News::Shacknews: Gauntlet review - Quintessential dungeon crawling

Gauntlet is about as straightforward as it gets when it comes to being a dungeon crawling RPG. You gather together with three other people, either locally or online (or a mix) to shoot, bash, and fireball a sea of monsters coming at you, all while collecting treasure along the way. But the game quickly progresses past its presentation, and much like a group of players coming together, becomes something greater.



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News::​Phew, Ex-WipEout Devs' New Racing Game Looks Just Like WipEout

News::Hands-on with Civilization: Beyond Earth's first 250 turns | GameCrate

GameCrate spends 250 turns exploring the brave new world of Civilization: Beyond Earth.



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News::Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Review | GameRevolution

GR: In the pantheon of video gaming, there isnt much like riding around an open-world without consequence of law or rule enforcement or even the recklessness of any attempt I might have at completing a Tony Hawks Pro Skater line in real life. So it gave me great pleasure in mounting one of Middle-earths Caragors, bulldog-like beasts with vicious teeth capable of tearing the hide of an unlucky Uruk. Thankfully, the world presented in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is littered with enemies of the orc variety.



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News::44 Things You Need To Know About 'NBA 2K15'

This year's edition of the best-selling basketball video game actually does look significantly changed from its predecessor. 2K Sports senior producer Rob Jones gave us a rundown of the improvements and new features that fans can expect to encounter in NBA 2K15. Here are the details surrounding the game presentation, gameplay, MyLeague, MyCareer, MyTeam and the popular MyCareer role-player mode.



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News::A good, new five-minute Assassin's Creed: Unity video shows how the November sequel's new role-playi

A good, new five-minute Assassin's Creed: Unity video shows how the November sequel's new role-playing-game-like character customization system works. It also helpfully shows how the game's 2/3/4-player co-op works. Lots of gameplay footage!

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News::Corsair Backtracks on New Logo Design

Corsair announced today via their social network channels plans to quickly move away from their proposed 'Corsair Gaming' re-branding efforts and return to their classic logo amid negative fan reactions to the changes.



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News::Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor meta-review: the hype machine finally pays out

Destinys disappointing lack of innovation left many soured by the empty promise of next-generation gaming. Why did a game, so hyped and costly end up being a monotonous grind-fest with almost no semblance of story? While Destiny wasnt the game many had thought it would be (it was essentially a tarted-up MMO), Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is. The reviews are in and it turns out that Shadow of Mordor is one of the best, and possibly funnest game of 2014. Heres what the experts have to say:



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News::Far Cry 4 Pagan Min: King of Kyrat trailer shows us the new crazy

Ubisoft has released a new trailer showing off the villain in their upcoming shooter, Far Cry 4. Pagan Min is the King of Kyrat, and he's absolutely nuts...but fashionable!



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News::Nova 111: Turn Based Sci-fi Puzzle Game To Debut Next Year

Curve Media known for such indies like the Swapper and Thomas Was Alone will be launching their latest title Nova-One-Eleven next year.



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News::Perturbia Demo Launches

VRFocus - It's been just over two weeks since Imaginary Game Studio passed its Steam Greenlight campaign for the upcoming virtual reality (VR) compatible horror videogame Perturbia and the developer has already delivered more news. This week sees the launch of the first public beta for the title, which can be downloaded for free on PC over on its official website. Those waiting for Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD) support should note that it is not included in this version of the release.



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News::Destiny's Loot Cave is fixed, but a deeper shame remains

Dealspwn: "I'm not talking about the loot system, flawed and cynical as it is. Yes, the randomisation of Engrams feels deeply unsatisfying. Yes, the Light system is idiotic. Yes, the game revolves around a roulette wheel, even though the raw shooting mechanics are very fine indeed. But that's all a symptom of a more shameful issue. Consider the basic fact again: players were willingly spending hours shooting at a hole in the ground."



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News::Luis Suarez is banned in FIFA 15

Looking forward to getting your teeth into FIFA 15s Manager mode as Barcelona? Well, youll have to do it without their star summer signing: Luis Suarez.



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News::Review: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | Power Up Gaming

Jake Richards writes: "The Vanishing of Ethan Carter can best be described as a mystery horror exploration narrative. While it isn't overtly frightening, it has an overwhelming atmosphere. The community of Red Creek Valley is a lot like iconic Silent Hill except with an older, more sinister vibe."



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News::Gauntlet Review - Mouse n Joypad

Gale writes - "29 years later (ignoring the Gauntlet 2), a PC follow-up is finally released. The Gauntlet we have today has little in common with its predecessor, but is a brilliant revival nonetheless. One of the most defining aspects of its brilliance being the fact that it was developed by Arrowhead the same guys who created the famous Magicka series, so you better be ready for some off-hand slapstick humour along the way."



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News::One Day For Ched Review: Making Games is Hard: Hardcore Games

Hardcore Games - One Day For Ched is literally unplayable, in every sense of the word. In my first ten lives, I never survived for more than thirty seconds. When I finally did, the game crashed within the next minute. The developers, Bs1 & BSL Team, have since fixed that little bug, but not much else in this $15 title.



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News::Dota 2's patch 6.82 - Rekindling Soul - goes live

IncGamers reports that the latest patch for Dota 2, which heavily changes the way the game works, has just gone live.



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News::Watch 23 Minutes of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain...This Time In English

Check out the TGS 2014 demonstration of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain in English.



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News::Two Tribes Confirms That RIVE is Definitely Coming to Wii U

During the summer period Two Tribes, the studio best known for its Toki Tori titles that also restructured and started again earlier in the year, announced its new 2D shooter RIVE. At the time Two Tribes told us that it was "gunning" for Wii U development, and the studio has now confirmed on Twitter and to us at EGX in London that the title will definitely arrive on Nintendo's home console.



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News::Team Behind NBA 2K15 is Listening to the Fans

To avoid the previous installment's problems, the team behind NBA 2K15 is listening to your feedback.



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News::Hyrule Warriors: The Kotaku Review

Hyrule Warriors is the opposite of a Zelda game.

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News::The Chapel of Light: Proof Positive That ESO Is A Gorgeous Looking Game

Skyrim Fansite writes: One of the things thats always impressed me about The Elder Scrolls Online is the amount of detail and beauty found throughout the game. From the swamps of Shadowfen to the cold forests of Eastmarch, the game designers did a fantastic job creating an amazing world full of light and color. For me, the one building that stands as the crowning achievement of the games beauty is the Chapel of Light found in Cold Harbours Hollow City. The Chapel of Light is impressive during the day, with its towering height and Gothic architecture. In the evening though, the building transforms into something truly special with its gigantic stained glass windows, lit up in an array of dazzling color for all of Nirn to see. Take a look at the following screen shots and see if you dont agree.



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News::Riots Latest Decree: Valid Action or Abuse of Power?

John Wyma, GIZORAMA - "Though someone will inevitably try, its hard to argue the fact that maintaining an online presence in the gaming community comes with a bit of responsibility. Like any communal gathering, we gamers are held to a modified version of Rousseaus Social Contract, and for the most part, the population gladly complies. Joining a server simply to be told your mother was a woman of ill repute is not how one wishes to start a match, and luckily the grand majority agrees and acts accordingly. However, as Ive stated previously, within any population sample lies the few outliers who just want to watch the world burn (Michael Cain, you glorious bastard). These contract offenders, known as trolls to anyone online since the early 2000s, have made their presence felt within the gaming world, and while some companies are striking back and taking action, lines must be drawn between team players and psychotic sadists, moderators and dictators, and what should be done versus...



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News::Mars-Set Racing Title Vector 36 Launches Steam Greenlight Campaign

VRFocus - Sci-fi racing titles could be looking to make a comeback with the arrival of virtual reality (VR) videogames thanks to the likes of Tammeka Games Radial-G. This week has seen another entry in the genre pledge support for the Oculus Rift head-mounted display. That title is Vector 36 from indie developer Red River Studio. In addition to confirming VR support, the title has also launched a Steam Greenlight campaign to be approved for sale on Valves digital store.



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News::Games industry worth as much as £1.7bn double previous estimate

Nesta and Ukie publish first big data based mapping of the UKs games industry. Explosion of new games companies gives industry 22% YOY growth. The true value of the UK games industry has been unlocked by big data, showing it may be double the size of previous estimates. A map of the UK games industryis published today by Nesta in partnership with Ukie to map the industrys value, shape and size.



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News::Dragon Ball: Xenoverse N./S. American Network Test Announced and Only The First 20,000 Can Enter

Dragon Ball: Xenoverse Network test for North and South America will be launched on October 4th and end on October 5th.



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News::Untold Universe Interview: Voxels in Space

We were recently given the opportunity to interview the co-founder of Fenris Lair Studio who are making Untold Universe, a space based voxel game that leaves survival behind to focus on more important matters. Though they have only 9 days remaining in their Kickstarter campaign they have plans to carry on with the MMO which is currently in Alpha.



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News::Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - PC Settings Unveiled, Ultra Textures Require 6GB Of VRAM

DSOGaming writes: "Things are quickly getting out of hand. NeoGAFs member Regret Truth has shared an image from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor that shows the PC settings for it. What really surprised us, however, was the fact that: a) there will be an Ultra Texture Pack available for download in day-one and b) it will require 6GB of VRAM when these Ultra textures have been activated."



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News::Heavy Bullets Review | Thumbsticks

Heavy Bullets is a game that knows what it wants to be. It is not epic. It is not complex or subtle. Its a game in which cartoonish bullets are your only defense against an army of polygonal snakes, spiders, and robots. Hamish McPherson reviews this interesting twist on a familiar genre.



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News::Seven Types Of Pokémon Players

It's easy to find ourselves and our playstyle in Dorkly's latest comic with seven of the most typical Pokémon players represented.

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News::Total War: ATTILA Preview (Strategy Informer)

From Strategyinformer.com: "When all's said and told, the sad truth is that Rome 2 was a bit of a mess. I get the feeling developer Creative Assembly knows this too, because from the outset its new standalone expansion Total War: Attila seems specifically designed to roll back on everything wrong with its predecessor. Just as the Huns arrived to sweep away the decadent remnants of the Roman Empire, Creative Assembly is hoping that Attila will banish the disappointment of Rome 2 with a refined engine, reworked mechanics and a new take on the familiar Total War grand campaign".



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News::Phoenix Down 30.0 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance

Phoenix Down is hosted by Drew Leachman and Matt Quinn. Each segment focuses on an older game the duo decides upon with another member of the ZTGD crew or special guest. They play through and discuss the mechanics and how well it holds up today. It is the ultimate in backlog elimination. The guys strap on their tights as they return to this superhero action RPG. Hosts: Drew Leachman Matt Quinn Justin Testa



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News::A Pop Ballad About Diablo III's Most Infamous Vendor

Dreamreaver's song is about Kadala, the passive-aggressive item vendor of Diablo III, who—although it was fixed not long ago—due to a bug, always sold items in a taunting manner with comments like "good paperweight, for which you can find a use... someday," no matter how good the purchase was.

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News::Trine level editor now in public beta

The level editor for the Trine series is now available to the public. No dumbing down, this is exactly what the developers used.



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News::WoW: resurrect your deleted characters soon

Blizzard has announced that a new 'Undelete Character' feature will soon be coming to World of Warcraft.



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News::Rayman Legends And Origins Now Available For Very Low Prices On Funstock Digital

A really good Rayman sale is now available on the UK online shop Funstock Digital, offering the PC versions of Rayman Legends and Rayman Origins for very reduced prices.



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News::$99 Super Smash Bros Wii U Bundle Spotted on Amazon

News::This Is McDonald's Japan's Take on the Black Burger

News::New The Witcher 3:Wild Hunt details out

In the new video The Witcher 3:Wild Hunt-Traveling Monster Hunter the developers talk more about Witcher 3:Wild hunt the game is very big and open world at least 25% larger than skyrim, but there also ruins, sea diving, many indoor areas much like skyrim, but still larger. The developers put castles, battlefields, ruins to where they belong in the most natural place. There are at least more than 100 of point of interests from rock formations to abandoned buildings.



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News::The biggest and best games we saw at Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show isn't just about chocolatey in-jokes and embarrassing booth disasters there's a ton of actual video games to play as well. While the Japanese games industry doesn't have the global status that it once enjoyed, TGS is still the biggest annual stage for local developers and publishers. And as the last major event on the gaming calendar each year, it's also a good chance to check in on some of the biggest releases coming out this holiday season.



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News::Civilization: Beyond Earth makes weekends disappear

The Civilization series is famous for playing out in unplanned marathon sessions, where "one more turn" quickly turns into five more turns, which turn into another hour, before the player finally looks away from the screen to see that it is starting to get light outside. Knowing this, I'm not sure what I was thinking starting the preview build of Civilization: Beyond Earth on a Friday night.

By the time I finished for that session, I had played for eight hours straight and it was then four in the morning. Then I went to sleep, woke up four hours later, and started playing again, eventually logging almost a full day's worth of play time in a single weekend.

Yes, this is still Civilization through and through, but there are some new concepts included that impact gameplay in significant ways. Though there are clear connections, Beyond Earth is far more than just a reskinning of Civilization V.

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News::Fate/Zero Sets a High Bar for All Other Fighting Anime

News::Zelda-Inspired Blossom Tales Hits Your Nostalgia Bone With Pretty Pixels

"The four members of indie game studio Castle Pixel admit that theyre stuck in the 90s, yearning for the games they played as kids. Thats why theyve decided to create one of their own, Blossom Tales, which takes The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past as its biggest inspiration."



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News::The Stomping Land Not Dead Yet

The team at SuperCrit LLC working on The Stomping Land has issued two new updates with one being last week and the other one yesterday. They've also made a statement on what's going on with development.



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News::GodisaGeek Podcast S7 E8 - Podamacast

GodisaGeek: "This weeks show sees Adam and Colm together for your podcast hosting pleasure, discussing all things FIFA, The War is Mine, and loads of gaming news. Listener questions return, too, so join the duo as they list the 39 games still to come this year, and decide which they most want to play."



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News::The Games That Make Us Feel

A well-designed game forms a connection, a bond, between the player and its protagonist. Hopefully, if all goes right, youll come to care about the hero youre portraying. Those hard choices you make will drive the story with the optimum result being that the consequences of your actions will truly be felt on an emotional level. These games are uncommon enough. But what about games that leave a permanent impression on you a game with characters that youll think about fondly for years to come?



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News::Project Cars Track Reveal Screenshots

Some screenshots looking at the newly revealed worldwide tracks featured in the forthcoming Project Cars from Slightly Mad Studios.



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News::Co-op Is My Favorite Part of Bayonetta 2