FORGE 1.04 update now available, is on sale for 66% off on Steam
Dark Vale Games has announced that update 1.04 is now available for FORGE. It adds: a new Training Zone vs. A.I. controlled bots, Pre-Game Lobby, server browser, group matchmaking, expanded ability Focus System with 30 new abilities and more. The developer also announced that new classes such as the Ravager and the Tinker, multiplayer maps, ... Read More»
Defiance – second episode of the Ark Hunter Chronicles Series released
Trion has released the second episode of the Ark Hunter Chronicles Series for Defiance. The seven part series takes a look into the multiplayer online shooter which releases in April. Watch the episode “Born to Hunt” below. Upon release, the ga... Read More»
ArmA 3 Alpha test starts next week, pre-purchasing nets full access
Bohemia Interactive has announced an Alpha test for ArmA 3 and details on how you can get a spot in it. Starting March 5, players will be given a limited amount of playable and sandbox content to try along with regular updates. The tester will remain accessible until ArmA 3’s beta starts sometime during Q2 ... Read More»
Crysis: original game modded to support Oculus Rift head-tracking
Crysis has been given the Oculus Rift mod treatment, throwing head tracking support into the mix. Created by Nathan Andrews – the same chap who added Rift support into Half-Life 2 recently – the Crysis mod isn’t complete, but it works. Said Andrews, “I ported the Half-Life 2 VR mod that I’ve been working on ... Read More»
Halo 4, Halo 3, Reach and Halo Wars in Xbox Live sale today
Halo 4 and its predecessors are now on sale as part of Microsoft’s Games on Demand sale. The sale sees new Games on Demand titles discounted each day until March 4th, but today it’s all about Halo. Here’s a breakdown of the savings: Halo 4 – £25 Halo 3 – £9 Halo: Reach – £9 ... Read More»
Real-life GoldenEye 64 multiplayer parody is brilliant
GoldenEye 64′s iconic multiplayer has been given the real-life treatment by video producers the Dangerous Brew. It riffs on the game’s nuances with daft humour and even a punch-up.
Thanks The Dangerous Brew and Nintendo Life.
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Portal 2′s Chell immortalised as limited edition action figure
Portal 2′s silent protagonist Chell is getting the action figure treatment next week. If you want one you better be quick, as they’re strictly limited. Coming from NECA – the same group who made this superb Half-Life 2 gravity gun replica – the Chell figurine is only getting a production run of 15,000 units. The ... Read More»
Borderlands 2: new character & DLC being worked on now
Borderlands 2 will get new character DLC and a level cap raise soon, according to Gearbox Software head Randy Pitchford. OXM has collated some of Pitchford’s tweets to eager fans on the matter. When asked about a sixth character, Pitchford replied: When asked about a potential level cap raise, Pitchford added, “News as soon as ... Read More»
BioShock PS Vita is out of Levine’s hands until a deal is signed
BioShock PS Vita is still a long way off, according to Irrational Game’s founder Ken Levine. He says it won’t begin until people start signing cheques. Speaking on an IGN podcast, Levine said, “I’ve got my fingers crossed that that’s going to happen because it’s something I want to do but until somebody starts signing ... Read More»
What’s the deal with Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel?
Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel is coming whether you asked for it or not. Dave Cook plays some more of the bromantic comedy, interviews Visceral, then ponders why the game exists in the first place. Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel Developed by Visceral Games, the game is powered by DICE’s Frostbite 2 engine, ... Read More»
Red Orchestra 2: $35,000 map-making contest winners revealed
Red Orchestra 2 developer Tripwire Interactive has announced the winners of its Counterattack Mapping Contest. Each of the winners will receive part of the £35,000 prize pot. The winners’ maps are now available via Steam Workshop but will be integrated as full Red Orchestra 2 maps soon. Danh Truong’s ‘Winterwald’ map scooped the top prize, ... Read More»
Uncharted 3 multiplayer gets biggest update ever this week
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has been updated to version 1.17 in a patch issued earlier today. Full patch notes are available direct from Naughty Dog, but as fascinating as they are, the developer’s comment that the patch sets the game up for “biggest update to Uncharted 3 Multiplayer yet” is particularly interesting. This second update ... Read More»
Planetside 2: “It’s not tough for us” to spot aimbotters, says Smedley
Planetside 2′s development team is betetr at identifying cheaters than you, says Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley. Taking to Reddit with a slightly frustrated-sounding post, Smedley addressed the complaints that always plague competitive multiplayer games: the the most successful players are cheating, and that the moderation team don’t respond appropiately. “If we have clear ... Read More»
DUST 514 trailer hypes MMO features
DUST 514 may be a shooter, but its ties to EVE Online mean it’s just as much a political battlefield as the sprawling sci-fi MMO. This trailer does an excellent job of making that clear. EVE Online corporations can hire DUST 514 players to damage enemy interests or protect their own, and provide support via ... Read More»
DayZ mod update increases zombie aggro, adds archery features
The DayZ ArmA 2 mod has been updated with the usual pile of new content and fixes. Interesting highlights include resuable arrows; breakable arrows; and quivers. Alarmingly, zombies will now be slowly drawn towards players even when they’re not altered. Full patch notes are available on the mod’s forum. The mod version of DayZ was ... Read More»
