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Torment: Tides of Numenera Switches Project Lead, Now set for 2016 release

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Broken Joysticks

In an update on kickstarter, developer inXile has announced its spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment will be releasing somewhere in 2016, moving the date back from its original Q4 2015 release window. It has also been announced that project manager Kevin Saunders will be leaving the studio. He will be replaced by Wasteland 2 lead Chris Keenan. 

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Xbox One’s Forza 6 Gets Custom Concept Controller

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

It would seem that after a long drought console gamers will again be able to get custom licensed first party peripherals on the Xbox One. First we saw the two Halo controllers and then the Fall Out 4 edition, and now  a Forza theme modeled after the colors and pedals of the Ford GT.  The elite controller is only a few weeks old, but already we are getting a concept for a nice licensed first party themed edition. The custom controller is blue and black, and has features that evoke Fords new 2016 GT, one of Forza’s signature cars. The controller

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Just What The Hell Are They Yelling About: An Introduction to Hearthstone

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Broken Joysticks

Earlier this week the Hearthstone World Championship officially started. Even though it was only the round of 16, viewer count peaked at over 100K, briefly becoming the most viewed game on Twitch. The Hearthstone competitive scene is big, and it’s a pretty cool place. I’ve enjoyed following competitive Hearthstone ever since its beta, and I have managed to put in three top 500 on the European ladder over the last year. By this point the Hearthstone scene has been clearly established, and it can be intimidating for a newcomer to figure out just what the hell is going on. This

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Germany & Poland To Compete For Glory In CS:GO Tournament Hosted By eSport Specialist ‘Playday Online’

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

Playday Online, the League of Legends and Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CS:GO) international eSports tournament specialist and platform has announced that registration has begun to their upcoming CS:GO Poland vs. Germany tournament hosted and sponsored in a collaboration with PaySafeCard and Pukawka.pl. The main tournament will occur November 2nd, with semi-finals and finals being broadcast on Twitch.tv Tournament details have been posted online and players will  compete for a combined pool of prizes worth €2.000 to the top-7 contestants. The cap has been set to 128 competing teams, and there will be a random draw of an extra €200 to a lucky team

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Happy Halloween: Destiny Gets More Microtransactions

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Broken Joysticks

An update this morning has added more ways to spend money in  Destiny. For 200 silvers players can buy Treasures of the Lost Chests which can contain small randomized items such as legendary masks and  Jackolytes. One dollar is equivelant to 100 silver coins. In addition to the chests, emotes can also be bought with prices ranging from 300 to 700 silver coins. 

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The Problem with Life Is Strange’s Ending

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Broken Joysticks

*Sighs deeply* You know, this wasn’t the article I wanted to write. It really wasn’t. Let me get this out of the way: I love Life Is Strange. I love the empathy it shows in giving even most of its villains depth and meaning. I love how most of the time it manages to tap into that inexperience, that imperfection, that unbridled optimism that makes the best kind of teen fiction. I love Max and Chloe’s tender, confused, multi-faceted relationship with each other; and all those things that I love are in here. In fact, some of the best moments

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Destiny Patch 2.0.2 Detailed

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

Details have emerged on the next major Destiny update. On the weekly Bungie blog both the date, and content are detailed.  Design lead Lars Bakken tells tell players: “Last week, it was clear to us that you were frustrated by the Iron Banner reward drops, and rightly so! It turns out that, when we started digging into the issue, we uncovered a nasty bug that affected how Legendary drops happen throughout the Crucible, including Iron Banner. We’re working hard to ensure that the next Iron Banner will work as intended, and be even better than before. These changes will make your entire

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Total War: Warhammer Release Date and Preorder Bonuses Announced, will be part of a trilogy.

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

Sega has confirmed a release date for their newest Total War game. , Total War: Warhammer, will launch on April 28 and is the “first in an epic trilogy.” The announcement of it being a trilogy is totally new information, and no doubt will have fans very excited.  Sega also announced that preordering from select participating retailers will get players the Chaos Warriors Race Pack. The pack three new playable Legendary Lords, which “enable you to select the corrupted and powerful Chaos Warriors as your race in the Grand Campaign.” There will also be a Hi-King edition produced in a “single, extremely limited run.” Details

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Rovio The Studio Behind Angry Birds is Cutting Over 200 Jobs

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

The boom bust cycle of game development is something that anyone who works in the industry can tell you horror stories about, large layoffs are often commonplace after development sprints and often studio sizes swell, and shrink by the hundreds prior too and after a games release. It is however surprising that after over half a decade of dominance the studio behind the Angry Birds is starting to show signs of flagging. The first blow came when in August of this year it was reported that the studio (based in France) was in a nasty fight with its employees over staff redundancy.

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New Battlefield Hardline DLC is and its free.

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

EA has announced today that it will add a free expansion to its cops and robbers battlefield, called Blackout. The announcement comes on the EA blog which says “What happens when the lights go out, and criminal and police factions are forced to face off under the slimmest sliver of light? Find out yourself,” The post goes on to detail what will be in the expansion: Two maps: Night Job and Night Woods (night versions of Bank Job and Backwoods) 1 new gadget: Night Vision Goggles 2 new weapons for all classes and factions: a new version of the RO933 and

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PS4 To Recieve price Cut In Europe

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

It often seems that with consoles Europe gets left in the dust, so it usually comes as no surprise when months after a US price decrease the same thing is finally applied to Europe. Such is the case again with the PS4, the MSRP will not be €349.99/£299.99.  A spokesperson for Sony said “Since the launch of PS4 our aim has always been to provide players with the best gaming experiences at the best value, and we’ve been thrilled with the amount of players who have joined our world,” Most of those players joined at a price point close to double

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Star Citizen Exits Closed Alpha

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Fionna Schweit

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Cloud Imperium Games announced today that their much hyped space game Star-Citizen has essentially exited its closed alpha access. The news comes in Chris Roberts’ most recent Letter From the Chairman update, in which he also announced that Star Citizen has surpassed one million backers. “Anyone who has pledged for a Star Citizen Package can now play today without worrying they won’t have access to some portion of the ‘Verse in the future. No Star Marine pass, no Alpha 2.0 pass… no additional payment needed for any module in the works, pre-release,” Roberts wrote. “Going forward, should we need to put out

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