A lot of racing-simulation games put equal emphasis on drizzling the car porn along with the actual driving experience. Now the genres new core pillar is social interaction. DriveClub, from Motorstorm developer Evolution Studios, earned a staring role at Sonys PlayStation 4 announcement event for an attention to fine detail that bordered on outright lust and a focus on collaborative, asyncronous gameplay that drops you into an actual racing team of friends facing off against other player teams. Were making the game weve always wanted to make, said game director Matt Southern.



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Kevin writes: No One Has To Die focuses around the break out of a fire in office block. You, the visitor to the offices have stumbled into control of the security system and have to decide who survives. As the story progresses and each character dies you learn more about whats going on from the surviving members. Problem is, you wont find out the full story until you have explored every eventuality. No One Has To Die is more thought provoking in twenty minutes than many games are in twenty hours.



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Blizzplanet Weekly host Chris Arnone discusses the latest around Blizzard Entertainment video games. BlizzCon tickets will be on sale in April 24th and the 27th. World of Warcraft Patch 5.3 hit the Public Test Realms (PTR). During the GDC event in San Francisco, Jay Wilson admitted the auction house hurt Diablo III. Blizzard made a huge eSports announcement in South Korea and Blizzplanet speculates what that means for the future of StarCraft II.



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For gamers new to the world of Defiance, todays release of the gameplay narrative trailer depicts in-game life as an Ark Hunter scouring the Earth, and brings appreciation to how the current world of Defiance came to be following the Votan wars. Players can continue on their journey as one of the gutsy and reckless few to comb the Earth and capitalize on the collapse of the Ark Belt to collect its valuable minerals and Ark technology. Play the game, watch the show, see it all unfold.



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SuperPhillip Central writes, "Did you know that this month is Stress Awareness Month? Did you also know that today is Stress Awareness Day? If not, then you can see that SuperPhillip Central is also a great source of learning and entertainment. To go along with Stress Awareness Day, SuperPhillip Central has a list of games that are nice and relaxing for players. These are titles and series that are soothing, will lower your blood pressure, and will put you in a nice state of comfort as opposed to raising your stress level."



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Ethan Moses: "Darkwood caught my eye a couple months back based on its art style, atmosphere and hardcore take on gaming. Because Im the curious type, I decided to try and get a hold of the Acid Wizard Studios, the team behind the game. Being the cordial gents that they are, they answered some very hard hitting questions while opting out of a few more because of a mysterious agenda they referred to as spoiler prevention. Im not exactly sure what that entails, but it sounds like secrets to me folks and when it comes to horror, secrets are good."



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The star of Crystal Dynamic and Square Enixs latest Tomb Raider reboot is to make a special guest appearance in the English capital.



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Gazillion Entertainment have just made an exciting announcement based on player feedback and suggestions for their upcoming super hero MMO game, Marvel Heroes.



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In this weeks guide on PC Tech, Chris looks at the smaller but equally important peripherals of PC Gaming!



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Nintendo held a press conference today in San Francisco shortly after its Nintendo Direct this morning where the company discussed some sales figures in regards to the 3DS. Software sales for the 3DS handheld have surpassed 20 million units in America alone, a number that "would be substantially larger if we added in the digital sales" according to Scott Moffitt, Nintendo's executive vice president of sales and marketing.

Scott then focused on software sales towards Nintendo's first-party titles. Total sales of first-party games are up 55% compared to the same time period in 2012, with sales in general "climbing at a very healthy rate." In regards to the eShop, there have been 41 million items downloaded through the 3DS, and that includes everything from games, app, demos, and more. This averages at about 1.9 million downloads a month.

So far in 2013, 11% of sales for the 15 Nintendo-published titles have been through the eShop. Star Fox 64 3D and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D have seen 20% of sales come through the digital platform, while causal titles such as Art Academy, Crosswords, and Brain Age have seen digital sales in the range of 15-25%.

Finally, Scott gave some hard numbers with Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Fire Emblem: Awakening . Luigi's Mansion has sold about 415,000 copies so far, with the bulk of that being through retailers and the like. Fire Emblem, on the other hand, has moved 240,000 copes with one third of those sales (80,000) through the eShop. Over half of digital owners of Fire Emblem have purchased the map packs for the game as well.

Nintendo is late to the digital game, with Scott evening admitting that "digital is where Nintendo doesn't compete so well" before he presented all of these figures. For a fairly new service, these figures aren't bad and it's obvious that Nintendo is making a serious push into the digital area finally.

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SoulCalibur V will be available on Xbox Live's Games on Demand and the PlayStation Store on April 23 for $19.99, Namco Bandai Games today announced.

The game features a roster of over two dozen fighters, including Ezio Auditore of Assassin's Creed fame, and picks up 17 years after the events of SoulCalibur IV. When it released in January 2012, we called it "the year's first must play title," so now is as good a time as any to check it out.

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A comprehensive review of each of the new multiplayer maps within the new Uprising DLC for Black Ops 2. This review covers the Magma, Studio, Encore, and Vertigo maps. We discuss the different elements of each map and also provide a video tour of each one. This map pack was released to Xbox 360 first but will feature the exact same maps on all other consoles.



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The embargo time for first FIFA 14 details has been revealed.



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re you a Linux user that backed Spicy Horses Akaneiro: Demon Hunters? Well then youre in luck as Spicy Horse is looking for Linux users for their Linux beta testing for Akaneiro: Demon Hunters!



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Independent games festival and design conference Bit of Alright is returning to London on Friday 10^th May. And it’s taking place on a boat.

The event’s sessions will touch upon the subject of game and stage design, the psychology of audio, physical games, the death of pinball and building custom hardware, says the organiser.

Bit of Alright begins a weekend of games events to take place on the converted East German fishing trawler M.S. Stubnitz, which is moored at Canary Wharf. The Apocalypse Gameshow will take place on the night of the 10^th, and there’s a Wild Rumpus party on the evening of the 11^th.

There are more details on the Bit of Alright site.

The post Bit of Alright returns to London – on a boat appeared first on Edge Online.

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"I wanted to like The Knife of Dunwall. I really did. But there simply wasnt enough there for me to like. Its like an insipid plain Ritz cracker. Quite edible, but crying out for more substance, like a nice slice of brie. Dishonored fans might be interested, if only for the additional lore and story elements, but gameplay was too short to be satisfying." - Logan Hollinger



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Check out a video comparison between Age of Empires 2 HD and the original.



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DSOGaming writes: "Gazido has informed us about the Kickstarter campaign of Survival Games, a survival FPS that pits 24 players online against one another to become the last one standing by using their wits and surroundings."



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Dota 2 tournament G-1 League, a Chinese competition with a record-breaking prize pool, has been hit by a series of DDOS attacks to manipulate the winners in order to win a bet.



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Tom Towers (of laserlemming.com) and Phil Fogg launch new videogame podcast, Game Under, which focuses on in-depth features and discussion. Both are veterans of podcasting, being regular contributors to The Press Room Podcast which is over 100 episodes in age. Episode 1 of Game Under includes over an hour of discussion on Spec Ops: The Line (spoilers from 1:33:00 through to 2:30:55) as well has hands-on impressions of Evoland, Zeno Clash, Serious Sam 3, Killzone, Bully and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army, and in-depth discussions on QTEs, Square-Enix and soap operas.



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FIFPlay: A teaser trailer takes to the crease - Ashes Cricket 2013.



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The latest Youtube video from ADG takes you from Boom Bewm To Flynt in Bo-Da-Lands 2n' with ADG



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After a decade of creating racing games, Alexander J. Ward, Creative Director of Criterion Games, the EA-owned studio that recently released reboots of two retro Need for Speed games - "Most Wanted" and "Hot Pursuit", now seems to want a take a break from the racing genre.



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DSOGaming writes: "Manuel Kerssemakers of Abbey Games has informed us about the release date of its upcoming God game, Reus."



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Machinima's Adam Kovic and John Yniguez have a new series where they mess with different mods for Grand Theft Auto IV . The first episode sees them flying around Liberty City as Iron Man, and as it turns out, he's kind of a dick.

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El33tonline writes: "Following on from the announcement of Ashes Cricket 2013 last month, 505 Games has released a slightly barmy teaser trailer for the game."



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Last night we showed you Killer Is Dead' s pervy Gigolo missions. A nice little diversion from all the killing you will be doing. Yes, there's killing! So much killing! So much blood! Just look at all these screenshots in our gallery for proof!

Mondo Zappa will slice, dice, and shoot things with his robot arm as he hunts down terrorists. These screens also depict the boss fight with Victor, which I got to see in action with Suda51 not too long ago. It was a rather simple boss fight, but I expect more diverse and challenging bosses as you get further into Killer Is Dead.

Read more...



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Maximum PC: Today the Maximum PC crew has crossed a huge milestone and present the 200th episode of the No BS Podcast! And because you guys have asked for it, this special episode is also in video format! Yay!



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Gi - Assassins Creed III (AC3) was received with good reviews from critics, but the game did not fare as well with the general public. A wide array of glitches were revealed as the game was exposed to more players. Characters mouths not moving as they spoke in cutscenes, guards hovering above the city frozen in time, random citizens walking in front of the camera during cut scenes and other experience-breaking bugs were found throughout the various environments and cities in the games story mode.



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Forbes - The second scene of Bisohock: Infinite is one of the most disorienting and visually arresting moments in the game. Weve just been blasted into the sky from a lighthouse in the middle of the sea. Were in a church where a thin layer of water covers the ground, reflecting hundreds of flickering candles. White robed figures walk through long aisles. Its our introduction to Columbia, a land something like our own but also wholly different. And its where one player decided he couldnt keep going with the game.



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Forbes - Though its only April, its already clear that BioShock Infinite will indeed be regarded as one of the best games of the year, if not the best in many players eyes by the time 2014 rolls around.



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MTB: I dont know what it is about the downward thrust that makes it so compelling. Theres something about the combination of jumping on someones head and driving a sword through their skull that just makes me want to keep doing it. I did it all the time in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Super House of Dead Ninjas, and Im going to be doing it lots more when Shovel Knight comes out. The folks down at Yacht Club Games have set out to design an entire game based around the move; one that draws inspiration from Mega Man, Ducktales, and just about any other NES action game thats worth your time.



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FleshEatingZipper writes: When you think about it, six million hours of gameplay sure sounds like a lot of time. Thats the figure announced by Syfy and Trion Worlds in a joint press release (that Ive included below) on how many gameplay hours had been invested into Defiance, the game half of the multimedia hybrid thats also a show on the aforementioned network, but when you break it down, it doesnt really seem like much.



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Talk about the next generation consoles has given many gamers the impression the evolving technology within the new systems is going to be more reminiscent of what PC gamers have been appreciating over the years. More PC similarities will be prominent with both the Xbox 720 and PS4 according to Crytek who feel the next-gen consoles will be much more PC driven.



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With the release of the Defiance videogame comes the start of the Defiance television show. Apparently the show did pretty good, pulling in a total of 2.7 million viewers for the premiere. That's great to hear, considering I've doubted every part of this concept since day one. Weather this momentum will last remains to be seen.

So, who's watched the show? I got about ten minutes in before I realized I don't want to get invested in yet another sci-fi show that will probably get canceled.

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Gorilla Film Magazine's 'Mainstream Review' features BioShock Infinite this week; a truly amazing experience that more than lives up to the legacy of its name.



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DSOGaming writes: "Descent fans, this is for you. A team of passionate people is currently working on a remake/reimagining of Interplay's classic action game, Descent."



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WC - Before anyone begins to raise up their pitchforks and torches in protest, I need to make one thing very clear. Bioshock: Infinite is a very well written, stylized, voice-acted, and programmed video game. In a time where most first person shooters depend on a Michael Bay-type narrative in order to cause as much visual stimulus as possible, its nice to exercise a mental sweat while still blowing up as much stuff as possible.



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Welcome to IGM Under Construction, where we cover indie games that are not finished quite yet. Be they Alphas, Betas, or Preview Builds, we will be covering them once a week. In Guns and Robots, the robots come in three module classes based on the player's assembly and unlimited options for character customization. -David Johnson



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Age of Wushu is a free to play martial arts MMORPG that recently launched last week only to meet huge demand from gamers wanting to try out the ambitious game for themselves. Developer and Publisher Snail Games decided it was time to launch a new server.



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Neocrisis: Space shooters, space war shooters, space invaders, shmups - yep they're pretty much about mankind shooting the face off millions and squillions of invading aliens.



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Pixels for Breakfast writes: I could bang on for hours about every single aspect of BioShock Infinite, but that would be doing you all a great disservice. BioShock Infinite transcends all expectations to deliver not only one of the best games this generation, but perhaps one of the most important games of all time. This is a serious title, filled with a serious story, discussing confronting issues. You owe it to yourself to spend the next twelve hours in the enchanting world of Columbia.



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OOG from STFUandPLAY writes, "Today Im bringing you another great PC deal from Greenman Gaming offering Grid 2 for the low price of $33.75. For anyone who hasnt played Grid it is a pretty great racing game and worth trying out. The game also offers a pretty interesting looking multiplayer with challenges and by the looks of it quite a bit of interactivity between players."



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Kotaku - Yesterday, with minimal pomp and circumstance, Bethesda announced that there will be no more official expansions for Skyrim. Just like that, the era of the Dovahkiin drew to a close.



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