The four player cooperative demo for EA’s new Syndicate game will be available on the 31st January for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. EA previously said the demo will only be available for a limited time.
Syndicate releases on 21st February 2012 and is a FPS game compared to Bullfrog Productions original tactical strategy game.
Read more to see the Syndicate co-op trailer and more information.
The Demo for The Darkness II was already available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 but now it is available to play on PC via Steam.
From the Official Site “The Darkness II is the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2007 release The Darkness. Inspired by the popular comic book series produced by Top Cow Productions, Inc., The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that puts you in the role of Jackie Estacado, don of a New York crime family and wielder of an ancient force of chaos known as The Darkness.”
Read more for the E3 trailer and more information about the game.
This is a series I am starting where I post my campaign logs from the excellent indie game Atom Zombie Smasher. I will use both victory and defeats as I slowly get better at the game.
Bethesda has released the patch notes for its latest Skyrim update, Patch 1.4. Bethesda says the upcoming patch for Skyrim is currently undergoing testing on all three platforms and hopes to have it finalised by next week and submit it for certification on consoles and release on PC.
“Our current update plan for the PC is to first release our updates as ‘beta’ versions through Steam,” they said. “This is something you’ll be able to opt into through Steam and back-out of if needed. This is an extra safety check for everyone going forward and should expedite and improve our updating process for our PC users. We’ll have more info soon on how this will work.”
Capcom has confirmed Resident Evil 6 is in development and is coming this November.
The game is arriving on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on 20th November 2012. A PC version is coming sometime later. Capcom describes the game as a “blending action and survival horror” and is “the most ambitious, immersive and feature rich title of the series to date and promises to be the dramatic horror experience of the year.”
With Syndicate being released on GoG I thought I should do a guide for the game. It will be done in parts. This is #Part 00 Introduction, Overview, Objectives, Territories and Rival Syndicates.
With Syndicate being released on GoG I thought I should do a guide for the game. It will be done in parts. This is #Part 01 Weapons, Equipment and Items.
Below is the various weapons, equipment and items found in Syndicate. They can be bought from the Menu screen and given to particular agents. Weapons can also be found during missions and certain weapons can give new and increased reasearch options.
The original 1993 Bullfrog Syndicate game is now available once again on Good Old Games.
It costs $5.99 (£3.89), GoG had previously had trouble getting the rights for the game, like so many other classics being caught up in confusion over ownership.
Read more for the Syndicate intro video and more information.
Paradox Interactive’s has announced a new expansion for Magicka at the Paradox Convention Press Conference. It is called Magicka: The Other Side of the Coin and it is where you take “the roles of Alucart the Vampire and his Necromancers and fight against the forces of good”.
The Other Side of the Coin?
From paradoxplaza.com: “Magicka: The Other Side of the Coin lets the player experience a completely new take on the Magicka universe, by taking the roles of Alucart the Vampire and his Necromancers and fight against the forces of good with the purpose of sacking Vlad’s attempt to improve the poor relations between the humans, the dwarves and the elves.”
Read more to see some game artwork and more information.