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It might seem like a silly idea to make an entire franchise of Truck Simulator games but you have to hand it to SCS Software, they are dedicated to their trucking craft.
In an upcoming update for both Euro Truck Simulator 2 & American Truck Simulator Steam Workshop support is going to be enabled bringing with it much easier browsing, downloading and management of mods.
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I've only played the first of the Deponia trilogy, but what I experienced was a well written, charming and completely hilarious adventure with some challenging puzzles sprinkled on top.
If you have an inkling of interest for point & clicks now would be the best time to give Deponia a try as Daedalic has announced the fourth entry in to the series, titled Deponia Doomsday. Here's the trailer and a short description of what Doomsday is all about:
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As a big fan of roguelikes, action RPGs and Souls inspired combat I've been keeping tabs on Necropolis and looking forward to its March release date with glee.
But unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, Necropolis has been delayed until the summer in order to polish it up and prepare it for a simultaneous console release. Here's the most interesting part of the announcement message Harebrained Schemes posted earlier today:
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The good news is that the Disgaea: Digital Deluxe Dood Edition is now available on Steam along with an upgraded UI, improved graphics, full keyboard/mouse and controller support as well as all of the content the special edition came with.
The bad news is that according to some user reviews and Steam comments Disgaea is currently "completely broken" for some configurations due to horrific FPS drops. Here's the trailer and a bit more information about the whole problem:
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Its only been two weeks since Bethesda announced that they are working on a full remake of Fallout 4's survival mode and already we have the majority of the changes detailed and seemingly ready for release.
This information comes from a Reddit user by the name of ShaneD53 who managed to extract the full list of changes for the upcoming survival mode from in-game files. Here's what the reworked survival mode will entail:
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Action orientated gameplay set to a melancholic ill-fitting tune has been the staple of Dark Souls trailers the past few years and it seems not even Dark Souls 3 is able to avoid it.
The latest Dark Souls 3 trailer showcases the "true colors of darkness" which is apparently a code word for new bosses, enemies, locations and armor sets you will be able to toy around with. Here's the trailer:
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Valve might not be the best at communication but when it comes to fostering a community around their games they are absolutely unmatched.
And with the recent announcement that CS:GO Major Championships, starting with MLG Columbus 2016, will have a prize pool of $1,000,000 Valve has ensured that the CS:GO competitive scene will remain vibrant and exciting to watch for many years to come. Here's the full announcement message:
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Darkspore is, or soon to be was, an ARPG based on the creature creation system from Spore. While that might sound incredible on paper, in reality your options were extremely limited which combined with the generic gameplay led to Darkspore's quick fade in to obscurity.
Unfortunately, due to its always-online requirement, even if you enjoy Darkspore and play it regularly you won't be able to do so once the servers shut down permanently on March 1st, so if you're up for giving it one last shot now would be the time. Here's the brief announcement message from EA:
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Gear of War: Ultimate Edition has been slated to arrive on the PC early in 2016 and as you might have noticed we are well within that period, so its a bit curious that the only information we're getting about it comes from leaks.
Due to a mistake that was swiftly corrected Gears of War: UE appeared on the Microsoft store and while the price and release date were placeholders the system requirements were not. You will find them below.
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Insurgency is a well made indie tactical shooter that is almost capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with the giant that is Counter Strike. An impressive achievement no matter how you look at it.
But it seems that the Insurgency team isn't satisfied with simply being number 2 as they have just announced Insurgency: Sandstorm, a complete rework of the game based on the UE4 engine. Here's some more information and a few screenshots: