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Minecraft gets one-button Twitch integration

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 21, 2013 2:00pm PST

Sharing your Minecraft experiences in real-time just became easier, thanks to the addition of one-button Twitch integration for the PC and Mac versions.

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"Because nothing is more exciting than live-action MineCraft! NOTHING!"

- wytefang see all 7 comments

Black Mesa coming to retail with updated Source engine

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 20, 2013 12:00pm PST

The fan-made remake of Half-Life, Black Mesa, is coming to Steam as a retail release and will utilize an updated version of Valve's Source engine.

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"Considering Valve basically fleshed out the entire game for them (level design, story, gameplay ..."

- dookiebot see all 27 comments

Shadowrun Returns Berlin DLC becomes Shadowrun: Dragonfall

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 19, 2013 6:00pm PST

Shadowrun Returns' Berlin DLC has morphed into a full-fledged expansion called Shadowrun: Dragonfall, which is set to arrive in January.

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"That, sir, is because you took no interest in the editor! The engine is awesome, and I love ..."

- Phillip Roberts see all 11 comments

The Stanley Parable narrator coming to Dota 2

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 18, 2013 4:30pm PST

Dota 2 will soon receive another downloadable announcer, the droll British narrator from The Stanley Parable.

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"This seems pretty cool. I got sick of the Portal one and switched back to Bastion"

- bryanvlo see all 9 comments

EVE Online: Rubicon cinematic trailer heralds new expansion

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 15, 2013 8:00am PST

With EVE Online's twentieth free expansion due to warp in next Tuesday, developer CCP has launched a lovely new cinematic trailer to celebrate. The 'Rubicon' expansion brings oodles of newness for both PvE and PvP, from new deployable structures to booby-trapped Ghost Sites ...

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"They cried because what we were given was useless. If I had a trophy room for all the swag I ..."

- melkore see all 6 comments

Oddworld remake New 'n' Tasty due spring 2014

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 15, 2013 7:00am PST

We haven't heard from Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty in a while, so let's have a look in. Ooh, hark at that, the remake of Abe's Oddysee has only gone and got a release window of spring 2014. Oooh, and a new trailer is out, introducing the story that launched a series, now in shiny...

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"Spring starts March 20th, 2014 and ends on June 21st, 2014 when Summer starts."

- shmargin see all 4 comments

Sixth World of Warcraft expansion in development

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 12, 2013 8:45am PST

Blizzard may only have just announced its fifth expansion for World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, but number six is already in the works. As people continue to leave (the MMORPG's now down to a still-impressive 7.7 million subscribers), Blizzard's hoping that releasing e...

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"Well, the expansions wouldn't take so long if they didn't release so much content in the mean ..."

- jimvolk see all 3 comments

Humble Bundle opens permanent Humble Store for charity

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 11, 2013 1:00pm PST

Humble Bundle has launched the Humble Store, offering a permanent storefront that continues the organization's support for charity, with nine discounted titles, including Don't Starve, Rogue Legacy, and Gunpoint.

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"If I were made of money I'd buy Don't Starve, Prison Architect and Gunpoint in a jiffy!"

- gydot see all 3 comments

FTL: Advanced Edition coming early 2014 to PC and iPad

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 11, 2013 12:30pm PST

FTL: Faster Than Light will debut a new expansion in early 2014 dubbed FTL: Advanced Edition, expected to release concurrently with the long-awaited iPad port of the popular 2012 roguelike.

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"Completely missed my point. The Dev is focusing on iOS first since there will be a greater ..."

- Tripps see all 73 comments

Hearthstone's final version will feature cross-platform play

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 11, 2013 10:00am PST

Hearthstone's mobile versions won't feature a beta, like its PC counterpart, however once all versions are final and released, they'll all be able to play against each other.

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"I think it's pretty even now that they've nerfed a couple of the problem combo cards. I don't ..."

- rodneystubbs see all 22 comments

Hearthstone open beta starts next month, iOS and Android version also planned

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 08, 2013 12:15pm PST

If you're still looking for beta keys for Blizzard's Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, you won't have to look for much longer. This year's Blizzcon opened with chief creative officer Rob Pardo announcing that the game would enter open beta next month.

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"iPad is shortly after desktop release, iPhone and Android is later next year"

- Serpico74 see all 9 comments

Project Eternity's difficulty 'about more than numbers'

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 07, 2013 6:00am PST

It's easy to adjust an RPG's difficulty by scaling damage and adding more enemies, but Project Eternity wants to go in a different direction, using a new encounter system to completely change certain aspects of battle.

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Broken Age preview: head in the clouds

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 06, 2013 12:30pm PST

Double Fine brought Broken Age out to Los Angeles on Tuesday and Shacknews took a few minutes to go hands-on with the upcoming adventure game and check out the dialogue and inventory systems in action.

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SimCity Cities of Tomorrow trailer gets invaded by aliens

By Ozzie Mejia, Nov 05, 2013 2:00pm PST

For SimCity, the future doesn't involve building out, but rather building up. A new trailer for the Cities of Tomorrow expansion shows off towering skyscrapers that take advantage of unused airspace. Also, there are aliens, for some reason.

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Broken Sword 5 slithers out December 4, now episodic

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 05, 2013 6:00am PST

Nostalgia-plying games crowdfunded as the gold rush began are gathering pace, breaching from industry veterans' nebulous realm of "Wouldn't it be cool if?" into our world, our lives, our homes. To make good on its plan to release Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse this year...

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"I can live with that. That's a pretty short break between episodes. I really hope they don't ..."

- Mecha Tofu Pirate see all 2 comments