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So tomorrow is the launch of The Division, the upcoming online open world third-person shooter role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Massive, Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Annecy.
In anticipation of tomorrow’s launch, here are two amazing trailers released in the past days, to get you in the mood:
Are you looking forward to the game? I sure as Hell am 🙂
Remember this issue? Well, Frontier have finally responded to a ~ 270 page long thread on their forums about the Steam key issue. Community Manager Edward Lewis wrote:
Hi everyone,
Some breaking news for you:
We’ll soon be offering Steam keys to anyone who bought Elite: Dangerous from the EliteDangerous.com store who would like a key, and to anyone who buys the game from our store in the future.
We always appreciate it when you buy direct from our store because it means we can put more into supporting and developing Elite: Dangerous, but we know a number of long-time players and backers like to play through Steam and we think it’s fair everyone has that option, not just new players.
Elite: Dangerous runs on Frontier’s servers, so we’ve been working with Valve to give you a way to seamlessly connect your Steam and existing Frontier accounts in a way that’s easy. It’s coming soon. From May 28 you’ll be able to generate a Steam key from your account page, and we’ll have full instructions right here on the forums closer to the time.
The team really has been working hard on this one, and we’re all super happy to finally have an answer for you. Thanks for bearing with us and thanks for playing, as always.
Edit: This applies to Kickstarter backers, too.
Ed
Good news everyone! 😀
So, the kickstarter campaign-funded Elite: Dangerous has been out for a little while now, and people are enjoying it (Metacritic giving it a 80/100). I for one really enjoy it, though I admit I should be playing it more.
Anyway, Frontier Developments, the company behind it made a serious U-Turn during the developments of the game, changing it from offline-enabled (as originally planned for the release) to requiring an always-on connection (though, they have made decent strides towards only requiring a very limited connection to be able to play the game.
Now, what many hoped would just be an April Fool’s joke, Frontier’s latest space sim made it onto Steam, despite David Braben’s original comment that he doesn’t see a reason for ever going there. Not only that, right now it not possible to activate your already purchased version of Elite: Dangerous on Steam.
Obviously, fans are pissed. Some of them have spent a decent amount of money on Kickstarter or in the Elite: Dangerous shop to fund the game, and having executive producer Michael Brookes tell people that there is no plan to give existing players Steam keys has just added fuel to the fire.
Being a friend of Steam, and a backer of a number of kickstarter campaigns, having one central location for my games, with the same friends list and same game tracking and achievements display is a very nice convenience, and as a backer of the game I’d like to state, for the record, that I’d feel very much entitled to a key, seeing that I helped fund the game, or at least at a very (very) high discount.
Edit: Looks like the complaints and requests are gaining traction:
Thanks for your tweets. We are looking at the possibility of providing #EliteDangerous Steam keys to existing players http://t.co/1E3u5ozcGQ
— Elite Dangerous (@EliteDangerous) April 2, 2015
Let’s hope for the best…
Yes, you read right, just over 2,000 amazing retro titles are now available to be played in your browser, courtesy of the Internet Archive. While it is still in beta (and has the occasional glitch) pretty much all of the games on offer are playable directly in your browser.
Why not browse around and play titles such as Metal Gear, Mega Man, Street Fighter 2, The Lion King, Wolfenstein 3D, Prince of Persia, Aladdin, The Bard’s Tale 2 or Sim City!
Click here to visit the Internet Archive’s Software Library.
Happy days 🙂
Yup, the first unboxing video of one of the very first (and very limited) New Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Editions!
Since this is my first unboxing video I’d like to ask you to cut me some slack during the video 😉
The New Nintendo 3DS will require a MicroSD SHDC memory card (see here for more information), so you may need to purchase a new card if you haven’t got one yet.
From Software, the makers of the Souls games, has revealed new gameplay footage from its highly anticipated PS4 Sgame Bloodborne at this weekend’s The Game Awards.
The new footage focuses heavily on the multiplayer component, which appears to be showing three-player co-op!
Plus, we also get to see a makeshift flamethrower made from a modified lantern in action!
Anyway, without much further ado: here is the footage:
Now, the amiibo’s just arrived, and you’re likely going to use them for Super Smash Bros right away! As you know, when you first connect your amiibo, you’ll be asked to enter a name and choose a colour palette. But can you change it after you made your selection?
You can, by following these simple steps:
Have fun! 🙂
Probably THE best Diablo 3 clone? Lost Ark is a Korean-made action-RPG that looks a lot like Blizzard’s Diablo 3, just…. nicer!
Developed by Tripod Studio, the game surely does look amazing, though at the moment it doesn’t look like there will be a Western release. For more information, visit Lost Ark’s website