Prison Architect Update Adds Female Inmates, Improved Modding API And More
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The guys behind Prison Architect are just awesome. Not only did they create a great game but they've done so while being almost fully transparent and constantly in touch with their community. Its also one of the very few games that did Steam Early Access right by adding frequent updates and changes based on community feedback.
Prison Architect has since then left Early Access but the updates have kept on rolling. With the recently released Update 2 Prison Architect now has female inmates, babies, an improved moding API and a whole bunch of new stuff.
Here's a video from the developers Mark Morris and Chris Delay where they showcase how a standard female prison will work in Prison Architect.
Blood Bowl 2 Is Adding 4 New Races As Free DLC For Owners Of The Game
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Blood Bowl 2 is an adaptation of the classic Games Workshop boardgame that mashes up the world of Warhammer with American football in to an orgy of violence and humor. There is also something related to a sport in there somewhere.
While the two previous added races were released as paid DLC the four upcoming new ones will be completely free for anyone that owns the game during their release. A pretty good deal if you're already a fan of Blood Bowl 2.
Mordhau - A Medieval First-Person Fighting Game
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There have been a lot of games that featured swordplay and melee combat in the recent years and despite some of them (most notable the Souls series) getting the spirit of the melee fighting correctly, very few have actually attempted to give the player full control over their swings and parries.
And it is that exact combat system that Mordhau, an indie first-person fighting game set in the medieval times, is trying to accomplish. Here's a quick developer walkthrough on what exactly Mordhau is:
Homeworld: Deserts Of Kharak Is Coming This January
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For those of you that don't know, Homeworld and its sequel are some of the best RTS games out there, combining great gameplay, compelling storytelling and a kick-ass musical score. While the original games are a decade old this point they did get remastered earlier this year so if you haven't played Homeworld but consider yourself an RTS fan I'd heartily recommend the Homeworld Remastered Collection.
Once you're finally finished with them you'll be just on time for the release of the upcoming Homeworld prequel titled "Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak", coming this January 20.
17 Minutes Of New Firewatch Gameplay With Developer Commentary
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Don't worry, this isn't the other arbitrarily 17 minute long gameplay video released a few months back. Instead, this video is a continuation of the old one and showcases events that unfold on day 2 in Firewatch, but don't worry, the developers were sneaky enough to remove anything that might spoil you the story.
In the video (embeded below) two Firewatch developers will guide you through the world and events that happen as well as how your choices could influence them to resolve differently. I have a few things I'd like to mention but in order to not spoil you on anything I'd suggest you watch the video first before continuing.
Konami Is Hiring For A "New Metal Gear" Game
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[Update]: Konami has now announced four new Silent Hill games, as well as a Silent Hill 2 inspired movie.
I won't even pretend to understand the situation here. Konami had THE guy behind Metal Gear, someone who not only spent over a decade working on the series but under his direction the games flourished. So what do you do when you have such a stable and popular series? You oust its creator, lay off or drive away a bunch of staff that worked on the series for years and then hire new people, obviously.
While that still confuses me, one thing is however clear, Konami is working on a new Metal Gear game and they are looking for talented people to help fill out their Tokyo and LA offices.
Funcom Is Working On 3 New "Conan The Barbarian" Games
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If it took you a few moments to even remember Age of Conan exists you aren't the only one. I had to Google to even see if its still around and as it turns out AoC found its new home on Steam to a rather small crowd of around 1000 players a week, an unsurprising number considering how poorly received it was on launch.
What does surprise me is that Funcom has decided to enter a partnership with the aptly named "Conan Properties" for three Conan the Barbarian based titles that will be announced in 2016.