaming Generation

"And now, the end is upon us, and gamings current generations is about to come to a screeching halt. Sonys PlayStation 4, and Microsofts Xbox One are due out in a matter of days now, and the arguments, criticisms, comparisons have begun to fill up message boards, and gamers are eagerly anticipating their day one pre-orders. Before you all rush out to choose your own on launch date, lets take a look back at some of the moments in game, and out that have defined this current generation of gaming."



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News::New Battlefield 4 Trailer Gives an Overview of Land, Sea and Air Vehicles

Battlefield 4 has already hit the shelves on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, and will soon be running on Xbox One and PS4 as well, and today EA DICE released a new trailer.



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News::If you're following the brouhaha over the guy who got an Xbox One early and was then banned by Xbox

News::All Destructoid shirts are now $17.95!

All t-shirts on the Destructoid store have been dropped down to $17.95! We've lowered the price down, saving you a couple of bucks. Sure, $2 isn't much, but those $2 can now be spent on a whole bunch of other things. Like cheap Jack in the Box tacos. Or a soda. You can eat tacos and drink soda and as these foods cover your naked torso, you can use one of our t-shirts to cover up your horrible mess without having to take a shower and continue looking hot. Right?

Meanwhile, our hoodies are still $34.95, and we're still offering free worldwide shipping for any orders over $60. Oh, and there's one new hoodie that's going for $24.95. Can you find it? I'm sure you can find it. Just go look. LOOK!

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News::World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Detail

Guide4GameS: Brand New expansion for World of Warcraft named Warlords of Draenor. This will come with the new Character models and details. Warlords of Draenor will have 7 new zone area for both Horde and Alliance.



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News::[WKG] Splinter Cell Blacklist Review

Splinter Cell: Blacklist is the follow up to Conviction, and while all the traditional gameplay mechanics are still here, this is a whole new Sam Fisher outing. So are we past the glory days of stealth? Or is sneaking around still as fun as it always has been?



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News::Battlefield 4: Whats the Best Class for You?

As usually happens in first-person shooting games, there arent many available classes, since the whole point of the game is to aim, shoot and kill. In the fourth game of the Battlefield series, players can pick one of the four available classes: Assault, Engineer, Recon or Support. If youre wondering which is the most suitable for you, then keep reading.



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News::Fate Cast News: Rambo and DualShock 4 Issues

Get your weekly gaming news in easy-to-digest, 10-minute audio chunks delivered straight into your ear canal. This is Fate Cast News.



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News::BlizzCon 2013 - World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Videos

Blizzplanet shares all the videos shown at BlizzCon 2013 during the Opening Ceremony and the Warlords of Draenor panel. The three videos show how Shadowmoon Valley, Shattrath City and Terrokar Forest look in the present, and how they looked like in Draenor 30 years in the past. A sneak peek into the Frostfire Ridge Horde base and the Temple of Karabor Alliance base in Shadowmoon Valley. The cinematic intro shown during the announcement of Warlords of Draenor at the Opening Ceremony.



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News::BlizzCon 2013: Heroes of the Storm Artwork

The first day of BlizzCon 2013 has revealed tons of information about all the Blizzard games, Heroes of the Storm is no exception. This time they reveal another three artwork.



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News::The Daily Five: Favorite Female Voice Acting Roles

"Video game storytelling advanced immensely this generation. With it, the quality of voice acting has also greatly improved. Gone are the days of Jill, heres a lockpick. It might come in handy if you, the master of unlocking, take it with you. Voice actors now have the capabilities to be every bit as impressive as the greatest of stage actors if given the chance. This generation, these amazing men and women have been able to make us laugh, cry, cringe in horror, and rage in anger with the tone of their voices. Warning: There will be spoilers." - Travis Tucker



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News::Lets Play Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty (Episode 1)

Joshua Mobley of VGU starts a new campaign in Starcraft 2 Wings of Liberty.



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News::Slender: The Arrival Review - Worlds Factory

Worlds Factory: "Slender: The Arrival has just landed on Steam, but is this the arrival we've been waiting for, or just slim pickings?"



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News::Call Of Duty: Ghosts Review | GeekedOutNation

Its that call of duty time of year again and this time its infinity wards time to deliver us our annual cod experience, departing from the modern warfare series with an all new story in call of duty ghosts.the call of duty ghosts campaign is set in the near future, in a world where a south american group known as the federation has taken over most of the world and the only thing standing in the way of global domination is america and its team of elite ghosts soldiers.



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News::MP1st | Call of Duty: Ghosts Multiplayer Review A Step Forward Here, A Stumble Backward There

MP1st - We sit at a crucial period in gaming when Call of Duty, as a series, needs to not only rise above its fierce and aggressive competition, but also prove that it is still worthy of leading the online first-person shooter into the next-generation of gaming. 2013, going into 2014, is the year that the franchise needs to shake things up or risk boring dedicated and long-time fans with more of the same.



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News::ChristCenteredGamer Dream Chamber review

2D Adventure games are starting to make a comeback and Dream Chamber adds a new twist by exploring the world in real time and in dream time to allow Charlie's subconscious to reveal clues that he may have missed otherwise.



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News::You can Now Watch the Full Minecraft: The Story of Mojang Documentary on Youtube

2 Player Productions created a lovely feature length documentary detailing the Minecraft craze and showcasing its creators, for almost two hours of textured boxes and anecdotes. Even more interesting, you can now watch it fully for free.



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News::Let's Play Minecraft - Episode 76 - Actual Petting Zoo

The AH crew are back with Let's Play Minecraft "Actual Petting Zoo."



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News::Arma III Campaign Episode 1: Survive Video Review - PCGMedia

That there RPG elements you all clambered for back when Arma III announced are no more, replaced with 'Operation Flashpoint' style campaign missions. Whilst PCGMedia claim to feel as though the episodic nature of this release has been used as an excuse to pack in plenty of filler, Survive is worth the journey if only for a hand-held tour of Stratis; not that you get to see much of it.



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News::Dealspwn Playthrough | Call Of Duty: Ghosts Extinction Mode - Surviving The Hordes

Dealspwn writes: We issued our official verdict on Infinity Ward's latest shooter yesterday, and the general consensus is that the Extinction mode is the highlight of Call Of Duty: Ghosts, so we've decided to give it the Dealspwn Playthrough treatment to show you what it's all about. In today's episode, Carl provides commentary as we watch him destroy alien hives with a massive drill, before giving his thoughts on of the progression system whilst fending off wave upon wave of dog-like aliens, all of which are trying to eat his face.



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News::Call Of Duty: Ghosts 200MB Patch Released on PC

Call Of Duty: Ghosts just got a 200mb update on steam. No notes on the details of the update were released though, neither on steam nor on the Call Of Duty:Ghosts official website.



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News::Like Bullet Hell Shooters? Syder Arcade Gameplay Footage PC/MAC

Syder Arcade by developer Meridian4 combines classic gameplay (i.e. think Ataris Defender) with modern bullet hell shooter mechanics. This knuckle-whitening shooter has you escorting galactic battleships through endless waves of enemies, asteroid belts and heart-pounding boss encounters. The provided gameplay video shows some of Syder Arcades intense action. Currently, Syder Arcade is available for PC and MAC on Steam.



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News::BlizzCon 2013 - World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Screenshots

Blizzplanet shares 36 screenshots of several zones of Draenor - including Frostfire Ridge (aka Blade's Edge Mountains), Gorgrond, Talador, and Shadowmoon Valley. The new feature named The Garrison allows players to build their own buildings, gather followers and send them to missions. Some screenshots show the various buildings that may be built and customized.



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News::Deadfall Adventures Achievements

Guide4GameS: Play as James Lee Quatermain in new action-adventure first-person shooter title, Deadfall Adventures. In the year of 1938, James is an adventurer just like his grandfather Allan Quatermain.



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News::Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag Interview Next Generation VS Current Generation Detailed

WhatIfGaming exactly gets the details from the AC IV: Black Flag team. [Highly technical interview for smart people or those who just want to know for sure]



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