News::Sweeney: VR Will Change The World, Bigger Than Smartphones

Tim Sweeney strongly believes that VR will change the world, eventually becoming an even bigger phenomenon than smartphones.



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News::Let's Play: Goat Simulator

Diego from Press Start Australia decided to play through the carnage of Goat Simulator



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News::The Best Japanese Indie Games Youve Never Played Yume Nikki Edition

Allisa James from DualShockers finds really obscure Japanese indie games and writes about them. This month she goes back to RPG Maker titles with one of the most popular examples: a creepy little game called Yume Nikki about a young shut-in named Madotsuki who only plays a depressing game called Nasu and sleeps. One day she begins to have these strange dreams which involves traversing incredibly surreal and creepy worlds.



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News::Have Game, Will Play: Mercenary Kings PC | GameEnthus

Mercenary Kings looks very similar to the Metal Slug series. However the guns and side scrolling movement are where the similarities end.



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News::Grim Dawn Hands-On Preview | CheatCC

CCC Says: "Grim Dawn is an isometric action RPG that pits you against every undead abomination imaginable in an effort to cleanse the world while filling up your inventory with an endless supply of weapons and armor to sift through. It's a tough tale to sell when big publishers with deep pockets are out there playing the monopoly game. But you'll appreciate the quality and almost taste the blood and sweat that has gone into bringing Grim Dawn to life from humble origins."



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News::DayZ Creator Quits Game Industry to Become MMA Fighter

Rely on Horror has a report on DayZ creator Dean Hall's departure from the game industry.



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News::Upcoming inFamous: Second Son update will let your turn off the HUD

As detailed on the PlayStation Blog, Sucker Punch Productions has spoken about a few new features it will be adding to inFamous: Second Soon in the coming weeks based on fan feedback.

It seems many of you requested the ability to change the in-game time of day to your liking and that will be possible upon completion of Second Son. What's more, options to turn off the heads-up display and cap the frame rate at 30 frames per second are planned as well.

I've never been too bothered by variable frame rates, but for a game as pretty as this, removing the HUD is something I can get behind. Sucker Punch says that at the earliest, it can have a patch including features like this and bug fixes ready two weeks from now.

Second Son Update Incoming: Change Time of Day, HUD Off, 30FPS Option [PlayStation Blog]

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News::Bioshock Infinite Burial At Sea Part 2 Review: The End Is the Beginning Is the End | Gamer Horizon

Ted at Gamer Horizon says Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea Part 2 is the best Bioshock-related product he's ever played.



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News::Goat Simulator: How to beat every one of the 27 quests and find all of the 27 collectibles

Tips to accomplish every quest, as well as the location of all 27 goat statues.



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News::Three Games The Single Players Should Look Out For In April

OnlySP: April: Easter time, and also Easter Egg Hunts. Unfortunately, this year, April isnt the month of new releases in terms of video games, but we still managed to pick out a Top 3 from the few new releases this month. So perhaps sometime while youre not busy before, during, or after the Pacquiao-Bradley 2 boxing match, please take some time to read about the Top 3 games (as determined by the OnlySP staff) set to release this month of Easter:



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News::Extra Punctuation Dark Souls 2: Of Missing Monsters and Bustling Bases

Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw : As I said in my Dark Souls 2 review, at the point when I wrote it I'd played about 30 hours, with three of the four big souls acquired and on my way to the fourth. I have now finished the whole game, it ended up at about 45-50 hours, and I have to admit, my opinions have updated a little bit, having gotten the full perspective of the experience as a whole.



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News::CGM Reviews: Betrayer

If the most effective horror stories are about confronting our fear of the unknown, then there are very few premises better set up to scare us than the one found in Blackpowder Games Betrayer. After washing ashore on the banks of a Virginian colony in 1604, the games protagonist discovers that none of the areas dense forests and remote outposts are still inhabited, save for a single red-cloaked woman. What is left are wandering demons decked out in 17th century Spanish armour and the ghosts of the annihilated Natives and English colonists. Aside from this rather creepy company the player is completely alone in the desolate woods and ruined colonial forts.



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News::The Wolf Among Us Episode 3 Gets a Great Launch Trailer

The official launch trailer for Telltale Games The Wolf Among Us Episode 3: A Crooked Mile has just been released to the public and it is every bit as amazing as fans would expect.



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News::Relic Entertainment "really happy" that Gearbox bought Homeworld

Dealspwn.com reports: "We were all caught off guard when none other than Gearbox snaffled up the rights to Homeworld during the THQ auction last year, leaving original developers Relic Entertainment without their own IP. When I caught up with game director Quinn Duffy, he explained that the team are actually rather excited about the acquisition - and that Gearbox has their blessing."



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News::Miami Vice: The Story of Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

A shot of adrenaline to the indie scene, Hotline Miami combined classic gameplay values with a punishing difficulty curve, catapulting palyers through a gaudy fever dream of mask-wearing serial killers and Eighties kitsch. Now with Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number on the horizon, games chats with creators Dennis Wedin and Jonatan Soderstrom about violence, controversy and the duos edgy reputation.



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News::Indie Stash Cast: Counterplay Games Talks About The Duelyst and Developing Indie Games

Blane Humphries from TwoDashStash writes: Keith Lee, Founder of Counterplay Games, joins us on this edition of the Indie Stash Cast as we go in-depth about what players can expect out of his studios debut title The Duelyst. Lee, who was a Lead Developer at Insomniac Games and Lead Producer at Blizzard, also shares with us some of his experiences about life as an independent developer and why he made the choice to leave Triple-A and start an indie studio. Before he went Indie, Lee led development teams on some of the most critically acclaimed franchises in video game history including: Ratchet and Clank, Diablo, and Resistance.



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News::Check Out These Real Life Titanfall Pilots In Action

MP1st - You might have seen true-to-life characters during Londons Titanfall Xbox One and PC launch wall running and jumping over obstacles. But how did these real-life Titanfall pilots get their authentic look?



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News::This is what a Blizzard fighting game would look like

It's only fitting that I start my personal April Fools' Day off with Blizzard. The company's gags are almost always something so cool or outlandish that we wish they were really being made, and that's no different this year with Blizzard Outcasts: Vengeance of the Vanquished .

This is a fighting game in which a Battlecruiser can brawl with a Treasure Goblin. A game where a mere swipe of your credit card is all that's required to regain precious health, and a Baneling can wear those pixelated deal-with-it sunglasses. Again, I ask: can this be real?

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News::Mystic Fighter Hyuna unveiled as spokesperson for Open Beta phase

After months of beta test phases and supposed delays, Mystic Fighter will be begin Open Beta in Korea on 3rd April in Korea. The popular Korean pop star, Hyuna, is Mystic Fighters official spokesperson.



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News::Facebook's Oculus Buyout - More Developers React

VRFocus - Last week VRFocus asked 6 developers what they made of the news that social network giant Facebook would be purchasing Oculus Rift makers Oculus VR for $2 billion USD. While the general response seemed to be positive, each one raised unique and interesting insights into the deal. They were so interesting, in fact, that this week weve decided to do it again.



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News::Vertiginous Golf A Preview and Impromptu English Lesson | Gamecrastinate

Its possible that you may not be familiar with the word vertiginous. Much like myself then, apart from it having something to do with golf you probably dont understand the concept behind Vertiginous Golf . Without getting any deeper into this we probably need to define this mysterious word because, according to Google Chromes spell check, vertiginous is actually a word.



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News::Micromanage space poop schedules in Cosmonautica

When we think about interstellar travel, our minds often go straight to intense battles with alien warships, exploration of hostile worlds, or cunning diplomacy. We often forget that between all of the action, our heroes still need to eat, sleep, bathe, and take some private meditation time (this is code for pooping).

Cosmonautica looks to explore those down times, but it is not without its own highs. As the manager of a trading ship, the player sets shifts for each crew member, with tasks ranging between mundane mopping and more exciting missile defense. Think The Sims, but with a chance of catastrophic depressurization.

Cosmonautica is being developed by the team who made Pressure . It is currently in the concepts section of Steam, with no information on a release window.

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News::Titanfall Review | GameCloud

Brendan at GameCloud writes: "Sometimes it can take one thing to change up a stagnating idea. Or in this case, one big thing and several little things. Respawn tugged at tugged at the indisputable idea that mechs are awesome and so is driving one and then ran with it to incredible effect. The seamless blend of infantry combat, free-running and mech-fighting come together to create an exhilarating multiplayer experience that could invigorate an interest in the genre from even the most jaded soul. The story presented is an exercise in creating lore for the world and give it context than anything else. Yes, the campaign is weak, but the battles themselves are just as fun as a regular multiplayer match (as they are essentially the same). The trade-off here is that Respawn was able to spend more time fine-tuning the mechanics of the game rather than building a whole other element separate to Titanfalls primary focus: multiplayer."



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News::BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Review (ITF Gaming)

Sam Fourie from ITF Gaming writes: A few weeks ago it was announced that Irrational Games announced that theyd be closing shop after the release of Burial At Sea, a two-piece episodic follow up to Infinite that takes players back to Rapture after the events of the main game but before the start of BioShock. Burial at Sea is the studios farewell to a legion of fans, and while messy and somewhat uninspired, it still comes off as a loving goodbye.



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News::Lugtrausers review - Gaming Nexus

Gaming Nexus writes, "The easiest way to summarize Luftrausers is to call it the Hotline Miami of dogfighting games. It's incredibly difficult, but it's really good at sinking it's claws into you to keep you launching your planes onto the battlefield. It's a game that's really easy to binge on, but since it naturally comes in bite-sized battles, you might get a bit more staying power if you get it on the Vita and play it a couple hours at a time."



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News::Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Review: Soulless - Worlds Factory

Slicing zombies with a ninja is supposed to be very fun, but Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z somehow fails completely at that, as explained here.



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News::The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Video Game - Developer Walkthrough First Impressions

Turner from Throwing Digital Sheep writes about what excites and troubles him about Beenox's upcoming movie tie-in game.



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News::New Trailer for Enemy Starfighter Released, Heading to PAX East

VRFocus - Indie Developer Marauder Interactive has released a new trailer for its upcoming space combat title, Enemy Starfighter. The experience, which supports virtual reality (VR) with the Oculus Rift headset, will also be heading to the PAX East event in Boston next week. It will be on display at the Indie Megabooth where attendees can go hands-on with the exeprience from 11th 13th April 2014.



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News::Deus Ex: The Fall Review - Rock Me, Panama Deus | Twinfinite

Mike from Twinfinite writes, "Taking into account the inherent limitations of a mobile device, there's a lot to be impressed by with this game. As a PC port, the accomplishment is notably less impressive, and downright annoying at parts. As an overall game experience however, it's a pretty tasty slice of Deus Ex."



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News::BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 2 review - Gaming Nexus

Gaming Nexus writes. "BioShock Infinite Burial at Sea Episode 2, for the most part, is a fitting end to the entire series. It brings everything full circle and connects the first game with the third game. Playing as Elizabeth, you're forced to be more patient in going through the game as well as using some different techniques than if you were playing as Booker. The game crashes were certainly far more than what I've experienced in the past. Sometimes frustrating, sometimes confusing, Episode 2, while not the crowing achievement for Irrational Games' last effort, was a good end and a better DLC than Episode 1."



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News::Goat Simulator Review | RGN

Nestor of RGN writes, "Every once in a while a game comes out that defies all logic and reason, and absolutely has no meaning to it whatsoever other than to provide entertainment to its players. Goat Simulator is one of those games. Its chaotic, hilarious and absolutely makes no sense, which makes this game particularly difficult to review given that even the developer said that it would keep all the bugs save for the game crashing ones."



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News::Draugen First Person Survival Horror Set in Norway, Coming to PC and Next-Gen Consoles in 2015

OnlySP: Draugen is first-person survival horror game that takes place on Norways west coast amongst the deep fjords and towering mountains that make up the awe-inspiring landscape.



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News::The Last Tinker: City of Colors Preview (Invision Game Community)

imimi Productions is a game development studio that focuses on creating unique games. One of those projects is called The Last Tinker: City of Colours. One of the most colourful titles I have ever seen and with a unique concept behind it. Made with Unity engine, it got an award for the Best Project 2012 of the Selected Project Contest at Game Connection Europe 2011.



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News::Goat Simulator Review - This is the Way the World Ends | Twinfinite

Andy from Twinfinite writes, "What I mean is they have given us the opportunity to finally be a goat jettisoning through the atmosphere, like most actual goats do, of course."



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News::Does Transformers Universe Stand A Chance?

Jagex released a new gameplay trailer showing off its MOTA, Transformers Universe. Will it stand a chance with other PC giants ruling the MMO-verse?



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News::MotoGP 14 - First HD screenshots

Milestone S.R.L has released the first HD screenshots for the PlayStation 4 of MotoGP 14 featuring the legendary Jerez track "As you can see this years graphics details are more detailed than ever. In a dynamic and fast racing game such as the MotoGP one, visual effects and environments details are usually less perceived" affirms Andrea Basilio, Game Director at Milestone.



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News::Battlefield 4: Naval Strike Review | VideoGamer

VideoGamer: "Not all plain sailing."



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News::Amazon First Day April Sale -PS4/Xbox One/Wii U

Amazon deals going on that includes Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze still on sale for Wii U, Ryse Son of Rome and Dead Rising 3 for Xbox One.



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News::Red Thread's Draugen Teaser Trailer

Dreamfall Chapters studio Red Thread has released a trailer for Draugen, a first-person survival-horror game. Draugen is currently in development for PC/Mac/Linux and next-generation consoles, planned for release in 2015. Red Thread will be launching a Kickstarter for the game soon.



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News::Need For Speed: Underground 3 Gets A Fan-made Teaser Trailer, Created In GTA IV

DSOGaming writes: "Our reader Refi Achmad F has informed us about a fan-made teaser trailer for Need For Speed: Underground 3. Whats interesting here is that the teaser trailer was created in GTA IV."



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News::The Gamesmen, Episode 13 The Oculus Face Off

Join Amras89. Hardlydan, and Yodathethird, for game talk and fun! This time, The Gamesmen talk about Microsoft being naughty, Facebook buying Oculus Rift, Predator in Call of Duty Ghosts, and Iron Galaxy relinquishing Killer Instinct. Games discussed are Infamous Second Son, Dead Island Epidemic, Burial at Sea, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Castle of Illusion, Sleeping Dogs, Assassins Creed 3, and Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag.



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News::Watch_Dogs' Frame Rate on PS4 "Very Stable;" Looks Very Good on PS3/Xbox 360; More Info on Gameplay

Watch_Dogs Design Director Jonathan Morin Proved to be a veritable gold mine of information about the game lately, and today he sat at his Twitter account to provide fans with more details about what you can expect from the game.



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News::Street Fighter's Ken Cut From The Tournament For Obvious Reasons

News::Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Review - Zero1Gaming

Ed reaps what he souls (sorry, awful pun) in this expansion to the Diablo3.



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News::Review: Towerfall Ascension | Stevivor

Stevivor, "Towerfall Ascension is the best of indie gaming. Concerned not with making a grand narrative statement, emotional impact or declaration of art. Towerfall is concerned with only one thing. Fun. Oh boy, is it a great big overflowing bucket of it. Towerfall is both a throwback to games of old and a nod to current classics. But seriously, it's so much fun."



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News::CalmDownTom's Goat Simulator Review

I reviewed the ridiculous Goat Simulator from Coffe Stains Studios...



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News::Super FX chip and Mode 7 helped extend the SNES's lifespan

The Super Nintendo is still my favorite console of all time, due in no small part to the huge amount of SNES titles made for it. It was the ones developed towards the end of the system's lifespan that left such an impact on me, and that was largely thanks to the Super FX chip and Mode 7 that developers took advantage of to get past the limitations of the console's hardware.

Did You Know Gaming took a look at the history behind these two key innovations that was able to help Nintendo basically skip a console generation and go straight into the 64-bit generation.

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News::Naval Strike now available to download on PC

Its not early April yet, Naval Strike is now available to download on Origin. Size is 4.96 GB



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News::Losing My VRginity: In A Car

VRFocus - The beauty of virtual reality (VR) is that it can take us to many places. New worlds and experiences that would otherwise be impossible are right there in front of your eyes, allowing you to venture through terrain and have experiences alien from day-to-day life. For many their first experience will be a peculiar one, but for Charlie Ward this VR debut took an even more bizarre turn.



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News::Sakura Trick is My Favorite Anime of the Winter Season