News::Can Advanced Warfare reinvent Call of Duty?

How an RPG loot system, obscene amounts of customisation and a single-player campaign you care about will shake up Call of Duty.



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News::Homebrew Vehicle Sandbox- Truly Brings Out The Kid In Us

Homebrew is an early access game being brought to us by Copybugpaste. While this game is not about crafting beer it is about crafting all sorts of vehicles. Your only limitation is your imagination.



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News::Everything You See In Space Combat Sim Wings Of St. Nazaire Is 2D. No, Really

"If youre a fan of retro space combat sims such as Wing Commander and X-Wing then youre in for a treat. Wings of St. Nazaire is an impressive, currently in development, attempt at recreating those older games in look and play style but for systems of today. What that means is you play as a space pilot and blow up enemy ships into colorful explosions, mostly. Its simple enough, and the intention of its three-man team is for it to be plenty of fun to just dive into and play. The team behind Wings of St. Nazaire says that the plan is to release the final game for free. However, if they do end up charging for it (and they probably should) then it shouldnt cost you much, apparently. Plus, as its being made in Unity 3D, theres a decent chance of it coming to consoles as well as PC once its finished."



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News::Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space Preview | The Game Scouts

Tin Salamunic: Inspired by 1960s science fiction films, Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space is publisher Merge Games latest escape the room FPS puzzle adventure. While still in Early Access, Albedo is an already intriguing little title that oozes with style and atmosphere. Whats even more impressive is that just one man, Fabrizio Zagaglia, is developing the entire game. Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space is a love letter to fans of old sci-fi films and those feeling nostalgic for old-school PC gaming. While still technically a little rough around the edges, Albedo shows a lot of promise with its challenging puzzles and unique gameplay mechanics. If Zagaglia manages to clean up some of the visuals and controls by the games official launch in February 2015, Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space may end up being the next big thing on Steam.



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News::Learn all about NBA 2K15's MyPARK

Learn more about the Old Town Flyers, Sunset Beach Ballers, Rivet City Rough Riders, Jordan Rec Center, and The Stage in NBA 2K15's street basketball mode, MyPARK.



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News::Kickstarter Watch: Elegy For a Dead World

Hey Poor Player's Burt Hopkins writes- You are alone on a world that once teemed with life. The signs are everywhere: statues to their gods, structures in ruins, discarded tools. But no bodies. No thinking life. Nothing but echoes. You will be the voice for these fallen worlds and become their teller-of-tales. Welcome to Elegy For a Dead World.



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News::Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Review | High Score Reviews

You are Talion the gondorian ranger, one of the many who guards the black gate of Mordor. All seems good in the world, you are a strong warrior, have a brave son and a beautiful wife, except for the day when Sauron returned to Mordor. As your friends and family are slaughtered before your very eyes, the only solace you can take is the fact that you will be joining them soon, or so you believe. You mysteriously wake up from death, bonded to an ancient wraith who does not even remember his name and all you can think of is revenge.



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News::Flagship Shows Scale and Warping in New Look

VRFocus - Indie developer Urban Logic Games is currently pushing to raise money on its Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for the upcoming virtual reality (VR) compatible real-time strategy (RTS) videogame, Flagship. The campaign still has some way to go, with just under £40,000 GBP of its £95,000 goal raised and less than two weeks to go until its 16th October 2014 closure.



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News::Review: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - Destructoid

"Perhaps the biggest surprise about The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is that the developers behind the game were members of People Can Fly, the studio responsible for Bulletstorm; the idea that some of the people who came up with the over-the-top and potty-mouthed first-person shooter would go on to also make this contemplative, supernatural mystery."



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News::Stronghold: Crusader II Review | Front Towards Gamer

Stronghold: Crusader, created by FireFly studios, is a real-time strategy game released in 2002. Taking the original design of the first Stronghold, which came out in 2001, Stronghold: Crusader took the castle simulation game from Europe into the Crusades, being able to bring the holy war into the mix. The game was well received by critics and fans alike, and even got an updated rerelease in 2008. However, in 2012, FireFly announced that after ten years they would go on to make a sequel, and began creating Stronghold: Crusader II based on the Stronghold 3 engine.



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News::Easy Secret to Getting 400+ Combos in Shadow of Mordor

With a few easy tricks and some smart combat, you can be the combo master of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.



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News::Warlocks Kickstarter Is A Success

Polish game dev studio, One More Level S.A., has successfully reached their $25,000 goal on Kickstarter. Warlocks is a fantasy action RPG/brawler game, offering both co-op and versus experiences and sporting vibrant pixel art. Each playable character is going have a unique set of abilities and are designed to compliment one another.



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News::Roundabout review - Polygon

" Roundabout is a game whose success depends on its admirable restraint. Developer No Goblin's first game doesn't do much, but all of those things are done exceptionally well. Combining elements from driving, puzzle and FMV games without becoming a product of one genre, the veterans of games like Destroy All Humans! and the Rock Band franchise have crafted a unique hybrid."



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News::Review: Chariot - Destructoid

Destructoid: "Local cooperative play is something that's been increasingly neglected in an age of videogames that pushes online connectivity seemingly first and foremost. It's ironic that titles like Destiny are the current benchmark for social experiences, when all communication is done through a headset. After all, it really doesn't get more personal than sitting next to someone on a couch and working (almost literally) hand-in-hand to achieve a goal."



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News::Kotaku 'Shop Contest: Refilling Destiny's Loot Cave: The Winners!

News::Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Old Iron King review - Polygon

"Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Old Iron King disturbed me with its difficulty. Even in a franchise bathed in brutality, the second installment in developer From Software's downloadable content trilogy contains the most punishing hours I've ever experienced in the action role-playing series. Unlike its predecessor, Crown of the Sunken King, it focuses not on changing the environment through puzzles but on surviving the environment itself. In that sense, it is a return to the formula established by the original Dark Souls, where astute players can use the quirks of the world to their advantage."



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News::Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes review - Polygon

"You can take the time to read the rest of this review of Disney Infinity 2.0, but everything you need to know about the game can be summed up in four words: Spider-Man versus Iron Fist."



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News::Star Wars Rebels May Not Look Like Much—But It's Got It Where It Counts

The pilot for Star Wars Rebels is by no means perfect. It's hampered by funny-looking character designs, and it's proto-Rebellion crew isn't quite compelling yet. But it does have a sense of adventure that reminds us of A New Hope—and that's enough to keep us interested.

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News::Gamesradar- Alien Isolation Review

Gamesradar- Is Alien: Isolation for everyone? Perhaps not. If you demand reassurance, telegraphed threats, predictable solutions, and an inherent, hand-holding sense of fairness, you might find the experience too much to handle. But those of you brave enough--those of you tired of existing video game approximations of survival and horror, and craving a real test of your skills, instincts and nerves--will find a bounty of thrilling, engrossing, profoundly fulfilling rewards. If you truly embrace it, then during its most powerful moments, Alien: Isolation will probably make you feel more alive than a video game has in years.



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News::Warmachine Tactics Preview - Mouse n Joypad

Will writes - "Warmachine Tactics is Privateer Presss foray into electronic gaming. They have taken one of Privateer Presss most popular tabletop games, and translated the core gameplay on to PC with a fair amount of success. By translating core gameplay I dont mean bringing the tabletop game in its exact form onto a virtual board. There are simply a different set of dynamics at play when you sit down at your computer to play a video game vs. sitting around a table with friends."



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News::Watch Dogs Bad Blood Review - CramG

A video and text review of Ubisoft's expansion Watch Dogs Bad Blood which features the character T-Bone Grady as the main cyber-hippy hacking hero.



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News::Urban Ops Edition spotted for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

The upcoming Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare videogame is getting an Urban Ops Edition that is exclusive to Amazon.co.uk.



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News::Keep Your Shadow Of Mordor Combo Going Forever

News::[Hands On Preview] Call Of Duty: Advanced WARFARE - CoPlaNet

A few years ago, when check the name of Call Of Duty, many people turn up their noses. The main reasons lie in the fact that the title remains virtually unchanged, with a few tweaks, and almost never innovative. But with the Next-Gen established itself on the market a year from now, the guys at Sledgehammer Games are ready to give a good shake and a breath of fresh air to gioco.Scordatevi then the monotonous fighting in confined spaces, the mighty from camperate part of many players and the very low ability to customize your character.



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News::Colorful Co-Op Action-RPG Izle Is Heading To PC, Next-Gen Consoles In 2015

"Izle is a low-poly co-op 3D action adventure RPG thatll be bringing its vibrant colors to PC and next-gen consoles (none specified yet) in 2015. Parisian developer Area Effect has been sharing work-in-progress screenshots of Izle recently and it has certainly proved eye-catching. The world of Izle is a colorful place, which makes it all the more heart-breaking if you were to fail the games mission and have to watch as its consumed by darkness."



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News::Tablet Is The Best Way To Play Skylanders: Trap Team

News::A Golden Wake Takes You Back to the 1920s on October 9th, Demo Now Available Through Steam

For anyone who dream of living in another decade youre day has come for Wadjet Eye Games has announced that October 9th will be the day when A Golden Wake will release.



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News::14 Beloved Video Games That Criminally Never Got Sequels

WC: Taking a look back its not hard to find a huge amount of under-appreciated gems and cult classics that are long overdue a revitalising push into the new generation by expanding on their universes or signature mechanics. For the purposes of this list were also not going to be looking at the most obvious of games that havent been given further sequels yet like your Half Life 2s, Red Dead Redemptions or Shadow of the Colossus of this world instead these are the titles that would come primed and ready to sell hundreds of thousands of copies thanks to built-in fanbases thatve been hungry for more for years some over a decade.



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News::Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments review: Mind palace - Polygon

Polygon: "How do you make a game about a man who has all the answers? Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is Ukrainian developer Frogwares' seventh attempt at answering that question and also its most successful. The key, as it turns out, is not in recreating the powers of The World's Greatest Detective Who Isn't Also Batman, but in letting the player decide just how those powers are used."



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News::My top 10 Final Fantasy songs

Vrutal: "There have been so many amazing songs throughout the Final Fantasy series that it is difficult to only pick 10. But here are my top 10 songs from Final Fantasy."



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News::The Honest Destiny Trailer Celebrates "Gaming's Hottest 7 Out Of 10"

"The storytelling of Halo, the scope of World of Warcraft and the co-operative fun of Borderlands — may eventually get patched in." Thus begins the brutally Honest Trailer for Destiny, "The video game equivalent of a beautiful mansion full of cheap Ikea furniture."

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News::Watch Dio throw a pot down some stairs and slay a dragon

In our ongoing attempts to break YouTube by uploading the dumbest things possible into it, thereby short-circuiting the Mother Brain and freeing us all from our virtual imprisonment, we've started the second chunk of our adventures in Skyrim as heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio. This is a bad video made by dumb people, but those dumb people had fun making it, so there's that.

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News::These Guys Threw Chainsaws At Police During A Car Chase In Georgia

In what sounds like a plot device from the 1970s Hannah Barbera cartoon Wacky Races, police are looking for two men who threw stolen chainsaws at police cars during a car chase in Duluth, Georgia.

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News::The Evil Within Reinventing the Horror Game: EGX 2014 Hands-on Preview | IBT

IBT: "I can already see what will become of The Evil Within. Reviewers will call it cliched and boring; players will bemoan its clunky controls and camera. Mark my words this is a game that won't get the credit it deserves."



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News::Final Fantasy XIII Retrospective Review

Final Fantasy XIII might be the most hated Final Fantasy game in a long time. However Final Fantasy XIII does have a few good ideas and fantastic game play. In this retrospective review Ryatta looks at the game with the whole Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Saga in mind as well as the localisation changes that were made and highly unnecessary.



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News::Evolve Looks Good, But Is It $750 Statue Good?

News::Hands-on with Battlefield Hardlines Hotwire Match Type [Capsule Computers]

Zac Elawar of Capsule Computers writes: "Battlefield Hardline represented Electronic Arts Australias biggest offering at the EB Games Expo 2014, which isnt much of a statement when considering that the already released EA Sports FIFA 15 was the only other EA-published title on show. But, it was also one of the most popular, highly anticipated titles of the show, period. We got to go hands-on with the titles Hotwire match type, playing 8v8 on the High Tension map."



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News::The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Review | Entertainment Buddha

Ray Porreca of Entertainment Buddha writes: "The Vanishing of Ethan Carter does a lot of things very well. Few video games manage to not only look as good as Ethan Carter does, but also deliver a story that allows for the player to be genuinely invested in it. Combining paranormal elements and a haunting tale of familial struggle, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter engages players on virtually every level."



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News::The Witcher game that never was

In all the hubbub at E3 surrounding The Witcher 3 - many people's game of the show - it was surprising for Eurogamer to discover that there was another Witcher game, a long time ago, that Eurogamer had no idea existed. It wasn't made by CD Projekt Red - in fact it didn't have anything to do with CD Projekt - but it was being made in Poland. It was being made by Adrian Chmielarz, the developer best known for leading People Can Fly and Bulletstorm. Long before the PCF days he worked at another studio that he co-founded with a school friend - a studio called Metropolis. And it's here that in 1996 and 1997 - six years before developer CD Projekt Red was founded - a game called The Witcher was being made.



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News::Alien: Isolation Review - Structural Perfection | The Escapist

Alien: Isolation can be frustrating, but it's mostly terrifying in a near-perfect way. The Alien is scarier than it's been since Ridley Scott first showed it to the world, and the atmosphere is thick enough to cut.



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News::The Saturday Morning Stream Of Mordor

News::Blackbay Asylum Review - Mouse n Joypad

Josh writes, "Despite the unremarkably low-poly graphics and the occasionally quirky sense of humour that may seem out of place in a horror game, Blackbay Asylum delivers some truly spine-chilling moments and challenging puzzles that draw you into the experience."



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News::NBA 2K15 HD Gameplay Video - Wizards vs. Warriors

GoodGameBro has released a new gameplay video for the upcoming NBA 2K15, giving us an overview of what to expect in the game. It features the Washington Wizards vs. the Golden State Warriors. Make sure you select 720p for the best viewing experience.



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News::Radio Destructoid 046: Seppukumon

_{Radio Destructoid is our official community-focused podcast! Join Aaron "Mxy" Yost (Forums Admin), ConorElsea.com (US Community Manager), Beccy Caine (EU Community Manager), Kyle MacGregor (Contributor), and Mr Andy Dixon as they talk about their favorite Dtoid community happenings!}

In this sultry episode, I continue to sing the praises of Quake, Aaron succumbs to Animal Crossing, Conor becomes an actual videogame developer, Kyle gobbles some mysterious white chowder, and community guest Meanderbot dreams of a bionic camera eye. We also discuss erotic Sonic fan fiction and erotic Wario fan art, and if you listen very closely, you can hear me unzip my pants at exactly the five-hour mark.

Oh, and community superstar OpiumHerz provided us with a copy of Deponia on Steam to give away, so if you asked a question this episode be sure to listen to see if you won!

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News::ReadersGambit | Dying Light (EGX Preview)

Readers Gambit takes a look at Techland's up and coming game, Dying Light.



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News::This Is the First Weekend in America With No Saturday Morning Cartoons

Saturday morning American broadcast TV was once animation's home field. Filling a cereal bowl with artificially colored sugar pebbles and staring at the tube was every kid's weekend plan. Not any more: For the first time in 50-plus years, you won't find any animation on broadcast this morning. It's the end of an era.

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News::The Sixth Axis: Hands On With Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Multiplayer

As Sledgehammer Games wrap up on development for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, thesixthaxis got some more time with the game and its multiplayer.



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News::A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX Review | GamersFTW

A.R.E.S Extinction Agenda EX, a 2.5D metroidvania style game, has just been released on Steam. The player is tasked with rescuing the inhabitants of an out of control space station. Using robots to fight the good fight you can take control of the nimble Ares, or the tough, Tarus.



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News::Crytek Talks Ryse Tech: Consoles vs PC, Textures Resolution, Mantle, VRAM Specs, LOD Solution

DSOGaming writes: "A couple of days ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing Nicolas Schulz, principal rendering engineer at Cryteks main studio in Frankfurt. Nicolas shared with us some new information about the PC version of Ryse and CRYENGINE itself. In addition, Nicolas shared some of his thoughts regarding current-gen consoles and PCs . Kudos also to Cryteks Jens as without her this interview wouldnt be possible. Enjoy!"



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News::Alien: Isolation: The Kotaku Review

While many a video game has been designed for people who enjoy killing aliens, Alien: Isolation can only have been created for people who derive some perverse pleasure out of being killed by an alien.



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