Strategy Informer: Feeding your games addiction

Decision: Medieval to fight off "zombies, orcs, werewolves and trolls"

Posted: 23.05.2013 by Technet2k

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A Kickstarter by Fly Anvil is taking their Decision series into the Medieval timeline as they go from shooter to hack-and-slash. We need to defend our medieval town from horrible monsters through action and strategy.

We need to restore and control defensive towers, organising workers to repair and upgrade them, as well as lead our Knight into battle securing the town and training militia.

The Realm to "come back stronger" later this year with US Kickstarter campaign

Posted: 23.05.2013 by Technet2k

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The UK Kickstarter for adventure game The Realm failed achieving less than half its £195k goal, which developer Atomhawk attributes to "lack of US payments", and they'll work on showing game footage.

The Realm is a point-and-click adventure with an Ico-inspired emotional tether between two characters. A girl adventures out to find a cure for her sick mother, and befriends a stone golem.

Rockstar unveil Special and Collector's Editions for GTA V, pre-orders pilot blimp

Posted: 23.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Developer Rockstar Games has announced the full details surrounding those retailer leaked glimpses of a Collector's Edition for Grand Theft Auto V, as well as a smaller Special Edition.

They've also got a secret weapon at their disposal for all pre-orders of the game; you unlock access to pilot the Atomic Blimp seen floating above Los Santos. Take. Our. Money. Now.

Frostbite technical artist at EA reveals Need for Speed: Rivals

Posted: 23.05.2013 by Technet2k

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One of EA's staff on the Frostbite engine team has revealed a little early the existence of Need for Speed: Rivals, which is said to be in the works for current and next-gen consoles over at Ghost Games.

More details on Rivals are expected to spill out soon, with it possibly being a kind of sequel to PSP's Need for Speed: Underground Rivals. Number plates suggest it's out November.

Capcom scraps 'blood pool' PR stunt in UK following Woolwich murder

Posted: 23.05.2013 by Technet2k

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The UK is still reeling from the recent brutal event that occurred in Woolwich where a young army cadet was murdered in a suspected terrorist attack. This has led to Capcom cancelling a planned PR stunt.

Frankly, even without this tragedy, the stunt in mind was of questionable taste. Capcom UK was going to have a "blood swimming pool" in London to mark Resident Evil Revelations launch.

Microsoft continue focus on consoles at expense of "traditional desktop PC" games

Posted: 23.05.2013 by Technet2k

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For years now Microsoft has given the mighty lion's share of its focus to the Xbox platform, leaving PC gamers to occasionally dine on scraps from their latest franchises. That won't be changing much.

Xbox One won't be heralding a sudden rekindling of love with the desktop, despite the hardware being closer than ever. They'll give PC "very, very casual" to the "graphically complicated" - such as?

Xbox One dashboard includes shot of Orb from Crackdown IP

Posted: 23.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Is Crackdown 3 in the works for Xbox One? During the Next Xbox event a few slides of the new dashboard were shown off to journalists, and one appears to include a cheeky little Easter Egg.

A green orb was spotted in the bottom left corner, which is remarkably like the green orbs found in Crackdown that you hunt while exploring the city. Microsoft plan 15 Xbox One exclusives.

Play as badger family in Pid developer's newest creation

Posted: 23.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Pid and Bionic Commando: Rearmed developer Might and Delight have decided it's time to explore the dangerous world of mother badgers. In Shelter we must protect our baby badgers from the harsh world.

Some early footage has been released showing off food gathering as well as dangers to mind in Shelter's uniquely visualised world. Shelter is on Steam's Greenlight right now.

Focus Home teases Contrast, a 2D/3D puzzle platformer in shadows

Posted: 23.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Compulsion Games has put together Contrast, which is a blend of 2D and 3D puzzle platforming, with the switch between the two in the hands of the player as we jump in and out of our own shadow.

We explore the "surreal 1920s dreamscape," in a world full of performance, intrigue, magic and deception. We play as a little girl's imaginary friend as we figure out what's wrong with her family.