A search that has been two years in the making came to a head yesterday when Elite Dangerous players made "first contact" with the game's fabled alien race. For the past two years, rumors and hints of these aliens were scattered around the vast reaches of Elite Dangerous.
Yesterday, players finally got their long-awaited close encounter with the Thargoid alien race.
The first sighting came from Xbox One player DP Sayre. The below video is a third-party's upload...
Microsoft Increases Price of Xbox Live Gold to $60 for 6 Months
That's a 100% increase in some cases.
Microsoft has officially increased the price of Xbox Live Gold. It used to be that you could get an entire year of Gold for just $60 (USD). Now, you get just six months of Gold for $59.99. This makes a year of Xbox Live Gold as much as $120, or double what it used to be not that long ago.
Other price increases include the three-month plan for $29.99 (USD), and one-month is now $10.99. These price increases will impact new and lapsed...
Microsoft has officially increased the price of Xbox Live Gold. It used to be that you could get an entire year of Gold for just $60 (USD). Now, you get just six months of Gold for $59.99. This makes a year of Xbox Live Gold as much as $120, or double what it used to be not that long ago.
Other price increases include the three-month plan for $29.99 (USD), and one-month is now $10.99. These price increases will impact new and lapsed...
Valve Boss Says Company Still Has Games in Development
These are games that the company are "going to be announcing."
In an interview with New Zealand's 1 News, Valve head honcho Gabe Newell said that his company is still very much in the business of developing games. Though he refused to talk specifically about Citadel or Half-Life 3, Newell did give some good news to fans that are interested in Valve's game offerings.
He says that Valve "definitely have games in development that we're going to be announcing."...
In an interview with New Zealand's 1 News, Valve head honcho Gabe Newell said that his company is still very much in the business of developing games. Though he refused to talk specifically about Citadel or Half-Life 3, Newell did give some good news to fans that are interested in Valve's game offerings.
He says that Valve "definitely have games in development that we're going to be announcing."...
Valve and Other PC Publishers Fined by EU Commission
The issue revolves around the companies "geo-blocking" various games.
The European Commission has fined Valve and five publishers a combined total of €7.8 million for a breaching of antitrust rules. The other publishers in question include Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media, and ZeniMax. Valve's portion of the fine is merely €1.6 million while the rest of the €7.8 million is split up unevenly between the five publishers. The degree to which the...
The European Commission has fined Valve and five publishers a combined total of €7.8 million for a breaching of antitrust rules. The other publishers in question include Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media, and ZeniMax. Valve's portion of the fine is merely €1.6 million while the rest of the €7.8 million is split up unevenly between the five publishers. The degree to which the...
Huge New Fallout: New Vegas Mod, The Frontier, is Out Now
It's like a whole new game.
A new mod for Fallout: New Vegas, called The Frontier, is now available for public download. This mod has been in development for several years from a dedicated team. This is far more than a simple mod that adds in a few quests and characters. It's almost as if you are playing an entirely new game.
The Frontier is set in Portland, Oregon and features a map size that is roughly the same size as the Mojave from New Vegas. This map is almost as...
A new mod for Fallout: New Vegas, called The Frontier, is now available for public download. This mod has been in development for several years from a dedicated team. This is far more than a simple mod that adds in a few quests and characters. It's almost as if you are playing an entirely new game.
The Frontier is set in Portland, Oregon and features a map size that is roughly the same size as the Mojave from New Vegas. This map is almost as...
New Indiana Jones Game in the Works
Punching Nazis is back on the menu!
Machine Games, the studio behind the Wolfenstein titles, is hard at work developing a new Indiana Jones video game. A short teaser was put out today by Bethesda, the company that will be publishing this new title.
This Indiana Jones title is said to take place during the "height" of Jones's career and will focus mainly on Indiana Jones himself. Sadly, not many other details were shared with the public on this one. In fact,...
Machine Games, the studio behind the Wolfenstein titles, is hard at work developing a new Indiana Jones video game. A short teaser was put out today by Bethesda, the company that will be publishing this new title.
This Indiana Jones title is said to take place during the "height" of Jones's career and will focus mainly on Indiana Jones himself. Sadly, not many other details were shared with the public on this one. In fact,...
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After Two Years Elite Dangerous Players Finally Encounter Thargoid Alien Race
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PSA: Mass Effect 2 is Free Through Origin
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PSA: Mass Effect 2 is Free Through Origin
For a limited time, you can add Mass Effect 2 to your Origin account for free.
Mass Effect 2 is the latest game to be offered as part of EA's "On the House" program. If you add the game to your account it is yours to keep forever. There's really no point in waiting to add it to your account. Get it done as soon as possible because once the time is up, you won't be able to take part of the offer.... -
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Dota 2 Update for January 5, 2017
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Dota 2 Update for January 5, 2017
Dota 2 was updated today with some fixes. Alright, it's actually a lot of fixes.
Dota 2 update for January 5, 2017- Improved overall performance of the in-game user interface. - Fixed a bug where Arc Warden's Tempest Double could give a Moonshard to the main Hero. - Fixed a bug where a hero would sometimes try to purchase more items than was necessary when some items were locked. - Fixed Necrophos' Death Pulse not removing its regen when the ability is no longer stolen... -
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Daybreak to Close Landmark Just Six Months After Launch
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Daybreak to Close Landmark Just Six Months After Launch
The sandbox building title, Landmark, which was slated to serve as the building blocks (almost literally) for the now cancelled EverQuest Next, will itself close next month. If you followed and understood that verbal diarrhea of a sentence, you're a better person than I. Yes, Landmark will close down on February 21, roughly six months after it was "launched." The voxel building sandbox title has been in development limbo for numerous months now after the fate of EverQuest Next was de... -
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Razer Announces a Triple Monitor Laptop in Project Valerie
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Razer Announces a Triple Monitor Laptop in Project Valerie
It seems as though Acer isn't the only company revealing insane laptops at CES 2017. Razer announced Project Valerie today, a laptop featuring three 17.3-inch 4K IGZO displays with Nvidia G-Sync.
Project Valerie uses an automatic deployment mechanism designed by Razer. Each display mechanically slides out of the side of the main screen and adjusts into place, making it easy for users to deploy. With integrated multi-monitor support, users will no longer have to deal with the cable... -
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Acer Unveils Insane $9,000 Predator 21 X Gaming Laptop
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Acer Unveils Insane $9,000 Predator 21 X Gaming Laptop
Acer revealed a beat of a laptop this week at CES 2017. The Predator 21 X gaming laptop features a curved 21-inch, 2560x1080 IPS display, two GTX 1080 X cards, up to 64GB of RAM, and more. This monster 17.6 pound "laptop" will go for $8,999 (USD).
Here are the full specs as shared by The Verge.21-inch, 2560x1080 120Hz IPS display Intel Core i7-7820HK CPU 17.6 pounds Two GeForce GTX 1080 X GPUs 64GB of DDR4-2400MHz RAM Up to four 512GB SSDs in RAID 0, including two NVMe... -
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New Paragon Hero Announced - Serath
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New Paragon Hero Announced - Serath
Serath is the latest hero to be introduced today for Paragon. The new hero was announced today for the action-MOBA from Epic Games.
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New Mass Effect: Andromeda Screenshots from CES 2017 Presentation
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New Mass Effect: Andromeda Screenshots from CES 2017 Presentation
Here are a handful of new screenshots from the Nvidia CES 2017 keynote presentation of Mass Effect: Andromeda. These images are from the newest footage shown tonight, which we hope to have for you soon.
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Upcoming "Game Mode" for Windows 10 Exclusive to UWP Games
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Upcoming "Game Mode" for Windows 10 Exclusive to UWP Games
When Microsoft announced the new "Game Mode" coming to Windows 10, consumers actually started to believe that the company was actually still dedicated their promise to make gaming great again with Windows 10. This Game Mode, available starting in the 14997 build of Windows 10, was speculated to do something similar that the Xbox One OS does. It would allocate resources away from non-critical programs and OS processes and put them towards the game you're playing. Well, it turns out that Mi... -
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Rime Getting Physical Retail Release
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Rime Getting Physical Retail Release
Rime (or RiME) will have a physical retail release when it comes out this May on the PS4, XB1, Switch, and PC.
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New Details on Final Fantasy XIV Expansion: Stormblood
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New Details on Final Fantasy XIV Expansion: Stormblood
Square Enix provided some details on the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV expansion entitled Stormblood. The expansion, releasing June 20 in North America, Europe, and Japan will add in the new Red Mage Job and other new content.
These hot new details were provided by Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2016 in Tokyo.
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