Tuesday, January 7, 2014

News::Alien: Isolation's survival horror format brings the fear factor - VG247 preview

In space no one can hear you scream but in West Sussex they sure can. Stace Harman puts on a brave face for the reveal of The Creative Assemblys multi-format survival-horror title, Alien: Isolation.



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News::First impressions: the Steam Machine and its confounding controller - VG247

VG247: Phil Owen plays Metro: Last Light and Portal with Valves new controller and finds it an utterly bewildering experience.



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News::Alien: Isolation Hands-On | Gamereactor UK

GR-UK writes: Just before the end of last year, we travelled to Creative Assembly's offices to see what the team's spent the last three years working on: a first-person survival horror based on the Alien universe and starring Ripley's daughter Amanda. Read on for hands-on impressions, interviews, screens, trailers and a Nostromo-sized amount of speculation.



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News::Far Cry: The Wild Expedition coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC next month

A brand new Far Cry title, Far Cry: The Wild Expedition, will launch on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on February 14, Ubisoft has revealed.



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News::Alien: Isolation is nothing like Colonial Marines

There we were. The same notion on everyone’s mind, whether they liked it or not. Members of the press conflicted in their reluctant eagerness to address, key developers dreading the topic altogether. It clouded the air, enough to make everyone slightly uncomfortable with its inevitability. It was the Xenomorph-impregnated elephant in the room.


How did the reaction to Aliens: Colonial Marines affect your work on Alien: Isolation?”


I’ll be the first to admit – the question is wholly unfair. Creative Assembly has been working on Isolation for more than three years now. It had a very distinct vision for its game long before anyone knew how Colonial Marines would turn out. Still, it needed to be asked. Fair or not, Isolation will be directly compared to Colonial Marines by both critics and fans alike.


Alien: Isolation is nothing like Colonial Marines screenshot


Read more...



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News::iBuyPower's Steam Machine Examined

IGN - Its inner workings remain a mystery, but we get touchy and feely with the shiny white outside of iBuyPower's $500 Steam Machine.



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News::There Are Four Ways To Mount A Motherboard In This PC Case

Kotaku - Origin PC is calling the new PC enclosure they've created "the most advanced and customizable desktop case in the world." I think they might just have something here.



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News::My Favorite Steam Machine So Far Is Barely Larger Than A Sandwich

Kotaku - Maingear's Steam Machine didn't make it into Valve's brochure. At 4.5 x 4.23 x 2.34 inches and weighing less than a pound, it's pretty easy to miss.



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News::Listen to some cut retro tracks from Mega Man X


The Rockman X Sound Box collection dropped last year, and apparently it contained four never before released tracks from Mega Man X . The folks over at Rockman Corner have those tracks soundly on YouTube for you to enjoy.


The first track is an unused stage theme and is completely original. The next three are slightly re-tooled tracks that sound almost the same as the originals (Chill Penguin, Maverick Encounter, and Sigma Stage 3), but hardcore fans will be able to pick up on the slight remixes.


I wouldn't go out of my way to pick up the set for these songs, but it's nice to be able to hear them.


Mega Man X1 Music That Didn't Make The Cut [Rockman Corner]


Listen to some cut retro tracks from Mega Man X screenshot






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News::The Best Martial Arts Games for PC, PS3, Xbox360 | Martial Arts Video Games

A rundown of the best martial arts games for the PC, Xbox360 and PS3. There are few ways to spend an evening that are more satisfying than sitting back and defeating opponents on screen. Here are some of the best martial arts fighting games to do so on that are available at the moment.



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News::Valve still hasn't ruled out making its own Steam Machine

Engadget - It looks like Valve's not totally ruling out making its own version of the retail Steam Machines that so many other PC manufacturers are making currently. During Valve's press conference this evening at CES 2014, company head Valve Newell said, "We're gonna make that decision as we go along." when asked whether Valve would make its own retail Steam Machine. "We have plans to build more machines as customers ask," he continued.



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News::The Walking Dead Season Two Episode One Review - Hello Clem | IRB GAMER

IRB Gamer: "The world is colder than before and almost 2 years later, Clementine is forced to either stand up for herself or die trying. Its almost like imagining Lara Croft becoming who she is today, but under deeper and darker circumstances. In this episode, its hard to trust anybody, even a dog."



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News::DayZ Standalone Rubberbanding and Latency Fixes Inbound

Gameranx: "Dean Hall says that fixes for the game's rubber-banding issues are inbound."



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News::Baseball Games: Baby Come Back

Baseball is Americas past time and for good reason, it is a game that is timeless and classic but at the same time continues to shock and surprise you no matter how long you watch the game. In video games however, that is not the same case.



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News::Disney Princesses Would Be Fascinating Warcraft Characters

News::"The Division Will Not Be Released This Year"

This past long weekend has Gamereactor been in contact with a person from the team behind The Division and learned most remarkable news was in the development phase it is and when the game might be finished. Ubisoft've on several occasions announced that The Division will be ready to be released in the fall, as our anonymous source now denies. Apparently, the studio is not particularly happy with the fact that Ubisoft issued a premiere date of The Division is very, very far from finished.



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News::Rogue Legacy: The Next Generation Episode 31 - Pixels for Breakfast

Pixels for Breakfast writes: Welcome to the first episode of the new year folks. 2014 kicks off with a bang as I return to the controller, and I kick some arse in Rogue Legacy: The Next Generation. Ive also got a fancy new laptop over the break, so now you can stare at my ugly mug as I swear and curse at the game.



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News::Nvidia GeForce 332.21WHQL Driver Released

Nvidia has released a new WHQL driver for its graphics cards.



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News::Gaming exoskeleton to pair with Oculus Rift headset at CES 2014

PrioVR, the full-body tracking suit, rebounds from its failed Kickstarter with a fully-functional prototype at CES 2014 that will pair with the Oculus Rift headset.



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News::Saints Row 4 Goes Moe And Gar With Its New Anime Pack DLC

GameRanx, by Ryan Parreno Saints Row 4 Goes Moe And Gar With Its New Anime Pack DLC Deep Silver's take on anime tropes is a little suspiciously lazy, but hey, at least the price is right.



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News::Universe Rush: Bringing MMOs to Mobile

New game studio Rushlab looking to create a Homeworld-esque MMO for Android and iOS. Tech Demo preview.



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News::SOE consider new all-in-one subscription model

Sony Online Entertainment is considering a new subscription model that would see subscribers given access to their entire MMO library under a single payment. SOE president John Smedley revealed the proposed plan in a post on the Planetside 2 subReddit. Under the new model players would pay $14.99 for access to all of the studio's MMO games, a move which Smedley hopes will entice players into trying new titles. With the success of micro-payments in games like Planetside 2, it seems that SOE are hoping what they lose in individual subscription fees will be made up by purchases from their online stores.



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News::Ubisoft: EndWar Online is Not a Replacement for EndWar 2

EndWar is not the first Tom Clancy sub-series that comes to mind when you think of potential sequels to titles in Ubisofts vast library. Nevertheless, the publisher has a follow-up on the way in the form of EndWar Online. With the announcement of this game, many fans of the series questioned whether or not it was being produced in lieu of a console-based EndWar 2, or merely in its absence. According to Ubisoft, the former is not the case.



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News::Halo: Spartan Assault - Review | Progress Bar

Halo: Spartan Assault is a top-down third-person shooter from 343 Industries and Vanguard Entertainment. A new epic saga in a different style!



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News::Hands On With Valve's Steam Machine Controller | Game Informer

GI: I remember people laughing when Valve first announced its new controller for the upcoming Steam Machine, but now that I've gotten my hands on the unit, I'm eager to take one home. For decades the two analog stick controller has been a staple of the gaming landscape, but is it really the ideal way to play every game? Valve doesn't seem to think so. Its new Steam Controller is more of a mouse/keyboard replacement than a traditional controller model. As you can see from pictures of the device, it's a little bulbous, but if feels good in your hands.



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News::Homeworld-bound?

6aming's Andy looks back at the hit real-time strategy game Homeworld and Homeworld 2. Do you share his love of the series?



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News::Gabe Newell on Valves intimate relationship with its customers

Washington Post : "Valve is one of the most successful video game companies in the world. The firm's online game distribution and multi-player platform Steam has 65 million users. At this week's CES conference, the company will announce hardware partners for one of its most ambitious undertakings so far: a line of gaming console alternatives running the company's linux-based Steam OS"



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News::Battlefield 4 Conquest Large Map Tips - Zavod 311

Bill Lavoy (Prima Games): Battlefield 4 is a game with a lot of moving parts. At times, it can be quite overwhelming if you aren't a seasoned veteran. Trying to figure out what weapon is the most accurate, or what shoulder fired rocket does the most damage could be a full-time job... trust us.



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News::AMD Guns For Nvidias G-Sync with Free Alternative Called FreeSync

Here is AMD's almost sarcastic response to Nvidia's G-SYnc. 'FreeSync' is AMD's new technology that will take a software based and 'free' approach to solve Sync problems. However the demo at CES indicates that it is not quite as good.



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News::Marvel Heroes Game Update 2.1

After opening a new realm to players with last months Game Update 2.0 Asgard, Gazillion Entertainments Marvel Heroes is raising the stakes again with enormous battle zones raging across Asgard in Game Update 2.1 Siege.



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News::The Top 5 Mice (for PC Gaming) in 2014

GamerBolt: "When it comes to PC gaming, people often neglect the importance of having a good, quality mouse. The Top 5 Mice (for PC Gaming) in 2014"



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News::Digital Storm Unveils Bolt II, World's First Liquid Cooled Steam Machine

Maximum PC: Digital Storm's original Bolt introduced gamers to a console-like box filled with PC hardware. It was essentially a Steam Machine before such a thing existed, minus Valve's Steam OS. This time around, Digital Storm's Bolt II is a bona fide Steam Machine that once again comes in a small form factor (SFF) chassis, only now it runs both Windows and Steam OS, and is liquid cooled to boot.



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News::Say Hello To Lenovo's 4K Gaming And Entertainment Laptop

Forbes - Lenovo is poised to launch a new line of gaming and entertainment laptops featuring 4K displays and a new generation of mobile GPUs from AMD and Nvidia.



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News::Hawken Review | MMOGames

Invasion of the Mechs Start the rampage for total machine carnage! Youll want to play this one with a huge screen and a kick-ass audio surround system, Hawken will give you one hellish ride youll never want to get off. Thumbs up to Adhesive Games for this insane first-person shooter MMO, ultimately designed to give the audience the most realistic experience of piloting a combat mech. The game was developed with Unreal Engine 3 and was published under Meteor Entertainment. Hawken was officially released last year, entering its open beta 12th of December 2012 and it is currently free-to-play. In this Hawken Review we will take a deeper look.



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News::Best Surprise of 2013

gamrReview's Jake Weston: "Best Surprise seems kind of backhanded when you think about it. It means there was an expectation of these games not being good, which is immediately dismissive of the huge amount of time and effort that was put into all of this years nominees. Thats why this is my favorite award to give out; the one thats a slap in the face to the almost overwhelming negativity we see in the gaming community today. It's a chance to reward excellence not just by being, well, excellent, but for reminding us just how great gaming can be."



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News::MP1st's Multiplayer Experience of 2013 Readers Choice Award

Youve voted and the results are in. Here are your top picks for 2013s best multiplayer experiences.



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News::The Latest Quantum Rush Patch Brings New Course, Tweaks To The Futuristic Racer

GameArt Studios futuristic racer Quantum Rush received a new patch today allowing pilots to try to test their mettle with a brand new track in the games current closed beta.



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News::Project Spark Hands-on | Z-Giochi

Project Spark is a digital canvas which can be used to make games, movies and other experiences. A player can download other user-generated content, remix that content or create content of their own. A player can use the Xbox controller, keyboard and mouse, touch-devices, Kinect and SmartGlass to build experiences. Kinect can be used to animate models and record audio.



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News::Nexon: Mabinogi Franchise Will Be Revived In A Different Form

Nexon announced last week that they had ceased the development of Mabinogi 2: Arena and transferred the dev team to other projects. Fans of Mabinogi series won't be able to see the new Mabinogi MMO soon but Nexon promised that this was not the end of the series. The franchise will be revived in new form, the Korean developer and publisher said recently.



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News::Ten weeks at No.1 for Football Manager 2014

Football Manager 2014 has recorded its tenth successive week at the top of the UK boxed PC game chart, PCR reports.



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News::MSI Showcases Radeon R9 290X Lightning At CES 2014 With Tri-Frozr Cooling

MSI has showcased their latest Radeon R9 290X Lightning at the CES 2014 booth which features the flagship Tri-Frozr cooling and custom PCB design for unprecedented cooling and overclocking performance for PC enthusiasts and overclockers.



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News::The Repopulation's Lead Dev Hosts 3 Hour Livestream

The Repopulation is an upcoming scifi MMORPG which is being developed as both a sandbox and themepark hybrid. Recently the developers took to Twitch to host a 3 hour Q&A session, showcasing the current state of development with Lead Developer Joshua Halls.



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News::Valve announces first round of Steam Machines ranging from $500 to $6,000

Valve Software is the undisputed king of PC gaming software, thanks to classic titles like "Portal' and "Half Life" and its multi-player distribution service, Steam which now boasts more than 65 million users. But in a move that's got gamers the world over chomping at the bit, the Seattle-based company made its first step into the world of gaming hardware Monday night at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, when it announced the companies it has partnered with to develop its highly anticipated "Steam Machines."



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News::IGN - Alienware Steam Machine First Look

IGN - Smaller and more powerful than a next-gen console and developed in collaboration with Valve.



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News::Kerbal: The best of the indie games to date?

With the seemingly "new" tide of indie players and developers coming every day, one has to ask the question: What's the best indie game to date? To me the unequivocal champ is Kerbal Space Program. I know some people will rage at this opinion and that's to be expected as opinions are like, well you know what they're like.



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News::Three Games the Single Players Should Look out for in January

OnlySP takes a look at three game the single players should look out for in January 2014.



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News::LOTRO Winterstock 2014 Announced By Players

Lord of the Rings Online is a free to play fantasy MMORPG based on the popular series by J.R.R. Tolkien. With a thriving community years after release, a group of players have banded together to hold their very own player-hosted, 4 day event; Winterstock 2014.



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News::Racial Changes to be made in World of WarCraft: Warlords of Draenor

Our team here at GamerHeadlines has managed to find some staggering new information about the upcoming expansion for World of WarCraft: Warlords of Draenor. People already know quite a lot about what Blizzard are planning to do, but its time to get specific.



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News::Best Buy Drops Wii U and Last-Gen Versions of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag to $30

Hardcore Gamer: For one day only, Best Buy has dropped the price of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag to $29.99 or $23.99 with Gamer Club Unlocked.



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News::Beyond the Boundary Creates a World of Beauty, Humor, and Young Love