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Pemalite on 01 May 2014
JEMC said:

From the Wolfenstein requirements news:

  • 64-bit Windows 7/Windows 8
  • Intel Core i7 or equivalent AMD
  • 4 GB System RAM
  • 50 GB free HDD space
  • GeForce 460, ATI Radeon HD 6850
  • High Speed Internet Connection
  • Steam account and activation required

Bethesda says that these are the requirements "necessary" to run Wolfenstein, suggesting that they are the minimum requirements. The 4GB of RAM and a GeForce 460 or Radeon HD 6850 recommendation reinforces this.

 

I guess I can't play it, my 5850 is starting to limit me... although I know it basically performs the same as the 6850. But that CPU ... like an i7 4770 is the same as an i7 920, right?


Well, there really isn't an "AMD Equivalent" to a Haswell/Sandy Bridge-E/Ivy-Bridge-E i7 processor, so one can assume they're talking about a nahelem (I.E. Core i7 920/860) derivative as a baseline.
For AMD that would mean a Phenom 2 x4/x6 or newer and any quad-core Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell or newer/better would be more than enough.

You *could* get away with a heavily overclocked Core 2 Quad or Athlon 2/Phenom 1 though as a Core 2 Quad @ 3.6-4ghz is going to be faster than an i7 860.

As for the GPU, overclock! :P
Things are cooling down in Australia as we are about to enter Winter, so my clocks can go a little bit higher. :D




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zarx on 01 May 2014

Forever alone no more

This week, the Humble Weekly Bundle features seven co-op games to play solo or with your homies - just name your price!
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ZeniMax claims Carmack took VR technology with him when he left id Software for Oculus

01 May 2014 • 8 hours 29 min ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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Update: John Carmack responded to the allegations on Twitter, saying ZeniMax doesn't "own VR".

Just when it looks like people are calming down about Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR, the Oculus Rift developer hits another bump in the road. A fairly substantial one involving lots of lawyers. 

ZeniMax Media has sent claims to Oculus VR accusing John Carmack of taking intellectual property from id Software, which ZeniMax is the parent company of, when he left the developer for Oculus VR.

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Katee "Starbuck" Sackhoff to play EVE Valkyrie lead

01 May 2014 • 8 hours 15 min ago • Story by Steve Hogarty
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Hello! I’m in Iceland for EVE Fanfest 2014. I’m eating a croissant and looking at a mountain. I’m listening to Sigur Ros and crying. I have eaten a puffin and a whale. The hot topic of the day however is very much spaceships, and to that end CCP have just dropped a steaming load of EVE Valkyrie news.

Here’s what they’ve said. The first-person, virtual reality cockpit space shooter has been migrated from the relatively ramshackle environment of the Unity engine to the even glossier Unreal Engine 4. The latest build boosts the choice of ships from “one” to “more than one”. And the game’s main character, the leader of the Valkyries herself, will be voiced by none other than Katee “Starbuck” Sackhoff. Her out of Battlestar Galactica.

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Arma 3 roadmap teases expansion and two DLC packs with free features and premium content

01 May 2014 • 4 hours 51 min ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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Bohemia Interactive revealed plans to develop an expansion for it’s military sandbox, Arma III. The unnamed expansion will not be a standalone, and has is expected to launch sometime in 2015. 

“We're at a stage of development where we want to take some risks, experiment, and innovate! With that in mind, the exact scope of our work will, for now, stay dark and will remain so until we're a bit more confident about what we can truly deliver,” said Arma 3’s creative cirector Jay Crowe and project lead Joris-Jan van ‘t Land.  

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Sledgehammer’s Call of Duty – New In-Game Screenshot, First Trailer & Details Coming This Sunday

May 2, 2014 John Papadopoulos 0 Comments

GameInformer has unveiled a new in-game screenshot for Sledgehammer Games’ upcoming Call of Duty title, and revealed that the first details – as well as the first trailer – will be released this Sunday. Continue reading →



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JEMC on 02 May 2014
Pemalite said:
JEMC said:

From the Wolfenstein requirements news:

I guess I can't play it, my 5850 is starting to limit me... although I know it basically performs the same as the 6850. But that CPU ... like an i7 4770 is the same as an i7 920, right?


Well, there really isn't an "AMD Equivalent" to a Haswell/Sandy Bridge-E/Ivy-Bridge-E i7 processor, so one can assume they're talking about a nahelem (I.E. Core i7 920/860) derivative as a baseline.
For AMD that would mean a Phenom 2 x4/x6 or newer and any quad-core Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell or newer/better would be more than enough.

You *could* get away with a heavily overclocked Core 2 Quad or Athlon 2/Phenom 1 though as a Core 2 Quad @ 3.6-4ghz is going to be faster than an i7 860.

As for the GPU, overclock! :P
Things are cooling down in Australia as we are about to enter Winter, so my clocks can go a little bit higher. :D

And yet here in Spain we are heading to summer, and with no AC and a case like the Antec P183 (albeit with extra fans), overclocking isn't the most sensible thing to do



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zarx on 02 May 2014

 

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Officially Revealed, First In-Engine Trailer Unleashed

May 2, 2014 John Papadopoulos 16 Comments

 

After a series of leaks, Activision decided to officially reveal its next Call of Duty title much earlier than anticipated. Sledgehammer’s COD title will be called Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and will be coming on November 4th. The first details for this new COD game will be revealed this Sunday, so stay tuned for more. And yes, that’s Kevin Spacey. Enjoy! Continue reading →

 

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Bound by Flame Gets A New Set Of Screenshots That Focus On The Game’s Companions

May 2, 2014 John Papadopoulos 1 Comment

Focus Home Interactive has released a new batch of screenshots for its upcoming action RPG, Bound by Flame, focusing on the various companions who will accompany players throughout their adventure. As the press release reads, companions are real assets in combat and will prove crucial in the more advanced difficulty modes, therefore players should Consider carefully who they want to fight alongside them, and combine their skills and their own abilities to achieve a flawless combat synergy. Bound by Flame releases on May 9th. Enjoy! Continue reading →

 

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EVE: Valkyrie Will Be Powered By Unreal Engine 4, Gets New Gameplay Trailer

May 2, 2014 John Papadopoulos 5 Comments

EVE Fanfest 2014 is currently under way and CCP Games revealed that its upcoming dogfighting title based on EVE’s universe, EVE: Valkyrie, will be now powered by Epic’s next-gen engine, Unreal Engine 4. According to the team, this change was due to its greater familiarity with the Unreal Engine. In addition, CCP Games released a new gameplay trailer from this new UE4 version of EVE: Valkyrie that can be viewed below. Enjoy! Continue reading →

 

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – First Official Details Emerge

May 2, 2014 John Papadopoulos 0 Comments

As we all found out a couple of hours ago, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the next COD title developed by Sledgehammer Games. Amazon has launched the pre-order pages for this new Call of Duty game, revealing the first official details about it. Continue reading →

 

Why Wildstar is the true heir to World of Warcraft's legacy

02 May 2014 • 3 hours 37 min ago • Story by Tim Edwards
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Five years into Wildstar’s nine (nine!) year development, the team at Carbine Studios hit a wall. “We were making a pretty average MMO. It was a boring WoW clone, effectively,” says producer Stephen Frost. We looked at it and went, ‘this is not what we want to do.’”

The team hit the reset button. Half a decade’s worth of work was thrown out. “We wanted to make something different.”

The result is the first MMO I’ve felt that can actively improve on World of Warcraft. Maybe, even in some ways surpass it. 

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Acquiescence: Trion Worlds' shooty MMO Defiance will go free-to-play in June

02 May 2014 • 3 hours 4 min ago • Story by Jeremy Peel
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Defiance arrived last year as an MMO tie-in to the SyFy drama series of the same name, and begged the question: what if one flies while the other fails? We never got to know, as both parts of the would-be multimedia extravaganza dropped limply to earth after launch, clacking together like marbles in a net.

But now Defiance will have its chance to fly again, unshackled by a TV program nobody’s watching. It’s going free-to-play.

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The hunt is on: Sir, You Are Being Hunted hits v1.0

02 May 2014 • 42 min 33 sec ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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Sandboxy stealth game Sir, You Are Being Hunted has crossed the finish line, making its way from Early Access to v1.0. It’s an extremely British game concerned with things us Brits are usually concerned with, like being hunted down by robots and collecting dead rats. 

Until May 8th it’s £12.74/$16.99, and after the promotion it will set you back £14.99/$19.99. 

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CCP reveals Project Legion; a "reimagining" of Dust 514 on PC

02 May 2014 • 23 min 25 sec ago • Story by Nick Wilson
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CCP has just revealed Project Legion at this year’s Fanfest. It’s a free to play, first person shooter on the PC which will tie into the EVE Universe. You can compete with other players for loot, and even have opportunities to “betray your friends”. The line between friends and foe will blur as you go deeper into null-sec.

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No One Lives Forever trademark filing hints at possible re-release

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Omri Petitte at 12:41 on 02 May 2014

As we reported last year, the rights to Monolith's 2000 comedy spy shooter No One Lives Forever dropped off the radar after Activision proverbially shrugged its shoulders as to the whereabouts of the game's ownership. Now, Siliconera has exposed some new intel on the franchise's trademark from a number of recent filings by Night Dive Studios, a classic PC game republisher. This isn't direct confirmation of NOLF's return to the field, but it sparks hope for the game's licensing troubles.

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BioShock Infinite's Columbia appears in the skies of Minecraft

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Omri Petitte at 11:12 on 02 May 2014

What if Elizabeth tore open a rift, but instead of yanking out a crate of guns or a Gatling-wielding automaton, she withdraws a square-shaped chunk of grass before chucking it at your face with a "Booker, catch!"? I'd sputter in confusion, but that probably also means BioShock Infinite's heroine found her way to the Minecraft-ed version of the floating city of Columbia. Constructed by architect group TheVoxelBox of the Planet Minecraft fansite, the city boasts superb detail and personality worthy of the game's best custom creations.

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MechWarrior Online gets private matchmaking, and a glitch, in latest patch

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Patrick Carlson at 05:00 on 02 May 2014

In a move that could be transformative for competitive players as well as anyone looking to settle a grudge, MechWarrior Online has added a private matchmaking system. Dubbed the "Launch Module" by developer Piranha Games, the free-to-play shooter now offers a variety of options for setting up and carrying out tournaments, leagues, and 1v1 showdowns, depending on a player's level of investment in the game.

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zarx on 02 May 2014

First person to answer which anime this is from gets a copy of

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Pemalite on 02 May 2014

Cromartie High School.

But I don't wan't nor need the games. :P Give it to the next good looking PC gamer. Haha

Also, we may not get 20nm GPU's late this year/early next year, TSMC is having issues, so probably end up with a 3rd Generation GPU on the old 28nm. :(
Looks like 2016 is when I do my next upgrade.

http://www.techpowerup.com/200061/nvidia-gm204-and-gm206-to-tape-out-in-april-products-to-launch-in-q4.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/200089/no-20-nm-gpus-from-amd-this-year.html



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zarx on 02 May 2014
Pemalite said:

Cromartie High School.

But I don't wan't nor need the games. :P Give it to the next good looking PC gamer. Haha

Also, we may not get 20nm GPU's late this year/early next year, TSMC is having issues, so probably end up with a 3rd Generation GPU on the old 28nm. :(
Looks like 2016 is when I do my next upgrade.

http://www.techpowerup.com/200061/nvidia-gm204-and-gm206-to-tape-out-in-april-products-to-launch-in-q4.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/200089/no-20-nm-gpus-from-amd-this-year.html


such a shame I really wanted a 20nm GPU this year.



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zarx on 02 May 2014

Gun Monkey developer's advice to indies: "don’t make multiplayer games"

02 May 2014 • 10 hours 40 min ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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Gun Monkeys is a barrel of laughs. Something to play for an hour every now and again with a mate.  It sold enough to cover costs and got good reviews, but Size Five Games’ Dan Marshall’s advice to indie devs contemplating a multiplayer game is simple: don’t do it. 

“f you’re an indie developer, don’t make multiplayer games,” Marshall says in a blog post. “There are exceptions, naturally, but by-and-large the number of customers you’re ever likely to get simply isn’t there to support it.”

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EVE Online to drop expansions, shifts gear to six week update schedule

02 May 2014 • 7 hours 59 min ago • Story by Steve Hogarty
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EVE Online is changing its update schedule, CCP has announced at their EVE Online keynote presentation, beginning with a 'Kronos' update in June. The MMO will shift from bundling all of its new content into two expansions per year to updating regularly on a six week basis.

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The Walking Dead Season 2: In Harm's Way looks as cheery as you'd expect

02 May 2014 • 7 hours 57 min ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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The third episode of Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season 2, In Harm's Way, hasn’t got a release date, but the developer has seen fit to tease with some screenshots of the upcoming episode. Things are looking pretty grim for Clem and her chums, after the traumatic conclusion to A House Divided. 

Direct your eyes towards the viscera and zombies below. 

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Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare micro-transactions are cheap but pointless

02 May 2014 • 6 hours 42 min ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare is due out on June 24th. It’s also grown micro-transactions, likely thanks to a change in water and plant food. EA announced the addition to the not free-to-play game last month, and it’s already come into effect. 

The cost of in-game currency is not astronomical, nor is buying this stuff necessary to progress. But it’s worth remembering that Garden Warfare already costs money to buy. 

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New weekend plans: grab Lost Vikings and Rock N' Roll Racing from Battle.net for free

02 May 2014 • 5 hours 42 min ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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Blizzard has delved into the more dusty, cobweb-filled part of its library and brought out two classic games, back from when Blizzard was still known as Silicon & Synapse. The Lost Vikings and Rock N’ Roll Racing have both been brought out of retirement, and best of all, you won’t have to spend a penny to play them. 

Both can be downloaded from the Battle.net account page or here if you don’t have an account. If you do grab them from your account page, switch the region to Americas, no matter what region you’re actually in. 

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The least you could do: Minimum has a free weekend before it moves to Early Access

02 May 2014 • 4 hours 25 min ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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Minimum has had a rather rocky development. Originally developed by TimeGate, it ended up in limbo when the studio declared bankruptcy, but was then pulled out of the bankruptcy proceedings by Atari, after which it was handed to Human Head. The folk who were taken off Prey 2 development because it was looking rough. 

It makes you worry about what state the game is going to be in. But you need not worry for long. Not only is it heading to Steam Early Access soon, it’s also available this weekend for free. The free weekend kicked off earlier today, and you can grab a key over at Gamepedia. 

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Epic Games Teases “The Future Of Unreal Tournament” – New UT Title Powered By Unreal Engine 4?

May 3, 2014 John Papadopoulos 18 Comments

Okay everyone, this may be HUGE. Epic Games has just tweeted that the future of Unreal Tournament will be unveiled this Thursday at 2PM ET. That information comes straight from both Mark Rein and Paul Meegan. Continue reading →

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – First Screenshots Surface

May 3, 2014 John Papadopoulos 4 Comments

Man, I’m pretty sure that the folks over at GameInformer will be really pissed off with what has happened during these past hours. The announcement trailer of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was released earlier, the official details were leaked by Amazon, and just a couple of minutes ago Activision and Sledgehammer Games released the first screenshots for this new COD title. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is coming on November 4th. Enjoy! Continue reading →

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Killer Is Dead – PC System Requirements Revealed

May 2, 2014 John Papadopoulos 8 Comments

The Steam page of Killer Is Dead – Nightmare Edition has just revealed the PC system requirements for Grasshopper Manufacture’s title. According to Steam, the PC version of Killer Is Dead will not support DX9 or Windows XP, will require a 64-bit operating system, and will need at least 13 GB of free HDD space. Continue reading →

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Mother Russia Bleeds Is A New Pixel-y Brawler Inspired By Streets of Rage & Final Fight

May 2, 2014 John Papadopoulos 0 Comments

The development team behind Mother Russia Bleeds has released a new trailer for it. Mother Russia Bleeds is an unrelenting, ultra-violent Beat ‘Em Up, brimming with hard-hitting action and game altering psychedelic twists. The game will be playable by up to 4 players. Continue reading →

 
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CRYENGINE-powered “Lichdom: Battlemage” Gets New Trailer

May 2, 2014 John Papadopoulos 8 Comments

Xaviant has released a new trailer for its first-person caster title – formerly known as Lichdom and now known as Lichdom: Battlemage – that is powered by Crytek’s engine, the CRYENGINE. Continue reading →

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Chaos Domain – Run n Gun Platformer – Now Available On Steam

May 2, 2014 John Papadopoulos 0 Comments

Holy Warp announced that its run n gun platformer that is highly influenced by games from 8-bit and 16-bit era (including Contra/Probotector series, as well as titles like Abuse and Doom Troopers), Chaos Domain, is now available on Steam. Continue reading →

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Double Fine exec says publisher flexibility is key to getting devs more creative control

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Patrick Carlson at 12:05 on 03 May 2014

For Double Fine, publishing means partnership. And with its new Double Fine Presents publishing venture, the Broken Age developer wants to work towards supporting a games industry that is changing and becoming less "rigid," according to a new interview with COO Justin Bailey at Gamasutra.

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The Elder Scrolls Online's first Emperor player interviewed, relied on trail mix to succeed

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Patrick Carlson at 10:45 on 03 May 2014

If it's good to be the king, then being emperor must be a pretty nice gig, too. The Elder Scrolls Online's first player-emperor goes by the name "Morkulth." He has his own battle cry and a horse named Moonbeam. In a new interview at the official ESO website, Morkulth says he relied on his guildmates, early access to the game, and a lot of trail mix to make it to the top.

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Source code for MUD1, the first virtual world, to be released by Stanford University

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Ian Birnbaum at 10:30 on 03 May 2014

The very first virtual world ever created by humans—the ancestor to every online chatroom, MMO, and multiplayer lobby—has been acquired by the librarians at Stanford University. The creators of the Multi-User Dungeon (MUD for short) have generously given Stanford permission to make the source code public, which the Stanford Library plans to do in the future.

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DayZ has sold 2 million copies since Early Access launch

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Phil Savage at 02:44 on 03 May 2014

"WARNING: THIS GAME IS EARLY ACCESS ALPHA," warns the DayZ Steam page. "Please do not purchase it unless you want to actively support development of the game and are prepared to handle with serious issues and possible interruptions of game functioning.

In fairness, if you're prepared to deal with a zombie-filled island, limited resources, and a near-psychotic horde of players, what's a few bugs? That may explain why more than 2 million people have chosen to take the game's warning in their stride since the survival FPS launched into Early Access last December, as revealed by developer Dean 'Rocket' Hall last night.

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zarx on 02 May 2014

Former Civilization IV Lead On Mars Game, Revitalizing RTS

By Nathan Grayson on May 2nd, 2014 at 9:00 pm.

Mohawk Games is an excellent name for a company. And so it is that former Civilization IV lead designer and Spore man Soren Johnson approaches me sporting the company haircut. It’s a recent trim job for the old headshrub, he tells me, but he wears it well. However, the brain beneath the mohawk – the mind behind some of strategy gaming’s greatest greats – is the real main attraction here. Johnson’s goal is to design “core strategy games” in conjunction with Civ V art director Dorian Newcomb and in partnership with Galactic Civilizations (no relation) developer Stardock.

First on the docket? A still unnamed Mars economy RTS with no units and 13 different resource types. Is it madness? Probably, but it’s the good kind, the kind that drives a man to shave off most of his hair before a business conference, the kind that sounds wicked fun when people exchange fireside tales of their favorite matches.

Go below for a discussion with both men about how the game works, boardgame influences, how videogames might be able to replicate boardgaming’s face-to-face appeal, designing strategy that’s extremely complex but also accessible, release plans, and heaps more.

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Terry Defence: Freaking Meatbags Makes Humans Useful

By Alice O'Connor on May 2nd, 2014 at 6:00 pm.

Anyone who’s been given professional authority over a human being can tell you they’re awful. Humans are lazy, stupid, and biologically inferior. Freaking Meatbags knows how to whip them into shape. With so much mining to do, it’s only sensible to forcefully improve the feckless meatbags with science, and it’ll probably make them more useful in fending off all these robot attacks too. Freaking Meatbags is a RTS-tower defence-arena shooter-hybrid sort of a game, see.

Come see in a new trailer developers Wild Factor have dropped ahead of the game’s Steam Early Access release later this month.

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Games Republic Launches

Games Republic, a new digital store with an 'affiliation model' created by 11bit studios, is now operational.

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BenVTrigger on 03 May 2014

Call me crazy but I really hope that Unreal Tournament game thats being announced is F2P, with a Team Fortress or Dota business model. Micro transactions honestly don't bother me at all when done right, and often times I'll buy a few things just to throw a bone to the developers.

Now Pay to Win games, screw all that nonsense.