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Serious Sam 3

Escaflowne2001 — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:45:50 GMT

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OTT shooter Serious Sam 3: BFE heads to Xbox Live Arcade this Autumn, along with a re-tooled version of indie spin-off Serious Sam: Double D, co-publishers Mastertronic and Devolver Digital have announced.

BFE is the same game that launched on PC last year, with developer Croteam again at the helm. Double D: XXL, however, will include new features, missions, weapons and a co-op mode.

There's no word on a price tag or a firm release date for either game as of yet.

"Xbox Live Arcade gamers are going to get so much insane Serious Sam action this summer it's going to make their televisions bleed," quipped Devolver CEO Fork Parker.

"Call the paramedics, homey. Your flat screen TV just took another headshot from Serious Sam."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...arcade-release

Nice! should be getting a retail release aswell in Europe at least if Mastertronic are involved.

Steam usernames

Alucard — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:51:10 GMT

Some of you keep changing your names like its a tampon. Sign off if you're one of these or be forever DELETED!

TheExile
Shawn Lane
Schwarzwald

38 Studios (Kingdoms of Amalur) in trouble?

Einhander — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:46:53 GMT

First this:

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/14/rh...udios-solvent/

And now this:

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/15/if...e-112-6-milli/

If 38 Studios can't pay, the governor is required to ask the General Assembly to repay bondholders.

Game industry sources tell Joystiq that if 38 Studios does collapse, despite this specific deal having been widely criticized from the start, it could have wider repercussions for the industry trying to obtain tax breaks in other states. The silence out of Providence right now is deafening.

If I lived in Rhode Island, I'd be furious.

STEAM: Dear Esther ($4.99, midweek deal 50% off, ends 5/16 4PM PST)

Drunken Savior — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:40:48 GMT

About the Game
�A deserted island�a lost man�memories of a fatal crash�a book written by a dying explorer.�

Two years in the making, the highly anticipated Indie remake of the cult mod Dear Esther arrives on PC. Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: "Dear Esther..." - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years. Abandoning traditional gameplay for a pure story-driven experience, Dear Esther fuses it�s beautiful environments with a breathtaking soundtrack to tell a powerful story of love, loss, guilt and redemption.

Forget the normal rules of play; if nothing seems real here, it�s because it may just be all a delusion. What is the significance of the aerial -- What happened on the motorway -- is the island real or imagined -- who is Esther and why has she chosen to summon you here? The answers are out there, on the lost beach, the windswept cliffs and buried in the darkness of the tunnels beneath the island� Or then again, they may just not be, after all�

Dear Esther is supported by Indie Fund.

Key features:
-Every play-through a unique experience, with randomly generated audio, visuals and events.
-Explore Incredible environments that push the Source engine to new levels of beauty.
-A poetic, semi-randomised story like you've never experienced in a game before.
-Stunning soundtrack featuring world-class musicians.
-An uncompromisingly inventive game delivered to the highest AAA standards.

PC System Requirements
Minimum:

OS:Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64
Processor:Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz or higher
Memory:1GB XP / 2GB Vista
Graphics: DirectX 9 compliant video card with Shader model 3.0 support. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better (Pre-Sandybridge Intel graphics chipsets not yet supported)
DirectX�:9.0c
Hard Drive:2 GB HD space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Recommended:

OS:Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64
Processor: Quad core 2.4GHz or higher
Memory:1GB XP / 2GB Vista
Graphics: DirectX 9 compliant video card with Shader model 3.0 support. NVidia 8800, ATI Radeon 2900 pro or better (Pre-Sandybridge Intel graphic chipsets not supported)
DirectX�:9.0c
Hard Drive:2 GB HD space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Mac System Requirements

OS: MAC OS X 10.6.7 or higher
Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)
Memory: 2GB
Hard Disk Space: At least 2 GB of Space
Video Card: ATI Radeon 2400 or higher / NVIDIA 8600M or higher / Intel HD Graphics 3000

Diablo 3 Battletags

Chronos — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:16:08 GMT

shawnlane#1574

5 Reasons 'Torchlight 2' Is A Better Bang For Your Buck Than 'Diablo 3'

Einhander — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:15:51 GMT

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...than-diablo-3/

1. Price

2. Always-online play

3. Auction House

4. Mods

5. Guns, pets, and UI

The actual reasoning is too long to post on here, but it's an interesting read.

Cliffy B: Japanese games 'shouldn't ignore multiplayer'

calintz — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:51:02 GMT

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Cliff Bleszinski has urged Japanese developers not to ignore multiplayer if they wish to improve their standing in the global game marketplace.

Responding to internal and external criticism of the Japanese industry, Epic's design director told Gamasutra: "My advice to Japan is that in a disc-based market right now, you cannot [ignore multiplayer].

"I'm not saying tack multiplayer onto every game," he added, before citing Shadows of the Damned and Vanquish as examples of games that could have benefitted from a multiplayer component.

On Grasshopper's Shadows of the Damned, he said: "It was a beautifully crazy game with really fun gameplay, but no multiplayer co-op experience in there. I'm not saying tack on versus; there's a billion different ways you can do some sort of 'players interacting with other players.'

"And if you're going to make a third-person shooter... the fact that Vanquish didn't have a multiplayer suite was a crime. That IP, it was pretty good as far as being Western, but the gameplay was great, the vibe... and I've often said on record that if Gears is the kind of Wild, Wild West coal train chugging along, that Vanquish is the Japanese bullet train, with style and everything. And there is absolutely no reason I shouldn't have been zipping around, doing the mega slides, diving up in the air in an arena with other players."

Bleszinski went on to praise From Software's innovative approach to multiplayer in Demon's Soulsand Dark Souls, which he believes will "inspire a lot of Western developers to figure ways that you can have connected elements in campaign games, and have more of a blended experience".

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...e-multiplayer/

GAME Australia closing down stores

Alucard — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:49:56 GMT

Dunno about the rest of the country but the store in my city is going into administration. Looks like they didnt find a buyer for the chain and now shrinking their costs. Funniest part was this one guy bringing back 2 games he didnt want, who was told last week by one of the workers that knew the place was closing down that the games were shit and he shouldnt waste his money. Guy bought them anyway, tried to return them yesterday and was told SORRY no returns on games. And all your store credit from returned games? LOL

I tell you the sooner this returns for console games rule is abolished by denying used game trade-ins the better. It will give me a shitload of entertainment.

Tron Uprising, First Episode

Drunken Savior — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:31:41 GMT

Disney XD has uploaded the first episode of Tron Uprising. I haven't heard much about it, but thought others might like to see it.

Do you ever buy games that you know you won't play?

justin_credible — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:10:53 GMT

I just bought Xenosaga 1 2 and 3 off Ebay, and I'm sorta asking myself WHY? I thought they were boring the first 3 times I owned them and didn't beat any of them, and probably won't beat any of them in the future.

Does anyone else ever do that or am I just retarded?

Sales/Shipping Projections

Ernst — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:56:26 GMT

Thought it'd be interesting to keep a track of what companies expect to sell/ship and what they actually end up selling/shipping. This is obviously an indicator for whether a game has been a success or a failure in the company's eyes.

Saw this post on the site today:
Capcom expects to ship

Biohazard / Resident Evil 6 - 7 million units
DmC Devil May Cry - 2 million units
Dragon's Dogma - 1.5 million units
Lost Planet 3 - 1.4 million units

Personally, I think they're underestimating DmC's selling ability and are being over-optimistic about Dragon's Dogma. They're probably dead on with Resident Evil 6.

Family Guy Online beta

Northeastmonk — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:16:55 GMT

I just got my free beta code today from signing up on their website. So far its kind of cool. I never played the Simpsons with the huge 3D world. But its a giant sized replica of Quahog. Plays like every other MMO.
http://www.familyguyonline.com/

I've played around 10 minutes and its entertaining if you like the show. It's also browser based, so no need to download anything. You can go inside some places, including the Griffin home. I got my beta key like a day after registering.

Midnight Club 2 Free on Steam

KingOfSentinels — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:53:59 GMT

Because of how lovely Rockstar are, since they already gave away Max Payne 1 and 2 to anyone who pre-ordered 3, if you join their official Steam Group by the 15th of May, you'll be treated to a free copy of Midnight Club 2, which apparently is a very fun game judging by what people are saying.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/12..._7_suggest__13

And it's free, so, can't complain. Damn evil digital distribution.

ArmA 2 mod: Day Z

Drunken Savior — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:08:40 GMT

Day Z Website

This is a free mod for Arma 2 (must also have Operation Arrowhead expansion) that probably captures the horror the zombie apocalypse in a game yet.

You start off in a random location within a Russian island. You have a pistol, some clips and some beans. From there, it's up to you. You'll search for supplies, making sure to keep yourself hydrated and fed. You'll need to move quietly, noise attracts zombies. You'll see another player in the distance looking at you.

This man might just be happy to see another human, knowing that power is in numbers....or he might just simply want to kill you for your can of beans.

And this is what is making this mod extremely popular right now, the social working between strangers and friends in a post apocalyptic environment. It's not really the zombies that you should fear, you know their motives (nomnom). It's the people you should fear. You don't know what they want and what they'll do to get it.

Oh and if you die, you are dead. You lose all the items you've collected from the start. And when you start again, you start in a random place, with a pistol, and a can of beans.

Just reading comments by players, many of them love telling stories of events that transpired during their 'life.'

Oh, and the average lifespan is under five hours at the moment.

A dangerous venture into a town costs the team. Shit hits the fan at 3:15.

A man explores a building, finding some friends, and an enemy...

Someone decided to check out this road flare that was on the road...

As a result of this mod (likely), Arma2: CO has shot up to #5 on Steam. No doubt fueled by people who want to play this mod.

STEAM: Portal 2 $6.79, Potal 1 and 2 $8.49

Drunken Savior — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:32:37 GMT

Just in time for the new DLC!