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XAVIANT SEEKS HELP FOR THE CULLING CLOSED ALPHA

http://www.pcgamer.com/xaviant-seeks-help-for-the-culling-closed-alpha/

The Culling, announced last week, is a little bit Rust and a little bit Running Man: 16 players crammed into a tropical island paradise with nothing but crafting resources and 20 minutes to kill each other dead. It's being developed by Xaviant, the studio behind Lichdom: Battlemage, and it sounds like good, murderous fun, even though it's still very early in the development process. Which brings me to the point. A closed alpha is coming, and you may now sign up to take part.

 

A NEW DEAD ISLAND GAME MAY BE ON THE WAY

http://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-dead-island-game-may-be-on-the-way/

If the Australian Government's videogame classifiers have it right, we may soon be hearing about yet another installment of Dead Island-branded zombie-splattering good times. The classification site recently listed a new game called Dead Island Retro Revenge, which it slapped with an “M” rating for bloody violence and online interactivity.

 

BATTLEFIELD HARDLINE IS GETTING A NEW EXPANSION IN MARCH

http://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-hardline-is-getting-a-new-expansion-in-march/

Battlefield Hardline, EA's "most poorly planned heist ever" sim, is getting a new update in March called Betrayal. Based on the description, it's about things going even more wrong after they've already gone really wrong. It will also, assuming the screenshot included with the announcement is accurate, literally let you bring a knife to a gunfight.

 

THE INTERNET ARCHIVE BRINGS WINDOWS 3.1 GAMES TO YOUR BROWSER

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-internet-archive-brings-windows-31-games-to-your-browser/

The Internet Archive, which brought nearly 2400 MS-DOS games to the convenience and comfort of your browser last summer, has expanded its collection with programs from the Windows 3.1 era, including more than 1000 games.

 

THE SHIP: REMASTED'S EARLY ACCESS PLANS DETAILED

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-ship-remasteds-early-access-plans-detailed/

The Ship: Remasted is docking (you know, like a ship might) on Steam Early Access this coming Monday. If you're knot in the know, it's an HD remake of the novel 2006 multiplayer murder mystery set on a big old Agatha Christie-esque cruise liner. We already knew that release date, of course, but in these worrying Early Access times where developer communication, and indeed progress, can often be disappointing, you'll be pleased to hear that developer Blazing Griffin plans to be as transparent during the Early Access period as possible.

 

PILLARS OF ETERNITY'S NEXT COMPANION IS A BARBARIAN NAMED MANEHA

http://www.pcgamer.com/pillars-of-eternitys-next-companion-is-a-barbarian-named-maneha/

The second part of Pillars of Eternity's White March expansion is out February 16, and if you reckoned Obsidian would add an extra companion or two, then well done, you're right, here's a trophy, it says 'Wolverhampton Cricket Club Champion 2006' on the side but it was the best I could do at such short notice, sorry. That new companion you were so right about is Maneha, a barbarian with a pleasant smile and a benevolent nature, looking for an ancient temple for mysterious reasons.

 

ROCKET LEAGUE PLAYER COUNT MAY INCREASE IN THE FUTURE, DEV HINTS

http://www.pcgamer.com/rocket-league-player-count-may-increase-in-the-future-dev-hints/

Rocket League is already pretty intense as a 3v3 experience, and the 4v4 is a nerve-wracking mode for punishment seeking petrol heads. Nevertheless, Psyonix won't rule out increasing the player count even more, according to the studio's Vice President Jeremy Dunham. In an interview on the Major Nelson podcast, Dunham said they might return to the idea one day.

 

RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER WINS 2016 WRITERS GUILD AWARD

http://www.pcgamer.com/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-wins-2016-writers-guild-award/

The jury has decided, and Rise of the Tomb Raider was the best written videogame of 2015, according to the Writer's Guild of America. Judged by the Videogame Writers Caucus, the nominees also included Pillars of Eternity, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

 

NEW DAYZ RENDERER GETS A TEST DRIVE

http://www.pcgamer.com/new-dayz-renderer-gets-a-test-drive/

A new renderer has been top of DayZ players' wishlists almost since it entered Early Access in 2013. DayZ tends to chug on most hardware in any built-up area—the rendering is tied to the simulation, so more to simulate means spikier motion, regardless of graphics settings. For the first time, Lead Producer Brian Hicks has shown off what some were beginning to believe was a myth. It has a way to go before it reaches the public experimental build, but the DirectX 11 Enfusion Engine renderer is a noticeable improvement.

>>Here's a video showing that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFhTsoM-KZI

 

STREET FIGHTER 5 COMING TO LINUX AND STEAMOS IN SPRING

http://www.pcgamer.com/street-fighter-5-coming-to-linux-and-steamos-in-spring/

Linux users might have been feeling a little neglected after Warner Bros. abandoned the Batman: Arkham Knight port a fortnight ago. Capcom, however, is feeling a little braver, and has released a sliver of information on the promised SteamOS and Linux release of Street Fighter 5 after long silence on the matter despite the impending PC launch: 'spring'.