News::Project Spark Already Has Its First Epic RPG In Development

Project Spark will launch its Xbox One beta later this month and when it does players will get to experience the first installment of the RPG "Elderfall."



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News::Ubisoft and Sony Pictures are making a Rabbids movie

After getting a number of videogames, tons of merchandise, and even a television series for Nickelodeon, the Rabbids are now on the path toward a full-length feature film at Sony Pictures Entertainment with oversight from Ubisoft. Seems like a no-brainer, really.

"Sony Pictures has tremendous experience developing hybrid live-action-and-animated blockbusters for audiences around the world, which makes them a natural fit for what we want to achieve with a Rabbids film," said Ubisoft Motion Pictures executive director Jean-Julien Baronnet.

I can't say that I care much for the Rabbids but now that we have a pair of great Rayman games behind us, I don't outright detest the little furballs like I once did.

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News::5 Things That Made Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare So Iconic

MP1st - "Is there a future Call of Duty title out there that will once again inspire a generation of first-person shooters? Thats not for me to answer, but its sure one hell of a reason to put Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare up there as one of the most iconic games in recent history."



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News::Dark Souls IIs Teen ESRB rating isnt cause for alarm

Fans are understandably wary of this ratings downgrade, but Dark Souls II sounds just as grim as its predecessor. Even in the ESRB's own words.



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News::Loadout Review | Entertainment Buddha

Ray Porreca of Entertainment Buddha writes: "In my time with Edge of Realitys newly released, free-to-play shooter, Loadout, I had limbs blown off, smashed my foes with a massive hammer, and had recently deceased opponents give me the finger from beyond the grave all in the name of fun."



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News::Analog Addiction - Impressions: 'The Elder Scrolls Online' Beta PVE

Analog Addiction's PC Editor, Ryan Livingston, has tackling the Elder Scrolls Online's beta over the past week and has accumulated plenty of opinions. Find out his thoughts on the process; from character creation, to the many facets of PVE combat in the vast online world of Tamriel.



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News::Eschalon Book III Preview [AllGames]

Eschalon Book 3 is a fun game if you enjoy a seriously difficult RPG. Its story is based around total mystery, its world is entirely unknown, and it is seriously freaking hard. You dont enter the game feeling like the messiah from on high that all have awaited. Instead, you feel like some jackass with minor combat skills being thrown into a situation that you are not prepared for and hardly understand. This makes Eschalon Book 3 a realistic and engaging game.



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News::Rust Has Been Downloaded Over One Million Times

Rust hits a milestone: over one million units sold in a little over a month.



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News::New Spelunky update adds Pro HUD for streamers

As you might know, Spelunky has been my videogaming obsession over the last six months or so, therefore it's no surprise that I'm actually keen to read through patch notes for the game. Version 1.4 has gone live and the big addition is the new Pro HUD mode that greatly reduces the size of things like the health meter, bombs, and ropes and adds new timers to show how long your run has been.

That's something people have been clamoring for as the HUD and item counters were quite obtrusive, especially when you couldn't see one of those dammed spiders about to drop on your head. I've no interest in streaming my games (y'all don't want to see a semi-sober Scottish guy be really bad at Spelunky , do you?) but after a quick test run I can say that I really like the new minimalist HUD.

Of course there's assorted bug fixes and updates, almost all of which I've never even realized that were a potential problem. Did the skeletons really need to make a different sound when you jump on them? Not really but there doesn't seem to be much here that's going to make a difference to how I play; now here's to another 190 hours!

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News::SteelSeries H Wireless Gaming Headset Review | Gamer Horizon

With superb sound quality and a variety of useful features, the Steelseries H Wireless Gaming Headset is a great option and works on PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One and PS4.



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News::Loadout review | CheatMasters

Avoiderdragon: In recent years, we have been inundated by free-to-play online multiplayer action games of all sorts; from far-out sci-fi titles like Warframe, Planetside 2, and Firefall; robot action titles like Mechwarrior Online and Hawken; to realistic vehicular combat such as the titles from Wargaming.net. Maybe the genre is getting too saturated and there are too many titles coming out that its getting harder to play every one of them, but at least each of the notable ones are unique enough to stand on their own. Heres another name thrown into the hat, and it actually does quite well with its premise.



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News::That Elders Scrolls Online Beta After Thoughts

Kuma Wrote: This was my third experience with the Beta and finally found a way to talk about it without breaking the embargo. In that being said, please enjoy the read.



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News::Japanese sidescrolling shooter Wolf Fang on PSN this week

One more week until Tomba! 2 releases on PlayStation Network. Until then, we're getting the fifth title in MonkeyPaw Games' Retro Rush event, Wolf Fang, a sidescrolling shooter sequel to the 1989 shoot-'em-up Vapor Trail: Hyper Offense Formation. (Aren't these names just the greatest?)

After watching videos of Wolf Fang and reading about it on Hardcore Gaming 101, I'm on board. You pilot either a preset mech or one of your own creation using customizable parts and must then shoot all of the things. After taking enough hits, your pilot will have to eject and continue on foot until another mech can be obtained via collectible power-ups.

The game will be priced at $5.99 for PS3, PS Vita, and PSP when it arrives tomorrow.

MonkeyPaw Games Retro Rush Week 5: Wolf Fang [PlayStation Blog]

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News::The Elder Scrolls Online Hands-On Preview | CheatCC

CCC Says: "MMORPGs have become such a saturated genre, most gamers barely give a new entry a second glance. Unless of course it's The Elder Scrolls Online. With the launch just around the corner, there are quite a few people preparing their credit cards and bank accounts for the new subscription. Being so close to the release also means beta sessions are in full swing."



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News::Blackguards 1.2 completely improves Russian translation and more

Blackguards, the latest game from Daedalic Entertainment, has just received a massive patch to fix some of the issues that launched with the game. We really enjoyed our time with the game, but did cite a few issues which we hope this patch helps with Blackguards 1.2 includes improved balancing, new items, fixed achievements and better stability. And for all you Russians, the Russian language in the game has been completely reworked, hopefully improving the translation.



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News::SuperPhillip Central's Favorite VGMs - Yearly Nintendo 3DS Edition

SuperPhillip Central writes, "Welcome to a Nintendo 3DS-centric edition of SuperPhillip Central's Favorite VGMs! We have music from games new and old to share with our readers this fine Monday afternoon. On the docket this week includes Bravely Default, Fire Emblem: Awakening, and Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure. If you can take your eyes off of your 3DS and quit StreetPassing, you can take a listen to our picks this week!"



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News::The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 Smoke and Mirrors Review | Thumbsticks

The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 is every bit as amazing as its predecessor. In my eyes of reviewer Faber Whitehouse Telltale yet again deliver on their promise of an incredibly written story and unparalleled characters.



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News::Ubisoft financials point to 2015 delay for The Division

It's looking increasingly unlikely that Tom Clancy's The Division will make its 2014 release date after comments made by Ubisoft earlier today indicated that only five major titles - including The Crew, Watch Dogs, a new entry in the Just Dance series and two unannounced titles - are due to launch during the publisher's next financial year.



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News::Payday 2 free for PS+ tomorrow, TxK on sale for Vita

PS3 owners should plan for a Payday 2 play date tomorrow. It's the next free game in this month's offering for PS Plus users. It's a great co-op game and it being free for PS+ users should hopefully make it easier to rope your pals into a game.

TxK , the sequel to the Atari Jaguar Tempest 2000 from its original creator, is also going on sale for Vita owners tomorrow. It will be 20% off ($7.99) this week.

After going back to Lumines: Electronic Symphony for the first time in a year and a half last night, I'm in the mood for more colorful, rhythmic, zen-inducing gameplay.

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News::GTA V players snatched a car in midair with an airplane

Make your own fun. It's a lesson that we sometimes forget in the glut of linear, Hollywood-style "cinematic" games.

I once spent an afternoon among friends in Ultimate Spiderman seeking out the highest building in the game, climbing to the top, then leaping off, free falling until the last possible moment before doing a web zip to save Spidey from being smushed. It turned into a competition to see who could get nearest to the ground. It was fun.

Now I want to mess around in Grand Theft Auto V some more. I haven't done a single story mission.

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News::PS4: 100 games are coming in calendar year 2014

John Koller, vice president of marketing at Sony, released some metrics to the press today in Santa Monica at a seasonal kickoff event. He started with the big number: 4.2 million PS4 units have been sold globally so far, making it the biggest launch in gaming history. The PS4 is available in 53 countries now, and Japan's launch is right around the corner.

Sony says that there are 34 million average hours a week spent on PS4 gaming globally, and this is out of 50 million hours spent a week overall with the PS4 on. They also say that 90 percent of PS4s are connected in the United States, and that 172 million online hours have been played so far.

More interesting stats: 48 million plus shares have been captured so far, and 1.7 million hours of live streaming have taken place since launch.

Koller says that digital game sales are seeing substantial growth, though he didn't give any hard numbers. He did say that the PlayStation Plus retail card business is up 120 year over year. PlayStation Plus membership has grown 90 percent, too.

And drumroll: 100 games are coming to PS4 in calendar year 2014, including big ones like Destiny. That's everything, from indies all the way up to AAA -- it's going to be a big year for Sony.

Watch out for tomatoes and fries, and stay tuned for previews in the coming weeks of the big games for 2014 from PlayStation.

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News::16GB iPhone with 'rare' Flappy Bird going for £6 million

You can find all sorts of stuff on eBay. I like finding rare games and seeing if I can get a good deal (I'm currently still trying to snag a copy of Die Hard Arcade for Sega Saturn for under $30) but sometimes some deals just seems a little...off.

Take this one for example: someone is selling a 16GB iPhone 4S with a copy of the now-delisted Flappy Bird game pre-installed on eBay's UK site. As if that wasn't enough to warrant an eyebrow raise, the current high bid is a whopping £6,000,500. Holy shit.

Nevermind the fact that someone with only a marginal sense of design could recreate the game in an hour, but this is just ridiculous. I can't believe that the top bidder will actually pay that much for this, but I guess we'll find out, as the auction has about two hours left.

I mean, wow. WOW.

Apple iPhone 4S - 16gb - Rare Flappy Installed [eBay]

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News::Dream: The Game adds Oculus Rift support

Early access game, Dream, has received a significant update through Steam which enables users to play the game with Oculus Rift. Dream 0.4.2 also adds a main and side dream in Act 2, new menus and some bug fixes. The game is currently in Alpha so you wont have the most ideal Rift experience just yet, but its exciting to see games start to add this support in now and have it in an excellent state in time for release. Act I has also had a re-write now they have a new writer on board.



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News::Might and Magic X: Legacy | CheatMasters

Avoiderdragon: Among the old school RPG titles that helped form the genre that we now know today, some have survived in some form while others had been left to languish in the annals of gaming history. However, while those that still survive like Diablo have been twisted into a shadow of its former self, Might and Magic has always been the series that most people have vaguely heard about and has somehow maintained a good bit of its original form. Of course, the newer games did take on more modern features, but this one has gone back to the distant past to relive its legacy.



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News::Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition Review [AllGames]

For this enhanced edition, several new areas have been added into the main game which are all presented organically into the main quest and extend the playtime still further, if you were to attempt to see everything in the game you probably wouldn't need to play anything else till the summer. Yes there's nothing groundbreaking or particularly new here but this is the best version of one of the greatest RPGs ever and that in itself is to be applauded.



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News::Wildstar Teases Announcement for 02/11/14

Oh Wildstar, why must you be so cruel?



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News::Spellforce 2: Demons of the Past Review [AllGames]

..this game brought me back to why I enjoy the genre to begin with. I welcome the RPG elements and even though the difficulty seemed unbalanced at times, Ill chalk that one up to my rustiness and inexperience with this series in particular. The graphics look dated in some parts, but thats not a bad thing. The game play makes it up with a good balance of strategy and role playing that will tickle any fantasy geeks happy place.



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News::Policing Call of Duty's Toxic Behavior Will Only Make It Worse

CCC Says: "Call of Duty has basically become synonymous with toxic gamer behavior at this point, and for good reason. We definitely crack jokes about playing COD games with screaming 11 year olds, but thats because we keep finding them. Seriously, play some random matches and tell me that you dont eventually end up finding some unfortunately young white kid calling you the n-word. The adults that play COD arent much better. Run a youtube search for Call of Duty rage and youll see what I mean."



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News::The Wolf Among Us: Episodes 1 and 2 - Faith/Smoke and Mirrors review | D+PAD Magazine

D+PAD Magazine's review of episodes 1 and 2 of The Wolf Among Us: "The subject matter wont be for everyone. Make no mistake that despite the premise and graphical style this is an adult game through and through, but because of that it lends a weight and danger to the game that would be missing otherwise. With three episodes still to go I cant wholeheartedly recommend the game yet, but based on their track record I wouldnt bet against Telltale to maintain this level of quality to the end. The only question now is how long well have to wait to find out."



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News::5 Games You Want This Week (Feb. 9th 15th): Lightning Returns

A new Final Fantasy and The Last of Us DLC in a surprisingly busy week for the middle of February.



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News::Flappy Bird withdrawals? 5 other simple-but-frustrating games

MMGN: After soaring to impressive heights, the Flappy Bird phenomenon has been grounded. Removing the game is the developers right and all, but fans will need a new hit for their sudden addiction to simple, brutal, frustrating games. Flappy Bird is a gateway game, and we here at MMGN are terrible enablers of your habit, so here are five other horribly punishing games you can torment yourself with. Youre welcome.



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News::Rumor: Leaked Details for Sledgehammers 2014 Call of Duty

OnlySP: We very much dislike posting anonymous tips and will hardly ever do it unless theres some real good credibility behind it. We were sent a tip back in December and have been sitting on it for a good long while, hoping that sometime soon there might be some extra credibility to support the anonymous tip. With the news coming out on Thursday that Sledgehammer would be developing and releasing the next Call of Duty in 2014, we decided to go ahead and post the tip we were sent. Please, take everything you read below with a huge grain of salt, we are simply passing on the completely unverified information we received, nothing more than that.



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News::The Wolf Among Us Episode 2- Smoke and Mirrors Review | TechRaptor

After a long break the wolf is finally back among us. The second episode, Smoke and Mirrors, is another solid instalment in this promising series, that takes the story in interesting directions even if it doesnt match up to its predecessor. Its a tad on the short side, and is much less eventful than the series debut, but what is there is highly enjoyable and very well done.



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News::Most Anticipated of 2014: The Forest | OnlySP

OnlySP: The Forest puts you in the middle of a hostile environment, filled with hostile creatures, and tells you to not die. At its core, The Forest is a game about surviving in a place that is utterly hostile. Lost in the forest, alone, pursued, you must use the environment in any way you can to help you survive. As a horror survival game set in an open world, The Forest seems to deliberately target our sensibilities here at OnlySP, and, after speaking with developer Ben Falcone earlier this year, that is why The Forest is one of our most anticipated games of 2014.



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News::Final Fantasy X HD gets kissy-kissy for Valentine's Day

V-day? More like X-day. Hah.

Final Fantasy X HD is out next month. This Valentine's Day video from Square celebrates one of the more romance heavy iterations in the series as Tidus and Yuna chew up screen time laughing into the ocean.

Square Enix also announced a pre-order bonus for the Vita bundle: three art cards.

You know what you could do for me for Valentine's Day, Square? Final Fantasy XII HD.

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News::Sanctuary RPG Review - Death ain't no joke

A blast from the past, Sanctuary RPG is a retro rogue-like adventure with ASCII graphics and a whole lot of attitude. This is certainly not one for the faint-hearted.



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News::Under the Radar: Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen

This week in Under the Radar Samuel looks at an MMORPG hungry to get back to its roots, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen from Visionary Realms.



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News::Amnesia Fortnight Double Fine Game Jam Finalists Announced

Alissa from Twinfinite writes, "Finalists for the upcoming Double Fine Game Jam, Amnesia Fortnight 2014, have been announced. The list of potential games has been trimmed down from 30 to 14 ideas. When voting ends on Thursday, the top three ideas will each be assigned to a team within Double Fine. Each team will have two weeks to create a game for the pitch designed."



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News::Get Even Developer: "PC Is The Lead Platform, Lets Us Show The True Potential Of Our Tech"

DSOGaming writes: "Fair enough, PC is easier to develop. But will there be any differences between the PC and the next-gen console versions? Well, even though PCGaming.it did not get a straight answer, Wojciech claimed that the PC is the platform that will let The Farm 51 show the true potential of its new tech."



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News::Konami Veterans Take Steampunk Adventure game Blackmore to Kickstarter

Rely on Horror: Published on Kickstarter several days ago was Blackmore: A Steampunk Adventure Game. Blackmore hopes to bring the world a Victorian Era point-and-click adventure game with Western and Eastern influences. Directed by Jeremy Blaustein (writer and translator for Metal Gear Solid, the Silent Hill series, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night), Blackmore tells the story of Emma Honda-Blackmore, a half-Japanese woman living in 1888 London...



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News::Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded Review | MMGN

Picking up chicks, getting them presents, rocking the town of Lost Vegas in your leisure suit - all in the pursuit of getting laid. That's what the infamous Leisure Suit Larry is all about. [MMGN]



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News::EA Sports UFC fighters look great, have detailed nipples

When I previewed EA Sports UFC last E3 my intent wasn't to write erotica, but I did, a little. Similarly, my intent when I watched this UFC trailer wasn't to focus on the highly detailed, true-to-life nipple recreation on each fighter, but I did.

And after watching the video four times to examine the nips, I noticed the crotch bulges. It's not my fault. They didn't show off any fighting to distract me with. Just enviable examples of the human form.

For the first time in the series, the new UFC will also feature female fighters, who don't have faithfully recreated nipples because they wear tops. EA Sports UFC is coming to PS4 and Xbox One this spring.

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News::This year's Call of Duty to prioritize PC, PS4, Xbox One

Now that there are three separate studios heading up new installments of Call of Duty, we'll be looking to Sledgehammer Games for its take on the franchise this year after Infinity Ward dropped the ball with Call of Duty: Ghosts . Publisher Activision has extended the franchise's development cycle, giving these teams and Treyarch more time to get it right.

Speaking to IGN, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said that "Sledgehammer is approaching [the new Call of Duty] as a next-gen-first development," although Xbox 360 and PS3 versions will also be developed. Because money.

"Obviously in the console-transition year, anyone who developed a cross-generational game last year had to deal with the fact that the technology of the next-gen platforms was still coming into focus and changing quite a bit during the development process ... Now that we have the next-gen hardware out in the marketplace and solid, that is our primary development," he said.

According to Hirshberg, Activision's directive for Sledgehammer was "You know what makes this thing great; now go do it your way."

Sledgehammer's Call of Duty is "Next-Gen First" [IGN]

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News::Luftrausers to launch for all five platforms simultaneously

Publisher 'Devolver Digital' announced via Twitter today, Vlambeer's Luftrausers will launch simultaneously for PlayStation 3, Mac, Linux, PlayStation Vita and Windows PC.



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News::Twinfinite - Wasteland 2 Hands-On Impressions - Everything Old Is Great Again

Ricky from Twinfinite writes; "We recently got some hands on time with the Early Access version of Wasteland 2 from inExile and Obsidian Entertainment, and we have come away mightily impressed."



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News::Divinity: Original Sin Preview A Glimpse of Greatness | Twinfinite

Chaz at Twinfinite writes, I think its pretty well-established at this point that, when it comes to both Kickstarter and early access games, things are often a bit of a toss-up. Theres a huge gap between what people want to see, and what ends up in the final product; for both of these, its a bit of a crapshoot whether you end up with anything worth playing, and it can be a rough ride for players, developers, and everyone involved in the project on either side. Fortunately for Larian Studios and for us - Divinity: Original Sin looks to be emerging on the right side of that struggle, and shows a great deal of promise.



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News::Crystal Catacombs excavated on Steam Greenlight

Crystal Catacombs enjoyed a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2012, funded at more than twice its initial goal. Now, after almost four years of development, the pixel art metroidvania with roguelike elements is nearly complete, and developer Maxwell Jensen is hoping to get it on Steam through Greenlight.

The video above shows off Crystal Catacombs' almost Super Meat Boy-esque platforming, through many of the different areas available to explore. The exact setup of the locales, the enemy spawns, and the item locations are all procedurally generated, but that might be the only major roguelike influence.

Whether it gets on Steam Greenlight or not, Crystal Catacombs is currently available for pre-order through the Humble Store for $9.99.

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News::Capcom Planning High-Powered Games for NA; Unannounced Titles with Deep Downs Engine in the Works

Capcom isnt taking the challenge coming with the new generation lightly, and is looking to expand aggressively in the global market, as explained today by Consumer Game Business Executive Corporate Officer Katsuhiko Ichii in an internal interview for investors.



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News::Dungeon Keeper Rating System- Manipulative or Not?

Pointgames:Today were going to talk about innovations that transforms into freedom or manipulation. Everything is moving very fast in the games world, and the developers are trying to stay at highest expectations possible.



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