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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Dead Island: Epidemic Is Now In Open Beta
The zombie-infested hack & slash action arena is now in Open Beta as Deep Silver unleashes Dead Island: Epidemic for all users to play for free on Steam. With the Open Beta, Dead Island: Epidemic receives a major content update that includes the following features and improvements:
All-New PvE-Mode: Crossroads
Crossroads enriches the PvE experience in DI:E. It offers a bigger variation, higher replayability and more challenge, regardless of skill level. Both beginners and veterans get access to a mode where they can have a lot of fun while at the same time unifying the game experience across both PVE and PvP.
Progression System Overhaul
Levels for individual characters have been removed: There is now a global character level that applies to each character and unlocks apply to each character once you reach a new level.
Crafting Overhaul
Weapon leveling and workbench levels have been removed and a new loot-based weapon modification has been introduced: As they complete matches players can now earn weapon modifications (which are divided into rarity: common, uncommon, rare, epic and legendary) which offer progressively more powerful and unique gameplay altering perks.
Passive Skills
Character weapon expertise has been removed and instead every character now has a unique passive ability.
Loot System Rework
Smarter drop system has been added which ensures more guaranteed drops and less randomness.
The full extensive patch notes for the update can be found at http://www.deadislandepidemic.com/en_US/news/latest-patch-notes/.
Adventure Box Kickstarter Trailer
Adventure Box is a free to play browser-based voxel RPG.
Cosplay of the Week #1: Fem Freeman, Gurren Lagann & More
This week, we’re kicking off a new feature – Cosplay of the Week! Each Friday we’ll highlight some of the coolest cosplay we’ve seen during the week and share it with you. If you like what you see, make sure to visit the pages for the cosplayers and photographers to support them directly!
Fem Freeman (Halflife) by Its-Raining-Neon
Cosplayed & Photographed by Its Raining Neon
Gurren-Lagann Mecha Cosplay by CosplayFoam
Cosplayed & Photographed by A.D. Cosplay & Photo
Odin – Legenary Eidolon of Thunder (Final Fantasy XIII) by AmenoKitarou
Cosplayed by A.K. Wirru & Photographed by George Wong Photography
Purple and Gold – Wizard from Diablo III by KamuiCosplay
Cosplayed & Photographed by Kamui Cosplay
Sub-Zero Mortal Kombat 9 Cosplay by LeonChiroCosplayArt
Cosplayed by Leon Chiro & Photographed by Marcella Fava Nerd Photographer – Studio Fotografico
Bonus Round: Geek Art of the Week
Steampunk Iron-Man by norbface
Adventure Box
Adventure Box is a free-to-play, browser-based voxel RPG. Create and explore worlds where the possibilities are endless.
Features:
Make Worlds: Become an Adventure Maker, designing the terrain, sea, and skies of your own worlds. You have the freedom to create your own stories and adventures.
Adventure: Create your own character and explore the variety of worlds created by the Adventure Box team and by other players.
Cross-Platform Play: Adventure Box is planned for release for mobile and tablet devices in addition to browsers.
Happy L-Lord
Happy L-Lord
Act of Aggression: New Details Revealed
Act of Aggression – the new RTS from Wargame creator Eugen Systems – pulls heavy inspiration from other RTS titles hailing from the nineties and noughties, the Golden Era of RTS. In a unique near-future techno-thriller setting and with three playable factions based on both fictional and real military forces, base-building, resources harvesting and combat unit production, Act of Aggression is a more accessible but no less explosive departure from the million plus selling Wargame series for Eugen Systems.
- The Cartel, stealthy operatives born out of private military contracts, with the latest prototypes. Fragile and expensive, but stealthy and powerful this secretive faction is difficult to master.
- The US Army, exhausted by endless fighting across the world, are a brute-force of veterans; they can skill up in specific roles and improve their veterancy, but use current generation technology.
- The Chimera, a UNO funded task-force designed to have a plan in mind for every situation. You can mould their units through upgrades into specific roles, or leave them as a jack-of-all-trades.
Across large, authentic maps, players will harvest resources, build bases strategically, defend them, and produce all kinds of units to match the wit of their opponent. Extend your base network with off-base refineries for harvesting resources, and protect supply networks ensuring a stable income of cash and minerals. You’ll even fight other players for occupied banks as a supplementary income, and capture soldiers ejected from tanks and planes or wounded on the battlefield to take as prisoners of war.
- Build, harvest, supply, and fight on huge and authentic maps
- Fight with real-life and real-prototype light vehicles, infantry, heavy vehicles, planes, and helicopters – with prototype stealth technology to boot!
- An authentic techno-thriller single player campaign full of political intrigue and immersive battles
- Upgrade each factions base to unlock more technology, and upgrade units to increase veterancy, better their skills, or totally change their abilities
- Defend your supply chains, but don’t worry about micromanagement – Act of Aggression is built with macro in mind
- Occupy on-map banks for a supplementary source of income, and take prisoners of war
- Develop super-weapons, and super-weapon defense systems
Act of Aggression will be rolling into your warzone Spring 2015.
For more info, visit http://www.focus-home.com
RuneScape BTS 129 – Dominion Tower Rumble Mode
Jagex showcases a new challenge mode in Dominion Tower with updated bosses and one heck of a gauntlet waiting to test the toughest of players in RuneScape.
Etherium: Invasion Trailer
Etherium’s three factions are set for all out war in this futuristic RTS.
Eve Online Physically-Based Rendering Comparison
EVE Online is about to get a whole lot prettier.







