Battlefield 3: Aftermath is the newest DLC expansion for the game which will add a number of new maps and weapons, including a new multiplayer city map. Weapons include a Crossbow with scopes and bolts that you can use to customize it to your liking.
Here is a preview video of the game by Dice.
It will be released for PC on December 4th for Premium Subscribers and on December 18th for the general public.
Aftermath is the fourth DLC Pack following the previous releases of Armored Kill in September, Close Quarters in June and Back to Karkand last December. Aftermath will be followed by End Game in March of 2013.
World of Warcraft's 8-Year Anniversary is now and Blizzard has released a video to celebrate this anniversary milestone achievement.
The exact date of WoW's bday is on November 23rd.
"World of Warcraft turns eight on November 23, and we'd like to thank our amazing community for joining us in celebrating eight epic years of adventure. To celebrate, players who log in to World of Warcraft between November 18 and December 1 will receive a unique Feat of Strength achievement and Celebration Package item. Using your item will kick off the celebrations by shooting off fireworks*, applying a (cosmetic only) tabard to your character, and granting an 8% bonus to experience and reputation gains from any enemies defeated while active. We look forward to another year of adventures ahead and many more to come! *Use fireworks responsibly. Harmful or fatal if swallowed. If fireworks get in eyes, rinse in muddy pond water for 20 minutes, /dance, and contact your nearest Mistweaver, Priest, Shaman, Druid, or Paladin."
I've still never played an MMO, I feel like I am missing out. This year I think I'll make it a goal of mine to finally dive into WoW for real and try it out. I'd also love to try Lord of the Rings: Online, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Aion, Star Wars: The Old Republican (possibly), The Secret World and Tera.
World of Warcraft turns eight on November 23, and we'd like to thank our amazing community for joining us in celebrating eight epic years of adventure. To celebrate, players who log in to World of Warcraft between November 18 and December 1 will receive a unique Feat of Strength achievement and Celebration Package item. Using your item will kick off the celebrations by shooting off fireworks*, applying a (cosmetic only) tabard to your character, and granting an 8% bonus to experience and reputation gains from any enemies defeated while active.
We look forward to another year of adventures ahead and many more to come!
*Use fireworks responsibly. Harmful or fatal if swallowed. If fireworks get in eyes, rinse in muddy pond water for 20 minutes, /dance, and contact your nearest Mistweaver, Priest, Shaman, Druid, or Paladin.
RaceRoom Racing Experience is a new free-to-play (er, Free2Race) racing simulation game being developed by "SimBin Studios". It has just entered beta.
Here is the official RaceRoom Racing Experience trailer.
The first beta release adds three racing tracks to the game (Hockenheim, Portimao and the Lakeview Hillclimb) together with three different cars to race as, they include: 134 Judd, Canhard R52 and the DMD P20.
You can find out more about the game at the official website www.game.raceroom.com.
Sine Mora for PC as been released via digital download (Steam, etc.), bringing an intense side-scrolling shoot 'em up to computer players.
The game was highly acclaimed critically and delivers rock-solid shooting gameplay that any fan of arcade-style shooters will certainly enjoy.
No word on whether the PC version has any additional features over the Xbox Live Arcade debut release, but most likely not.
Press Release
Kalypso Media Digital and Digital Reality are pleased to announce that Sine Mora, the stunning "shoot 'em up" that won rave reviews when released on console, is now available via digital download for Windows PC! To celebrate the digital release of Sine Mora, Kalypso Digital is making available an exciting trailer for the game, which shows off Sine Mora's amazing HD visuals - including gigantic bosses, stunning weapons and unique enemies.
Grab the new trailer and prepare to be impressed by the game that's re-defining the "Shmup" genre with incredible visuals, 3D environments and time-bending elements. Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up (shmup) that provides a unique take on the genre as now time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary HD presentation, Sine Mora is a gorgeous shooter that offers a Story Mode that weaves an over-the-top tale and an Arcade Mode that provides deep, satisfying gameplay to challenge fans of the genre. With many ways to manipulate time, Sine Mora features over 50 weapon combinations to complete each beautiful stage that adapts to the player's skills with scaling difficulty.
A new season of Call of Duty Elite TV is coming with all-new content for subscribers to the service to enjoy. Here is a new trailer showing off what's to come and what to expect.
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION releases across North America, Europe and PAL territories on November 20, 2012 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
IO Interactive presents a closer look at HITMAN: ABSOLUTION's sound department. Join Audio Director Thomas Bärtschi and the rest of the team, as they explain the importance of immersive and dynamic audio in order to create a believable world.
Natural Selection 2 has now launched on Steam for PC!!
Natural Selection 2 is an immersive, multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival. It seamlessly combines shooter and RTS/strategy gameplay.
Outlast is an all-new first-person Survival Horror game exclusively for the PC that releases in 2013. The game may come to Xbox 360, PS3 or other systems later on however.
The game is going for a full-bore horror experience focusing on psychological and jump scares, where the main character is all-but helpless against the terrors lurking within. All set from within an insane asylum based on actual historical events.
Story
In the remote mountains of Colorado, horrors wait inside Mount Massive Asylum. A long-abandoned home for the mentally ill, recently re-opened by the “research and charity” branch of the transnational Murkoff Corporation, has been operating in strict secrecy… until now. Acting on a tip from an inside source, independent journalist Miles Upshur breaks into the facility, and what he discovers walks a terrifying line being science and religion, nature and something else entirely. Once inside, his only hope of escape lies with the terrible truth at the heart of Mount Massive.
Check out the official Outlast Official Website for more and updates on the game as next year approaches.
Here is the game's official Teaser Announcement Trailer, with the Gameplay Trailer above.
Hotline Miami is out now on PC and Steam. The game is an uber-violent, retro-inspired action game that tells a crime story with a very stylized graphical style that you are sure to enjoy. The game has received great reviews already, and even got a 10 from one publication.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat. Set in an alternative 1989 Miami, you will assume the role of a mysterious antihero on a murderous rampage against the shady underworld at the behest of voices on your answering machine. Soon you'll find yourself struggling to get a grip of what is going on and why you are prone to these acts of violence.
Rely on your wits to choreograph your way through seemingly impossible situations as you constantly find yourself outnumbered by vicious enemies. The action is unrelenting and every shot is deadly so each move must be quick and decisive if you hope to survive and unveil the sinister forces driving the bloodshed. Hotline Miami's unmistakable visual style, a driving soundtrack, and a surreal chain of events will have you question your own thirst for blood while pushing you to the limits with a brutally unforgiving challenge.
This game definitely isn't for the faint-of-heart. Although it looks pretty awesome to me even though I don't like too much gratuitous violence which this game offers in spades. Regardless, it seems to offer a deep experience and compelling storyline, to go along with all the brutality. As always, Indie Games should always be supported, so if this game looks great to you then you definitely should consider picking it up. It cost $10 at launch.
F1 RACE STARS is coming to PC this November 2012! Speed through loop-the-loops, soar through the sky making huge jumps and charge through tunnels whilst collecting and using a range of fun power-ups to boost ahead or slow down their rivals. From battling for position beneath a neon-lit Ferris wheel in Singapore and dodging a Truckasaurus in the USA, the video reveals how each circuit in the game turns into a fantastical stage of FORMULA ONE fun. Packed with audacious overtaking moves, cheeky taunts and speedy boosts, see the F1 RACE STARS speed for the through castles, forests and more.
F1 Race Stars is also coming to Xbox 360 & PS3 this November 2012!
A Game of Dwarves is a classic management and strategy title, which puts players into the metaphoric shoes of a dwarven prince who seeks to expand dwarvenkind’s prestige, underground dominance, and, of course, amass large amounts of treasure. Yay treasure!
Utilizing a combination of strategy and management, A Game of Dwarves gives players full reign over a dwarven settlement as they dig, build, and conduct research to expand their underground empire. With a careful hand, players will need to level up their weak dwarflings and transform them into brave warriors, master craftsmen, and diligent diggers as they scour for rare resources hidden in the depths. Defend your dwarves from terrible beasts living in the uncharted regions of the world and make sure to adapt your strategy and tactic because deep down underground, you’ll never know what you’ll bump into.
Steam Greenlight is a new service Valve announced, where you vote on Indie Games that you want to see published for the digital PC/Mac download platform.
The Indie titles that get the most amount of votes will be the ones Valve will select to be published to the Steam store! This is a very cool new feature that will surely be welcomed with open arms by all Steam users and Indie developers.
Steam Greenlight will launch towards the latter part of August 2012.
“Making the call to publish or not publish a title isn’t fun,” said Anna
Sweet, in a press release the developer just released. “Many times
opinions vary and our internal jury is hung on a decision. But with the
introduction of the Steam Workshop we realized an opportunity to enlist
the community’s help as we review certain titles and, hopefully,
increase the volume and quality of creative submissions.”
