Saturday, January 25, 2014

News::Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons Review | GameCloud

William at GameCloud writes: "Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons is the sort of game that the industry needs. Its not indie, its not blockbuster, but instead, a small and expertly designed experience thats coming from the minds of established studios. Its arguably a bit steep with its pricing, costing around 20 dollars for just over three hours of gameplay. However, it is my opinion that this slightly higher cost is worth it. The narrative is simply outstanding and does not require dialogue to influence the player to heavily invest their emotions within such a short period of time. The puzzles are a little simple, but the satisfaction of the dual-controlled characters makes the general experience enjoyable as you traverse so many different and unique environments. Its also incredible the way the player will psychically attach themself to each stick, which is noticeably uncomfortable when one brother is missing. Its a little disappointing that the graphical design cant quite live up...



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News::Solving this Titanfall mystery could earn you an Xbox One

It seems that Microsoft has launched a mysterious marketing campaign similar to Halo's I Love Bees.



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News::The Semi-Often Greenman Gaming Spotlight 25/01

It's a happy weekend from Greenman Gaming. Take a look inside at what great deals you could snag up.



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News::Space Hulk Deathwing will allow you to play as a Genestealer

The four player cooperative FPS set in the Space Hulk universe will let players continue as a Genestealer if they fall in the cooperative campaign. Other exclusive details inside.



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News::Assassins Creed Liberation HD Review | COIN-OP TV

Assassins Creed Liberation HD is a solid addition to the franchise. It is not a full Assassins Creed game, nor should be considered one. It is more like an appetizer of an Assassins Creed game that will tide you over until the next big slice of single-player DLC for AC4 arrives.



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News::WatchDogs to Release in May or June(Aiden's Voice Over)

According to the voice over of Aiden Pearce(Noam Jenkins) he has been told the release date is either May or June 2014.



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News::FAQ: What MMO Are You Looking Forward To In 2014?

2013 was a slow year for the MMO genre. There werent many major new releases, and though there were some great expansions overall the industry felt uninspired. As it turns out that is because everyone was waiting for 2014. This year has barely started but our calendars are already filling up with betas and launches. So the MMOGamers writers got together and simply asked: What MMO are you looking forward to most in 2014?



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News::Quick Demo of Lightning Returns [KKEnt]

Lightning returns will be coming out soon and a demo has been released for your enjoyment, so it was apparent to show you a bit of what to expect in some of the improvements to the gameplay and character. Please enjoy.



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News::Blackguards Review [NoobFeed]

Constantin from NoobFeed takes a look at Daedalic's latest game, Blackguards, a digital adaptation of a pen and paper RPG. Daedalic Entertainment have outdone themselves and Blackguards is one of the best adaptations of a pen and paper RPG that I have ever seen, transforming the original into an amazing digital version that still retains the heart and soul of a pen and paper, whilst getting rid of the inconveniences such a game implies.



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News::Street Fighter Featuring Gabriel From Castlevania Says Dave Cox | Will It Happen Capcom

Dave Cox game director for Castlevania Lords Of Shadow 2 confirmed that he would love to have Gabriel in Street Fighter. Also says Dante of Devil May Cry is no contest for Gabriel. New information that can't be missed



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News::Why Four Versus One? Evolves Creators Share The Reason

Game Informer - Its no accident that Left 4 Dead and Evolve feature four-player teams. Turtle Rock explains why.



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News::A look at the worlds bestselling video games

BloggedTopics: "Which are the top sellers of all time? We take a look at the top selling videogames ever as of Jan 2014."



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News::That ugly looking Nintendo World Championships cartridge for sale on eBay has been bid up to more th

News::The Overseas Connection Podcast #253

The Overseas Connection, the official G4TE (Gaming For The Elderly) Community weekly podcast discusses gaming news, community feedback, new releases and the podcast teams current play lists. Tune-in and listen to this combination U.S. and U.K. video game podcast as they discuss this weeks topics: * We discuss games we are playing including: Ryse, Forza 5, Tiny Bang Story, Broken Age, Killzone Mercenary * All hell breaks loose over Machinima and MS Xbox One Youtube promotions. * Tomb Raider Definitive Edition runs at 1080p on both Xbox One and PS4 but not at 60fps on both. * Gran Turisomo documentary KAZ airs on Hulu first and other video providers next week. * Sony gets into the iOS and Android markets with Suits & Swords. * Microsoft hires former AMC guru Ari Mark to lead their Unscripted Video Content. * Microsoft releases Q2 earnings, news-flash: they made a lot of money. * and much more.



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News::New Unreal Engine 4 Video Showcases One Of The Best Real-time House Interior Environments

DSOGaming writes: "This house interior looks spectacular and is easily among the best we've seen. Reflections are spot on, textures are of high quality, ambient occlusion has been used cleverly, and the overall lighting system is surprisingly close to the real deal."



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News::Is The Banner Saga A Bioware Plot In A Different Skin?

Stoic's The Banner Saga has more than a few passing similarities to numerous Bioware plots, but is that really a bad thing? Does it do enough to differentiate itself to not seem derivative? Sometimes the art of storytelling is how you tell it, not in the story itself.



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News::Wasteland 2 Pixel Judge preview

PJ: "There used to be a time when the term RPG did not conjure thoughts of being Biowares betrayal, Obsidians bugs, or Bethesdas rapidly declining complexity. Before that, the term would bring to mind stories with creative depth, the ability to change the world around you in meaningful and interesting ways without being hand-held all the way through and systems so complex that you needed the freaking paperback manual to wrap your head around them. Sure, they were all wrapped up in terrible UIs and dodgy controls, but it was the 80s and 90s, so we didnt know much better back then."



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News::Glacier 3: The Meltdown and Hyper Fighters Release on PC

oprainfall writes: "Two formerly Wii exclusive games, Glacier 3: The Meltdown and Hyper Fighters, are being ported to the PC."



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News::Might and Magic X Legacy Available Now

oprainfall writes: "Does anyone remember the original Might and Magic game(s)? Ive not played them, but looking at this trailer (seen below) I might have to give this one a try!"



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News::Buck Plays Max Payne - Part 1

Buck of Punch Nerds tries to play Max Payne, but has trouble with all the reading required to follow the story.



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News::Magicka: Wizard Wars Duel Mode Revealed

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a duel citizen, today at the Paradox Interactive Convention in Miami announced the upcoming addition of a fast-paced Duel Mode to Magicka: Wizard Wars, the upcoming multi-player spell-slinging game from Paradox North. In Duel Mode, four players will step into an arena with a shortage of personal space, and two randomly chosen players will begin the battle in a one-on-one format while the others witness the carnage.



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News::Insurgency Soars to Top of Steam's "Top Seller" List- Could it Reach #1?

Insurgency just released on Steam January 22, 2014 and initially was ranked in the 90 to 100 range for "Top Sellers" on Steam. A low budget Indie game with no commercials, promotions, etc. that most of us probably haven't even heard of. What is this Insurgency?



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News::Hitman Absolution PC Digital Available For $7.49 On Amazon

The digital PC version of Hitman Absolution is now available for a very low price on Amazon.



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News::Uncharted Waters Online Releases 2nd Age Expansion

After successfully re-releasing Uncharted Waters Online late last year, OGPlanet is now brining this iconic title its biggest update ever. Set sail for excitement and adventure as a new age dawns in Uncharted Waters Online. UWO: 2nd Age has added a ton of engaging and rich new content, features and missions to the game.



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News::Thief Preview: New game, same roots | Video Games India

It's almost 10 years since Deadly Shadows,Thief reboot takes you in a dark fantasy world inspired by Victorian and steampunk aesthetics. Garrett, a master thief who has been away from his hometown for a long time, returns to it, a city named 'The City', and finds it ruled over by a tyrant called 'The Baron'. While The City is infested by a plague, the rich continue to live in good fortune, and Garrett intends to exploit the situation to his favor.



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News::Candy Crush Makers Take Down a Game Accused of Being a Blatant Copy

News::Steam users can now cancel pre-orders, refund will be deposited into Steam Wallet

Steam users can now manually cancel pre-ordered titles and refund amount will be deposited into Steam Wallet.



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News::No Split Screen Option Available for Titanfall

Junkie Monkeys: If you were hoping to play Titanfall with a friend at your home, you may be in for a disappointment.



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News::Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Official Walkthrough Impressions

After a special 8 minute long official walkthrough of the new Lord of the Rings game GON's Ryatta goes though what weve learnt about the game so far, what the game play shows us and why it has the potential to be so much more then Assassins Creed: Middle Earth!



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News::Recap for the Week of January 13th, 2014

Ray, Michael, and the best of the worst for the week of January 13th!



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News::A Chinese artist made a hand-drawn deck of Hearthstone cards, and theyre pretty cool

Games in Asia: "Blizzards Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is the hottest card battle video game by a mile at the moment, and it has taken China (along with the rest of the world) by storm. And while one Chinese company has used that fact to create an obvious rip-off, Chinese gamers are doing very creative and cool things with the game like adding 3D animations and making cool hand-drawn cards to play the game without a computer."



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News::Blackguards Review | Combo Caster

Blackguards was recently released after a passage through the Early Access program, in which I made a preview . mentioned this same foresight that this is the first adventure of the veteran point-and-click Daedalic Entertainment in turn based rpg, and much merit I say.



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News::HITMAN - Reveal, Reactions, Questions and Contracts

Shortly after pressing that big, blue publish button, a huge wave of feedback, suggestions, ideas, questions and everything in between came at us and it was extremely exciting for us to finally share some details about what weve been working on.



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News::New DLC Previewed For Defiance

Trion Worlds today revealed some exciting new details in the latest addition to the DLC arsenal of the struggling MMORPG, Defiance.



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News::Resident Evil 4 PC Looks So Much Better In HD

Kotaku - Announced earlier this week, the Steam version of Resident Evil 4 is atonement for the god-awful Windows port released in 2007. Capcom's released some comparison shots showing off how much better the game looks when the textures don't look like they were painted with mud.



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News::Dead Island Recognized For Its Contribution To The Development Of The Horror Genre

Dead Island has been praised for it's contributions to the horror genre according to a release from techland. During the annual Russian Horror Film Awards, the game was praised for what it has done fo rthe world of horror.



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News::Two Brothers ReviewBeautiful Yet Flawed (The Koalition)

Garrett from the Koalition writes: Two Brothers is a difficult game for me to review. Its a game that I had been looking forward to because I liked the vidual design. However, Two Brothers was unplayable when it was released. Luckily, most of the game breaking issues has since been resolved, meaning I could finally play and review it; but Two Brothers still lacks technical polish, and the gameplay itself is not engaging. This is a shame as Two Brothers also has some of the most memorable scenes Ive recently experienced in a game.



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News::Global Game Jam 2014 Begins its Spread

The sixth annual 48 hour Global Game Jam began yesterday afternoon in over 450 locations, up from 319 the previous year. Vancouver celebrated the title of largest jam this year so far with 368 participants; the University of British Columbia venue was literally jammed full. Meanwhile, over 20,000 participants have registered worldwide.



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News::Final Fantasy XIV Letter From the Producer Live XII: All the Info and Relevant Screencaps

Today Square Enix broadcasted the 12th Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Letter from the Producer Live, starring Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida and Assistant Director Hiroshi Takai as they responded a large batch of questions from the fans relayed by Community Manager Toshio Murouchi and showcased new content incoming with the next couple patches.



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News::Kingdom Come: Deliverance gets Stretch Goals on Kickstarter

Techraptor- Kingdom Come:Deliverance has surpassed it kickstarter funding objective and now aims to achieve it's new stretch goals with the help of eager supporters.



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News::Are Game Development Costs Set to Spiral out of Control?

Dealspwn writes: Last week we learned via a Eurogamer interview, that 2013s Tomb Raider reboot only started to make a profit nine months after its March release date, despite selling 3.4 million copies in its first three weeks. If it takes that long for a game that good that sold that well to actually make money, how long can companies afford to make similar blockbuster big-budget games? Tomb Raiders budget was reportedly around £60 million ($100 million), which is probably why Square Enix set their sales targets so high (5 million units) in the first month, which would have seem them move into the black straight away.



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News::Hearthstone Guide: Basic Hunter Deck

Front Towards Gamer tackles the latest card craze and aids in the some basics strategies for the Hunter class.



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News::10 Worst Dressed Game Characters

Arcade Sushi: "Video game characters get away with physics and death defying feats of sartorial absurdity. This list of the 10 Worst Dressed Game Characters is a parade of scantily clad girls, strangely dressed macho men, and disgustingly dirty side characters. Whether they just rolled out of bed in the morning or looked like they rolled around in a pile of glass and fabric, each of these characters left their sense of style back in the developer design room. Have some fashion disaster fun with the 10 Worst Dressed Game Characters."



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News::Let's Play Minecraft - Episode 87 - Geoff's Anatomy

Geoff is sick and it's up to the AH guys to heal him to health in this week's Let's Play Minecraft - Geoff's Anatomy.



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News::GameStop ad (1/24 1/26) weekend deals

GameStop is initiating a particular round of offers applying to this weekend.



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News::Top 10 Video Game Chicks ( You dont Want to miss)

Yep, weve finally gotten around to choosing the foremost beautiful choices of digital women. Believe me, it wasnt a simple task. There was an enormous range of hot polygonal models to choose from, most of that very need to be within the list (or mentioned at least)...



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News::18 Most Shocking Deaths in Video Games

Arcade Sushi: "As video game narratives have grown stronger over the years, so has our bond to the characters in these stories. Thats why its so heart-wrenching/gut-punching when one of our favorite characters takes a walk into that beautiful sunset. People die in video games all the time, but these deaths caught us so off guard, they were instantly memorable. These are the 18 Most Shocking Deaths in Video Games."



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News::10 Awesome WTF Moments in RPGs

Arcade Sushi: "Roleplaying games are deep experiences that are usually driven by a strong narrative. A narrative that can be included in a list of 10 Awesome WTF Moments in RPGs. With that said, sometimes these stories can throw a massive curveball, leaving you stunned, confused, and maybe even a little angry (or hungry, as well find out in one of the items on this list). There are an innumerable amount of subjective shock moments out there, but heres our list of 10 Awesome WTF Moments in RPGs. And oh yeah, there are probably MASSIVE SPOILERS."



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