News::New Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD Screenshot comparisons

Strategy Informer has published three new screenshots for Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD.



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News::Some Of The Best Counter-Strike Kills You'll Ever See

Kotaku - This is HLTV.org's list of the top ten "frag highlights" of 2013. Some are amazing individual kills, others rampages that'll make you sad that you're not as good at video games as these guys are.



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News::Newell: Valve view their role as "enabling" Steam Machines, not building them

Will Valve be mass producing their own line of Steam Machines to one day rub ports with all the others from major PC makers? Perhaps. Gabe Newell however sees Valve's role as an 'enabler' for them. They've handled some "very tiny stuff" in that arena as they built 300 Steam Machines for testers. It's more about how they can "collaborate with the chip-makers" for Valve.



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News::Alien: Isolation This is the Aliens Game Youve Always Wanted | OnlySP

OnlySP: Aliens: Colonial Marines was one of my most anticipated titles of all time. I had been waiting for so long for a good Aliens game, and for those of you that follow the site, you know how big of a disappointment that was. For anyone to take up the Alien IP, itll involve a lot of digging to get out of a hole that Gearbox dug with the release of Colonial Marines. Alien: Isolation looks to escape that hole and give fans a game theyve been asking for.



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News::64's a crowd? Why you shouldn't worry about Titanfall's 12 player cap

OXM - OK, I can see where all this is coming from. Respawn has never outright described Titanfall as a big team shooter, but that's a fair deduction to make of the developer's E3 and Gamescom demonstrations, rife as they are with cloud-powered AI grunts that are easily confused with players at a glance. Moreover, the maps are pretty roomy - they're built to accommodate robots the size of buildings - and the premise is that you're fighting a full-blown interplanetary war, vividly communicated by the sight of enormous starfleets in the announcement video.



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News::Project Phoenix Interview: CIA Talks PS4 Development, Setting, Character Types and More

GamingBolt recently had a chance to speak to director Hiroaki Yura about Project Phoenix, especially whether it would take advantage of PlayStation 4-specific features, its setting and his thoughts on the choice of PS Vita and PS4 for the game's console release.



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News::Infinite Crisis invaded by Atomic Poison Ivy

Turbine's upcoming free-to-play MOBA Infinite Crisis will feature Atomic Poison Ivy, who joins the original character as a playable option. The developers have released a new video of the radioactive superhero in action.



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News::Get Even - Next-Gen FPS - Two New Screenshots

The Farm 51 has released two new screenshots for its upcoming next-gen FPS title, Get Even.



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News::Agarest: Generations of War Review - Made For Gaming

Evan writes: " I could mince words, sugar coat and attempt to coerce you to waste precious time on this travesty because it.. Uhh.. runs O.K., I guess, but the sad fact is this game would barely be passable no matter how you looked at it. If Idea Factorys (referred to by another, more colourful moniker by some) Agarest: Generations of War was any sort of benchmark for the caliber of JRPG they are willing to release, take refuge in your shanties built of handhelds. Between simple, clichéd story tropes and combat that teeters from mundane to monotonous, there isn't much to praise."



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News::GeeksPodcast Review: Home - An 8-Bit Murder Mystery

Josh of GeeksPodcast reviews Steam's $2.99 Home, the pixelated horror game for from Benjamin Rivers!



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News::Evolve Box Art Revealed

Game Informer - We revealed the first details of Evolve in our February cover reveal earlier today, but development is further along than you might expect. Turtle Rock Studios and 2K Games have already finalized the game's box art, which you can see here.



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News::All Thats Gaming: Your Epic Buyers Guide to Whats New This Week

AllThatsEpic: Its a new year, and that means a clean slate, which also brings a fresh batch of new year releases. Lets start the year off with a rather interesting, survival horror title, Dont Starve. This dark and ominous game, coming from Klei Entertainment, is all about survival. Players take on the role of survival through the shoes of gentleman scientist, Wilson. Wilson was previously trying to make some sort of scientific advancement, but when it blows up in his faceliterallyhe starts to lose hope. Before all hope is lost, a mysterious voice comes across Wilsons radio, offering him a deal. Shortly after the deal is made, Wilson realizes what a terrible mistake hes made, as he finds himself in an unfamiliar place, and facing all sorts of obstacles he wouldnt think to be possible. As Wilson fights starvation, insanity, and hostile enemies, he realizes he must survive if he ever wishes to leave this hell.



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News::Origin PC Preps Single and Dual GPU Steam Machine "Chronos" Rigs

Maximum PC: One of the reasons why Valve is pushing its Steam Machine platform is to get PC gamers into their living rooms, hence the prep work that went into Big Picture mode and the wireless Steam Controller. Going along with that theme, boutique builder Origin PC announced plans to launch a pair of Steam Machine "Chronos" systems built in a small form factor (SFF) chassis that will have no trouble blending into a typical home theater setup.



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News::2014 Video Game Power Rankings: January

Critically Sane: "Welcome to the power rankings, where we anticipate what our Game of the Year list is going to look like 12 months from now. This is a combination of anticipation and realistic expectations, and much like our Game of the Year article, a combined effort amongst the staff here."



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News::10 of the funniest DayZ videos out there

DayZ is technically a horror zombie survival game, but it does have its share of hilarious moments!



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News::Requiem: Cancelled MMOs of 2013

Just like everything else in the universe, mmo games have to follow the cycle of life: conception, birth, living, and then death. There were a number of new mmos that sprang to life in the last year, but a few left us as well. MMO-Play put up a list of cancelled MMOs for 2013.



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News::Blackguards - Turn-Based RPG, Character Class Selection video revealed

LGN "Daedalic Entertainment has released the first video from their 5-part video guide of Blackguards, an upcoming turn-based RPG for the PC, due for release on 24 January. The clip below depicts how character class selection works in the game and also shows their diverse abilities and skills."



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News::Continue?9876543210 Review | HAL

Isaac Wagner: "Continue?9876543210 is a game that is more interesting than it is good. It's a hard game to recommend, but if any of the above sounds the least bit interesting to you, it's worth giving it at least a couple of tries. Maybe at a lower price, though."



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News::IncGamers Worst PC Game Launch of 2013 The Results

The IncGamers list of Worst PC Game Launches concluded with the chance to vote for the foulest piece of garbage to pollute the fair machine in 2013, and the option to add additional games. The results are now in and IncGamers reveals what was the worst PC launch as voted for by PC gamers.



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News::To the Moon Available in Four More Languages

oprainfall writes: "To the Moon is a beautiful indie game from the developers known as Freebird Games. They have just released four new languages for the game, available to download on their website."



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News::Worth a Play Dantes Inferno

SlasherJPC revisits Dante's Inferno in this Worth a Play feature: "SlasherJPC goes back to the original hellraiser, Dante, and tells us why he thinks this God of War homage from 2010 is Worth a Play in his video review."



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News::Microsoft: It's Easier to Sell Offline Single Player Games on Consoles than PC

Most PC games are service based making offline single player titles hard to sell on the platform says Phil Spencer.



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News::Titanfall 6v6 player cap is not the end of the world

Dealspwn: "Player count and player balance is important for any game, but having played Titanfall and had an absolute blast, I'm not convinced that adding more players to proceedings would necessarily be a good thing. Some people will always want scale from their FPS games, and that's fine. But Titanfall has never been, and will never be that game."



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News::Type: Rider Review | RGN

Garet of RGN writes, "Type: Rider somehow manages to educate the player of the history of typography, and yet still be exciting to play. The themes of each level are designed perfectly. Nothing seems out of order. The game is simple, exciting, and educational. The graphics are phenomenal, the music/sounds are amazing. But, Type: Rider is a very short game. It took me about 3 hours to complete all 10 levels, plus he bonus level, which is extraordinary difficult and frustrating, took roughly 45 minutes. The short amount of time that it takes to complete the game is the only problem with this game; Type Rider earns a solid 8/10."



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News::Survivor Squad Review | RGN

DJ Killzown Jones of RGN writes, "Survivor Squad is a top down 2D Strategy Game developed by Endless Loop Studios. In this title players take the role of a survivor moving through the zombie apocalypse. Everything players find can be used as a tool or resource to create new weapons, gear, and gadgets to face off against the many zombies that plague the path throughout Survivor Squads journey. There are many different types of Zombies that get dispatched as well as many different ways to do send them back where they came from. Squad mates can be re-named (A la Pokemon, or Organ Trail style) to whatever names the player gives them so close friends, rivals, or sworn enemies can live and die by players decisions and actions in the game."



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News::The Banner Saga Preview: Bloody Battles and Political Wars - Pixels for Breakfast

Pixels for Breakfast writes: A bead of sweat lodges itself right above my eyebrows, as I survey the tattered battlefield. The snow is falling in the backdrop as a massive giant stands before me, dressed in heavy black armour that seems impenetrable. An entire town lays in ruins as I think of the men, women and children who just lost their homes and loved ones. I brought them to this place. How can I stand up and call myself their leader? This is what The Banner Saga made me feel. I couldnt handle the pressure. I made bad decisions, and my followers paid the price. Even during this short preview of the single-player campaign, I can already tell this turn-based strategy title will almost certainly leave me emotionally drained by the end.



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News::Why Style Is Important: A Review Of Secrets Of Rætikon

Here's a game so steeped in style you'll want to smack your momma.



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News::Watch 30 Minutes of Dreamfall Chapters in Action

GamerZines writes: Red Thread Games has released the first video playthrough of Dreamfall Chapters, taking viewers through a lengthy 30 minute sequence known as Friar's Keep. Interestingly Red Thread have released two versions of the video, one without any commentary, and one with commentary from design director Martin Bruusgaard and creative director Ragnar Tørnquist. We've embedded the latter video below as the insights provided about the game's development, control scheme, story and pacing offer an intriguing glimpse of what kind of experience Dreamfall Chapters will offer. Needless to say, there are spoilers ahead.



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News::Evolve: New Details About The Game

New details about the new co-op shooter, confirmed that Evolve will not be represented only by a network game. According to information, the game will be presented some sort of single-player game, although the developer is not ready to talk about it.



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News::Fix 7 Days to Die PC Crashes, MONO DLL Error, Socket Thread Failure, No Connection

Follow this comprehensive guide to fix crashes, mono dll errors, socket thread failure, and other errors in 7 Days to Die on the PC.



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News::ChristCenteredGamer Dracula 5: The Blood Legacy review

If you like point and click adventure games with mind boggling puzzles, this series is worth looking into. Sadly it it does have some objectionable content and may not even run on your system. iOS and Android versions are in the works and perhaps they will run better than the PC one.



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News::MapleStory 2 First Character Bella Debut with Promotion Images

In celebration of new year, NEXON's anticipated title MapleStory 2 released a new promotion image.



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News::Top 5 Indie Games of 2013

Justin of Pixel Gate writes: ''This one is all about my favorite indie titles that I had the honor of playing this year. These games had to have been released in 2013. Ill also take suggestions for indie titles to keep my eyes peeled for, or that I should check out. Again, keep in mind these are from a list that I have played, and are purely opinion.''



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News::Dysfunctional Systems Episode 2 Halted

A recent update by Dischan Media, the creators of the episodic visual novel series Dysfunctional Systems, reports that the studio has temporarily halted production on all games due to a lack of sales. This comes as sad news to us as they were working on one of our highly anticipated games of 2014, Dysfunctional Systems: EP 2.



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News::Steam Leaks Killing Floor 2, Arkham Blackgate HD, and Many Others

"NeoGAF user and famed Enhanced Steam creator jshackles has uncovered an interesting list of titles accidentally posted onto Steams stats page that seems to suggest a whole host of new and unannounced games coming to PC sometime in the future, including a sequel to popular multiplayer FPS Killing Floor and an HD version of the recent Arkham Origins: Blackgate game originally released on Vita and 3DS. The list is, of course, mass rumor and speculation, but a games name being on the official Steam website is a heavy hint that the game will eventually hit the service." - Alex Santa Maria of Geekenstein



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News::Original Mirrors Edge Writer Wont Be Coming Back For Next Installment

AllThatsEpic: Those behind Mirrors Edge are currently working on a brand new entry, and with this exciting news comes perhaps, some sad news as well. Original writer for Mirrors Edge, Rhianna Pratchett is not working with her former colleagues at DICE on the newest Mirrors Edge installment. Its really lovely that people care enough to ask whether Im involved with Mirrors Edge 2, but Im not & wasnt asked, Pratchett stated on Twitter. One reason, Pratchett speculated, that she might not have been asked back to work on the new project was due to the little praise that the original Mirrors Edge story received.



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News::Let's Build in Minecraft - CTTX

Geoff and Gavin create the beloved Capture the Tower X in Minecraft. Watch Let's Play - CTTX:



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News::Top 5 Upcoming MMOs of 2014

While 2013 was somewhat of a quiet year in terms of big, AAA mmo games being released, 2014 is shaping up to be a big year for online gamers. Check out MMO-Play's top MMOs for 2014.



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News::Gas Guzzlers Extreme Review | Combo Caster

There is no history to worry about the player, just cars, tracks, events, guns and lots of explosions. Winning races gives us the money to buy new cars and weapons there is a long list to unlock and purchase. The gameplay is simple, but some races can be really challenging. There are several types of races, some we can not even use weapons, but none of them is amazing, and something we've seen before. Weaponry ranges from rifles to machine guns, grenade launchers, mines, smoke among others.



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News::Nether Review - S4T7

Nether is an attempt at combining the elements of the survival horror genre with the first person style of The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim and finally adding the MMO dash to top it all off. The story is minimal but the game attempts to make up for it with its gameplay. I



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News::The Steam Machines play fewer games than your PC, with less functionality

Polygon - Steam Machine is a PC that can do fewer things, and run fewer games, than the system you have in your home right now.



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News::Alien Isolation Not Coming To WiiU

There are no plans for a WiiU release of the game, as confirmed on the official Twitter account of Alien: Isolation.



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News::H-Hour: World's Elite - Tactical Military Shooter from SOCOM creators - Pre-Alpha Footage Unveiled

This video shows off the early pre-alpha build for H-Hour: World's Elite; a game that is created by Creative Director David Sears, the mind behind the original SOCOM series.



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News::Maingear Spark is a Small Form Factor Steam Machine with AMD Inside

Maximum PC: Valve isn't having any trouble lining up hardware partners to build Steam Machine systems of varying power and shapes at different price points. One of those companies is Maingear, a boutique builder out of New Jersey that decided to go with an AMD foundation inside a small form factor (SFF) chassis for its take on a Steam Machine. The aptly named Spark measures only 4.5 inches wide by 4.23 inches deep by 2.34 inches high and weighs less than a pound.



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News::World of Warcraft continues to merge servers

Blizzard are continuing their Connected Realms programme, with more World of Warcraft servers set to merge on January 9. In a post on Battle.net the developer issued a full list of all the servers that would merge, and listed other servers that are in line for the same process at a later date.



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News::An El33t P33k at Outrise, multiplayer Shadow Of The Colossus meets Left 4 Dead

El33tonline writes: "A team of game industry veterans from studios including Crytek, Ubisoft and Treyarch have come together to form a new development outfit, Adhesive Games, using their years of experience working on titles like Metroid Prime, Hawken, Far Cry 3, Assassins Creed and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 to work on an all-new multiplayer-focussed game, Outrise."



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News::The State Council of China Formally Lifts the 13-year Ban of Video Game Console

Today, State Council formally released an important document,in which the item 32 states that in Shanghai's free trade zone, foreign companies are allowed to manufacture and sell video game related products, and video game related products which have been approved by the Ministry of Culture are allowed to sell in Chinese market.



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News::Starbound Could be in the Humble Bundle X

A deleted tweet from the official Starbound twitter and an error on the Humble Bundle X page suggests Chucklefish's game is going to be in this Humble Bundle. Update: Only the first 1,000 people who paid $9.99 or more received Starbound with their bundles.



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News::Game Informer Best Of 2013 Awards

When it came down to it, no game moved the editors at Game Informer nearly as much as the harrowing tale of Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us. From its tragic opening sequence to the open-ended finale, The Last of Us was an emotional roller coaster that moved the bar for narratives in interactive entertainment. We applaud Naughty Dog for its achievement, and can't wait to see what Sony's premiere studio delivers next.



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News::(CES 2014) 12 Steam Machine Partners Confirmed, Possibly More Tonight

SteamFirst: Tonight is the big night, folks. Valve will be on stage to take the wraps off their Steam Machines and they will have 12 or more partners there to help them along. We say 12 or more, because 12 have been officially confirmed but it is very possible there could be others as well.



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