Tuesday, June 24, 2014

News::Canyon Capers Review (PC) | Calmdowntom

"2D Platformers have been around for a long time, pretty much since the dawn of gaming, but a lot of the older ones are forgotten. Dino Jnr. in Canyon Capers was one of those forgotten games, personally I never played it despite being a fan of the genre (I was much too young at the time and it was apparently pretty obscure even then) and as such when I heard that some of the original developers had regrouped and made a spiritual successor in the form of Canyon Capers I was intrigued at this previously unknown entry in a genre I cared about so dearly." says Calmdowntom



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News::NASA Concept Aircraft Looks Like a Flying Vegetable

NASA Concept Aircraft Looks Like a Flying Vegetable


NASA dubbed this futuristic aircraft concept the "Supersonic Green Machine." Online in Japan, it's being compared to a vegetable. A flying vegetable.


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News::Second Life sequel to use Oculus Rift

It's been a while since we've heard from the team at Linden Lab, but the company's been secretly preparing to make a major comeback. CEO Ebbe Altberg has confirmed that a sequel to Second Life is in development, scheduled to hit public beta testing in 2015.



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News::Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Defenders of Eorzea Update Gets New Trailer

A new trailer is now available for the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Defenders of Eorzea Update update.



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News::Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Walkthrough

Guide4GameS: Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark features over 40 playable characters, expanded four-player co-op online escalation mode with new upgradeable defenses and challenging power foes. Leveling system spans campaign and escalation, allowing players to unlock rewards that will aid progression in both modes! Here is complete walkthrough guide.



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News::LCS London roadshow: All the highlights!

Was the Wembley stop off a hit or a miss without Gambit's full roster able to travel?



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News::Sniper Elite 3 interactive trailer lets you choose your own path

Copies of Sniper Elite 3 will be lining the shelves in your local stores shortly so Rebellion and 505 Games have released an interactive trailer which gives a taste of the freedom the game will offer.



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News::Ex-Last Guardian Devs Making Ico-Esque PC Game

Rock, Paper, Shotgun writes: "I would say PlayStations loss is our gain, but I really feel for the poor consolefolk on this one. Theyve waited years upon years for Ico/Shadow of the Colossus developer Team Icos gigantic monster kitty adventure The Last Guardian, but theyve gotten nary a tantalizing scrap for their troubles. Its the console equivalent of Half-Life 3. Now Vane is being made by a bunch of former Last Guardian devs who, it should be stressed, are no longer making The Last Guardian. Their new game does look absolutely stunning, though."



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News::Oculus Rift a Hit With Kids, Research Shows

VRFocus - Virtual reality (VR) is currently being geared towards older audiences due to the lack of currently available consumer products and a focus on perfecting the technology. However titles such as Lucky's Tale are starting to show the first signs of potential for VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift to be used with children. Now a new report has stated that the device is indeed popular with younger audiences, suggesting that it has just as much of a future with children as it does adults.



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News::I read Slendermans Diary

Vikkie takes a bold move and takes a look in Slenderman's Diary. It might be a while before we hear from her again...



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News::Assassins Creed: Unity news - Season Pass, pre-order bonuses and other interesting information

GameSpace: "Today, for the fans of Assassins Creed series, especially for those who anticipate the release of the new instalment, we have prepared lots of fresh Assassins Creed: Unity news. They include the new information about games Season Pass, pre-order bonuses and some details about PC version of the project. But lets talk about everything in order."



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News::One Week Friends Teaches You All You Need to Know About Friendship

One Week Friends Teaches You All You Need to Know About Friendship


There are a lot of anime out there about falling in love, but rare are the series that are willing to spend 12 full episodes doing nothing but exploring the growth of two people's friendship. And still rarer are those that do it even half as well as One Week Friends.


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News::In Japan, a Fastfood Chain Is Selling $12 Burgers Until Next Spring

In Japan, a Fastfood Chain Is Selling $12 Burgers Until Next Spring


Like Japanese beef? Burger chain Lotteria is rolling out a series of pricey wagyu burgers, costing between $12 to $15 a piece. Yes, this is fast food!


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News::Crowdfunding Chaos: Cats in Space

On this week's Crowdfunding Chaos, John takes a look at a trio of games that are either about space, or cats, or even Cat's in Space.



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News::The World Cup of Iffy Japanese and Chinese Tattoos

The World Cup of Iffy Japanese and Chinese Tattoos


Some of the best athletes in the world are facing off at this year's World Cup. Shame that a couple of them are sporting some rather interesting, if not unfortunate, Japanese and Chinese tattoos.


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News::Steam and the Summer Sale Fatigue

8CN: For those who have somehow been living under a rock, the Steam Summer Sale is currently in full swing. Along with steep discounts on games, there's also a meta game of sorts going on alongside, most of which we've already gone into detail on. Already five days in, though, and I have yet to buy a single a game or even really participate in the Summer Adventure. So I have to ask myself, why?



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News::Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Review | Beer Games Caffeine

Chris Fleck reviews Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark.



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News::MWEB GameZone | Battlefield Hardline Beta Impressions - A Chaotic Identity Crisis

Battlefield Hardline is a copycat of different games but still insanely fun



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News::World of Warcraft Player Reaches Level 90 Without Leaving Starting Zone

Doubleagent is a level 90 Pandaren in World of Warcraft who calls The Wandering Isles his one and only home.



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News::Games you have to play: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars

HITC Tech says: "Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars is unquestionably one of my all-time favourite games. I cant help but be pulled in by its charm, not to mention its witty and humorous dialogue. The superb animation, voice-acting, and story have kept me re-playing it year after year."



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News::A Diary of My First Day at Pokémon Art Academy

News::ICE Is The Insane Unofficial Sequel to Half-Life 2

ICE Is The Insane Unofficial Sequel to Half-Life 2


In the crazy alternate universe where this mod comes from, Half-Life has snow zombies. Also, instead of Alyx, there's a trash-talking robot buddy who looks like a dustbin with wheels on it. And there's penguins! You can see one in the screenshot. I think you're aiming a harpoon gun at it.


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News::Fable Legends Gameplay Preview Interview

Lionhead Studios John Needham previews Fable Legends in this exclusive gameplay preview interview at E3 2014.



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News::Wow, 2014 Sucks: Rayman Legends is the Best We've Seen?

Not that theres anything wrong with Rayman Legends. But considering the big titles that have already come down the pike, its a disappointing year.



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News::Is Blizzard Entertainment Planning a Game of Thrones-like or Animated TV Series?

Blizzplanet discovered a new Senior Writer job opening at Blizzard Entertainment with an intriguing requirement to mentor the story team in television and animation writing. Blizzplanet speculates Blizzard is internally discussing the development of a TV series like Game of Thrones or a TV Animated Series. Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Chris Metzen had a peculiar response to a fan at BlizzCon 2013 during the Warcraft Movie presentation panel that might indicate this job opening is to address those concerns.



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News::Review of Outside, the best free-to-play MMORPG

GameZone's Lance Liebl writes, "Confused yet? I stumbled upon a subreddit called /r/outside. Outside is a deconstruction of the world as if it was an MMORPG. It takes real life events and places and apply logic from it to video games. The devs, Deity Games, is a reference to gods in history. It's genius and hilarious." Note: This is not really a "review" as Outside is a hilarious thread on Reddit that the author is writing about.



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News::Lords of The Fallen Gameplay Preview Interview E3 2014

CI Games developer Tomaz Gop previews the new action RPG Lords of the Fallen in this exclusive gameplay interview from E3 2014.



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News::Games Onyl Podcast Episode 142 - Tomodachi Life, Always Sometimes Monsters, Destiny Alpha

This week on the Games Only Podcast, watch Ble try to replace us all in Tomodachi Life. HP gets his hands on Destiny and Battlefield Hardline. Finally, Doc plays a game that makes it so you are never the hero in Always Sometimes Monsters.



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News::The Steam Summer Sale Day 5 buyer's guide

Halfway through the sale and the games just keep coming.



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News::Unreal Engine 4-powered "For Each Our Roads Of Winter" Gets Teaser Trailer

DSOGaming writes: "Back in April, we shared with you some images from an impressive Unreal Engine 4 map. Well, it seems that its creator, Orihaus, aims to create a game based on these environments. This game will be called For Each Our Roads Of Winter and a teaser trailer has just been released for it."



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News::Shadowrun Returns Developers Working On New Game

One Angry Gamer writes "Oh hey, did you know about Shadowrun Returns? You know, the Kickstarted game that made some headway on the gaming media spaces like Kim Kardashians butt across multiple airplane seats? Well, following on the success of Dragonfall, the very well-received expansion pack for Shadowrun Returns, it appears as if Harebrained Schemes, the developer behind the game, has more in store and more content planned for the series."



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News::Battlefield Hardline beta impressions: same game, new skin

Adam from HITC Tech has been playing the Battlefield Hardline beta, and he brings you his first impressions of the game.



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News::Wargaming dives into battle with World of Warships and World of Tanks:Blitz (Examiner)

To this day, 10% of all Xbox Live accounts have downloaded this, which is roughly around 3.8 million users. Wargaming also branched out with World of Warplanes, promising the same type of scale and fun with tons of old fighter planes. At E3 2014, Wargaming had some new things to show off, and this author was able to see what it has to offer.



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News::Postcards From The Clipping Plane: the cyclical nature of game development


James Leach is a BAFTA Award-winning freelance writer whose work features in games and on television and radio. You can find all of his columns here.



To a certain extent, developers are people too. This isn’t a popular view, but it’s backed up by growing amounts of evidence. Like humans, they once emerged from their domiciles, went into further education and then got jobs within global game-making corporations. Here they thrived, put to use for up to 18 hours a day making huge games, which got released every three to four years.


The developers were assimilated into the wider world, a fact that barely registered with the real people there. A few learned to drive cars. And there’s at least one anecdotal report of cross-breeding with the general population. The integration persists to this day, only highlighted when games get blamed for real-world violence, or a developer appears on TV and the audience wonders why they seem odd.


Developers do have brains; doctors have confirmed this. But they work differently. They’re solution-finding machines. They solve conundrums and invent things. Solutions are vital in their line of work, but elegance is revered. They’re engineers, mathematicians and artists, toiling in an abstract space, using languages that to me, after 20 years, still look like a toddler’s been at the keyboard.


“Developers are engineers, mathematicians and artists, toiling in an abstract space, using languages that to me, after 20 years, still look like a toddler’s been at the keyboard”


But the world has changed and now everyone’s all about apps, mobile gaming, and web-based entertainment. Some of the developers, having watched this in detached bemusement, are now wondering whether they should be getting involved. It’s likely that – after years of leaving their mountain bikes in giant car parks and working in huge buildings with HR departments – some erect shrines to the god Notch, hoping to entice his spirit into their untidy flats. Others apply their creative skills and start inventing apps in the 20 minutes after they get home and before they have to go to bed. And some band together like meerkats and leave their jobs to start new companies.


What all the new game startups have in common is a lack of cash, a largely unsuitable working environment (above a barber’s shop or a floor of a crumbling Georgian mansion are popular), and masses of liberated enthusiasm.


Another thing new startups don’t lack is ideas. I can think up five great little games I’d love to play and that no one else has done. I’m not boasting, because you can too. And that’s just puzzle games. Add in all the other things just begging to be made, such as integrated calendars, location-based helpful things and productivity software (whatever that is), and you’d never run out of great things to code.


The best thing about all this? Nobody else is doing it! Oh, wait. Everybody else is doing it. We’re back to the early microcomputer days, when the pages of Popular Computing Weekly and New Computer Express were packed with lists of things you could buy on cassette for £5.95: small ZX Spectrum space games, slightly larger Commodore 64 driving games, and tax planning programs if you had an Amstrad. Nobody had any money to properly advertise these things, but if you did and what you were selling wasn’t utterly moribund, you could succeed. Just ask Kevin Toms.


We have returned to those times, and our brave meerkat/developer hybrids are throwing code at great ideas, then throwing those ideas at the app stores. And, yes, the market is there. It’s huge. Where once we thought big PC and console games were getting so popular that every man, woman and child was becoming a hardcore gamer, that’s changed too. We’ve reverted to a time when hardcore gamers do exist (and in numbers), but the rest of us are playing tiny games on our phones and iPads.


“We’ve reverted to a time when hardcore gamers do exist (and in numbers), but the rest of us are playing tiny games on our phones and iPads”


On the whole, the developer meerkats surge on, free of big company meetings, and the fear that someone they worked with and loathed three monoliths ago will be parachuted in as their producer. Life is good, and they don’t even worry about money. I used to work with a guy who, without fail, referred to pounds as ‘credits’. The last I heard, he’s in prison after stealing a link of sausages from a shop.


Then the money runs out. The first three apps, while groundbreaking, were 99p, and who in their right mind would pay that for several hours of puzzling fun? The developers sadly unplug their PCs and that triangular phone conference thing in the meeting room and the CVs go out to the giant corporations again. This time, though, our heroes have added ‘Co-founder, Shingoo Entertainment Ltd’ to the top. They’re not going in as they left – they’re looking for much more. These guys are now entrepreneurs. They bring a wealth of new experience to the table. Except it’s not a table. It’s the same desk they left in 2011. And, yes, that’s the same PC they’ll be coding endless sequels on. Hello, old friend. Let’s see if you take as long to boot up as you used to.


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News::Retro platformer Shovel Knight is out on 3DS, PC and Wii U on Thursday.

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News::Street Fighter IV Arena is a mobile title from Capcom and Nexon

Alright, so it's no Ultra Street Fighter IV, but Capcom is working on an upcoming mobile Street Fighter title in tandem with Nexon. Sounds a bit strange, I suppose, but since it's a mobile game it makes sense.


Street Fighter IV Arena is releasing in Korea, but there are few details surrounding the title as of yet. Of course, as Siliconera points out, if you're Korean and have an eligible Korean phone number, you can apply for the closed beta and laugh at all of us poor saps who can't join in yet. Hope it's awesome.


Capcom And Nexon Team Up For Street Fighter IV Arena [Siliconera]


Street Fighter IV Arena is a mobile title from Capcom and Nexon screenshot






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News::Get Even - Reality bending with braindancing

MWEB GameZone writes: "Get Even from The Farm 51 will have you traverse between different minds, using their memories as your personal playground. In the Cyberpunk world this is known as "braindancing" and it could very well be the next frontier real life science will break into. Get Even explores this concept on two levels: through a strong single-player campaign and through a seamless blend of multiplayer. In Get Even your digital world can be invaded by other players - they can influence, bend and manipulate - without you even knowing they are there. The heart of this game pumps with the question, What is real? Let's braindance to find out."



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News::Steams Summer Sale is underway, and here are 50 games you should check out

Since Valve released the Steam marketplace as a method of distributing Counter Strike patches in 2002, its expanded into a massive gaming store and social network. With huge numbers of users and developers taking advantage of the easy installation and distribution of their games. And thats not even mentioning the appealing Early Access release approach, which allows developers to put out their unfinished games for a fraction of the full price, and then continue development in tandem with a community dialogue.



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News::Sniper Elite III is a Sharpshooter's Dream | Hardcore Gamer

Big shooting franchises like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Uncharted, and Gears of War have always put an emphasis on action. Set-pieces and over-the-top shootouts with assault rifles in hand are what these franchises do best. Aside from All Ghillied Up and Vendetta from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: World at War respectively, big name shooters rarely let you engage in zoomed out and impersonal sniping. Rebellion Developments knows theres a market for a sniping game, and here they are with Sniper Elite III.



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News::Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition $5 right now on the Steam Summer Sale

dark souls: prepare to die is on sale on Steam right now for $4.99



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News::The Walking Dead The Game: Decisions, Decisions

IM PLAYIN discusses why they love Telltale's The Walking Dead - A Game Series. "Im a big fan of The Walking Dead. Its got violence, drama, attractive women; whats not to like? What I like even more, however, is Telltale Games series The Walking Dead - The Game, which is based in the same universe as the graphic novel / show. While the show certainly has its moments, nothing compares to the intense, adrenaline-fueled moments where you have to make an impossible decision yourself. Its easy to yell at the television screen and shake your fists into the air when a character makes a stupid choice, but what happens when that decision is dropped onto your lap, and you only have ten seconds to make it?"



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News::Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies Patch Notes

Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies was released slightly earlier than expected on Steam, featuring new features, armies, maps, and bug fixes.



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News::The Gamesmen, Episode 24 Buying Speed Monkey

Join Hardlydan, and Amras89 for game talk and fun! This time, The Gamesmen talk about being able to watch the news with Oculus Rift,Nintendo getting 47% of E3 tweets, a new AMD FX processor bundled with liquid cooling,Ubisoft sitting on Wii U games, some more Star Citizen news, and some Mirrors Edge 2 news. Games discussed are Dark Souls 2, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Blue Toad Murder Files, Hearthstone, Tom Clancys H.A.W.X., Star Citizen, Yoshis New Island, Murdered Soul Suspect, SpeedRunners, Papers, Please, Spore, Dont Starve, Back to The Future, Watchdogs, Trials Fusion, Mario Kart 8, LEGO The Hobbit, Lego The Lord of the Rings, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, and Castle of Illusion.



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News::I don't trust the Steam Summer Adventure

GameZone: "This year, Valve has given us the Summer Adventure. Every Steam user is placed onto a team -- pink, green, purple, blue, red -- and gain points for their team by crafting badges from cards they get. Every 24 hour period, the leading team is declared winner and 30 members of that team will receive three games from their Wishlist for free. It's a game within a game on a platform that sells games where you get cards from playing games. And it's genius. At least it would be if the system wasn't broken."



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News::Titanfall PC Digital Now Available With A 50% Off On GamersGate

Titanfall PC Digital is now available for half its usual price on GamersGate. The deal is only available in the UK.



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News::Tiny Barbarian DX: Ruins Of Xanadu Review | iDigitalTimes

iDigitalTimes.com - "Tiny Barbarian DX is easily of the most fun throwback titles I've played in the last few years, meshing Sword & Sorcery motifs with the hack-and-slash combat that ruled handheld gaming in the 90's, but I'd be lying If I said Tiny Barbarian DX Episode 2 was exactly the sort of second act that I was hoping for."



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News::Divinity: Original Sin New Feature Trailer

"Divinity: Original Sin releases in just one week. To celebrate this, developer Larian Studios has just released a new trailer that highlights features not seen in the currently available 20 hour beta (representing 25% of the full game)." - Colin, The Final Gen



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News::Eve: Valkyrie E3 2014 Oculus Gameplay Impressions | iDigitalTimes

iDigitalTimes.com - "With a new game engine and an updated Oculus dev kit at its disposal, Eve: Valkyrie continues to offer the most immersive and exhilarating gaming experience that I've ever encountered. And the current build of the game doesn't even have a fraction of the Eve: Valkyrie content being developed by CCP Games."



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