News::Salvaged ramps up production - Launches Kickstarter

"Opposable Games ramps up production on dual-screen IP Salvaged following positive showing at GDC and EGX Rezzed" - Opposable Games



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News::GOG.com begins its Battle of the Games promo

Over the next week, GOG.com will pit trios of PC games against each other for the sake of discounts in its Battle of the Games promo. Users will vote on titles they like and the winners will be marked 75 percent off for 24 hours, while the losers aren't terribly far behind at 60 percent off.

Today's available games don't jump out at me too much, but that's not to say they won't speak to you. They very well might! There's Heroes of Might and Magic I - III for $2.49 each, The Witcher for $1.99, The Witcher 2 for $3.99, and Blackguards: Special Edition for $22.49.

Tomorrow's deals will include either Red Faction or Unreal / Unreal Tournament. The latter group is on track to win by a large margin. As it should be.

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News::The Big Thing You Might've Missed In Last Night's Game of Thrones

They say the devil is in the details—that's certainly the case in Game of Thrones, at least.

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News::DirectX 12 "Won't Have Any Effect" on Umbra's Occlusion Culling Tech, "Faster CPUs Help"

"If you didn't know already, Umbra Software is a middleware company that specializes in providing occlusion culling solutions for video game developers. Their solutions have been utilized to speed up rendering for scenes in video games, with occlusion culling deciding which objects to render based on their visibility to the player."



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News::PAX East: Keep your eyes on Below | TwoDashStash

Below is the elegantly designed dungeon crawler game, from Canadian developer Capybarra Games, where players control a miniature hero in a beautiful procedurally generated land waiting to be explored.



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News::Kumbhakarna kumb-ing to Smite

IncGamers reports that Hi-Rez Studios have revealed the latest God that will be joining Smite: Kumbhakarna, the Sleeping Giant.



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News::Hands-On Preview: Child of Light | DualShockers

DualShockers' Tony Polanco writes: "Most people arent talking about it, but one of my most anticipated games thats due to be released soon is Child of Light. This being the case, I just had to get myself over to Ubisofts booth to play it. Ive only seen this game in the form of trailers so it was great to finally get my mitts on it. From the short time I had with it, Im happy to say that my enthusiasm for the title hasnt diminished."



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News::Flockers Preview | TGH

"Ewe wont believe it Its been more than a decade since Team17 created a new IP. For many, its only known as the studio that created various Worms games. But, with Flockers its finally back to show that they arent a one-trick-pony studio, and this time its certainly not pulling any punches; even if this new IP is still linked to Worms through its cheeky storyline." - Words: Vaughn.H



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News::Warface (Xbox 360) Beta Review and Comparison with PC - iLLGaming

Crytek's very own free-to-play shooter is out on the PC and on Beta for the Xbox 360, and we at iLLGaming take the game for a spin, seeing how it holds up against current shooters in the market. We also compare the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game.



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News::Review: Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming

The original Half-Minute Hero was a very special and intriguing game. It boiled down an entire genre to its barest essentials, reducing the interminably long JRPG to just thirty seconds of gameplay.

Both a heartfelt tribute and pointed critique, the bite-sized adventure brimmed with self-referential humor. It trot out just about every trope in the book, firing on all cylinders with a lengthy series of inside jokes and clever witticisms. Smart, familiar, and charming; it appealed to both fans of the genre and detractors alike in a way that so few games do.

Humor often has diminishing returns though. Even the funniest quip can lose some of its luster the second time around. And in that regard, Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming isn't quite as remarkable as its predecessor. Luckily, the deconstructionist RPG has upped its game in other arenas.

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News::A Closer Look At One Of The Prettiest Dungeon Crawlers Out There

Straight out of PAX East 2014, here's Below, a serene dungeon crawler from Capy, the company behind Clash of Heroes and Sword & Sworcery. It's hard to capture just how pretty this game really is, but we did what we could.

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News::Battlefield 4 Game Breaking Death Shield Bug Blocks Projectiles With Invisible Hit Box

MP1st - A newly discovered bug may be the cause of some of those inexplainable moments of frustration that you sometimes experience in Battlefield 4.



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News::Ubisoft releases new screenshot of 'The Crew'

Last week, we all were greeted with plenty of new details and information surrounding the upcoming open-world drive, The Crew. The beat keeps on going with Ubisoft as today, they went ahead and released a new screenshot from The Crew.



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News::Watch Dogs: Telling a Story

IGN: Learn about what drives Aiden Pierce in this video featuring never before seen gameplay from Watch Dogs



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News::PS Plus adds Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse tomorrow

When the North American PlayStation Store updates tomorrow, PS Plus subscribers will be able to download Sega's Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse remake on PS3 for free. Like the other featured titles this month, this is worth playing -- particularly given that it's so short.

If, like me, you'd just as well play the original Sega Genesis game of the same name instead, though, we're both in luck. Subscribers who download Castle of Illusion in the next two weeks will also get the 1990 Genesis game and a Mizrabel dynamic theme at no extra charge.

Elsewhere on the PS Store tomorrow, there will be discounts on Traveller's Tales' LEGO games, from DC Super Heroes to Lord of the Rings to the newer Marvel super Heroes.

PlayStation Plus: Castle of Illusion Free for Members [PS Plus]

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News::​Dark Souls Erotic Fanfiction is Actually Really Funny

Rule 34 at work again: YouTube user Protag has written some pretty funny Dark Souls erotic fiction, then recorded a reading of it for the Internet in a variety of pleasing British accents. It's called The Legend of the Twin Humanities.

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News::2DS with Pokemon X for $100, 3DS XLs On Sale, 840 EVO 1TB, South Park

Whether you want a 2DS or 3DS XL, today is a good day to get one. The highlight here is the 2DS bundled with Pokemon X for $100, which is an extremely low barrier to entry to get yourself into that portable game ecosystem. Target is also throwing in a $40 gift card with the purchase of a 3DS XL, effectively bringing the price down to $160.

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News::After Eight Years In Development, World Of Darkness Is No More

In 2006, Icelandic EVE Online developer CCP Games merged with White Wolf Publishing, announcing a massively multiplayer role-playing game based on the latter's popular World of Darkness supernatural role-playing setting. Today that project has been cancelled.

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News::Massive talks about how the 'Watch Dogs' delay helped 'The Division'

Massive's Managing Director David Polfeldt talked about how Ubisoft handled the Watch Dogs delay is really encouraging for them as they develop The Division.



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News::Hands-Off Preview: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel | DualShockers

DualShockers' Tony Polanco writes: "I attended a hands-off demo walkthrough of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel while at ye old PAX East. Im normally not into these type of demos but I still checked it out because something compelled me to. My instincts were right because this was one of the better game demos that Ive seen at the show."



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News::Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number preview | Gamereactor UK

GR-UK writes: "And so, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is, as expected, reluctant to tell us anything about what the hell is going on, and like its predecessor it builds a mood of nothing being quite what it seems. The demo provides almost no answers - but reassures us once again that Dennaton knows exactly what they're doing. We can't wait for the full game."



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News::Hands-On Preview: Wolfenstein: The New Order | DualShockers

For all intents and purposes, Wolfenstein is the grandfather of all modern first person shooting games. The series made the jump to 3D graphics with mixed results. The latest iteration, Wolfenstein: The New Order, aims to bring the series back to its roots while bringing in something fresh and new.



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News::Child of Light - Lemuria Trailer

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for its upcoming JRPG, Child of Light, that welcomes us to the world of Lemuria.



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News::The Ten Plagues, Ranked

1. Slaying of the firstborn

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