This Weeks Stories:

Coming Soon

• Gran Turismo 6 Comes to PS3 for the Holidays – Kotaku
• Polyphony comments on possible Gran Turismo 6 PS4 version – Destructoid
• Six more titles greenlit on Steam – Destructoid
• Will It Be Any Good? We’re Still In The DARK – Rock, Paper, Shotgun
• Assassin’s Creed 4 retailer pre-order bonuses revealed – Joystiq
• Ass Creed IV Vid Conspicuously Lacks Sea Shanties – Rock, Paper, Shotgun
• PAYDAY 2 BOX ART BUSTS OUT OF THE VAULT, BUSTS INTO RETAIL – Weekly Gaming Recap
• Naturally: EA Is Making A MOBA Too – Rock, Paper, Shotgun
• Rouge Legacy – Cellar Door Games
• There’s something about roguelike puzzler Road Not Taken – Destructoid
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5 hits west as Dual Destinies this autumn – Joystiq
• Capcom VP explains why Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies is eShop only, Japanese demo now available – Joystiq
• The Forest inspired by Cannibal Holocaust, walking the paid alpha path – Joystiq
• SimCity ‘Amusement Park Pack’ rides in May 28 – Joystiq
• DC Miniverse: Scribblenauts Unmasked Is Really Real – Rock, Paper, Shotgun
• Split Personality: Hard Reset Devs Revive Shadow Warrior – Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Crowd Funding

• Nine minutes of Shadow of the Eternals gameplay revealed – Joystiq
• Among the Sleep hits Kickstarter goal – Destructoid
• TINYKEEP ON KICKSTARTER LOOKS GREAT AND THE MONSTERS KEEP YOU – Weekly Gaming Recap
• Road Redemption – Kickstarter
• C-Wars Kickstarter ends with over $95K raised, heading to Wii U, iOS and Vita – Joystiq

Farewell

• Layoffs hit GREE offices in San Francisco – Destructoid
• Game Over: TimeGate Shut Down, Most Staff Laid Off – Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Out Now

• Huh: Steam Adds Trading Cards, Profile XP System – Rock, Paper, Shotgun
• The Awesome, 100% Accurate Planetary Orbits of Blast Corps’ Map Screen – Kotaku
• Amazon kicks off massive sale on PC and Mac games – Destructoid

Updates

• EA will be killing off the Online Pass – Destructoid
• Diablo 3 Auction House back online sans bug, exploiters punished – Joystiq
• Diablo III celebrates its one-year anniversary – Destructoid
• Take a peek at Diablo 3′s new menu system, controls for PS3/PS4 – Joystiq
• Telara Your Friends: Rift Going F2P Next Month – Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Source Link: 2013-05-17 Weekly Gaming Recap Show – YouTube

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Loadout is a free to play game up for early access on Steam. Why would you pay for free for loot, spacebux, xp and early access of course. Here’s what has me itching to send some dollars to Loadout developer Edge of Reality, they might have out done Borderlands billions of guns idea. Sacrilege, I know but hear me out.

So in Borderlands you got guns but you only got what was given to you or dropped by enemies however I always wondered why Marcus couldn’t make you a new gun out of parts from a pile of crappy guns. Loadout lets you customize all the parts of your gun, stock, chassis, barrel, bullets, etc. Adding up all the crazy combos looks like it could yield combos that are just as insane as the ones found in the land of borders only this time you’re in control to make the gun feel just how you want.

So yes this third person shooter might not have the land of Pandora or the story of the vault hunters but Loadout has the crazy customization gun hook and over the top gore I’ve been looking for. To get in the closed beta right now you can throw out $19.99 for the Pain Bringer Pack, $39.99 for the Absolute Badass Pack or big baller’s can throw in $89.99 for the Founder’s Pack each with increasingly more digital goodies. Head past the jump to see Loadout in action and check out the press release if you’re curious on the nitty gritty of digital loot you’ll receive should you pony up some funds.

Source Link: YouTube | Loadout On Steam

PRESS RELEASE

‘Loadout’ is Now Available on Steam’s Early Access + New Trailer (PC)

Loadout is a fast-paced, completely chaotic, third-person shooter with an INSANE amount of weapons and customization options. Choose from just about everything under the sun – from the gun’s chassis and barrel to the trigger and stock -  everything can be modified, whether it shoots bullets, fire, rockets, plasma beams, healing syringes, etc. If you can dream it, you can build it. Define your own, unique play style through the weapons you create!

Today, you can purchase Early Access to Loadout via Steam through three different bundled options. Loadout will eventually be free-to-play when it’s officially released, however with Early Access, Edge of Reality is also throwing in loads of bonus content to help get you started.

Here are the three packages available for Early Access:

·         The Pain Bringer Pack ($19.99)
o   This version includes immediate Early Access plus the full release. You’ll also get 16,000 Spacebux, seven days of XP boost, a standard Grenade Launcher, a Healing Pulse rifle, a Tesla Shotgun, and a clothing-pack with 6 items to deck out your character’s appearance.

·         The Absolute Badass Pack ($39.99)
o   Includes everything in The Pain Bringer Pack, plus 19,000 extra Spacebux (that’s 35,000 total), all Tier-1 weapon parts, an extra seven days of XP boost (14 days total), a special Grenade Belt & SpaceDome helmet, and a special Elite Badge that’s assigned to your gamertag which will show the world you helped make Loadout a badass game.

·         The Founder’s Pack ($89.99)
o   A Steam Early Access Exclusive! Name one of Edge of Reality’s enemy AI bots and leave your lasting personal mark on Loadout forever. People playingLoadout around the world will see your chosen bot name in-game, commemorating the greatness of you or a loved one for the life of the game. You’ll also get everything from The Absolute Badass Pack, 25,000 extra Spacebux (60,000 total), and a full 21 days of XP boost. Last, but not least: Edge of Reality’s undying love.

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Loadout is currently in beta with Early Access on Steam PC. Loadout will be released for both Mac and PC platforms in the near future. For more Loadoutmayhem, visit <gp_link type=”http” loc=”//www.loadout.com”>www.loadout.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook:<gp_link type=”http” loc=”//www.twitter.com/Loadout”>www.twitter.com/Loadout, <gp_link type=”http” loc=”//www.facebook.com/loadout”>www.facebook.com/loadout.

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Ride To Hell: Route 666 is a game that takes place in the same Ride to Hell universe as Ride to Hell: Retribution and Ride to Hell: Beatdown which I guess makes this Lord of the Rings as they are going for back to back to back releases.

This game, Ride To Hell: Route 666 is the tactical biker game, oh yeah it’s not just smash-mouth brawls, ass kicking and brewskies you’re going to need your thinking cap on. When that formation screen pops up in the trailer below I dare you to resist the urge to shout “hut, hut, hut, hut” just like you were playing Tecmo Bowl for the NES plus bikers wear helmets too. Ride to Hell: Route 666 will be coming digitally to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 come Summer 2013.

Source Link: YouTube | http://www.ridetohell.com/

PRESS RELEASE

Action or Tactics? In Deep Silver’s Ride to Hell: Route 666 you can have both!

Larkspur, Calif., May 16, 2013 - Tired of dithering between action and strategic thinking? Deep Silver now combines both aspects in one game: Ride to Hell: Route 666 lets players experience the whole lifestyle of biker gangs, but those who want to dominate the infamous Route 66 need to act smart. In this new trailer, different classes of gang members and enemies are explained as well as how to arrange formations and how to finish off opposing bikers in close combat. Set up your team, choose your weapons and hit the road! Ride to Hell: Route 666 is scheduled for release on the PlayStation® Store and on Xbox Live® as an arcade game for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft this summer.

Ride to Hell: Route 666 is set within the Ride to Hell universe, a world of bare-knuckle violence, and rip-roaring motorcycles. Later this year the setting will be extended by two further titles featuring the unique and incomparable biker lifestyle; Ride to Hell: Retribution and Ride to Hell: Beatdown.

Ride to Hell: Retribution tells the story of a lone rider, Jake Conway, a man with either a gun in his hand or a girl on his lap (and on more than one occasion both!). He’s on a merciless path of revenge against a brutal biker gang called The Devil’s Hand, armed to the teeth with an arsenal of deadly weapons to enact his vengeance on foot and on bike. The only law Jake answers to is his own.  Hit hard, ride fast and leave ‘em in the dust starting June 2013 for Xbox 360, Windows® PC, and PlayStation®3.

The Ride to Hell universe will be rounded out with Ride to Hell: Beatdown, a rock’n’roll brawler set to light up the mobile space, on the go! More details on this title will follow soon.

Ride to Hell: Retribution is developed by Eutechnyx, Ride to Hell: Route 666by Black Forest Games.

For more information about the Ride to Hell universe, please visit www.ridetohell.com.

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Wargame: Airland Battle shows off a refreshing take on maps, it looks like Risk and less like Google Maps. That’s a great thing too since Wargame: Airland Battle is less like your Sunday drive to Joey’s Onion Fry Shack and more ass kicking and strategy.

From the tactical map of Europe you can deploy your troops, order special forces strikes, gather reconnaissance, use your satellite network to spy on hot spots, bomb the hell out of an area or when all else fails try some global thermonuclear war and send in a tactical nuke. All you arm chair generals head down past the jump to see 3 new screenshots of the tactical map and 1 new screenshot of an attack on a suburban neighborhood where school will definitely be canceled tomorrow. Wargame: Airland Battle will be dropping on PC May 30th 2013 so rally your troops and head on over to Steam to pre-order today.

Source Link: http://www.wargame-ab.com/

PRESS RELEASE

WARGAME AIRLAND BATTLE PRESENTS ITS DYNAMIC CAMPAIGN IN SCREENSHOTS!

Wargame AirLand Battle, the spectacular real-time strategy game for which the official and definitive release date is May 30th, will surprise players with its brand new Dynamic Campaign system, that we are pleased to unveil for the first time with a series of 4 screenshots!

Willing to make something very different from the solo campaigns of Wargame European Escalation, Eugen Systems made great efforts to offer Wargame AirLand Battle an exciting campaign, both innovating and fascinating. As you can see on today’s screenshots, you will first handle in this campaign your army and your battle groups, on a huge strategic map representing Europe: ordering movements, asking for reinforcements, but also launching support strikes such as intelligence missions, special forces strikes, satellite spying, bombardment, tactical nuclear attacks, etc…

When a zone is under attack and you need to defend it, or when you send your own battle groups to assault, you are thrown at the heart of the spectacular battles happening in real-time. Your army is persistent all along the campaign: your units and battle groups will earn experience, making them perform better with every battle they survive…. but keep in mind losses are definitive as well!

Last but not least, the campaign is also playable in multiplayer against another player!

War is about to begin… pick your side and lead your army to victory!

Wargame will be available on PC on May 30th.

- Visit the official website

About Wargame AirLand Battle
Released in early 2012, Wargame: European Escalation by Eugen Systems managed to become the new benchmark in real-time strategy games, praised by critics and players alike. Wargame: AirLand Battle is about to bring the series to the next level as a full-fledged sequel!

Between 1975 and 1985, war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact is still raging, reaching Northern Europe, notably Scandinavia, whose architecture magnificent landscapes are faithfully recreated in the game. While the first Wargame made quite an impression with its powerful engine, Wargame: AirLand Battle is making a huge leap forward with its visuals, bringing a level of detail never before seen in a real-time strategy game. Flat relief and lack of variety is now a thing of the past, as the new version of the IRISZOOM Engine^TM displays spectacular graphics, with a huge variety of units, scenery and impressive topography reproduced from satellite maps.

Command all the military resources of the Cold War era, from tanks to planes which make an outstanding entrance in the series! A total of 150 planes strengthen the playable arsenal of the game, from fighters to bombers to electronic warfare planes. Four new nations and their vehicles join the original eight from the first game, making a total of over 750 vehicles and combat units rendered in realistic detail with new textures! In Wargame: AirLand Battle, realism is also strengthened thanks to a new weapons system, better handling of fire and its effects, and a new Urban Combat Interface (UCI) allowing for battle inside cities block by block to take them over.

The solo part of the game is composed of several new dynamic campaigns, during which you will manage all aspects of the battle. Lead each squad of the Theatre of Operation, and make good use of your reinforcements and strategic support. Each decision you make has an impact on the tactical outcome of battles, and also impacts the evolution of the global conflict!Wargame: AirLand Battle still allows you to customize your own army in solo and multiplayer modes, thanks to the ‘Deck’ system, which is now being enhanced with an integrated ‘viewer’.

About Focus Home Interactive 
Founded in 1996, Focus Home Interactive is an independent French publisher based near Paris, France. Known for the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published and distributed original titles that have become benchmark titles worldwide – such as Blood Bowl, Wargame European Escalation, Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania, Runaway, Cities XL and also Cycling Manager and Farming Simulator.

During first half of 2013, Focus will publish ambitious games such as Wargame AirLand Battle, the sequel to Wargame European Escalation, the impressive real time strategy game from the creators of « R.U.S.E. »™, and Mars War Logs, the new Cyberpunk role-playing game from Spiders Studio for Xbox LIVE®, PlayStation®Network and PC.

The second half of 2013 will be just as exciting, with the release of the Tour de France official games for consoles and PC; the new adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Blood Bowl 2 and also the console versions of Farming Simulator, the #1 farming simulation game and international best-seller.
http://www.focus-home.com

About Eugen Systems
Eugen Systems, founded by the Le Dressay brothers, has specialized in real-time strategy games on PC and next-generation consoles (Xbox 360 and PS3) for 10 years.
Based in Paris, Eugen Systems released Act of War: Direct Action, one of the most acclaimed RTS games in 2005, and last year R.U.S.E.™, considered by many to be the best RTS ever released on consoles.

For more information about Eugen Systems, visit their official website www.eugen.fr

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Shiny Loot brings me something I don’t think I’ve ever seen before, a trailer for a store front having a sale. While Shiny Loot would love to offer only DRM free games they know sometimes you also want your games on Steam or Desura.

So now in-addition to DRM free they are also offering Desura and Steam keys when available. To celebrate this new announcement Shiny Loot is having a We Got Your Keys (Indie) Sale. Every game on this page right here comes with either a Desura or Steam key and will be 50 to 80% off until May 29th 2013. So check out the trailer below and then head on over and pick up some great games today.

Source Link: YouTube | http://www.shinyloot.com/

PRESS RELEASE

Over 50 Indie Games 50 – 80% off, Steam and Desura Keys Available on Shiny Loot

AUSTIN, TEXAS May 16, 2013 — Shiny Loot (www.shinyloot.com), an emerging player in the online digital distribution space, is adding one more reason to shop at their indie focused store. Shiny Loot will now offer Steam and Desura keys on several titles from participating developers and publishers. The game-discovery driven store remains anti-DRM, however. Third party keys will always be offered in addition to, and not instead of, the usual DRM-free and one time key validation downloads.

Providing Steam and Desura keys puts Shiny Loot in a unique position. Previously receiving both DRM-free and Steam/Desura versions existed only within temporary bundles or individual games. By offering innovative ways to both find and play games, Shiny Loot expects to see a rise in popularity as they prepare for a full featured release.

To celebrate and promote this offering, Shiny Loot has lined up the We Got Your Keys (Indie) Sale on over 50 indie games at 50 – 80% off from today through May 29. Every game in this sale comes with a Desura or Steam key.

About Shiny Loot:
Shiny Loot opened to the public in March 2013, and was founded as the solution to a growing number of high quality, independently developed games falling under the radar. Customers to which these games are targeted may often be very interested but unable to find said games without hours of research. The trait and filter search system solves this problem by bridging the gap between high quality games and gamers looking for a particular set of characteristics. To ensure customer satisfaction, Shiny Loot offers all game downloads with minimal to no DRM and with no separate client required.

Website: http://www.shinyloot.com ;
Press Contact: press@shinyloot.com

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Hey there PC and PlayStation 3 MMORPG lovers or lovers of things Final Fantasy, Square Enix have given us more Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn screenshots for you to drool over. Know that there is cross platform play so no matter if your friends have a PC or PlayStation 3 you should be all set to party up. If you are hardcore and want to play on both systems so far the only thing we can see is that you’ll need to purchase a copy of the game for each system but only need one subscription. The big news to me is the class system, want to be a different class, just change your weapon, easy as that. No class station, no waiting until you die and no need to wonder what it feels like to be an epic battle mage, carry the right gear and you can get through any situation. So had down past the jump and check out those gergous screenshots, there’s not hard release date on this but if we had to bet we would say just before the PlayStation 4 launch in 2013. If you want to see Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn in action check out the videos we posted here and here.

Source Link: YouTube | http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com

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That’s right, pre-ordering the Legacy of Romulus Legacy Pack for Star Trek Online will not allow you to have the space delight that is Romulan Ramen, so sad, I know. You however might have to stock up on Ramen because the Legacy Pack is a whopping $124.99, yeesh so much for free to play.

If you would rather have just a taste of some Romulan action during then you can pre-order the starter pack for a much more reasonable $19.99. The war heats up in Star Trek Online when the free Legacy of Romulus addition drops on May 21st 2013. Head past the jump to see some of the items in the Legacy Pack in action and check out the screenshots as well. Something tells me The Third Street Saints would feel at home in Romulan Uniforms, but maybe that’s just me.

Source Link: YouTube | http://sto.perfectworld.com/

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Space Nomads created by the two person studio Loading Studios is shaping up to be great. That’s right two guys are making this, I feel like such a bum! Back to the game this procedural generated tower defense game has you scrambling to find necessities and then fighting back the bug invasion all while stranded on an unknown planet. If you wonder how you’re going to fight back the bug invasion you’re going to build, you’re going to defend and your going to fight!

So first thing first you need to gathered some resources if you’re lucky it will be more than just you since on this space voyage since Space Nomads supports co-op. Oh yes bring your friends, you’ll need them. After you’ve gathered resources it’s time to create a home or base if you will. While creating your base you’ll want to plan where to best put turrets. After everything is all built keep your gun at the ready because once the monsters start pouring in things are going to be tense. Check out the video below to see just some of the enemies you’ll have to face on the alien planet you crash landed on then head on over to the forums here and sign up to stay up to date on the game. If you want to see more of Space Nomads in action you can check out our previous stories here and here.

Source Link: YouTube | http://spacenomadsthegame.com

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GRID 2 is showing off more racing action this time in the streets and stadiums of Asia. You want style points, you better be ready to hang with the best drifters around as there’s a massive amount of car sliding going on in this latest trailer. The locales shown off in the trailer are inspired by Japan, Dubai and Hong Kong. Okutama Japan was the inspiration for the super tight mountain curved drift racing event. Dubai sets the stage for some mean street racing with the city whizzing by along with some Track Racing at Yas Marina. Finally Hong Kong serves as the setting for open road one on one Touge event where it’s you, your opponent and two lanes of blacktop. Right now GRID 2 is set to rev your engines May 28th 2013 with releases for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. For now be sure to head past the jump and check out all the sweet racing action below.

Source Link: YouTube | http://www.gridgame.com/

PRESS RELEASE

CODEMASTERS^® REVEALS GRID 2^TM DRIFT EVENTS AND ASIAN LOCATIONS

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Sanctum 2 the sequel to the original mind warping first person tower defense game is out now on PC and Xbox 360. No need to sit idly by in Sanctum 2, with a gun in your hand you can help your towers turn back the nasty enemy horde coming straight for your base.

Don’t like a lonely battlefield, know that with drop-in drop-out co-op you can invite your friends to help you win battles. With sixteen maps across four different worlds you’re going to need all the help you can get. Thankfully you’ll be able to call in not only one friends but up to three friends to help out, that’s a lot of firepower in just players alone! Be sure to check out the release trailer below and don’t worry PlayStation 3 gamer’s Sanctum 2 should be heading to the PlayStation Network in the next few weeks.

Source Link: YouTube | http://www.coffeestainstudios.com/

PRESS RELEASE

CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED INDIE SEQUEL SANCTUM 2 NOW AVAILABLE ON XBOX LIVE AND WINDOWS PC

Skövde, Sweden – May 15, 2013 – Renown indie development team Coffee Stain Studios announced today that Sanctum 2, the sequel to the first-ever true hybrid of tower-defense and first-person shooter genres, is now available worldwide on Xbox Live^® for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows^® PC.

“We built Sanctum 2 from the ground up, creating stunning visuals while keeping everything that players loved from the original,” said Anton Westberg, CEO of Coffee Stain Studios. “We then added more characters, more enemies, more bosses, more levels, more weapons and more towers to make Sanctum 2 bigger, better and badder than we ever imagined.”

The Sanctum 2 launch trailer can be viewed HERE.

SANCTUM 2 KEY FEATURES:

• Tower-Defense – Players can create custom mazes and utilize new towers to prevent the waves of attacking enemies from destroying the oxygen-producing Cores
• First-Person Shooter – Don’t just let the towers do everything, jump into the fray, either alone or as part of a squad in four-player co-op multiplayer
• Skye, the original Sanctum defender returns along with three brand new playable characters, Haigen, Sweet, and SiMo– each with their own distinct abilities and enhanced weapons
• Seamless integration of drop-in and drop-out four-player cooperative multiplayer
• 16 maps within four diverse worlds
• Vast Customization and Progression Systems – Players can choose perks such as Adrenaline Rush or up-the-ante by adding ‘Feats of Strength’ such as Titan Slayer where enemies grow stronger and the player’s XP gain increases by 20 percent
• Newly implemented enemy aggro system that makes for challenging and intense encounters
• Extensive DLC content – Exciting levels and expansions coming soon with new challenges and surprises

In Sanctum 2 players take on the role of an elite soldier whose mission is to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence. Utilizing key elements of both tower-defense and first-person shooter genres, players set up defensive towers to take out the waves of attacking enemies and then jump head-on into the fray, either alone or as part of a squad in four-player co-op multiplayer.
Sanctum 2 is now available for $14.99 on PC and the suggested price point of 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live. The PlayStation^®Network version will launch in the coming weeks. For the latest news and updates on Sanctum 2, please visit www.coffeestainstudios.com, ‘Like’ the game on Facebook and follow the development team @Coffee_Stain.
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