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Square Enix Brings FFVII To PC

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Quite possibly the most beloved Final Fantasy title, Final Fantasy VII, will be going digital on Windows PC Square Enix confirmed this afternoon. FFVII was released 15 years ago, all the way in 1997, and has been revered by fans and critics alike. This digital release is perhaps the closest that we will get to an HD remake, despite Square Enix’s teases back before the release of the PlayStation 3. This updated version of Final Fantasy VIII isn’t just a straight port. The game features achievements, an editor that allows players to make out their stats, gain new items and

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Second Free DLC Released for Wargame: European Escalation

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Eugen Systems released additional free downloadable content for Wargame: European Escalation today. The “Conquest” DLC adds a new mode (which also goes by the moniker “conquest”). This mode, playable against the AI or other people, is based around seizing and maintaining control of victory sectors on the map rather than annihilating the enemy’s forces. It also comes with 7 new maps (bringing the total number of maps to around 27). To commemorate the new DLC, Wargame is half off on Steam from now until the 9th of July. You can read my review of Wargame here. Read on if you’re

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Hero Academy Coming to Steam

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Hit iOS strategy game Hero Academy is coming to PC by way of Steam on August 8. The game will be multi-platform, meaning your account you may already have on your iPhone or iPad will work on Steam, and vice-versa. The Steam version will also allow players to unlock a special Team Fortress 2 themed band of mercenaries, and all other teams (such as the Dwarves, Orcs, or Dark Elves) unlocked on Steam will reward Team Fortress 2 items in that game. For more information, check out Robot Entertainment’s website.

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Blizzard Fixes ‘Act I’ Glitch For New Diablo Players

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Last week we reported that Blizzard had implemented several restrictions on new purchasers of Diablo III. Some of these restrictions were intentional, such as the inability to create private games or use the real money auction house, and some of them were the result of a glitch found after the restrictions were put into place. Players who buy Diablo III digitally will no longer be subject to the level 13 or be restricted to the first act of the game. They would will however not be able to access public games, the auction house or trader received items for up

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KSWatch, Issue #3

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Welcome to KSWatch, a weekly preview of interesting games, apps, or other cool things currently pining for your cash on Kickstarter. 

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Ghost Recon Future Soldier Enlists On Windows PC

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier has been available for home consoles since last month but now the game has deployed onto a whole new platform, Windows PC. Bringing with it a whole new array of PC exclusive features such as volume metric lighting, soft shadows and most importantly DirectX 11 support. If you’re ready to suit up and join the fight the game has some impressive multiplayer modes created by Red Storm Entertainment, the original developers of the Rainbow Six Franchise.  The game’s multiplayer modes include classic six on six death match, objective and more. Perhaps the coolest mode,

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Kalypso Announces Dollar Dash

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Kalypso Media Digital and Candygun Games have announced their new 4-player, top-down shooter for XBLA, PSN, and PC. Dollar Dash puts you in control of a masked thief doing everything he can to outwit and outgun opposing thieves in a cartoony violence extravaganza to see who can escape the map with the most cash. ” You can’t stand still for a second as the combat is crazy and money changes hands frequently.  Choose your weapons carefully as you challenge your friends to become the best thief in town and laugh out loud as you smash them with a huge boulder or

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Next Diablo III Patch Will Fix Digital Purchase Restrictions

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Blizzard’s last patch to Diablo III introduced some restrictions for players who decided to buy the game digitally. As it stands right now, players who purchased the game through Battle.net are only able to access the games first Act and are capped at level 13, they are also not able to play launch public games, gain access to the auction house and cannot make use of the public chat channel available to other players. The auction house limitations, chat restrictions and other communication barriers were intentional but blizzard says that new digital purchases to be able to access more of

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Get Augmented With This Weekend’s Steam Deal

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Get ready to install biomechanical modifications with this weekend’s steam deal. Right now you can save 70% off of Edios Montreal’s excellent action RPG Deus Ex Human Revolution. For 14.99 you can’t go wrong with picking up this game, especially since it was almost $60 just last August. If you already own human Revolution you might want to consider picking up any of the other Deus Ex titles. Both the original Deus Ex and Deus Ex Invisible War are 75% off as well. Had on over to Steam’s storefront for more details.

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Ship Simulator Extremes Collection and New Magicka DLC Released

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Paradox Interactive has announced the release of two titles today. The first is the Ship Simulator Extremes Collection which includes the base game and all of its 6 DLCs.  This collection will allow land lubbers to be the skipper on ships ranging from puny dingies to gargantuan cargo vessels. The press release promises hundreds of hours of gameplay and several real world ports, hopefully most of those promised hours won’t involve being stuck in St. Paul Island‘s dock because of ice. The collection also includes a revamped mission editor and 24 player online multiplayer (I shudder to think of the

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Don’t Expect Starcraft Ghost Anytime Soon

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

A lot has happened in the past decade in terms of gaming, we’ve seen the launch and decline of the seventh generation of home consoles as well as Sony entering the portable space with the PSP and following it up with the PlayStation Vita seven years later. Perhaps no project, save Half-Life 3, has been as highly anticipated, and yet completely denied, as Blizzard’s Starcraft Ghost. Fans have waited anxiously for any update regarding the project since it was officially placed on hold in 2005. Speaking with Kotaku, Starcraft 2’s lead designer Dustin Browde says that the game is not

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My First Two Hours of The Secret World

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Andrew Minott

The Secret World is currently doing closed beta weekends, and somehow I got invited. Actually, the email doesn’t even say what I did to get sent a code, but hey, here we are. What follows is my liveblog of what I did this afternoon. WARNING! IT CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS. That’s the only time I’m telling you. But I guess if I had to warn you about that, there are probably a lot of words you’ve already passed that probably gave you trouble… Anyway, as they say when they’re moving on with the show, ON WITH THE SHOW!

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Civ V Mods Now Available Through Steam Workshop

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Civilization V joins Skyrim and Portal 2 on the Steam Workshop section of Steam, a clearinghouse for user-created content. At launch, players had access to map packs such as Middle Earth and Westeros (the main continent in Song of Ice and Fire), additional, wonders, and religions such as Jainism, Baha’i, and Pastafarianism. All downloads are free (though you do need to own the actual game itself), and users are able to rate and comment on individual mods, as well as create custom packs of mods to share with others. You can check 2k Games’ announcement or go directly to Civilization V’s

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