Battlefield’s cloud servers could allow for real-time weather effects
Battlefield 4 has a lot of dynamic weather effect, but what about real-time weather based on the skies above your location? It’s entirely possible, DICE CEO Patrick Soderlund has suggested.
EGX Rezzed 2014: Leftfield Collection now open for game submissions
PC and indie gaming expo EGX Rezzed 2014 has now opened submissions for the Leftfield Collection, a showcase of indie games sponsored by Sega.
The Witness: Blow teases Oculus Rift support in pictures
The Witness could be getting Oculus Rift VR support, if this pair of new images is to be believed.
Batman: Arkham Origins – Initiation DLC trailer released, watch it here
Batman: Arkham Origins – Initiation is tomorrow, courtesy of Warner Montreal. They’ve just sent us a new trailer to mark the occasion.
Saints Row 4: How the Saints Save Christmas achievements reveal new mission types
Saints Row 4 expansion ‘How the Saints Save Christmas’ is coming December 11, and the DLC’s achievement list has just appeared online. It offer a taste of new mission types heading to Steelport this month.
Survarium dev diary reveals two new locations, fresh screens inside
The former S.T.A.L.K.E.R. developers at Vostok Games have released a new dev diary for their new survival sandbox title Survarium. In it, the team discuss two new areas Tarakanovsky Fort and Mamayev Kurgan. There’s even a new batch of screens.
Total War: Rome 2 – Caesar in Gaul expansion announced, first details here
Total War: Rome 2: Caesar in Gaul is the first full expansion to The Creative Assembly’s strategy title. The studio has just sent us the first snippets of information. Find out what it’s all about here.
Chaos;Child gets first trailer, watch it here
Chaos;Child, the next instalment in the Steins;Gate series has received a new trailer showing fans what to expect. Catch it below the break.
Train Simulator 2014: Pacific Surfliner expansion heads to California, trailer here
Train Simulator 2014 is getting a new expansion that blazes a trail across the Pacific Surfliner routes of California. Developer Rail Simulator even sent us a trailer.
Battlefield 4′s next PC patch dated, PS4 to receive an update on the same day
Battlefield 4′s next PC patch date has been set for tomorrow, December 3. The patch, which is set to a fix the infamous ‘one-hit kill bug’, is also coming to PS4 with other fixes.
Warhammer 40k: Storm of Vengeance announced by developer Eutechnyx
Storm of Vengeance is a new title based in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It’s being developed for PC and mobile by new licensee Eutechynx, and is said to be a “lane strategy” game.
Meet 8Pack, the man behind the £10k gaming PC – video
8Pack – real name Ian Parry – is the insanely buff PC designer who has crafted a £10k gaming PC, the 8Pack Supernova. VG247′s Sam Clay met him at last weekend’s Insomnia 50 eSports event. Find out all about the man and his line of PCs here.
Fnatic wins $100K in biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament to date
Swedish e-sports team Fnatic has taken home the title for DreamHack Winter 2013 winning the event’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. The team won $100K, the biggest share of the $250K prize pool.
Frozen Endzone beta trailer & screens show hard-hitting sports action
Frozen Endzone developer Mode 7 has released a trailer and screens ahead of the game’s beta testing phase, starting December 5.
League of Legends Legacy skins coming out of retirement
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Retirement is all well and good if you're a person. Buggering off to a warmer country to soak up the sun and laugh at all the mugs still working away to feed themselves sounds splendid, but what if you're a League of Legends Legacy skin? There's no retirement resort or pensions for costumes, lamentably. Your only hope is to wait for Riot to put you back up for sale as part of a special deal.
Until the end of December, previously retired Legacy skins are back in the store, just waiting to be snatched up by aesthetically minded folk. During this month long period, each skin will get a 50 percent discount for a day and, if you're quick enough, you can grab the lot (all 47 of them) for 60 percent off with the Mega Legacy Bundle, but today's the last day.
Jon Shafer's At the Gates has fallen through the Civ, landed in 2015
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Civilization V designer Jon Shafer’s a bit like my mum. He says “at the gates”, right, but what he really means is “just looking for my keys, be with you in an hour”. And then when he finally gets here, yeah, the presents aren’t presents at all, but sticks. Just hundreds of twigs and branches wrapped up and ribboned like presents, because it turns out you haven’t been a good boy this year after all, and hey, that’s the sobering reality of Christmas. Mums, eh?
But enough about Jon Shafer. At the Gates won’t be released til 2015.
Dyscourse Has In-Game Footage At Last – Hurrah!
By John Walker on December 2nd, 2013 at 6:00 pm.
Dyscourse finally has some in-game footage. Six minutes of it, in fact. Is this what you were waiting for before you pledged to its Kickstarter? Because I’m really not sure what else anyone could be hoping for from such a tempting pitch: Keep a bunch of weirdos alive on an island, and those weirdos can be Tim Schafer and Ed McMillen. They’ve only four days left on their Kickstarter to raise another $15,000. Want to know why you should? The development team have promised they’ll answer any questions about anything you like in the comments below this post.
Professional Farmer 2014 Is A Game, And Has A Demo
By John Walker on December 2nd, 2013 at 3:00 pm.
I don’t know what’s a joke any more. When people are championing Euro Truck Simulator as a genuinely good game, it’s made everything far too confusing. Is it really? I’ve not played it. The slew of ludicrously meticulous mundanity sims with italicised white lettering was something I thought we could just poke fun at. But now what? Professional Farmer 2014 is a thing. That’s the name of a game. I feel like I should be safe to tip my head back and laugh. But I’m not, am I? What if it’s brilliant? What if cats ARE dogs? Well, there’s a demo so we can all find out.
Black Friday At Shiny Loot
Shiny Loot celebrates the consumer sales tradition of Black Friday by marking down over 100 indie games to a crazy-low price of $1 each.
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