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Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure announced for PC/Mac release in 2014

Travis Bruno
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Today Atlus USA has announced that they are teaming up with Big Finish Games to bring gamers Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. If the name rings a bell it is because this is actually the sixth installment in a long running PC adventure series that hasn’t been around since 1998. It also might ring a bell since it was originally began as a Kickstarter project.

While this is a surprise announcement, though Atlus has been making a few of those lately, Bill Alexander, vice president of production and business development at Atlus had this to say about the game:

“The Tex Murphy franchise is definitely much beloved around the ATLUS office; a lot of us were playing Tex games before we started our careers in the games industry. Atlus has a great penchant for stepping in to help developers bring their incredible games to market, and we are eager to breathe new life into this classic franchise. We hope that it will bring back fond memories for Tex Murphy fans as well as introduce a new generation of gamers to his one-of-a-kind humor.”

The game is a return to the full-motion video genre and will follow the story of Tex Murphy, a down on his luck “gumshoe” who is working on in a post-WWIII apocalyptic world. The game is currently set to be released on the PC and Mac sometime in early 2014 and Atlus has released a few screenshots for the title which can be found below.

Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol now available on Steam

Travis Bruno
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If you happen to be a fan of dogfighting in WWI style planes or perhaps a fan of Sid Meier, then we have some good news for you. Originally released back in May for the iOS, 2K Games has placed Firaxis Games’ Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol on Steam where it can now be purchased for $14.99 here, though if you pick the game up before September 5th you will save 10% on the game’s price.

To commemorate the game’s jump from the iOS platform to the PC, 2K has released a new gameplay trailer for Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol which can be seen below. For those who don’t know, Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol allows gamers to relive WWI history as they pilot the skies in defense of their base camp and allies.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Ultimate Edition now available on Steam

Travis Bruno
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Ultimate Edition now available on Steam

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If you’ve been holding out on picking up the first Castlevania: Lords of Shadow title and happen to be a PC gamer, then you’ll be delighted to hear that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Ultimate Edition has been released on the PC by Konami.

The game features all of the content the original game had as well as the game’s Reverie and Resurrection DLC packs. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Ultimate Edition costs $29.99 and is available for purchase from Steam here. As for the game’s sequel, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, it is still currently set for release on current-gen consoles sometime in early 2014.

Metro: Last Light heads to Mac in mid-September; Linux version in the works

Travis Bruno
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It has recently been announced that Deep Silver will be bringing 4A Games’ Metro: Last Light to the Mac on September 10th and that they are working on a version of the game that will work on Linux operating systems sometime later this year.

4A Games has said that these different versions of the game provide “further testimony to the power and flexibility of the 4A Engine” used in the game. Metro: Last Light was originally released on consoles and the PC earlier this year and you can check out our review for the Xbox 360 version of the game here.

Saints Row IV Celebrates A Million Units Sold with New DLC

Jamie Laike Tsui
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As reported in an expletive laden press release written by a Texan possibly high on illegal substances (or life), Saints Row IV will be receiving two new pieces of DLC as they celebrate over a million units sold in the first week of sales. Saints Row IV has managed to triple the first week sales that Saints Row: The Third accomplished.

The Presidential Pack will allow players to play as President Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, President Abraham Lincoln, or President George Washington armed with an abduction gun that will kidnap citizens of Steelport. Additionally, some early Americana themed costumes are also available for wear.

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The Grassroots Pack offers some Texan country themed gear. Players can dress up in farm wear, drive an ancient clunker of a car, and fight off aliens with weapons that have clearly seen better days.

Both packs will be available tomorrow on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Steam for $2.99 each.

Kingston Updates SSD Offerings with Enterprise Oriented SSDNow E50 Drive

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Kingston‘s SSDNow E100 drive has been a popular pick for computers bearing important information in datacentres, servers, etc. Now, enthusiasts and budget minded companies can purchase the cheaper SSDNow E50 SSD drives. These drives have a shorter lifespan, while providing the high speeds of enterprise class SSD drives.

“We found that there was a demand within our customer base and partner community for an SSD that offers enterprise-strength reliability and superior features but with lower endurance capabilities and associated costs,” said Nathan Su, Flash Memory Sales Director, APAC Region, Kingston. “Based on this feedback, we developed SSDNow E50 and are pleased to further expand Kingston’s SSD family to support the evolving needs of our customers and partners.”

The SSDNow E50 SSD drives are now available in 100G, 240G, and 480G configurations in stores around the world.

Shelter Out Now on Steam

Jeffery Shull
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Shelter Out Now on Steam

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Swedish developer Might and Delight are proud to announce the release of their innovative title, Shelter, (check out our review for it here) on Steam as well as a new trailer to accompany it. The game is set to have a retail price of $9.99, although if gamers act before September 4 they can get the title with a bonus 10% discount off the standard charge.

For the uninitiated Shelter puts gamers into the role of a mother badger with the seemingly simple task of keeping your brood of five cubs alive as you traverse varied woodland areas. The game is broken up into separate levels each with their own theme and obstacles to set them apart from the previous one. The game has you forage for food in the forests, but to keep it interesting the game does not have enough food for the entire pack to remain fed so the game throws in a hunting feature that requires a certain element of stealth to accomplish. There are also dangers in the form of other woodland creatures, most notably a giant bird that you must avoid by hiding and quick movements lest you turn into a hot meal yourself. To accompany the gameplay and setting the developers have included a striking soundtrack to set the mood based on the on-screen action.

The game is available on PC as a stand alone title or also as a bundle for $15 with the developers’ last release Pid.

 

 

A Hundred New Titles Added to Steam Greenlight

Jamie Laike Tsui
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A Hundred New Titles Added to Steam Greenlight

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Steam is kicking Steam Greenlight into high gear by stress testing the system by Greenlighting an unprecedented 100 new titles. These 100 titles will be added to Steam in the coming days and months as each developer can decide when they are ready to release their title as Early Access or complete products. These titles will be released for Windows, with some including Mac and Linux support.

The following titles are Greenlit:

  • 1953 – KGB Unleashed
  • 8BitMMO
  • A Walk in the Dark
  • Against the Wall
  • Armikrog
  • Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator
  • Automation: The Car Company Tycoon Game
  • Battle Nations
  • Black Annex
  • Blockland
  • Bloody Trapland
  • Bridge Constructor
  • Bridge It
  • Bunny Must Die! Chelsea and the 7 Devils
  • Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land
  • Chroma Squad
  • City Car Driving
  • Constant C
  • Cook, Serve, Delicious!
  • Craft The World
  • Crayola® Art Studio
  • Croixleur
  • C-Wars:
  • Damned
  • Darkout
  • Dead Cyborg
  • Delver
  • Delver’s Drop
  • Depth Hunter
  • Dino Run SE
  • Dominions 3: The Awakening
  • Doorways
  • Draw a Stickman: EPIC
  • Dungeon Dashers
  • Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos
  • Eleusis
  • Escape Goat
  • Exoplanet: First Contact
  • Flightless
  • FORCED
  • Forge Quest
  • Freedom Planet
  • Galactic Arms Race
  • Gravi
  • Gray Matter
  • Guise Of The Wolf
  • Hoodwink [series]
  • Iesabel
  • InFlux
  • Kainy
  • Kingdoms Rise
  • Knock-Knock
  • Knytt Underground
  • Legend of Iya
  • Legend of the Knightwasher
  • Legends of Aethereus
  • Megabyte Punch
  • Melody’s Escape
  • Mortal Online: The Awakening
  • MovieWriterPro
  • Multimedia Fusion 2
  • Mutant Mudds
  • NEO Scavenger
  • NEStalgia
  • Omegalodon
  • Oniken
  • Paranautical Activity
  • Poker Smash
  • POOL NATION featuring Box of Tricks
  • Project Black Sun
  • ProjectNimbus
  • Rawbots
  • Ray’s The Dead – Create and Control your own Zombie Army!
  • Rebirth
  • Reprisal
  • Risk of Rain
  • Road Redemption
  • RUNNING WITH RIFLES
  • Salvation Prophecy: A Military Space Epic
  • Shadow of the Eternals
  • Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
  • Signal Ops
  • Signs of Life
  • Silent Storm
  • Son of Nor
  • Songs2See Ultimate
  • Soul Saga
  • Super Amazing Wagon Adventure
  • Survive
  • sZone-Online
  • Talisman Digital Edition
  • Teslagrad
  • The Cat Lady
  • The Impossible Game
  • The Last Phoenix
  • The Plan
  • Toribash
  • Underrail
  • WARMACHINE: Tactics
  • Zafehouse: Diaries

Nintendo 2DS Announced, Video Introduction Inside

Zac Elawar
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So Nintendo just smacked us with a surprise… come October 12th, the Nintendo 2DS will hit the market. The 2DS will be able to play all 3DS games in, you guessed it, two dimensions. It is also backwards compatible with the entire library of DS titles released over the years.

The Nintendo 2DS will be available in two colour combos at launch – black + blue and white + red (shown in the image above). You can do everything you have been able to do with its bigger brothers. You will be able to swap game data with your friends using StreetPass and receive new content and news with SpotPass. Also added is a switch-based Sleep Mode, which will save power but allow you to continue using StreetPass while you’re on the go. And finally, complementing the signature touch screen and augmented reality abilities are “new ways to play”, with integrated motion and gyro sensors (haven’t they always had them?). The Nintendo 2DS is the “Value” option in the “Nintendo 3DS Family“, priced at $129.99 USD.

Check out the introduction video embedded at the bottom of this article, below the following comparisons chart. For more information, visit the official UK Nintendo 2DS webpage.

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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Naval/Fort Gameplay Video

Zac Elawar
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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Naval/Fort Gameplay Video

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I was sorely disappointed when Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned was cancelled in 2010. There’s just something about the pirate life that appeals to me. Not in real-life of course… I don’t drink alcohol, and I’m not exactly a confident swimmer, so I’ve got that going against me. But in the virtual world, I’ve always wanted a more current, complete pirate experience…

Well Ubisoft‘s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is looking more and more likely to fulfill that yearning – funnily enough, Armada of the Damned was compared to Assassin’s Creed back when people first got hands-on. Embedded below, you will find a naval/fort gameplay walkthrough video, with game director Ashraf Ismail walking us through those specific elements of Black Flag. Note the seamlessness between destroying a fort and then raiding it. Oh, and we also get a peek at an opening cutscene featuring Captain Edward Kenway and first mate Adewale touching on the racism of the time, before proclaiming the Jackdaw their “country”.

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