News::[IGM] Echoes of Eridu Rogue Mega Man Legacy

Echoes of Eridu is a great looking action platformer inspired by Mega Man X, with roguelike elements, 2 player multiplayer, procedurally generated levels, random power-ups, and permanent death. As soon as you start playing Echoes of Eridu, the Mega Man influence is undeniable, with big, bold, Anime-style characters and enemies, and a glorious retro, chiptune soundtrack. ts not blatant rip-off of Mega Man though, more of a homage, and brings plenty of its own ideas to the table. Most noticeable are the procedurally generated levels which work really well, occasionally you may be unsure of where youre supposed to be going, but youll never get stuck; theyre challenging, they feel well crafted, and they add a great deal of replayability to the game.



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News::How the 'new' Diablo III brought me back in

I never thought I would actually say this, but I am enjoying myself while playing Diablo III. Keep in mind this is without Reaper of Souls , and is entirely about the newest patch -- Loot 2.0. After spending countless hours playing Diablo II and its expansion, my friends and I were incredibly excited for the next installment in the series.

And then I played it.

I could not have been more disappointed. I felt that the inclusion of the Auction Houses fueled many of the other game design decisions (drop rate, loot rarity) and made the game incredibly frustrating. I spent a healthy chunk of time going through the game’s campaign and leveling up my Witch Doctor, but eventually uninstalled the game with no intention to return.

And yet here I am, actually looking forward to playing more Diablo III.

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News::AAA Games Need to Stop Being So Serious

Some of the best games of the last five years are climactic treks through fantasy worlds or adrenaline-drenched firefights atop expansive war fields. These games have been widely regarded as poignant examples of design, presentation and popularity, ways to sell systems and define their respective generations. They have earned the title of AAA. But among this sea of military shooters, adventurous expeditions, and fantastic journeys across metropolises, AAA games have steadily become purely serious affairs. They are emotionally gripping and tension building, but they rarely offer a legitimate, effort-infused laugh. It comes down to this: AAA games just arent funny anymore and thats a serious problem.



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News::Watch Dogs Hype Train Derailed

Matt Trovalli of Gamers Heroes writes: Over the last few months, Watch Dogs fell off the radar for many people. It was especially drowned out by the release of Dark Souls II and Titanfall. Recently though, accompanying the announcement of the new release date (May 27th, 2014), a trailer was released that was intended to give people some insight about the story. Hopefully, it would also restore some of the lost hype. Unfortunately, this trailer had the opposite effect.



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News::Croixleur Sigma hacks and slashes onto Steam in late April

Croixleur Sigma is tentatively scheduled for an April 25 release on Steam, Nyu media announced today. The lovely doujin hack-and-slash initially hit western shores early last year, but has since been outfitted with a myriad of enhancements.

Additions include full voice-over, improved graphics, a second playable character with a unique campaign, Steam achievements, and online leaderboards. Nyu Media has also announced a new local two-player co-op feature for the title's survival and time attack modes.

Moreover, the publisher is coordinating with its distributors to ensure those that purchased the game on other platforms can receive Sigma as a free upgrade -- which is nice. I've been toying around with an early build of the game and can safely say its a vast improvement on an experience I already adore.

Croixleur Sigma [Steam]

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News::Goat Simulator Review | Saving Content

Excerpt: "This goat is more than a tin can-eating animal. Get your goat onto a trampoline, and it soar high into the sky with each ever-increasing jump. Youre capable of doing tricks similar to Tony Hawks Pro Skater, where you can do 360s and 720s. More elaborate moves have ridiculous names to accompany them. Youll earn points for nearly everything you do, from headbutts, getting hit by cars, jumping on boxes, licking people, to blowing up gas stations Michael Bay-style. In order to retain these points, you must keep your combo going with new and different tricks. The world youre dropped into is sizable, with rural and suburban areas to explore. Naturally, there are plenty of secrets and hidden things to discover these are best left for you to find rather than for me to spoil."



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News::LUFTRAUSERS Review | Gameliner

From the Dutch creators of games like: Serious Sam and Ridiculous Fishing, comes LUFTRAUSERS. Will it be as fun as their previous titles?



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News::Dark Souls 2 Collector's Edition Strategy Guide heavily discounted

The Collector's Edition Strategy Guide for the recently-released multiplatform Dark Souls 2 has been heavily discounted by an online retailer.



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News::Nerd-dom Weekly Rap-up Episode 40 Powerleveled

Welcome back to the next episode lots of great things to talk about this week like Banjo Guy Ollie, Facebook buys the Oculus Rift, Minecraft patch 14, and what games are coming out next week. Sit back relax and take a load of for the next 10 minutes while we share with you all things that are Nerd-dom.



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News::Genius F-1000 Arcade Stick review | GeekNifty

Its no secret that a good arcade stick for home use costs a pretty penny. While many serious gamers wont give anything that costs less than a Benjamin even a look, there is a new one on the market that shows that a sub-$100 arcade stick doesnt have to be bad.



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News::Thief Quick Review | ArinaBorina

Thief was extremely anticipated, a new remake of a great classic game, has got mediocre reviews at the best, however, the game is not mediocre, it is a complete train wreck.



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News::The Walking Dead Game Season 1: A Look Back

SteamFirst: What is going to happen when you play The Walking Dead by Telltale games? You will feel your brain leaving your body and going in into Lee Everett, the main protagonist. He is a man of many words or few. He can be a strong willed leader or a man who prefers to be led. Even as Lee rides to his life sentence in the first episode you will feel the somber mood. The way Lee reacts to his questions already will give you a feel of how you are going to play this game, A-hole or lighthearted good man who wants to help.



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News::Here Is What Mirror's Edge Could Look Like In Unreal Engine 4

While the first Mirrors Edge title was powered by Epics Unreal Engine 3, the next and highly anticipated part of this parkour series will be powered by DICEs proprietary engine, Frostbite 3. But what if Mirrors Edge was powered by Unreal Engine 4?



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News::Industry Talk - Oculus Future in Facebook Hands

The recent acquisition of Oculus VR Co. by Facebook throws the future of the Oculus Rift into the air.



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News::Microsoft Does Not Plan to Bring Additional Halo Titles to Steam

SteamFirst: We have no further Halo releases on Steam planned at this time.



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News::The Pirate Bay Bundle Offers 100 Free, Legal Games

In what might be a surprise, The Pirate Bay has an official 100 game bundle of fully legal games.



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News::[Continue Play] Preview - Kyn

A preview look at an PC/Mac/Linux indie ARPG that promises exciting tactical team combat and an engrossing world worth exploring. The preview covers the world, characters, combat synergy between party members and skills, puzzles and leveling-up structure. Early impressions are encouraging, but with some room for improvement.



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News::PSA: Dtoid chat is now open for business

A while back, we introduced a beta chat room for our Huge members to serve as a replacement for what used to be known as Outer Heaven (RIP). Well, chat is back and open to all! Just click the little red chat bubble at the top center of the screen (*points* it's right there), login, and start yapping.

Have fun, kids!

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News::South Park: The Stick of Truth Review I GoodGameHR

What's the key ingredient for creating good South Park game? Of course, direct involvement of its creators...



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News::New Concept Art for Unreal Engine 4 Stealth-Action FPS, Wake Up Call

OnlySP: Some new concept art has been released by Dark Synergy Studios for their upcoming Unreal Engine 4 title, Wake Up Call.



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News::AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Dual Hawaii Tease Gives a Glimpse At The Hybrid Cooler Design

The tease itself is interesting since it shows the Hybrid cooler design of the card. We might be looking at the card from the top which shows a large circular area in the middle with a Radeon logo. It could be possible that a single fan is place inside this area while coolant pipes from the radiator go from the sides and to the both Hawaii GPUs.



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News::KillStorm Launches Kickstarter Campaign for PC, Mac, and Mobile

On March 28th 2014, former developers from Criterion and Sony, Richard Bunn and David Green, announced a version of their new military combat game KillStorm to PC, Mac, and mobile devices, pending good results from their Kickstarter campaign.



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News::Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Review | Gameliner

Your time in the world of Diablo III is not done yet. Enter the world of the latest expansion for Diablo III, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls.



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News::TeamVVV Weekly Racing Video Game News Videocast: Status Update

VVV: "In this week's TeamVVV.com Weekly Racing Video Game News round-up, we delve into the surprise, earth shattering announcement that was FaceBook's acquisition of Oculus Rift, the VR headset that's already proving popular for PC sim racers, following last week's unveil of Sony's Project Morpheus. VR Farmville, here we come."



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News::Hey, we can promote your comments now!

You may have noticed over the last few weeks that some of your comments have been upgraded to "featured comment" status, and spotlit at the top of any given thread. That's because Disqus has given us mods a fun new tool to play with, where we can promote the best, most enlightening response to any given article, to show our appreciation for your fine examples of well-thought-out discourse and commentary.

Or tacos, depending on our mood. So yeah, keep commenting and you might someday see your hard work sitting high and mighty atop the hill of pointless drivel.

Tacos.

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News::John Carmack Voices Support For Facebook's Oculus Acquisition

News::Get to know Dtoider chicagOriginal!

Dtoid community member chicagOriginal has been lurking around our parts for a little over four years now, but it wasn't until recently that I discovered what a badass he is!

A lifelong gamer, breaker and skater, "Junebug" (as he's known in the skating world) hosts an after school program that teaches teens the basics of carpentry, lamination, and graphic design, the end result of which are some amazing videogame-themed skateboards created completely from scratch! And when he hops on the board himself, he loves repping his Dtoid green -- just take a look at some of the shots from his recent photo shoot!

You can see both sets of pics in the gallery below, as well as a shot from his most recent NARP, where his gaming and breaking livestream attracted 4,000 viewers! Thanks for doing us proud, chicagOriginal!

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News::Interview with Black Desert Producer Kim Daeil - a Game with Endless Gameplay

Black Desert Online will be commencing its second close beta test (CBT) in the coming April. Recently, an interview with Black Desert Developer, Kim Daeil of Pearl Abyss has been conducted by ThisIsGame (TIG). The interview contains some exciting new content and interesting changes which are expected in the coming CBT.



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News::Forward to the Sky, jrpg action adventure, latest gameplay demo!

Forward to the Sky is a fast paced action game in anime ( or JRPG ) art style combining with action adventure! Balloon up! Explode the sky ruins with the Princess. Punch the skeletons, break the walls, deal through the traps, figure out the mechanisms, and find the fresco pieces to discover the story!



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News::Germany Weekly, 22nd March 2014

Hardware PS4 - 10,031 3DS - 4,240 XOne - 2,976 PS3 - 2,101 X360 - 1,299 WiiU - 1,076 PSV - 966 Software 1 inFAMOUS: Second Son (PS4) 2 Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster (PS3) 3 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4) 4 Diablo III (PC) 5 Yoshi's New Island (3DS)



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News::The Elder Scrolls Online: Early Access Begins Today

The Elder Scrolls Online will release next friday, April 4th, but the early access kicks off today for the the digital Imperial and Standard Edition pre-purchases. Furthermore, the physical pre-orders will have access to the servers on April 1st and assure their three-day head start bonus.



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News::Calling PS4/Xbox Resolution-gate an Overreaction Is Tough, Rate of PC Change Higher Than Consoles

Shadowrun Returns creator Jordan Weisman talks about the challenges facing console technology.



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News::Goat Simulator Review - Crapricorn | The Escapist

Goat Simulator is incredible. It's awful, and it's insulting, but it's everso slightly incredible at the same time.



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News::Carmageddon Review by Retro Gaming Magazine

Carl Williams writes, "First up, a little history about my eperience with Carmageddon. I have been playing since this game first came out on PCs oh so many years ago, in fact, I pre-ordered it at my local Electronics Boutique and picked it up ASAP upon release. This game was one that made me proud to own a PC, not a great PC but still, a PC since this was going to probably never be a console title (part 2 did eventually hit consoles in a stinted manner, much like the characters you are running over in the original). The edginess, the pixelated gore and mayhem of the original was unique, there simply was nothing else like Carmageddon available. Now, the original is available on Android (has been for awhile) and it is just as over the top, gory, pixelated fun as it was oh so many years ago on PC."



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News::Nvidias New DX11 Wonder Driver will be 337.xx and Arrive Sometime in April

Very recently Nvidia showcased a new "Wonder Driver" that beat AMD's Mantle API while staying on the DX11 API. More detail has now emerged about this miraculous driver.



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News::Elder Scrolls Online Treasure Maps Guide (Pre-Order Bonus) All Maps, One Page

This Elder Scrolls Online Treasure Maps Guide features a map for every single zone in the game complete with an easily visible marking for your buried treasure. Please note: You cannot find these chests if you did not get the Treasure Maps perk for purchasing prior to release.



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News::The Most Popular Final Fantasy Characters of All Time

IGN's Never-Ending Final Fantasy Character Face-Off pitted more than 150 beloved Final Fantasy characters against one another. If you were faced with the tough choices - Cloud vs. Sephiroth, Tifa vs. Aerith, Cid vs. Cid - do you know who you would pick as your favorite? It wasn't easy, but after casting more than 2 million votes, a consensus eventually began to emerge from within the IGN community. Here are the 10 most popular Final Fantasy characters, as chosen by your votes.



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News::Elder Scrolls Online Introductory Crafting Guide

Does Research, Trait assignment, Gems, Styles. Runes, Glyphs and Extraction sound alien? Then use this Elder Scrolls Online Introductory Crafting Guide as a brief introduction to the amazing world of crafting in ESO.



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News::Strider Review I GoodGameHR

25 years after original game, Capcom has prepared a very pleasant surprise for al Strider fans and delivered us Strider remake, which is equally fun as the original was...



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News::5 Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Easter Eggs You Shouldn't Miss

5 Diablo 3: Easter eggs that players can look out for on his/her journey through the new Reaper of Souls expansion.



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News::The Ultimate Elder Scrolls Online Character Creation Guide

Dont miss the opportunity to make the ultimate character with this incredibly detailed Elder Scrolls Online character creation guide. As with all titles in the award-winning franchise from Bethesda and Zenimax, character creation is one of the most personal aspects of the experience and that trend proves true in ESO.



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News::The Elder Scrolls Online launches today for Early Access folk

The Elder Scrolls Online officially launches today by way of the Early Access program for pre-orders. Specifically, it kicked off at 7AM EST this morning, and I was there to test out the soft launch and see how Zenimax handled the influx of players.

Thankfully, the servers are holding up very well, and I haven't had any issues or disconnects at all. I also haven't encountered many glitches (many of which are probably fixed by the lengthy beta program), nor have I seen any major bugs yet.

Time will tell how much the infrastructure will buckle later in the week and when the game fully launches on Friday April 4th, but for now, feel free to jump in and explore Tamriel. You can also expect more impressions this week, and beyond.

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News::Isnt it time for digital trade-ins to become a reality

Darryl Linington from ITF Gaming writes: Video games have come a long way since way back in the day. We have experienced games that came on floppy drives cartridges, disks and now digital platforms. While owning an array of disk-based games is great for collecting, trading-in or selling the truth of the matter is digital games dont offer anyone an opportunity to actually sell or do trade-ins online.



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News::The Elder Scrolls Online Vampire Or Werewolf A Detailed Comparison

Captain Camper of Gamers Heroes writes: If youre eagerly awaiting the release of the next big Tamriel adventure theres a good chance youre already asking the important questions. The Elder Scrolls Online Vampire or Werewolf debate poses a very difficult choice so weve compiled a list of information to help you make the right decision for you and your character.



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News::Karting now available in rFactor 2

VVV: "It wasn't long ago we reported on KartSim getting back on track, an indie project that aims to fill the current void of kart racing games. But now it's about to get some stiff competition, as Image Space Incorporated has announced rFactor 2 is due to receive some karting content, adding to its variety of racing disciplines from touring cars to single seaters."



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News::Square Enix Weekend Continues With Tomb Raider Deal

Steam's latest publisher promotion focuses on the first lady of action adventure, Lara Croft.



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News::What needs to be done to evolve the WWE series

Being a lover of the world of WWE, including the respective games, I have almost all, decided to do an article referring to what is needed to be done for the WWE series, now owned by 2K Games, go in the direction of evolution. Below can see all the aspects which in my honest opinion need to be improved and everything that should be included in the next games in the series:



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News::AZERA - New MMORPG By Timber Games

Korean company Timber Games developing a new MMORPG called AZERA. There is just a bit info about this game: AZERA is a fantasy MMORPG which will use Havok Vision engine. There will be three kingdoms in the game, which have survived after extinction of ancient civilization.



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News::Metro Redux coming to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One?

One of our exclusive user reports that in July it plans to launch Metro Redux for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . It is a comprehensive collection of Metro 2033, Metro Last Light and its downloadable content available with major graphical improvements especially for the console versions.



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News::Card City Nights Walkthrough [Guide]

David: Its a place where card games rule and you are one of the few strong enough and smart enough to face the Card King. Are you man enough for the challenge? This question will be answered with Card City Nights, the card collection and battle game from Ludosity. Here, players will be able to encounter some quirky characters but, more importantly, they will be able to face challenges of increasing difficulty in the quest to gain better cards and, eventually, the Legendary cards that will prove your true mastery of the game. Prove your worth and dominate the competition with this very comprehensive guide.



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