Apr 8, 2014 | Game ON news

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

News::The Crew's launch is heading "back to school"

You can read our recent hands-on preview of The Crew on Gamereactor, and our informative interview with the game's creative director, Julian Gerighty, will be landing on the site later this week. But, if all you want to know is when the game's set to launch, we can tell you what Gerighty told us when we put the same question to him: "Back to school 2014. That's what I've been told," was all he said during our chat in Paris. If you're looking forward to getting your hands on the MMO racer, put a big circle around the end of August and start of September in your diary, and keep your fingers crossed.

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News::The Crew kicks you to the title screen whenever you lose your internet connection

The Crew's permanent internet connection requirements mean that players will be returned to the title screen whenever they lose their connection even while playing solo, creative director Julian Gerighty has told VideoGamer.com.

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News::The Crew targeting 1080p/30fps on both consoles

Ubisofts The Crew has been in development by new studio Ivory Tower for about six years now, and the developer aims to keep their specs realistic for their launch around early September

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News::The Crew Hands-On | Gamereactor UK

GR-UK writes: "There's still more to come, more to reveal, more to know. At first we weren't sold on the idea, but now, having seen what's in store via this extended hands-on, we're enthused and looking forward to seeing what's next. They have our attention. Let's just hope they can deliver on the promise, and turn that potential into something tangible. The stakes are high: all Ubisoft has to do is stay on track."

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News::This Is How A Real Gamer Proposes Marriage

Skyrim player proposed his beloved one giving her the Amulet of Mara. It is a piece of jewelry which allows you to marry other players in The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. ''He gave me an Amulet of Mara ... then asked me to be his wife. Best. Proposal. Ever.'' - posted user sbe88 on Reddit.

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News::Huge open world and endless customization define The Crew

The developers of The Crew have an unusual take on their new IP that features fast cars, deep customization, and miles and miles of the United States to traverse across and race within. Ivory Tower and Ubisoft Reflections insist that despite its trappings that would suggest an open world racing game in the same vein as the latest in the Need for Speed series or Forza Horizons, The Crew is actually an MMO RPG.

When first presented with this concept at a recent Ubisoft event, I was a little skeptical that a racing game could be classified as such, given that it doesn't necessarily involve giant monsters and upgradeable weapons, and certainly bears no fantastical setting. However, after getting an hour long hands-on with the new game and witnessing the number of ways that this separates itself from its ilk, I could definitely see how it could be deserving of this different classification.

In The Crew, your vastly upgradeable and customizable car is your weapon. The giant monster you perpetually battle is the road, in several different kinds of events and spanning a seemingly large storyline across five enormous regions of the United States.

And like all MMO RPG's, The Crew is so much better with friends.

Huge open world and endless customization define The Crew screenshot

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News::Mark of the Old Ones swings through a Lovecraftian metroidvania

Kickstarter is a different landscape for videogame funding than it was a few years ago. Long gone are the days when a good idea and some concept art could get a project funded (Double Fine notwithstanding). Mark of the Old Ones fell victim to this last November, making only about 13% of its initial funding goal of $225,000 on Kickstarter.

At the time, we watched the video, but never covered it. With only placeholder graphics, it looked too far from completion to put any stock into. Now, the team at Hit the Sticks is relaunching it on Kickstarter, with six more months worth of work put into it, and a reduction in scope. The team was able to secure private funding for the past few months, which is part of the reason why it is asking for only $46,000 now.

Mark of the Old Ones is set to be a metroidvania with a focus on its double tendril swinging mechanic. It stars a Flying Spaghetti Monster-esque creature named Mogal, and takes a lot of cues from H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. This all sounded cool enough the first time around, but now that we can really see it in action, it appears much more likely to be funded.

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News::Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: Rusty's Real Deal Baseball: The TA

Today's selection of articles from Kotaku's reader-run community: Rusty's Real Deal Baseball: The TAY Review • Where is the role playing in JRPGS? • My Time Celebrating International Tabletop Day! • Monument Valley: The TAY Review

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News::Every Trek Generation Comes Together In Star Trek Timelines

A Star Trek strategy role-playing game that allows fans to build their dream crew out of characters from every generation of the television series? You have my attention, Disruptor Beam.

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News::Devolver Digital and Dennaton Games just released a new trailer for Hotline Miami 2, the highly anti

Devolver Digital and Dennaton Games just released a new trailer for Hotline Miami 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 2012's acclaimed indie gorefest and one of Kotaku's best PlayStation Vita games. The video doesn't court as much controversy as, say, that notorious sexual assault scene from an early demo did. But fans don't need to worry about Hotline Miami losing its edge this time around. Just look at all the new ways you can splatter pixellated brains all over the wall. Chainsaws! Dual-wielded Uzis! Throbbing house music! 2014 is sure gonna be bloody.

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News::All Your Gaming Peripheral Needs In One Affordable Bundle

All Your Gaming Peripheral Needs In One Affordable Bundle

Best Buy is running a very cool promotion that bundles a Logitech G Series mouse, keyboard, headset, and mousepad together for just 70 bucks. It's a sweet, very cheap deal for those looking to jump into the dedicated gaming peripheral space or anyone whose gear is getting old. These are quality products, and step-down versions of your favorite peripherals from our Co-Op series. [Best Buy]

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News::LEGO: The Hobbit Launch Trailer Released

To celebrate the release of LEGO: The Hobbit this firday , Warner bros has released a new launch trailer.

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News::Super Amazon Deals of the Week: GTA Collections, Max Payne and More

Unigamesity writes: "There are some really hot promotions running at Amazon right now and you might want to check them out if youre looking to save a buck or 100. It seems that Rockstar is the main character this week, with many of their titles available at killer prices, but we have also selected some of the other great deals for you."

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News::Best Early Access Games You Should Be Playing Right Now

Vgamerz writes: "There are a ton of games available in the early access form on Steam and many of them are extremely crappy. But many stand out and were here to talk about 10 of them the best early access games you can and should play right now."

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News::New teaser clip from Ubisofts The Crew

LGN: "A new video has been issued for Ivory Tower and Ubisoft Reflections upcoming racing game, and while not much has been shown, the clip certainly accomplishes what it sets out to do whet our appetite to view more of The Crew."

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News::Fable of Dwarfs Walkthrough

"Our Fable of Dwarfs Walkthrough is a field-tested guide to achieving 3-star ratings on expert in this extremely challenging and fast-paced time management game. Filled with video solutions and detailed directions on exactly what to do and in what order, you'll have no problem going for the gold on the more than 55 levels of thrilling gameplay." - CGG

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News::Lego The Hobbit Launch Screenshots Now Live

Lego The Hobbit is now available on most platforms in the US, so Warner Bros. has released a batch of new screenshots for the game.

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News::Hotline Miami 2 Gets Gruesome New Trailer

In the short trailer, Wrong Numbers unique retro-inspired visuals are shown, as well as some new weaponry and co-op moments. Of course, the violence is still at an all-time high and this trailer certainly is not for the squeamish.

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News::AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Vesuvius Erupts Dual-Hawaii GPUs With Project Hydra Cooler and $1499 Price

AMD, today officially launches their flagship dual-chip Radeon R9 295X2 graphics card powered by two beastly Hawaii cores. The Radeon R9 295X2 is also the first reference card from a GPU manufacturer to adopt a hybrid cooler as a reference design which adds to the aesthetics and cooling of the card.

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News::"Wherever we may stand today as an industry, I am confident that we will stand somewhere far better

"Wherever we may stand today as an industry, I am confident that we will stand somewhere far better tomorrow." Watch BioWare designer Manveer Heir's great GDC talk about racism, misogyny, and homophobia in the video game industry. The audience gave him a standing ovation.

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News::They're Killing Off Archie In July

News::Episode three of The Wolf Among Us is out this week, developer Telltale says--it releases today on P

Episode three of The Wolf Among Us is out this week, developer Telltale says—it releases today on PS3, PC, and Mac; and it's out tomorrow on Xbox 360 (and on PSN in Europe). iOS comes later this week.

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News::Territory Wars Heading To Darkfall: Unholy Wars

The recent rebranding of the struggling sandbox MMO may have introduced a huge number of exciting features but one element still remains to be seen but the Darkfall: Unholy Wars team have it covered

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News::Oculus Rift Support Confirmed for Caffeine

Developer Dylan Browne has confirmed that his upcoming indie horror title Caffeine will support the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset at launch. Browne had previously confirmed that he was looking into VR compatibility but today updated his IndieGoGo funding campaign page to confirm support. Caffeine is a first-person horror experience for PC, with possible PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions in the pipeline.

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News::Dragon Age: Inquisition - New In-Engine Screenshot Unveiled

Electronic Arts and BioWare have released a new screenshot from the Frostbite 3-powered third part of the Dragon Age series, Dragon Age: Inquisition.

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News::Eurocoms M4The most powerful ultra portable laptop

Recently, Eurocom launched an ultraportable notebook, which they claim to be the most powerful ever. While looking at its specifications, it surely is packing a punch. It has a breathtaking 13.3 3200×1800 QHD+ display, loaded with an Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor upto 4940XM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M Maxwell graphics

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News::Top 5 Cancelled Horror Games

Bloody Disgusting writes: Video games are expensive, and because publishers want a sure thing, some games, even promising ones, get tossed aside. Ive collected five horror games that could have been great, had they seen a release.

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