Warlocks’ a co-op brawler programmed by a man with no hands

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The PC’s seeing a surge in shared screen co-op games of late and Warlocks looks to be a great addition to their number. Allowing for up to four-player local co-op and online play, it’s on you and your friends to battle with hordes of beasts and bosses as you fight through a series of worlds overtaken by the evil’s armies.

Throw into the mix procedurally generated loot and ten different warlocks, each with their own moves sets, and you’ve a whole pile of fun.

Oh, and the entire thing was programmed by a man with no hands.

Quite the feat.

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Minecraft sale to Microsoft apparently started by Notch

There’s a rumour going around that Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is setting up to sell Minecraft to Microsoft for $2 billion. What’s new to that rumour is that apparently it wasn’t Microsoft who approached Notch but the other way round. It looks like he wants to get the property off his hands.

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Homeworld Remastered trailer shows how Gearbox have rebuilt Relic’s cinematics

Speaking at Pax Prime Gearbox’s Steve Gibson talked about the current state of Homeworld Remastered. He says that the company started by thinking it would be a pretty quick project, releasing the original Homeworld with high res textures and some model work.

It’s becoming a lot more than that as the interview and video reveals.

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Elite: Dangerous voice pack lets you talk to your ship

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Since watching Knight Rider as a kid I’ve wanted to chat with my car, Elite: Dangerous fans have skipped that generation of vehicle and let you talk to your spaceship.

The Elite: Dangerous Voice Pack loads your ship with an AI entity called ASTRA who you can instruct with voice commands. Primarily she can fly your ship but she also has a pretty big database that you can query at any time, the GalaXapediA.

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World of Warcraft tenth anniversary detailed. You get a free corgi

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It’s a bumper year for Blizzard. World of Warcraft’s fifth expansion, Warlords of Draenor is set to release on 13 November and this year also marks ten years since the MMO originally launched.

Blizzard have announced how they plan to celebrate the game’s first decade, it includes gifts, fighting, and corgis. As all good parties do.

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Garry’s Mod sales figures just topped 6,000,000 copies

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Garry’s Mod has sold more than 6,000,000 copies. That’s a whole lot of folk poking and pulling at the faces of Valve’s characters. Garry Newman, founder of developer Facepunch Studios, is reported to have celebrated the news by buying three fist-sized balls of cocaine and a bouncy castle.

Newman went onto break down the sales figures into a bit more detail.

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The Sims 4: I trapped a man in a box and forced him to learn to play the piano

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The Sims 4 allows you to virtually recreate any human being, from their hair colour and whether they walk a bit funny, down to the beautiful nuances of their souls and how their skeleton tastes. The Sims you control can have skills and hobbies that they can practise and improve over time. Besides clicking on a postman over and over again until he has sex with you, improving these skills is one of the few things to do in the game.

But how quickly can you drag a sausage-fingered sim from amateur keyboard smasher to virtuoso pianist? I found out by locking one in a room and not letting him out until he'd learned to play. This is his story.

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Crime supergroup: Payday 2 is getting Hotline Miami DLC

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Do you like hurting other people? Don’t worry, it’s not a trap or a Voight-Kampff test. Payday 2 developer Overkill just wants to know, because it’s collaborating with Dennaton Games on DLC - Hotline Miami-themed DLC. 

And you’ll only have to wait until September 30th. 

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Fable Anniversary launches tomorrow; will have limited modding support

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Fable Anniversary got a lukewarm reception when it launched in Xbox 360 way back in February, but Lionhead’s offering a little bit more with the PC version: modding support. 

On top of the HD textures, improved lighting and tweaked UI, Fable Anniversary on PC will come with a version of the Unreal Engine 3 editor, allowing players to fiddle around with the art and animation, putting their own stamp on the decade-old RPG. 

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Get your face ready: a consumer beta for the Oculus Rift could kick off as early as next April

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Oculus VR has yet to spill the beans on its plans for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift, and when we’ll actually be able to slap the headset on our eager faces. However, a public beta of the consumer version may kick off as early as April, 2015. 

That’s less than a year away, so start moisturising your face now.

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Surprise! Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is going to be a weekly episodic mystery

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I was extremely excited when Capcom announced Resident Evil: Revelations 2, the sequel to the best Resident Evil game since the fourth one. It really is. It's great. And it's even - amazingly - brilliant on the 3DS, though the PC version is the one you should really play. But the publisher has now released a launch schedule and pricing model that has replaced the initial excitement with just a wee bit of confusion.

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 will be an episodic game, split into four parts across a single month. And it will cost you more to buy them all together. What. 

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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments Gets New Trailer

Time's up for Leeroy Jenkins as Blizzard finally nerf him and Starving Buzzard

In a move already being greeted with an almighty collective sigh of relief by most Hearthstone players, Blizzard has finally swung the nerf hammer on Leeroy Jenkins. The card’s cheap cost, relative to its high damage and Charge ability, has seen it deployed as a ‘finisher’ in a multitude of decks.

Minimum exits Early Access to become feature complete game; new update detailed

 

Shaun Prescott at 12:44 on 12 September 2014

At a time when disenchantment with the Steam Early Access model appears to be ramping up, it's nice to hear that blocky third-person shooter Minimum has finally been consecrated a full, feature complete game. The news comes via Human Head's Norm Nazaroff, who made the assurance that the game will still undergo "polish and improvement".

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Larian Studios founder writes about Divinity: Original Sin's success, what comes next

 

Phil Savage at 00:06 on 13 September 2014

The next few months are set to be dominated by RPGs—both big, and big but with a smaller, crowdfunded budget. But whatever the future holds, the genre has already had one great success this year. Divinity: Original Sin was uncompromising in its old-school design, and in being so, provided exactly what many PC RPG fans were looking for. In a new blog post, Swen Vincke, the founder of developer Larian Studios, writes about the game's success, and hints at what will come next.

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GTA 5 PC release date announced, new features revealed

 

Phil Savage at 00:23 on 13 September 2014

Back in June, Cory succinctly delivered the news that Grand Theft Auto V was coming to PC. I'm going to require a few more words, because, not only have Rockstar given us the game's PC release date, they've also revealed the new features and improvements we'll be getting over the existing PS3 and Xbox 360 edition.

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Football Manager movie An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary screenings announced

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Football Manager may not be something you’d immediately expect to spawn a feature-length documentary but An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary is a thing and if you live in the UK then it may be coming to a Vue cinema near you.

The documentary charts the history of the famous football simulator and how it’s found fans around the world and influenced the sport itself.

On 7 October, for one night only, the film will be on show in 26 Vue cinemas around the UK.

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Elite: Dangerous’ budget was originally £8m. Kickstarter made up less than a quarter of that

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Developers often say during their Kickstarter campaigns that they’re footing a large part of a game’s development bill themselves. In Elite: Dangerous’ case that turns out to mean more than £6 million.

More than that, since the campaign completed that budget has risen “by quite a lot,” according to studio founder David Braben.

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Assassin’s Creed: The Americas Collection PC version isn't coming out in the US

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Ubisoft have clarified their clarified position and said that Assasin’s Creed: The Americas Collection is coming to PC but not in the US. There was some confusion after the bundle was announced on Monday because a later statement from Ubisoft said that it wasn’t coming to PC. We’ve spoken to Ubisoft and they’ve confirmed its PC release for us in the UK but not in the states.

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Magicka 2 karaoke trailer is terribly awkward and completely wonderful

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If you want to see some spell-flinging, robe-wearing action from Magicka 2, you’ll need to listen to Totally Not A Vampire, Vlad, doing a little karaoke number. Clearly it’s a lesser known European hit from the ‘80s. Paradox sure knows how to trailer. 

And yes, I did sing along. I have the shame of a reality television person. 

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Warlords of Draenor's latest trailer tells the sad tale of Thrall's dad, Durotan

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Blizzard’s counting down to the launch of Warlords of Draenor in November by spinning some yarns about the titular orc warlords. The third one on the list is Durotan, who you might know as the old man of one-time leader of the Horde, Thrall, and head honcho of the Frostwolf Clan. 

This one’s a wee bit sad. 

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MOBA-ish shooter Minimum's bumpy journey to launch ends today

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Minimum is a survivor. It seemingly went down with the ship when TimeGate closed its doors, but the third person shooter was rescued at the last minute by Atari, before being handed over to developer, Human Head.

After a stint in Early Access, the MOBA-ish 5 vs 5 competitive shooter has launched properly, and you can snatch it up on Steam right now. 

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Star Citizen's Arena Commander module gets a massive update and space racing

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With V0.9, which launched today, Star Citizen’s Arena Commander module gets it’s most significant update yet. After updating from the launcher client, you’ll be able to flit around space in new game modes - including a race mode, the Murray Cup - in some new ships, which you can put to bed in new hangers. 

And, importantly, you’ll be able to do it with chums, as the update introduces friend codes on top of a slew of other features. 

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Elite: Dangerous will cost less than a spaceship, and the beta, at launch

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Elite: Dangerous is a wee bit pricey at the moment, though certainly a lot less expensive than it was during alpha. But don’t fret! The launch version won’t leave you homeless and destitute. 

Frontier Developments has announced the cost of the release version, and it’ll only set you back £39.99/$59.99. There’s a digital pre-order edition in the works, too. It’s a wee bit cheaper and comes with a few treats. 

In the mean time, check out the short but flashy TV spot below. 

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Alien: Isolation - In space, a xenomorph can hear you shoot

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With Alien: Isolation less than a month away, Creative Assembly are offering up some quick tips for players-to-be. We’ve already been warned not to run away - because the xenomorph is pretty good at chasing, and will just slide its tail into your back and through your heart. And now we’re getting some more advice. 

Don’t. Shoot. 

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Distance – Spiritual Successor To Nitronic Rush – Coming To Steam Early Access Later This Fall

A video of the new Windows 9 has been leaked on the net which shows some of the new Start button usability

Nvidia celebrates the Game24 this week, Sept 18th, that according to their website http://game24.nvidia.com/info will feature "Major product and game announcements".

And then we have this

**Insert "It's happ..."** screw that, I'll do it:

With its short PCB, that GTX 970 reminds me of the GTX 670.

Something just occurred to me, if these cards come woth 4GB standard now I wonder if any manufacturer will do a 8GB version. I mean it would be absolutely worthless in terms of performance unless you were planning to run 4X SLI and run high end games at like 8k. But they might catch some uninformed people with the whole "oh PS4 has 8GB GDDR5 so I need that on PC to get better performance" angle lol.

Saints Row IV: Gat Out of Hell creative director Steve Jaros leaves for Valve

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Saints Row IV’s fifth DLC, Gat out of Hell, will be out in January but without Steve Jaros, Volition Studios’ creative director. After a decade with the studio he’s moving on to a new job at Valve.

He made the announcement on Twitter but kept quiet about what his future at Valve held. I’ve my fingers crossed that we’ll be seeing a giant purple dildo grafted into Half-Life 3. Of course, that’ll likely lead to a further six year delay.

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Neverwinter: Siege of Neverwinter update sees you defend the city from dragon cultists

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For us in the UK summer’s coming to an end and Autumn draws near, in Neverwinter it’s the decidedly toastier Season of Dragons. Technically it's a season in the sense of a storyline, like a television season, not anything to do with weather or geography. This series of updates has charted the rise of the Cult of the Dragons, a nefarious group who worship big, winged, scaly beasts.

The next stage of the season sees the cultists attack the city of Neverwinter and Cryptic have finally revealed what part you’ll play in its defense.

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Don't mind me. I'm just trying to find out games to play after my friend gifted me with $50 on Steam.

Also, Win9 looks great. I hear Cortana is going to be included, as well as something called "Wi-Fi Sense" and a Notification center.