Steam Machines: streaming boxes would be “awesome”, but partners want native support
Steam Machines that stream games to your TV, rather than running games natively on independent hardware, have to take a backseat to the high-end versions revealed this week.
Planetside 2 to update weekly on Wednesdays
Sony Online Entertainment has unveiled ambitious plans to deliver fresh material to eager Planetside 2 players every single week.
The Banner Saga weaves a tapestry of loss, morality and hope – impressions
The Banner Saga will release on January 14, courtesy of the ex-BioWare devs at indie team Stoic. VG247′s Dave Cook has been playing it over the holidays, and has become utterly drawn in.
Call of Duty: Ghosts spawns being improved soon, eSports rule patches incoming
Call of Duty: Ghosts developer Infinity Ward has outlined a batch of incoming tweaks to the shooter’s competitive eSports rule-set, along with an update to fix a few spawn problems.
Battlefield 4 updates teased: gun balancing, grenade spam & spectator mode mentioned
Battlefield 4 developer DICE has teased a string of incoming balancing changes and updates on Twitter, along with a list of guns being tweaked.
Valve’s VR SDK is “days away” from release, says Coomer
Valve’s Greg Coomer has confirmed that the company’s VR software development kit is just “days away.” It is expected to release during Valve’s Steam Dev Days event next week.
Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD gets PS Vita comparison shots
Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD is coming to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on January 15, priced £15.99. Ubisoft has sent us a batch of comparison screens to see just how far it’s come since the PS Vita edition.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 takes a second bite of Konami’s franchise
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 sees MercurySteam refusing to rest on its laurels as it attempts to respond to criticisms of the first game and expand on its core concepts, as you run amok as Dracula himself.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 gets new modern day screens & artwork
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 has received a new batch of gameplay screens featuring the campaign’s modern day sections, as well as boss artwork and more. See it all here.
The Choices 2013 Bundle from Indie Royale is now available
The Choices 2013 Bundle is now available through Indie Royale. This week’s bundle features eight titles featured in previous bundles from 2013: A Valley Without Wind, A Valley Without Wind 2, Cognition Episode 1: The Hangman, Cognition Episode. 2: The Wise Monkey, Dungeon Hearts, Pid, Richard & Alice and Waveform. All the games are available for Windows via Steam and Desura as well as Mac, except Richard & Alice which is also on Steam Greenlight. Dungeon Hearts and Waveform are also on Linux. The current minimum is $5.17 and if you pay over $6 you will also net the CoLD SToRAGE, Slipstream Volume 1 album.
Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls preload targeted for later this month
Reaper of Souls, the Diablo 3 expansion, is slated to be made available for preload later this month, according to Blizzard.
MercurySteam’s next title releasing on Xbox One, PS4 and PC, but not Wii U
MercurySteam’s next title will be released on Xbox One, PS4 and PC, but not on Wii U, according to the firm’s boss Dave Cox.
Kickstarter: $202 million pledged to over 8,000 gaming projects in 2013
Kickstarter announced that during 2013, $202 million was pledged to a little over 8,000 gaming projects with $186 million collected by developers whose projects were successful. That’s the extent of the gaming specifics figures, but in all, 3 million people pledged $480 million across all Kickstarter projects in 2013 – up from 2.2 million backers and $320 million pledged in 2012. Thanks, Joystiq.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengence now available for PC through Steam
As promised back in December, Metal Gear Rising: Revengence is now available through Steam for PC. It will run you $29.99. The game was announced for PC back in May, and in June, it was announced the title would run at a “blistering 60fps” on most modern PCs.
World of Tanks European Season 3 Finals take place January 24-25 with €100,000 prize pool
Wargaming.net has announced the World of Tank European Season 3 Finals will take place later this month, and €100,000 in prize money will be up for grabs.
Humble Weekly Sale featuring Frozenbyte titles is live
The Humble Weekly Sale featuring Frozenbyte titles is live. Now, you can name your price for three titles: Shadowgrounds, Trine and Jack Claw, a Frozenbyte prototype that comes with editor, assets and source code. Pay $6 or more and you’ll also get Shadowgrounds Survivor and Trine 2: Complete Story. All games are DRM-free on Windows, with select games available on Mac and Linux. Select games are also redeemable on Steam with your purchase of $1 or more. More information through the link.
Banished to fulfill your medieval city building needs next month
Banished, the medieval city building simulation title from Shining Rock Software, will be released on February 18. Originally slated for release in January, the developer states the current build “will be tested until release.” This included the final tutorials, help system, along with minor code and balancing tweaks. Banished will launch for PC and will run you “around $20″. A video is below. Keep an eye on the devblog for more information. Thanks, Shack.
Hearthstone Test Season 2 has started, more beta invites coming
Blizzard has announced that after an initial delay, the Hearthstone beta will be transitioning to Test Season 2 starting today, January 9, for all regions, during each region’s scheduled maintenance time period.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 lets you turn into a dragon
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 lets you turn into a dragon. Because being an immortal vampire badass isn’t enough, apparently.
SteamOS update adds AMD graphics support
During CES 2014, Valve and Intel announced that SteamOS had gained native Intel support. Valve also said that the equivalent AMD support would follow shortly – and now it has, arriving with the latest update. When first released, SteamOS was only out-of-the-box compatible with Nvidia. None of this matters to you yet, I suppose, unless you’re one of the lucky few with beta access to the new, Linux-based operating system.
Dragon Age: Inquisition concept art shows diverse landscapes
Dragon Age: Inquisition’s environments include a sunken ancient elven city; a gloomy, mossy forest; and an enormous, shattered bridge.
Bloodnet now available on GOG
Here’s one for the veterans among you; Microprose RPG Bloodnet is now available on GOG. For $6 you can enjoy both versions, which were originally released on floppy and CD, depending on which system was the seat of your heart back in the day. The Cyberpunk RPG boasts a cool gimmick in that players visit Cyberspace, which is a bit amusing now but was very cool in 1993, especially given the then-novel vampire theme.
Thanks, Destructoid.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance PC offline play issues blamed on Steam API – report
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance cannot be played offline at present, apparently due to a Steam issue.
Planetside 2 content preview teases Hossin continent, Nexus Battle Island and more
Planetside 2 will be getting weekly updates, Sony Online Entertainment announced yesterday, and has today released a new trailer teasing some of the additions expected over the course of 2014.
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