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If you're completely new to World of Warcraft you might find its lore somewhat hard to get in to, especially now that Blizzard has started dabbling in alternate realities, time travel, resurrecting story characters that have already died multiple times, and so forth.
Things are even rougher when you consider that the younger generations don't have over a decade of exposure to all things Warcraft, which would be the exact reason why the World of Warcraft: Traveler book series is currently being made. Here's the trailer (books apparently have those now) and the plot synopsis Blizzard has posted up:
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Bethesda has been teasing this Survival Mode update for a couple of months now, and from what I'm hearing on various forums it was well worth the wait as it turns the casual stroll through the Commonwealth in to a true struggle for survival where even the smallest of wounds can spell doom.
If you would like to give it a try for yourself and see how long it takes before diseases strikes you down, Survival Mode Beta is currently available on Steam, and it sports an impressive list of changes and additions. If you're looking for detailed descriptions head over to the Bethesda website, but if its a short overview that you seek, I've prepared one:
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Many years ago Desura served as a place for small and niche indie games to earn some recognition in the public's eye, and hopefully enough sales to be considered worthy of entering the walled gardens of Steam. However, ever since Steam stopped curating their store and allowed easy exposure for thousands of indie games, Desura lost its main advantage, and eventually filed for bankruptcy.
To make matters worse, the whole Desura website went down over a week ago without a single word of warning, taking all of the player libraries with it. Thankfully, it now seems to be back online, as noticed by a user named Foamed.
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Yesterday's big Street Fighter V patch brought with it the Challenge Mode and numerous other changes, but it also paved the way for special costumes that will be arriving tomorrow alongside the in-game store.
As you might expect, some crafty players have already managed to not just datamine all of the costumes, but also import them in to the game and present them in a neat video. Here's the video and some of the skins, courtesy of the Street Fighter Subreddit. Just try not to laugh at poor Ken, he's going through a sensitive period:
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Killer Instinct is now available on the Windows Store, and much to the amazement of many, you first need to pass a performance test before being unleashed upon other players.
But don't worry, its not a giant, evil barrier stopping you from playing online, instead its a rather ingenious system that ensures Killer Instinct's online matches don't devolve in to a slideshow due to a player's poor system performance affecting the entire match. Here's the short version of how it works, and why its an excellent idea:
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If you're sick and tired of modern military shooters I might have some great news for you as the biggest one of them all, Call of Duty, is rumored to be transitioning to Space Warfare with the next iteration.
This information comes from Shinobi and Eurogamer, two sources that have almost always been correct with their insider information, so it seems highly likely that the next COD will be a space-faring one. Here's the brief announcement Shinobi posted:
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At this point its safe to say that the lively and energetic Tracer has become the official mascot for Overwatch, and with such popularity come ridiculous amounts of nitpicking.
Time time around the complaints are centered on Tracer's victory taunt that has her looking over her shoulder towards the camera in an "uncharacteristically sexy pose", and while these sort of "discussions" almost always devolve in to a virtual shit-flinging match, this one has managed to remain relatively civil with both sides bringing up interesting arguments. Here's an excerpt from the main post:
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In a recent blog post the Oculus team detailed how exactly selling and buying third party games will work with the Oculus Rift. First of all, developers are able to sell their games outside of the Oculus Rift store, manage their own in-app purchases and most importantly, do so without paying a fee to Oculus.
However, games sold outside of the Rift store will require users to enable the "Unknown Sources" setting in the Oculus desktop app in order to run them. The reasoning behind this decision is sensible, but somewhat strange, as you'll see in the following quote:
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Telltale's The Walking Dead Michonne is a three part miniseries that follows everybody's favorite mentally unstable person during her unexplained absence between comic book issues #126 and #139.
The second episode, titled as 'Give No Shelter', is coming out today and in order to give you a short preview of things to come Telltale has released a brand new trailer. Here it is, along with a brief description of what Episode 2 brings to the table:
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Its been rumored for quite a few months now that Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is making its way to PC, with the most credible sources being Steam Database updates and Helpdesk entries.
However, it seems that we now have "official" confirmation as AMD has released a driver update whose highlights includes the addition of a Crossfire Profile for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. If you're wondering what the PS4 exclusive "walking simulator" is all about, here's a trailer showcasing the story premise and some of the areas you'll get to slowly jog through: