Lords of the Fallen like “‘all the best games you’ve played before”, says producer
Lords of the Fallen doesn’t aim to startle players with an all-new style of gameplay, with developer Deck 13 instead hoping to harvest the most successful parts from other titles in one package.
Fallout games coming back to Steam, Bethesda promises
Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics vanished from digital distributors over the holidays thanks to licensing agreement changes, but rights holder Bethesda is on the case. Writing on Twitter, the publisher said its working to get the games onto Steam and will update when possible; responding to a fan query about GOG, it said only that Steam is its priority right now.
Riot all about building “engagement”, not “money hungry” ARPU metrics – Merrill
League of Legends developer Riot Games doesn’t focus on revenue metrics, preferring to believe that if it builds a great game, money will just turn up, according to president and co-founder Marc Merrill.
Project Spark beta keys mailed out
If you applied for a place in the Project Spark beta before June 24 2013, check your inbox and spam box; Microsoft has issued 10,000 Windows 8 beta keys. The free game-making suite is headed to Xbox 360 and Xbox One in addition to Windows 8 devices, but has not yet been dated.
Titanfall won’t have mod support at launch, but Respawn to reevaluate
Titanfall isn’t going to release with mod support, but Respawn Entertainment hasn’t ruled out the possibility.
Europa Universalis 4: Conquest of Paradise pre-order and Colonial States videos released
Europa Universalis 4: Conquest of Paradise, which adds a “completely randomized American continent” along with Colonial and Native American Nations, will arrive on PC, Mac, and Linux on January 14. To hold you over until its release, Paradox Interactive has released two videos: a pre-order trailer and a dev-diary highlighting the Colonial States. Enjoy. Thanks, Evil Avatar.
Carmageddon: Reincarnation video shows suspension technology
Carmageddon: Reincarnation has a new video available showing alpha footage of the suspension technology. The game is slated for a Q1 release on Steam through the Early Access program. It will release with a number of unspecified cars, levels, and game modes, which will be supplemented via updates. Carmageddon: Reincarnation was successfully funded on Kickstarter in June 2012.
Most important PC games of 2014
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It’s hard not to get excited about a new year of of PC gaming, but 2014 is notable. PC games have been changing, and this year will be no different. MOBAs are massive now, singleplayer and multiplayer are no longer considered mutually exclusive, and a whole batch of Kickstarter babies are due to be born. Not only that, but with the “next-gen” of consoles now here, developers are free from the shackles of almost decade-old hardware, free to work with machines much closer to the PC when crafting multiplatform games.
From the mists of the future, we’ve picked a selection of titles that we believe are going to stand tall in 2014. It goes without saying that we think these games will be good, but we also consider these games important. These are the games that will carve out new pathways and set trends in the PC sphere that will become commonplace in years to come.
To the Moon gets some free holiday DLC
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Cerebral adventure RPG To the Moon has been updated with a spot of free DLC, in the form of a holiday special minisode. Doctors Watts and Rosalene return in this 20 minute caper; one you're meant to finish in a single sitting. There's no saving, no menus - it's just a short, lighthearted tale set in Sigmund Corp. over the holiday season.
You can download it directly from the Freebird Games site, but a Steam patch should have already added it to your game folder, where you can select it manually and take it for a spin. To the Moon was lovely, and free DLC - even if it's only a morsel - is also lovely, so everything's lovely. Lovely.
Titanfall's sniping is a "pretty different animal" to your "run of the mill modern military shooter"
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Titanfall’s mechs don’t just sell the game as something new, though they definitely do that. And its footsoldiers don’t just ping off walls like so many self-destructive YouTube free-runners, thought they certainly do that compellingly enough. No: the changes the former Infinity Ward staffers at Respawn have introduced to the CoD formula run through Titanfall like a stick of rock, rendering old playstyles useless.
Sniping? “A different animal”. Quick scoping? No-scoping? “Ineffective”.
Nidhogg – side-scrolling indie sword-’em-up – hits Steam January 13th
Indie studio ‘Messhof’ released a new trailer today for its side-scrolling sword-’em-up Nidhogg. Nidhogg will be coming to Steam on January 13th and promises to hook you up with its retro visuals and its “sword-ish” gameplay. This game is focused on tournaments and is focused on multiplayer. It looks weird and fun. Enjoy! Continue reading
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