PC Game News

The list of new PC game releases, Blu-ray releases and movies opening the week of October 15th, 2012.

PC games:

• Borderlands 2 Pirate’s Booty DLC
• Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
• Doom 3 BFG Edition
• Edna 7 Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes
• Kairo
• Mark of  the Ninja
• Ravaged
• Rocksmith Guitar and Bass
• Viking: Battle for Asgard
• Zombie Driver HD

Movies opening this week:

• Alex Cross
• Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (limited)
• Nobody Walks
• Paranormal Activity 4
• That’s What She Said (limited)
• The First Time (limited)
• The Flat (limited)
• The Sessions
• Tai Chi Zero (limited)
• We are Legion: The Story of Hacktivists (limited)
• Yogawoman (limited)

New Blu-ray releases:

• A Clockwork Orange: Special Ed.
• A League of Their Own
• Alcatraz: The Complete Series
• Avatar
• Ben Hur: 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Ed.
• Benji Triple Feature
• Broadway: The American Musical
• Chernobyl Diaries
• Chernobyl Diaries
• Dawn of the Dragon Slayer
• Ella Enchanted
• Everybody’s Fine
• Excision
• Exorcism: Remastered Ed.
• Female Vampire
• Final Destination 5
• Full Metal Jacket: Deluxe Ed.
• Greystone Park
• H.B. Halicki’s Original Gone in 60 Seconds
• Harry Potter: Year 7
• Legendary Amazons
• Letter From and Unknown Woman
• Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume Two
• Mad Men: Season Five
• Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
• Mark
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Neil Young Journeys
• Pete’s Dragon: 35th Anniversary Ed.
• Rites of Passage
• Santa Clause
• Slender Thread
• Sterile Cuckoo
• Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
• Terror Train
• That 70s Show: Season Two
• That’s My Body
• The Forgiveness of Blood (Criterion Collection)
• The Funhouse: Collector’s Ed.
• The Long Kiss Goodnight
• The Notebook
• The Santa Clause – 3 Movie Collection
• Three Secrets
• Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
• Tom & Jerry: Blast Off to Mars
• Town
• Ultimate Civil War Series
• Uptight

Valve today announced the second wave of Steam Greenlight titles, which includes 21 games.

“Steam Greenlight is a new platform feature that enlists the community’s help in selecting some of the next games to be released on Steam. Launched on August 30, Greenlight allows developers and publishers to post information and media about their game in an effort to convince Community members that their game should be released on Steam.

Like the first set, this second set of titles to launch via Greenlight will be released independently in the months ahead (as they are varying stages of completion).

For more information, please visit steamcommunity.com/greenlight/“

1. Afterfall InSanity Extended Edition
2. AirBuccaneers
3. Blockscape
4. Contrast
5. Fly’n
6. Folk Tale
7. Forge
8. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (Project Giana)
9. Gnomoria
10. Interstellar Marines
11. Lost Story: The Last Days of Earth
12. Miasmata
13. Miner Wars 2081
14. NEOTOKYO
15. Octodad: Dadliest Catch
16. Perpetuum
17. POSTAL 2 COMPLETE
18. Secrets of Grindea
19. The Intruder
20. The Stanley Parable: HD Remix
21. Yogventures!

Paradox Interactive and Fatshark today announced details on an upcoming content update for War of the Roses that will launch in November, which will include new weapons, armor, map modes and at least two new maps.

“This November, War of the Roses will see its first new content drop, which will introduce a wide variety of weapons, including a horn-spanned crossbow for ranged enthusiasts and a Hospitaller pollaxe made famous by the company of knights bearing the same name. Players will also be able to get their gritty hands on the Milanese Knights Hospitaller crafted Heavy Armor, which can be customized with any of 10 different paint options, as well as an assortment of new visors and one new helmet.

Come winter, knights should start preparing for two new challenging game modes and snow-laden maps as the war for the crown of England heads into the harshest months of the year. The first mode being introduced is Pitched Battle, where soldiers for the houses of Lancaster and York will soon learn to value their lives. The upcoming mode is launching into beta very soon, and interested players should keep an eye on the forum for more details.

Two new maps are also confirmed, inspired by the battles of Wakefield and Towton. With both of these historic skirmishes taking place in an extremely cold winter from December 1460 to March 1461, it’s only fitting that both maps introduce a new weather mechanic that will set snow and sleet against ally and adversary alike.

Content updates will automatically add new items to be acquired in the game. The system is designed to reward players who have invested a lot of playing hours into the game and items will be immediately available for players to redeem though accumulated in-game currency. For those who are too impatient, there are also options to purchase in-game currency to secure content. 

More details on the newly announced modes and maps to come throughout Q4, for more details on War of the Roses please visit the title’s official site at waroftherosesthegame.com“

Coffee Stain Studios today announced that a Steam free weekend for Sanctum has begun and will run through the 14th.

This weekend, from October 11th through 14th, Sanctum will be free to play on Steam, meaning that anyone who’s been on the fence can now check out all of the sci-fi tower defense FPS action for free. Additionally, both the base game and the Sanctum Collection, which bundles the original game, both map packs, and the official soundtrack together in one package, will be available at a 75% discount. As a perk for those who’ve already purchased Sanctum, the DLC packs will be available separately at a 20% discount over the weekend.

Sanctum is a fresh take on the tower-defense genre and places the player right into the frenetic fray with tight first-person shooter gameplay. Gamers take the role as Skye, an elite soldier sent out to protect her hometown, Elysion One, from hordes of mysterious alien creatures. To succeed in the defense, players must construct and upgrade a labyrinth of defensive towers. When the havoc starts and the waves of baddies are unleashed, gamers jump right into the action with their own weapons to play a key role in the defense.

For more information about Sanctum, please visit https://store.steampowered.com/app/91600/.

Paradox Interactive and Pieces Interactive today announced the release of a new DLC pack for Magicka titled Magicka: Dungeons & Daemons.

“Magicka: Dungeons & Daemons includes an epic new dungeon-based tale to be played in single-player or co-op modes, with new monsters and obstacles, and a super-secret hard mode whose secret we pretty much just ruined for you.

Magicka: Dungeons & Daemons launches today on leading digital distribution platforms for $3.99 USD. Buy the new DLC here: https://www.magickagame.com/getdnd“

HD Interactive and Most Wanted Entertainment today announced that the Kickstarter campaign for Nexus 2: The Gods Awaken is gaining momentum but they are also looking for support from the RTS community. The project is a proposed sequel to Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, the RTS from 2004.

“Nexus 2 – The Gods Awaken has been on Kickstarter since September 28^th 2012 and has attracted 2,777 backers, contributing around 20% of the total requested so far. The campaign offers several tiers of involvement, with the requisite specialised reward packages available for the more enthusiastic investors. The game’s high target reflects the standard Nexus 2 – The Gods Awaken is aspiring to, with the aim to bring the space combat RTS into the modern AAA age.”

Firefly Studios today announced that Stronghold Kingdoms has gone gold and is set for a final release on October 17th.

“Firefly Studios has just announced that Stronghold Kingdoms will be leaving its open beta phase next week. Following on from the addition of Quests, the new Coat of Arms Designer, graphical updates and a milestone of one million registered players, Stronghold Kingdoms will be released with a new update that adds all-new sound effects to the game.

New sound effects have been one of the most frequently requested features for Stronghold Kingdoms, adding a layer of immersion to the game that appeals to players new and old. Battles now rumble with the marching and clash of armies, scouts can be heard galloping to their next target and traders carting off to the parish capital with their goods. There are also a number of sounds added to the user interface, providing better feedback for players.

More information on Stronghold Kingdoms and Firefly Studios can be found at www.strongholdkingdoms.com“

Infinite Game Publishing and Piranha Games today announced that the open beta for MechWarrior Online will begin on October 16th.

“Set in the year 3049 during the early stages of a massive interstellar war, MechWarrior Online puts you in command of the most powerful war machine to ever walk the field of battle, the mighty BattleMechâ„¢.  Command your Mech and customize it to suit your battlefield role; upgrade systems, replace weapons, and tweak armor with endless options.
 
Get your pilot name and more information at www.mwomercs.com.”

The Verge is reporting that investor Gary Lauder formed OL2 and purchased OnLive’s assets and intellectual property for just $4.8 million. That may seem like a big number to some people but keep in mind that Gaikai, a competing service, was purchased by Sony for $380 million in July.

Here’s a snippet:

“According to the document, OnLive’s management believed they wouldn’t be able to find any additional funding for the company or be able to sell the business as of August, and believed an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors (ABC) would be better than going bankrupt. It certainly seems so.

What’s harder to grasp is how OnLive’s assets could be worth only $4.8 million in total, especially considering that rival Gaikai sold for $380 million just a few months ago. According to OnLive assignee Insolvency Services Group, though, that’s the way it goes: the company claims to have hired independent third parties to value OnLive’s assets, and decided that they weren’t worth more to sell off piecemeal than if a single buyer could keep the company going.”

The Bethesda blog announces the launch of Dishonored in North America and France along with a review round-up. We plan on getting a review up this weekend but do have a Dishonored First Impressions article up now in the meantime. The game releases in Spain, Australia and New Zealand this Thursday and Friday for the rest of the world. In addition to the announcement a “Protips” article is up on the blog, which contains a collection of pointers by Harvey Smith, the co-creative director.

“You are the once-trusted bodyguard of the Empress. Framed for her murder and driven by revenge, you must become an infamous assassin, known only by the disturbing mask that has become your calling card.

As you navigate a world torn apart by plague and oppressed by a government armed with strange new technologies, the truth behind your betrayal is as murky as the waters surrounding the city.

The choices you make will determine the fate of the world, but no matter what happens your old life is gone forever.”

2K Games and Firaxis today announced that XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been shipped and is available in North America. The game ships internationally on the 12th. A demo is available on Steam.

“Released in 1993, the original X-COM still reigns as one of the best PC games of all time and has been reimagined as XCOM: Enemy Unknown by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown expands on the X-COM legacy with an entirely new story, enemies and technologies to fight hostile aliens and defend Earth. In XCOM: Enemy Unknown, players will oversee combat strategies and individual unit tactics as well as base management and resource allocation while playing as the commander of a secret global military organization, XCOM. With equal emphasis on deep strategy and intense tactical combat, XCOM: Enemy Unknown will allow gamers to control the fate of the human race by defending against a terrifying global alien invasion.”

For more information, please visit https://www.xcom.com.

The list of new PC game releases, Blu-ray releases and moves opening the week of October 8th, 2012.

PC games:

• Dishonored
• Of Orcs and Men
• Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants
• Retro City Rampage
• The Walking Dead: Episode 4
• Worms Revolution
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Movies opening this week:

• Argo
• Atlas Shrugged: Part II (limited)
• Grave Encounters (limited)
• Here Comes the Boom
• Middle of Nowhere (limited)
• Nobody Walks (limited)
• Seven Psychopaths
• Sinister
• Smashed (limited)
• Smiley (limited)
• Special Forces (limited)
• War of the Buttons (limited)

Blu-ray releases:

• A Cat in Paris
• Bedevilled
• Bones: Season 7
• Book of Eli
• Constantine
• Dial M for Murder
• Dead Ringer
• Departed
• E.T. Anniversary Ed.
• Exposed in the Light
• Find Me Guilty
• Hall Pass
• Hangover
• Holliston: The Complete First Season
• How to Train Your Dragon
• Ice Station Zebra
• Inception
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season Seven
• Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters
• Kino Classics Lina Wertmuller Collection
• Little Shop of Horrors: Director’s Cut
• Losing Control
• Magical Mystery Tour
• Matrix: 10th Anniversary Ed.
• Mortal Combat
• Prometheus
• Raven
• Red Dawn
• Rock of Ages
• Scooby-Doo: Big Top Scobby-Doo
• Sherlock Holmes
• Shut Up and Play the Hits
• Sound of the Spirit
• Stand Strong
• Strangers on a Train
• Sucker Punch
• Suing the Devil
• The Barrens
• The Courier
• The Dordogne
• The Great Mouse Detective
• The League: Season Three
• The Poseidon Adventure
• Town
• Troy
• V for Vendetta
• Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
• What Ever Happened to Baby Jane: 50th Anniversary Ed.
• Where the Wild Things Are

Paradox Interactive today announced East vs. West: A Hearts of Iron Game, a new upcoming RTS game based on the Cold War.

“Players will be able to take control of ANY nation in those nerve-wracking decades in a strategy game with a host of tense features, from taking issues in front of the UN Security Council to nervously watching the game’s Doomsday clock. 

So prepare to rise to a new historical challenge in “East vs. West: A Hearts of Iron Game“, the new game from BL-Logic and Paradox Development Studios set to release in Q2 2013. This grand strategy game takes you from the opening stalemate of the Cold War in 1946 to the end of over four decades of fear and apprehension in 1991.

Will you wield your air force, economy and nuclear supremacy like a cudgel, bludgeoning your neighbors into submission? Or select the sharper knife of politics and espionage? Without wanting to influence you, sir, your private collection of Spy Cards is ready and waiting to be deployed.

East vs. West: A Hearts of Iron Game will enter your blast radius in Q2 2013.”

Deadline.com is reporting that Fox is working on a Battlefield: Bad Company TV series, based on the Electronic Arts game franchise, that will feature the same main characters.

“Written by Eisendrath, Bad Company features the main characters from the game. It follows four renegade soldiers as they exit military life and enter the private sector. But trouble is never far behind as they realize their commanding officer had used them to further the ends of a shadow unit within the government and now wants them dead to cover his tracks. Eisendrath is executive producing with Happy Madison’s Doug Robinson and EA’s Patrick Bach and Patrick O’Brien.”

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GOG.com has holding a major sale on over 30 classic Activision games. The sale goes for about 2 and a half hours from now, ending at 3:59 AM GMT.

“Grab your adult diapers; it’s about to get real messy down there! I just wanted to pass along word about GOG.com’s weekend promo, which features more than 30 games from Activision’s catalogue at 60% off the regular (already low) price.

When I say “more than 30” I’m kinda just making that up — it’s over 30 products, and when you include the games in bundles, it’s closer to 50 games, from just $2.39 to $3.99 each.

Which games are included? How about… King’s Quest. Arcanum? Gabriel Knight? Phantasmagoria? Yeah, not bad. Let people know, why don’t you?

Go check it out now… it ends on Tuesday Ocober 9 at 3:59 AM GMT.”