News: Gaming and industry

[Shepard]

Σπύρο, όντως το παιχνίδι φαίνεται εξαιρετικό!

ΟΛΗ η ιστορία της Blizzard από το 1991 εώς σήμερα... (timeline)
https://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/about/b20/timeline.html

Θέλετε να δείτε την Gotham City σε 3D χάρτες;
Πλέον μπορείτε, αφού με την συνεργασία της WB με τη Nokia, έχουμε πλέον την δυνατότητα να περιηγηθούμε στην πόλη του Μπάτμαν!
Χρειάζεται facebook account...
http://www.nokiaconnects.com/exploregothamcity/

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: First-Ever Gameplay Trailer

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Legend of Grimrock level editor looks simple and sweet


Paul McCartney composing music with Bungie
Όπως ανέφερε και στον λογαριασμό του στο twitter:
“I’m really excited to be working on writing music with @bungie, the studio that made Halo”.
Μάλλον θα ακούσουμε την μουσική του στο επερχόμενο “sci-fantasy, action shooter game” της εταιρίας!

Orcs Must Die 2 screens show Endless Game Mode
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Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition will not launch on Steam

Trent Oster loves telling everyone what’s going on Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition on his twitter and now he’s dashing those hopes for anyone that had planned to buy it on Steam on GOG.com on launch. His tweet does make it sound like it’ll appear there eventually but on launch day it will only be available from Beamdog‘s website and the App Store.

No Steam or GOG? I know what you think that means and Trent has already addressed any worries about client software too. It won’t have one, it will have a launcher that can be used to check for updates (which he hopes will be frequent).

Don’t go holding your breath for any boxed copies either. Due to the number of companies involved in this special edition an agreement is stuck in “limbo” and those sort of situations apparently don’t resolve themselves quickly.

This bit of news may seem a bit of a downer, but remember the hints of all new content he’s previously dropped. Well except Gnomes, Trent hates gnomes (maybe). Overhaul Games really seem to be pulling out all the stops with their version of Baldur’s Gate.

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Project CARS new images
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_project_cars_new_images-13034_en.html

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Top 10 Bestselling Games Worldwide in Week 27, 2012
What were the top 10 bestselling games in America, Japan, and Europe? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the hottest worldwide.



North America’s Top 10 Games:

1. Heavy Rain: Director’s Cut (PS3)
2. Pokemon Conquest (DS)
3. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii)
4. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Xbox 360)
5. The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection (PS3)
6. Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360)
7. Mortal Kombat (PS Vita)
8. Diablo III (PC/Mac)
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)
10. New Super Mario Bros (DS)

Japan’s Top 10 Games:

1. Pokemon Black 2 (DS)
2. Pokemon White 2 (DS)
3. Etrian Odyssey IV: Legend Of The Giant God(3DS)
4. Run For Money: Flee From the Strongest Hunters in History! (3DS)
5. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PS3)
6. Magika Portable: Madoka Magica – Limited Edition Box (PSP)
7. Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D (3DS)
8. Culdcept (3DS)
9. Anarchy Reigns (PS3)
10. Mario Party 9 (Wii)

Europe’s Top 10 Games:

1. Halo: Combat Evolved – Anniversary (Xbox 360)
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
3. Lego Batman 2 – Limited Lex Luthor Toy Edition (Wii)
4. Dead Island Game of the Year Edition (Xbox 360)
5. Diablo III (PC/Mac)
6. Lego Batman 2 – Limited Lex Luthor Toy Edition (Xbox 360)
7. Football Manager 2012 (PC/Mac)
8. The Amazing Spider-Man (Xbox 360)
9. The Amazing Spider-Man (PS3)
10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)



To recap the top games per system:

- Heavy Rain: Director’s Cut returns on the PS3 chart.
- LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes comes in first on the Wii & Xbox 360 chart.
- Pokemon Conquest & Pokemon Black and White 2 stay as #1 on the DS chart worldwide.
- Mortal Kombat fights to the top of the PS Vita chart.
- Diablo III stays on top of the PC & Mac charts.
- Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy debuts on 1st place on the 3DS chart.
- Final Fantasy X remains a pillar of strength for the PS2 chart with 10 and a half years in the Top 100!
- And lastly, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep takes top spot on the PSP chart.

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6 Horror Gaming Soundtracks That Will Make You Shiver

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UK chart: LEGO Batman 2 still number one



1 – LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
2 – London 2012: The Official Video Game
3 – The Amazing Spider-Man
4 – Spec Ops: The Line
5 – Dead Island GOTY Edition
6 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
7 – FIFA 12
8 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
9 – Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
10 – FIFA Street

Guild Wars 2 gets four-disc soundtrack from Jeremy Soule
A four-disc soundtrack for ArenaNet and NCsoft’s upcoming MMORPG, Guild Wars 2, is being offered via DirectSong. The aural epic is composed by Jeremy Soule, who has created music for dozens of video games, including titles in the Baldur’s Gate, Elder Scrolls and Warhammer franchises. A limited number of copies of the four-CD set of the Guild Wars 2 soundtrack will be signed by Soule. The soundtrack is available for purchase now, while Guild Wars 2 launches on PC on August 28.

Κατεβάστε από εδώ: https://www.directsong.com/mobile/productdetails.php?productid=2250

Rumour: Steam Sale list surfaces

Indie bundles:

- Day 1: Anomaly Warzone Earth, The Baconing, Cave Story+, EDGE, Lone Survivor
- Day 2: Botanicula, E.Y.E, Oil Rush, Splice, Universe Sandbox
- Day 3: Bit Trip Beat, Braid, Bunch of Heroes, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Runespell Overture,
- Day 4: A Valley Without Wind, Atom Zombie Smasher, Blocks that Matter, Sanctum, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
- Day 5: Audio Surf, Gemini Rue, Greed Corp, Tiny Bang Story, Ys: The Oath in Felghana
- Day 6: Awesome, Defcon, Space Chem, Ticket to Ride, Trauma
- Day 7: Avadon, Dungeons of Dredmor, Qube, Vessel, Zombie Driver
- Day 8: Demolition Inc, Hoard, Sol Exodus, Swords and Soldiers HD, Wings of Prey
- Day 9: Capsized, Jamestown, Revenge of the Titans, VVVVVV, Zeno Clash
- Day 10: All Zombies Must Die, Beat Hazard, Bit trip Runner, Eufloria, Machinarium
- Day 11: Hydrophobia, Orion: Dino Beatdown, Star Ruler, Waveform, World of Goo

Other confirmed bundles:

- 1C Collection Pack
- Adam’s Venture Complete Bundle Retail
- Anno 2070 Pack
- Batman Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham City and Batman Gotham City Imposters Bundle
- Bethesda Collection (BRINK, Fallout New Vegas, Skyrim, Hunted)
- Bioshock Franchise Pack
- BIT.TRIP.BEAT Bundle
- BIT.TRIP.RUNNER Bundle
- Carpe Fulger Bundle (Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale, Chantelise, Fortune Summoners)
- Civilization Collection
- Command and Conquer Franchise
- Dawn of War Franchise Pack
- Dead Island Complete
- Duke Nukem Bundle
- Foreign Legion Bundle
- Kalypso Collection (Tropico, Jagged Alliance, Airline Tycoon, etc)
- Majesty Franchise
- Paradox Collection (Magicka + dlcs, Mount and Blade, etc)
- Pendulo Adventure Pack
- Railworks 3 – Summer Sale Collection
- Red Orchestra Franchise Pack (ROW)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle
- Saints Row: The Third Franchise Pack
- Sniper Elite Franchise Pack
- Square Hit Collection (Hitman, Tomb Raider, Just Cause 2, Deus Ex, Deus Ex Human Revolution, Quantum Conundrum, Thief)
- Stardock Collection Pack
- Strategy First Complete Pack
- Sword of the Stars Franchise
- THQ Collection (Dawn of War, Warhammer, Stalker, Nexuiz, Darksiders, Metro 2033, etc)
- Total War: Shogun 2 Pack
- Victoria Franchise
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Pack
- Wings of Prey

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[Scott_Pilgrim]

Χαίρομαι πολύ για την 3η και την 4η θέση!!

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Gearbox Hints at Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 Changes
If you're wondering why Gearbox has been quiet about Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 over the past year, President and CEO Randy Pitchford says it's because the absurd FPS is "evolving and we need to make further changes before we can start talking about it."



Pitchford confirmed to CVG that the game will not meet the 2012 release date that was originally set last year.

"I can't really talk about Furious Four right now," he said.

"Borderlands 2 ships in September, so we're spending most of our time talking about that, and Aliens Colonial Marines comes out after that in February."

"I might come around to talk about Furious Four between the releases of Borderlands 2 and Aliens: Colonial Marines, but certainly I won't before the release of Borderlands 2."

The original concept for Furious Four - which now may have changed - was a co-op focused game set at the final stages of World War II.

Ubisoft's 2011 press release read: "The story follows four fierce and fearless warriors tracking the Führer himself. As one of the Furious 4, players will use special weaponry and unexpected combat abilities to fight the greatest threat the world has ever faced: an experimental Nazi army conceived in secret by the Third Reich."

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The good news: how studios avoid closures and layoffs while attracting the best talent
http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/the-successes-how-studios-avoid-closures-layoffs-and-attract-the-best-talen



Serious Sam 3: Jewel Of The Nile DLC Announced
“Croteam is very excited about the reception Serious Sam 3: BFE received from our fans so we’ve worked really hard to make sure the Jewel of the Nile expansion tells more of Sam’s story and cranks up the insanity,” says Croteam's Davor Hunski.



Here's a rundown of details:

Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile follows the legendary hero to the mysterious Temple of Isis on the island or Philae where a monstrous temple guardian lies in wait. Set in the midst of the main Serious Sam 3: BFE storyline, gamers will battle through three new campaign missions against the unrelenting hordes of Mental’s forces including the re-introduction of two familiar monstrous faces. Sam’s arsenal of awesome expands as well as the two secret weapons from the main Serious Sam 3: BFE storyline – the laser gun and sniper rifle – make their way into the spotlight in Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile.

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