We've seen two raids now in Destiny, but which is the better experience?
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samedi 31 janvier 2015
Mario Maker May Launch Later Than We Expected
Mario Maker, the Wii U game that will allow players to create their own Mario levels, may arrive later than we've expected.
The game was scheduled to release in the first half of 2015 when it was first announced at E3 2014, and is still listed with that release window on Nintendo's site. However, Nintendo's recent earnings release for the nine-month period that ended on December 2014 includes a list of the company's upcoming games and launch dates, which now shows Mario Maker with the less specific release date of "2015."
Project Guard, legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto's experimental tower-defense game that relies heavily on the Wii U gamepad, which was also scheduled to release in the first half of 2015, no has a "2015" release date as well.
For more on Project Guard, check out our hands-on impression of the game from E3, and for more on Mario Maker, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.
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Watch Star Citizen Devs Talk Wormholes, In-Game AR, and Much More
Last week, Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games held its 2015 Town Hall presentation at PAX South, where it discussed various aspects of the space sim at length. Yesterday, Cloud Imperium uploaded videos of the presentation to YouTube, where you can watch the developers discuss the game's wormholes, persistent universe, and much more.
In the first part of the persistent universe presentation (above), you can see some early NPC character models, and early concept footage of what jump point navigation will look like. It also includes footage of Star Citizen's in-game AR, MobiGlas. It's a functional, contextual interface solution for shopping, accessing information, and any other part of the game where you'd need a menu or head-up display (HUD). You can read an exhaustive explanation of the team's plan for MobiGlass on Star Citizen's website.
Overall there's around six hours Star Citizen talk, which you can find in the links below
- Persistent Universe Panel 1 - The Path You Choose
- Persistent Universe Panel 2 - A Living, Breathing World
- Persistent Universe Panel 3 - Getting Social
- Persistent Universe Game Ideas Forum
Star Citizen, which is already the most successful crowdfunded project in history, is now closing in on $72 million, up from $70 million just a week ago.
For more on Star Citizen and Roberts himself, check out part one and part two of GameSpot's interview with the legendary designer.
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When Will Shovel Knight Come to PlayStation Vita? - Podcast Beyond
The Beyond crew makes their predictions.
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What Dragon Age's Success Means for Mass Effect 4 - Podcast Unlocked
Dragon Age: Inquisition was BioWare's "most successful launch." And that's good news for Mass Effect 4.
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Square Enix's Project Code Z Is a New, PS4-Exclusive Spelunker
A new Spelunker game, Minna de Spelunker Z, is coming exclusively to the PlayStation 4, publisher Square Enix has announced.
Earlier this week, the Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider publisher launched a teaser website for an upcoming game with the working title "Project Code Z." Today, during the Tokaigi 2015 event in Japan, the company revealed that game is based on the original Spelunker, which was first released in 1983.
These days, you might better recognize Spelunker's gameplay from a more recent popular game it inspired, Spelunky. As you can see in the trailer above, much like Spelunky, Spelunker is a 2D platformer, where you venture into a cave, jump around, climb ropes, and collect treasure.
Minna de Spelunker Z is being developed by Tozai Games and will release in Japan on March 19. It will be free-to-play, and while it's not yet clear how Square Enix plans to monetize it, we can see an inventory system in the trailer where you can equip your character with different items and outfits.
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How World of Warcraft Got its Groove Back
World of Warcraft’s a curious creature. In the 10 years it’s been around, Blizzard’s MMO has been a genre-defining prodigy, an out-of-touch relic, and everything in between. From Leeroy Jenkins to the birth of the word “pwn”, WoW even managed to transcend video gaming and enter the world of popular culture proper. The last few years, however, have seen a slow but steady decline in subscriber numbers, with a lot of former players inexplicably keen to see the game’s demise. The release of Warlords of Draenor seems to have reversed everything, with former players returning at an impressive rate and subscriptions rising above the 10 million mark for the first time since the September 2012 launch of Mists of Pandaria.
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Weekly Recap: Witcher 3 PS4/Xbox One Resolution, "Mind-Blowing" HoloLens Gaming
(Some Of) The Big Stuff:
Witcher 3 1080p On PS4, 900p On Xbox One: After numerous rumors, resolution details for CD Projekt Red's open-world role-playing game have finally been confirmed. The Polish developer announced this week that the game will run in 1080p/30fps on PlayStation 4 and 900p/30fps on Xbox One. The Witcher 3 launches this May.
Microsoft CEO Talks "Mind-Blowing" HoloLens Gaming Potential: CEO Satya Nadella this week talked about the company's new HoloLens augmented reality platform, teasing that it could have major implications for gaming. While Microsoft isn't talking specifics just yet, Nadella said: "Just imagine what is possible with Minecraft. Gaming truly is a valuable part of millions of people's lives and Microsoft will excel and increase our lead."
Read Nintendo's Response To Kid's Super Mario Bros. 4 Pitch: Here's a nice, heartwarming story to read over the weekend. An 11-year-old sent Nintendo a pitch for Super Mario Bros., which comprised a 13-page document with character descriptions and hand-drawn art. Nintendo declined to use his ideas, but wrote a compassionate, warm reply. D'awwww. Read the full reply here.
The Other Stuff (Stories We Like, But Didn't Cover With a Standalone Post):
PC MMO Star Trek Online has celebrated another milestone. This week, the game, developed by Cryptic Studios, celebrated its fifth anniversary. To celebrate, Cryptic and publisher Perfect World announced an in-game Anniversary Event (Jan. 28-Feb. 26), which will feature a new story episode highlighting Garrett Wang and Denise Crosby.
New DLC is now available for Gearbox's Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. The Lady Hammerlock Pack expansion launched this week for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC, introducing a new character--Lady Hammerlock--as well as a new weapon (sniper rifle) and a new skill called Cold As ice. You can buy the expansion today for $10.
How do all the Mario games fit together, in terms of an overall timeline? While Nintendo hasn't answered the question, one fan now has, creating this video (and this image timeline) explaining what he thinks is the correct chronological order. Check it out.
Uken Studios this week launched its latest mobile game, Titans, for iPhone and iPad as a free download. Haven't heard of Titans? Based on an original IP, Titans is a real-time card battle game that puts players into a fantasy world that has been conquered by an evil nation. You play a Master Alchemist and must forge an army to fight back. You can download the game today here.
Organizers of this year's Game Developers Choice Awards this week announced the first two special award winners for the year. The Ambassador Award, which honors someone who is actively involved in helping games "advanced to a better place" through advocacy or action is going to Brenda Romero. Meanwhile, the Pioneer Award, given to a person who has achieved breakthrough technology and game design milestones, will be given to Elite creator David Braben. Romero and Braben will accept the honors as part of the Game Developers Choice Awards on March 4 in San Francisco.
From the folks at Game Informer comes this wonderful interview with Naughty Dog key creative developers about the challenges of writing Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. Grab a cup of coffee and watch the interview here. It will be worth it.
This fan-made Game of Thrones Miencraft world, WesterosCraft, continues to look amazing. This week, creators behind the project released a new video that shows the incredible progress they've made. Even if you aren't into Game of Thrones, this is still worth your attention.
The Game Awards, a new video game awards show from industry media veteran Geoff Keighley, will return in 2015 after the inaugural 2014 show. Keighley revealed the news on Twitter, saying he's already started putting together the event and will reveal more details this spring. What would you like to see from this year's show?
Science! New research from smart people at UC Davis says that gamers who play sports- and health-oriented video games are likely to try harder of they play with a trim avatar compared to a heavier one. You can read a summary of the research from Polygon.
En Masse Entertainment this week announced that MMO Tera is getting a guild housing system next month. Called the "Skycastle" system, Tera's housing system will come to the game via its next major content update that is currently scheduled to arrive February 25. In addition to the housing system, the update introduces a new 5v5 PvP Battleground, and a new airship dungeon, among other things.
The Irrational Games Store has been updated with a new item: BioShock shot glasses. The four glasses are focused on plasmids Electro Bolt, Incinerate, Insect Swarm, and Telekinesis. Buy the four-pack today for $20.
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences this week announced the full list of speakers for this year's DICE Awards, which will be held February 5 in Las Vegas. Without further ado...
- Dr. Mike Capps, AIAS Board Member
- Mark Cerny, PS4 Lead Architect, Cerny Games
- Jessica Chobot, host, Nerdist News
- Neil Druckmann, creative director, Naughty Dog
- Richard Garriott de Cayeux, creative director, Portalarium
- Rich Hilleman, chief creative director, Electronic Arts
- Min Kim, executive vice president, Nexon Partners
- Robin Hunicke, co-founder, Funomena
- Alexey Pajitnov, Tetris creator
- Ted Price, CEO and founder, Insomniac Games
- Martin Rae, president, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
- Jade Raymond, game developer
- Chris Roberts, chief creative officer, Cloud Imperium Games
- Brenda Romero, program director, UC Santa Cruz MS Games & Playable Media
- John Romero, creative director, UC Santa Cruz MS Games & Playable Media
- Glen Schofield, GM and co-founder, Sledgehammer Games
- Chris Taylor, general manager, Wargaming Seattle
- Nathan Vella, president, Capy Games
- Ru Weerasuriya, chief executive and creative officer, Ready at Dawn Studios
Another DLC song is now available for dancing game Just Dance 2015. The track is Charli XCX's hit song "Boom Clap," which you can buy now on all platforms for $3.
Developer Little Orbit this week announced a new contest that invites players to design their own Adventure Time character for a chance to have it featured in the next Adventure Time game. Fans can now submit their artwork, along with a short character description, to Little Orbit for consideration. All you need to do is email your design in a .jpg file no larger than 5MB to atcontest@littleorbit.com. The contest closes February 17.
Want to try out upcoming Alone in the Dark game, Alone in the Dark: Illumination, ahead of its release later this year? If you do, you're in luck, as publisher Atari this week announced that anyone who pre-buys the PC game will gain entry to its beta testing period right away. Pre-buy the game today on Steam for $30.
PC shooter Block N Load developer Jagex this week announced a new skin for the character Nigel. The character skin is called "Old Scroll Nigel," and it's meant to showcase a "youthful" version of Nigel. The new skin is available now for anyone who bought the Fully Loaded Edition of Block N Load. Jagex has also this week released two new maps for Block N Load: The Last Bastion and Shuko Style. Check out Block N Load today on Steam.
League of Legends developer Riot Games this week released a free album of music based on the immensely popular PC game, featuring the new Amumu track, "The Curse of the Sad Mummy." You can listen to the album and buy it here. Alternatively, it's also available through iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.
Super Smash Bros. Kazoo Cover. Need I say more? Enjoy.
Valve announced on Monday a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament will be held at upcoming European gaming tournament ESL One Katowice 2015. The top qualifying teams will battle it out March 12-15 for a prize pool of $250,000. For more, check out: http://ift.tt/RiNG9y
Here's a pretty good deal for WWE 2K fans. The latest game in the series, WWE 2K15, is now available through Walmart and Amazon for $40 across all platforms.
Have questions about The Elder Scrolls Online's recent announcement that the online game is dropping mandatory subscriptions? You're in luck, as developers from Zenimax Online Studios answered loads of questions about the business model change on Reddit. Read the full thing here.
Here are NBA logos as video game characters. We won't waste your time: click here to see them all. They are great. Enjoy.
Have a great weekend!
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Meet Frankensteined World Leader In Civilization V Mod
The inimitable forces behind Colonialist Legacies have gone and Frankenstein-ed together something audaciously lovely: a fully animated, fully voiced 3D leader screen for their Civilization V mod pack. It’s Australia’s Henry Parkes and he didn’t make his grand entrance on the Internet alone. No, the esteemed gentleman is just one part of their new and improved Australia mod.
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
An intrusion like the moon through clouds. A misplaced man, a misplaced question. The question: one of play. But what of play?
So rude, crude; a thought pre-chewed. Its exhalation an imposition, its intonation an accusation. So to play we return again. Reveal your secrets, my secret brethren.
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Dead State Demo Is Hammering At Your Door
Zombies! They’re everywhere these days. Shambling up and down the road, moaning about something or other in those inaudible voices, causing long queues for the teller at your local bank. That sort of thing. They’re a menace and there’s just too many of them on the streets. It’s enough to make one long for the days when a human’s brains were their own concern.
Still, despite our zombie glut there’s still unlife in the concept yet. Now you too can put this to the test with a demo for Dead State [official site], courtesy of DoubleBear Productions.
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vendredi 30 janvier 2015
Tecmo Super Bowl Predicts Patriots vs. Seahawks: Super Bowl XLIX - IGN Plays
Jared and Marty face off in Tecmo Super Bowl 2015 to determine the winner of the year's biggest game.
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Opinion: Hype Isn’t Always a Bad Thing – Hype is Hope
Hype's gotten a bad rap.
True, things can definitely get out of control when frothy-mouthed marketers promise life-changing miracles to get all of us to take notice of a game nearing release. We all know the dangers of over-hype – and yes, we’re all a little guilty of sometimes getting a little too caught up in the excitement. To be perfectly clear, I do not mean to defend flagrantly false or misleading advertising, and I certainly do not recommend that you pre-order games on blind faith. After all, if people don’t wait for reviews before buying games, I’m out of a job as IGN’s reviews editor. You should absolutely always wait until reviews are in and gameplay footage is available before throwing money at a game, no matter what’s been said ahead of launch.
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The Maritime Union Part 3 - Grim Fandango Remastered Walkthrough
Manny needs to get a Maritime Union card in order to join the Limbo's crew. For a full walkthrough of Grim Fandango, check out the wiki.
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The Maritime Union Part 2 - Grim Fandango Remastered Walkthrough
Manny needs to get a Maritime Union card in order to join the Limbo's crew. For a full walkthrough of Grim Fandango, check out the wiki.
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Review-in-Progress Commentary, Day 5
We dive into competitive multiplayer as a Venom-like zombie, and show off the end-game weaponry and skills in single-player.
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The Maritime Union Part 1 - Grim Fandango Remastered Walkthrough
Manny needs to get a Maritime Union card in order to join the Limbo's crew. For a full walkthrough of Grim Fandango, check out the wiki.
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Fireteam Chat Ep. 3 - Vault vs. Crota - IGN's Fireteam Chat
This week the crew chats about Exotic weapon disappointment, their favorite Raid, and ask "is it time to take a break from Destiny?"
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From Mortal Kombat X To Battlefield, It's the Top 5 News of The Week - IGN Daily Fix
This week's top 5 highlights two big Mortal Kombat X reveals, Battlefield Hardline , Xbox One/ PS4 freebies & more.
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Fran and Brian Run in Fear - IGN Plays
On January 11th, 2005 Resident Evil 4 had its 10th anniversary since it's release on GameCube. Relive the white-knuckle gameplay as Fran Mirabella and Brian Altano run in fear and shoot dynamite out of the air.
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Supreme League of Patriots Review
Deconstructing superhero mythology can be a joyful way of both celebrating and lampooning comic book culture in video games, which makes the uneven Supreme League of Patriots something of a trojan horse of social commentary. It turns the origin of a real superhero into a three-episode attack on Republicans that, even as a liberal, had me cringing at its non-stop bashing. The clever puzzles, while occasionally frustrating, are a highlight, but even they may not be enough to keep you playing through this verbose comedic adventure’s non-superheroic antics.
Playable character Kyle Keever is a lovable dimwit who identifies as lefty, but through a series of mishaps while auditioning for the reality TV show America’s Got Superpowers, transforms into the Purple Patriot, an ultra-conservative jingoist, chauvinist, and homophobe. I think we’re meant to laugh at his offensive observations and actions, but the overbearing, meandering dialogue rarely allows the humor to stick. The best lines are delivered by Melvin, the Purple Patriot’s liberal best friend and sidekick, whose only superpower is a droll British sense of humor. Listening to the duo riff off each other like a superheroic Sam and Max can be amusing, but the punchlines often get lost in the hyper-partisan tirades. Even when the adventure makes jabs at liberals, the outcome is more offensive than funny, such as the inclusion of a flamboyant gay superhero who wears makeup, leather, and high heels or the racist-tinged poster of Barack Obama in the third episode that declares he’s “wanted by the Kenyan embassy.”
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Destiny: Xur Really Needs New Items - IGN Plays
Alfredo and Destin give you a breakdown for each of the weapons that Xur has this week.
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Nintendo Voice Chat: A Week With New 3DS XL
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Huanted by the word "welcome," Jose heads into isolation. Art by Pandamusk.
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Review Commentary
Clumsy political humor overpowers sometimes-clever superhero-themed adventuring.
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Free Steam keys for Full Mojo Rampage, QP Shooting - Dangerous!!, Serious Sam DD XXL
IndieGames and FreekeyFridays bring you another set of free indie games. Freekeyfridays was created as a way to garner exposure for indies through giving away a mix of well-known indie games and up-and-coming titles.
This weeks games are: QP Shooting - Dangerous!! (Steam, Windows), Serious Sam Double D XXL (Steam, Windows) and Full Mojo Rampage (Steam, Windows).
There are two ways to win:
Five sets of codes will be given for the raffle. Enter here:
Three sets of codes will be given for this Twitter contest: favorite mobile game that reminds you of old school gaming (Follow @Freekeyfridays and #FKF77 with response to enter)
If you are a developer with an awesome game and want to be involved with Freekeyfridays, fill out this Form
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Microsoft Flight Sim X: Steam Edition Trailer
Fly the friendly skies in this updated version of the realistic aircraft simulator.
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Is Oderus Urungus the Next Mortal Kombat X Character?
Metal fans are petitioning to have late GWAR singer Dave Brockie immortalized as a playable character in Mortal Kombat X.
Pictured below as his on-stage character, Oderus Urungus, he sort of looks like a mixture of Shao Kahn and Baraka. The petition has nearly 3,700 signatures, and its creator, "Boston Brand," is aiming for 5,000. From the petition page:
"People who are familiar with GWAR know Oderus Urungus, (played by Dave Brockie) the former singer of the band, unfortunately passed away last March. Oderus was as hilarious as he was viscous, and also one of the most colorful and creative characters not only in rock history, but also history in general. Though his music will live on, what better way would there be to further immortalize (toasty) Oderus Urungus then to have him be a playable character on Mortal Kombat X."
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Is 2015 the Year of SMITE? - IGN Arena
We've played SMITE on Xbox One and saw the World Championships -- and this is a legit console MOBA.
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Dying Light: Naomi and Brendan Parkour and Kick Their Way Through the Zombie Hordes - IGN Plays
Naomi and Brendan fight off hoards of zombies and jumps building to building in her quest to find a much needed medkit.
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Zelda: Majora's Mask 3DS Remake Looks Better Than Ever
A side-by-side comparison of the original Zelda: Majora's Mask (running on Wii Virtual Console) and the Nintendo 3DS remake.
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Borderlands 2 Lead Writer Departs Gearbox for New Comedy Show - IGN News
The lead writer of Borderlands 2, Anthony Burch, is leaving Gearbox to work on a new comedy show for Hulu.
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Watch The Night Drift By In Night Tune
I had meant to tell you about Night Tune [official site] when it came out two weeks ago, but its dreaminess interfered. Every time I load it up, my eyes get heavy, my focus fades, and soon I’m held trancelike as the night drifts by. It’s a free little treat where we’re drive endlessly, aimlessly through the night by a phantom driver. Road lights, car lights, and warning lights illuminate and silhouetting buildings we can’t quite make out, and our bleary-eyed character lolls over while the radio plays MP3s we feed it. Look, I’ll show you.
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Watch Magical Procedural Trees Grow In Starboretum
At the intersection of three of my greatest passions – plants, wandering, and watching plants grow – sprouts a new work-in-progress look at Starboretum [official site]. Also trees. Lots of trees. They sprout, rise, branch out, and spread their leaves, powered by magical procedural generation. Starboretum’s made by Alex May, one half of the duo behind arboreal RTS Eufloria. As an expert virtuatree-watching wanderer, I must say this video is just the ticket for a Friday afternoon.
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Have You Played… Mini Metro?
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game recommendations. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time.
None-more-minimalist railway management game (or is it?) Mini Metro is relatively new (I last wrote about it in August, even), but it’s tended to hum away in the background rather than ever quite find the limelight, so permit me to praise it anew. When it comes down to it, railways (in this case, underground ones) are lines, right? Whoever’s designed them thus surely worries primarily about lines.* Someone else can sort out the money and the elevators and the timetables: the railway designer’s job is devise the most efficient route between A and B, and then again to C, D, E, F, G, H and oh come on, you know what I mean, I don’t have to write out the whole alphabet, do I?
… [visit site to read more]
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Over $57 Million Paid Out To Steam Workshop Creators
$57 million US is a lot of money. So’s $58 million, but I mention $57m specifically because that’s how much Valve have paid out since 2011 to folks who made and sold in-game items for their games. It’s over $57 million dollars from hats, knives, guns, staves, and swords across TF2, Dota 2, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. And those last two games only sell cosmetic items. And that’s after Valve have taken their cut. Crumbs!
Now non-Valve games can join in. The first games opening up a ‘curated’ Steam Workshop bringing items to sale are Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and Dungeon Defenders Eternity.
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Texas Toast-Sized Update Trailer
The update will include new bread, an additional level and an extra mode.
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IGN UK Podcast #265: Bearded Monsters From Below
The UK crew is joined by the bearded master behind Evolve, Phil Robb.
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Game Dev Bets Big With This Super Bowl Ad
As it turns out, Bud Light's Pac-Man commercial won't be the only video game-related ad shown during this weekend's Super Bowl XLIX between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.
Boutique game developer uCool has announced that it will air a 15-second commercial for its mobile card game Heroes Charge during the big game. You can watch the ad above.
uCool apparently submitted its ad to Super Bowl broadcaster NBC late in the game, so the network has not yet said during which quarter the ad will air.
This year's Super Bowl is expected to draw more than 100 million views. uCool's marketing officer Tony Cerrato said the opportunity to showcase the game on such a wide scale was too big a chance to pass up, even if ad rates are $4.5 million for 30 seconds.
"Players seem to love our game," Cerrato told AdWeek. "We're getting good responses from that, and we figured that by going on to a bigger venue like the Super Bowl, it should be successful."
uCool's other properties include PC games such as Tynon, Evony, and Commanders of Evony. Heroes Charge, released in October 2014, is the company's first mobile game.
For more Super Bowl-related gaming content, check out the stories below.
- Despite Deflated Football Controversy, Patriots Will Win Super Bowl XLIX -- Madden
- Watch Mortal Kombat X Deathmatch on Conan Between Lynch and Gronk
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Report: Blizzard Still Deciding on Pay Model for Overwatch - IGN News
Check back for updates.
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Sony Announces New Details for MLB 15: The Show - IGN News
Worldwide gameplay reveal coming February 5th
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Greeting Seasons: Frozen Cortex Adds Singleplayer
Mode 7’s simultaneous turn-based future-sport game, Frozen Cortex [official site], has received an enormous update, adding a lifetime’s worth of singleplayer content. Even if you expect your own lifetime to cover an extended period, you should be covered – the update includes randomised seasons, persistent story elements, commentators, a perma-death knockout mode and loads of unique players. I’ve been looking forward to this as much as almost any other game this year.
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Metroid Prime Trilogy Out Now on Wii U
The acclaimed Metroid Prime Trilogy is now available on Wii U across Europe and North America, and for the first week Nintendo is offering the digital re-release at half price.
The Retro Studios-developed first person adventure games, the first of which GameSpot described as "not just one of the single most atmospheric games ever created, but it's also quite simply one of the best," is available for $10 in the US and £9 in the UK. Next week the trilogy will return to its usual listing price of $20 and £18.
This offer marks the third re-release of Wii games on Nintendo's Wii U platform, following the listings of Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Punch-Out.
While Wii game discs can play on the Wii U, users need to enter the console's emulator in order to play them. These re-releases remove that barrier, and also offer 1080p output.
More re-releases are in the pipeline, such as the Wii edition of Sin and Punishment. A Wii Remote and Nunchuk is required to play.
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Sega to Axe 300 Jobs as Focus Turns to PC and Mobile
A drastic and sweeping restructure is underway at Sega as the publisher attempts to "drastically improve profitability," with more than 300 jobs at risk, a headquarter relocation underway, and a new focus away from games consoles.
Sega issued a notice to investors on Friday explaining that it expects to make just $34 million in net profit by the end of the financial year; a nosedive in performance compared to the $260 million it made the year prior.
Around 300 staff are scheduled to be made redundant, while Sega's San Francisco headquarters will be relocated--likely by summer--to southern California.
[Update: Sega Europe has issued a statement to GameSpot suggesting that its development teams, such as Sports Interactive and The Creative Assembly, might not be affected by the consultation process. Though the details were not explicitly clear at this early stage, Sega Europe has suggested that the focus of the downsizing is on the publishing business.
“We are under consultation with a limited number of staff in the European publishing business and will be able to confirm decisions regarding any potential redundancies in the coming weeks.” Update Ends]
The struggling publisher, which formed in the 1940s and shifted its business into video games by the late '80s, will also reposition its business to center it around "smartphone and PC online gaming."
Although drastic measures, Sega has been planning this shift in business since May 2014. To what extent this will further narrow its games console business is unclear. Sega's key releases of 2014 were Alien: Isolation, Rome 2 Total War, and Sonic Boom.
The corporation said: "SEGA has positioned Digital Games, particularly smartphone and PC online gaming, as a growth area and has determined to implement the following measures in order to constantly post profits by improving management efficiency while promptly promoting redistribution of management resources."
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IGN UK Podcast #265: Bearded Monsters From Below
Be warned, there is a lot of facial hair on this week's podcast. Gav, the most hirsute member of IGN UK, can only play second-fiddle to the bearded magnificence of Phil Robb, co-founder of Turtle Rock Studios and creative director of Evolve. Phil joins Gav and Alex to answer your questions about the upcoming monster-hunter mash-up, from who's the hardest, Goliath or Behemoth, to how all-American support gunner Hank is a British favourite while proper nutjob Hyde tops the hunter chart in the US.
The three amigos also recount the hottest games and movies around at the moment, plus talk about how the once mighty Broadchurch appears to have lost its mojo in season two.
So without further ado, m'lord, let the trial begin!
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Report: New StarCraft 2 Game to Release This Year - IGN News
Could it be the recently-announced Legacy of the Void?
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A… Match 3 App? Evolve Makes Things So Complicated
I really want to like Evolve (official site). I’ve dabbled a little in the beta, and while it doesn’t have anything like the character or tension of Left 4 Dead, a whole lot about it felt good. I just can’t say the same of what’s happening outside the game. There’s been too much focus on too much DLC before the game’s even with us, and now it turns out there’s a match-3 companion game for telephones, which will accelerate progress in the game proper. It’s free, but you can pay real money to boost your progress in the mobile game. Which will then boost your progress in the main game. And. Well. No. God. Why.
Sometimes a guy just wants to hunt a monster/pretend to be a monster. Why can’t it be that simple any more?
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Report: Hearthstone's Next Expansion Will Focus on PvE - IGN News
According to an unnamed insider, Hearthstone's numbers are "off the charts."
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The Internet Did It – The Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Of all the games to remaster, why this? Of all the games to remaster, this, yes, this, of course. What a thing it is, the action-adventure-murder-mystery-conspiracy-everything game we called Fahrenheit back when it was first released in Britain a decade ago, though you over-ponders insisted on calling it The Indigo Prophecy. And what a talking point David Cage/Quantic Dream’s 2005 oddity was, back when I was part of Bath’s game journalist illuminati.* Its incredible escape-from-a-murder-scene first section, its… troubling depiction of its main black character, its ridiculous sex scenes, its wildly over-zealous quicktime event conceits, its spiralling descent in utter lunacy. How we loved it. How we loved to talk about it, anyway. Little did we know what it would lead to. Little did we know what David Cage games would become.
And now it’s back. Remastered. Out now. Why? Why not?
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Freeware Garden: Echoes +
I am certain I have run into quite a few commercial arena shooters that couldn’t hold a candle to Echoes +. It might work as a replacement for Waves, which is an absolutely excellent game, but one that I’ve been playing for far too long. A new, tense, addictive, glowy shmup was something I needed.
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The Ember Conflict now available for iPad in nine countries
The Ember Conflict, a competitive RTS which we first covered in January and which announced some gameplay improvements in November, has soft launched and is now available for iPad in nine countries. Those are Canada, Finland, Hong Kong, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, The Philippines, Singapore, and Sweden. Developer Substantial Games expects the worldwide release of the iPad version to happen in April, at which time the Android version will also launch.
Edit: This article has been updated with information about the Android release.
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New Hearthstone Adventure Coming April, Report Claims
Hearthstone's next single-player expansion is expected to go live in April, according to a new report with details from a purported insider at Blizzard.
An article by Yahoo Finance contributor, Tae Kim, suggests that the new Hearthstone content update will be "PVE focused", which suggests it will be a similar proposition to the Naxxramas update that shipped in July.
These single-player expansions pit players against toughened AI, and if Naxxramas is any indication, against heroes who use unique cards and abilities to swing the game to their advantage.
Blizzard has declined to comment on the rumours.
Tae Kim, who says his information comes from am employee at Activision Blizzard, also claims that Hearthstone's user numbers have rocketed since September, when it was revealed that the game had accumulated some 20 million players. Since then, the collectable card game has expanded with Android support, as well as the major Goblins vs Gnomes expansion.
According to the alleged Blizzard employee, the game has now surpassed 75 million players. The user numbers were described as "off the charts."
Meanwhile, it's claimed that the Hearthstone team is "also experimenting with a 2 vs 2 version". It's not clear whether this means two heroes versus two, or a pair of players sharing command of a single hero.
GameSpot has contacted Blizzard for further clarification and comment.
Hearthstone won GameSpot's Mobile Game of the Year award in December, and was a nominee for overall Game of the Year.
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Pulp Your Own Milk: Minecraft Mod Adds Vegan Options
‘Indie milk’, I called it. In search of the tastiest dairy alternative during a vegan spell a while back, I gulped the diluted pulp of rice, coconut, almond, hazelnut, oat, hemp, and more – even soy, because hey, it might be pretty much mainstream by now but only a jerk thinks they’re too good for pop milk. I like the idea of new Minecraft mod The Vegan Option, adding crafting alternatives free of animal products for everything from dye to armour, but as an indie milk aficionado I had to know: what is the drink it calls ‘plant milk’?
Pumpkin milk. You make your own pumpkin milk from seeds. Damn, that’s pretty hardcore.
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