Mojang has released a new Snapshot for Minecraft today. This is the Minecraft Snapshot 14w02b and here is what it includes.
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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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First Minecraft 1.8 Snapshot Released - Snapshot 14w02b
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Update: Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 Surpasses $375,000 as Half-Life Block Nears
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Update: Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 Surpasses $375,000 as Half-Life Block Nears
We have a quick update and a reminder about Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 to share with you today. AGDQ2014 has just surpassed $375,000 in donations, which includes a $10,000 donation from Notch and another $10,000 donation from Duleaf. Again, all donations go towards the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Special shirts purchased from The Yetee also help towards the donation goal of $500,000.
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Three New Contracts Released for Hitman: Absolution
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Three New Contracts Released for Hitman: Absolution
Though Hitman: Absolution was released in 2012, the content for the game continues to be released. Square Enix and IO Interactive have released new contracts yesterday for every platform. Yes, each contract is platform exclusive, meaning that the Xbox 360 version gets one, the PS3 version gets one, and the PC version gets one. The Xbox 360 version takes you through the donut shop massacre. The PS3 finds you taking on a fire happy ice cream salesman and the PC mission includes a haunted h... -
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Valve 'Days Away' From Releasing a Standard Interface for Virtual Reality Controllers
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Valve 'Days Away' From Releasing a Standard Interface for Virtual Reality Controllers
Brian Coomer at Valve says that the company is mere "days away" from releasing a VR software dev kit that will "give game makers a standard way to provide an interface for VR controllers."
The kit will allegedly be coming during the Steam Dev Days conference taking place January 14 through January 15 in Seattle. Coomer didn't say much about the development kit or provide many details, but he did shed some light on Valve's interest in VR and the Oculus Rift.
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The 10 Most Insane Counter-Strike Frag Highlights From 2013
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The 10 Most Insane Counter-Strike Frag Highlights From 2013
HLTV.org put together their top 10 list of the most insane professional gamer frags from Counter-Strike from 2013.
#10 Delpan vs. Natus Vincere - DreamHack Bucharest 2013 #9 allu vs. ESC Gaming - ESEA Invite Season 13 Europe #8 GeT_RiGhT vs. mousesports - SLTV StarSeries V #7 kRYSTAL vs. mousesports - SLTV StarSeries V #6 centeks vs. fm.TOXIC - ESWC 2013 #5 AREA vs. redzone - EPSILAN 10 #4 peet vs. LowLandLions - ESEA Open Season 13 Playoffs #3 GeT_RiGhT vs. Astana D... -
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Valve Has No Plans to Release a First Party Steam Machine
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Valve Has No Plans to Release a First Party Steam Machine
It seems as though if you're interested in picking up a Steam Machine for your living room, you will only have third party options to choose from.
In speaking with various media outlets, Gabe Newell said that Valve has no current plans to release a first-party Steam Machine to the public.
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Check Out this Trippy Tech Demo for Pillow Castle's First Person Puzzler
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Check Out this Trippy Tech Demo for Pillow Castle's First Person Puzzler
Pillow Castle Games is a team of students from Carnegie Mellon University. They have been working on a new "First Person Puzzle" game using forced perspective.
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Atomic Poison Ivy Joins the Fight in Infinite Crysis
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Atomic Poison Ivy Joins the Fight in Infinite Crysis
A new Champion has been revealed for Infinite Crisis, an upcoming free-to-play MOBA from Turbine.
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New Teaser Trailer for Wargame Red Dragon
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New Teaser Trailer for Wargame Red Dragon
It looks like the Wargame series is making a bit of a comeback. A new teaser trailer for Wargame Red Dragon was released today.
The NATO and Pact armies and their allies finally deploy in Asia. This first Red Dragon video gives us a taste of the strategic and pyrotechnical delights in store for you in this new Wargame title, which takes place at the start of a new major armed conflict. You can look forward to new factions, new units and combat vehicles (for a total of over... -
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Battlefield 4 Running on Mantle Runs Up to '45% Faster'
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Battlefield 4 Running on Mantle Runs Up to '45% Faster'
During AMD's CES 2014 conference, the company discussed a bit about their upcoming Mantle API and how it will impact Battlefield 4 performance. They said that they've seen "up to" 45% increases in framerate in some cases in Battlefield 4.
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Titanfall Limited to 6 vs 6 Matches
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Titanfall Limited to 6 vs 6 Matches
Respawn Entertainment's Vince Zampella offered up a tweet last night that said 6 players to a side is the maximum number for a Titanfall match.
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