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Dota 2, Surgeon Simulator and more played with the Steam Controller

YouTube user Trial By Game released several videos demonstrating the capabilities of the Steam Controller in titles such as Dota 2, Metro Last Light, Typing of the Dead and Surgeon Simulator 2013. You can watch the video above to see how the Steam Controller functions with Dota 2 in a match. Videos for the aforementioned games are posted below. Trial By Game also has videos exploring the controller's layout and key binding and its sensitivity options on his YouTube channel. Valve announced the Steam controller in September. The controller features circular trackpads for a player's thumbs and is meant to be sensitive enough to accommodate games typically playable with a keyboard and mouse. Valve has previously released a video featuring the controller in action with Civilization 5,...
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From Software turned down mobile Dark Souls due to controls

Dark Souls developer From Software is hesitant to bring the action role-playing game to mobile devices because it would have to change the game's controls, according to publisher Namco Bandai's director of global strategy for mobile, Alex Adjaj. Speaking to Digital Spy, Adjaj said the publisher is interested in a mobile entry, but the developer has been less enthusiastic. "We'd like to bring Dark Souls to mobile, but it's very difficult because the guys at From Software are very much console-oriented," he said. "To change their mind about it, it takes quite a while. The leads on Dark Souls are saying, 'we don't want to do mobile because the controls would have to be changed, and therefore it won't be Dark Souls any more." Adjaj told Digital Spy the game "could work incredibly well...
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Why creating the perfect game for Oculus Rift is a challenge

Creating an ideal game for Oculus Rift is tough due to the system's shifting player comfort level, ability to induce motion sickness and levels of physics, according to a report from The Verge. The publication spoke with several developers for the virtual reality headset. According to Owlchemy Labs' Devin Reimer, something as simple as moving up stairs can become a nauseating challenge. Speaking about the developer's Oculus Rift port of Dejobaan Games' skydiving simulator, AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome, Reimer explained that manipulating the physical world can be better than fully imitating it. "With VR games, the less you are trying to manually override your camera controls and movement with inputs, the better off you are," Reimer told The Verge. "The port (called...
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Men sentenced to prison for defrauding more than 11,000 World of Warcraft accounts

Ten men were sentenced to prison terms of up to two years by Zhejiang province's Songyang county court after being found guilty of defrauding more than 11,500 World of Warcraft accounts via online transactions, Zhejiang Online reports. The instigator of the group, named Chen, organised a small workspace as a base of operations for his team to flip WoW accounts. Chen and group would purchase stolen WoW accounts for approximately $1 each, gut them and sell the account's the gold and gear for roughly $3 per account. An investigation found that the group had pilfered in excess of $10,800 in profit from more than 11,500 WoW accounts. While the majority of the group were sentenced to under two years and fined around $1,000, Chen received two years in jail and fined $8,000. Hardware used for...
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Achievement reward system Honored approaches final campaign hours

The crowdfunding campaign for Honored, a reward system that provides physical badges for digital achievements, has entered the final hours of its flexible funding. At the time of this post, Honored has raised just over $5,000 of its $25,000 goal. However, thanks to its flexible funding via Indiegogo, it will still collect all money raised even if the goal is not reached. Honored is a free service that allows users to collect their gaming data from multiple platforms, including PlayStation Network, Steam and Xbox Live. The system then rewards players based on their achievements and gaming activity. Once unlocked virtually, players can purchase physical, embroidered badges to represent their accomplishments. The campaign's funding efforts end Dec. 24 at 2:59 a.m. ET. If fully funded,...
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Gone Home being remade as a 16-bit Japanese RPG

Gone Home, the first-person exploration game from The Fullbright Company, is getting a "demake" in the form of a 16-bit Japanese role-playing game, and developer Seth Macy is doing it with the blessing of the studio, he announced today on Twitter. Gone Home is a three-dimensional adventure game in which the player character, Kaitlin Greenbriar, searches her new home to uncover details about her younger sister and her parents, all of whom are missing when Katie comes back from a year abroad. Players glean much of the story from the rooms they search and the items they find, including audio diaries left by Kaitlin's sister, Samantha. Macy is using RPG Maker XP to remake Gone Home in the style of a top-down Japanese role-playing game akin to Final Fantasy titles from the 16-bit era. In...
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The Farm 51's FPS Get Even coming to PC and next-gen in 2015

Deadfall Adventures developer The Farm 51 will launch its first-person shooter Get Even for next-generation consoles and Windows PC in 2015, according to the game's official website. Get Even was revealed last week during the French Game Connection conference. The game is a first-person shooter that seeks to bend the boundaries of single-player and multiplayer campaigns; players can jump into another's single-player campaign at any time and impersonate the A.I enemies. Players will also be given the opportunity to experience Get Even's story from the perspective of the title's two opposing protagonists. Gameplay for either side of the story is different and the plot will unravel through exploration and interaction with the environment, "rather than the standard usage of cutscenes and...
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Call of Duty: Ghosts update brings new Heavy Duty mode and fixes

A new update now live for Call of Duty: Ghosts brings with it a new mode and a handful of fixes, according to a post on the Call of Duty forums. In the newly-added Heavy Duty mode, players will have increased health during the mode's playlist. Developer Infinity Ward is hoping to collect player feedback on this mode. Other new features include additional loadouts in Infected Mode and each solider will now earn five squad points during the initial five levels of progression. The update brings two balance tweaks for the Sniper Rifle: the flinch benefit of the Focus perk for the Sniper Rifle has been reduced and further adjustments and ADS speed reductions have been made to the gun's settings. Additional tweaks include a fix for a glitch allowing unlimited perks and another for an...
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Contrast PS4 patch now live with bug fixes

An update for the PlayStation 4 edition of Compulsion Games' shadow-heavy puzzle platformer, Contrast, is now available, the developer announced via Twitter. Specific fixes apply to the game's Lighthouse lock on and Carousel luminary loading problems, as well as general balance and polish updates. With the patch, players should no longer become stuck in objects and can now jump "out of most spots in the world" to avoid becoming stuck. Other fixes include rare crashes and animations. You can read the full list on the game's Steam page. Contrast follows a girl named Didi and her imaginary friend Dawn, an acrobatic woman with the power to move through shadows. The PlayStation 4 edition was released in November. For more on the game, check out our review.
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Halo: Spartan Assault launches for Xbox One a day early

Top-down third-person shooter Halo: Spartan Assault is now available for Xbox One — a day earlier than its previously expected launch, according to a post on Xbox Wire. The game is available as a digital download for $14.99. Those who previously purchased Spartan Assault for Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 before Dec. 15, however, can pick it up for $4.99. Halo: Spartan Assault takes place between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4. The game follows the rise of Commander Sarah Palmer and the beginning of the Spartan Ops program. In addition to online cooperative multiplayer, the game also features new enemies, weapons and achievements. Halo: Spartan Assault is expected to launch in January 2014 for Xbox 360; the port was originally slated for release this month.
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Analyst: Battlefield 4 issues may mean long-term damage for EA

Technical issues following the launch of Battlefield 4 and subsequent class action lawsuits could mean long-term damage for publisher Electronic Arts, says investor analysis site The Motley Fool. The Fool writes that Battlefield 4, which was poised to compete with Activision's Call of Duty: Ghosts, was "a PR nightmare on all fronts," and as a result of the still ongoing technical and online issues with the game, EA has "let a golden opportunity slip between its fingers." Battlefield 4 was largely unplayable at launch and frequently crashed when players tried to search for and join online matches. As of today, developer DICE is still rolling out patches for Battlefield 4 across all platforms, and all future expansions for the title are on hold until the technical issues are resolved. A...
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Zelda fan film explores the tragic villain from Majora's Mask

A new fan film explores the backstory of the antagonist of Nintendo 64 classic The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. The Skull Kid lives among the people of Clocktown as a mischievous little imp who enjoys playing tricks on the townspeople but never displays any real malice. Nevertheless, he is cast out of Clocktown and banished to the woods, where he encounters a pair of fairies (almost certainly Tatl and Tael from the game itself). The lonely Skull Kid hears whispers in his isolation, telling him that the townspeople never enjoyed his tricks like the whisperer would, and suggesting that they could play a trick on those who banished him together. He encounters a traveling mask salesman, and feels drawn to one mask in particular... The film was directed, produced, written, edited and...
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Unreleased multiplayer games delivered to Sportsfriends backers

Four unreleased local-multiplayer games are now available to select backers of Die Gute Fabrik's Kickstarter drive for Sportsfriends, the studio announced over the weekend in an email to those backers. People who backed at the $60 tier ("Super Sportsfriends") or above now have access to four games designed by friends of Die Gute Fabrik. The titles in question are Recurse (screenshot above) by Matt Parker and Lumalus; Shot Shot Shoot by Erik Svedäng; SMESPORT by Michael Brough; and Super Punchball by Dominique "Dom2D" Ferland and team. Die Gute Fabrik has also included the single-player title Miracle Adventures in 2113 by Noah Sasso, developer of the game BaraBariBall in Sportsfriends. All games are available on Mac and Windows PC, except the Windows-only SMESPORT. The backers in...
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Devs use Shroud of the Avatar Early Access feedback to tweak game

Following the first Steam Early Access testing for Portalarium's Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, the game's developers have released three postmortems detailing what they believe was a successful testing round, according to the latest backer update for the Kickstarter-funded title. Executive producer Starr Long called testing Shroud part of a "new paradigm of crowd funded and crowd sourced development" with more transparency and a "tighter communication loop" between developers and consumers. "At a deeper level it was a test to see if we could give you something so very early in development and have you understand what to expect," he added. "We worked on that by being as clear as we could on what to expect, and what not to expect. It seemed to have worked as almost everyone...
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Bravely Second teaser trailer shows a painted world and a hero

A short teaser trailer for Nintendo 3DS JRPG Bravely Second introduces the world and one of the player characters. The first half of the trailer shows a drawing of a fantasy city with tall spires and prominent wind vanes, filling in line by line and finally turning to color. The second half ocuses on previously-revealed protagonist Magnolia Arc, with scenes of her in action flashing over her character artwork. Bravely Second will be coming to Nintendo 3DS, though publisher Square Enix has not yet announced a release date even for its native Japan. An enhanced version of the previous game in the series, Bravely Default: Flying Fairy will be hitting North America in February 2014.
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The Elder Scrolls Online PvP detailed in latest developer commentary

The Elder Scrolls Online's standard PvP campaigns will last about three months, with scoring rulesets to change based on player feedback after the massively multiplayer online game is released, according to a Q&A; with PvP developer Brian Wheeler on the Elitist Jerks forums. Wheeler noted that developer Zenimax has been working with a 48-hour campaign ruleset during The Elder Scrolls Online's beta testing, but this will change for the full game. Due to the campaign system's flexibility, Zenimax will be able to change and add rulesets based on player behavior and feedback. "We have the ability to make scoring changes and duration changes depending on player needs and we'll analyze how scoring goes to determine if we need alternate rulesets with different duration, scoring, but also if...
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