News::Not Even The LEGO Movie Game Could Dislodge FIFA 14 From Its Top Spot

Nordic game charts for week 7 of 2014



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News::It took seven hours, but Spelunky has a new world record

A Plasma Cannon in 1-1. A jetpack in 1-2. This is the start of a remarkably fortunate Spelunky run.

It's a run that will, at least for the foreseeable future, remain at the top of the leaderboards. Bananasaurus Rex, known as being the first person to complete a solo eggplant run, has set the new world record score: $3,105,850.

This went down live on Twitch earlier today and when I tuned in at around the six-hour mark, he was only just destroying the last remaining bits of the City of Gold. If there's one word I'd use to describe this playthrough, it's thorough. The sheer skill of Rex shines through in his calm, collected style of play despite all of the obstacles and pressure he faced. Well done!

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News::Plague Inc: Evolved now available via Steam Early Access

Popular iOS and Android strategy-sim hybrid game Plague Inc. is now available on PC via Steam Early Access.Originally released in 2012, The mobile version of Infection simulator, Plague Inc managed to get over 25 million downloads on mobile.



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News::Leaders That Game: Setting Examples Part 2

SteamFirst: In the first part of this piece, I discussed gamers as a collective and how we can work together to lift each other up and ensure the continued success of our industry. In this part, I want to focus specifically on those gamers whom, for whatever reason, are by nature a living role model in the lives of others. This could be parents, older siblings, guardians, or even friends or coworkers.



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News::Bundle Stars Reboot Bundle 1 Saves Gamers $55

SteamFirst: Bundle Stars hits us today with their Reboot 1.0 bundle which includes seven Steam titles which for the next 48 hours are priced at two bucks. After that I assume they will go up to about $4. Either way, a great deal. Look below to see the titles included along with the price they are currently going for on Steam.



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News::Heres Your February 20, 2014 Indie Game Bundle Update

This week's indie game bundle update includes the Humble Indie Bundle 11, The Indie Gala Capsule Computers Bundle, and 15 others.



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News::60 Minute Access: Titanfall (Beta) Part 4

"We finished the Domination match, and did another Attrition match. The Attrition match did not end too well." - TheGamerAccess.com



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News::60 Minute Access: Titanfall (Beta) Part 2

"Another Attrition match, with more rodeoing on giant mechs, and we head into the Last Titan Standing mode. Unfortunately, because we love technical problems on The Gamer Access, sound stopped going to the TV. So, we had to stop recording to fix it." - TheGamerAccess.com



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News::60 Minute Access: Titanfall (Beta) Part 1

"Welcome to the beta release of one of the most hyped-up games of the year, Titanfall. Since we did not have an Xbox One, we did this on Bronsons Alienware 14. We began by discussing some graphics settings, and doing Attrition, the games standard mode of team deathmatch. Some really cool stuff ensued." - TheGamerAccess.com



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News::Rambo: The Video Game is a war you never truly get to win | VG247 PC review

Rambo: The Video Game is out today, and 80s action movie fan Dave Cook reckons its one of the least-enjoyable games hes had to play in a very long time. Find out why right here.



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News::Titanfall Preview by The Black Panel

The Black Panel writes: Two years after his acrimonious split from Activision, Vince Zampella is preparing to unleash his latest creation. The Call of Duty mastermind has left behind the familiar battlefields of the Modern Warfare series in order to roll the dice on a different kind of shooter. A multiplayer only experience, Titanfall takes place on a war ravaged world, a world dominated by hulking war mechs and their impossibly spry pilots, a world in which firepower is the most valuable currency. After delving into Respawn Entertainments beta test, The Black Panel came together to discuss 2014s most anticipated release.



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News::Star Citizen Introduces the Mustang and the Javelin Starships as Crowd Funding Reaches $39 Million

Today Cloud Imperium Games Introduced two new playable starships that will be part of the Star Citizen universe. The first is the Mustang, a sleek starter ship that will work as an alternative to the Aurora. The second is the massive Javelin Destroyer.



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News::Niko: Through The Dream arrives to Steam Greenlight

"Niko: Through The Dream®" is an upcoming minimalist adventure game in development by Studio Paint, an indie studio located in Spain. The main character is Niko, and you'll have to help her return to her world. We will travel through different islands, each of them being the oniric representation of an important event of her past. Happiness, solitude or fear melted with hidden riddles, you will face up dangers and traps and, with Niko, you will confront them with determination, ability and logic.



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News::Kiefer Sutherland says he worked on new Mortal Kombat

This is one of those stories that you come into with a confused look on your face and leave a moment later with that exact same puzzled expression. Speaking to IGN about voicing Snake in Metal Gear Solid V -- a role he's been working on for "over a year" -- actor Kiefer Sutherland said "I did Mortal Kombat, and that's such a huge game, but it's so not like [MGSV]."

The big news here is obviously the existence of a new Mortal Kombat, sure -- after the last one, we're hungry for another installment -- but I can't figure out who Sutherland would even play or why he'd be a top pick for the gig. Is getting someone like him not overkill? (No disrespect, MK.)

24 Star Kiefer Sutherland Involved in Mortal Kombat Game [IGN]

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News::Hardline 009: The end of Irrational, Twitch Plays Pokemon

Technical issues be damned! Hardline is back and this week I spoke with Hamza Aziz, Steven Hansen, and Dale North about the closure of Irrational Games and forming of co-founder Ken Levine's new, significantly smaller studio; the Doom beta; Harmonix's musical first-person shooter Chroma ; the Twitch Plays Pokémon phenomenon; and The Order: 1886 .

And then we started pitching game ideas to one another, including a Metroidvania bowling game and a stealth dancing title. It got real stupid, real fast.

For the audio-only episode, you can subscribe on iTunes and RSS, or download directly.

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News::PlanetSide 2 just got a big makeover

PlanetSide 2 is looking a little different today. Here's what's new. The Amerish revamp sees a number of performance optimizations that makes the overall object count and polygons per object more optimized. There's new base layouts too, and facility satellite outposts have been converted into stand-alone outposts.

The Lattice System has been implemented, which will optimize map flow and repositions outposts. Lastly, nine new outposts have been added, and original outposts have been redesigned to reduce spawn camping and increase room for vehicle battles.

PlayStation 4 users can expect this same content once the shooter is released on Sony's console as well.

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News::Here are the games in the PAX East Indie Showcase 2014

PAX East 2014 is only 49 days away, and as has been the recent trend, it will feature an increased focus on independent games. Featured in this year's PAX East Indie Showcase are six titles, all of which are playable on phones. The games that made the cut are:

• Crowman & Wolfboy , by Wither Studios LLC, on iOS


• Duet , by Kumobius, on Android and iOS


• Framed , by Loveshack, on iOS


• The Spookening , by Modesty, on Android and iOS


• Tiny Dice Dungeon , by Springloaded, on Android and iOS


• Wayward Souls , by Rocketcat Games, on iOS

The most interesting of the bunch looks to be Framed (pictured above), which features comic book panel shifting to rewrite stories. Also particularly noteworthy is Duet, which appears to have a little in common with Pivvot , but also promises a peculiar narrative in addition to the twitch avoidance gameplay. Also, this is the second time today that Wayward Souls has shown up; just earlier it was announced as part of the Indie MEGABOOTH for GDC.

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News::GaymerX2 Kickstarter met its initial goal in only 2 days

GaymerX2, the world's only gaming convention focused on LGBTQ communities, launched a Kickstarter to fund their July 11-13 event two days ago. They were looking for $10,000, but managed to beat that (it's at $12,683) in just two days.

Last year, over 2,300 gamers attended GaymerX, so they're coming back with an even stronger second year. Guests this year include BioWare lead writer David Gaider, Gordon Bellamy, John Scalzi, Mattie Brice, and many more. Their special guest is WWE Superstar Darren Young. Superstar game music composer/arranger (and dear friend) virt will be playing in the Saturday night concert.

And while I'm not a guest in any way, yours truly is also planning to attend.

Though the goal has been met, there are still plenty of stretch goals to conquer. For example, $20,000 will add a cosplay party!

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News::It's the best cosplay from Katsucon 2014

Beat Down Boogie went to Katsucon 2014 and as always, have captured a ton of great cosplay on video. The usual mix is present. You got your Zelda cosplayers, a bunch of Master Chiefs, Mass Effect characters, and so on.

My favorite moment is in the first part, with all those Elizabeths and Bookers from BioShock Infinite playing catch.

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News::Download GameMaker Studio Standard Edition for free

Normally, the Standard Edition for GameMaker Studio costs $49.99 but for a limited time, it's available for free. After downloading, just register an email address and you'll be sent a key.

Also through March 2, 2014, the upgrade to GameMaker Professional Edition is $35, down from the usual going rate of $99.99 -- "simply enter your Standard license key when checking out," according to YoYoGames. Of course, it's the modules that start to add up, but this free version is still one of those offers where there's really no reason not to grab it while you can.

When I think of GameMaker success stories, I think of Derek Yu (Spelunky), Tom Francis (Gunpoint), and Jonatan Söderström (Hotline Miami) -- these three rocked it. In time, you can too.

GameMaker Studio Standard Edition Is Free For A Limited Time [GameMaker Blog]

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News::This Dating Simulator Makes It Incredibly Difficult To Find Love

News::Legend Of Silkroad Closed Beta Dated

JCPlanet today revealed the official starting date for their upcoming MMO based during ancient times in Asia with Legend of Silkroad. The Legend of Silkroad closed beta will begin on Wednesday, February 26th, but players are still able to sign up to participate on the official website.



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News::Titanfall New Details on Generation System, Possible EXP boost with each Generation?

Neogaf user RazorUK finds out new info about Titanfall's Generations system, and a possible exp boost for each generation.



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News::Trainfinity transforms tablets to train tracks

Watch this. It's a teaser for Trainfinity , a game developed in 48 hours during the Nordic Game Jam last week. A local cooperative multiplayer game, tracks run in three lanes from one player's tablet to the next while trains begin to run on the tracks in both directions at increasing frequency. Players have to communicate with each other to prevent collisions and derailments along the line.

The design is simple enough that anybody who can operate a tablet should understand it, a major plus for a party game. Hell, you could probably sell this as a team-building exercise in how it rewards effective communication with your neighbors. I'm a big fan of this idea and hope it sees further development.

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News::[Continue-Play] Review - Foreign Legion: Multi massacre

Continue-Play: The phrase Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery has been used countless times in discussions about videogames. Assuming thats true, Foreign Legion: Multi Massacre is going out of its way to flatter a lot of other titles.



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News::Elder Scrolls Online First Impressions Review | ESOHut

ESOHut Writes: "I am one of a very lucky few who has beta access to ESO. Now with the gloating out of the way, I can carry on with my report. Lets begin at the beginning. After the game has started, you feel the overwhelming sensation you get from an Elder Scrolls game. The character creation screen feels like a proper TES game, only better. The graphics, the navigation, the different options to mod you character are fantastic. I love creating characters in any game and take my time doing so, but I found I was rushing the whole thing just so I could get the game started. So I havent had a proper look around all the different options on there, and there is loads."



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News::SteelSeries Flux In-Ear and In-Ear Pro Review | Metal Arcade

Metal Arcade: Jason Bakker writes: SteelSeries is a company that focuses mainly on gaming peripherals, with their latest audio offering being the mobile-friendly Flux In-Ear and Flux In-Ear Pro headsets. The company sent out both of these headsets for review, and so Ill be breaking down the pros and cons of each.



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News::The Daily Five: Favorite BioShock Moments

"While it is likely that another studio under the Take-Two umbrella will take up the vaunted series, we all know it just wont be the same. With that in mind, we are listing off our five favorite moments from the series that took us from beneath the waves to all the way above the clouds." - Travis Tucker



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News::The LEGO Movie Videogame Review | Hardcore Gamer

The video game adaption is practically facing the same odds as the movie itself relatively low budget, little promotion and a questionable genre but can it manage to overcome the same obstacles?



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News::LocoCycle Review - GamesReviews

From GamesReviews: "Artsy-smartsy games like Bioshock and Spec Ops: The Line have ruined video games. Nowadays players cant just sit back and enjoy a game. Now theyre expected to look for symbolism and all that other tweedy intellectual stuff. LocoCycle is a game about a talking motorcycle that blows stuff up or it might be an insightful deconstruction of the linear nature of video game narratives. The fine line between stupid and clever gets finer and finerer every year."



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News::Did the Titanfall Beta Live Up to the Hype? Casual Friday

This week on Casual Friday, Rev3Games look back on their long weekend with the Titanfall beta. What did you think of the game?



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News::Doom Reborn Is A Doom 3 Mod That Aims To Recreate Classic Doom Titles In id Tech 4

Bethesda has announced that Doom 4 (or plain DOOM) is under development and those who pre-order Wolfenstein: The New Order will be able to participate in its beta phase. Since that beta test won't launch anytime soon, it is the perfect time to remind yourselves what Doom is. And while the classic Doom titles are still awesome (especially thanks to Doomsday and ZDoom), a new mod aims to somehow modernize the series. Meet Doom Reborn; a Doom 3 mod that aims to recreate Doom 1 and Doom 2 in id Tech 4. Do note that the top image does not reflect the game (it's a concept created by DeviantArt's member 'Elemental79').



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News::Crowdfunding Comment Unsung Story

TheReticule.com's Stephanie Woor critiques the Unsung Story Kickstarter pitch from Playdek & Yasumi Matsuno and analysis why after a strong start it barely squeezed by its modest funding target.



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News::Review: Strider - MKGaming

MKGaming - "Back in the late 80s a ninja hit arcades, his name was Hiryu and the game was Strider. Players had to battle across a series of maps chopping down enemies and defeating bosses along the way. Fast forward to 2014 and Strider is back, this time developed by Double Helix, who recently developed the Killer Instinct reboot. Its hard to tell whether or not the new Strider is considered a reboot but for arguments sake, the story in the 2014 version mirrors the 1989 version."



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News::15 games selected for Indie Megabooth at GDC 2014

The 2014 Game Developers Conference is fast approaching and today we got the heads up on an exciting addition to the event: the Indie Megabooth Showcase. This banding of indie devs has become a highlight of PAX, so I'm expecting good things from the showing.

15 games were chosen and they'll be playable by all GDC passholders on the third floor of the West Hall of Moscone Convention Center:

• Airscape: The Fall of Gravity from Cross-Product


• Assault Android Cactus by Witch Beam Games Pty Ltd


• Barkley 2: Revenge of Cuchulainn from Tales of Game's Corp. Corp.


• Burrito Galaxy by SwackSoft softWorks WorkShop


• Chroma Squad from Behold Studios


• GNAH! by KO-OP Mode


• Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime from Asteroid Base


• Rex Rocket by Castle Pixel, LLC


• Robots Love Ice Cream from Dragon Army


• Sentris by Timbre Interactive


• SlashDash from Nevernaut Games


• Tetropolis by NextGen Pants


• Tower of Guns from Terrible Posture Games


• Trestle by Sets and Settings


• Wayward Souls from Rocketcat Games

Real curious to see more of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and Chroma Squad, shown above.

Indie Megabooth Showcase reveals game lineup for GDC 2014 [GDC]

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News::Gas Guzzlers Extreme Gets User-Friendly Update And Screenshots

GG3 gets the latest news from publisher Iceberg Interactive. Their sparkly vehicular combat game Gas Guzzlers Extreme has added more options to let users control their experience. This comes with a few new screenshots.



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News::60 Minute Access: Titanfall (Beta) Part 3

"With sound restored, we did another giant mech fighting match. Next match, we began doing Domination, which, like the Call of Duty Modern Warfare games, is capturing points on the maps and holding on to them. We also got really carried away and talked much about Walmart." - TheGamerAccess.com



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News::Furious Fourcast #27 - The Irrational Fall of Titans

The Furious Fourcast returns as Scott is set free from his real world life long enough to indulge in gaming. The Titanfall beta weighs heavily in episode 27 as Max, Jen and Robert all share their beta experiences. There's also some unfortunate news to cover regarding BioShock Infinite studio Irrational Games plus a strange Doom beta announcement. Buy, Sell or Wait also returns this week where we learn that both Jen and Max have a certain fondness for garbage from different mediums. Plus, is there anyone not hype after the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer?



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News::EVE True Stories #1 Released

Overview of the recently released EVE Online Comic



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News::Not for Fun: A look into the emotional, the provocative, and the controversial.

Games are an evolving medium. Every year we see innovations on how these technologies are used and the types of stories being told through them. Sometimes those stories arn't happy ones, but games are the best language to hear them in.



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News::Heres a Closer Look at Two Character Models From Dragon Age: Inquisition

David Gaider, lead writer of the Dragon Age series, frequently answers fan questions about the franchise. He also occasionally tosses up some art or model work for the upcoming game, Dragon Age: Inquisition. Today he posted character models for main characters Cassandra and Varric.



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News::Chuck's Challenge 3D | Gamer Attitude Preview

Does anyone remember Chuck's Challenge? Well, Chuck is back in Chuck's Challenge 3D.



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News::Loadout: Pro Tips for Beginners [Guide]

Avoiderdragon: As a free-to-play game, Loadout is turning out to be quite a treat as a high-octane team-based shooter game that is both competitive and fun at the same time. Being able to create your own weapons and combinations, then testing your loadout against human and AI opponents is quite exciting, but also can soon turn intense as you get to fight against smart and experienced players with better weapons and equipment.



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News::Hellraid Weapons Concept Art

LGN "Hellraid is an upcoming action hack n slash horror game developed by Techland people behind Dead Island series.Techland has sent forth three pieces of concept art showing off a vast array of both single and two-handed weapons"



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News::To Evolve or not to Evolve?

IM PLAYIN takes a look at Evolve, the up and coming FPS / Survival game from Turtle Neck and 2K Games. "When I made the change from 360 to Playstation, there was one title I thought I really would hate not to see again, and that was Left 4 Dead. I had spent hours, if not consecutive days, on the game. With a great deal of that time being played as a part of the now IM PLAYIN crew. Yes, I know if they had brought out another one it would be available on PC or possibly the previous gen, however, not having a good enough spec rig, I didnt want to even go down that route. And now being a next gen sucker, I would find it difficult to warrant buying it for my previous console. So I made the change accepting that. Now I couldnt be happier with the recent news of Evolve, and boy does it look sweet, both in game play and in the graphics department."



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News::Breaking Down FPS Games Gaming Happens

Yami from Twinfinite writes: "Anyway, in this Gaming Happens, Im depreciating FPS games. Really breaking them down; telling you everything I took away from some of the most popular games in the genre. Join me."



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News::The Wolf Among Us Episode Two Accolades Trailer

GamerFitNation: Episode two of The Wolf Among Us, Smoke & Mirrors, is out now, and Telltale Games has released a new accolades trailer for the episode.



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News::Star Citizen reaches $39 million funding goal Procedurally generated planets planned

Backers of Cloud Imperiums Star Citizen can now tick off the $39 million funding goal from their charts as the game reaches this latest milestone in funding. Cloud Imperium outlines their future plans.



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News::Amazon may reveal their set-top box in March

Recode is reporting that Amazon is gearing up to reveal their set-top box once again. Sources say Amazon is aiming to bring out their device in March. News of the set-top box have been going around since late last year, and it's said this will serve as a means for users to watch streaming content with ease similar to Apple TV and Roku.

Recode says the device will use Google's Android operating system, but it's not exactly known yet if the box will also double as a gaming machine of any kind. Amazon definitely wants to make a push into gaming, given that they just acquired Killer Instinct developer Double Helix Games.

Amazon Gets Its TV Box Ready, Again [Amazon]

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News::Developer's Freak-Out Might Make a Robotech-Style Shooter Even Better