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Monday, October 6, 2014

News::30 Changes That Would Make Destiny A Better Game

30 Changes That Would Make Destiny A Better Game

First, you play Destiny. Then, you complain about Destiny. Then you play some more.

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News::Games of the Alien franchise, Part 1: The bad, the canceled, and the weirdly cool

GamesBeat: Set motion trackers to bad, canceled, and weirdly cool. We take a look at the oddball games of the Alien(s) series.

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News::LA Cops - Early Access Hands-On | Work Revolt

Marco Munoz takes a look at LA Cops, a new isometric shooter from the developers behind The Typing of the Dead: Overkill.

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News::The Game Release Calendar, Nostromo Edition

News::ESRB Ratings Make This Year's Games Sound Hilarious

ESRB Ratings Make This Year's Games Sound Hilarious

We normally think of game ratings as little more than a useful marker of where we'll be able to buy a game, or whether or not it's suitable for children. But oh, let me tell you: ESRB literature can be so, so much more than that.

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News::The Crew just can't catch a break

Ubisoft is pushing The Crew back a few weeks to December 2, 2014 where it will release simultaneously on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. I'm not sure what kind of sales the company is expecting to generate here, but I'd be nervous. December can be tough.

There have already been a few closed beta tests for the open-world racer and yet another one is planned for November now that there's extra time. "We are now scrutinizing all of the player feedback so we can ensure that The Crew delivers the seamless open-world experience that meets everyone's high expectations," said creative director Julian Gerighty.

Game looks okay. The fact that you can drive across the United States seamlessly is neat.

The Crew just can't catch a break screenshot

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News::Can't Play Dark Souls 2 With A Rock Band Controller? Try Harder.

Can't Play Dark Souls 2 With A Rock Band Controller? Try Harder.

I wish I could say Bearzly inspires me to try harder at games like Dark Souls, but the truth is that I just feel shame at my terrible rolling technique. Look at him! So calm and collected while whammy-barring his way to victory.

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News::12 Of The Worst Draculas Of All Time

12 Of The Worst Draculas Of All Time

He's perhaps the most popular monster in all of horror. And yet it's been weirdly difficult to accurately portray the prince of darkness on screen — to make him as scary and evil and charismatic as he was in Bram Stoker's original novel. Here are 12 movies and TV series whose portrayal of Dracula that got it very, very wrong.

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News::Minimum - Review (PC) | CriticalIndieGamer

(CriticalIndieGamer) Within seconds of loading it up, it becomes abundantly clear why Human Head Studios named their latest game Minimum. A clean minimalistic aesthetic permeates its every aspect, from the basic white menus to the flat textured architecture of its numerous arenas. Minimum thrusts you into 5 on 5 battles, where you will not only need to obliterate the enemy, but collect vital energy resources as well.

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News::Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor review: The Precious | GameZone

GameZone: "Overall, Monolith has done an incredible job with Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. It remains faithful to Tolkiens lore but isnt a slave to it. Theres a lot of depth to the gameplay, the combat is incredible, and after 30 hours put into the game, I still want to keep playing. I just wish combat wasnt taken out of your control when it should have mattered most. Im curious to see where the future take Shadow of Mordor. For now, its impossible to not have a blast playing this game. Any fan of Lord of the Rings, Assassins Creed or Arkham City should give Shadow of Mordor a go."

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News::AC Unity: #PS4noparity hashtag blows Up, Gamers upset over Ubisoft's decision

GC - "It was recently revealed that the PS4 and Xbox One versions of AC Unity will be locked at 900p."

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News::Assassins Creed Unity Preview with Alex Amancio - GotGame

"Alex Amancio, Creative Director at Ubisoft tells us what to expect and his favorite enhancements and gameplay features in Assassins Creed Unity."

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News::Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor: A Guide to Not Dying

"Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a great game, but one that fails to explain itself properly. Thrusting the player into one of the most hostile open-worlds in recent memory, glancing through online forums reveals that many are finding the game to be off-putting within its first couple of hours, due to its high learning curve and penchant for throwing insurmountable waves of enemies at protagonist Talion, leading to multiple frustrating deaths." [CraveOnline]

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News::Someone Actually Managed To Kill The Reaper In The Sims 4

How does one kill death itself? By getting your hands dirty, of course.

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News::Enough teasing: Vib-Ribbon is headed to PlayStation Network

There was an out-of-nowhere nod to Vib-Ribbon at Sony's E3 press conference this year, and then nothing. No follow-up announcement. That wasn't very nice at all.

But everything will be better, soon enough: the cult PlayStation rhythm game is coming to PlayStation Network in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Japan this week, with a European release planned for next week. Pricing is unknown, but it will be playable on PlayStation 3 (with support for level creation by way of your CDs) and PS Vita.

"[W]e're still working on a way to make it available on PS4," writes president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America Shawn Layden.

I think Brittany already has or is about to explode from happiness. Also, Jonathan Holmes told me to link to the soundtrack, so here you go.

Vib Ribbon Finally Releases in North America Tomorrow [PlayStation Blog]

Enough teasing: Vib-Ribbon is headed to PlayStation Network screenshot

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News::The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter Review | WGTC

We explore the immersive world of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter to determine whether or not it's a murder mystery that truly evolves narrative in gaming. Hint: it does.

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News::Alien Isolation Review: One of The Scariest Games You'll Ever Play | IBTimes UK

In the 35 years since Ridley Scott's Alien first terrified audiences around the world, the creature created in the twisted mind of artist HR Giger has slowly been diminished. Video games in particular have regularly depicted these creatures as little more than cannon fodder, fish in a barrel servicing the power fantasy so many games offer. Alien Isolation is anything but a power fantasy. Creative Assembly's (CA) love letter to that original film is more than just a homage, it's a worthy successor to a horror classic that gives a cinematic icon new life.

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News::Darth Revan Gets His Own Star Wars: The Old Republic Expansion

Darth Revan Gets His Own Star Wars: The Old Republic Expansion

The hero/villain/it's complicated who launched Star Wars' distant past setting in 2003's Knights of the Old Republic gets another shot at the spotlight in Shadow of Revan, a digital expansion for MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, launching in December.

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News::Shadow of Mordor Graphical Settings Comparison Shows Drastic Increase in Quality

Shadow of Mordor already looks nice, but these graphical settings comparisons really bring out the Shadows of Mordor.

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News::[Gamespot] The Newfound Storytelling Potential of Assassin's Creed Unity

Gamespot : "Have you heard of Arno the Bold? He was one of the greatest figures of the French Revolution before his name was lost to the passage of time. An eccentric man, Arno was known to wear a garish purple hood best described as "wizardly." He also wielded a rather large and imposing pickaxe, or la Pioche de la Justice as he referred to it. But when Arno wasn't going for dips in the Seine, he was devoted to bringing liberty to all his fellow Parisians. No Templar was safe from Arno the Bold. Nor was anyone who looked at him funny. And I suppose anyone who got caught in one of those smoke bombs he was always throwing around. Arno was a bit sloppy about that."

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News::The Crew releases in December

The Crew, the open world racer from Ubisoft has now been delayed.

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News::This Week's New Releases in the US - 10/6/14

Here is Middle of Nowhere Gaming's weekly edition of new releases in North America. Which games are you picking up this week?

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News::Frugal Gaming Review | Starpoint Gemini 2

Because of the vastness of the game Im certain Ive only scratched the surface of whats available to players however I know this game is huge when I talk about a galaxy I mean an actual galaxy. Starpoint Gemini 2 is a near perfect space-simulation game, however - Writes Sean Carr.

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News::Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Review | iDigitalTimes

iDigitalTimes - "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor has already provided me with some of the most exciting gaming moments Ive had all year and seems capable of delivering at least another dozen or so hours of entertainment. The Nemesis system alone, and the combat scenarios it generates, could probably keep me playing the game off and on for a few months."

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