July 2013

The 2013 Steam Summer Sale Has Begun!

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Les Major

It’s official! After a heavy load of visitors brought the store to a halt, it’s now somewhat working with occasional heavy load messages. Today’s big sale? Bioshock Infinite at 50% off! Scribblenauts Unlimited, which we’ve reviewed and we’re very much fans of is on for a meer $4.99! Current flash sales include Counter Strike: Global Offense for just over $5, Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition for $8.99 (A fantastic game if you haven’t already gotten into it), GRID 2 and Skyrim: Legendary Edition top out the current sales featured every eight hours.

Things do seem a bit rough, even for the wishlist page, so at current time you may want to specifically go to the Steam page of games you’re curious about to confirm if they’re on sale or not. I know I’m eagerly checking my list.

Steam has also introduced a large focus on the recent addition of trading cards to the site. They’re virtual cards that apparently can be crafted into Steam badges. These in turn give you marketable items such as emoticons, profile backgrounds, and coupons. Cards can even be dropped in games such as Borderlands 2 it seems.

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Steam Sale Starting At 1PM Eastern Time?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Les Major

Rumors have been circulating for weeks now about the potential date this summers Steam Sale would begin. Kotaku is calling for 1pm Eastern Time today, yes in just a few minutes really, based on a press release on the game Fortix 2. The press release claims the Steam Summer Sale will begin today, July the 11th to 18th.

Fortix 2 Summer Sale price cut! Fortix 2 will be 50% discounted during the July 11-18 Steam Summer Sale! We are cutting the price in half and, because of our recent permanent price drop, that makes Fortix 2 temporarily only $0.99 !

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GTA V – Physics or Scripted Event?

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Les Major

The Grand Theft Auto V gameplay video released today is packed with tons of little things to explore and consider about what possibly could be in the game. One of the scenes stood out to me the most was this physics moment in the image above. Is this actually how real heavy vehicles will respond to some obstacles in game, or just a scripted event in a cut scene? We don’t know yet. However, any kind of destruction of walls like this in a GTA game is quite an exciting possibility. Things usually tend to be quite solid and this would be quite a gameplay changer when considering your persuit routes.

What do you think? Just a cut scene, or something more?

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Grab Some Popcorn, It’s Grand Theft Auto V Gameplay Time!

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Les Major

Rockstar Games released a gameplay video for Grand Theft Auto V today which as usual is filled with hints at unmentioned content, lots of features being explained and displayed, plus a look at just how beautiful that new game world looks in motion.

It’s quite interesting, since I think this is the first time we’ve really seen a video like this from Rockstar. Usually there’s lots of trailers we all go crazy for, and then the game is released. There’s just so much in this sequel, it’s good and important to see them taking the game to go over it personally with gamers. The video below has just so much to explore! It’s definitely worth the time to give it a closer inspection.Read More

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July 4th Nintendo Download

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Jason Nason

Lots and lots for the Nintendo 3DS this week. Pilotwings arrives on the Wii U Virtual Console while Sonic Drift 2 hits the Virtual Console for the 3DS. Elsewhere four games are reduced and put on sale, including both Mighty Switch Force! for the 3DS and Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition for the Wii U.

Also if you’ve been thinking of checking out the Animal Crossing-esqe RPG title Planet Crashers has its price sliced in half for $4.99. Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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Second Dimension: The Warrior’s Code Interview

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Broken Joysticks

The fighting game community (FGC) has grown from holding local events to smaller venues to occupying ballrooms at four-star establishments with talent from all across the globe attending. Major sponsors such as Capcom, Namco Bandai, and others are responsible for the development of some of the world’s most famous franchises in gaming, and are showcased at a central tournament featuring the top fighting talent from across the world. With major prize pools, fighting games are now reaching a platform that can be compared to traditional eSports.

Each week, I’ll be posting interviews I’ve had the pleasure of conducting with members of the fighting game community. The interviews will touch upon their history in the FGC, where they got their start, and what they’d like to see from video games in general.

This week’s guest is a jack of all trades as he hosts his own 24/7 lobby and events around Super Street Fighter 4 on his personal stream, a tournament organizer and also a player, Jonathon Oudthone aka SolidxPanda.Read More

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12 Glorious Minutes of Destiny

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Eric Bastelak

Was anyone looking to watch some Destiny game play? Well lucky for us Bungie has posted a twelve minute video for us to enjoy. Of course we already saw this stuff at E3 but why not watch it again. If there is one game almost every gamer is excited for, it is Destiny. So sit back, relax and above all else: enjoy.  [youtube id=”gIp7vZuYzoA” width=”600″ height=”350″]

 

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Time and Eternity Animation Looks Beautiful!

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Les Major

Coming on July 16th, the latest NIS America import by Namco Bandai and Imageepoch features some beautiful animation for 2D characters. The battle scenes, featured in the video after the break, really show just how smooth the flow is. Imageepoch, who made Black ★ Rock Shooter PSP Game, are also behind Time and Eternity. Both games have over the shoulder style combat, so it should be interesting to see if T&E plays similar.Read More

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Editorial: Multi-Game Guilds, Good or Bad?

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Trish Bennon

Com·mu·ni·ty: a unified body of individuals as a group of people with a common interest gaming together within a larger society <a guild>

For many gamers, one of the most alluring aspects of online gaming is the opportunity to bond with other people.  Whether their interest lies in player-vs.-player fighting, roleplaying or end game raid content, being able to share those interests with other like-minded players is what keeps them engaged and interested.Read More

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Injustice: Gods Among Us DLC Updates

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Broken Joysticks

Patches and General Zod aren’t the only thing being offered today by NetherRealm studios as five pieces of DLC is available as well along with news of what’s to come. On his twitter, Ed Boon has stated for a while that there will be more DLC down the road, getting a bit specific, he has said that the four current characters (Lobo, Batgirl, Scorpion and Zod) are not the only DLC characters as announcements of new characters will be coming soon. We here at Broken Joysticks have mentioned who we would love to see as DLC. Hit the jump for the prices and images of the current offerings of DLC for Injustice: Gods Among Us.

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Injustice: Gods Among Us Version 1.05 Patch Hits With Zod Release

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Broken Joysticks

Injustice: Gods Among Us has been hitting a downward spiral as of late since the release of Scorpion as a DLC character who quickly replaced Deathstroke as that character to hate. As with Deathstroke, fans and few pros a like went to twitter and forums in order to let NetherRealm Studios know how unfair and broken Scorpion was. They listened (as who really could getting tweets by the minute) and today marks the release of version 1.05 which also comes along with the release of General Zod as the final DLC character in the season pack (free for season pass holders and 4.99/400 msp for those without) as well as a free costume for Ares which is his classic look.

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Microsoft Reveals ‘Xbox Live Ultimate Sale’

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Not to be outdone by Sony’s own online sale, Microsoft has revealed their roster of discounted games for July ’13. Headlining all of this is a massive one day sale on some of 2012’s best games including Far Cry 3,  Max Payne 3, Borderlands 2 and Assassins Creed III. Considering the most expensive of these is $20, and several of them are priced at just $10 – be prepared to empty your wallet. The Bioware games are worth the price of entry alone, you’re guaranteed to get at least a few dozen hours out of them!

If you’re looking to save on some older games on the cheap Dragon Age Origins, Mass Effect and Prey are all $5, along with some other vintage 360 titles.

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Sony’s Summer Sale Begins Tomorrow

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Summer isn’t typically a time  when new releases are blazing the sales charts, why not beat the heat with some old favorites at a discount price?  Sony will be launching their summer sale, Summer Blast, starting tomorrow and running until the 16th with the deals changing up the following Tuesday.

Some older games are available for $9.99 or less including Prince of Persia Classics Trilogy ($8.00 PS Plus/ $15 regular), Alice Madness Returns ($4.00 PS Plus / $7.99 Regular) and Fight Night Champion ($6.00 PSN Plus/ $11.99 regular). If newer games are your thing you can snag Call Of Duty Black Ops II for $41.99 ($37.99 PSN plus) or The Amazing Spider-Man for $29.99 ($20.99 PSN Plus)

There’s also a few portable titles including Mortal Kombat for the PlayStation Vita. Check out a complete list after the jump!Read More

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