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Daily Scoop: March 22, 2016 – Sega Strategy Bundle and a million shirts!

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Nicole Kline

Today’s the day: Fallout 4‘s Automatron DLC is out! I’m super excited to try it! How about you? No? Not into it? Well, don’t worry, there are lots of game deals for you to check out today!

There’s a brand new bundle at Humble – the Sega Strategy Bundle. Pay $1 or more to unlock Company of Heroes Complete Edition, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Master Collection, Medieval II: Total War Collection, Rome: Total War – Collection, and Sega Genesis/Megadrive Strategy Pack, as well as 10% off the Humble Monthly. Beat the average to unlock Valkyria Chronicles, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Grand Master Collection, Eastside Hockey Manager, and Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai Collection, as well as 66% off Football Manager 2016. Pay $12 or more to unlock the final two games, Total War: Attila and Company of Heroes 2: Master Collection.

The Midweek Madness at Steam is Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, which is on sale for $37.49. The Daily Deal is Evolve, which is 75% off, putting it down to just $9.99.

There are a lot of t-shirts today. Hit the jump to see them all! (more…)

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Doom’s six multiplayer modes include Freeze Tag, Soul Harvest, Team Deathmatch, more

Posted on March 22, 2016 by John Scalzo

While Doom has excited solo players with its promise of a 13-hour campaign, id Software’s reboot of the beloved franchise will also include six multiplayer modes for those with a competitive streak.

In addition to a traditional Team Deathmatch, Doom will include other multiplayer modes that prove you can always teach an old dog some new tricks. For example, Freeze Tag teleports the childhood favorite to Mars, while Warpath adds a rampaging Demon to a King-of-the-Hill-type mode. A new trailer, embedded above, will give you a quick overview of all six modes. Bethesda also provided a more in-depth description of each mode, which is available after the break.

And don’t forget, Doom will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on May 13. (more…)

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Hyper Light Drifter will be released for the PC (Windows/Mac) on March 31

Posted on March 22, 2016 by John Scalzo

Hyper Light Drifter, the overhead action RPG from Heart Machine, finally has an officially release date… and it’s next week. The Kickstarter success story will be released for the PC (Windows/Mac) on March 31. A Linux launch will hopefully happen on the same day, though it may slip if the team needs a bit of extra time. To celebrate the release date announcement, Heart Machine has also uploaded a brand new trailer for Hyper Light Drifter that feels suitably epic and looks absolutely gorgeous.

Hyper Light Drifter will also make its way to consoles (PS4, Wii U, Xbox One) and Sony’s Vita handheld sometime this year.

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Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice will be released on September 27

Posted on March 21, 2016 by John Scalzo

sonicboomfireandiceOriginally slated for a Fall 2015 debut, the launch date for Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice was pushed into 2016 last September. This weekend, at the 2016 SXSW Gaming Expo, Sega confirmed that the Sanzaru-developed 3DS title will be released on September 27.

It’s not exactly a speedy return for Sonic the Hedgehog, but the character (and his famed red sneakers) will hoof it to San Diego this Summer for a special Sonic 25th Anniversary Party on July 22. Taking place alongside the glitz and glamour of San Diego Comic-Con, Sega will treat fans to special guests, musical performances by Crush 40 and Hyper Potions, exclusive 25th Anniversary merchandise, and more.

Tickets can be purchased now through Universe.com for $25 apiece.

[Source: EGM]

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Hitman: Intro Pack Review: For Better or Worse, the Same Old Hitman

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Sam Sheldon

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As long as I have been playing the Hitman games, I have always been struck by the strange dissonance between the way the series is marketed and the way it actually plays. In adverts, cutscenes, and promotional art, Hitman games are always presented as offering a power fantasy in which you play as a globetrotting, sharply-dressed, dual pistol-wielding assassin. This is strange because, as anyone who has played a Hitman game will tell you, the games are actually much more about dressing as an engineer and rigging an oven to explode, or disguising yourself as a waiter and spiking your target’s drink with a laxative so that you can murder them in the privacy of the bathroom. This pattern holds for IO Interactive’s new entry in the Hitman series, and, for fans at least, this is good news. Even if this game is something of a known quantity, it does still manage to deliver that same incredibly cool feeling that comes with watching a chandelier “accidentally” fall on your target and walking out without anyone suspecting foul play. (more…)

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Daisy Ridley is “in talks” to play Lara Croft in rebooted Tomb Raider film franchise

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Holly Scalzo

tombraiderrebootartAngelina Jolie’s portrayal of famed video game explorer Lara Croft is iconic. But, if you can believe it, almost a generation has gone by since the first Tomb Raider film and a reboot of the film franchise has been in the works since 2011. While there hasn’t been much done in the way of pre-production (there’s no script yet), Daisy Ridley told The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday at the Empire Awards that she has been (to use Hollywood lingo) “in talks” to potentially headline the new movie. That’s right, Rey from Star Wars: The Force Awakens might be jumping into another popular franchise. Not bad for an actor who until recently was relatively unknown.

Her costar in The Force Awakens, John Boyega (maybe better known as rogue Stormtrooper Finn), even endorsed the idea of Ridley portraying Lara Croft after allegedly playing the most recent Tomb Raider game, 2015’s Rise of the Tomb Raider, and immediately envisioning her in the role. “She should be [Lara Croft],” he said Sunday.

While this is pretty cool news, keep in mind it’s all still up in the air. Ridley stressed she had not been offered the role, so fans of hers should keep their fingers crossed but maybe not hold their collective breath just yet. Things in Hollywood do have a way of falling apart even when there are more concrete plans on the horizon. I’m still holding out for a Sam Raimi-directed Spider-Man 4. (Not really, but you know. It’s one of the great tragedies of recent cinema, is it not? I ask you!).

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Daily Scoop: March 21, 2016 – GOG.com Insomnia Sale starts today!

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Nicole Kline

This weekend was wonderful! I played so many tabletop, board, and video games that my head is spinning. I also took out the trash, washed the dishes, made coffee, did laundry, and got some errands done! Oh, and I started season 2 of Daredevil, of course. I’m not a monster.

You have less than a day left to get the Humble Jumbo Bundle 6. Pay what you want for Oceanhorn: Monster of the Uncharted Seas, Shadowrun Chronicles – Boston Lockdown, and Warmachine Tactics – Standard Edition, as well as a coupon for 10% off Humble Monthly. Beat the average to unlock Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut, Dreamfall Chapters, Magicka 2, Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!, TransOcean: The Shipping Company, and Shadowrun Returns. Pay $12 or more and also get the Definitive Edition of Grey Goo.

There are 271 new Weeklong Deals happening at Steam. RPG Maker VX Ace is $6.99, Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball is $3.99, and Retro-Pixel Castles is $4.99. The Daily Deal is the Serious Sam Complete Pack bundle, which has a ton of Serious Sam content and is just $9.99.

There’s also an absurd sale happening over at GOG.com. It’s their Insomnia Sale, and it starts today, March 21, at 2:00 PM GMT. There are lots of discounts, and if you buy 10 games, you get a random extra game for free!

Hit the jump to check out today’s new t-shirts! (more…)

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No more delays… development is officially complete on Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Posted on March 21, 2016 by John Scalzo

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It took a little longer than expected, but Naughty Dog announced this weekend that development on Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is complete (or “gone gold” as they say):

Since the beginning, Naughty Dog has referred to Uncharted 4 as the “final game” starring Nathan Drake, which has caused many people to wonder if this is the end for the roguish adventurer. But like superhero comics, death is rarely final in video games.

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End was originally expected to launch for the PS4 last Fall, before being pushed back to March 18, then April 26, and now finally to May 10.

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