Yearly Archives: 2014

FireFall: Chosen Offensive Event Hosts Final Battle

FireFall

Red 5 Studios announces its third and final Chosen Offensive event where players will have one last opportunity to take up arms against elite Chosen monstrosities controlled by the developers of the MMO shooter, Firefall.  These massive epic battles will once again be available this Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, from 11:00am to 2:00pm PDT, featuring a brand new Chosen Glider Wing reward along with all other prizes offered in the previous weekends.

Myriads of ARES pilots from around the world responded to the call-to-arms last weekend, which resulted in the utter defeat of the Chosen forces.  Vowing revenge, the Red 5 development team has released a video in response to the players’ legendary triumphs across New Eden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIglsnnIsM

For more info, visit http://www.firefallthegame.com/news/final-chosen-offensive-this-sunday

Elite: Dangerous Beta 2 Now Available

Elite

Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV) has released Elite: Dangerous Beta 2 and announces the date for Beta 3.

Beta 2 marks a major update to the game, with new ships, new outposts and even more of the galaxy unlocked for exploration. Highlights include:

  • Reputations per system and per faction that influence attitudes and prices offered to players.
  • 570 star systems and 381,033 cubic light years to explore.
  • Discovery, exploration and charting of new systems and the option to trade gathered data.
  • Detailed system maps.
  • New Outposts (small, exposed ‘roadside café’ stations in remote systems).
  • New Ocellus starport.
  • Further upgradeable Life Support modules, Engines, Hyperdrives, Power Distributors, Sensors, Shield Generators and Cargo Racks for all ships.
  • New weapons, including mines and a Cargo Hatch Limpet built for non-lethal piracy.
  • Visibility of other ships in supercruise, and the ability to track pilots through supercruise and hyperspace.
  • In-game GalNet newsfeed, reporting story events from around the galaxy and each system.
  • Gradual ‘wear and tear’ on ships.
  • New Lakon Asp Explorer ship.
  • All backers names from the appropriate crowd-funding reward tiers have been added to the NPC naming database.

Beta 2 also includes a host of other improvements and optimizations including additional rock, ice and metal-rich planetary rings, new music, optional ‘simulator’ tutorials and optional pre-flight control checks. SLI/Crossfire support allows play in 4K ultra-high definition (with appropriate hardware).

Beta 3 will be released on October 28th. Features and additions included in Beta 3 will be announced over the coming weeks.

Elite: Dangerous will be released in Q4 2014. For more info, visit http://www.elitedangerous.com/

For more info, visit http://www.elitedangerous.com/

FIFA 2015

FIFA 2015 brings the classic FIFA experience that EA Sports has delivered for years, with exciting new gameplay across multiple platforms.

Features:

Emotional Intelligence: Players can now show over 600 emotional reactions based on the context of the match.

Dynamic Match Presentation: Improved commentary, unique fan reactions, specific chants and behaviors, bench reactions, and more will keep you immersed in the match.

New Team Tactics: Teammates now pay attention to the ongoing match and adjust their tactics just like real players.

Reflex

Reflex is a first-person shooter built with modern technology, but designed to have the fast-paced, pinpoint accuracy of 90’s FPS games. It intends to have single-player, co-op, and a competitive ladder ranking system.

Features:

Matchmaking: Reflex has full-featured multiplayer options. Players are able to quickly scan servers of various game mods, and quickly join others.

In-Game Multiplayer Editor: Design whole maps in collaboration with friends in real-time. Then, square off against each other in those maps, apply tweaks, and edit until perfection is achieved.

LAN Support: Enjoy an old-school gaming experience with Local-Area Network support. Supports the maximum number of players per map, and offers the lowest pings possible for fast-paced, responsive gameplay.