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zarx on 07 January 2014

Amnesia Collection 60% off on Steam

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is Steam’s mid-week madness offer, so you can pick up the horror adventure on Linux Mac or PC at 50% off for just $10. If you doubt that’ll give your cardiac system enough of a work out, you can grab the Amnesia Collection, which bundles A Machine for Pigs with original game The Dark Descent for $14. Never sleep again. I don’t intend to.

Evolve will have single-player, environments play an important role

Evolve isn’t strictly a multiplayer only affair, Turtle Rock has confirmed, among other new details of the newly-revealed co-op shooter from the creators of Left 4 Dead.

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Depression Quest, Shadowgate, The 7th Guest 3 among latest Steam Greenlight approvals

Valve has passed a further 50 games through its Steam Greenlight community approval system, including some well-known names.

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Microsoft’s new CEO won’t be Alan Mulally

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has confirmed he is not jumping ship to Microsoft take over from Steve Ballmer, who will step down by August 2014 at the latest.

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Far Cry: The Wild Expedition is an anthology coming out on the most romantic day of the year

08 January 2014 • 2 hours 51 min ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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Romance is stabbing a tiger in the face and skinning it to make a fashionable bag. It's stalking an enemy, silently, and then shooting it in the head. It's parachuting off a huge mountain, landing in an enemy base and then burning everyone with a flamethrower. 

So I can't think of a better day than Valentines Day, February 14th, for Far Cry: The Wild Expedition, collecting Far Cry 1 to 3 and Blood Dragon, to launch. 

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Steam Client Update Released
Client Update - Valve
A new Steam Client update has been released and will be automatically downloaded. The specific changes are listed below.

General
  • Introducing Steam Family Options , a new way for parents and families to establish access to the Steam features and content they choose.
  • Added global setting to allow downloads during gameplay, and change the per-app settings to be global/allow/deny.
  • Added UI for Family Sharing to specify which accounts may play games on authorized computers
  • Add disk-activity indicator to downloads page, will light up if updates are slowed because Steam is waiting for the local disk to write data
  • Simplify application name displayed for Steam executable in Windows firewall and crash dialogs
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when quitting the Steam Client
  • Fixed canceled recurring subscriptions to remain valid until expired
  • Fixed current download rate display when downloads are paused/stopped
  • Fixed regression with downloading optional DLC while the app is running
  • Fixed crash in game backup code if a user didn't own a mounted depot
  • Fixed estimated download-time staying blank in the Downloads page
  • Fixes for Asian text input in the Steam overlay affecting the input state of the game

Big Picture
  • Add control of per-game update settings under "Links and More" in the Library
  • Fixed download progress indicator to correctly start at 0%, not 100%
  • Fixed smooth scrolling in some panels to not jitter backwards before continuing to correct scroll offset
  • Fixed Steam Controller bindings left browse column to scroll correctly as focus moves off screen
  • Most notification toasts should now respond to pressing the guide button or clicking on the notification
  • Modal dialogs should now close when clicking outside of the dialog
  • Fix estimated download time remaining string getting cut off


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zarx on 07 January 2014

Hmm I was going to do a most anticipated of 2014 poll but 10 (9 after the other option) options makes picking a list a pain

This is my shortlist

 

The Witcher 3

Titanfall

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Wasteland 2

Watch Dogs

Dark Souls II

Alien: Isolation

The Evil Within

South Park: The Stick of Truth

Is my current thoughts for top 9 picks for the poll they all seem to have some buzz

 

 

maybes

Pillars of Eternity (will probably slip to 2015 so...)

The Witness

Wolfenstein: The New Order

Thief

Divinity: Original Sin

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls

 

2015 titles or not confirmed for PC don't bring em up

Tom Clancy's The Division (aparently)

Star Citizen

Destiny

Metal Gear Solid V

 

So what do you guys think is the top 9?



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zarx on 07 January 2014



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darkknightkryta on 07 January 2014

I'm hyped about Dragon Age



bucky1965 on 07 January 2014

Witcher 3 is only game I am hyped for. Watchdogs much lesser extent. Nothing else, barring p.c. release of GTA 5. CES reveal of Steam machines dissapointing. Most are way overpriced.



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DyspraxicGamer on 08 January 2014
Pemalite said:
DyspraxicGamer said:

ah okay, just wasn't sure, my old card I don't think ever got anything like that hot but it was a pretty low end one!

cool cool, I'll wait a bit then

haha, thanks :p I watched some reviews of it online before I got it so I knew it would be the right one, I got it on offer as well so it was only like £200 (it's not on sale anymore and is back at like £280, so pretty chuffed!)

is it worth upgrading from 8GB to 16GB of RAM atm?


For gaming? Nope it's not worth the jump right now.
With that in mind, DDR3 prices are still climbing, if you have the cash, I would personally make the jump.

fair enough, I'm considering it cause some of my games are real RAM hogs (notably The Sims 3 and Football Manager which both hit 40%+ memory usage when in game), it's not hugely affecting playability yet but I can imagine future versions of the games causing me problems if I don't upgrade at some point!

most looking forward to Titanfall and Watchdogs and The SIms 4 on PC this year, probably get new sports games and the like on PC as well if I can, better graphics is a big thing for me, I like my games to look freaking awesome when I play em!



Pemalite on 08 January 2014
DyspraxicGamer said:

fair enough, I'm considering it cause some of my games are real RAM hogs (notably The Sims 3 and Football Manager which both hit 40%+ memory usage when in game), it's not hugely affecting playability yet but I can imagine future versions of the games causing me problems if I don't upgrade at some point!

most looking forward to Titanfall and Watchdogs and The SIms 4 on PC this year, probably get new sports games and the like on PC as well if I can, better graphics is a big thing for me, I like my games to look freaking awesome when I play em!


You need to be realistic about Ram quantities though, more Ram doesn't actually make your PC faster as it does no form of processing or accelleration, it just prevents your PC from slowing down when the system memory is full thus making your PC fall back to virtual memory.

Even if a game uses 7Gb of Ram, Windows will start unloading what it has cached, giving more memory available to your game.
With that in mind, the more Ram you have the more Windows will cache, Windows 7 right now on my system has 25Gb of data in it's caches, granted my PC hasn't had a restart in 2 months...

Reason people should make the jump now is mostly out of price, because I epect DDR3 Ram to double in price before DDR4 launches, heck it's already doubled once already from just a year ago in Australia.


As for which game I am most pumped about, it has to be Dragon Age 3 for me, it's been a long while since I have enjoyed a good RPG, here is hoping that Bioware hasn't ditched modding support and hasn't dumbed down the game more for consoles and I'm wishing for a Steam release like the first two games.



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JEMC on 08 January 2014

My take on several news:

@Alien_ It looks like this new Alien has been recieved quite well. It's refreshing to see the property being used as a survival horror game (which fits nicely) rather than a shooter.

@Steam Controller_ Those impressions sound like what I was expecting. It plays as odd as it looks. I think I'll stay with mouse+keyboard for some games and a traditional controller for others. Not that I'll get a Steam Machine, though.

@Razer's Project Christie_ As a concept it's astonishing. But will it be practical? I doubt it. Not only it does look expensive, but since all the hardware is encapsuled in those pods and submerged in mineral oil, that means that every single piece of hardware must be bought to Razer. And after following some mods and scratch builds featuring mineral oil, I thought one of the biggest problems with it was its weight. And that thing doesn't look very sturdy.

@Anticipated games: I don't know. The Witcher 3 is one for sure, and I'm also interested in WatchDogs (albeit the WiiU version interests me more due to the things they could do with the Gamepad).



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shakarak on 08 January 2014

anybody have any recommendations for the BEST pcu, gpu, and memory monitor apps for my computer?



zarx on 08 January 2014

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn free-to-play for veterans this weekend

Lapsed players can check out the latest updates to Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn during a free event this weekend.

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Killing Floor 2, Arkham Origins Blackgate listed in Steam leak – rumour

According to an alleged Steam database leak, a number of unannounced sequels and console ports are on their way to PC.

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Titanfall’s maximum player count is six on six

Titanfall supports up to 12 players per match, a much more modest number than boasted by competing multiplayer shooters.

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DayZ standalone beta no sooner than “end of 2014,” says dev

DayZ standalone’s alpha may be shifting gangbusters on Steam, but don’t expect that beta phase before the end of 2014.

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Get Even: The Farm 51 officially announces its next-gen shooter, trailer inside

Get Even is the new next-gen shooter from Painkiller: Hell & Damnation developer The Farm 51. We’ve got game details and a trailer inside.

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Steam Machines: overhyped, overpriced, over-complicated

Valve revealed 13 Steam Machines this week, the latest move in its quest for accessible PC gaming. But the pitch is worryingly complex, argues Matt Martin, and Gabe Newell should be putting his money where his mouth is.

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H-Hour: World’s Elite gets first pre-alpha gameplay footage, watch it here

H-Hour: World’s Elite is the new shooter from SOCOM creative director David Sears. His team at SOF Studios has just release the first footage of the game’s pre-alpha build. Will it capture those fond memories of SOCOM? Find out here.

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Wargame: Red Dragon gets dramatic teaser trailer, watch here

Wargame: Red Dragon publisher Focus Interactive has released a new teaser trailer for the follow-up to Wargame: AirLand Battle. It’s all rather dramatic.

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Mirror’s Edge reboot won’t be written by Rhianna Pratchett, writer unhappy with original script

Mirror’s Edge scriptwriter Rhianna Pratchett has confirmed she won’t be returning to pen DICE’s reboot.

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Infinite Crisis champion spotlight video showcases Atomic Poison Ivy

Infinite Crisis has a new champion video available showcasing Atomic Poison Ivy’s telepathic powers earned through her transformation after nuclear fallout. Watch below as she protects and entraps. Infinite Crisis is the upcoming free-to-play MOBA from Turbine based in the DC Universe. Don’t forget: you can sign up for the closed beta here. Gameplay screenhshots are below the break along with the video.

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From subtle to shocking, Origin & Alienware are creating two very different Steam Machines

Phil Owen meets Steam Machine makers at CES and asks, “is The Cult of Steam ready to start a hardware movement?”

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Valve has no plans to bring its own Steam Machine to market, at least not yet

Valve brought 13 Steam machine models to CES 2014, but one was missing: its own. This is because Valve has no plans to release its own version of the machine, at least not yet.

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First part of Dark Souls 2: Into the Light digital comic now available

Namco Bandai has announced the first two pages of Dark Souls 2: Into the Light, a digital comic based on the game’s universe written by Rob Williams and Andi Ewington, is now available. Art is provided by Simon Coleby. Two new pages will be revealed each week until the release of Dark Souls 2. The game launches on March 14 on PS3 and Xbox 360, and the PC edition “follows shortly” in 2014.

Steam Family Options now available to all users in the main client

Steam Family Options are now available to all users in the main Steam client, Valve has announced. Family Options allows parents and families to establish rules using Steam by limiting an account’s access to a subset of its content and features. This means access to the Steam Store, Library, Community, and Friends content and features can be regulated. Users can also share games with up to ten others. There’s more information through Steam’s official website.

Pathfinder Online CEO defends Elder Scrolls Online sub-model, estimates $100M generated monthly from MMO subs

The Elder Scrolls Online’s subscription model has been defended by Ryan Dancey, CEO of Pathfinder Online developer Goblinworks. According to Dancey’s figures, MMO subscriptions bring an estimated $100 million to the western market on a monthly basis.

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GOG retrospective video celebrates DRM-free digital distributors’s accomplishments

CD Projekt takes a look back over the leaps and bounds its digital distribution platform has made in its short history.

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Starcraft 2 returns to Major League Gaming in Americas-only GamerOn league

Major League Gaming has recommenced its StarCraft 2 programming, announcing an invitational and an appearance at the next championship.

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Steam Controller not suitable for pro Dota 2 players, Valve staffer says

The Steam Controller might one day be “90%” as good as a keyboard and mouse setup, but it’ll never be ideal for high-level play in some games, one Valve staffer has said.

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Hitman: Absolution gets three new platform-specific contracts

Hitman: Absolution fans will find a new contract waiting for them today, no matter which platform they choose to visit Agent 47 on.

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Double Dragon: Neon rocking out on Steam soon

08 January 2014 • 47 min 10 sec ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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Double Dragon: Neon, previously only available on Xbox 360 and PS3, is making its way over to Steam, and how excited you are about this fact very much depends on how much importance you put on nostalgia, because for all the rocking tunes and polished presentation, this is still Double Dragon, and the game design has not aged well at all. 

As a journey through time, travelling back to when simply walking across a screen punching people with a mate was all the rage, it's a hoot though. If you can grab a chum who also remembers the era when we lived in simpler, punch-ridden times, then you could very well find yourself having a lovely evening of brainless brawling. 

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30 minutes of Prison Break: Dreamfall Chapters edition

08 January 2014 • 1 hour 44 min ago • Story by Fraser Brown
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There are only a few games that I consider important to me, truly treasured possessions and experiences that had a substantial impact; The Longest Journey, and to a slightly lesser degree its sequel, Dreamfall, are two of those games. 

Ragnar Tørnquist and co. created two huge, fascinating worlds and tied them together beatifully with nuanced characters, clever puzzles and a powerful, compelling story that drove the adventure forward. It's a critical series for not just adventure games, but video game narrative, and the fact that the story has been allowed to continue through Dreamfall Chapters makes me indescribably pleased. 

Red Thread Games have put together a 30 minute demo video, showcasing Kian's - one of the previous game's heroes - escape from Friar's Keep, which was also featured in Dreamfall. Beyond the joy of seeing old characters and old haunts, the video is an encouraging glimpse into a game that, while only in alpha, is already looking rather excellent. 

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Unreal Engine 4 Showcased Via A Fan-Made Project

January 9, 2014 John Papadopoulos 0 Comments

Polycount’s member ‘Snefer‘ is currently working on a new project that is powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine 4. As Snefer noted, this project is inspired mainly by roman and also renaissance architecture, with a bit of leeway to the fantasy side. This is a WIP project, meaning that the final scene will look better. It already looks stunning, so go ahead and take a look! Continue reading →



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