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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Cubemen 2 is Out Today, Ready to Command
Apr 08, 2013
Edge of Space teases new Cinematic Trailer
Apr 08, 2013
HandyMan Studios revealed today the latest trailer for its upcoming survival and exploration game, Edge of Space. Set in the distant future, four technology conglomerates control the galaxy in a competitive corporatocracy, and Edge of Space players are thrust into the recruit boots for one such company ArkCo. The new video introduces the so-called “ArkCo Operatives” — men and women on the cutting edge of interstellar expedition — who are trained in exploration and survival skills as much as deep-space mining and extraterrestrial combat.
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Thunder Wolves gets a New Trailer and is full of non-stop gunfire and explosions
Apr 08, 2013
Thunder Wolves, the arcade-style action-flight game from Most Wanted Entertainment, is getting closer and closer to launching on PC, XBLA, and PSN, as evidenced by this newly edited trailer.
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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing has a lot of Rage
Apr 08, 2013
Independent developer NeocoreGames revealed today a spectacular new gameplay trailer and screenshots for The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, demonstrating the much anticipated Rage and Power-up System, whereby players have the ability to tailor skills on the spot. Whether it is killing foes instantly or freezing them in place, players have an enormous selection of abilities to take advantage of while they combat twisted creatures born in secret laboratories.
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Enabling players to have up to three active skill modifiers, called Power-ups, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing delivers an abundant amount of pathways to follow within legendary monster hunter Van Helsing’s skilltree. By charging up the power-ups and utilizing Rage points collected from impressive feats, players are capable of taking down the most gruesome bosses and mythical beasts.
Read more about the Rage and Power-up System at Neocore’s active developer blog, here.
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is a gothic-noir steampunk action-RPG that is set to release on Windows®PC this spring and Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft later this year. Players experience fierce battles with familiar supernatural foes all within a dark storyline influenced by Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
BioShock Infinite Review
Apr 06, 2013
“When is the big twist coming?” is a question I kept asking myself while playing BioShock Infinite. After playing 2007′s BioShock, you undoubtedly have to go into BioShock Infinite with the expectation that there will be a revelatory twist at any moment. Whether that actually comes or not, isn’t what makes Infinite special. It is a surprisingly bloody, yet bold, and incredibly lavish and fully realized world that is aching to have you explore everything to its fullest extent. Even if you question eating that hotdog from the garbage.
Battle Worlds: Kronos is looking to be Steam Greenlit
Apr 05, 2013
KING Art games, the developers behind the critically acclaimed Book of Unwritten Tales, today announced the commencement of a Steam Greenlight campaign in an effort to bring their upcoming turn-based strategy title Battle Worlds: Kronos to the prolific digital distribution platform. Already, support from the gaming community has been overwhelming and expectations for the campaign are high.
The Battle Worlds: Kronos Kickstarter campaign was fully backed within seven days and is soon to reach its first stretch goal of $170,000 with 22 days still to go, having proven immensely popular with both core strategy fans and the wider gaming populace. Both the community and the developers at KING Art themselves have taken such pride in the upcoming strategy game that the decision to bring the game to Steam was an easy one to make.
“We’re blown away by the support we’ve already received on the Greenlight campaign; it’s great to know we have so many committed people behind us on this,” Said Jan Theysen, Creative Director, KING Art games. “We’re expecting to reach our first Kickstarter stretch-goal very soon, so that with the help of our loyal backers and community, we can bring an even more amazing experience to Steam.”
KING Art is also releasing a series of videos, the Battle Worlds Academy trailers, which take viewers into the details of the game and demonstrate the mechanics of the gameplay. The first two parts, covering Action Points & Movement and Combat:
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Farming Simulator coming to Consoles in September 2013, y’all
Apr 05, 2013
A real phenomenon, Farming Simulator surprised the world by becoming, with the 2013 version on PC, a world-wide best-seller. The farming simulation game from Giants Software is now getting ready to release for the first time on consoles in September, with PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions full of exclusive content.
Farming Simulator on console first offers a whole new, North American environment, adding to the European environment already present on PC. New farming vehicles and many other new features will also make their appearance. Right now, we offer you the 2 first screenshots of Farming Simulator on PS3 and Xbox 360!
As big as the original environment of Farming Simulator on PC, this new playground exclusive to the console version doubles the world of the game. Inspired by typical American farms, this big new land offers a real new scenery, with new places, new opportunities of development for your farm, and even bigger fields. The console version of Farming Simulator also offers exclusive vehicles, completing the large selection of farming machines that are available on PC. These vehicles, from famous constructors such as Case IH, Lizard, Ursus, Kramer and Horsch, will allow you to complete your tasks with increased efficiency… most notably on the new environment and its large fields!
Of course, the game keeps all the ingredients that made the Farming Simulator series a success on PC, by faithfully adapting the subtleties of farming. You will face the challenges of a modern farmer: animal husbandry, crops, harvesting, sales of your products, and of course buying new vehicles and machines… you will manage, daily, your own farm in an open world!
Grab your gamepad, Farming Simulator is about to arrive on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the first week of September 2013!
Red Orchestra 2 Community Map Pack and Free Weekend on Steam
Apr 04, 2013
Now that the $35,000 Counterattack Mapping Contest for Red Orchestra 2 has concluded and helped us find the best community made maps on Steam Workshop, Tripwire Interactive has worked with the original map makers to polish them up and add them into the game as Official Custom Maps. Today they are releasing four of those maps for Red Orchestra 2 completely free – they will be automatically added to your game through Steam. And, to make sure that everyone gets a chance to try them out, we’re making Red Orchestra 2 free to play for the weekend (Thu 4 Apr through Sun 7 Apr). Just head for Steam, download the game and play.
BlizzCon 2013 Tickets Go On Sale April 24th and 27th
Apr 04, 2013
Get ready for a storm of epic proportions! Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that tickets for its seventh BlizzCon gaming convention will go on sale in two batches on April 24 and April 27. In addition, a limited number of tickets to an exclusive pre-BlizzCon dinner to benefit Children’s Hospital of Orange County will go on sale May 1.
Set to tear through the Anaheim Convention Center this November 8 and 9, BlizzCon is a thundering celebration of all things Warcraft®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®. The annual-ish two-day community gathering features in-depth discussion panels with Blizzard developers, hands-on play time with the latest Blizzard games, and tons of other exciting events and activities. As announced earlier this week, BlizzCon 2013 will also host the StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals—a high-stakes showdown where the top pro players in the world will battle for the right to be crowned StarCraft II World Champion.
“We love having the opportunity to hang out with our players at BlizzCon, and it’s always awesome to see the greatest gaming community on earth swarm Anaheim,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We look forward to delivering two full days of gaming, activities, and other entertainment, and we can’t wait to show some of the exciting projects we’ve been working on.”
Tickets to attend the convention will be priced at $175 USD each and will be available for purchase from the official BlizzCon website (www.blizzcon.com) in two separate batches. The first batch goes on sale Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. Pacific time, and the second batch goes on sale Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
Tickets to the BlizzCon Benefit Dinner, which include admission to BlizzCon, will be priced at $500 USD each, with proceeds going to Children’s Hospital of Orange County (http://www.choc.org). Taking place the evening of November 7, this exclusive event offers guests an opportunity to /eat, /drink, and /lol with Blizzard game developers, community managers, and other folks from Blizzard before the show. Approximately 200 tickets to the benefit dinner will be available for purchase beginning Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. Pacific timethrough www.blizzcon.com.
Gamers from the far reaches of Azeroth, the Koprulu sector, or Sanctuary looking to enjoy BlizzCon from the comfort of their own home will once again have the option to order a BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, offering comprehensive live coverage of the event via a multi-channel Internet stream. Further details on the Virtual Ticket, including pricing, availability, and programming information, will be announced at a later date.
As BlizzCon draws closer, more information about the show will be posted at www.blizzcon.com. To keep pace with the continued growth of World of Warcraft as well as development on other Blizzard Entertainment games, the company is currently hiring for numerous open positions. More information on available career opportunities can be found at jobs.blizzard.com.
Ballistic promises to bring AAA-quality FPS gameplay to your browser
Apr 04, 2013
Ride to Hell, a series of three different games announced by Deep Silver
Apr 04, 2013
They say there’s no freedom like the open road, and no bigger badasses than bikers. Deep Silver is proud to take gamers deep into a world of bare-knuckle violence, seedy strip clubs, and rip-roaring motorcycles with the Ride to Hell™ universe, revving into homes starting June 2013.
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HITMAN: ICA – The Companion App is Available on iOS and Android
Apr 04, 2013
IO Interactive A/S, a Square Enix studio, today announced the launch of HITMAN: ICA, the official HITMAN videogame companion app for iOS and Android devices. Users can join the International Contract Agency and track their HITMAN career, plan Contracts, view extensive statistics, evaluate their style and acquire intel.
HITMAN: ICA extends the experience of HITMAN: ABSOLUTION players who have collectively earned over 1.3 trillion dollars within the Contracts multiplayer mode. They can browse Contracts, upgrade weapons and unlock disguises on-the-go with all changes synchronizing with the HITMAN: ABSOLUTION game. Access to leaderboards, gameplay statistics and much more from the HITMAN universe is also now easily accessible.
Key features of HITMAN: ICA
- VIEW, BUY AND UPGRADE weapons, purchase disguises and assess techniques from Hitman: Absolution – changes made will synchronize directly with the game.
- PLAN YOUR GAME ON THE GO – find custom made Contracts and push them to the Hitman: Absolution game.
- FOLLOW YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS from Hitman: Absolution and onwards to build up your contract killer career.
- MANAGE YOUR ASSASSIN NETWORK and follow up on the network of contract killers from anywhere in the Hitman franchise. The International Contract Agency has crucial global and local statistics, info, and analysis on every known assassination.
- GET ACCESS TO THE EXTENSIVE ICA DATABASE for helpful info on locations, targets etc. Learn about the Hitman legacy and follow the footsteps of Agent 47. Get insights to the secret ICA files with guides, tips and tricks on how to deal with targets.
- RECEIVE VALUABLE INFORMATION and get the latest updates about local and global performances and monitor your own.
- GET THE LATEST NEWS from The International Contract Agency community site and Hitman YouTube channel.
HITMAN: ICA is available free for iOS and Android Devices.
– iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/
– Android: http://market.android.com/
Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories Now Available for Download on PSN
Apr 03, 2013
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories are now available to download for $9.99 as part of the PS2 Classics collection on the PlayStation Store.
Players can now revisit or experience for the first time the dark, seedy, and bustling streets of Liberty City and Tony Cipriani’s ’98 rise to glory, and the glamorous, hedonistic metropolis of Vice City and Victor Vance’s ’84 tale of crime and corruption.
Who will be picking up this once PSP and PS2 classic?
Ms. Splosion Man splodes onto Steam, G4WL, and WP7
Apr 03, 2013
Though tragic, the destruction wrought by the escaped sentient plasma known only as Ms. Splosion Man looked to be contained to the lands of XBLA. Big Science picked up the pieces, and that which was once sploded has been rebuilt. Dangers that should never have been forgotten have faded into memory. But today, Twisted Pixel Games announces terrifying news. Ms. Splosion Man survives, and her outbreak will spread further than even the most dire forecasts had predicted, with a splode radius large enough to reach Steam, Games for Windows LIVE, and Windows Phone, once thought a safe haven against this agent of devastation.
Reports are trickling in from several sectors, hinting at mutations Ms. Splosion Man has undergone while travelling between the different platforms.
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Duke Nukem II is Now Available for iOS
Apr 03, 2013
3D Realms and Interceptor Entertainment have launched Duke Nukem II for iOS, bringing the classic action game to mobile devices. Slam your thumbs into the screen as you guide Duke across 32 action-packed levels, blasting the living crap out of every alien that dares to get in your thumb-smashing way. The game is now available on the iTunes App Store for just $1.99.
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