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Alien: Isolation begins its hunt October 7

By Ozzie Mejia, Mar 29, 2014 9:05am PDT

Alien: Isolation has been given a release date of October 7.

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Total War: Rome 2 gets free 'Seasons & Wonders' update, plus Hannibal DLC

By Ozzie Mejia, Mar 27, 2014 1:30pm PDT

The Creative Assembly has a double dose of content for Total War: Rome 2 today in the form of the $14.99 'Hannibal at the Gates' DLC expansion and the significantly-less $0.00 'Seasons & Wonders' update.

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DualShock turns into motion tracker in PS4 version of Alien: Isolation

By Andrew Yoon, Mar 27, 2014 8:30am PDT

"Isolation takes advantage of DualShock 4's light bar to mirror the signal on the motion tracker," creative lead Alistair Hope said.

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Alien: Isolation preview: extra terrifying

By Ozzie Mejia, Mar 19, 2014 7:00am PDT

The Creative Assembly wasn't kidding when they said they made a smarter Xenomorph. In fact, after going hands-on with Alien: Isolation at GDC 2014, it's almost safe to say that the studio might have actually made the alien too smart. And that's bad news for players hoping to...

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Total War: Rome 2 'Hannibal at the Gates' DLC crashes in on March 27

By Ozzie Mejia, Mar 15, 2014 1:00pm PDT

The next major Total War: Rome 2 expansion is 'Hannibal at the Gates' and will introduce new playable factions, a new campaign map, new units, and more, as players can begin reenacting the great conflict between Scipio and Hannibal on March 27.

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Alien: Isolation trailer extols unscripted AI

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 13, 2014 11:00am PDT

"As soon as the player can predict a pattern in the Alien, it stops being scary," Alien: Isolation designer Gary Napper says in a new video developer diary. "Depending on cautious players are, we've seen encounters ... last well over 30 minutes in some cases, and this just c...

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Creative Assembly takes its lumps over Rome 2 camel DLC

By Steve Watts, Feb 21, 2014 10:30am PST

The Creative Assembly has faced some backlash over some of its DLC units having previously appeared in pre-release videos, leading the company to issue an apology and explanation for the cut content.

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"Because it sucks ass in comparison to rome 1 in almost every way that matters. Many of the ..."

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Total War: Rome 2 Assembly Kit beta now open

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 16, 2014 6:00pm PST

Total War: Rome 2's Assembly Kit has hit Steam, giving players a chance to play around with assets and mod tools before uploading their creations to Steam Workshop.

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How Alien: Isolation invokes more horror from one alien

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 09, 2014 12:30pm PST

Alien: Isolation is starting to make its case as to why it won't be like certain other Alien games, beginning with its smarter, deadlier xenomorph.

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"Frankly, I agree with him, in this tiny Aliens Specific Arena. I'd much MUCH rather have a good ..."

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Alien: Isolation coming from The Creative Assembly and Sega, stars Ripley's daughter

By Steve Watts, Jan 07, 2014 7:15am PST

Microsoft has outed Alien: Isolation, confirming long-standing rumors about the sci-fi horror game from Total War developer The Creative Assembly.

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"Since there is no Wii U version to be done, it's on my lists for PC. But only if it is a good ..."

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Total War: Rome 2 adds free Baktria faction

By Steve Watts, Dec 05, 2013 2:00pm PST

Total War: Rome 2 has added a free update, available today, that adds the Baktria faction.

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Total War: Rome II 'Caesar in Gaul' DLC campaign announced

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 02, 2013 6:50am PST

After releasing a few minor DLC packs for Total War: Rome II, The Creative Assembly is about ready to deliver something more substantial. The developer today announced a new DLC campaign pack named 'Caesar in Gaul,' retelling that time Caesar picked a fight with the proto-Fr...

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Total War: Rome II invading Linux and living rooms

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 08, 2013 6:30am PST

Total War is one of the PC series which seemed destined to stay on PC with mice and keyboards, too big and complex to make work well on controllers. Not any longer. Developer The Creative Assembly has been won over by Valve's Steam Controller, enough to bring Total War: Rome...

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Total War: Rome 2 DLC adds blood & gore

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 31, 2013 4:15pm PDT

"Boo!" cries the severed head as it's violently flung to the ground. It is Halloween, after all. In the horrifying spirit of the season, The Creative Assembly has released new DLC for Total War: Rome II which adds buckets of blood and mortifying dismemberments to the strateg...

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Total War: Rome II patch reduces AI turn times

By Alice O'Connor, Sep 17, 2013 7:00am PDT

The AI spending ages thinking through its turn isn't Total War: Rome II's only problem, but it is one you'll encounter awfully often. The second big patch hit today, with changes including reducing the AI's turn time, bug fixes, bags of balance tweaks, and more.

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"If they really do fix this game I'm sure I'll pick it up somewhere down the line. I love the ..."

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