News:: Indie hit 'Besiege' is adding online machine-making duels

The war machine construction game Besiege has been a darling of Steam's Early Access scene, and for good reason: its extremely flexible building block system has let people's imaginations run wild. You've had to play solo, though, which sometimes makes it hard to show off your creations. Spiderling Games is about to throw the gates wide open, though. The developer is prepping a Multiverse update that, as the name suggests, adds online play. As many as 8 builders can join in, whether it's to compete against each other or to team up on challenges. And you won't be limited to the challenges that ship with the game, either.

Via: VentureBeat

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News:: Gearbox announces new partnership with guy in oversized trench coat (Fauxclusive)

Following the demise of its poorly planned deal with gray market reseller G2A, Gearbox announced today any new partnerships the company makes will only be with retailers that are on the complete up-and-up, such as its new deal with a guy on a street corner wearing an oversized trench coat.

A Gearbox spokesperson said the publisher had learned its lesson with the G2A debacle and will now properly vet its retailer partners. The spokesperson said the company decided to go with the shifty man who just stands on a street corner for hours at a time wearing a big coat no matter what the weather after their uncle totally vouched for him.

"You want Bulletstorm, I got Bulletstorm," said the man in the trench coat as he anxiously looked around for the fuzz. "I'll give you two for 50, three for 65, two for 50, three for 65. What else you want? You want Battleborn? I got Battleborn. I got another 55 coats full of Battleborn. Can't move it. I'll give you 20 Battleborn for a dollar." 

Gearbox says if the partnership works out, it may develop other exclusive deals with a guy who sells stuff out of a trunk or a guy who only does business in the dark corner of a bar.

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News:: Gag ransomware forces you to play an anime shooter game

A typical ransomware takes your files hostage in exchange for money, but "Rensenware" asks for something else. It forces you to play an anime-type shooter game called Touhou Seirensen (Undefined Fantastic Object) and score 0.2 billion points in Lunatic mode. Based on what we've seen of the gameplay, some of you might wish your computers were infected with ransomware that ask for a reasonable amount of cash instead. Rensenware, which was first spotted by the Malware Hunter Team, was created as a joke.

Via: Ars Technica

Source: Malware Hunter Team

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News:: Weekend deals: Bulletstorm: Full Clip and cheap Bethesda PC games

On Friday, April 5 Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition went live on Steam for $49.99. This remaster with added content is getting a release discount for PC gamers at DLGamer with a $10 drop to $39.99. This is the best price online for Full Clip Edition from an authorized retailer. Controversy with other digital retailers aside, Gearbox's latest appears to be doing well with user reviews.

PC gamers are getting pampered even more with huge sales on Paradox Interactive and Bethesda titles this weekend. New low on Dishonored 2 and very attractive pricing on The Elder Scrolls Online Gold Edition makes this a sale worth checking out. With the recent release of DLC packs for Stellaris and Europa Universalis IV, GMG has discounts both titles plus DLC collection price breaks -- all the best prices online. A full breakdown of the sales can be seen in the PC game deals section below.

On the console side of discounts there's two hot bargains on Dell Home for the old Xbox One and new PS4 Slim. Ye old 2013 model 500GB console is being sold at Dell for $174 plus three games: MGS V Ground Zeroes, Ryse: Son of Rome, and PES 2015. If you're buying a PS4 Slim we hope you like Blue, because Dell has the Wave Blue colored console $20 off with a drop to $279.99 plus a free bonus blue controller (two total).

Top Weekend Deals

Games

• Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (Steam) — $39.99  (list price $50)
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold — $20.57  (list price $50)
• Mass Effect Andromeda (Origin) — $40.84  <- Strangely keeps getting cheaper?

Hardware

• PS4 Slim Uncharted 4 Bundle + Extra Controller (Wave Blue) — $279.99  (list price $360)
• Xbox One 500GB Console + Free 3 Games (Refurbished) — $173.97  (list price $309)

Recent Releases

• 04/06: Stellaris - Utopia (Steam) — $15.99  (list price $20)
• 04/06: Europa Universalis IV: Mandate of Heaven (Steam) — $16.99  (list price $20)
• 04/04: LEGO City Undercover (Steam) — $32.29  (list price $40)
• 03/31: Hacknet - Labyrinths (DRM-Free) — $5.59  (list price $7)
• 03/24: Out of the Park Baseball 18 (Steam) — $33.99  (list price $40)
• 03/21: Toukiden 2 (Steam) — $44.99  (list price $60)
• 03/17: NieR: Automata Day One Edition (Steam) — $45.99  (list price $60)

Upcoming Releases

• 04/11: Yooka-Laylee: Digital Deluxe Edition (Steam) — $38.49  (list price $50)
• 04/18: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — $18.99  (list price $25)
• 04/25: Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 + Season Pass (Steam) — $38.49  (list price $50)
• 04/27: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (Steam) — $49.99  (list price $60)
• 05/05: Prey (Steam) — $47.99  (list price $60)
• 05/18: Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs (DRM-Free) — $21.24  (list price $25)
• 05/23: Steel Division: Normandy 44 (Steam) — $35.99  (list price $40)

PC Game Deals

Bethesda Sale

• Fallout 4 (Steam) — $24.79  (list price $60)
• Dishonored 2 (Steam) — $24.79  (list price $60)
• Doom (Steam) — $24.79  (list price $60)
• Skyrim Legendary Edition (Steam) — $19.79  (list price $40)
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited — $12.29  (list price $30)
• Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (Steam) — $10.99  (list price $20)
• Fallout 3: GOTY Edition (Steam) — $10.99  (list price $22)
• Dishonored: Definitive Edition (Steam) — $9.99  (list price $20)
• Oblivion GOTY Deluxe Edition (Steam) — $9.99  (list price $20)
• Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition (Steam) — $9.99  (list price $20)
• Wolfenstein: The New Order (Steam) — $8.29  (list price $20)
• The Evil Within (Steam) — $8.29  (list price $20)
• Skyrim (Steam) — $8.29  (list price $20)
• Doom 3: BFG Edition (Steam) — $8.29  (list price $20)
• Oblivion GOTY Edition (Steam) — $7.57  (list price $15)
• Morrowind GOTY Edition (Steam) — $7.57  (list price $15)
• Quake IV (Steam) — $6.29  (list price $15)
• Fallout 3 (Steam) — $6.29  (list price $15)
• Fallout: New Vegas (Steam) — $4.29  (list price $10)
• Dishonored (Steam) — $4.29  (list price $10)

Stellaris Sale

• Stellaris: Galaxy Edition (Steam) — $31.57  (list price $70)
• Stellaris: Nova Edition (Steam) — $26.99  (list price $50)
• Stellaris (Steam) — $21.79  (list price $40)

Europa Universalis IV Sale

• Europa Universalis IV Collection (Steam) — $30.79  (list price $100)
• Europa Universalis IV: Rights of Man (Steam) — $12.29  (list price $20)
• Europa Universalis IV: Digital Extreme Edition (Steam) — $10.29  (list price $45)
• Europa Universalis IV: Cossacks (Steam) — $8.99  (list price $20)
• Europa Universalis IV (Steam) — $8.99  (list price $40)
• Europa Universalis 4: The Art of War (Steam) — $8.99  (list price $20)
• Europa Universalis IV: Common Sense (Steam) — $6.79  (list price $15)
• Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise (Steam) — $6.79  (list price $15)
• Europa Universalis IV: El Dorado (Steam) — $6.79  (list price $15)
• Europa Universalis IV: Mare Nostrum (Steam) — $6.79  (list price $15)

SEGA Sale

• Warhammer 40k Dawn of War II - Grand Master Collection (Steam) — $18.99  (list price $80)
• Warhammer 40k: Space Marine Collection (Steam) — $14.24  (list price $60)
• Company of Heroes 2: Master Collection (Steam) — $14.24  (list price $60)
• Warhammer 40k Dawn of War II - Master Collection (Steam) — $13.05  (list price $55)
• Alien: Isolation (Steam) — $11.87  (list price $50)
• Company of Heroes: Complete Pack (Steam) — $8.78  (list price $37)
• Warhammer 40k: Space Marine (Steam) — $7.12  (list price $30)
• Company of Heroes 2 (Steam) — $7.12  (list price $30)
• Company of Heroes (Steam) — $4.74  (list price $20)

More

• Sniper Elite 4 (Steam) — $46.79  (list price $60)
• WWE 2K17 — $29.99  (list price $50)
• Tyranny Commander Edition (Steam) — $24.99  (list price $45)
• Grand Theft Auto V — $24  (list price $60)
• Dark Souls III (Steam) — $24  (list price $60)
• Just Dance 2017 (Uplay) — $22.50  (list price $50)
• Mafia III (Steam) — $19.79  (list price $60)
• BioShock: The Collection (Steam) — $19.79  (list price $60)
• South Park: The Stick of Truth (Uplay) — $6.75  (list price $30)
• Mount & Blade: Warband (DRM-Free) — $6.66  (list price $20)
• Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - Special Edition (DRM-Free) — $4.99  (list price $20)
• Metro Last Light Redux (Steam) — $4.99  (list price $20)
• Saints Row IV (Steam) — $3.74  (list price $15)
• Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (Steam) — $2.25  (list price $25)

Console Game Deals

• Resident Evil 7 (Xbox One Download) — $39.99  (list price $60)
• Watch Dogs 2 (PS4, Xbox One) — $29.99  (list price $60)
• Mafia III (PS4, Xbox One) — $29.99  (list price $60)
• Halo Wars 2 (Xbox One) — $29.99  (list price $60)
• LEGO Worlds (PS4, Xbox One) — $19.99  (list price $30)
• F1 2016 (PS4, Xbox One) — $19.99  (list price $40)
• Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo 3DS) — $19.99  (list price $40)
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo 3DS) — $19.99  (list price $30)
• Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo 3DS) — $19.99  (list price $40)

Laptop Deals

• Lenovo Legion Y520 i5-7300HQ, GTX 1050 Ti, 8GB, 1TB — $849  (list price $920)
• MSI GL62M 7RE-407 i5-7300HQ, 8GB, 256GB SSD, GTX 1050Ti — $799.99  (list price $999)
• HP Envy x360 i7-7500U, 16GB, 256GB SSD, QHD+ 1800p Touch (Refurb) — $699  (list price $1,000)
• Dell Inspiron 15 i5-6300HQ, 8GB, 1TB Hybrid, GTX 960M, FHD 1080p — $489.99  (list price $800)

HDTV Deals

• Samsung UN65J6200 65" 1080p Smart HDTV (Refurbished) — $749.99  (list price $1,120)
• Samsung UN60J6200 60" 1080p Smart HDTV (Refurbished) — $549.99  (list price $1,000)
• Vizio E55-D0 55" 1080p Smart HDTV + $150 eGift Card — $449.99  (list price $570)
• Upstar P40EA8 40" 1080p HDTV — $179.99  (list price $280)
• Proscan PLDEDV3283 32" HDTV with Built-in DVD Player — $129.98  (list price $150)

Console Hardware Deals

• PlayStation 4 Pro 1TB Console — $369  (list price $400)
• Xbox One S 2TB Gears of War 4 Limited Edition Bundle — $339.99  (list price $449)
• Sony PlayStation Dual Shock 4 Wireless Controller Starter Kit — $39.99  (list price $70)
• Asus TV500BG Wireless Gamepad — $14.99  (list price $90)

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News:: So let's talk about Hainly Abrams from Mass Effect: Andromeda

Usually, when looking over my Dtoid emails, I'm content to watch the main staff do their thing. This includes controversial topics that I must later brace myself to help moderate alongside the rest of the community team, so it's rare that I hop from one side to the other. Still, when we're going to talk about the presentation of Hainly Abrams in Mass Effect: Andromeda, we're talking about BioWare misrepresenting the transgender community, which I am also part of.

Now, I often hear the term "pandering" tossed about when BioWare decides to create an LGBTQ character here and there. It's misused to the point I feel I have to pull out the Inigo Montoya meme each time I hear it. It does not mean what you think it means.

This content is not pandering to transgender players (nor has any LGBT content really been that), it's pandering to rather dated, faulty social expectations of trans people and BioWare felt that was inclusive. It isn't.

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News:: The Morning After: Weekend Edition

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to the weekend. While Apple Music and Spotify subscribers will have to do without most of Jay Z's hits, we're checking out YouTube TV and offering advice on how to find the right VPN.

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