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[Axe99]

GasClown, on 11 March 2015 - 10:52 PM, said:

Both getting great reviews.

They are that .  I've got Cities: Skylines on my hard drive, but just wrapping up a playthrough of EU4 before I get into it.  Read some of the reviews though and it sounds like they've really delivered on their vision .

[GasClown]

Axe99, on 12 March 2015 - 09:06 AM, said:

I've got Cities: Skylines on my hard drive

Definitely interested to hear how it goes... it's on my list of games to play. Need me some Sim City, been 10 good years since the last good one.

[Aromaci]

https://youtu.be/-mrFIktiAzk


Not sure why the video isn't embedding.

Edit - if in doubt, use YTA tags (YTA in square brackets) around the vid ID (-mrFlktiAzk in this case).  Sometimes it won't embed with the standard code, I think it's the https.

[Axe99]

Cheers for the link Aro, a great listen and some interesting points .

[WalrusKing]

Aromaci, on 14 March 2015 - 09:42 AM, said:

Not sure why the video isn't embedding.

Edit - if in doubt, use YTA tags (YTA in square brackets) around the vid ID (-mrFlktiAzk in this case).  Sometimes it won't embed with the standard code, I think it's the https.

Just remove the s from the https that's all I ever do then I just shove it in [media][/media] tags.

[Axe99]

WalrusKing, on 15 March 2015 - 05:13 AM, said:

Just remove the s from the https that's all I ever do then I just shove it in [media][/media] tags.

It's the letter 's', eh?  That shifty little letter.  It even starts off the word shifty!

[p1nkm15t]

Kojima and Konami to part ways after MGS5?
http://www.gamespot....-/1100-6426024/

[Aromaci]

Believe it when I see it.


Also, just realized. What would that mean for Silent Hills?

[Axe99]

Made by locals (Sydneysiders), so posting in case it's of interest to the survival-horror fans around here

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Sydney-based Dream Wave Games have released an announcement trailer for their upcoming indie survival-horror, Absention.

Players explore an enigmatic lake house set among idyllic countryside, partly inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, in an experience that takes its queues from other genre greats such as Eternal Darkness and the original Resident Evil.

The house changes with every playthrough, while an insidious force stalks the player as they solve Absention’s mystery, forced to relive the same horrible night again and again.

Developed by a two-person team, Absention uses Unreal Engine 4 to craft its nightmarish scene and is coming soon to Steam Greenlight.

http://www.onlysp.co...rror-announced/

[Aromaci]

Could be interesting.

[GasClown]

Certainly looks pretty.

[WalrusKing]

Onlive is shutting down this month

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The service ends on 30th April 2015, OnLive said. Users can use OnLive up until that date. In fact, all the games on the service are free to everyone to play until it shuts down at the end of April.

After today, no further subscription renewals will be charged for any OnLive service. Those whose subscriptions renewed on or after 20th March will be refunded.

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Meanwhile, Sony has bought OnLive's 140 or so cloud gaming patents. Both companies declined to disclose the terms of the transaction

Source: eurogamer

[WalrusKing]

Guitar Hero Live skips backwards compatibility as it reboots series

After a five-year hiatus, music rhythm game Guitar Hero has reformed with a new perspective: first-person.

Two years ago, DJ Hero developer FreeStyleGames began work on reviving the Guitar Hero series for the post-Spotify world, and the result is Guitar Hero Live, a reboot of a franchise that was among the biggest gaming had to offer before it buckled under the weight of its own relentless release schedule. It's due out this autumn for PlayStation 4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U for £89.99.

Guitar Hero Live's controller ditches the brightly-coloured buttons of old for two rows of three more authentic-looking buttons placed on top of each other. On screen, the classic Guitar Hero "highway" is present and correct, with icons that tumble down to the point where the player should press the corresponding button on the guitar peripheral and "strum". Previous Guitar Hero games saw notes fall in five potential positions and corresponding colours. In Guitar Hero Live, notes fall in just three potential positions: left, middle and right, and come in two colours: black and white. On the controller, the bottom row of three buttons represents white and the top row of buttons represents black.

The idea is that newcomers have an easier time getting started with the game, while veterans have a new system to master. At a basic level, Guitar Hero Live can be played with just the bottom three buttons. Medium-level players don't need to worry about moving their fingers up and down the guitar controller neck, which, according to FreeStyleGames, was a skill many players failed to master. And expert players can combine presses of buttons from both rows in what are Guitar Hero's version of real life chords.

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Source + more: eurogamer

[WalrusKing]

2K Australia In Canberra Closes Its Doors

It was confirmed the entire studio is closing, and all staff members will lose their jobs. “All hands are gone,” said our source.
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2K provided us with the following statement, confirming the closure.

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We can confirm we have taken steps to begin the studio closure process for 2K Australia in order to better manage ongoing development costs while improving the working proximity of our creative teams. We are very grateful for the team’s valuable contributions to numerous 2K projects, and are working with affected staff to explore reassignment opportunities where possible.

Source: Kotaku

[Axe99]

That's nae good, not a great time to be looking for work in Canberra at the moment as well, hopefully as many of them land on their feet as possible.

[GasClown]

What could have been...

[WalrusKing]

Mad Max - Gameplay Overview Trailer

New gameplay trailer showcases the size and scale of Mad Max on PS4
Take a detailed look at how the epic open world action game is shaping up
At the PlayStation Blog

[GasClown]

Looks good.

[WalrusKing]

Just Cause 3 Gameplay Reveal Trailer

[Axe99]

Cheers for the vid Spec, that looks like a lot of fun .