About the author: Scott Ellison II
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- Scott is a disabled Marine veteran, married to his wife Nicole and has three kids. Scott also has a full-time job with Fastly as the Manager of Tier 3 - CSE. Scott is most well-known for founding, and writing for Saving Content, but you can find his other work on G4@Syfygames (defunct) and GameCritics.com (active).
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UNIGINE Valley Benchmark 1.0 Review
Feb 20, 2013
UNIGINE continues their trend of beautiful benchmarking tools. This time, a bit more robust and optimized for DirectX 11. As with their prior tools, you can take screenshots, benchmark, free roam with the camera, or walk around like a first-person game. However, the increased options make for a gorgeous rendering of the weather. Here you can increase clouds, wind, and adjust the time of day. When doing so, you can create powerful thunderstorms during the day or at sunrise. It’s a sight to behold.
StarCraft II Patch 2.0.4 Now Live — Preparing for the Swarm
Feb 20, 2013
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty’s biggest update yet is out now, adding a multitude of new features that enhance multiplayer, introduce new ways to play, and improve the social features of the game. If you’re looking for a quick summary of what’s new to StarCraft II, look no further than our three most recent community videos.
eSports and Multiplayer
The newest video, “eSports and Multiplayer, “ has just been released and covers features such as Watch with Others (to watch replays together with friends online), as well as Take Command and Recover Game (which allow you to resume an interrupted game from a replay file). New Observer Mode functionality makes it easier than ever to find important information, while improvements to the minimap for observers make it a snap to find important events like new battles or the arrival of nukes and Nydus Worms. A fully customizable Observer UI improves the viewing experience for eSports games as well, as tournament organizers can fully change the look of the interface to better display certain game information. Finally, animproved physics engine makes combat look and feel more visceral, while advanced stats allow players to dissect their online competitive play with race- and map-specific win percentages, and more.
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DmC Devil May Cry Vergil’s Downfall and Bloody Palace DLC is coming
Feb 20, 2013
DmC Devil May Cry players will be able to expand their gameplay experience with the release of the Vergil’s Downfall add-on content for PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE and PC on March 5. Vergil’s Downfall features the opportunity to play as Vergil with hours of new gameplay, four difficulty levels and an all new storyline, weapons, combos, enemies and locations. The additional content will be available to purchase for 720 Microsoft Points and $8.99 on PSN and PC. Customers who pre-ordered DmC Devil May Cry at selected retailers will receive the content for free by simply redeeming the download codes that were provided via the retailer at launch.
Crysis 3 Review
Feb 19, 2013
“The grass is so tall, taller than me!” I exclaimed while talking with a friend as I played. Each blade of grass is seemingly individually placed and the pores on character’s faces show you how fantastic CryEngine 3 is. Crytek’s penchant for pushing your hardware to nearly liquefy itself during play is another reminder at how beautiful and lifelike the series has become, providing unparalleled visual fidelity.
Hotline Miami melee’s its way to Playstation 3 and PS Vita This Spring
Feb 19, 2013
Independent developer Dennaton Games and rogue game publisher Devolver Digital have announced that the award-winning Hotline Miami will arrive on the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) this coming spring. Crashing onto the scene last fall, Hotline Miami grabbed the attention of gamers all over the world with stylish sights and sounds, tough as nails gameplay, and a perplexing narrative that garnered Dennaton Games’ debut effort awards and nominations from nearly every video game media outlet. Hotline Miami has gone on to sell over 300,000 units on PC and solidified its place amongst the best releases of 2012.
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Halo 4 – Majestic Map Pack offers New Game Type and Playlists on Feb. 25
Feb 19, 2013
343 Industries today announced the first details for the next major expansion in the Halo Infinity Multiplayer experience, the Majestic Map Pack, launching next Monday, Feb. 25. Developed by Certain Affinity, in collaboration with 343 Industries, the Majestic Map Pack delivers the close-quarters action fans have been craving in three all-new small to medium sized maps designed specifically for tight, competitive combat in small-team and free-for-all modes: Landfall, Monolith and Skyline.
Landfall’s emphasis is on infantry battles amidst a glittering ocean and a city under siege on a distant world. Monolith is an open battlefield; a Forerunner monument that exposes you to the naked vacuum of space –and the firepower of opposing teams. Skyline puts you in the air on a new construction site, and its distinctly industrial surroundings and sky-high locale provides new challenges in confined spaces.
Additionally, the map pack introduces two new “Majestic DLC” playlists and a new free-for-all game type, “Infinity Rumble,” that is exclusive to the “Majestic DLC” playlist for a limited time, as well as 10 new Achievements worth a total of 250 Gamerscore.
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Gears of War: Judgment displays the Gruesome and Extensive Multiplayer
Feb 19, 2013
Microsoft and Epic Games today unveiled a new “Gears of War: Judgment” video entitled “The Guts of Gears – Multiplayer,” giving fans a look at the new multiplayer modes, weapons, in-game rewards and gameplay updates that will make it the most intense “Gears” game ever when it launches worldwide starting March 19.
In the new video, everyone’s favorite smart ass hero, Lt. Damon Baird, walks gearheads through four multiplayer modes, and showcases fresh ways to take down the opposition with new weapons, grenade types, and more.
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The Time Tribe is Out Today
Feb 19, 2013
Thundersnow Media Inc. announced that its first free-to-play, episodic, time-travel adventure game The Time Tribe is available now online, playable on PC or Mac. A tablet version will be announced soon.
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Assassin’s Creed III The Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy is Available Today
Feb 19, 2013
Today, Ubisoft announced the launch of The Infamy, the first episode in the three-part Assassin’s Creed III The Tyranny of King Washington downloadable content series for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.
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ORIGIN PC shows off the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, Liquid Cooled and Hot as Hell
Feb 19, 2013
ORIGIN PC announced today the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN graphics card to their award-winning desktops for gamers, artists, enthusiasts and professionals and will be available for sale starting on February 21, 2013. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN has a rare combination of raw power and efficiency to run today’s most demanding games at the highest of resolutions. Featuring 2,688 NVIDIA CUDA® cores and support for up to 4-WAY SLI, TITAN takes the crown with the fastest graphics performance to date for a single GPU. ORIGIN PC has also worked closely with EK Water Blocks to be the first to offer their CRYOGENIC Liquid Cooling Solution and Professional Overclocking that will be available on TITAN’s official launch date!
NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Features:
- World’s Fastest Single GPU Card
- 2,688 NVIDIA CUDA® cores
- Chromium-plate Aluminum Design*
- ORIGIN PC Professional GPU Overclocking
- Up to 4-WAY SLI Support
- Exclusive CRYOGENIC Liquid Cooling
*Chromium-plate Aluminum Design is for air-cooled cards only.
“When NVIDIA first showed us TITAN, we were simply blown away by its single GPU performance on even the most demanding games and applications.” said Kevin Wasielewski ORIGIN PC CEO and cofounder. “Just wait until you see it running on an ORIGIN PC . With support of our CRYOGENIC Liquid Cooling Solution, Professional Overclocking and up to 4-WAY SLI, TITAN brings us the first true gaming supercomputer.”
Champion Select app allows you to Read Lore and Share Victories from League of Legends
Feb 19, 2013
It is no secret that League of Legends is popular, with over 12 million active players a day. AltEgo, is developing an app that expands your League of Legends experience onto Android and the web. Morgan J. East, the Community Manager for AltEgo let us in on the Beta and gave us all the details. They are now needing Beta testers, as well.
So, what if after your battle, you could extend the competition by sharing it on a social network? Champion Select does just that. Show off your victory to your Friends on Facebook, and Followers on Twitter, teasing all those who played against you. It’ll certainly increase rivalry for future encounters, making things very public for humiliation.
Features:
- Android and web versions are FREE
- Read the lore on each Champion
- Post with a Champion
- Share Victory posters with friends (frenemies) on Facebook and Twitter, even an Email option
- Eventually, there will be paid “tiers” that will unlock new posters
- Some Victory posters will require certain in-game qualifications to unlock
Morgan stated that one feature that is in development, is the inclusion of displaying the skin you used during the game, so that you can accurately display your Champion. And it will also show your teammates Champion skins as they were used in the game.
AltEgo is very proud of their product, and are excited to talk about it. And rightfully so, it’s certainly the natural extension that League of Legends has been missing.
“We play LoL a lot, and are always posting our victories. We thought that this would be a much more fun way to do it. These posters allow you to get across messages that go further than just a screenshot.”
“We’re designing special posters for Pentakills, Quadrakills and other in-game achievements. With over 70 million LoL players worldwide, we’re creating many different styles of posters. We get inspired by classic movie posters, album covers and even World War II propaganda posters.”
March of the Eagles is Now Available and Ready for War
Feb 19, 2013
Raise the regimental banner and beat the drums of war, change history and discover new ways to be the Master of Europe. March of the Eagles, the latest strategy/wargame from Paradox Development Studio and Paradox Interactive, is now available from major digital distributors for $19.99.
Take control of one of the great powers of Europe and push for land and naval dominance in a decade swirling with fire, smoke and dark acts of betrayal as each nation pushes towards its objectives.
Set at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, March of the Eagles is a wargame friendly to newcomers to Paradox Development Studio’s stable of award-winning strategy titles, while still having the streamlined diplomacy perfect for cutthroat scheming for both newcomers and veterans alike. Go forth to the battlefield and take on your friends and rivals in multiplayer games for up to 32 players, that will have you not talking to each other for weeks afterwards.
Watch the launch trailer successfully invade minutes of your time here:
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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. Keep that in mind, because March of the Eaglesis now advancing on all major digital download portals today: http://www.marchoftheeagles.
Jamie Christopherson Composes Soundtrack and Score for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Feb 18, 2013
Award-winning film, TV and video game composer Jamie Christopherson (Lost Planet 1 & 2, Spiderman: Web of Shadows) was commissioned by PlatinumGames to write both the score and songs for Konami’s upcoming action title developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames Inc., METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE. Albums of both will be available on February 19th, the same day that the METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE video game will be released. Featuring extremely fast hardcore electronic/heavy metal music, the soundtrack in METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE marks a clear departure from the music of the previous Metal Gear games.
Christopherson said, “With action-packed gameplay this intense, we knew that the music for METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE had to be something really special and different from previous Metal Gear Solid games. In order to accomplish this, we decided early on to have hardcore electronic/metal songs with vocals that would lyrically and sonically mirror the game storyline during boss battles. Pre-existing licensed songs or traditional orchestral score wouldn’t suffice for these sections; the music had to be something fresh and impactful.”
To achieve the desired result, Christopherson enlisted 5 time gold record artist/producer Logan Mader (ex Machine Head and Soulfly) to co-write and co-produce a portion of the songs from the soundtrack. Mader also produced live drum recordings and many of the vocal sessions for the songs.
The soundtrack features many talented recording artists from across the globe, such as electronic remixer Maniac Agenda and DJ sensation Ferry Corsten. Well-known vocalists including John Bush (Armored Saint/Anthrax), Tyson Yen (State Line Empire/Drist), Jason Miller (Godhead), Graeme Cronies, Kit Walters, Free Dominguez (Kidneythieves) and Jimmy Gnecco (Ours) were chosen to match specific bosses based on the quality of their voices.
To celebrate the release of METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE, Konami will be hosting an autograph signing and concert. Producers Korekado-san and Inaba-san will be available to sign autographs at GameStop at Universal City Walk (1000 Universal Studios Blvd) from 8-10PM on February 18th.
The first 150 fans to attend the signing will also be invited to an accompanying launch party at the Hard Rock Café across from GameStop, directly following the signing. Christopherson and Mader have assembled an all-star band to perform the original songs from the game, including Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage), Nita Strauss (Consume the Fire) and many of the performers from the game (including Bush, Yen, and Dominguez).
Christopherson described, “I had a blast working with PlatinumGames and all of the wonderful artists on METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE. The culminating result is something I’m really proud of and definitely puts the ‘metal’ inMetal Gear series.”
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE Score Tracks, on Sumthing Else, will be available on February 19th. Also available on that date is the METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE Official Soundtrack will be available as part of theMETAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE Collector’s Edition, from Konami.
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE will be available on February 19, 2013 for the PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® at major retail stores nationwide. For more information visit www.metalgearsolid.com/rising.
Bungie reveals their new Activision-published game, Destiny
Feb 18, 2013
Critically-acclaimed developer Bungie, revealed the first sneak peak of their partnership. The game, called Destiny, is an ambitious evolution of the first-person action genre that brings gamers together in a shared, persistent world. The result of a large-scale collaboration between Activision, the publisher of such mega franchises as Call of Duty, Skylanders Spyro’s AdventureTM and Skylanders GiantsTM, and Bungie, the creators of Halo®, Destiny is poised to become the next advancement in interactive entertainment by melding first-person action gaming with a persistent, dynamic online world.
Destiny combines Bungie’s trademark grand scope, sci-fi storytelling and adventures with visceral first-person action gaming that takes place in an unfolding, cinematic universe. Additionally, Destiny delivers a unique social gaming experience to consoles by offering players a connected, living world that they can explore, combined with vibrant social spaces where they can congregate and celebrate achievements, and share remarkable adventures grouped with friends or solo.
“Bungie defined first-person action games over a decade ago with Halo, and with Destinythey will evolve the genre once again,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. “Destiny is a world that evolves. It is a world with wide boundaries that allows you to roam and explore. It is a world where, even in story mode, you could encounter other players on their own adventures. And of course, it is a world that brings all of this together with the visceral, heart pounding immediacy of an expertly crafted first-person action title. We are very excited to bring this ambitious, innovative and creative game to players around the world.”
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Getting Games for Windows Live to work with Windows 8
Feb 16, 2013
When I upgraded to Windows 8, I had issues upon starting known Games for Windows LIVE games, the overlay would not start. Therefore, effectively locking me out of my games by not being able to access my (online) profile. The game saves were still on my system that I copied over, but due to some incompatibilities with GFWL and Windows 8, would not allow me to play them.
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