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Friday, July 25, 2014

News::Read+Watch+Listen: Bonus material for The Wolf Among Us fans

GamesBeat: Did Telltales fairytale series leave you wanting more? Here are some related works to tide you over.

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News::The Best Games Convention I've Been To May Soon Be No More

The Best Games Convention I've Been To May Soon Be No More

We're in San Francisco club called Stud, and there are people in fur suits everywhere. Colored lights and crashing beats flash like fireworks in a thunderstorm. Everyone is sweaty and drunk, but most of all they're happy. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you GaymerX, my favorite game convention—and also maybe the last of its kind.

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News::Crytek UK Has Finally Been Paid, Sources Say

Crytek UK Has Finally Been Paid, Sources Say

After months of missed paychecks and walk-outs, the staff of Homefront developer Crytek UK were finally paid this week, according to two people familiar with the company. It's a welcome bit of news for employees who were worried they might never see what they were owed in full.

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News::Fun New Solutions To Battlefield Problems

Fun New Solutions To Battlefield Problems

We've rounded up some of the best highlights from the past two days in the gaming world and put them all together in one place for you. This week: Exciting new ways to deal with enemies in Battlefield 4, some beautiful Dark Souls 2 play, and more!

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News::Five Incredible Opening Acts in Video Games

Hardcore Gamer: Its not easy making a good first impression. Gamers dont like to wait. We like our action, our adventure, and we want it all now. While many games take a long time to show their best moments, there are rare instances where the game hooks you from the start. Making those opening moments valuable can mean a lot to keeping a gamers attention. Here are five games that know how to make a good first impression.

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News::Lotus 98T Formula One car arrives in Assetto Corsa

VVV: "Headlining Assetto Corsa Version 0.21 is the inclusion of an all-new car for the title: Lotus' 98T F1 car, which was driven by Johnny Dumfries and Ayrton Senna in the 1986 Formula One World Championship."

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News::Gaming Live to take on Twitch with new service for streamers

With Twitch reportedly having been sold to Youtube (Google) for $1bn, Gaming Live is about to launch as an alternative.

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News::Tappingo 2 will hit the 3DS eShop on August 28

I thought Tappingo was a decent (and very well priced) distraction on the 3DS eShop, but there were some problems with it that definitely needed to be addressed. Developer Goodbye Galaxy Games has taken these criticisms to heart, and will be releasing Tappingo 2 on the same delivery platform on August 28.

It'll cost $2.99 (just like the original), and it will be the very first game that the developer is publishing.

Tappingo 2 will hit the 3DS eShop on August 28 screenshot

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News::Ubisoft confirms Felony System for The Crew

Examiner got the chance to chat with Andrew Willans, Senior Game Designer at Ubisoft Reflections, about the games felony system.

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News::Video Game Lets You Drive From Miami To L.A. In 40 Minutes, Seamlessly

We've seen games that let you run from one end of a huge, real city to another. But Ubisoft's The Crew promises an altogether more impressive spectacle: one smooth drive from Miami Beach to the beaches of Los Angeles. Take a look.

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News::Pokémon As Fearsome Kaiju

Pokémon As Fearsome Kaiju

Pokemon illustrations by Yuuki Morita:

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News::Point Perfect Review- Twinfinite

Garrett from Twinfinite writes, "Point Perfect, an indie game from developer Highcastle Studios, has a very specific audience. If you arent a person that likes very difficult, twitch-style gameplay, this game wont appeal to you. If you arent fond of using the mouse as a primary method of input for gaming, you will hate this game, and the game will hate you right back."

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News::Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Sunken King review | Eurogamer

It's a strong start for this series of add-on chapters for Dark Souls 2, then. There are no standout battles - save, perhaps, for the grim final encounter - but the cumulative effect of its fights, puzzles and secrets is memorable: Sanctum City and its offshoot areas lodge in the mind like so many of this series' locales. It's exciting to see the team return to the ingenious, interlocking layout of Demon's Souls and the first Dark Souls and there are enough novel ideas to be found in this shantytown of pillars, temples and chipped blocks to reassure you that this is a team that has run out of neither inspiration nor vigour.

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News::Winnie the Pooh makes Guild Wars II entrance

Guild Wars II has an impressive community in size, but one player has turned his character into the loveable Winnie the Pooh.

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News::Lovely Planet: The First 30 Minutes

First-person shooting and Katamari Damacy? What have you done QUICKTEQUILA and tinyBuild Games!? Curtis runs through the first couple of worlds.

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News::Grand Theft Auto V to release on November 7?

Rockstar has yet to release an official release date for Grand Theft Auto V, but gaming retailer GameSeek has the title slated for November 7.

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News::First Impressions of Fragments of Him | TwoDashStash

TwoDashStash's Chris Lam writes: At GaymerX2, I was strolling around the first day on the gaming and artists floor. I was then asked to try out a short demo of Fragments of Him by SassyBot, a young game studio based in the Netherlands. I described it in my GaymerX2 wrap-up article as an anti-Gone Home. You start out being told to walk around in interact with anything that is highlighted. It turns out everything you touch disappears. Every now and then, you hear the thoughts of the character youre playing as. You quickly learn that your environment is not the real world, but memories of your character who is trying to forget his dead boyfriend.

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News::The Red Solstice Early Access Preview | Saving Content

Scott plays with strangers online to fight the monsters of Mars. Will death become him? Yes. But that's not the point. Learn about The Red Solstice in this Early Access Preview.

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News::Hands-On with LEGO Batman 3 | The Average Gamer

Batman himself had a bunch of powers like a jetpack-wielding power suit, a sonic weapon that would shatter glass or summon moon bats (!), explosives that would destroy silver objects or a laser that would destroy gold. Since the go-to action if you get stuck is to destroy objects until a new path or device is revealed, The Average Gamer spent a lot of time just swapping suits and hitting everything in sight. Wa-hey, LEGO destruction.

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News::Five minutes and early impressions of The Crew Closed Beta | GameZone

GameZone's Jake Valentine plays The Crew PC beta and comes away less than impressed.

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News::BioWare's 'Nightmare' teaser trailer is unexpected

BioWare sent emails to fans overnight that include a "Nightmare" teaser trailer for what appears to be a new intellectual property. The video is live action, so it's hard to say what this will be other than "Hey, the guy with the head made of smoke was kinda cool."

There's also a website which hints at a gamescom reveal: "The time is near. They are watching. Your power is rising. Cologne, Germany. You've Been Chosen."

Wouldn't it be "funny" if this was somehow related to Dragon Age: Inquisition. Yeah, "funny." (For the record, I do think it is a new property -- but at which BioWare studio? Austin?)

BioWare's 'Nightmare' teaser trailer is unexpected screenshot

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News::Deals: Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix, Marvel Cinematic Universe, PS+

Deals: Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix, Marvel Cinematic Universe, PS+

Announced yesterday, the Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix Limited Edition features an exclusive pin, and your preorder gets you the limited edition at no additional cost. [Kingdom Hearts 2.5]