Monday, March 31, 2014

News::Goat Simulator - Review (PC)| CriticalIndieGamer

(CriticalIndieGamer)Carried on a wave of clever marketing and enough Youtube Yokels screaming Game of the Year and 10 out of 10 to fill a petting zoo, Coffee Stain has somehow managed to convince gamers that its its SO bad, its GOOD title is not only worthy of paying attention to but $10 to boot! Goat Simulator is admittedly a joke but at that price, the joke is on you.



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News::Oddworlds Lorne Lanning bets that fans will love a 3D re-creation of Abes Oddysee (interview)

GamesBeat: Lorne Lanning is the scrappiest of old-guard game developers. His Oddworld Inhabitants survived a long drought by turning its library of console games into downloadable versions on various platforms, and now he is self-publishing a new version of another vintage game: Oddworld: Abes Oddysee New n Tasty. We interviewed Lanning at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.



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News::Diehard GameFAN: 1954: Alcatraz Review

DHGF: Adventure games are always interesting, because they are much more versatile when it comes to where the game is set. I mean, its hard to imagine a first-person shooter that takes place in 1950s San Francisco. While Im sure there are some people out there who wouldnt mind blowing the heads off a few Beatnicks, I dont see it as having any mass appeal. Still, when you think about, the setting seems perfect for a game. The struggle of one man to escape Alcatraz while his wife dodges the mob on shore seems like it could be a fantastic movie/book/TV show. Yet here it is in an adventure game. Thats just nifty.



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News::New Caffeine Trailer- The Unreal Engine 4 Really Shines

The latest Caffeine trailer really shows off the power of the Unreal Engine 4 and the developer (self proclaimed lighting junkie) appears to be taking full advantage it.



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News::Transformers Universe Gets New Screenshots

Everyones favorite massive mechanical combatants, the Transformers, are preparing for their online debut in Jagexs upcoming Transformers Universe. The browser-based game, created by Runescapes talented Jagex, is touted as a Massively Online Tactical Action game, and is set to hit browsers worldwide this year.



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News::ModVive Reviews| Goat Simulator Its Hard Out Here for a Goat

This game was originally something of a joke, with the title referencing the myriad simulator games that have come out in recent years such as Farming Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator. The developers behind Sanctum and its sequel made a tech demo involving a goat as some basic Unreal Engine training, and a single video launched the as-yet-nonexistent game into the spotlight almost overnight. So the developers took a few ideas, such as skating-style combos and a small yet detail-packed open world and came up with what is now Goat Simulator.



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News::1954: Alcatraz Review A Flawed Escape I The Koalition

Jasmine Gipson of The Koalition writes: Daedalic, known for their beautifully designed point and click adventure games has tried their hands in 3-D character models. Although not perfect, the artistic styling of 3-D characters on beautifully painted 2-D landscapes just simply works aesthetically. If nothing else, 1954: Alcatraz does a remarkable job of bringing San Francisco's 1950s North Beach and Alcatraz, an American Heritage site, to life.



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News::South Park: The Stick of Truth Review at Skewed and Reviewed

Skewed and Reviewed have posted a very postive review for the latest South Park game. The cited he humor, gameplay, and variety as selling points for the game.



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News::N4G Radio 3/31/14

Time to conceive. The show opens with a bang and doesnt let up until the end. Hosts: Ken McKown Jason Gambrel Ryan Wombold Drew Leachman Jae Lee Games Covered: Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Goat Simulator Deception IV Ragnarok Odyssey BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Conception II And more



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News::Microsoft AR Glasses Could Challenge Oculus, Morpheus

It's been a busy year for immersive gaming, with Facebook's $2 billion Oculus VR pickup and the debut of Sony's Morpheus headset for PS4. Could Xbox One augmented reality be next? If some recent Microsoft patents are any indication, the answer is most likely.



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News::Transformers Universe is a free-to-play game with e-sports potential that your 10 year old can play

Everyone expected Jagex to make Runescape with robot suits, but Transformers Universe is more than that. Designed to challenge hardcore gamers and be accessible to newcomers, its been built to last 10 years or more.



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News::13 Things You Didn't Know About Assassin's Creed

Trivia and easter eggs and secrets, oh my!



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News::Site tries to 'reveal' Nester for Smash Bros., nobody falls for it

Tomorrow is everybody's [least] favorite day on the Internet: April Fools' Day. It is the day where one cannot trust anything, and everybody would be better off just staying home and sleeping until it finishes. SmashBros.us decided to jump the Zapper by a few days by mimicking the character pages on the official Super Smash Bros. website and "announcing" old Nintendo Power mascot Nester as the next playable fighter.


Admittedly, the fake site does a decent enough job aping the real one, up until the point where the Nester screenshots are shown. Not only is the character model laughable, but Nester is only shown alone and is clearly pasted on in some.


With the "reveal" coming just a few days before April Fools' Day, my initial hope was that this was put out as an obvious joke, and then on April 1 Nintendo would hit us with the double fake out, posting new screenshots revealing that Nester in Super Smash Bros. is real. That would actually be a clever use of the prankster holiday. Alas, since this is not even the official site, it does not seem like that is in the cards.


Site tries to 'reveal' Nester for Smash Bros., nobody falls for it screenshot


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News::Survival horror game Draugen is 'Gone Home meets Amnesia'


Last Halloween, Red Thread Games, the developer of Dreamfall Chapters , the sequel to beloved adventure games The Longest Journey and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey , announced it was also working on a survival horror game, Draugen.


And now we have some nice, atmospheric footage of the 2015 release. My excitement remains at the level it was when this was first announced, still, particularly, for its premise: "a first-person survival horror adventure amongst the mountains and fjords of the Norwegian west coast in the 1920s.



"Draugen (Norwegian; meaning 'the Draug') is an undead creature from Norse mythology. The original Norse meaning of the word is ghost, but unlike traditional ghosts the Draug has a corporeal body and physical abilities. Draug reside in their watery graves, guarding the treasures and secrets that were buried with them. And they will protect those secrets at any cost."


Heck yes. "It's HP Lovecraft meets Dostoyevsky," Red Thread's Ragnar Tornquist Tornquist told Eurogamer, "Or Gone Home meets Amnesia."


Red Thread reveals first look at Draugen [Eurogamer]



Survival horror game Draugen is 'Gone Home meets Amnesia' screenshot






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News::New Video Game Releases - What Gamers Want for the Week of 3-31-14

The two major new releases are MLB 14: The Show, and The Elder Scrolls Online. The Show is only releasing for the PS3 and PS Vita this week, so if you want it for the PS4 youll have to wait until May 6, 2014. The Elder Scrolls Online is only releasing for the PC and Mac platforms this week, so like MLB 14: The Show, youll have to ride the pine for a bit if you want to play it on the PS4 or Xbox One.



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News::3 Things Really Wrong With Realistic Gaming

Realism is sought after much in the modern gaming industry, and, more often than not, equates to gritty shooters. This is great for those who want to enjoy the pleasures of war without getting an explosion all over their faces. Indeed, fanboys seem to love telling me how Battlefield is more of a war simulator than a game and Call of Duty is awesome and Ill punch your face concave if you say otherwise. While both are compelling arguments, this revered realism is the very thing that drives me into a blind rage. With that in mind, read on to witness the raw power of my first world problems.



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News::Is Ubisoft Releasing Too Many Assassin's Creed Games?

8CN: Gamers were hit with a double dose of Assassin's Creed last week with news regarding Unity and Comet (official and unofficial reveals respectively), the next two games in the series. Unity will be headed to next-gen platforms, while Comet will reportedly be released on the Xbox 360 and PS3. While it's still too early to pass any judgment on either title, many have lamented what they feel is a glut of Assassin's Creed games. Some gamers feel that the serious is close to franchise overkill, threatening to destroy the originality that made the initial entry so memorable.



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News::Narcosis Developer Talks Inspirations and BioShock Comparisons

VRFocus - Narcosis, an underwater survival horror experience, was one of the many virtual reality (VR) compatible titles on show at the 2014 Game Developers Conference (GDC). Its a first-person experience for the Oculus Rift VR headset in which players are involved in an accident that leaves them stranded at the bottom of the ocean. VRFocus got a chance to talk about the title with the development teams Damien Dreveau at the show in San Francisco.



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News::Goat Simulator : You wont believe the stuff you can do in this Baaah-rilliant Indie | WCCF Review

WCCF: This is the review of the Baaaah-rilliant Indie Masterpiece that took the gaming Industry by storm. The game is an easy 10/10 (the score didn't allow us an 11/10) and you just won't believe some of the stuff you can do in this game



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News::Nekro Preview (Invision Game Community)

Nekros single player revolves around the path of destruction that is carved by the player. The player takes control of an alchemist become necromancer who has been wronged by the corrupt king, in vengeance the necromancer brings death to the kings followers and raises them to do the necromancers dirty work, which usually just includes taking the hits for him, rather than actually dealing damage.



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News::Men of War Assault Squad 2 Preview (Invision Game Community)

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 features new single player style skirmish modes that take players from extreme tank combat to deadly sniper stealth missions. Commanders can now faceoff against opponents on various new multiplayer 1v1 4v4 maps. To truly bring the battles to life though there is the new 8v8 game mode designed for huge battles on spectacular maps.



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News::Dark Souls 2: Aggressive Sorcerer Build Guide

Its no secret that Dark Souls 2, like both of its predecessors, doesnt go to great lengths to explain some of its most basic rules and systems. This extends to the games leveling process, and how different stats can effect what you can do in the world. The goal of this guide is to set you on the right track when putting together a basic sorcerer build with a more aggressive approach to combat.



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News::Kingdom Under Fire II - City and Field Gameplay

The City and Field Gameplay of Kingdom Under Fire II.



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News::Titanfall Review | Jags

Titanfall is an easy game to like. Titanfall is also an easy game to hate. And with how fashionable it is to know about video games and how they are in todays day and age, surely you also want to know whether the game is great or hateful.



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News::New Unreal Engine 4 Horror Title Caffeine Begins IndieGoGo Campaign

OnlySP: Currently being crowdfunded over at indiegogo, Caffeine is a psychological horror adventure game with high attention to story and graphics. Its currently being developed by a single man by the name of Dylan Browne.



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News::Weird Torture in DayZ Reaches Creepy New Heights

T1 - I gotta make sure you cant run. Creepy takes on a whole new level in this DayZ video, where twitch.tv streamer, Syndicate, gets caught and tortured by a super weird dude who captures and tortures him in the oddest ways imaginable.



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News::Alien: Isolation set for October 7 release

Alien: Isolation is coming out on October 7 for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC.


So no need for a PS4 or Xbox One yet? Though I suppose Infamous: Second Son is quite nice. But I'm waiting on The Witness.


And yes, I am avoiding talking about Alien: Isolation directly because the original Alien is a perfect movie and nothing else in its unnecessary franchise comes close. Please don't suck, Isolation.


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News::'Titanfall' review: An innovative shooter plagued with issues | Examiner

"Titanfall", as the name suggests, is a unique take on the FPS genre involving wall-running, jetpacking, and calling down giant bipedal death machines down from the sky. Developer Respawn's take on the shooter mold is to make it three-dimensional and tune the speed of the gameplay up a few notches, a refreshing twist in a genre so populated with indistinguishable and unimaginative titles you could probably pick at random and be no worse off. "Titanfall" attempts to do away with the mold while keeping enough of the quick gunplay to tempt fans of the Call of Duty and Battlefield franchises. In this, the game succeeds wildly though it is not without some serious faults. This review is for the PC version.



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News::Goat Simulator Review: A Beautiful (and Buggy) Mess | TechGeek

A great time waster and gives a good insight to what it is like being a goat.



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News::12 Most Anticipated PC Games for 2014

2014 is already shaping up to be a classic year for PC gaming as titles like The Banner Saga, Banished, and Titanfall, show that the next generation of PC games are giving the master race a plethora of options in 2014 in all different types of gaming genres.



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News::Diehard Dungeon SteamFirst Review Die Harder

SteamFirst: The pixelated dungeon crawlers seem to be creeping out of the woodwork faster than cockroaches at night in my kitchen which hasnt been cleaned in months. Still, among the masses of cookie cutter 16-bit games, there is the occasional gem. But like any real gem, you need to mine long and hard just to get to it.



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News::Frozen Endzone Not Exactly a Touchdown - SteamFirst Preview

SteamFirst: Like many in the US today, I played football. Peewee league, high school, and even some junior college ball. I even had the opportunity to coach a private schools team for some time. So, when I saw this game on the list of those that needed a preview I jumped at the chance. I mean what can go wrong with a turn-based football game. In a nutshell. A lot.



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News::Facebook's Oculus acquisition has led to death threats

Don't make death threats. Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey said that employees and their families have gotten death threats since Facebook bought the company. Stop doing that, any terrible persons that might be reading this.


"We expected a negative reaction from people in the short term, we did not expect to be getting so many death threats and harassing phone calls that extended to our families. We know we will prove ourselves with actions and not words, but that kind of shit is unwarranted, especially since it is impacting people who have nothing to do with Oculus."


Meanwhile, Oculus CTO John Carmack replied to a blog post by Anamanaguchi's Peter Berkman. The deal came as a surprise to Carmack, who, "wasn't personally involved in any of the negotiations," and "wasn't expecting," Facebook to buy the company he recently joined.


He also, "just can't get very worked up about" concerns like data mining and the advertising model. While he appreciates fans wanting Oculus to take the home grown approach of Valve and Steam, "The difference is that, for years, the industry thought Valve was nuts, and they had the field to themselves," Carmach explained. With Sony already in the virtual reality ring, "the real question is how deeply to partner with, and who."


Oculus VR employees got death threats after Facebook sale [UPDATE] [GameSpot]

Wrong and Right Reasons To Be Upset About Oculus [Peter Berkman]



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News::Global Weekly, 22nd March 2014

PS4 220,349 3DS 120,699 XOne 112,513 PSV 65,434 PS3 60,106 WiiU 39,376 X360 29,371 PSP 12,044 Wii 9,281



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News::Titanfall Review | Spotlight Report

If Second son was this months massive game for the PlayStation 4, Titanfall is defiantly the game that XBONE players have been waiting for. The online only game, meaning XB Live is required to play the Campaign mode, has definitely been the want for gamers since its announcement.



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News::Planetside 2: 7 Reasons To Try This Game

This article lists seven reasons why the free-to-play Planetside 2 game is worth a try.



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News::Predator Confirmed for Call of Duty: Ghosts' Next DLC

News::Two Tribes to permanently drop the price of three Wii U games

Two Tribes may have scaled down and completely restructured their studio, but that hasn't stopped them from working. This week the developer has just revealed that starting April 3rd, all three of their Wii U classics will be $1.99.


Starting later this week, Rush , Toki Tori, and Edge are all discounted, and it seems as if it's a permanent change. Those who picked the games up early were able to take advantage of the discount, but eventually the price rose to $3.99.


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News::Alien: Isolation Preview - Monstrous potential, but with a great big "If" | Dealspwn

Dealspwn is impressed with Alien: Isolation's pre-alpha build, but worries about a potential pitfall. Dealspwn writes: " Following my footsteps, the Xenomorph stalks past the locker grille, and for a split-second I think I'm safe as I peer through the slats. No such luck. It wheels and thrusts its eyeless muzzle up against the door, all fangs and slime. I shrink back from the grille, willing myself to sink into the darkness and hold my breath -- both in the game and in real life. Please, please, please just walk away! After what felt like an eternity, the chitinous horror finally sloped back down the hall and I let out a sigh of desperate relief. I've survived... but the Alien is still out there. Waiting. Hunting me. If The Creative Assembly can sustain this fear throughout the campaign, Alien Isolation could well become the best and most chilling survival horror game we've seen in some time, not to mention an outstanding tie-in. That's a seriously big "if," mind, and the unco...



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News::VRFocus Preview: Monstrum

VRFocus- You are alone. The creeping darkness is not your friend. The creaks of the metal and the splashing of the waves tell you that you are no longer at home, and the moonlight howls tell you that something lurks in the shadows. Something that has no intentions of aiding you in your hour of need. Something monstrous.



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News::Italian Software Charts for the week ending 23/03/2014

Multiplayer : 01. Infamous: Second Son (PS4, Sony) 02. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4, Konami) 03. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS3, Konami) 04. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Limited Edition (PS3, Square Enix) 05. inFAMOUS: Second Son Special Edition (PS4, Sony) 06. Yoshi',s New Island (3DS, Nintendo) 07. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (PS3, Square Enix) 08. Dark Souls II (PS3, Namco) 09. FIFA 14 (PS4, EA) 10. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3, Rockstar)



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News::Prsocenium's Spectre Passes Kickstarter Campaign

VRFocus - This weekend saw the completion of the Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming virtual reality (VR) multiplayer horror title, Spectre. Developer Prosceniums goal of $15,000 was reached on 29th March 2014 and has since gone on to reach a reduced $16,000 stretch goal, which adds a new map and abilities for both the ghost-hunting human players to use as well as the player-controlled Spectre. The title supports VR with use of the Oculus Rift VR headset.



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News::Elder Scrolls Online Leveling Guide

If you're looking for something to help you get the edge you need to level quickly in ESO, check out this guide.



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News::Reviewing the Indie Game: Shipwreck | Press Start To Begin

Brushfire Games creating their tribute to the Legend of Zelda franchise with their first indie game called Shipwreck. It's a really interesting game that deserves a look. You can find it on Xbox Live and on the PC.



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News::Titanfall review: stand by for multiplayer magic | Doublejump

After more than a decade of shooter development mastery, Respawn Entertainment has pitched its vision for the future of the sci-fi shooter genre and from the outside in, it looks like a giant mech.



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News::Titanfall Review (Invision Game Community)

In Titanfall, players compete in six-on-six online multiplayer-only matches set on a war-torn planet, playing as mech-style Titans and their pilots. The game's action is fast-paced: as pilots, players can run along walls and link jumps together parkour-style, as well as employ special abilities such as cloaking; as Titans, players are equipped with more destructive armaments and special protective shields.



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News::Soul Sacrifice crosses over to Toukiden in DLC form

Toukiden: The Age of Demons is about to extend its lifecycle, with extra DLC crossover content from fellow Vita hack and slash Soul Sacrifice . Tecmo Koei has announced a series of new add-ons that involve new themed armor and two multiplayer missions.


The levels are called "Hell's Guard Dog" and "Dogs of War," and can be obtained by downloading the content and accessing the Portal Stone or a mulitplayer lobby. These are apparently high level instances.


Both bits of DLC are free right now, but Tecmo Koei didn't specify how long that price would last.


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News::Half Life 3 Gets An Amazing Fan-made Cinematic Trailer

YouTube's member 'Deviant Pictures Films' has created a fan-made cinematic trailer for Half Life 3, in which Gordon and Alyx are looking for shelter from a snowstorm.



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News::SteamFirst Review: Age of Empires 2 The Forgotten Expansion

SteamFirst: The Forgotten Expansion is an addition from the game Age of Empires 2 HD, which includes the original set The Age of King, and The Conqueror expansion. The Forgotten adds 5 new civilizations: Italians, Indians, Slavs, Magyars and Incas; and four new campaigns: Alaric, Sforza, Bari and Dracula. Along with new maps and Artificial Intelligence to fight with.



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News::Dead Body Discovered During Avengers Filming in South Korea