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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Meet the PR: Stephanie Schopp of Tinsley PR
Aug 17, 2012
Since starting Saving Content, I have made several relationships with Public Relations to promote their games as well as write Previews and Reviews of the games. I’d like to highlight them as they do outstanding work but many people really don’t know who they are, until now.
Fable: The Journey Demo hits Xbox LIVE on September 17th, Watch the First Video Documentary
Aug 17, 2012
Launching October 9 in the U.S., Lionhead Studios today revealed the first “Fable: The Journey” video documentary, “Telling the Tale.” This ViDoc takes “Fable” fans behind-the-scenes with the Lionhead team for an in-depth look at the game’s captivating narrative.
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Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition Box Art and Catwoman Render
Aug 16, 2012
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition box art has been revealed for the WiiU. A great render of Catwoman is also given to us. Armored Edition is playable at gamescom this week as well as PAX Prime.
Coming this holiday season for the Wii U, Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition delivers the same impactful story and gameplay of the award-winning blockbuster Batman: Arkham City from last year, while adding in all the available downloadable content, the Battle Armored Tech (B.A.T.) Mode and the new Armored Suits for both Batman and Catwoman.
AVerMedia and SplitmediaLabs work together for Live Streaming Gamers
Aug 16, 2012
AVerMedia Technologies, Inc., the preeminent name in digital multimedia technology, announces a licensing deal with SplitmediaLabs, the leader in live streaming applications and the developer of XSplit Broadcaster. Under the agreement, a 3 month premium license of XSplit Broadcaster will be bundled to AVerMedia’s latest game capture product, the Live Gamer HD. This hardware encoding HD capture card will also be fully integrated with the upcoming release of XSplit Broadcaster 1.1 to assure a flawless user experience.
AVerMedia and SplitmediaLabs have been working closely on the integration for months, sharing the same vision that every gamer being a streamer with easy but powerful tool kits. The Live Gamer HD is no doubt the hottest product AVerMedia launched this year; its hardware encoding capabilities and HDMI/DVI pass-thru function allow gamers to play while recording HD 1080p footages in background without draining the CPU. As Xsplit Broadcaster integrates the Live Gamer HD, video streamers can now either use the premium video quality from the device or enjoy the benefit of the hardware encoder without technical hassles. The bundled license is a 3 month premium plan that provides full function of XSplit Broadcaster, the right of using it commercially is included.
Besides Live Gamer HD, Game Broadcaster HD, another star product of AVerMedia, will also be integrated with XSplit Broadcaster 1.1. AVerMedia and SplitmediaLabs definitely show their commitment in delivering a better experience of sharing live gameplay over the internet, gamers and streamers as well can expect to benefit from the collaboration between these two industry leaders.
Colour Bind Preview
Aug 16, 2012
If you were ever wondering about whether a game could accomplish great design and functionality just by using basic geometric shapes with primary and secondary colors and still be good? Colour Bind is it.
Rockstar Research: Revisiting the Ghosts, Goons and Graveyards of NJ & NY in Max Payne 3
Aug 16, 2012
Corporate greed, nightclub shootouts, helicopters, vertigo-inducing rooftops, pill-popping, even Captain Baseballbatboy — the more things change for Max in Max Payne 3, the more they stay the same. Our beleaguered NYC cop pursues the promise of a fresh start working in São Paulo, Brazil, but as a couple of turning point flashback sequence levels reveal in the game, this descent into the volatile South American city’s chaos is sparked by a chance encounter that took place back in the snow and darkness of New Jersey — where the butchering of his family many years ago began Payne’s downward spiral — and with death-dealing gangsters again in hot pursuit. In Max Payne 3, we find our protagonist planted on a barstool at Walton’s Bar near his Hoboken hovel, busy drowning eight years of horrific memories in drink. A dispute with a young hothead from the local DeMarco crime family rapidly escalates to pistols drawn, then gunfire and a mob of angry Mafiosi out for Payne’s blood.
In our latest edition of Rockstar Research, we take a look at some of the real life locales that feature in Max Payne 3 from former Prohibition speakeasies to New York’s massive and historic cemeteries. Thousands of pictures were taken by our Research and Development teams as they visited areas in Hoboken, Newark and New York City to help build an authentic backdrop for the levels set in New York.
Fantastically moody and atmospheric, glimpses of a couple of Hoboken’s bars from our original research scouting trips.
Left: Max visits the gravesite of his slain wife and baby daughter; Right: At the famous Calvary Cemetery in Queens, gravestone of a child murdered by NYC’s infamous Black Hand mob in the 1920s.
Top: A sprawling view of the real-life Calvary Cemetery, one of the largest in the United States. [Wikimedia Commons]; Bottom: Max Payne 3’s fictional Golgotha Cemetery.Nice to see some amazing behind-the-scenes on Max Payne 3. Rockstar spares no expense to faithfully recreate and get inspired by real-world locations.
Sleepwalker’s Journey – First Screenshots and Trailer
Aug 16, 2012
11 bit studios is showing off three just-announced mobile games at Gamescom, in addition to the PS3 version of Anomaly Warzone Earth. We recently showed you the intro trailer for Funky Smugglers, and today we’re finally ready to show off Sleepwalker’s Journey, their upcoming dream-filled puzzle-platformer for iOS and Android.
Check out the first trailer (including the first gameplay footage):
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Reward for Finding/Catching whoever stole Larian’s PCs at Gamescom Booth
Aug 15, 2012
Two PCs were stolen from Larian’s booth in the business hall at Gamescom, containing early builds of Divinity: Dragon Commander and Divinity: Original Sin.
Larian is offering a $5000 reward for information leading to the identification of the culprit and return of the PCs. We’re asking the game community to band together to track these criminals down and to get the games back!
The team is using backup PCs, so no issues there — and if you have an appointment with Larian, there’s no change — but if you have any information about the culprits, head to Business Hall 4.2, Booth A-16 to let the team know. Oh, and you might as well stay for a demo.
Halo 4 Limited Edition and Multiplayer Specializations Detailed
Aug 15, 2012
The UNSC Infinity– the largest starship in the UNSC fleet– is your gateway to the “Halo” Infinity Multiplayer experience in “Halo 4” and serves as the center of your Spartan career. Here you’ll build your custom Spartan-IV super soldier, and progress your multiplayer career across the brand-new, episodic Spartan Ops campaign, and the multitude of competitive War Games modes.
Earn experience and unlock all-new Specializations in both War Games and Spartan Ops as you earn new ranks, and in addition, the “Halo 4” Limited Edition and “Halo 4” War Games Map Pass will provide even more opportunities to establish your legacy on the battlefield.
End of Nations – Customization Spotlight Trailer from Gamescom
Aug 15, 2012
The End of Nations Gamescom 2012 trailer has arrived! The new trailer previews the countless customization options you can choose from in this groundbreaking, free-to-play MMORTS. At Gamescom 2012, Trion Worlds is taking players on a tour of the End of Nations Armory, showcasing the countless skins and mods you can use to customize your units. The Armory is where load outs are set, companies are designed and created, units are modified, skins are customized and so much more. In short, this is where your strategy is planned out before you roll out your attack. Preview the options at your fingertips!
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Assassin’s Creed III Liberation – Features Trailer
Aug 15, 2012
In the newest trailer for Assassin’s Creed III Liberation, the first female assassin, Aveline de Grandpré, reveals her motivations in the continuing battle against the Templars in 18th century New Orleans. For the first time ever, Assassin’s Creed III Liberation allows players to experience a full-featured Assassin’s Creed game on a handheld device.
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Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller looks like a mystery worth solving
Aug 15, 2012
Fans of classic point-and-click adventure titles, rejoice – Phoenix Online Studios and Reverb Publishing today released an all-new trailer for their upcoming mystery title, Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller.
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Diablo III FREE Starter Edition Now Available
Aug 15, 2012
The demonically-besieged world of Sanctuary needs heroes. Now you can join in the apocalyptic battle for FREE via the all-new Diablo® III Starter Edition. Available exclusively via Battle.net®, the Starter Edition allows you to fight your way up to the Skeleton King boss in Act I, and advance all the way to level 13, without having to purchase a copy of Diablo III.
Classic Stardock game, Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate Edition comes to Steam
Aug 15, 2012
Stardock (www.stardock.com) announced today that the award-winning 4X turn-based strategy title Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate Edition has made its way to Steam® (http://store.steampowered.
In Galactic Civilizations, the year is 2178 and the Terran Alliance has invented a new technology – Hyperdrive. However, the secret has leaked to other civilizations, starting a race for all of the inhabitable worlds in the galaxy. As leader of the United Earth, you must research new technologies, build an economy, and create a powerful military force all while carefully balancing your political, diplomatic and trade skills.
The expansion, The Altarian Prophecy, expands the gameplay of Galactic Civilizations I to include a campaign that will take the player on a multi-game journey to solve the mystery of the eerily similar Altarian Republic. In doing so, two new civilizations – The Dominion of the Korx and the Drath – will be discovered. These two civilizations hold the secret to Altaria’s history, but worse still, they know the Prophecy that tells of the destruction of the galaxy that is connected to Altaria’s past. Also included with The Altarian Prophecy is a map editor, scenario editor, campaign editor, four new star ships, custom scenarios, and much more.
Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate Edition is also available digitally through GameStop (http://www.impulsedriven.com/
Dust: An Elysian Tail Review
Aug 15, 2012
The last and best entry in the Summer of Arcade for 2012 is Dust: An Elysian Tail. Not to be confused with From Dust from last year or the upcoming DUST 514 which is currently in Beta. This a colorful, hack ‘n’ slash RPG with dialogue trees and loot, wrapped up in a metroidvania style of play with an art style reminiscent of Bastion.
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