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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Killing Floor Twisted Christmas…in Space
Dec 13, 2012
This Christmas Tripwire Interactive has a whole new twist on killing the undead playable right now: Zeds in Space! Horzine’s Moonbase is the setting for the new map, on the dark side of the moon. One small step for Zed? Actually, giant leaps for Zedkind, up there in low gravity. You’ll believe Zeds can fly – and they certainly will when you smack them with the new Dwarfs!? Axe. If they are jumping around too much for your tastes, hit them with the stasis field on the Zed Eradication Device, which can be found scattered in pieces around the new Moonbase map. Or just zap them. There is a brand new weapon for the Medics amongst you, too – the Schneidzekk Medic Gun, with a nice high rate of fire AND healing darts. New achievements too, naturally.
As always, you only need to own Killing Floor to play all of this for free from now until 4 January. To use the Dwarfs!? Axe, you just need to earn 40,000 gold in Dwarfs!? Free-to-Play (http://store.
All your old favorites are back for Twisted Christmas III as well: all the Christmas specimens are back, along with another opportunity to unlock Baddest Santa, for those of you who haven’t had the chance.
On top of all that free stuff, there is also a new weapon pack, for those that like to bling out their armory. There are gold-plated versions of the AK-47, the Combat Shotgun, Katana and the M79 – which even gets its own matching, shiny rounds! And a very special single character pack, in the science fiction theme: Horzine’s Domestic Assistance Robot (DAR, to its friends), cleaning up the cosmos, one specimen at a time!
The new weapons, new map and the whole Twisted Christmas event is now available. Christmas Zeds. A Moonbase map in low gravity. Baddest Santa is only unlockable during the Twisted Christmas event – so don’t miss out! For more information, take a look at the web page for the event:
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Killing Floor is available now on Steam (http://store.steampowered.
Black Knight Sword Review
Dec 13, 2012
Reanimated corpses, hacking and slashing, theater shows, a flying eyeball companion to solve puzzles, and moving set-pieces add up for an interesting and unique experience. Is it one worth having, or should you keep the curtains closed on this play?
Black Knight Sword unleashed by D3 Publisher, Digital Reality, and Grasshopper Manufacture
Dec 12, 2012
Fighting with the strength of many men, The Black Knight must battle through a dark and unusual fairy tale world to rid it of an unexpected evil. Developed by the illuminating and creative Grasshopper Manufacture and co-published by D3Publisher and Digital Reality, Black Knight Sword was created under the direction of famed video game visionary, Suda 51, and is now available for 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and on PlayStation®Network for $9.99.
Perfecting the blend of traditional side-scrolling action with a one-of-a-kind bizarre world, Black Knight Sword presents an unprecedented visual style. In this modern and interactive take on a classic fairy tale, Black Knight Sword is a throwback to the 16-bit era with simple, yet addictive gameplay within a stylized hand-drawn puppet theater world. As an intriguing “Interactive Kamishibia” (paper drama), Black Knight Sword unfolds similar to a virtual pop-up book filled with memorable creatures to encounter and addictive challenges to overcome.
Black Knight Sword is Suda 51’s twisted interpretation of the princess fairy tale where, rather than saving the charming princess, The Black Knight must free the world from a dark princess’ reign of terror. Players will solve puzzles and unleash the fury of The Black Knight’s sword, the Black Hellebore. Enchanted with powerful fairy spirits to assist in battle, the Black Hellebore will cause more than a scratch to the treacherous enemies set before The Black Knight.
Nuketown Zombies Bonus Map is Now Available for Season Pass owners of Black Ops II
Dec 12, 2012
Today’s the day Zombies fans! Call of Duty: Black Ops II Xbox 360 DLC Season Pass holders now have immediate access to the game’s fan favorite Nuketown Zombies bonus map! Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC Season Pass holders not only get four epic DLC Map Packs** for the discounted suggested retail price of $49.99*, but they also get the Nuketown Zombies bonus map – available for Xbox 360 today with other platforms to follow, plus an exclusive in-game calling card.
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GOG 2012 DRM-free Holiday Sale begins with an Atomic giveaway: Duke Nukem 3D for PC & Mac for Free
Dec 12, 2012
GOG.com, the DRM-free distributor of blockbuster games for download, has prepared a special holiday gift for all gamers worldwide: to celebrate the start of the 2012 DRM-free Holiday Sale, Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition is available for free for the next 48 hours, fully compatible with Windows and–for the first time ever!–Mac OS X. In addition to that, almost all the games from the GOG.com catalog are 50% off, and each day until 31 December a new Daily Deal bundle of games will be featured for up to 75% off. Gaming fans can also expect contests, giveaways, and a lot of DRM-free love on GOG.com forums, Twitter,Facebook, and Google+, but also pleanty of GOG-games giveaways on various gaming websites, blogs, and forums. Any media outlets that would like to apply to host a holiday giveaway of GOG.com games, feel free to contact GOG.com.
Duke Nukem is probably the biggest of the baddest of the manliest of gaming characters ever created, and the third part of his adventures–Duke Nukem 3D–is the pinnacle of politically incorrect alien ass-kickery. This award winning FPS helped define the whole genre and foreshadowed many of today’s humor-and-violence-riddled shooters. Today, for the first time in history, it’s fully compatible with Windows 8 and Mac OS X 10.6.8, not to mention that it’s free for the next 48 hours–until 14:59 GMT on December 14 everyone can get Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition, the most complete version of the game, free of any charge from GOG.com.
The first out of 20 Daily Deals features a set of classics from the legendary game developerBullfrog Productions Theme Hospital, Magic Carpet, Populous, Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper, Dungeon Keeper 2, Populous 2, and Populous 3D. All games in this bundle will be 75% off when bought together or when completing ownership of the bindle, or 50% off the individual games if purchased separately. That’s less than $12 for a huge chunk of all-time greatest gaming history for PC and Mac, since the first five listed games are Mac OS X-compatible. Of course, if any users already own some of the games in any of our Daily Deals, they only need to buy the games they’re missing from the bundle to get the full savings.
GOG.com’s holiday sale is the biggest and best yet, and it’s the end to their best year as well. Stay tuned next year for more great classic releases as well as brand new ones, starting in January.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Now Available for Download on PSN and XBLM
Dec 12, 2012
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now available to download from the PlayStation Store. Xbox 360 players can also get San Andreas from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 1,200 MS Points.
In celebration of the release and to prepare fans to go back to San Andreas, we present “The Introduction” – the original 20-minute prologue video that highlights the action in the days before the story in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas begins. The Introduction is told from various characters’ viewpoints, which are intertwined together to reveal the network of organized crime forces operating throughout the state of San Andreas. Tension builds as threats are carried out, stakes are raised and communication breaks down. In Los Santos, a drive-by shooting in Grove Street Family’s territory ignites a series of events to be further explored in the game.
“The Introduction” below.
New Unity of Command DLC gives the reds a turn in Red Turn
Dec 11, 2012
- Gigantic Soviet campaign featuring 17 scenarios
- Two standalone Axis scenarios including Zitadelle, the Battle of Kursk
- Four dedicated PvP scenarios including the tightly contested Korsun Pocket
- 39 different types of units modelled, including Panther and T-34/85 armor
- Heavy-hitting late war specialist steps such as ISU-122 and Tiger II
- Great for modding, with Unity of Command 1.04 featuring a scenario editor
A Brand New Campaign
SIMCITY goes Multicity in New Strategy Trailer
Dec 11, 2012
In October, Maxis debuted the first all-gameplay strategy video where Lead Designer Stone Librande gave you the first look at the inner workings ofSimCity. You not only learned that roads are the foundation of a successful city, but you also learned the basic infrastructures needed to start growing a city. When Stone left off, he was just beginning to build out a tourism city using casinos. Today he’s back and he’s showing you some advanced strategies for growing his casino city using Multi-city play – one of the crowning achievements in SimCity.
With Multi-city play, you no longer need to provide all the required city infrastructures in one city. Build a police station and share your growing police force with the greater region. Have your friend build a fire station in a neighbouring city and soon you’ll see their fire trucks putting out flames in your city. Just like the world around you, neighbouring cities support each other through shared resources. These are just a few examples of the Multi-city play that you’ll see today in Stone’s gameplay strategy video.
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The Wavy Tube Man Chronicles now available for Windows 8 and RT Tablets
Dec 11, 2012
THE FUTURE…is here. The Wavy Tube Man Chronicles busts forth today on the Windows Store for Windows 8 PCs and RT tablets. Starring Wiley Wiggins (Dazed and Confused,Waking Life) as Future Buddy and Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger, Tromeo and Juliet) as Doc Lloyd, now you can take on the role of The Stranger and make your way through a sleepy little town where all is not what it seems.
Trouble’s a brewin’ in this little slice of the west, and it’s up to you to send that trouble back to whence it came. You’ll need to keep your wits keen and your trigger finger ready to decide who warrants swift cowboy justice with a mere tap of the screen or click of the mouse. Timeless characters, elite acting, crafted dialogue, and action-packed action await you.
One would think that a production of such quality would command a steep price, but we’ve got news for you. Through the magic of digital technology, we’re able to bring this fine production to you for a mere 149 cents (that’s $1.49 American). Kaufman, an expert in all things low-cost says, “Microsoft never returns my calls about letting me direct a Halo movie in New Jersey. But Twisted Pixel brought The Wavy Tube Man Chronicles to Windows 8 as a Trojan horse to get my face in front of Steve Ballmer. Steve, call me!”
Tomb Raider “Survivor” VGA Trailer
Dec 10, 2012
Shipwrecked on an island off the coast of Japan, Lara Croft began armed with nothing more than her wits and will to live. Forced to forage for food and defend herself from hostile natives, Lara is forever changed when her friends are captured and she realizes she is the only one who can save them. Pushed to the limits of human fortitude, Lara knows that if she doesn’t survive, none of them will. Watch Lara transition from “survival” to “survivor” in the new trailer.
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Sine Mora PS3 is The Version to Own
Dec 10, 2012
This is an update to my existing, and glowing review of Sine Mora for XBLA.
The gorgeous visuals, soft music and sleek UI offer a great presentation. The music is soft and contrasts to the hectic and wild gameplay that tests your patience as well as your skills. Not much has changed in Sine Mora since we last saw it. However, the PSVita, PC, XBLA versions of the game are virtually identical to each other as far as modes go. The Playstation 3 version however, stands out with the new brutally difficult, “Challenge Mode”.
Assassin’s Creed III – Tyranny of George Washington VGA Trailer
Dec 10, 2012
Welcome to Assassin’s Creed III’s Tyranny of King Washington – a three-part DLC series exploring an alternate reality in which George Washington goes mad with unlimited power, foregoing Presidency to rule as tyrannical King. In this alternate world, Connor is and remains Ratonhnhaké:ton. Having never become an Assassin, he must endure new trials, acquiring the skills he’ll need to take down a possessed Washington and win freedom for his land once and for all.
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Gears of War: Judgment VGA Trailer
Dec 10, 2012
The “Gears of War: Judgment” trailer debut gives fans their first glimpse at the main villain and all new weapons and executions that will be at their disposal on March 19th.
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 HD Revert Pack DLC Is Now Available!
Dec 06, 2012
Activision announced today that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 HD Revert Pack, the downloadable content for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, is out now worldwide for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network for $4.99. It will be live on Steam within a couple days.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 HD Revert Pack expands on the game’s winning formula with the inclusion of three levels from the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 (Airport, Los Angeles, and Canada). Skateboarding legends Steve Caballero and Geoff Rowley make their return to the world of Tony Hawk games and James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo from Metallica make a surprise appearance as playable characters. The Metallica track “All Nightmare Long” has also been added. But perhaps most importantly for true fans, the Revert move makes its return for mindblowing combos. The combination of the Revert and the Manual in these classic levels will mean ludicrous high scores!
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Suda 51 brings Black Knight Sword to XBLA on December 12th
Dec 06, 2012
Bring out yer dead! Bring our yer dead! And, no, it won’t cost ninepence because The Black Knight from Black Knight Sword is here to rid the world of treacherous evil for the thrill of killing. The wicked, bad, naughty, villainous, duplicitous, and super evil Dark Princess must pay the penalty! So never fear, The Black Knight will make his grand debut in Black Knight Sword on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft Wednesday, December 12.
Even without arms or legs, The Black Knight will partake in an adventure through a strange spin on a classic fairytale to defeat the wicked creatures of the night.
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