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Vindictus Europe is a physics-based action online role-playing game that combines stunning visuals with high-speed combat, bringing a brutal elegance to the PC gaming space. Using a modified Source Engine™ to enable interaction with the environment, players will be able to throw and shatter objects, hurl debris, bind enemies with chains, and pierce defenses with spears . Vindictus Europe received the IGN award for “Best Free-to-Play MMO Game” of 2010.
In the huge, eight-page review Tom befriends turrets, throws vending machines off buildings, hacks into security terminals, resolves hostage situations and dismembers foes with augmented fist-chisels to conclude that Human Revolution “is absolutely the Deus Ex of our age, a genuinely worthy prequel, and a game that puts almost everything else in the genre to shame.”You can scope out PC Gamer's Deus Ex: Human Revolution themed cover art too at PCGamer.com.
Until free Basic tier account holders get some play time in, or become verified via a goblin coin purchase, they'll be limited to all-pick matchmaking with other Basic level players. Ultimately this means newer players can play with newer players, and not gunk up the experienced player pool. Heroes will now have to be purchased by new players with goblin coins, but Legacy account holders can get all new heroes for free after a short wait period following release. Since new accounts will not own any heroes S2 will be revolving 15 free heroes over time, somewhat similar to what we've seen in League of Legends.Basic – The standard, free account new players will receive upon sign up. Verified – Basic accounts that have been upgraded through a show of commitment to their account, by either purchasing Goblin Coins or surpassing a certain threshold of play time. Legacy – Paid user accounts that existed prior to the free-to-play model. These accounts receive a lifetime of free access to all HoN heroes and are able to play in Verified Only games, to ensure that experts and beginners are separated. Legacy accounts can no longer be purchased.
Here's S2 Games CEO and co-founder Marc DeForest on the structure change, as quoted in the official press release:
“With the transition to free-to-play we’re opening HoN up to new audiences as our players can now easily introduce the game to their friends,” said S2 Games CEO and co-founder Marc DeForest. “S2 has a serious level of commitment to our players to continuously improve both the game and their experience. With the new account types and match-making standards in place, both novice and existing players will benefit from the upgraded structure.”“In just over a year’s time we’ve grown to be a community of 460,000 unique active players and over 90 percent of all accounts are active, which is a direct testament to the game’s quality,” said DeForest. “We have gone to great lengths to ensure that the superior experience HoN delivers will remain untouched for our loyal fan base during and after the free to play transition.”
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Speaking of air combat, DCS: A-10C Warthog has been a wild ride when it comes to my review. For the first time in a long time I'm feeling somewhat intimidated by the scale of the product I'm reviewing, it's almost like reviewing an MMO, where the gameplay actually evolves over time. The optional hardware out there is also a lot to consider, especially considering how much it can enhance the core experience. The Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog for example, absolutely epic hardware but the $500 price tag is hard to swallow for some. Regardless, it's my goal to have the review up finally before I get my hands on Deus Ex: Human Revolution, because we all know that's going to suck a lot of time up.
Before I wrap things up Jube and I were chatting about custom icon ideas for stuff like our "Read More" and "Watch Video" bubbles. Heck, ol' McBlink came up again too, even the concept of a new mascot entirely. Jube suggested McDrink, I have no idea what that guy would even look like though. Perhaps we can get her to do a little mockup for us in MS Paint.
Thanks to my brother from another mother for sending me the long lost Mortal Kombat TV sitcom pilot, aka your video of the day.
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Updated: Gods & Heroes is available on Steam for $14.99. This includes 31 days of gameplay and 2 bonus minions.
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“It is an honor to be a major sponsor of QuakeCon once again. We could not ask for a better opportunity to give back to the community that spawned the creation of Ventrilo.”said Brian Knapp, president of Flagship Industries. “The Ford F-150 Raptor SVT was specifically designed to run in the Baja 1000 desert race but can be used for every day street driving. Those wasteland bandits will never catch you when you have 600 horsepower at your disposal.”
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Treyarch will host Double XP across all platforms running from Friday, July 29 to Sunday, July 31.
Find and destroy a stealthy submarine that hides in the flooded jungles of Vietnam. Cutting the air with propeller blades helicopters hover high above the swirling waters and desperately seek for any sign of the enemy... Gather all your forces, the battle will be hot!
Savvy survivors will utilize a combination of the surrounding environment and improvised weaponry to aid in their fight against an unrelenting army of terrifying, yet funny, zombies. As they progress, players will unlock new weapons, new characters and new arenas as well as the ability to customize both their characters and weapons.Players will be racing from the undead hordes, unloading on them with handcrafted weaponry assembled from items found throughout the game’s levels, such as the Magma Storm Assault Rifle, Odin’s Toothpick Katana and the Dragon’s Breath Shotgun. Zombies can be shot, slashed, blasted, blown up, electrocuted, torched, irradiated and zapped in a number of horrifying and hilarious ways, causing them to drop useful items like ammo, armor and hamburgers.
The announcement also comes with word that Nintendo will be rewarding the early adopters (dubbed Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors) of the 3DS hardware who connect to the eShop at least once prior to 11:59PM EST on 8/11 with free games. On September 1st Ambassadors can snag ten classic NES Virtual Console games for free from the eShop. Then later this year another ten games can be chosen from a list of Game Boy Advance virtual titles, except they'll be exclusive to the Ambassador program.
Is the price drop enough for you to finally pick one up? I've heard it's pretty slick!
In SOL: Exodus, players will assume the role of fighter pilot in a battle for the survival of the human race, commanding their multi-purpose tactical fighter in battles across the most recognizable landmarks in our Solar System. Together with a squadron of wingmen, they will dogfight in the rings of Saturn, engage enormous capital ships around Neptune, thwart a trap in the chaotic, intense atmosphere of Jupiter, and much more! “It’s not just a coincidence that this project is coming together in Austin, where the Wing Commander series was born back in the 1990s,” said Studio Director Magaha. “Austin has really become a hub for determined indie developers. I think we’ve got some of that maverick personality in this team; we’re just driven by the goal of making this game great.”