Jul
29

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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – Dungeon Crawl Walkthrough

Square Enix has released a new “Dungeon Crawl” walkthrough video for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn that showcases dungeons – and its inhabitants – that players will encounter in the earlier levels of the game.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will be available on August 27th for the PlayStation 3 and PC.

Jul
24

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Guacamelee! DLC Pack Released

DrinkBox Studios today announced that Guacamelee!’s new DLC pack, “El Infierno,” is now available as a cross-buy download on the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Vita for $2.99. Along with a new level, the DLC contains three new character costumes.

Jul
24

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The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot – Story Trailer

Ubisoft has released a new Story Trailer for The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, delving deeper into the special relationship between the game’s three available characters.

A free-to-play PC game, The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot will soon be entering closed beta.

Jul
24

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Payday 2 – Web Series Episode #3

As Episode 3 of Payday The Web Series begins, the FBI start to suspect there might be a connection between the Payday Crew and a much larger threat. We also meet two colorful new cogs in the Crime.net machine — Hector and Lucas — who will go to any means to get what they want.

Payday 2 will be available on August 13th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

Jul
24

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Demonicon Coming to PC in October, Consoles in 2014

Kalypso Media today announced that The Dark Eye – Demonicon, its upcoming action-RPG, will release for PC in late October, while console versions for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will arrive in 2014.

Jul
24

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Saints Row IV is Gold

Deep Silver today announced that Saints Row IV has gone gold and will be available in stores nationwide on August 20th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

Fans are now able to pre-order a season pass for the planned DLC for $9.99 at select retailers. The Season Pass will include two brand-new mission packs and the Season Pass-exclusive “Rectifier” anal probe weapon.

Included in the Season Pass is the Director’s Cut of the previously announced “Enter the Dominatrix” DLC, a tongue-in-cheek version of what this content was originally going to be like, along with a second mission pack coming in late 2013.

Jul
24

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Outlast Coming to PC in September

Red Barrels announced today that its survival horror experience Outlast will be available on September 4th for digital download on Steam for $19.99.

Jul
24

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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – Live Action Trailer #4

2K Games and 2K Marin have released “The Decision,” the next installment of the live action series for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. Tune in this Friday for the next installment of the live action series starring Dominic Monaghan.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will be available on August 20th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

Jul
24

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Memoria – Developer Diary Part 1

Daedalic Entertainment has released the first in a series of developer diaries that will grant insight into the development process of the upcoming fantasy point and click adventure game, Memoria.

Episode one features author Kevin Mentz and project manager Jonas Hüsges, providing details about the game’s story and its two playable characters, Sadja and Geron. Kevin and Jonas reveal how they created the characters and the story of the game itself, and what it takes to get the story in synch with the RPG universe The Dark Eye, which Memoria is based on.

Memoria is scheduled to be available for PC on August 30th.

Jul
24

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Programmer Awarded $11M in EA Madden IP Lawsuit

After three days of deliberations, a jury in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California today ruled in favor of Robin Antonick, the original designer and developer of Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL Football games, awarding him more than $11 million. It also gives him the ability to pursue the same claims against EA for games released after 1996 — games with significantly higher revenues.

The case alleges that EA and Antonick signed a series of publishing and development contracts, culminating in a 1986 agreement that requires EA to pay him royalties on any derivative works related to the original version of EA Madden, including current annual releases, and prohibits EA from using his confidential information. The lawsuit claims that EA failed to pay millions of dollars in royalties owed to Antonick and to keep his work confidential as required by the contract.

The jury found that several of EA’s games, published between 1990-1996, were virtually identical to the original version of Madden NFL Football, developed by Antonick, and used substantially similar plays and formations. With mandatory prejudgment interest, the verdict should entitle Antonick to more than $11 million.

A future phase of the trial will be held to determine whether EA is responsible for paying Antonick for games published between 1997 and the present, where revenues exceed $3 billion.