Monthly Archives: April 2015
Guild Wars 2’s Specialisations are a Game-Changer
Guild Wars 2 has unveiled another new feature coming in its Heart of Thorns expansion: Specialisations.
In a lengthy blog post, designer Jon Peters has revealed how Traits, Skills and more have now been streamlined into a single panel, while Elite Specialisations serve as the basis through which even more diverse professions may be introduced.
Codemasters Announces Overlord Fellowship of Evil
Codemasters has announced Overlord: Fellowship of Evil.
This time, following the death of the previous Overlord, players will take on the role of one of the four Netherghūls; undead servants of the dark arts hell-bent on reclaiming a world swallowed by the forces of good.
It’ll also feature local and online co-op. In keeping with the evil theme of the Overlord series, we’re told there will be ways in which players can shaft their teammates.
Although varying from the original Overlord formula, Fellowship of Evil is staying true to its roots. Marc Silk reprises his role of Gnarl, the wise old minion master, and heading up the writing side of things is the insanely talented Rhianna Pratchett, who penned the original scripts for both Overlord and Overlord 2.
Sony Temporarily Cuts PlayStation 4 Price in UK
Sony has discounted the price of PlayStation 4 to £299.99 in the UK, following Microsoft's recent Xbox One price cut.
The announcement was made in a post on Sony's official PlayStation UK Twitter account:
For a limited time grab a #PS4 for £299.99 at participating retailers! -> http://t.co/0Z7qZTURB6 pic.twitter.com/JmHpRfbtjM
Patrice Desilets’ New Game Is Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Just as we suspected, during the keynote at today's Reboot Develop conference, Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Desilets lifted the lid on the new episodic adventure series he and his team at Panache Digital Games are currently developing.
It's called Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, and, according to an announcement on the studio's official site, is "a third person action-adventure survival episodic game," in which gamers will get to "relive the greatest moments of mankind with a documentary twist."
New Bloodborne Patch Improves Load Times
Sony has released patch 1.03 for Bloodborne which reduces load times by "approx. 5-15 seconds", among other small tweaks.
As well as the improved load times, the patch adds loading screens giving you item descriptions, which have replaced the static Bloodborne logo.
IGN has tested the new load times for you: Start screen loading into online mode: 31 seconds. Chalice Dungeon to Hunter's Dream: 14.5 Seconds. Hunter's Dream to 1st Floor Sickroom: 30.2 seconds.
The loading screen changes have made a good game even better. Check out IGN's review of Bloodborne to find out why you should play it.
Here’s What Your PC Needs to Run Batman: Arkham Knight
Nvidia has published the PC system requirements for Batman: Arkham Knight.
The post on the Geforce website has revealed Minimum, Recommended, and Ultra requirements.
Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Graphics Memory: 2 GB
Insects Made of Electronics Are Surprisingly Beautiful
UK artist Julie Alice Chappell creates sculptures of insects using old circuit boards, some of which came from discarded Nintendo consoles.
Chappell came across a big box of electronic components, and eventually started creating bug sculptures while enrolled on a Fine Arts degree.
The sculptures are not only beautiful, but also come with a meaning. Talking to My Modern Met, she says she is trying to highlight "the dangers of planned obsolescence and e-waste in the environment".
Capcom Reveals New Ghostbusters Game
Capcom has revealed a new Ghostbusters game coming to iOS.
The game, titled Puzzle Fighter, is described by Capcom as part puzzler, part card game, part RPG, and will allow players to collect characters from the Ghostbusters universe.
Judging by the screenshots, Puzzle Fighter looks like a take on the match three gameplay made famous by Bejeweled and Candy Crush, albeit with a hint of combat thrown into the mix.
Not A Hero Gets Pre-Order Bonus, Demo, And More
Roll 7’s political satire Not A Hero now has pricing info, pre-order details, and a demo.
On Steam, the game costs $12.99 / £9.99 / € 12.99, or if you’re looking for something extra, there’s a special edition at $19.99 / £14.99 / € 19.99, which comes with a copy of the game, a digital comic and artbook, a making of documentary, and the full soundtrack.
Anyone who pre-orders Not A Hero on Steam gets an additional 10 per cent off, and a copy of Roll 7’s OlliOlli, which is giftable if you already own it.
You can also download a demo of Not A Hero by visiting the official UJIP political party website.
Could We Be Seeing a 3D Map of the Mario Universe?
Users on the Nintendo subreddit have begun planning a large scale project in order to map out the entire Mario universe in 3D.
What started out as an innocent question has now spawned two new subreddits for the task, Marioverse, and Mushroom Kingdom Lore.
The ambitious project is looking to include the Mushroom Kingdom, Yoshi's Island, Donkey Kong Country, and many more places, some that might be obscure even to the biggest Mario fan.