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Daehawk wrote:I HATE HATE HATE games that incorporate cards into them. Id enjoy them a lot more..or enjoy the mat all if the cards were not a part of them. I just cant wrap my head around using them or understanding them. I just dont get them and it never sinks in. Now Im trying out Paragon and it would be great if only there were no cards to fool with. Instead of an added bonus like they intend them to be I look at them as a burden to fun. A game Id rate a 10 otherwise Id give a 4 to because it has cards.

But why? Hand of Fate was a fantastic game. So is Hearthstone or Gwent. What about cards is weird for you?

Agree on HoF and got in on their recent boardgame version Kickstarter.

And funny, I tend to greatly enjoy games that incorporate cards into them well. To each their own.

From 9am PT tomorrow, June 30th, to 9pm PT July 3rd, you can play the LawBreakers "Rise Up" PC beta for free by downloading the game from Steam. If you've not heard of LawBreakers before now, it's a fast-paced first-person shooter from Boss Key Productions, founded by Cliff Bleszinski, the former Epic Games design director who helped create several Unreal Tournament and Gears of War games.

Paradox Interactive is pleased to announce it has acquired Triumph Studios, the creators of the critically-acclaimed Age of Wonders and Overlord series.

Founded in 1997 by Lennart Sas and Arno van Wingerden, both of who remain with the company today, Triumph Studios is known as one of the top-tier strategy games developers worldwide. The Age of Wonders-series has sold in excess of one million copies to date.

Following the acquisition, the current team and management will all remain with Triumph Studios. All ongoing projects will remain in development, and will be published by Paradox Interactive.

“Triumph Studios is a developer of our own heart. They are world-leading within their niche and have built a large and dedicated community over the years, counting quite a few Paradox employees among their hardcore fans. We have great faith in Lennart, Arno and the Triumph team, and our main focus now is to ensure that they can continue to create their magic under new ownership,” said Fredrik Wester, CEO at Paradox Interactive.

“We have been approached by others before with an interest to acquire us, but this is not merely a business transaction for us. This is a liaison with a partner that can help us grow sustainably by ensuring the stability and continuity needed for us to do more of what we do best - develop some of the best turn-based strategy games on the market today. Paradox is a good match for us both culturally and games-wise. They get it. It’s as simple as that, and we are extremely excited about the acquisition,” said Lennart Sas, CEO and co-founder of Triumph Studios.

We owe this creator of legendary games such as “Quake”, “Doom” and “Wolfenstein” much of the unique style and many of the characteristics of today’s action and shooting video-games. This US designer and developer is considered to be the father of “first-person shooter games” and the “death match” concept.


Fun & Serious, the largest video-game festival in Europe, which will be staging its seventh edition from 8 to 11 December, has announced the first of the Honorary Awards it will be presenting this year. The recipient is John Romero, the multi-award-winning American designer and developer, who, throughout a professional career that stretches over four decades, has not only been responsible for bringing us iconic games such as “Wolfenstein 3D”, “Quake” and “Doom”, but has defined the most recognisable features of the genre known as first-person shooter games with his unique style and creative contributions.

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Daehawk wrote:I like John and he deserves this award but what has he done well or for PC gaming since his id days?

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Brenda Romero is best known for her work on the Wizardry series of role-playing video games and, more recently, the non-digital series The Mechanic is the Message. She has worked in game development since 1981 and has credits on 49 game titles.

Daehawk wrote:Starlancer is a GREAT game.

Scuzz wrote:So when I get the new PC I can play Dragon age:Inquisition. Steam doesn't seem to have it, nor does Gamergate. So where do you get it from?

Amazon?

Scuzz wrote:So when I get the new PC I can play Dragon age:Inquisition. Steam doesn't seem to have it, nor does Gamergate. So where do you get it from?

Amazon?

Greybriar wrote:

Scuzz wrote:So when I get the new PC I can play Dragon age:Inquisition. Steam doesn't seem to have it, nor does Gamergate. So where do you get it from?

Amazon?

Dragon Age: Inquisition is sold by: Newegg (download) for $11.50 U.S., Amazon (boxed) for $13.90 U.S., and from EA's Origin (download) for $19.99 U.S. There are probably other sources, but those are the ones I found first.

It's an Electronic Arts game, so you may have to have an Origin account to play Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Scuzz wrote:
I noticed the older Dragon Age games were on Steam but I guess EA is holding back on DA:I.

The SMITE Website announces that open beta testing is now underway for Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics, a new turn-based strategy game using virtual cards. This is a free-to-play game, so this news represents the kind of soft launch these games often employ. Here are the details:

Open Beta starts today for Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics, the new turn-based strategy collectible card game set in the SMITE universe.

Throughout Closed Beta, Hand of the Gods has become a more polished and streamlined game that is fun for players of every skill level. These changes were directly driven by player feedback through Hi-Rez Studios’ unique community-focused development process.

“Over the course of Closed Beta we’ve reworked the strategic elements of gameplay and deck building while making combat much easier to read and understand,” said Scott Lussier, Lead Designer on Hand of the Gods. “Today with the launch of Open Beta, we invite everyone to download Hand of the Gods for free and lead the legends of mythology into battle.”

To celebrate the Open Beta launch, Hand of the Gods has introduced the new Venus Competitor’s Pack. This pack will bolster the decks of new players and veterans alike by unlocking over 70 cards and a number of bonuses, including a special Venus skin for Aphrodite in SMITE.

The Hand of the Gods Open Beta is free-to-play. Players may download the game from the Hand of the Gods website.

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Publisher Playdius and developer Oudidon announce beta testing is now underway for BAFL: Brakes Are For Losers, an arcade racing game played with an old-school top-down perspective. You can sign up on the official website. Here's the plan:

BAFL - Brakes Are For Losers is a top-down, single-screen racing game created as a tribute to good old games such as Super Sprint, Indy Heat or Super Off Road. It offers challenging solo and multiplayer fun for up to 8 players!

This week is the first lap of the BAFL warm-up race and every new week, we'll distribute beta keys for new players to join in. In order to access the beta, just fill in the form to have a chance to receive a Steam key.

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Kasey Chang wrote:Just starting in Starpoint Gemini 2, another Elite wannabe, though the starmap is on a hex grid, that's somewhat interesting.

EDIT: Progress is slow. I'm level 11 now, just upgraded to a corvette, but missions I'm tackling now are cruisers and whatnot. When I was a gunboat I was facing other gunboats. Hmmm... Ships and equipment cost a TON in this game, and making money is a matter of capturing ships you come across with your marines, but you don't have too many of them. (The starting ship only has 20) But each captured Lyra class gunship is worth about 70K.

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In 2013 Shenandoah Studios launched a kick starter for a new game they were making called Gettysburg: The Tide Turns. Despite a successful kickstarter and several very successful mobile strategy games, Shenandoah went bankrupt. In the fall of 2014 the assets of Shenandoah Studios were acquired by Slitherine Ltd and after a substantial amount of time re-coding the game and testing Gettysburg: The Tide Turns has finally been launched.

Daehawk wrote: Joystick, gamepad, or kb/mouse?

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BUTCHER is a fast-paced 2D shooter and a blood-soaked love letter to the cult classics of the genre. If kicking corpses into a lava pit and adorning walls with blood is your idea of a good time, BUTCHER is THE game for you.