Thursday, January 15, 2015

News::Kingston HyperX Cloud II Pro Gaming Headset Review BootHammer

The HyperX Cloud II Pro Gaming Headset continues to raise the bar and no doubt frighten the competition. High quality parts are found throughout, from the aluminum frame, punchy 53mm drivers to the memory foam ear cushions. It brings a new level of immersion to every game thanks to its ability to deliver unrivaled performance at this $99 price point. -BootHammer



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News::The 12 Best Games for the iPad

The 12 Best Games for the iPad


Stop watching movies on your iPad. Stop browsing the web.


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News::Dark Souls II Patch Doesn't Really Fix Multiplayer Problems

Dark Souls II Patch Doesn't Really Fix Multiplayer Problems


Bandai Namco's has released details on a major patch for Dark Souls 2 , which both tweaks a bunch of game elements and tries to address a major flaw with the game's multiplayer. This patch also lays the groundwork for The Scholar of the First Sin, an expansion arriving in April.


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News::WWE Immortals looks like Mortal Kombat/Injustice meets wrestling


I'm not into wrestling but, conceptually, I'm feeling WWE Immortals. It's a fighting game from Mortal Kombat studio NetherRealm and Phosphor Games that imagines real-world wrestlers in a fantastical alternate universe. Think Injustice: Gods Among Us, but with WWE personalities.


That all sounds cool until reality hits: WWE Immortals is a free-to-play game for iPhone, iPad, and Android, because of course it is. It'll make Warner Bros. a lot of money, I'm sure of it, but think what this might have been as a bigger-budget, fully-realized console game.


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News::Microsoft Teasing New Game Announcement at Windows 10 Event?

It looks like a major game could be announced next week.



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News::Fee to Play The Major Issue With DLC

Our Editor-in-Chief, Josh Knowles, is back at it again - this time taking DLC (which should arguably be part of the regular game) is being taken a bit too far. All hail the mighty revenue stream?



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News::Friday The 13th Rights Holder Accuses Last Year of IP Violation

Greg Micek writes: "We've talked about the Kickstarter funded horror survival game Last Year a couple times here on Cliqist. First there were some concerns with how the game was being funded, and how prepared the developers were to deliver on their promises. Then we speculated on whether or not Last Year, in which you either play a killer or a teenage survivor, was related to the recently announced Friday The 13th game. As of a few minutes ago we have confirmation that Last Year is not the same game as Friday The 13th. The folks at Crystal Lake Entertainment, owners of the Friday The 13th rights, feel the Kickstarted funded Last Year is just a little too similar. An update was just sent to backer informing them of the following:"



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News::The Detail Episode One: Where The Dead Lie Review | IncGamers

IncGamers' Peter Parrish finds his inner Sipowicz, with a little help from Rival Games The Detail: the unofficial NYPD Blue adventure game that Telltale never made.



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News::Twitch Is Trying To Solve Its Music Problem

News::Fanboys We didnt start the fire, it was always flaming

First things first, relatively provocative title or no, this isnt click-bait material. This is an earnest and heart-felt dissection of one of the main negative aspects of modern gaming by someone who deeply loves the hobby and respects fellow gamers.



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News::Elite: Dangerous canvasing ideas for third-party programs

Frontier is putting the feelers out for the kind of third-party applications people would like to see supported.



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News::[Extremely Homer voice] The Simpsons are going to Minecraft!

Sure, you could make eye contact with these official Minecraft renditions of the Simpsons, but I wouldn't recommend it. They're joining 19 other Springfield residents in a $1.99 DLC pack toward the end of February on Xbox One and Xbox 360, with other platforms to follow.


Reached for comment, Minecraft owner Microsoft had this to say:


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News::Third Annual GDC 'State of the Industry' Poll Results Are In: Everyone is Making Money

Numbers, numbers, numbers! Math, math, math! Results are in showing nearly double the devs on the PS4/Xbox One platforms, huge profits from digital sales, and a strong belief in supporting eSports as a sustainable business.



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News::The Hackers and Cheaters That Break Pokémon 

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News::JUJU Review - A 'Mario-Donkey Kong-Sonic' Clone That's Fun but Fails to Stand Out | COG

Heavily inspired by a long list of platformers you already know and love JUJU does little to make itself unique. Does that mean it's bad? No, not at all but it makes for a distinct 'been there and done that' feel.



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News::No Mans Sky Has Ecosystem-Balancing Robot Overlords: Why Is No One Talking About This?

GeekParty's Josh Wirtanen writes: "Amidst this flutter of excitement, a lot of people seem to be overlooking one important aspect: No Mans Sky includes armies of ecosystem-balancing robots that will attack you if you run around being a jerk."



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News::What Are People's Problems With The Evolve DLC Plans?

Clipping Error discusses why some people have been angry about how Turtle Rock Studios plan to release certain content as DLC, and how those with DLC will interact with those without. They explain what the developer's motivations are, in an attempt to put out the fires in some people's eyes over this topic.



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News::Official Minecraft Simpsons Somehow Look More Deformed Than Fan Ones

News::Twitch announces free-to-use music for broadcasters

Tanya Valdez writes: Twitch has announced a new service, music.twitch.tv. that will open up a library of free-to-use music. Twitch broadcasters will be able to use this cleared music for both live content and associated archived video. Twitch is also experimenting with the music content creators with their new beta Music category.



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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

News::Sonys H1Z1 Gets Shortest Trailer Ever (Maybe) To Remind Us of Tomorrows Early Access Release

Sony Online Entertainment open world zombie survival MMO H1Z1 is going to be released on Steam Early access tomorrow, and the developer released a trailer to remind you.



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News::Why Grand Theft Auto V's PC Delay is Good for Gamers

Pushing the release back is the wisest move for Rockstar.



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News::Techland Releases Free Dying Light 3D Figurine

With the release of Dying Light just two weeks away, Techland has released a special gift to fans.



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News::4 Game Platforms That Are Actually Really Confusing

And you thought the New 3DS was confusing...



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News::A game about Frozen's Anna giving birth

Another treasure from the mobile games space courtesy of former Destructoid editor Nick Chester.


This one's called Anna Giving Birth and while I ponder what kind of audience this iPhone/iPad game exists to serve, I'll let the official description set the stage: "Anna got married and she was pregnant in the spring. Now nine months had elapsed, and it's time to give birth to a baby. Anna needs a very experienced doctor to help her deliver her baby. Let's come to help her!"


And the user reviews! Haha, the user reviews. To think, I held off on posting about this for a couple hours. Each time I flipped back to my browser tab, the game's shiny baby icon made me laugh a bit more until finally I decided that, "Yes, writing about Anna Giving Birth is a good idea."


There's also a similar game, Frozen Anna Give Birth A Baby , for our web-browsing friends. You start by monitoring the baby's heartbeat while sexy baby-making music plays in the background.


Anna Giving Birth [Apple]


A game about Frozen's Anna giving birth screenshot






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News::Up for another Battlefield Hardline beta? This one's open to all platforms

It's unclear when the next Battlefield Hardline beta will go live, but when it does, it'll be open to all players on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.


Cops and criminals will vie for control in the familiar Conquest mode, as well as engage in high-speed pursuits in Hotwire. The latter is what I imagined when "Battlefield with cops" was first thrown around. Looks promising. As for maps, we're getting two: Dust Bowl and Downtown.


The first beta didn't leave much of an impression, but I admittedly didn't give it sufficient time to do so. I'll give the game another chance, probably. The uncapped player progression is alluring.


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News::This is the first preview for Dying Light I've seen in a good while that's actually got me curious.


This is the first preview for Dying Light I've seen in a good while that's actually got me curious. Games like this live and die by their worlds, after all. So if there are enough interesting nooks and crannies in Dying Light's city, it'd sure liven up all the zombie-killing within.


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News::Battlefield Pro-Tip: Don't Get Hit By Your Own Exploding Bike

Battlefield Pro-Tip: Don't Get Hit By Your Own Exploding Bike


Today on Highlight Reel we have exploding Battlefield motorcycles, new ways to kill enemies in Far Cry 4, chill mountain hovering glitches in GTA V and grenade throws in Destiny and DayZ.


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News::Track: When I Grow Up | Artist: Fever Ray | Album: Fever Ray


Track: When I Grow Up | Artist: Fever Ray | Album: Fever Ray


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News::​Loki's Wager is Why You Can't Win Arguments on the Internet

​Loki's Wager is Why You Can't Win Arguments on the Internet


All fights on the internet are infuriating wastes of time. We know this. But we still try, and we're often stymied by this particular phenomenon. Learn about Loki's Wager, and why it makes the world a more frustrating place.


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News::So many buzzwords in one game's title

I feel like the developer's cribbin' from something, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Oh, well. Maybe the 2015 version will be a bit more forward.


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So many buzzwords in one game's title screenshot






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