News::Tim Schafer Indicates Broken Age Will Be Released Next Week

"The first part of Double Fine's Broken Age will be released next week."



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News::A new way to QUAKE

Free-to-play Quake 3 Arena variant Quake Live is shifting its platform from a browser-based offering to having its own dedicated client.



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News::Let's Play Minecraft - Episode 85 - Geoff's House Part 3

Geoff, Ryan, Michael, Ray, Gavin and Jack are back with the third installment of Let's Play Minecraft - Geoff's House.



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News::Recap for the Week of December 30th, 2013

Ray, Michael, and the best of the worst for the week of December 30th!



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News::Remembering the last generation: The best fighting games

Writers of the 16bitkings discuss their favourite fighting/beat'em up games from the previous console generation. Please note, these aren't necessarily an objective 'best of', but rather our own personal favourites. Let us know if you agree/disagree with our choices and which fighting/beat'em ups you would pick.



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News::Watch_Dogs Premium Figurine Now Available

UBIcollectibles has today launched its new masterpiece: Aiden Pearce_Execution. Presenting the protagonist of one of 2013s most widely discussed Ubisoft videogames, Watch_Dogs, the premium figurine is available to purchase now for a recommended retail price (RRP) of £29.99 GBP.



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News::The best stuff on Destructoid this week

Selamat pagi, homies!

We post a lot of articles here at Destructoid. The endless, ouroboros news cycle has us burning the snake at both ends, which will ultimately push big news, thoughtful original pieces, and all sorts of other great content off of the front page.

Every Saturday, I'm going to bring you a sort of "best of the week." The stories you might have missed. The stories you should be reading.

Let's begin.

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News::The Overseas Connection Podcast #251

The Overseas Connection, the official G4TE (Gaming For The Elderly) Community weekly podcast discusses gaming news, community feedback, new releases and the podcast teams current play lists. Tune-in and listen to this combination U.S. and U.K. video game podcast as they discuss this weeks topics: * We talk about Sonys Playstation Now & TV services announced at CES. * Our thoughts on Valves announced Steam Machines makers at CES * Sony and Microsoft both boast healthy sales at the end of 2013 for their new machines. * A new game from the Left 4 Dead makers and an Alien game that promises to be goodthis time. * We look back at our 2013 predictions and make our bold 2014 gaming predictions.



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News::Kingdom Under Fire II Can Display 10K Characters In a Single Map

Blueside CEO Sejung Kim announces that their Blueside Engine is capable of displaying over 10K characters in a map of Kingdom Under Fire II.



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News::Important Importables: JAST USAs Peter Payne Discusses the State of Starry Sky

Jenni Lada caught up with Peter Payne to find out what was going on with the PC otome game Starry Sky. Unfortunately, the news isn't good.



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News::GameZebo - Detective Grimoire Walkthrough

GameZebo - Detective Grimoire is apoint-and-click mystery developed by SFB Games. In this game, you take on the role of Detective Grimoire as he attempts to solve a murder in a remote tourist attraction by exploring the swamp, discovering clues, and interrogating suspects. Gamezebos walkthrough will provide you with detailed images, tips, information, and hints on how to play your best game.



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News::World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor First Look

Christopher Buffa (Prima Games): Blizzards World of Warcraft released in 2004, making it one of the longest running games in history. To put this in perspective, the Xbox 360 launched the following year, Shrek 2 was the highest grossing movie and you could still buy French Toast Crunch; discontinued in the U.S. in 2006, unfortunately.



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News::OmniGamer: Special CES Podcast with Razer Interview

Join Michael and Morris as they detail their CES impressions, discuss their experiences with various companies, and rejoice over OmniGamers new friends! Also, be sure to listen to OmniGamers awesome interview with Razers Young Bae (Director, Product Marketing Systems) regarding Project Christine and the Nabu! You can find the interview at 9:00.



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News::Will There Be A Good Videogame Movie This Year?

There are a number of other 2015 (and beyond) films that seem worthy of breaking the videogame movies suck mould, with eyes heavily placed on the Assassins Creed adaptation starring Michael Fassbender (slated for an August 2015 NZ release) and the WarCraft movie from Moon and Source Code director Duncan Jones (dated for March 2016).



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News::Saints Row IV Review from NineKnights

Dark Legend - "Returning to Saints Row after not playing the 3rd installment i thought would be a hard thing to do with all the changes the 2nd installment brought to the table, but i was WRONG. Not only was it an easy transition it was a piece of cake."



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News::16Bit Assassins Episode 70: Damn you soundboard

Ladies and Gentlemen, and Prank Callers, the Assassins are back, and a lot has happened in two weeks, and we're going to try to cram into one two hour show! On episode 70 of the 16Bit Assassins has the Assassins take a look at the year that was, and look forward to the year that is. Sony has some Gaikai news, Gamestop stock drops, we talk about steam machines, Titan Fall's 6V6, Sega tries Aliens again, the Simpsons get the brick treatment and the news people fail once again! All this and more on Episode 70: Damn you soundboard!!!!



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News::NASCAR '14 Skips Xbox - Release Date, Trailer And Cover Art Revealed

GG3 gets the latest news from Deep Silver. It looks like their European release for Nascar '14 will not come to any Xbox platform. However, a release date for PS3 and PC are set, which comes with cover art and a trailer.



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News::Valve plays the long game again

EuroGamer - So then, we finally have eyes on Steam Machines at CES 2014 in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, those eyes have come away unimpressed. Valve has announced 13 hardware partners who are making Steam Machines - PCs using a variety of different components, form factors and pricing models that are united by their use of the Steam licence for marketing, SteamOS as their default operating system and the Steam Controller as their preferred input method.



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News::Game Under Podcast Episode 36

2013 has come to a close, so it's time for Phil Fogg and Tom Towers to think back to a bygone era and take part in the GOTY trend. Better late, than never, huh? It's a smorgasbord of games good and bad.



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News::Awakening Kingdoms - Review | AACG

Awakening Kingdoms is a fantastic addition to the franchise, it offers a nice variation of gameplay accompanied by great visuals and challenging quests.



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News::Gomo Review | NoobFeed

From the review - Gomo is a point-and-click puzzle game developed by Fishcow Studio that, unlike most games labeled under the same category, wont consume much of your time. If you are into Tim Burton-esque animation and point-and-click games, and have an hour or so to kill, then you might find good companion in Gomo.



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News::EGM Review: Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag Freedom Cry

Its unusual for Assassins Creed story DLC to feature someone who wasnt the lead character of the main game. Since Assassins Creed IVs story led Edward back to England, though, in order to maintain the Caribbean setting (and not drive the developers mad in trying to create entirely new assets), Freedom Cry tells a tale of Edwards charismatic quartermaster, Adéwalé, instead.



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News::Massive difference between Call of Duty Ghosts on Xbox One vs PC - A comparison through Xbox One

A comparison video which runs the PC version through the Xbox One using the exact same opening scene and showing massive differences between the two versions.



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News::Contrasts Execution Ruins the Beauty of Its Concept

UM writes: "During the Winter break, I finally had time to catch up on some video games now that Im done with academics. I decided to give Contrast a go on my PlayStation 4. When I first heard about this game, I was intrigued by the Jazz-noir themes and the shadow mechanics. However, I was surprised that it received mixed reviews from critics. I was never really a puzzle/platformer type of gamer, but Ive always appreciated it when I watched people play it. As I watched my cousins play Contrast, I was able to appreciate and be annoyed by it at the same time. For the first few minutes, I was wondering why people didnt like the game so much. However, its faults soon surfaced and it was very hard to ignore them."



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News::Hearthstone: Learning the Shaman

Exilic's resident Hearthstone player explains the basics of building and playing a Shaman deck.



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News::The 2013 Speakys: Round One (Vote Now!)

News::Lords of the Fallen - Two New Screenshots

Two new screenshots for City Interactives upcoming fantasy action/role-playing game, Lords of the Fallen, have been unveiled.



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News::Dangerous Games: Prisoners of Destiny - Review | AACG

It is not very challenging, but with gorgeous graphics, lovely concept and solid production - it is splendidly entertaining nonetheless.



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News::Xbox One Vs. PS4 And PlayStation Now - GameRevolution Radio Episode 96

Talking Points: PC Gaming, PlayStation Now, Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 Sales, Steam Machines, Alien: Isolation, Evolve, Privacy Concerns



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News::Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Gone Home: A Comparison

DM Agony talks about Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Gone Home. Two games that are about siblings, but both are presented very differently.



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News::Rust Is DayZ vs Minecraft, And It Will Kick Your Ass

Kotaku - A crude comparison to make, sure, but also a fair one. Because playing Rust feels exactly like playing the game someone made when they thought "wow, wouldn't it be awesome if I could play DayZ and Minecraft at the same time?"



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News::GameZebo - Sugar Tales Review

GameZebo - Oy. Is it just me, or is everyone else getting tired of the Candy Crush ripoffs? Perhaps it's not fair to allow King's mega-match-three game own all things sweet, but with millions of people obsessively playing it, it's hard not to. Fair or not, it's hard not to measure all new match-threes against their super-successful predecessor, and match-three social game Sugar Tales is just the latest to suffer by the comparison.



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News::GameZebo - Monster Busters Review

GameZebo - When a young boy or girl makes friends with a community of emotive gingerbread people, then you dont need me to tell you that this is a bond that lasts for life right there. So when said gingerbread friends get kidnapped and imprisoned by some evil monsters, you would naturally do anything to free your delicious pals, right? Even if it means matching hundreds of those quirky little monsters in an ever-changing c



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News::The Walking Dead, Season Two: All up to Clementine | SnackBarGames Review

SBG: In the first season of Telltales The Walking Dead, the characters felt real, the interactions felt genuine and and the adventure felt personal. You didnt save the world, but you mattered immensely to Clementine and shaped the person she has become in the second season. Lee doesnt make the return trip for season two, and instead of giving Clementine another caretaker, Telltale has taken the gutsy move of making a young girl the player character.



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News::Don't Starve Survival Guide

GamesRadar - Dont Starve is the latest PS4 game to be added to the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection, allowing subscribers to try their hand at keeping gentleman scientist Wilson alive in an open world full of dangers. Survival is tough and, if youre not prepared, you wont last long. The game gives you very little information to get started with and instead leaves you to figure everything out on your own.



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News::Why the Xi3 Piston is not a True Steam Machine

SteamFirst: After some light has been shed on the upcoming status of the Steam Machines at CES this year, many of us think back to one year ago when we all heard about the Xi3 and its rumor of being the first Steam Machine. Why was this machine not included in the list of upcoming Steam Machine models some have asked. We have some of these answers for you.



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News::Whats Kicking? Episode 9

Okay so weve all had a bit of a break since the holiday. Hope everybody is fresh and ready for a brand new year. Lets get on the crowd funding bandwagon shall we. If you havent seen AGR's post on Kickstarter 2013, you can check out their slideshow for last year that shows some of the wonderful projects we all helped support.



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News::Battlefield 4 Tops Nordic Game Chart

Nothing, it seems, can shift Battlefield 4 from its lofty perch. Not even Skate 3.



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News::Why Alien: Isolation is the Alien game you've been waiting for

EuroGamer - Hello, Eurogamers! A new year means a fresh start for everyone, even a franchise as beleaguered as the Alien one. Creative Assembly wipes the slate clean with Alien: Isolation: a first-person horror ordeal that will make you forget all about Aliens: Colonial Marines.



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News::AMDs Project Discovery aims to Turn your TV into a Gaming Console

AMD's Project Discovery is basically a super slim, Kinect-Look-Alike, tablet shaped box that sits on the top of your TV. "Project Discovery" aims to turn your TV into a Console capable of playing full fledged PC Games. AMD Demoed FIFA 14 at CES on the same.



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News::Cities in Motion 2: Marvellous Monorails Now Available on Steam

In Marvellous Monorails, Cities in Motion 2 players can add five all-new monorail vehicles to their fleets, and spruce up their layouts with elevated rails to carry them. Monorails, which work best on circular layouts, are ideal for inner-city connections, and offer a more affordable alternative to metro lines, with a choice of cars from big-and-slow to speedy-but-expensive.



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News::4 Video Game Characters Clearly Designed By Teenageboys

Until recent years, the video game industry has been marketed mainly to men. Even now, gaming companies seem to prefer pandering to the male demographic. Im not here to argue the finer points of sexism in the industry. The last debate I took part in ended with an attempt to gnaw my own arm, and hitting the bone before realizing I wasnt literally trapped in the youtube comments section. I am not that deep a thinker is what Im trying to say. Still, I do enjoy mocking the testosterone-drenched fantasies my fellow men love to concoct. So join me and behold some of the most bizarre softcore porn the gaming world has to offer.



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News::TDS Games Cast: Episode 24 Playstation Now, Broken Age Release Date and Much More

Cris plays with life? Life plays with Cris? Cris and life play trapeze from a bridge? Were not sure, but Blane and Cris do talk Continuw? 9876543210 and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. Plus Sonys Playstation Now, Broken Age has a release date and more.



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News::Grand Theft Auto V Recreated In Grand Theft Auto IV - Part #2

DSOGaming writes: "Although this is still a WIP project, our reader 'Jonathan Gustafsson' has shared with us some new videos, showcasing the progress that has been made thus far."



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News::The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Closed Beta Impressions | TechRaptor

After spending about eleven hours playing the closed beta of the Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, I can safely say that I dont recommend jumping in. At this stage players are getting access to what is supposedly an unfinished product, but its still a product that Ubisoft are asking you to pay for on Steam and one that seems to have issues built right into its design philosophy.



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News::Tomb Raider Official Soundtrack Launches at Retail

The official soundtrack for Square Enixs hugely popular Tomb Raider reboot has been available via digital channels for some time, but today sees the launch of the aural accompaniment at retail. Composed by Jason Graves, the official soundtrack to Tomb Raider received much acclaim on its first airing in 2013.



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News::Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 - Hits Its $500K Goal One Day Before Ending

DSOGaming writes: "Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 is a 7-day online event to raise money for cancer prevention, streamed live for everyone to watch. The team behind it aimed to raise $500K and has just managed to meet that goal."



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News::Planetside 2 Celebrates an Epic Year

2013 was an amazing year for Sony Online Entertainment and players of the hugely popular MMOFPS PlanetSide 2, and today the developers released a new highlight video looking back at its first full year of release. Accompanying the video is a short list of highly impressive statistics from around the world of Auraxis for this past year.



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News::Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition Review | Destructoid

DT - "Baldurs Gate II holds a pretty special place in my heart. It was easily my favorite RPG from my younger days, and to be honest not much has changed since. Classic Dungeons & Dragons gameplay combined with wonderful characters and writing is a simple recipe for a timeless classic. Visually, however, this timeless classic has certainly aged."



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News::Broken Age Episode One releases on January 14

Long-awaited point-and-click adventure Broken Age is coming to backers on 14th January. Tim Schafer has confirmed that Kickstarter backers of his latest game, Broken Age, will be able to download episode 1 of the title from January 14.The game is to be produced and distributed by Schafer's Double Fine Productions for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android platforms.



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