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Gameguru Mania News - Oct,23 2018 - all

Ion Maiden - Official Console Reveal Trailer - briefly
(hx) 06:06 PM CEST - Oct,23 2018 - Post a comment
3D Realms, the developer of classic first-person shooters including Duke Nukem and Shadow Warrior, will collaborate with global PC and console publisher 1C Entertainment to bring Ion Maiden to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Q2 2019, in addition to the previously announced Steam release. Both companies will also collaborate on a new unannounced FPS based on the original Quake engine coming to all the same platforms as Ion Maiden. Ion Maiden’s exclusive multi-hour preview campaign is available on Steam Early Access for $19.99 in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian. The retro first-person shooter developed in the Build engine, which powered Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, and Shadow Warrior, will simultaneously release on all platforms Q2 2019 in both digital and physical formats. In this prequel to 2016’s Bombshell, Shelly has to take down transhumanist mastermind Dr. Jadus Heskel.

Emulator That Brings NES Games to VR - briefly
(hx) 05:39 PM CEST - Oct,23 2018 - Post a comment
The 3DNesVR emulator now has a Steam Store page and a free demo. It allows Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games to be played in virtual reality (VR.) There are no games included with the app so you have to provide your own legally owned games. The release version of the application will allow users to play many different official NES and homebrew games, but the demo is limited to only 9 games. Geod Studio has added features such as support for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows Mixed Reality. It has an immersive VR UI, Steam and Touch controller support, gamepad, and save states. The original website for the emulator is here, but it is undecided if those who purchase it elsewhere will receive Steam keys..

Devil May Cry 5 Ultra Limited Edition costs $8000 - briefly
(hx) 12:59 PM CEST - Oct,23 2018 - Post a comment

Capcom Japan has revealed three Devil May Cry 5 Ultra Limited Edition selections, each with a “Master Model Replica Costume” of either Nero, Dante, or V’s costume.

V’s edition will cost ¥ 600,000 (yen) or $5,318.39 USD. Nero’s will cost ¥ 750,000 or $6,648.00. Lastly, and most expensive, is series protagonist Dante whose Ultra Limited Edition will cost ¥ 900,000 or $7,977.59.

Each jacket was produced for the 3D scanning system used in Devil May Cry 5, which essentially digitizes the actual costume, similar to facial and motion capture. They are now part of the Devil May Cry 5 Ultra Limited Edition as luxury items for those who have the funds and desire to dress up just like Nero, Dante, and V do in-game. The costumes are only the tops, no other parts will be included with your purchase. While the costume may appear damaged that was intentional due to the setting of the game and are considered a feature and not actual damage. The costumes are only one size so you will want to measure your body before ordering and expecting the costume to fit. Each Devil May Cry 5 Ultra Limited Edition will come with a copy of the game for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Reservations are currently being taken by emailing Capcom at “support_e-capcom@capcom.com” and will run from today, October 22 to Monday, November 19, 2018 at 10 A.M.

For the cheaper limited edition you can grab a copy of the game along with a E-Capcom Limited edition “classic work shirt” for ¥ 11,852 or $105.06. This shirt includes two front pockets, the Devil May Cry title in cursive, and the wings logo on the back. Just purchasing the shirt will run up to ¥ 7,222 or $64.02.

Gameguru Mania News - Oct,22 2018 - all

Warframe's Fortuna Expansion Coming to PC in Nov - briefly
(hx) 10:46 PM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment
The Fortuna expansion will add space combat, hoverboards, and an open world, Blade Runner-esque city to explore. Unlike some other games, the expansion is coming to PC before it hits consoles, and it will be available free of charge.

Fallout 76 Beta Start Times for Xbox One Revealed - briefly
(hx) 10:45 PM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment
The Fallout 76 beta, otherwise known as the Break-It Early Test Application (B.E.T.A.) is scheduled to kick off tomorrow for those on Xbox One and recently, the start times for the first public demo of the game were unveiled. In a recent tweet, Bethesda announced that the first session of the Fallout 76 beta on Xbox One will kick off tomorrow night from 7:00 PM EST until 11:00 PM EST. Unlike a proper demo which allows you to play whenever you’d like, the first test run of Fallout 76 will occur in timed waves so that Bethesda can stress test the servers as hard as possible all at once. The more players appearing in the same session, the easier it’ll be for Bethesda to prepare for launch day. Best of all, if you have a code to gain access to the Fallout 76 beta for yourself on Xbox One, you can redeem it right now and begin pre-loading it onto your console. That means once things kick off tomorrow night, you’ll be able to dive right in and start playing without having to worry about downloading the software.

Atomic Heart - another teaser trailer - movie
(hx) 06:53 PM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment
Mundfish has released yet another weird short teaser trailer for Atomic Heart. This trailer shows grandma Zina trapped in Polymers and gave me some The Abyss vibes. WTF? ;-) The game’s closed beta will begin in Q4 2019 and these short teasers are most likely trailers aiming to get everyone’s attention (as the game is currently available for pre-order)

A guy makes $500,000 a year playing Fortnite - briefly
(hx) 12:40 PM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment / read (1)
Esports is a booming industry and there’s lots of money to be made. Nick Overton seems just a run of the mill 27-year-old guy from Iowa, but under the humble smile is a dangerous Fortnite player known as ‘Immarksman’ who works for the professional esports team Counter Logic Gaming. With them, he is already making between $300,000 and $500,000 a year, and he doesn’t even consider himself elite. An average day for Nick: wake up around 9 am, discuss business with the team and get to work on a YouTube video. Finish the YouTube video by 3 pm, and then get ready to stream from 5 pm to 10 pm. Playing video games for hours every day might sound like slacking off for some, but when you take it seriously and analyse every match, the working week becomes brutal. "I don’t go out with friends ever," Nick says. "I'm streaming every day." If there’s an update to Fortnite, the day is even longer: he gets up at 3 am and immediately begins work on making a new video about the update. “It helps get my channel name out there more,” he says it’s a necessity to focus on staying current.

Treyarch on Black Ops 4 20hz server tickrate - briefly
(hx) 08:56 AM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment
Treyarch has detailed the October 21st update for Call of Duty Black Ops 4. According to the team, this patch addresses a crash at the end of matches for Master Prestige players in Multiplayer and Zombies and brings general stability improvements across all modes. Treyarch has also commented on the 20hz server tickrate that the game currently supports in both Blackout and Multiplayer. According to the team, this was made for stability purposes and over the course of the next two weeks, we will roll out several updates to our network setup that will continue to improve.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 October 21st Patch Release Notes
General
Miscellaneous
Addressed a crash at the end of matches for Master Prestige players in Multiplayer and Zombies. We’re planning further improvements for related UI issues in a future update.
General stability improvements across all modes.
Zombies
Miscellaneous
Addressed a crash when crafting the Shield with Frugal Fetish equipped.
Various stability fixes across all maps.
Blood of the Dead
Addressed an issue with the Shield not displaying the correct updated version for the player.
Classified
Addressed a crash when turning on the power in a Custom Mutations match.
Blackout
Stash Looting
Addressed an issue where players had to scroll right or left on the d-pad multiple times to navigate through Stash lists.
Circle Collapse
Addressed an issue where the Collapse circle would sometimes appear invisible to players.
Multiplayer
Scoreboard
Addressed an issue that highlighted the wrong score on the scoreboard if the scoreboard was opened immediately after death.
Specialists
Jumping while sprinting with Ruin now performs the same as with all other Specialists.

Miles Infernum - free isometric arcade shooter - freegame
(hx) 08:54 AM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment
Badjano Entertainment has released a new free isometric arcade shooter, called Miles Infernum. This indie shooter is a mindless arcade shooter, full of action, explosions and special effects And since it’s free, it’s something that may interest some of you. According to the developers, the terrain is procedurally ( virtually ) infinite, animations are procedurally generated using inverse kinematics and equations, and progression is also procedurally set according to player gameplay.

Steam Weekly Top Sellers - briefly
(hx) 08:37 AM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment
Here are the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

Assassin's Creed Odyssey
SOULCALIBUR VI
Football Manager 2019
SOULCALIBUR VI
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
World War 3
WARRIORS OROCHI 4 with bonus
RimWorld
Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition

Gameguru Mania News - Oct,21 2018 - all

Agony Unrated to Release this Halloween - briefly
(hx) 07:44 PM CEST - Oct,21 2018 - Post a comment
Agony Unrated was announced recently, offering an even more graphic experience for fans of the controversial horror title. The unrated edition of the game acts as a paid update for people who already own it, though at 90% off the actual price of the title. The released trailer shows plenty of haunting and graphic images that really bring the shock and awe into the unrated version of Agony. It remains uncertain whether or not bug fixes and improvements to the gameplay have been added, but of course people will probably will want to keep an eye out for those changes.

Windows 10 1809 Plagued by Another Data Loss Issue - tech
(hx) 05:15 PM CEST - Oct,21 2018 - Post a comment
The Windows 10 October 2018 Update appears to have another data-related anomaly: a number of posters on r/Windows10 are saying the built-in archiver is broken, in that it no longer prompts the user when conflicts arise (e.g., a file already exists in the destination). Some say the archiver will overwrite files silently, while others are reporting pre-existing files will be skipped with no notification. All three reports suggest that some zip-related behavior is broken in the operating system. The users did not reveal if they used the built-in zip functionality or a third-party application; it seems likely that the bug affects only Windows 10's built-in zip functionality and not third-party programs such as Bandizip, WinRar, or 7-Zip. Comments confirm the assumption: the issue affects only the built-in Zip functionality of Windows 10 version 1809 and not that of third-party application.

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Call of Duty Black Ops 4 MP server downgrade - briefly
(hx) 03:01 PM CEST - Oct,21 2018 - Post a comment / read (1)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been available since last week, however it appears that its server send rates have been significantly downgraded/lowered. While the beta supported 60hz rates, the multiplayer mode in the final version supports 20hz rates, making it feel a lag-fest. Some speculate that this is due to the huge amount of gamers currently playing Black Ops 4, and that things may improve in the future. However, and since Black Ops 4 is a multiplayer-only game, Treyarch, Activision and Beenox should focus on offering a smooth experience and not on cutting corners here and there. It will be interesting to see when and if Treyarch will re-enable 60hz tickrates, and whether we’ll ever get tickrates close to 100hz for both the Multiplayer and the Blackout modes!

Gameguru Mania News - Oct,20 2018 - all

Black Masses tech trailer - movie
(hx) 08:22 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
Brilliant Game Studios has released a new trailer for its ambitious open world game, The Black Masses. The biggest feature of the game, though, is its huge crowd. The team showcased a scene featuring 6000 zombies and stated that the engine can handle over one hundred thousand of zombies running with 60fps

Day of the Devs 2018 Returns This November - briefly
(hx) 08:16 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
Day of the Devs 2018, an annual event hosted by Double Fine and iam8bit will return on November 11 and includes more than 70 unreleased games to play.

Day of the Devs 2018 will take place at The Midway (a 40,000 square foot event space) in San Francisco on Sunday, November 11 from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific. While the event itself is free you will have to register beforehand via Eventbrite. Last year over 7,000 attendees participated in the event. Food and drink will be provided and all ages are welcome. Some exclusive debuts will premiere at the event and live music is provided by Chipzel, Hydelic, and Doseone. Some of the highlighted games at Day of the Devs 2018 include: Afterparty, Gris, Spelunky 2, Samurai Gunn 2, Tetris Effect, and Trover Saves the Universe.

Project Nova Teaser Trailer - briefly
(hx) 08:13 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
CCP Games has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming dark and thrilling first-person co-op shooter set in the dystopian sci-fi universe of EVE Online. Project Nova features tactical co-op PvE and explosive PvP modes, with a strong emphasis on mastery and strategy. Project Novaâ€™s gameplay will be co-evolved with the community â€“ be there from the start to shape the gameâ€™s journey. Unfortunately, this teaser trailer does not pack any gameplay footage

Shadow of the Tomb Raider RTX GPUs hotfix - patch
(hx) 07:46 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
EIDOS Montreal and Nixxes have released a hotfix for Shadow of the Tomb Raiderâ€™s patch 4. According to the release notes, this hotfix addresses the crashes when using the NVIDIA GeForce RTX2080 or RTX2080Ti GPUs with specific driver and OS versions. These instant crashes really frustrated us and were present only when DX12 was enabled, so itâ€™s at least great that Nixxes has addressed them so soon. Moreover, this hotfix comes with a fix for visual corruption and flickering particles and waterfalls on certain GPU hardware and driver versions, as well as a fix for audio issues introduced by patch 235.3, related to the use of Windows Spatial Audio for Dolby Atmos. Steam will download this hotfix the next time you launch its client. Shadow of the Tomb Raider Hotfix Patch 4 Release Notes
Fix for audio issues introduced by patch 235.3, related to the use of Windows Spatial Audio for Dolby Atmos. For now we have disabled Atmos support while a full fix that will work for all players is under investigation.
Fix for crashes when using NVIDIA 2080 or 2080Ti NVIDIA GPUâ€™s with specific driver and OS versions.
Fix for visual corruption and flickering particles and waterfalls on certain GPU hardware and driver versions.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming to PC in 2019 - briefly
(hx) 07:44 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
A retailer in Europe has Red Dead Redemption 2 listed for a PC release in 2019. MediaMarkt has Red Dead Redemption 2 listed for a PC release in 2019. Before you get to excited, there are two things to consider: one, the product listing could be a mistake, and two, itâ€™s a placeholder for a future announcement. The retailer is one of â€œEuropeâ€™s largest retailers for consumer electronics,â€ so itâ€™s possible the company knows more about it than we do. Again, maybe it doesnâ€™t, and we should keep our expectations at bay. Netherlands-based website TechTastic noticed the listing, and took a screengrab of it. There is a release date of December 31, 2019 attached, which is a typical placeholder date for many retailers.

Blaze Through Resonance of Fate With These Cheats - in-house
(hx) 01:25 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
The new 4K version of this game is a true marvel that must be played, however it can crank up the difficulty quickly so be sure and have your +4 Resonance of Fate 4K HD EDITION Trainer handy. Not a lot of cheats, but they get the job done. Enjoy Ruby Credits, Accumulated Stars, Easy Craft/Unlock All Items and Unlimited Combat Health. Check out the demo vid.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 update 1.03 - patch
(hx) 09:48 AM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment / read (1)
Treyarch and Beenox have released a new patch for Call of Duty Black Ops 4. According to the release notes, this patch will update your gameâ€™s version to 1.03 and makes Leaderboards available for Multiplayer, Blackout, and Zombies, addresses an issue where player-created paintjobs may appear corrupted or stretched when placed on weapons and brings general stability improvements across Multiplayer, Blackout, and Zombies. Furthermore, this patch comes with some PC-specific tweaks/fixes/improvements. Beenox and Treyarch have fixed an issue that should improve performance for players reporting stuttering and improved network connection stability when using voice chat. It looks to be over 10Gb to download and includes the Double XP Weekend. However, it doesn't include the Black Market content, which won't go live on Xbox and PC until next week

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