News::Life Is Strange: Watch The Very First Gameplay Video and Learn More About Dontnods AAA Indie Game

Life Is Strange surprised everyone with an unexpected debut and an intriguing plot, but theres much more to it that meets the eye.



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News::Project Cars Video Interview

Check out this SDCC interview for Project Cars, the community driven driving simulator.



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News::Next Mass Effects Graphics Will Be a Generational Leap Over Dragon Age: Inquisition

Today Giuseppe Nelva from DualShockers had a chance to check out Dragon Age: Inquisition at Gamescom, and to chat with BioWare Creative Development Senior Director Alistair McNally, who is also working on the next Mass Effect. While Dragon Age: Inquisition definitely looked impressive running on PC McNally was very clear in mentioning that the next Mass Effect looks a generation beyond the upcoming fantasy game visuals-wise.



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News::Far Cry 4 Preview: Write Your Own Legend in Shangri-La [Game Rant]

Andrew Dyce of Game Rant writes: "We took our first steps into Shangri-La thanks to Far Cry 4, and the blend of magic and combat may just be the games biggest surprise."



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News::Los Angeles area Dtoiders, join us for a new Game Night!

In conjunction with Meat Bun Apparel, Angry Bananas, and Giant Robot, Destructoid is proud to host Game Night 22! This episode of Game Night will feature two indie games: Crawl and Crypt of the NecroDancer!

Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero. Crypt of the NecroDancer is a hardcore, rhythm-based roguelike game. Yes, really. Can you survive this deadly dungeon of dance, slay the NecroDancer, and recapture your still beating heart?

Game Night 22 goes down this Saturday, August 16 at Giant Robot 2 in LA (located at 2062 Sawtelle Blvd). Doors open at 7pm and the fun lasts until 10. Hope to see you there!

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News::Monument Valley made back every bit of its dev costs in one week

Monument Valley , an isometric puzzle game that was the winner of an Apple Design Award, made back its development costs after just one week on the App Store. Even though it's a $4 app and had stiff competition alongside other premium games such as Hitman: Go, FTL, and Leo's Fortune, Monument Valley crossed the one million sales mark within four months.

Designer Ken Wong stated that the team is not rich by any measure, but recouping costs means that the team can remain together and finance another project. Wong said that all the team was shooting for was not to be rich, but to be sustainable.

Wong noted that the truly amazing thing to come out of the game's success was the response from fans. He stated that the team had received hundreds of tweets and emails from people who said they never play games and that Monument Valley was the first game that they had finished. He also hopes that the positive female protagonist will inspire young girls to get into game design.

Award-winning Monument Valley recouped costs in one week [Joystiq]

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News::Heres Why Rise of the Tomb Raider Needs to Be On PC and PS4

J Station X writes "From the disgruntled masses of PC and PS4 fans to the deafening cheers of Xbox One supporters, convinced theyd finally landed a blow to the PS4s unstoppable success, to the critics and unaligned gamers who simply asked wait, what?, the announcement that Rise of the Tomb Raider will be an Xbox exclusive come 2015 has been the talk of the town. And although the chatter of secret big money deals and sales and console wars clutters up the highways, we will eventually have to accept the fact that Rise of the Tomb Raider is going to be exclusive to Xbox One and Xbox 360 for whatever unspecified amount of time. But do PC and PS4 really need Rise of the Tomb Raider and where does the Tomb Raider franchise go from here? Read on after the break to find out."



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News::Microsoft isn't making any friends by making Rise of the Tomb Raider an Xbox exclusive

GameZone's Joe Donato: "Tomb Raider has always been a multiplatform series. No example illustrates that more clearly than the first game, which I played, and loved, on the Sega Saturn. Raise your hand if you own a Sega Saturn. Yeah, Im not seeing a lot of hands out there. Despite that, my ability to play Tomb Raider on the console I owned informed my time with the series again and again, from the very first game to the reboot last year. Tomb Raider has never been an exclusive, and thats always allowed me to play it, through the ups and downs, through the best and worst entries, remaining a fan throughout."



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News::Oculus VR's Gamescom Line Up Revealed

VRFocus - This week sees the annual Gamescom event take place in Cologne, Germany. The biggest names in the videogame industry have gathered under one roof to talk about their upcoming titles and make new announcements, and Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) creator Oculus VR will be counted among them. The companys Gamescom line up has now been revealed, with titles playable on the show floor.



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News::Rise of the Tomb Raider will be the first of many sudden exclusives for PS4 and Xbox One

GameZone: "Rise of the Tomb Raider is not some catalyst; it did not start the trend of console exclusivity. However, seeing such a prominent title play favorites will undoubtedly bolster that trend, pushing it further up the list of options developers confront with every new game. In part thanks to this, a few short years from now, the IP venn diagram which Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo so frequently recolor may look radically different from its current shape."



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News::NBA 2K15 - First Next-Gen 1080p Screenshots Released

Following yesterdays PC announcement, 2K Games released today the first screenshots for the current-gen version of NBA 2K15.



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News::DayZ Was Announced for PS4, But It's Not Exclusive to Any Platform

Dean Hall, the creator of popular zombie game DayZ, has spoken out to clear up some confusion about the recently announced console version. Though Hall announced DayZ for PlayStation 4 during Sony's Gamescom briefing yesterday, the game is by no means exclusive to that console. "DayZ is not exclusive to any platform," Hall said on Twitter. His tweet came in response to a fan who said exclusive games from third-party developers are "inherently anti-consumer" and "make no sense" in 2014. Hall said, "I agree," suggesting we're likely to see DayZ come to other platforms, including potentially Xbox One, down the road.



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News::Ive Never Been Less Excited for Metal Gear Solid V Than I Am Today

CraveOnline: Hideo Kojima and Konami held a special event at Gamescom today, and when it concluded I felt let down. This likely wont hold true for fans of the Silent Hill franchise and its terrifying new demo P.T. (which apparently stands for playable teaser), nor those who showed up for a look into Mr. Kojimas thoughts. But for those watching for Metal Gear Solid info primarily, the event flopped harder than a supermodel taped to a cardboard box. Which, as we now know, is an incredibly awkward way to flop.



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News::Beautiful Witcher 3 artworks unleashed at Gamescom

The newest artworks from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC have arrived directly at Gamescom.



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News::3D Print An Infinity Blade Figure Based On Your Character

Players of Infinity Blade III can now order a customized 3D-printed figurine based on their player character:

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News::Metal Gear Solid 5 Confirmed On PC, And Why PC Gamers Should Be Excited

A quick look into the recent news that Metal Gear Solid 5 is coming to PC, and why PC gamers should be excited that previously high-profile, console-centric, AAA games are following suit.



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News::Hawke Confirmed to be in Dragon Age: Inquisition

Those who saw the latest Dragon Age: Inquisition trailer may have missed out on something very interesting. As the title of this post says, Dragon Age II player character Hawke will make an appearance in the the game.



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News::Battlefield Hardline's single-player campaign reminds me of Far Cry

Up until now, Visceral Games has concentrated on showing the multiplayer side of Battlefield Hardline. That's been fine, but unlike most other Battlefield titles, I'm actually somewhat interested in hearing about the single-player campaign this time around given the new setting.

The studio says the game is "inspired by the most popular crime dramas seen on television today," and here's the first real look at what that means in practice. After breaking out of a bunker, our protagonist scouts out a fortified trailer park, scanning and tagging enemies before going in for the arrest of high-value targets. It's a bit like outpost capturing in Far Cry 3 -- one of the game's greatest joys -- except you're not murdering every living soul.

Based purely on this short segment, Hardline is exceeding my expectations -- not that they were high to begin with after the lackluster single-player campaigns of Battlefield 3 and 4.

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News::Dawngate Alpha Servers Go Live in Europe

Dawngate, EAs new MOBA, has been seeing some interest in North America. During the EA Gamescom conference though, the company announced that Europeans can get into playing Dawngate right now.



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News::FIFA 15 Interview with FUT Producer Marcel Khun Friendly Seasons, Loans, and Concept Squads

Adam Cook: "Marcel is a sly one, tactically dodging the bullet that is the Ketchup question with the revelation that he doesnt even like the stuff. I dont have ketchup in my house. As a kid, I love it, but one time I ate it with a spoon from the fridge, and I ate so much I had to puke, and since then I cannot stand the stuff. And that seems a fitting start to my time with the FUT Producer for FIFA 15. Marcel Kuhn is a man that, like me, was once a big Career Mode fan, and has transitioned to FUT. Though he has worked on both, it appears he is a FUT addict, just like so many FIFA players. Im Austrian, I start with an Austrian bronze squad, then I build up to a silver squad, but I only move on once I win a bronze tournament. Unfortunately, there arent too many gold players, so theyre hard to find. Thats where FIFA 15 comes in. Every year I try to build an Austrian Gold team, but theres not enough players in the game. But this year my pain will be much shorter, because t...



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News::Sacred 3 Review (WOW247)

"Stripping away everything that made its predecessors so charming, Sacred 3 takes the series in an arcade-y action packed direction. "The combat is fun but hammering those buttons until the end certainly gets mundane very quickly. The lack of depth, atrocious execution of the dialogue and awful level design bog down what could have been a great sequel in a great series."



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News::FIFA World - Free-To-Play - Will Get An Engine Overhaul

EA Sports has just revealed that its free-to-play soccer PC-only title, FIFA World, will get an engine overhaul.



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News::FIFA 15 Trailer from Gamescom

FIFPlay: The official FIFA 15 gameplay trailer from games com 2014.



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News::Europa Universalis IV expansion to be revealed 14 August

Paradox will be announcing (and maybe demonstrating) a new Europa Universalis IV expansion as part of their fan event in Gamescom.



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News::Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare to Have Environmental Destructibility, Cant be Player-Activated

Sledgehammer: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Multiplayer to Have Environmental Destructibility, Cant be Player-Activated



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News::Hell Breaks Loose When You Mod Skyrim

PC Skyrim players all must have a moment where they get bored of vanilla Skyrim and then look into mods. What happens after that key moment may be completely bonkers, depending on what someone actually decides to download.

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News::Damn, This Super Smash Bros. 3DS XL Is Hot

News::We're long overdue for a good skiing/winter sports game.

News::Microsoft's gamescom press conference wasn't as bad as I expected

Microsoft's press conferences often leave me with cranial damage from head-to-desk impact, but their gamescom 2014 presser felt pretty okay to me. I'm excited to see Microsoft making an attempt to partner with more indies. After their poor policies left them with a bad name among the independent development community, it seemed like the PlayStation 4 had substantially more launch content than its rival in the form of indie ports.

In retrospect, with it becoming clear that Rise of the Tomb Raider is not as exclusive as they made it out to be, I'm quite miffed. During the conference, any games that were only timed exclusives, had clear visual and spoken indication of the stipulation. We've been getting more clarification that Tomb Raider is maybe just a prolonged timed exclusive, but the language used in the presentation was pretty obviously meant to make us think Rise of the Tomb Raider would only be on Xbox. That's messed up.

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News::Hangeki Review l Twinfinite

Remember the good ol days? Wasting all of your quarters at the arcade, playing Space Invaders or Galaga. The searing rage that accompanies seeing your high score toppled by some random jerk. The adrenaline-fueled thrill of beating their high score and reclaiming your hard earned throne on your favorite arcade game. Back then, gaming was far more competitive; instead of playing to complete a game, gamers played to master them. Replaying levels endlessly trying to beat their personal, or friends, high score. This is the feeling Hangeki brings back. The wanting to master each bite-sized level, finishing it faster and faster to beat out all other players on the global leader boards.



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News::​Ok, This Move Should Be in the Next Titanfall Game

Sure would be useful if the giant robots in Respawn's hit game could pick you up and throw you at enemies, right?

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News::3 Reasons Why Metal Gear Solid V on Steam is Fantastic News

Mike from Twinfinite writes, "The big news today is all about the announcement at Gamescom that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain are coming to Steam. As someone who had a PS2 and played through all of them up to Snake Eater, I am totally thrilled. Here are some of the biggest reasons why Metal Gear Solid V on PC is phenomenal news."



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News::Zero Punctuation: Firefall Proof That Jetpacks Make Everything Better?

This week, Zero Punctuation reviews the free-to-play MMO shooter Firefall.



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News::And That’s Why You Don’t Taunt People In Mario Kart 8

News::Highlight Reel: Don't Text And Fly In GTA V

News::The Internet Reacts To The New Silent Hill

News::Dragon Age: Inquisition Gets Beautiful Gamescom 2014 Trailer + Gamescom Demo Walkthrough

Electronic Arts has released a new trailer for Biowares upcoming RPG, Dragon Age: Inquisition.



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News::Gamescom 2014: New Far Cry 4 Screenshots and Art Released

Hardcore Gamer: A slew of new Far Cry 4 screenshots and artwork pieces were released today.



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News::Far Cry 4 New Shangri-La Gameplay in 1080p

New Far Cry 4 gameplay showing Shangri-La



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News::Five Games to be Excited About Post Gamescom 2014

Ray Porreca of Entertainment Buddha writes:"This week, Gamescom 2014 kicked off in Germany, bringing the video game industry together once more in a celebration of all that is new and exciting. In mere hours. countless amazing games were shown off and many of the video game worlds most anticipated titles were given new trailers and announcements, making the start of Gamescom 2014 one for the record books."



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News::Life Is Strange Gets New Screenshots Showing Dontnods Lovely Art Style; It looks Super-Sweet on PS4

Square Enix and Remember Me creators Dontnod Entertainment announced Life Is Strange two days ago, and today the publisher sent in another slew of new screenshots of the PC version. Incidentally DualShocker's Giuseppe Nelva has seen the PS4 version in action today, and it looks extremely sweet, undistinguishable from the PC screenshots (besides the command prompt with the PlayStation buttons).



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News::Fall Movie Guide: 6 Movies We're Sure Will Rock, Plus 23 Contenders

This is a great time to be a fan of science fiction and fantasy movies, and this fall is jam-packed with wonder and fascination. There are huge sequels, like Hunger Games and The Hobbit. But also some huge wild cards, like Christopher Nolan's Interstellar and Ridley Scott's Exodus. Here are 29 movies to look out for this fall.

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News::Mordor Shatitself?

Here are some of the weird and neat things we found running around the gamescom show floor today. I don't even know what's going on with those noodles.

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News::15-Minute Metal Gear Solid V Demo Is Ridiculous And Amazing

Shown off today during a Gamescom livestream, here's the newest demo for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which will be out for consoles and PC... eventually.

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News::Real Boxing - PC Review | Chalgyr's Game Room

Chalgyr's Game Room writes: Real Boxing sure has the look and the feel of a quality boxing simulation. Under the hood, it is perhaps not as powerful and customized as the venerable Fight Night series, but Real Boxing holds its own with respectable visuals, some decent career progression and solid controls.



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News::Fans React to Tomb Raider Xbox Exclusivity With Unique Artwork

At GamesCom 2014, Microsoft and Square Enix announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider would be exclusive to Xbox for Holiday 2015, in those exact words. What followed was a lot of fan reaction on the internet, with Microsoft and Square Enix PR going back and forth on whether or not this meant it was timed exclusive or permanently exclusive, and rightly so, Tomb Raider fans are very upset. Since then Microsoft has confirmed that the deal has a duration, confirming timed exclusivity. Regardless of this PR disaster on Square Enixs part, some fans made some artwork expressing their feelings.



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News::Steam Weeklong Deals for the Week of August 11th

SteamFirst: Here are your Steam Weeklong Deals for the Week of August 11th, 2014. In this Weeks Weeklong deals you also have the Japanese Indie Festival, these are all games featuring Japanese Indie developers.



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News::Risen 3: Titan Lords Review Too Big For Its Boots | StickTwiddlers

Risen 3: Titan Lords tries to deliver an open world with a rich level of detail but ultimately comes across as a game that is too big for its engine.



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News::Dwarf Fortress is lifes work for creator Tarn Adams - Gameverse

Its hard to believe that Tarn Adams has been working on the Dwarf Fortress games for over twelve years now. Hes already stated that hell be happy to go on working on these games as long as people want them, foreseeing twenty years of toil put into what he knows as his lifes work.



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News::Does Your Gaming Mouse Need a Bungee?

Mouse cable getting in the way? There's a peripheral for that.

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