A Quest Worth Taking!
This week I take a look at the Beta of an up and coming indie game, is it worth being finished? Or is the Time Waster just…well…wasting his time? How would his boss know the difference?
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Hearthfire Adds Domestic Bliss To Skyrim for PC
The Hearthfire DLC has been added to the PC version of Skyrim. The English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish versions can be downloaded from Steam for $4.99. With this official add-on to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you can purchase land and build your own home from the ground up – from a simple one-room cottage to a sprawling compound complete with an armory, alchemy laboratory, stable, garden, and more. Use all-new tools like the drafting table and carpenter’s workbench to transform quarried stone, clay, and sawn logs into structures and furnishings. Even transform your house into a home by … Continue reading Hearthfire Adds Domestic Bliss To Skyrim for PC
Second Life Team Releases Patterns Game
Linden Lab, the makers of Second Life and other shared creative spaces, today announced the ‘genesis release’ of a new product called Patterns. Patterns is a new 3D digital universe to explore and shape with your creativity. Beginning on an archipelago floating in space, you explore and discover the shapes and patterns that form this world. As you collect materials of varying strength and durability, you can use them to build anything from large-scale structures that reach the sky to bridges that traverse chasms and much more – all while the pull of gravity challenges your construction techniques. Today, the … Continue reading Second Life Team Releases Patterns Game
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Launch Movie
Take command of XCOM headquarters, recruit and train your soldiers, and research alien technology to advance the capabilities of your squad. The battle against the enemy will be tough, and success will depend on your ability to keep your recruits alive and evolve them from rookies to more skilled and powerful soldiers. You are our last hope to save humanity from the global alien invasion. Good luck, Commander. ESRB Rated M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence. Visit www.esrb.org for rating information. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=kJLFNYhq1YM Publishers: 2K Games Developers: Firaxis Games Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Dishonored Interactive Stalking Video
Dishonored casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. Creatively eliminate your targets with the flexible combat system as you combine supernatural abilities with weapons and gadgets at your disposal. Pursue your targets under the cover of darkness or ruthlessly attack them head on with weapons drawn. The outcome of each mission plays out based on the choices you make. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=dta5Ge-11_8 Publishers: Bethesda Softworks Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
World of Warplanes Cinematic Video
The trailer is saturated with adrenaline-filled air-to-air combat featuring screaming engines and staccato machine guns. Fierce aerial acrobats at break-neck speeds and hardcore combat between steel raptors showcase the pure rush of World of Warplanes action. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=9ymg2cVsqew Publishers: Wargaming.net Platforms: PC
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission Deploys
Rising Star Games, Inc. today announced that its highly anticipated strategy-based game Carrier Command: Gaea Mission has shipped to retailers nationwide. Available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC, Carrier Command: Gaea Mission brings a modern update to the classic 1980’s version of the franchise. Celebrating the title’s launch, Rising Star Games has also released a new trailer showcasing the game’s unparalleled blend of strategy and first-person shooter (FPS) elements. "We’re really excited to be bringing Carrier Command: Gaea Mission to life for our fans," said Phil Robinson, VP of Rising Star Games, … Continue reading Carrier Command: Gaea Mission Deploys
Sniper Elite 2 Shoots To Retail
ValuSoft Cosmi, the 30-year value-priced consumer software pioneer, and 505 Games, a multi-platform interactive video games company, today announced that they have teamed up to launch Sniper Elite V2 for PC to major retailers nationwide. A follow up to Rebellion’s critically-acclaimed 2005 game Sniper Elite, Sniper Elite V2 continues to offer gamers the most authentic World War II sniping experience by putting them in the middle of war-torn Berlin amidst the frenzied final battle between German and Russian forces. Sniper Elite V2 employs stealth and precision and includes exciting features such as: Advanced Sniping Simulation: Includes detailed sniping simulation with … Continue reading Sniper Elite 2 Shoots To Retail
Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour Deploys
The time has come to test your mettle in the furnace of war again, as Paradox Development Studios and Paradox Interactive bring you ‘Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour’ the latest expansion pack to ‘Hearts of Iron III’, their best-selling World War II grand strategy game. With new units, new tools and new ways to play with the map setup, ‘Their Finest Hour’ dares you to take on history’s greatest military challenges. Break into Fortress Europe with elite troopers. Island hop across the Pacific with new amphibious war technologies. Draft and share your plan for winning a land war … Continue reading Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour Deploys
Planets Under Attack Battleplans Movie
TopWare Interactive proudly announces the new trailer for Planets under Attack, developed by the renowned team from Targem Games, the same team responsible for the groundbreaking chess simulator Battle vs Chess. Showing the basic mechanics of the game, the video gives a first glimpse of the classic easy to learn, hard to master gameplay. Alongside Humanity, the player must conquer the universe and unlock secret star routes leading them even deeper into a foreign galaxy. Facing not only insect-like Aliens, Space- Zombies and Robots, but also threatening boss planets and multiple challenges, the player must fight for survival in this … Continue reading Planets Under Attack Battleplans Movie