Saturday, December 7, 2013

News::Podcast: Kai Fiebig Blackguards Interview

There is an early access version of Blackguards available on Steam and the developers need your feedback ready for the games full launch later in January 2014, so its an ideal opportunity to get a feel of what the game is all about. This dark tale captivated our imaginations here at This Is My Joystick so Neil Hickton caught up with industry veteran Kai Fiebig, Lead Producer with the Blackguards-team at Daedalic.



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News::Why Is There No Doctor Who MMO?

With so many MMO out there based on popular movies and shows, MMO-Play wonders why no Doctor Who MMO was ever made?



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News::Contrast review | CheatMasters

By avoiderdragon:The good thing about puzzle adventure games is that you get the balance between subdued but interesting gameplay and storytelling. There are some good ones that have no story at all, but they make up for it with the sense of wonderment that one feels upon discovering something new along the way. This game though does have a story, and its coupled with a visual style that could turn quite a few heads. Its called Contrast, and it looks pretty good, but plays just alright.



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News::Astral Terra Screenshots focus on Resource Gathering

Today we get to see more of Tethys Interactives sandbox fantasy RPG via some new screenshots; the images show a couple of resources players can gather solangoma from the big blue plant and wood from a tree.



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News::Nowhere Boys: The 5th Boy review | Good Game SP

The dialogue in Nowhere Boys: The 5th Boy is a little cheesy, especially compared to the TV show which is well written and has some great acting. But it's a minor problem, and overall this was a fun title.



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News::New 1954: Alcatraz Screenshots Revealed

Daedalic Entertainment has revealed a selection of new screenshots from the upcoming point-n-click adventure, 1954: Alcatraz. Currently in development for PC and Mac, 1954: Alcatraz will see release in early 2014.



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News::EA Will Release A New Battlefield Game In 2014

HardwarePal : Gaming business analyst Michael Pachter has recently been informed by EA that the publisher will release a new Battlefield title in 2014. This game wont be developed by DICE which is kind of a surprise, but when you think about it, it clearly isnt.



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News::Explore the stars in Hello Games' No Man's Sky


The makers of Joe Danger are back with a completely different type of game. No Man's Sky is a procedural exploration title that debuted at the Spike VGX awards. It looks freakin' incredible.


Hello Games' Sean Murray dropped by to chat about the project. It will always be presented in first-person, and if you see a mountain, you can go to it. Kind of neat. But if you see another planet, you can hop in your ship and go to that too, and the same goes for stars in the sky at nighttime -- those are real and can be traveled to.


Murray says there's combat in space and on individual planets, and although No Man's Sky is being described as exploratory, it's not just wandering about passively. Planets have an ecosystem and you're not necessarily at the top of the food chain. Also, it would seem that players are "in the same universe and there is persistence there." Crazy!


Explore the stars in Hello Games' No Man's Sky screenshot






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News::What to expect from Telltales Game of Thrones game

onPause writes: Today at the VGXs Telltale Games has announced that it will be creating an adventure game a la Walking Dead or Wolf Among Us for Game of Thrones.



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News::How to play SWTOR Galactic Starfighter with an Xbox 360 Controller

This post they made about using an old Xbox gamepad with the old style rails space game is pretty interesting now that we have Galactic Starfighter



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News::VGX: Best Indie Game Winner Is Gone Home

Best Indie game is revealed at VGX



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News::The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Gets a Spectacular Story Trailer

CD Projekt RED took the stage at the VGX 2013 to give the fans one more glimpse on the upcoming epic The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.



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News::Titanfall's Giant Robots Stomps on the VGX With a Fantastic Trailer Showing a New Titan

Resapawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella walked on stage during the VGX live show to showcase a new and fantastic trailer of the upcoming giant robot-driven FPS Titanfall.



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News::New Thief Story Trailer

8CN: At Spike's VGX today, a new trailer for the upcoming Thief was shown, highlighting certain elements of the story. The game will be out February 25, 2014.



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News::The Great Debate: COD vs Battlefield

(this conversation takes place before both Xbox One and PS4 released) What you are about to read, is a conversation between two passionate gamers and long time friends (has it really been 7 years already?) about the state of modern first person shooters. Its a battle of minds, about the age long war between Battlefield, and Call of Duty. This is a conversation between Jae_Blaze06 and BauerKillz, and Mr_Yarger. Enjoy, and let the "war" commence!



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News::'The Division' Claimed to Be the Most Detailed Video Game Ever

Hardcore Gamer: A bold statement to be sure, but one Ubisoft is certainly doing a good job backing up.



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News::Dying Light Brings Zombies to the VGX With New Live Gameplay Demo Running on PS4

During the VGX 2013 live broadcast Techland brough a new gameplay demo of the upcoming FPS survival horror Dying Light, that will hit the shelves next year.



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News::StarCraft: A South Korean Obsession

South Korea is pretty deeply obsessed with technology in general, and games are all part and parcel of that passion. But StarCraft has captured the emotions and imaginations of millions of Korean youths the most dramatically.



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News::Telltale officially announces Game of Thrones

Hot on the heels of its Tales from the Borderlands announcement, Telltale got back on this year's VGX to show a brief teaser trailer announcing another property it is working on: Game of Thrones. Talking with Geoff Keighley and Joel McHale, Telltale revealed that it would be based on the HBO show rather than straight from the book series.


Mentioned in the interview was that Game of Thrones would feature traditional Telltale adventure gameplay, but also include massive infantry battles in some capacity. Another notable point of the discussion was the focus on characters' personal stories, though Telltale did not reveal which characters would take center stage.


Telltale officially announces Game of Thrones screenshot






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News::Elijah Wood joins the Broken Age voice cast

We're strapped in for this whole VGX thing and oddly enough, one of the better parts has been an extended look at Broken Age, Double Fine's Kickstarter-funded adventure game. CEO Tim Schafer stopped by to reveal another voice actor for the game, Elijah Wood. Guys, he brought rice crispy treats. Guys!


His character, Shay, is one of the two protagonists in Broken Age. He's stuck in a ship with an overprotective computer, longing to escape for a more fulfilling life. Beyond Wood, Wil Wheaton, Pendleton Ward, and Jack Black are among those who have lent their voices to the game.


Elijah Wood joins the Broken Age voice cast screenshot






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News::Confirmed: Telltale's Making A Game of Thrones Series

News::Hello Games Announces 'No Man's Sky' on VGX

8CN: Hello Games announced today a new game titled No Man's Sky, a procedurally-generated open-world game featuring space travel, exploration and more, with a new teaser shown on VGX.



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News::Hello Games Shows Amazing Procedurally Generated Game No Mans Sky at VGX, Heres the Trailer

Hello Games just walked on stage at VGX 2013 showcasing its first next generation game No Mans Sky.



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News::Tim Schafers Broken Age Showcased at the VGX 2013 With New Gameplay Videos

Double Fine Productions took the stage at the VGX 2013 with new gameplay videos of its upcoming adventure Broken Age.



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News::VGX World Première: Game of Thrones Game by TellTale Games

VGX World Première is Game of Thrones Game by TellTale Games



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News::Games of Thrones Game by Telltale Trailered at the VGX, Coming in 2014

Telltale Games just announced its upcoming Game of Thrones title at the VGX. The game will be titled Game of Thrones: and is scheduled for 2014 on. Below you can see the trailer that has just been broadcasted. Its interesting, doesnt it?



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News::Telltales' 'Game of Thrones' Title Announced Today at Spike's VGX

8CN: At Spike's VGX show today, it was announced that a Game of Thrones video game would be coming in 2014, developed by Telltale Games.



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News::Tom Clancy's The Division's Engine Showcased in Absolutely Impressive Trailer

During the VGX 2013 live broadcast Ubisoft showcased the Snow Drop engine powering the upcoming open world online game Tom Clancy: The Division.



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News::Tim Schafer Announces That Elijah Wood Will Voice a Main Character in 'Broken Age' at Spike's VGX

8CN: Tim Schafer announced that Elijah Wood will voice a main character in 'Broken Age' at Spike's VGX today.



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News::The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Brand New Screenshot Prepares Us For VGX Trailer

A new trailer for the The Witcher 3 will be unveiled in a couple of hours. However, we can have a sneak peek to it as a brand new screenshot has hit the Internet.



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News::DisasterCake Gives New Update on Kickstarted J-RPG Soul Saga

OnlySP: DisasterCake, the one man team behind the Kickstarted J-RPG, Soul Saga have given backers and RPG enthusiasts an update on the games progress.



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News::Telltale, Gearbox team up for Tales from the Borderlands

For the first reveal of this year's VGX, a Telltale logo showed up on a vending machine, with very Telltale-esque cel-shading. Not so Telltale was the music, which was clearly a Borderlands guitar riff. Yep, Telltale is making an adventure game set in the Borderlands universe.


Considering the great work that Telltale has done recently with The Walking Dead and A Wolf Among Us, this could turn out to be a pretty fitting collaboration. The goofy, brutal world of Pandora could be a great fit for an adventure game.


In the reveal trailer, two new characters were shown, but all we know about them is that they are not Vault Hunters like the typical Borderlands protagonists. That, and that Handsome Jack wants to kill them, of course.


Telltale, Gearbox team up for Tales from the Borderlands screenshot






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News::Tales From the Borderlands Announced at Spike's VGX Show

8CN: We're still fairly early into the 3-hour VGX Show on Spike, and they've already made their first big "mystery" announcement. And that announcement is: Telltale is working with 2K games to make a Borderlands game.



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News::Titanfall news, a new Nintendo game and a big surprise from Hello Games: watch VGX live here


The smart money’s on details of a Titanfall beta at VGX tonight.



Spike TV’s annual videogame awards show takes place this evening, and will contain announcements involving Respawn’s Titanfall, a new Wii U title and a real surprise from UK indie Hello Games.


You can watch events unfold in our livestream below from 11pm UK time, 6pm Eastern and 3pm Pacific.



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News::Top 5 Graphic Cards (GPUs) of the Year 2013.

Choosing between AMD and Nvidia is probably impossible, but here are the Top 5 Graphic Processing Units of the Year 2013.



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News::In-depth Review: XCOM: Enemy Within - Electronic Theatre

2012s XCOM: Enemy Unknown was undeniably one of the best console strategy videogames of last year, if not on the previous generation of consoles. In the wake of a tidal shift as gamers look towards news hardware 2K Games are keen to ensure that their confidence in XCOMs rebirth isnt pushed aside, but while this summers The Bureau: XCOM Declassified was met with a disappointingly muted response, this autumns XCOM: Enemy Within is likely to perform much better despite it essentially being a re-release.



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News::Kotaku 'Shop Contest: I Love a Parade: The Winners

News::Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse - Episode 1 Review | Hardcore Gamer

Hardcore Gamer: Paris in the Spring. The city holds many memories for me; of conspiracies, of sewer keys, of romance, and of goats. Once again, I find myself in the city of lights, guiding George Stobbart and Nico Collard through a grand mystery that stretches back into the annals of time. Ive had years to reminisce and re-examine our past adventures (now in glorious HD with artwork by David Gibbons), but it feels so good to be back and doing something new. Broken Sword: The Serpents Curse has been a long time coming.



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News::Front Towards Gamer -- Top 6: Roguelikes That Will Infuriate as Much as They Delight

Roguelikes are an increasingly popular genre in gaming, so we've compiled some of the best.



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News::Front Towards Gamer -- Goodbye Deponia Review (PC)

A fitting and spectacular end to the Deponia series



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News::Impressions: Assault Android Cactus (PC)

Assault Android Cactus has been gaining some momentum in the gaming community lately -- mostly because it's yet another title to join the ranks of supporting the Wii U. It also helps that it sports an incredibly cool-looking art style, and promises of hardcore gameplay to boot.


I got a chance to play the Early Access build, and I have to say, as a hardcore shoot-'em-up fan -- I can't wait for the final version.


Impressions: Assault Android Cactus (PC) screenshot


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News::The Dark Eye: Demonicon Review | GameGrin

Demonicon is a frustrating beast. Some great and innovative RPG customisation and story arcs occur amongst very uninspired quests and combat dynamics. Very much giving with one hand and disappointing with another, Demonicon does well in presenting a competent RPG adventure but falls short on areas where it matters the most.



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News::Planetary Annihilation Will Release When Its Done, Says Jon Mavor

According to Uber Entertainment, the successful Kickstarter Planetary Annihilation no longer has a release date. Instead they have issued a statement on their website that the game will be released when its done. However, Uber Entertainment estimates the PC game will be complete in early 2014.



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News::Injustice: Gods Among Us Graphic Novel Collection Launches

From the makers of Mortal Kombat comes the critically acclaimed prequel comic to the smash-hit beat-em-up videogame, Injustice: Gods Among Us. Available as a hardcover publication from today, the Injustice: Gods Among Us Graphic Novel Collection comprises of the entire first series of comic books based on the popular videogame.



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News::SWTOR Crafting Bonuses Chart

This great chart lists each class on the left-hand side, along with ship droid and optional companions. Then across the top we have the crafting skills and you can see the crit and skill bonuses you can receive for each class.



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News::SWTOR PVP Enhancements Chart

If youre looking for a great list of PVP enhancement and modification stats to help you figure it all out quickly and easily



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News::Blizzard creating new small development team for unannounced game

A new job position on Blizzards jobs page indicates they are looking to create a new small development team for an unannounced project.



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News::Star Citizen reaches $34 million in funding New locations are next

New locations are the focus of attention as funding keeps rolling in. The MISC Hull C (Discreet) is now also being added.



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News::MSI Translucent TwinFrozr Cooler Design

HardwarePal : Its not only EVGA whos in for a translucent shroud with their latest 780Ti Kingpin Edition, which is due to release later this month. Just like EVGA, MSI teased in a recent picture are also after a translucent TwinFrozr Cooler design for their upcoming cards.



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News::IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad Enters Closed Beta

1C Game Studios has launched a closed beta testing phase for everyone who purchased the Premium Edition of IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad. IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is a combat flight simulation dedicated to the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the most decisive and fierce battles on the Eastern Front in World War II.



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