Mojang's Cobalt Now Has A Release Date
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Cobalt is an action game all about rolling around, coming to us from Oxeye Game Studio and published by Moyang. If you have a distinct feeling you've heard about it before its quite likely as Cobalt has been announced way back in the ancient times of 2011.
But now its long journey seems to be coming to an end, or rather a beginning, as Cobalt will be releasing on the PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One this February 2nd at a $19,99 price tag. Here's the most recent gameplay trailer:
The Division Closed Beta Will Begin At The End Of January
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After the technical alpha held last December it was obvious that the beta for The Division would be starting up soon and sure enough we now have the announcement.
The Division multiplayer beta test will begin on January 28th for the Xbox One with the PC & PS4 platforms following on January 29th. The beta will conclude on January 31st but until then you will be able to experience Manhattan's Chelsea Pier and the early story-driven missions as you establish your first foothold in New York.
The Witness Sports An Impressive Cast Of Voice Actors
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Jonathan Blow, the main man behind Braid and upcoming The Witness posted on the Playstation blog today to announce that the voice recordings have been successfully finished.
And as a small teaser he also announced the rather impressive cast of voice actors that will be lending their touch to The Witness in the form of audio logs.
Hitman Has Been Officially Confirmed As An Episodic Game
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After many months of dancing around the topic it would appear we finally got an answer on how exactly the latest Hitman game will be released.
In a recent press announcement Square Enix confirmed that Hitman will be a truly episodic AAA game with a major live component. The beta will start this February 12th for the PS4 and a few days later, on February 19th for PC.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Developers Recently Shared Their First Update On The State Of The Game
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Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is a standalone sequel to the Red Orchestra/Rising Storm franchise whose depiction of ultra-realistic warfare is among the best I've ever seen.
It was initially announced last year but given that it was still in an early state the developers had very little to share with us. That has changed recently as Tripwire has released their first of many community focused updates going over what exactly Rising Storm 2: Vietnam will be about.
Here's a quick summary of the post:
Subnautica H2.0 Update Is Now Live Starring Improved Water Effects, Realistic Undersea Lighting And More
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Subnautica is a visually beautiful undersea survival and exploration game set in an alien world and created by the aptly named Unknown Worlds, the developers behind the excellent Natural Selection 2.
As of right now Subnautica is still in Early Access but unlike the majority of its survival genre brethren it is using the platform to deliver some frequent and major patches. One such addition is the very punny H2.0 update which brings with it much improved water effects, darker nights, more realistic undersea lighting, large explorable wrecks and more. Here's the trailer showcasing the update:
After 17 Years In The Making Half Life Co-Op Mod Is Finally Coming To Steam
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I am of course talking about the famous Sven co-op, a Half Life mod with an impressive library of custom maps and modes to chose from. The last time I played, or even heard about it I was still a wee lad so imagine my surprise when it surfaced again with quite an announcement.
Sven co-op will be arriving on Steam in the near future as a completely free & standalone mod, you won't even need Half Life to run it even though it does include the entirety of HL1's campaign. Check out the trailer to see what sort of madness you can get in to: