News::Amazon announces its $99 set-top box Fire TV

Amazon has finally announced its long-rumored media device and it's available for purchase as of today. The $99 Amazon Fire TV supports expected streaming services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Prime Instant Video, and Pandora, but games also have a presence on the box which sports an Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB of memory, and a quad-core processor.

There a over a hundred games supported including Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Asphalt 8, and Amazon Game Studios' exclusive third-person shooter Sev Zero, with "thousands more coming soon." According to Amazon, many of these games free and "the average price of paid games is just $1.85." Of course, that less-than-ideal gamepad is being sold separately for $39.99.

There are a few interesting gimmicks, but the one that sounds most intriguing to me is ASAP (Advanced Streaming and Prediction), a feature which predicts movies or television episodes you'll want to watch and prepares them for playback ahead of time to avoid buffering. I'm not really in the market for the Fire TV as a Roku owner -- and Amazon has a long way to go before it can pull me in with its gaming initiative -- but this looks like a nice little box. Maybe someday.

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News::​Here's Sev Zero, the First Exclusive Game for the Amazon Fire TV

News::Review: Diablo III: Reaper Of Souls Is The Game We Initially Deserved [EGMR]

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls transforms Diablo III into the game it should have been when it launched two years ago.



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News::Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate: Deluxe Edition Review paulsemel

Like the 3DS & Vita versions, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition (PS3, 360, WiiU) is a botched attempt to make a side-scrolling Arkham game.



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News::TBA Games Meets PeriAreion Kickstarter Goal

TBA Games nears the end of a successful Kickstarter campaign for Mars colonization sim/strategy game PeriAreion.



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News::Amy Hennig Returns to Crystal Dynamics,New Legacy of Kain game Ariels Fall Announced

This news Im sure is going to to have a lot of people dancing in the streets. Square Enix have today announced that not only will Amy Hennig be returning to Crystal Dynamics, but that she is doing so in order to create a new Legacy of Kain game.



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News::Kerbal Space Program: Asteroid Redirect Mission Now Live

The new Kerbal Space Program: Asteroid Redirect Mission is now available for download. It includes many new features and updates.



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News::Score Attack: Spelunky

Posted by Colm Ahern Score Attack is all about completing a challenge that is set by the opposition. If the controller wielding one completes said task, they gain a point (and bragging rights). If they fail, then the person who set the challenge gets a point. Its week number five and last week, Adam became the first competitor to complete a challenge, meaning he bolts into the lead:



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News::Watch: Dead Island: Epidemic Closed Beta Gameplay Impressions | Entertainment Buddha

Entertainment Buddha's Matt Heywood writes, "Stunlock Studios upcoming free to play game Dead Island: Epidemic gets a thorough examination from TenBensons as he gets the opportunity to participate in the closed beta. Classed as a ZOMBA, its a complete change of direction from the Dead Island games you may be used to, and features a traditional WASD control layout and some interesting mechanics."



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News::Meet Amazon Fire TV, A Video-Streaming Android Game Mini-Console

News::League of Legends: Riots April Fools Day Prank is a Tremendous Success

Riot Games has launched a very fierce April Fools Day prank featuring a new game mode, Ultra Rapid Fire, followed by hilarious patch notes. Players response through social media indicate that this measure is nothing but a tremendous success.



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News::10 Game Franchises That Need Another Installment

10 franchise I feel are deserving, or in dire need of another installment



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News::Stronghlod Crusader 2 Hands-On - WorldsFactory

Finally, Firefly Studios decided to give fans the sequel they have been waiting for with Stronghold Crusader 2. We went hands on with the game at EGX Rezzed, here is what we thought.



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News::Mabinogi's Publisher Tries a Bit Too Hard to Beat Warframe in Online Popularity Contest

MMORPG-focused website MMOBomb is holding a popularity contest named Ultimate F2P Showdown between its readers to decide whats their favorite Free to Play MMO and Nexons Mabinogi reached the semi-finals, pitched against Digital Extremes Warframe. Unfortunately it seems that Nexon is being a tad too eager to win, especially considering that there arent exactly the Golden Globes at stake. Not only the publisher posted on its forum promising a Double Rainbow Event in Mabinogi itself in case of a win, but it went a step further and, some would argue, a step too far.



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News::Composer Nobuo Uematsu joins Defender's Quest II

There's really nothing more that needs to be said about Defender's Quest II: Mist of Ruin for me to be interested in it -- that's how much I liked the last game, which remains one of my favorite tower-defense titles. Today's news, then, is total icing on top: renowned Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu has joined the project! What a pleasant surprise.

He will be collaborating with the composer of the original game, Keven Penkin, for the Defender's Quest II soundtrack. From what I've heard about the sequel, its story will be a terrific fit for Uematsu's music. I'm expected everyone working on the game -- including animator Dean Dodrill, of Dust: An Elysian Tail -- to absolutely nail it. They haven't let me down yet.

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News::Watch_Dogs Director Confirms First Glimpse on the Games Map, Many Surprises; Comments on Complexity

Youve seen a few pieces of the map of Watch_Dogs, but the whole thing was never really shown, yet today Creative Director Jonathan Morin confirmed that a very quick glimpse on a map showcased during the latest Welcome to Chicago trailer is indeed a good representation of the games rendition of Chicago. He also confirmed that you can expect many surprises from the game, and that it's the most complex he's worked on to date.



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News::Daylight - release date delayed | New Trailer

The release date for Daylight has been delayed into late April.



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News::Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Releasing October 7th, New Trailer Released

OnlySP: The release date for Middle-Earth: The Shadow of Mordor has been revealed via a new trailer that has been released.



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News::Watch Dogs has more side content than main content

Ubisoft Montreal producer Dominic Guay tells games that the studios newest open world adventure will cater for fans that prefer to go out and do their own thing



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News::Goat Simulator Walkthrough

Guide4GameS: Play as goat and cause as much destruction as you possibly can as a goat in new Goat Simulator. Being a goat instead of doing tricks, you wreck stuff. Destroy things with style, such as doing a backflip while head-butting a bucket through a window, and you'll earn even more points! Or you could just give Steam Workshop a spin and create your own goats, levels, missions, and more! When it comes to goats, not even the sky is the limit, as you can probably just bug through it and crash the game.



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News::Stompz Creator Offers Update on Peripheral

Matthew Carrell, creator of the upcoming Stompz motion controller, has issued an update on the product. Speaking on a video blog, Carrell offered a look at the new version of the peripheral, which users strap to their feet and then move them to walk, run or more in a supported videogame. The controller is designed to be an effective, low cost motion controller for virtual reality (VR) titles that doesnt require the user to strap into hefty hardware.



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News::April Fools: Facebook to Acquire a "Large Portion" of Valve Staff

According to anonymous source inside Valve, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been seen meeting with Gabe Newell and other members of Valves management staff about a possible temporary buyout of Valves staff directly following the recent Oculus Rift acquisition.



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News::Developers Releasing Game and Novels- New Trend?

Fans of post apocalyptic games should be rejoicing as there are several new games/mods in development(i.e. The Seed, CryZone: NEYA-7, Survarium, etc.). However, the Vostok developers have just announced they are not only going to release their FPS game Survarium, but Survarium novels as well.



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News::Ex-Red 5 employee pens scathing critique claiming the Firefall dev "is rotting from the inside out".

Hell hath no fury like an employee scorned. Case in point, in a recent article submitted to Gamasutra, one ex-Red 5 Studios employee calls out some of the deplorable working conditions developers and artists have to endure at the studio and exactly who's to blame for Firefall's seven year development cycle.



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News::Titanfall 2: Why it Won't Change as Much as you Think

Alex from Margin Media writes: Given that EA is traditionally a multi-platform publisher, there is a mountain of speculation that a Titanfall sequel will launch on all available platforms. Considering EAs past titles, this outcome seems quite likely and would be good news for everyone, especially those who currently cant play Titanfall. That being said, it doesnt necessarily mean the sequel itself will change all that much.



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News::Video Game Characters Wed Love To Have For Parents on Mothers Day

Mothers Day: that one day of the year when everyone buys cards and flowers for the woman that brought them into the world. For us here in the UK, that day was the 30th March, and on that day we posed the all important question: if you could have any video game character as a parent, who would you have? (Its amazing the things people think about sometimes!) So lets have a look at the characters wed love to have as our parents, on Mothers Day or any other day of the year!



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News::How to Unlock Devil Goat (Satanic Goat) in Goat Simulator

Become a Devil Goat, came from the Hell in Goat Simulator, you can gain tow abilities one you can fly and second you can create Black Holes as a Devil Goat. As a Devil smash the Humans with the deadly abilities.



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News::Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Review: Dont Fear the Reaper | MediaStinger

MediaStinger: "Although you shouldnt fear the Reapers legendary comeback, the expansion could still have used a tiny bit more cowbell something that hopefully the PlayStation 4 version will be able to help it achieve."



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News::Dalylight sees a slight delay, now coming April 29

Daylight has been delayed slightly, and will now be coming out on April 29 instead of on April 8. Why the delay? So Atlus and developers Zombie Studios can fine tune the scariness. Atlus released this statement on the exact reasons they had to push things back a little.

"Here's the thing: the way Daylight is developed is completely different because of its procedural generation. In a lot of ways it really helped the team by streamlining the environment creation, but it's taken extra time to make sure all the scare cues are properly implemented for maximum player effect."

For those of you interested in picking this one up, you can pre-order the PC version and get it for $9.99. PS Plus subscribers can also get it for that price too on the PlayStation 4, and non-subscribers can pick it up for $11.99 otherwise. Daylight will then run for $14.99 once the promotional period ends.

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News::Goat Simulator: Become a Goat King

Be a king as a Goat, Sit on the Throne and Rule the Land as a Goat Kingdom. To find your Throne in Goat Simulator you as a Goat, have to find the secret tower. But if you are a Devil Goat from Hell, and then become a King than it will be more fun.



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News::The Creative Gamer: The design of Mirrors Edge

Mirror's Edge is one of the best looking games from last generation, but not in a way you might think.



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News::The Elder Scrolls Online: Minimum vs Ultra Compared -- The Game Looks Gorgeous

"The Elder Scrolls Online is without a doubt one of the best looking games out right now."



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News::Lanning: Self-Publishing on Xbox One Still Not A Breeze

Lorne Lanning still believes that despite the recent improvements, self-publishing on Xbox One is not on par with Steam or PlayStation.



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News::Goat Simulator Achievements Guide

Guide4GameS: The PC version of Goat Simulator has total 21 achievements with 0 secret achievements



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News::Oculus Rift Infinite Scuba Preview Interview

Cascade Game Foundry Managing Director Kathie Flood previews the new PC and Mac Infinite Scuba simulation and talks about the Oculus Rift version in this exclusive interview from GDC 2014.



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News::Starpoint Gemini 2 Beta Update Adds New Content, Fixes

VRFocus - Little Green Men Games virtual reality (VR) compatible space title, Starpoint Gemini 2, has received a new beta update that adds new content and upgrades. The title, which is currently available through Steams Early Access program, now boasts an extra mission and has had a few bugs fixed including issues with dialog panels and ship assembly. The title supports VR with the Oculus Rift headset.



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News::Strategic War in Europe Review | TwoDashStash

Blane Humphries from TwoDashStash writes: Strategic War in Europe, the turn-based strategy game from Wasteland Interactive, has finally launched on Steam after being officially released in October of 2012. It is an ambitious game that tries to recreate the stages of World War II across all of Europe on a single map. While this may sound enticing, it suffers from some major UI flaws that ruin the entire experience.



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News::Nether Preview (Invision Game Community)

Nether is a first-person urban survival gaming experience unlike any other. Nether forces players to make quick life-saving decisions in an unforgiving environment. In this post-apocalyptic urban world, death is waiting around every corner, at the top of high-rise buildings, and in the grasp of powerful teleporting creatures known as Nethers. To navigate this high-tension environment, players must use skill and craft in order to obtain food, weapons, supplies, and other resources necessary to survive in a desolate and dangerous city.



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News::Next-Gen Call of Cthulhu Two New Images

After a hiatus of more than two months, Focus Home Interactive and Frogwares have finally issued some new media from their next-gen Call of Cthulu game.



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News::Sony Online Entertainment 'Hugely Interested' in Project Morpheus

VRFocus - Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has revealed that it is hugely interested in the Project Morpheus virtual reality (VR) headset for PlayStation 4



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News::EGX Rezzed: Leftfield Collection Roundup | Battle Screen

Battle Screen's Athene spent far too much time playing indie games this weekend. He's here to tell you about them.



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News::H-Hour World's Elite - SOCOM Community Reporting For Duty

Brent explains why the passionate SOCOM community should be excited for H-Hour World's Elite.



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News::Goat Simulator Review | Gamereactor UK

GR-UK writes: "Goat Simulator is stupid, pointless and screwball, but it's deliberate. A unique and unmissable title. A forerunner to a new kind of genre perhaps, and one that maybe we'll see more of in the years to come."



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News::Fondling Betrayer

Blood red. Drew checks out this unique-looking title. Our Fondling video series lets editors play the games for your entertainment purposes. They come in many flavors, but all taste equally sweet.



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News::DuckTales Remastered Review | SuperPhillip Central

SuperPhillip Central writes, "While Capcom is obviously well known for such popular classic franchises such as Street Fighter, Mega Man, and Strider, back in the NES era the company was proficient in creating excellent Disney licensed games, whether based off films or television cartoons. It certainly would be quicker to name the games that weren't so great rather than the ones that were. DuckTales was one of these truly great games that fans of the NES can still find immense enjoyment out of. Now, Capcom and WayForward have teamed up to craft an HD remake for not only those who wax nostalgic for the NES original, but also for a whole new generation of gamers. It all adds up to DuckTales Remastered. Is this remake all that it is "quacked" up to be?"



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News::Goat Simulator Review | Game Druid

This game will certainly 'get your goat' - Goat Simulator is very much here and it is designed to make you spill your guts. The game is advertised as buggy and full of glitches, but that doesn't stop it from easily being one of the best sandboxed simulators, that's sure to float your goat.



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News::Explodemon Review | Collector-Corners

Explodemon is a 16-bit inspired platformer that combines the essence and feel of SNES-era platform games with the depth and variety of modern games. This is Curve Studios first self-published title so it will be interesting to see if they can capture the feel and atmosphere of the old-school platformer.



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News::SOE's Player Studio expands to UK with Landmark

GR-UK writes: "Sony Entertainment Online have announced new plans to expand their Player Studio - which allows players to sell their custom in-game creations on a digital marketplace for money - to other territories, including the UK. Until now Player Studio was only available in the U.S, but as of May 1st (or just before), it'll open it's digital store doors to UK, Germany, Canada and France, with other territories joining at a later date."



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News::Waste some time today with this Zelda demake

For the upcoming Ludum Dare Game Jam, developer benpurdy produced a demake for the original Legend of Zelda titled "Zelda in 16x16 pixels." This is more or less the entire game here, with all eight pieces of the Triforce in tow.

You'll use the arrow keys to move, and after you enter the cave you'll grab your sword, which can be used with the "A" key. Bombs can also be aquired and used with "S." All in all it's a pretty comprehensive demake, and if you're a hardcore fan of the NES game it's worth testing out!

Zelda [Ben Purdy]

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News::Limited Edition of Shikihime card is released for Shikihime Garden by Appirits Inc.

Appirits, the Japanese game developer and publisher has recently announced a Limited Edition of the extremely rare Shikihime card: Kurakakemiya for their hybrid browser-based casual game of card & simulation Shikihime Garden on April 1st 2014. Shikihime Garden is an interesting combination of simulation and card-based gameplay which was first developed and published by Appirits Inc. in Japan in February 2013 and since then gained certain popularity and positive feedbacks. The game requires players to battle against numerous enemies to collect new cards and items which later can be used as decorations in their small but cute gardens. Shikihime Garden may be seen as a RPG Farmville edition made by Japanese. At the present, there are 7 races of Shikihime (female units) that players can summon by using Power (charged points) or combining from other normal cards through Unity feature. Lately a Limited Edition of the extremely rare Shikihime card named Kurakakemiya has been added to...



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