News::This Weeks New Releases 2/2 2/8; Bravely Default, The Wolf Among Us

JPS Writes "Building upon the much better group of new releases last week, we once again find ourselves with a good crop of new games for a variety of systems throughout the week. Starting off on Tuesday, we have the remake of the original Fable known as Fable Anniversary for the Xbox 360. The highly anticipated second episode of Telltales The Wolf Among Us also debuts across Tuesday and Wednesday, depending on your platform. The end of the week is capped with two big releases in Bravely Default on the 3DS and The Lego Movie Videogame on pretty much every available platform."



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News::Renegade X Multiplayer Beta Announced

The hopes of another AAA first-person shooter in the Command and Conquer franchise may have vanished after the cancellation of Tiberium, but that isnt stopping Totem Arts from releasing their own first-person/third-person tactical Command and Conquer shooter, Renegade X.



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News::Mystery of the Ancients: Three Guardians - Review | AACG

Mystery of the Ancients: Three Guardians is an absolutely epic adventure game, top-notch production values and an interesting gameplay.



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News::The Gaming Agenda Podcast Ep 1: PS+ Vs Games For Gold, EVE Online, Shadow Of Mordor and More

John and Daniel bring their talk show-style podcast across the interwebs. In this weeks episode they cover the argument of whether or not PS+ is a better deal than Games for Gold, is Shadow of Mordor really Assassins Creed V: Mordor? How hundreds of thousands of dollars were lost in an EVE Online feud and a bunch of other stuff including the rumoured PS4 firmware update and the white, disc driveless, Xbox One. Also, the winner of the Hotline Miami giveaway is revealed, be sure to subscribe to learn about future giveaways.



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News::Titanfall Pre-Order Bonuses Don't Include DLC, Beta Keys

Gaming Blend: Gamers will be able to pick up a few freebies by pre-ordering Titanfall. You won't miss out anything vital by waiting until after launch to pick up the game, though.



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News::Echo Prime Review | Capsule Computers

Editor Joe Morgan writes, "Robot Entertainment had a couple of smashing successes on their hands with the popular third-person tower defense Orcs Must Die! franchise and strategy game Hero Academy. Now, theyre looking to port their latest iOS offering, a Diablo-esque space RPG called Echo Prime, over to the PC. Will Echo Prime resound throughout the halls of history or should it fall on deaf ears?"



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News::Blackguards Review [Capsule Computers]

Jamie Laike Tsui of Capsule Computers writes: "Blackguards is the latest addition to The Dark Eye series. Originally a pen and paper RPG system, The Dark Eye has grown to include several video games. Blackguards is a mature tale about a group of convicted criminals running from the law while looking to save the world. The game features turn based strategic RPG battles using The Dark Eyes rule system."



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News::To Be Continued: Six Cliffhangers that Left Us Floored

Leviathyn.com | Some of them were resolved, while others still have us begging for a conclusion. Here are six cliffhangers that all but blew our minds.



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News::It's the return of Mr. Hankey in The Stick of Truth

This ad for South Park: The Stick of Truth just debuted during today's Super Bowl game against the sports team that are sporting for the most sports. It's pretty tame, but does show off some plot points like the return of a certain old South Park character.

There were two other quick looks at the game released on the official website too, "rejected" ads if you will. One involves Adolf Hitler and the other sees Mr. Hankey arguing with his poop wife.

Game of the Year contender for sure.

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News::Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Playstation 4 Vs PC Graphics Analysis

Tomb Raider Definitive Edition has now landed on the Playstation 4 and Xbox One, and there were questions from the beginning of just how much different the next gen consoles would look compared to a high spec PC. Ill say from the outset, that there are advantages with both versions, but which one is best for your money?



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News::What It Looks Like To Jump From Space And Land On Earth

News::5 Things Everyone Should Be Expecting For Fallout 4

Nearly four years since the initial release of Fallout: New Vegas and almost 3 years since the last available DLC . Well , it is about time we see a new Fallout or at least a trailer . Yes we know Bethesda was busy working on Skyrim since the end of 2012 but that's almost 2 years . Well all we can say is "man we're excited". The main thing we're hoping for is no , not a pony , or mule or a dune buggy, but maybe a Pack Brahmin you can ride or even put your items on , like a companion but you must buy it to obtain one . The second is the ability to complete jobs . Such as in New Vegas with the Van Graffs or the Crimson Caravan , that would be damn sweet to see . Third thing , updated character skin , jesus , it looks like a 7th grader tried super hard to make something then we ended up with this . Number four ! Being able to continue the story after beating the game , we can not stress this enough , please add on something , let us choose at least . Come on Bethesda , make it happen .



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News::Keep the Beat, Feel the Rhythm in BeatBlasters III

Hardcore Gamer: Despite my truest love of rock and metal, electronic music is currently a huge interest for me. Not just the modern stuff like Pendulum or Knife Party, but those older electronic artists like The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers and (as you can probably tell from my profile avatar) Aphex Twin. These artists, like many electronica artists, use the beat to make their music exciting. You cant dance to something without a beat to follow. BeatBlasters III takes that idea one step further and says that you cant fight without a beat. While that sounds intimidating, Chainsawesome Games have built an entire game around beatcentric electronic rhythm. Its ironic that BeatBlasters IIIs objective is to take out an oppressive butcher, because the design in BeatBlasters III does more to tie you down and hold you back than let you break free and party.



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News::Top 5 Games of February

gamrReview's Brent Galietti: "February is all about two things: championship pigskin and what you should buy your significant other. Of course, many gamers take interest in neither of these things, so February is a pointless month, right? Not so fast! Video game companies want you to be their Valentine this year, and as gifts, they present you these games in the month of February."



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News::Hauppauge HD PVR Rocket Review (Console Monster)

Console Monster reviews the new Hauppauge HD PVR Rocket - Portable Gaming Recorder for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and PC gaming platforms.



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News::The Banner Saga Review | VGBUZZ

VGBUZZ Author writes: One of the first games that I ever played as a kid was The Oregon Trail. I remember being devastated when a member from my party would get dysentery, or when our wagon would sink while crossing a river. The Banner Saga immediately took me back to those days. The same feelings of; frustration, devastation, and sense of accomplishment soon came to me within a few hours during my journey through The Banner Saga.



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News::Jan 2014: Top 5 Video Game Songs

Gaming Grunts top 5 songs from video games released in January 2014.



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News::South Park: The Stick of Truth Gets A New TV Spot and Two Hilarious Trailers

Ubisoft and Obsidian released today three new clips of the upcoming hilarity-inducing RPG South Park: The Stick of Truth.



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News::Steam Isnt Perfect and Its Important to Know Why

While a great service Steam is not without its flaws, and it's important to know how it affects both consumers and creators.



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News::Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 ESRB Rating has Nudity and Violence, but no Rape Controversy in Sight

A few weeks ago an article on US Gamer created quite the controversy by stating that a scene in the game was blatant "with its allusions to rape," going as far as comparing it to the cover of the much criticized Japanese erogame Rapelay, that was waved around like the boogeyman by the media a couple years ago. Today the ESRB rated the game, and while the summary includes plenty depictions of ruthless violence and even nudity, it doesn't make the slightest mention of rape, or even sexual content at all.



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News::Respawn Excited but Worried by Titanfall's Launch, Beta Won't Have NDA; Only 3 Titans at Launch

Respawn Entertainment is gearing up for the incoming launch of Titanfall on March 11th, and of course there are mixed feelings about it, as expressed by co-founder Vince Zampella, as we also learn that the beta won't have an NDA and that there will be only 3 titans at launch.



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News::Starbound New Mod: Mass Effect edition

Pointgames:Accessing games before their completion has become a popular way of entering a game without having to wait for the official launch date. The Mass Effect Edition mod for Starbound (it can be accessed in beta) will allow you to play as a Turian or an Asari, will give you biotic powers and control of the Normandy SR-1, or will help you craft some of Mass Effects guns and armor.



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News::Why Alien: Isolation Wont Be Another Colonial Marines Failure

OnlySP: Ever since Sega decided to appeal to the Western market by releasing games based on the Alien franchise, there has been a rather foul taste in gamers mouths. Aliens vs. Predators in 2007 left us certainly dissatisfied and Aliens: Colonial Marines last year turned our bored sighs into angry ones. Sega certainly have built up a poor reputation for themselves when it comes to the Alien franchise, and this has left many wondering why the upcoming Alien: Isolation should be any different? Heres why you should have a little faith. Alien: Isolation may be published by Sega but its incredibly obvious that the developers have the passion and authenticity to make this game something fans of the films have been aching for. Lets discuss.



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News::Review: Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God

With the amount of role-playing adventures I’ve journeyed through in my life that culminate in apocalyptic showdowns, I’m a little tired. Save the world, rinse, and repeat. It’s so rare that a Japanese RPG deviates from this path. Perhaps it is why I mostly enjoyed last year’s critically panned Time and Eternity . The game was a mess -- both in gameplay and with its unnecessarily perverted sidekick -- yet amidst its troubles I found its overall theme refreshing.

We live in a world full of problems: some big and some small. And while they may all not be the most altruistic, it doesn't change the fact they still may be important or, at the very least, interesting subject matter to us. This is what Time and Eternity excelled at, and it’s something Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God does even better.

Besides, saving the world is overrated.

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News::Loadout Launch Goes Into Matchmaking Hell

"The new free-to-play title from developers Edge of Reality recently launched on Steam. However instead of a smooth and successful release, the game has encountered a big problem. The game upon launch has been criticised for having poor matchmaking queue times. We arent talking a few minutes more than normal, we are talking anything from fifteen minutes to hours."



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News::Battlefield 4 Mantle Benchmarks Show 19% Performance Increase

It's been a long time in the making, but it's finally here. The first iteration of Mantle is now available to the general public and the promise of console-style GPU optimizations for PC is now upon us.



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News::Modders Keep College Basketball Alive with 'March Madness 2K14' on PC

News::New Legends of Grimrock 2 details, screenshots emerge from depths

Legend of Grimrock 2 will not be a direct sequel to the original dungeon crawler RPG, according to a post from developer Almost Human.



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News::The CryENGINE as a game development solution

An article looking at the CryEngine as a video game solution, especially for independent developers.



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News::Kirameki Wakuwaku Sweets - New Magical Wing Glitter Costume Password Published

Sonic Powered has published a new costume password for the Kirameki Wakuwaku Sweet on the official website.



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News::How to complete Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA V) at 100%

EasyGuidez: Completion GTA 100% required to spend a lot of time at the game. Fortunately, from a purely technical point of view, this is not really 100%. The current level of completion, you can check the statistics in the options menu.



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News::Continue?9876543210 Review | Combo Caster

The premise Continue? 9876543210 is simeples, the player is a character in a videogame scheduled to be eliminated. Along the way he decides to escape his fate and this is the job of the player. The first big problem gambling is known early on. The cutscenes are great, have huge amounts of texts and are boring. There is no problem with large amounts of text when trying to tell a story. Many of the NIS RPGs are rich in text and never had problems with it, but in this case did not learn anything with the cutscenes in narrative terms and there is no reason for these last so long.



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News::Verdun Preview | GameGrin

This title is taking on the humongous task of recreating the infamous World War One trench warfare, whilst making it entertaining and rewarding. With mechanics akin to Red Orchestra - specifically its hardcore mode - Verdun goes for the idea that teamwork, precision and skill should mean more than unlocking and perfecting your individual loadout. All the signs are good so far.



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News::FaceRig Cam Technology Gets Separate Steam Greenlight Approval Through Feedback

GG3 gets the latest news for some upcoming indie project. The face conversion technology FaceRig, which adapts expressions to rendered models in real time, has been approved through Steam Greenlight directly by Valve, through sheer force of feedback. Its indiegogo campaign is still going strong with donations as low as $5 getting the tech.



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News::Consortium Review | Hardcore Gamer

When you talk about the defining aspects of a role playing game, the common topics are things like a level up system, loot, or stat based combat. One thing that is often missing from role playing games is the ability to actually play the role of a character however you desire. Sure, there are plenty of RPGs that allow you to really role play, but for the most part the genre has come to be defined by level ups and loot more than true role playing. Consortium is an indie role playing game that focuses squarely on narrative, giving you a role in story with the ability to affect the way things unfold. The first installment in a planned trilogy, Consortium is a game with grand ambition on a limited budget, and that ambition shines through at every turn.



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News::Torchlight II Review: NoobFeed

Daniel from NoobFeed writes. Torchlight II is an addictive Action RPG that masters the ancient videogame art of looting, improving its predecessor formula in every way.



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News::The Castle Doctrine Review: Trying times | GamerTell

GamerTell writes: "Its 1991 and everyone is out to get you. Youre just one man, out to protect his family in what looks like an Atari 2600 world. But all isnt lost. There is hope, if youre willing to reconsider your moral landscape. Set a few deadly traps here. Arm yourself with some destructive and deadly weapons, and you may not only survive in The Castle Doctrines bleak world, you could end up being one of the few people ruling it. However, after my hours of playing it, I am assured Im not one of them."



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News::Titanfall Dev Addresses Concerns of Weapons' Random Inaccuracy And Bullet Prediction Path

Titanfall's developer who goes by the user name scriptacus has revealed interesting information about the game.



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News::Three Games the Single Players Should Look out for In February

OnlySP: February brings with it the end of the post-holiday release lull most years, and 2014 is no exception. Having been left with little to choose from for the past six weeks, publishers begin to kick the machine back into high gear and there are three very promising titles scheduled to launch over the course of the next month, among a number of slightly less exciting games. Those big three are:



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News::JM | Octodad: Dadliest Catch Nobody Suspects A Thing (Review)

Junkie Monkeys: What has eight tentacles, yellow skin, and a fancy blue suit to tie it all together? The average human male of course! The team behind Octodad, Young Horses, have created their very own human male simulator in Octodad: Dadliest Catch, and were here to review it. *Whispers into ear* What do you mean hes an octopus? That makes no sense whatsoever.



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News::Pachter: The Problem With Steam Machines Is Linux-Based SteamOS

GR: When Valve announced Steam Machines, many were concerned about the slew of different models that will be available to consumers. With so many different options and price schemes, it seems as though it may be bit muddled and perhaps problematic for Valve's new software platform.



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News::Deadly Chezinition: Chesley Plays Deadly Premonition (Part 1)

Pixelvolt's Chelsey Oxendine takes a look at the love-it-or-hate-it cult game, Deadly Premonition. In part one, our hero destroys his car and murders several inhabitants of a small town.



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News::Battlefield 4 Mantle Performance Preview

Anandtech : "After a false start or two, AMD is finally getting the first beta of Mantle out the door. With EA DICE having shipped their Mantle patch for Battlefield 4 and developer Oxide having released their Star Swarm technical demo, the first Mantle-enabled applications have landed. Meanwhile AMD for their part is still hammering out an installation issue on their new Mantle-enabled Catalyst drivers, which has led to them missing their previously scheduled January release date. In the interim, AMD has released a slightly finickier set of drivers to the press for us to play around with ahead of the public Mantle driver release. These drivers should be functionally and performance identical to the public drivers, they just have an outstanding installation bug that requires a workaround, something that AMD doesnt want in the shipping version. AMD hasnt provided a public release date for these drivers at this point its in their best interest to avoid providing release dat...



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News::PCGMedia - We took a sneaking look at the Metal Gear Solid mod for ArmA 3

PCGMedia check out the Metal Gear Solid 1 mod in this let's play for ArmA 3



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News::This Is Beta Weekly Update #44

This Is Beta video update of the latest game development news. This weeks features the Titanfall open beta, Kerbal Space Program partnerships with NASA and Teacher Education, Elder Scrolls Online Pre-Order Packs Released, Mighty Quest for Epic Loots Final Open Beta, Firefall Back on Tack for 2014 Release and More



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News::Assassin's Creed III Liberation HD Console vs PC video

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III Liberation HD released not so long ago across PC and last gen consoles making the switch from its handheld roots on the PS Vita and being offered as a digital download.This video compares the PC version with its console counterpart.



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News::Titanfall | The Milita Detailed

The Frontier Militia represents the military arm of the Frontier systems' territorial defense pact. The Militia is a loosely governed mishmash of homesteaders, bandits, mercenaries, and pirates, all rising up as 'citizen soldiers' when the need arises. Many homesteaders have taken on a cant beat em, join em attitude regarding working alongside different criminal groups. Naturally the people in this melting pot dont always see eye to eye on how to deal with the IMCs exploitation of the Frontier, but they are unified in fighting against it.



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News::5 reasons Why Activision needs to rethink about Call Of Duty

Gadgetgyaan: Call of Duty, popularly known as CoD is among the longest running Video game series which was started back in 2003. CoD is being published by Activision. We have played all the parts and have gone from easy level to the Veteran mode. But with Activision just publishing the game and have made some rule like new game each year from this series. But by Time CoD has somewhere lost its touch and below are the 5 reasons why CoD is calling for Action and why Activision should rethink on it.



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News::AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta which supports Mantle is Available for Download

Many of you know that Battlefield 4 has recently been patched with AMDs new API called Mantle. However AMD hasnt released the driver in order to support due to some major bugs that have occurred in the last moment. AMD has focused all of his engineer power and after just 2 days we have received the much awaited driver Read more: AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta which supports Mantle is Available for Download http://ift.tt/1flIbRU



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News::Most Anticipated Games for February 2014

It's shaping up to be one of the most well-rounded months for gaming in a while with major titles releasing for current-gen, next-gen, and handheld platforms, and with genres spanning from action, to role-playing, to platforming, to stealth, and even a visual novel. This is going to be one crazy awesome month for gaming, so let's take a closer look!



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News::Review: Tomb Raider

SteamFirst: A novice in her field, young and unrefined, our famed seeker of legends and relics; Lara Croft and her mentor Roth are out with a documentary crew searching for a lost island near Japan in a region known as the Dragons Triangle. The opening sequence showcases Lara and her crew aboard their ship getting swept up in a raging storm, becoming marooned on a dangerous island with cultists, wild animals and an inexplicable weather pattern that plague Lara and crew their entire stay.



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News::GTA V Next-Gen Release Date Leaked

A Czech Republic gaming site called Super Gamer has listed GTA V for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One for a June 13, 2014 release date.



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News::Where and When to Watch the $1M Call of Duty Championship

Activision and its partner Major League Gaming's $1 million Call of Duty Championship will begin today, and events will stream on MLG's official site through the end of March, the eSports organization announced this week.



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News::Diving Deep into The Walking Dead: Season Two Episode One

Brendan Nadeau goes in-depth into the new Walking Dead episode, discussing the plotline and its implications in detail.



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News::New Releases For The Month Of February |The Tyuno Project

The Tyuno Project: " The love of video games is in the air this month. So with that being said, here are all the new awesome video games releases in February."



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News::North American LCS: Week 3, Day 1

The LCS summaries continue into Week 3. Join Press2Reset's Nate Hales as he covers the matches between the top teams in North America.



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