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Saturday, December 20, 2014

News::What Makes A Game Of The year?

Pixel Gate UK writes: ''With the end of the year drawing ever closer, people begin to create their Game of the Year lists. The majority of the time there is always at least a group of people who will question anyones choices. This is all fair and good, but everyone has their reasons for selecting a game, or games, as the best of that year. But what makes a game of the year? Is it based purely on merit of quality and technical finesse? Is it how successful the game is commercial and critically? Or is it something more personal?''

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News::Heres How To Remote Play PS4 Games On PC

GG3 writes: "Not content with the Remote Play functionality for Playstation 4 as it is now, some users have taken the connection to a new level. Through some workarounds, its possible to run a PS4 remotely through any PC setup."

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News::Legend Of Korra's Finale Again Proves It's One Of The Best Shows On TV

Legend Of Korra's Finale Again Proves It's One Of The Best Shows On TV

Wow. The Legend of Korra really knows how to do a finale. There is so much to talk about between Kuvira and Korra's final showdown, Team Avatar defending Republic City—and of course, that thing that happened at the very end. We're sad to see this show go, but we're delighted with the way it went out.

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News::Blackguards 2 Preview - Bag of Games

Joseph Dwan write: I played the original Blackguards only recently, after being able to pick it up in a Humble Bundle. If Im honest, I didnt buy it for Blackguards, I looked at it and thought it was another RPG I wouldnt care about. Im very, very picky with RPGs, Im not a huge fan of Dragon Age, I enjoy The Elder Scrolls for first person combat rather than the world, and I never could get into The Witcher 2. However, every so often, I start to love something: Neverwinter Nights 2, Etrian Odyssey, and then Blackguards.

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News::The Majora's Mask Version Of The "12 Days Of Xmas" Ends As Expected

Those of you familiar with The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask will immediately see the problem with Really Freakin' Clever's "Twelve Days At Snowhead."

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News::Minecraft's Freedom Hands Telltale A Great Opportunity To Shine

Power Up Gaming writes: "The announcement this week that Telltale Games are turning to one of the most popular video games of all-time, the Mojang-developed Minecraft, for their latest series came completely out of left field. With several members of our staff here at Power Up Gaming classing ourselves as diehard fans of both Minecraft and Telltale, we're discussing today whether or not we think the game has serious potential to become another masterpiece in interactive storytelling, or if it's simply a shameless cash-in. Do we think The Walking Dead developer have bitten off more than they can chew, or has Minecraft's freedom handed them a great opportunity?"

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News::Destiny: How To Get Husk Of The Pit Best And Easy Guide

The Husk Of The Pit Auto Rifle, Desiccated and nigh-inoperable this Hive artifact still manage to send shives up your snipe when fired. Need to find this awesome rifle, in this guide you will know how to get the husk of the pit.

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News::Fahey's Top Ten Games Of 2014

Fahey's Top Ten Games Of 2014

According to the Bureau of Completely Made-Up Statistics, nearly a bajillion games were released in 2014. Of those bajillion, only ten were good enough to make it onto this list.

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News::Shadow of Mordor design director on the Nemesis System: Baby steps to a larger goal

Bioshock creator Ken Levine recently wrote a piece on how Monolith Productions Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor inspired various ideas he wishes to incorporate into his unannounced video game project. Interestingly enough, Shadow of Mordors design director, Michael de Plater recently discussed how Levines Bioshock series inspired Shadow of Mordor - stating that Monolith favored Bioshocks method of environmental storytelling, but wanted to devise a way in which the narrative didnt just look or feel real, but was real leading to Shadow of Mordors lauded Nemesis System. However, as well-received as it was, de Plater calls what they have accomplished "baby steps" towards a much larger goal.

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News::Destiny: The Dark Below How To Get Swordbreaker Legendary Shotgun Guide

Swordbreaker - A legendary shotgun which is a raid weapon obtained from the final boss crota fight in the crotas end raid. You'll get to see this weapons stats upgrades and features in addition so seeing gameplay of sword breaker in action.

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News::Amazing Final Fantasy XIV Expansion Screenshots Show New Jobs, New Race and More in Shiny 1080p

Yesterday Square Enix revealed quite a few new elements of the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn expansion Heavensward, scheduled for release in the spring for PC, PS4 and PS3, and today they released the full complement of high resolution screenshots coming with the announcement, accompanied by quite a few pieces of artwork and renders.

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News::Recently Funded Hollow Knight Shows Endearing Promise

Hollow Knight tasks you, a surface-dwelling insect soldier, with exploring the ruins of a former kingdom.

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News::Destiny: Agnes III Best Shotgun with Ultra Long Range

Shotguns are only effective at close range. At maximum range their damage is 20% lower than at close range. Agnes III - Describes as "Old Agnes says that this is no world for half measures", as a Guardian you can get this weapon from Strikes.

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News::Its Sunny Drive Time: Earthshaker added to Many Versions of The Pinball Arcade

The Pinball Arcade continued its quest to replicate every table every created in the entire history of pinball today by adding the excellent Earthshaker to its Season Four library.

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News::Chris Carter's personal picks for Game of the Year 2014

Despite what people may say, I thought 2014 was an excellent year. Heck, nearly every year is great for gaming. I played over 300 titles across all platforms, a little more than last year -- but mostly that's because of my promotion to Reviews Director at Destructoid.

It took me weeks to narrow down my top selections, a process I started in earnest in November. There was so much to play this year, with offerings all across the spectrum of gaming.

Here are my top 10 picks in no particular order.

Chris Carter's personal picks for Game of the Year 2014 screenshot

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News::Elegy for a Dead World review: The write stuff [SideQuesting]

Robyn Miller of SideQuesting writes: "Elegy for a Dead World is a 'game about writing,' and the final product is precisely as advertised, resulting in a delightful departure from the typical game formula."

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News::What If Milo Manara Drew Spider-Woman In Her New, Practical Costume?

News::Dying Light Developers Show Off 2 Hours of All New Gameplay Talking Game Length, Map Size and More

Check out 2 hours of all new Dying Light gameplay from Techland.

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News::Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Review | Short, Sweet, and Incredibly Satisfying

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is basically a demo for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Kojima Productions have decided to put this on shelves as a full release and while this is a business decision I cant respect, the game itself is far too good to deny.

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News::John Malkovich, Rose McGowan And Bill Paxton Star In Call Of Duty DLC

John Malkovich, Rose McGowan And Bill Paxton Star In Call Of Duty DLC

Sorry Jon Bernthal of The Walking Dead, your name didn't fit in the headline, but you'll surely be there beside Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, Chet and Paige Matthews battling a new breed of undead in Advanced Warfare's Exo-Zombies downloadable content.

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News::LA Cops: "Expect lots of action, humour, 70s brashness and an extremely rock soundtrack"

Gamereactor interrogated Modern Dream about LA Cops. Then we shared a box of donuts.

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News::How A First-Year eSports Championship Got A $2 Million Prize Pool

How A First-Year eSports Championship Got A $2 Million Prize Pool

Early next month the top eight Smite teams in the world will converge on Atlanta to battle it out over a massive $2 million prize pool. How did a first-year MOBA get a pot so big? The same way DOTA 2 did it — crowdfunding.

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News::Far Cry 4 Review | NUBI Magazine

Far Cry 4 may follow the same formula as its 3rd instalment, but it's definitely worth buying for what's been improved since Far Cry 3.

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News::Amazon 2014 Holiday Video Game Deals: Weekend Update

Gamerdeals: "Amazon Holiday 2014 Video Game Deals Details! Amazon has just reloaded their Holiday 2014 video game deals with last chance deals, 25%+ off games, and also added some competitive price matching! Grab cheap video game deals on Sony PS4, Microsoft Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii U, 3DS, DS, PS Vita, and PC/Mac. Deals end 12/20, and are based on availability!"

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News::5 Celebrities That Should Be In Call Of Duty

With the recently announced Exo Zombie DLC announced for Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare which will feature four famous actors we began to wonder who else Activision should hire for future Call Of Duty cameos. Here are five celebrities we would love to play as in Call Of Duty.

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News::Yes, Anime Themed Cars Are Pretty Common In Japan

Yes, Anime Themed Cars Are Pretty Common In Japan

One of those facts about a Japanese commute which contributes to the "weird Japan" stereotype, there are a lot of anime themed cars. It can't be helped. Why? Because it's true. It's not unusual to see one or two during rush hour, or a few scattered throughout a parking lot.

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News::Far Cry 4 Review - A beautiful but hollow gem | TechRaptor

A disappointing sequel in many ways but a game of such stark beauty and manic fun it is hard to write off entirely.

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News::EGMR Awards 2014: The 5 Most Anticipated Games Of 2015

EGMR writes: "This award is given to the five titles that have gained the most interest from us this year, and ultimately are our five most anticipated games for the year 2015, because as gamers were always looking ahead to what we can play next. If we were drunk wed probably list every game, but since it makes it tougher to pick just five and five seems like an important number, well stick to this method. So without further delay, check out our five most anticipated games for 2015."

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News::JUJU Review - TXH

Neil writes "After releasing evil spirits into his world, JUJU is off on a mission, a mission to save his father. But will visiting the world of JUJU bring anything useful to your gaming life or is it basically just a game for the kids?"

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News::Let's Play With Skylanders: Trap Team's New Light And Dark Levels

Let's Play With Skylanders: Trap Team's New Light And Dark Levels

Tomorrow Skylanders: Trap Team introduces two completely new elements to Activision's wildly successful toy-meets-game series. We're going to play with them today, and you can watch.

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News::Far Cry 4 Review | TweakTown

Far Cry 4 is a stunning game that builds upon its predecessor well.

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News::EGMR Awards 2014: Game Of The Year

EGMR writes: "Were here at last. In order for a game to be qualified as a nominee for Game of the Year, it has to exceed all expectations. It has to go above and beyond them and all other games. The minimum requirement to be nominated would be for the game to be immensely polished in all areas and outstanding overall. The one thing that needs to be made clear is that Game of the Year isnt targeted at a game that has everything, but rather at a game that excels at everything it does or provides a gaming experience thats worth remembering in the next year and beyond. In the end were looking for a memorable gaming experience that will stay with us for years to come, and can ultimately be seen as the representative of an entire year of gaming. This is it. The final award for the year."

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News::How Prismata aims to separate random strategy from the rest of the deck.

Continue Play's Dale Morgan recently sat down for a chat with Elyot Grant, founder and lead designer on Prismata - a strategy card game with absolutely no RNG. Read on for his thoughts on free to play, bringing the game to mobile, Hearthstone's latest expansion, RNG, and more.

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News::Evolve Will Offer You The Ability To Play Offline

2K Games and Turtle Rock Studios have revealed that their upcoming squad-based multi-player game, Evolve, will feature an offline mode.

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News::The Alternative GOTY Awards: Who Won 2014? - Game Buzz #101

Dealspwn writes: What was the Worst Game of 2014? How about the biggest Early Access Success Story? Which game will take home the LOL Gong in their ROFLcopter, and who's going to leave with the Jeremy Soule Award? From Badass Moments to Buggy Botches, it's time for this year's Alternative GOTY Awards, and to finally answer the question, Who Won 2014?

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