After five days, here are five more news stories swimming
around the internet:
NUMBER one!
Microsoft has reported it will look into helping the
independent studio Hello Games after the UK developer’s studio was washed away
in a flood over the Christmas holiday. The small studio has reported that its
current projects have been saved remotely, but the insurance company will not
cover the loss.
Whether you like the company or not, it’s pretty nice to see
a giant company like Microsoft think about this smaller developer. Of course, I
won’t speak too soon, as Microsoft hasn’t actually done anything. Just said
they would help, and we can always trust Microsoft, right?
NUMBER two!
Speaking of Microsoft, the company has finally decided to
step up its Games with Gold program by adding the download iteration of Tomb
Raider: Guardians of Light and Sleeping Dogs to the January lineup.
This is exactly what Microsoft needs to do, but with Sony
killing it with the offerings in PS Plus, Microsoft is still making it hard to
justify the $60 asking price of a Gold Membership. Two games a month compared
to Sony releasing a minimum of 4 games across three platforms, we need more
Microsoft.
Number THREE!
Hackers have attacked the multiplayer online gaming servers
for League of Legends, Dota 2, Battle.net, EA.com, and Club Penguin. The group
calls itself DERP and has been reported as taking down all the severs ‘For the
lulz’. The servers are all still having issues and are recovering.
This is just frustrating all around for gamers and the
companies alike. Juvenile attacks like this just piss off the companies
effected and the players who are kept from playing these games.
Number FOUR!
Today on Batman: Arkham Origins Facebook page Warner Bros.
has put up a picture of an invitation to the Gotham City Humanitarian of the
Year celebration. This image follows the teases put up on the game’s wall on
Christmas Eve, and hopefully hints to the Story DLC the company has talked
about in the past.
Though Origins had its problems, the story and the game were
still quite amazing (look for my review soon). Since beating the game, I could
use another reason to come back to Gotham, and more story content is just the
thing.
UPDATE: The download content will more than likely revolve around Mr. Freeze, as a new photo has arisen. source
NUMBER FIVE!
Devil’s Third is still in production. The game, headed by
Tomonobu Itagaki (the same man behind Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden), is
nearly complete and is on track to release in 2014. This will be the team’s
first project and will be published by South Korean publisher Doobic Game
Studios after THQ, the original publisher, imploded earlier this year.
New games are always exciting, but there is little to
nothing about this game out there and it’s coming to PS3, Xbox 360 and Mobile,
which is strange. If we had more info, I’d probably be more excited, but until
then, this is not that interesting.
As always, please feel free to leave some comments and keep
the conversation alive!
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