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Call of Duty: Ghosts clip offers a brief look at the game in progress, teases reveal

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 19, 2013 05.19.13

Infinity Ward released a brief teaser for Call of Duty: Ghosts that features a look at the game in an early design state. The video, which you can watch here, was posted via Vine and loops approximately five seconds of footage. Following rumors and a leaked promotional poster, Call of Duty: Ghosts was officially announced earlier this month for Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and next-gen systems. Few details are currently known about the game, but it will deliver a new story, cast and setting. A first look at the game is expected at Microsoft's next-gen Xbox unveiling taking place on Tuesday, May 21. Call of Duty: Ghosts is currently slated for launch Nov. 5 of this year. The game is available now for pre-order.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Gree in-game event returning May 21

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 19, 2013 05.19.13

Star Wars: The Old Republic players will be able to participant in an in-game event featuring an ancient Gree starship, the Gray Secant, beginning on May 21, according to an announcement on the game's website. The Gree are a tentacled species in the Star Wars universe noted for being one of the oldest civilizations in the galaxy. During the event, players will be able to snag special rewards, including blue, white and red Scalene Armor, a Blue Sphere Transport Enclosure Vehicle and the L1-1 Defender pet. To pick up the blue and red armor sets, players will need a "Friend" ranking with the Gree and a "Champion" ranking for the white. Those with a "Legend" ranking can grab the special vehicle, while the L1-1 Defender drops from a rare Ancient Gree Defender Spawn. For a shot at this pet,...

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Batman: Arkham Origins villain Deathstroke will be playable through DLC

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 19, 2013 05.19.13

Deathstroke, the villain in Warner Bros. Montreal's upcoming game Batman: Arkham Origins, will be available as a playable character through downloadable content, according to a posting on Amazon. The post is part of a pre-order offer, but does not give details on the extent of Deathstroke's playability. In Batman: Arkham City, players were able to take on the role of Catwoman through downloadable content. Batman: Arkham Origins was announced in April for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC and Wii U. The game takes place before series predecessors Arkham City and Arkham Asylum, where Batman is still young and "unrefined." Early reports suggest that the game will have multiplayer options. Batman: Arkham Origins is currently scheduled for release Oct. 25.

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Among the Sleep Kickstarter ends nearly $50k over goal

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 19, 2013 05.19.13

Among the Sleep, Krillbite Studio's first-person horror adventure game, ended its Kickstarter campaign at $248,358, surpassing its $200,000 goal. In Among the Sleep, players see the world from the perspective of a two-year-old child. Exactly 8,110 backers contributed to the campaign, which began on April 18. Among the Sleep reached its funding goal on May 16, two days before its end on May 18. The campaign achieved three of its proposed stretch goals: ice cream for the team, Oculus Rift support and an additional commentary track featuring anecdotes from the developers. The campaign just fell short of its $250,000 goal, which would have added free downloadable content developed in collaboration with backers. Krillbite released a free playable alpha last week that allowed users to try...

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Obsidian teams with Mail.ru Games for Skyforge MMO

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 19, 2013 05.19.13

Fallout: New Vegas creator Obsidian is partnering with Russian developer Mail.ru to create massively multiplayer online game Skyforge, GamesIndustry International reports. Skyforge was announced in 2012, though few details are currently known about it. The game is apparently set in a world where both magic and technology coexist. Obsidian will be working with Allods Team, one of Mail.ru's studios. The partnership was reportedly announced during KRI 2013, the Russian Game Developer's Conference, on Friday, May 17. Speaking during the conference, Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart called Skyforge a "very interesting and promising project." "I am glad that Obsidian Entertainment is involved in working on this game," Urquhart said. "I am confident that the cooperation with Allods Team will be...

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BioShock Infinite on sale today only across all platforms

By Megan Farokhmanesh at 11:00a 05.19.13

BioShock Infinite, Irrational Games' widely acclaimed first-person shooter, is now on sale through Amazon's Deal of the Day special across all platforms. Both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 version are available for $39.99. Windows PC players can pick up Infinite as a physical copy or digital download for $34.99, a 42 percent discount off the game's usual price. The sale will only run today. Publisher Take-Two Interactive has shipped more than 3.7 million copies of BioShock Infinite since its launch March 26. Irrational Games also recently announced that it would release a cuddlier, plushie version of Songbird, the game's mechanical, bird-like creature.

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Money or not: How Eric Ruth is developing his future with Hauntlings and Indiegogo

By Dave Tach on May 19, 2013 05.19.13

The self-taught one-man show has made a name for himself over the last few years by creating 8-bit-styled "de-make" mashups of games like Halo and Team Fortress 2. He's done it on the side, as a hobby. To date, he's given his games away for free because, for Ruth, creating video games is a labor of love. Eric Ruth has a dream, a plan and a goal — but not a job. His dream is to develop games for a living, but developing full-time takes money, something he's not drowning in right now after leaving his day job to focus on development. He's executing on his plan now by taking an original game to the crowdfunding site Indiegogo. His goal is toto raise $35,000 to develop a multiplayer, 2D side-scrolling MOBA hybrid called Hauntlings. "It's like an introductory course to MOBAs, utilizing...

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City Interactive teases Alien Rage with a new trailer

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 18, 2013 05.18.13

A teaser trailer for Alien Rage, the first-person arcade title formerly known as Alien Fear, gives viewers a first look at the game. Alien Rage is being developed by City Interactive, the company behind titles such as Lords of the Fallen, Sniper Ghost Warrior and Dogfight 1942. Alien Rage is a downloadable title that, according to the game's description, will feature 10 different weapons and 14 boss fights. You can watch the trailer above for a brief glimpse at the game in action. Alien Rage will launch later this year for Steam, PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. City Interactive recently announced that it would debut a playable version of its fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen, at E3 2013.

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Guild Wars support switching to automated, new content production ended

By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 18, 2013 05.18.13

Guild Wars, ArenaNet's 8-year-old MMORPG, will no longer receive new content and is switching its support to automated, the developer announced via the game's official website. According to the announcement post, the developer wants the game to be "in a place where it's able to take care of itself." "Over time, our focus has shifted to updates that not only help maintain Guild Wars but help the game maintain itself," the post reads. "With this focus in mind, we'll no longer be releasing any new content for the live game except in support of automation. Our goal is to get the game to a place where it can continue to run and be available to all of our fans. We have a lot of love for Guild Wars — it's the game that made us what we are today — and we want to continue sharing it with...

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N version 2.0 released by Metanet Software, adds local multiplayer, level sharing

By Michael McWhertor on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

Metanet Software released version 2.0 of N, its challenging and highly addictive ninja platforming game, for free through its official website, adding a host of new features, including local co-op multiplayer and built-in level sharing. The game is playable on Kongregate and is also available as a free download for Windows, Mac and Linux. The latest version of the Flash-based platformer adds new levels, including selected highlights from the Xbox Live Arcade, PSP and Nintendo DS versions of N+. Users can also create their own levels with Ned, N's built-in editor, which has graduated from its beta. N version 2.0 lets players share, rate and play custom levels from within the game itself. Players can also share the URL to custom levels through social media services like Twitter and...

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Ubisoft's mighty quest for free-to-play user-generated content

By Tracey Lien on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

In The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, players take on the role of a hero who builds and fortifies a castle, which stores the treasures and loot they collect. Players then venture out to attack castles that belong to others in the hope of looting their treasure vaults. The game operates on an attack and defend loop: players use their coins and gems to buy creatures and traps to stop enemies from penetrating their castle and accessing their treasure and, in turn, players have to navigate through other people's castles that are also filled with creatures and traps. Speaking to Polygon, Ubisoft Montreal's Matt Zagurak said the studio wanted to make a game that was competitive and based on user-generated content because it thought it would be a fun idea to have "hundreds of thousands of...

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Hawken lead designer explores the Front Line map in a new video

By Dave Tach on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

Hawken, Adhesive Games' free-to-play first-person mech shooter, received a new update and map recently, and lead designer Tyler Buser walked viewers through Front Line's corridors in the new video above. Check out the video to see the map's two "competing themes," Sentium and Prosk, as well as the turrets, routes and jump pads that pepper Front Line's landscape. The map is available to play now in Team Deathmatch, Missile Assault and Deathmatch modes, courtesy of the recent Facility update. Polygon went hands-on with Hawken and the Oculus Rift during GDC 2013, so be sure to check out our impressions of both. For more, you can also watch a recent video for the new Facility map and sign up to participate in the game's current beta at the official Hawken website.

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The Besties Podcast 57 - The talking helicopter

By Russ Frushtick on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

On this week's episode of The Besties, there's some derisive Snoopy talk, as well as an anthropomorphic helicopter. Griffin has his doubts and Justin changes his pick at the last minute, much to the chagrin of the other Besties. 03:50 - Best reason to hate Snoopy (Sid Meier's Ace Patrol) 10:25 - Best way to waste $20 (Injustice on iOS) 19:00 - Half time: Daft Punk and a new car 24:00 - Best gaming news story of the decade that is getting worse and worse with every passing day (Shadow of the Eternals) 38:40 - Best way to remake a retro franchise (Thunder Wolves) 41:00 - The winner is... Theme song by Ian Dorsch Get the show: Download MP3 Subscribe to the podcast (RSS) Subscribe on iTunes

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Dust: An Elysian Tail headed to Steam May 25

By Dave Tach on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

Dust: An Elysian Tail, the hand-animated action role-playing game from creators Dean Dodrill and Alex Kain, will be released on Steam May 25, according to the game's Steam listing. The co-creators announced the Steam port earlier this year at PAX East, when they were hoping for an April release. Next Friday's Windows PC version will support Steam Achievements and Steam Cloud, and Dodrill wrote on Twitter that he'll be "looking at 'possible' Mac/Linux ports in the future." For more on the game, you can read Polygon's Dust: An Elysian Tail review of the Xbox 360 version and our feature chronicling the game's four-year development.

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Defiance developer Trion Worlds hit with layoffs

By Samit Sarkar on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

Trion Worlds, the studio behind the new MMO Defiance, has suffered layoffs as it transitions into a post-launch phase for the game. A representative for the studio confirmed the layoffs in a statement to Polygon. The rep did not comment on the severity of the cuts, except to say that reports of them being as high as 70-80 percent of the studio are "grossly exaggerated." According to the statement, the layoffs do not affect the development of Rift or Trion's other games, which include the real-time strategy title End of Nations. The rep also denied reports that Trion employees were being escorted out of the building or won't receive severance pay. Here's the full statement: To best position Trion in a rapidly changing industry, we have reorganized our teams and are expanding our...

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StarCraft 2 World Championship Series Season 1 American finals kick off June 1

By Alexa Ray Corriea on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

The StarCraft 2 World Championship Series Season 1 will kick off its American regional finals in New York City on June 1, Major League Gaming announced today. The two-day event will begin at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 1, and will be streamed live on the tournament's Twitch channel. Semifinals will take place at 2 p.m. ET on June 2, with the final round beginning at 5 p.m. ET. The last rounds of the Season 1 Premier League Group Stage 2 will be broadcast live from Major League Gaming's New York City studio next week. Matches will begin at 6 p.m. ET May 21-23. Challenge League rounds will take place May 27-30. The full schedule for the World Championship Series' American division is available on the Major League Gaming website. This is the first year of the StarCraft 2 World...

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Team Fortress 2's latest update, Robotic Boogaloo, is totally community-made

By Michael McWhertor on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

The latest update for Team Fortress 2, a major content release dubbed Robotic Boogaloo, is different from the dozens of similar updates from Valve. Like previous updates, it features a comic that ties into Team Fortress 2's increasingly complex and evolving backstory, a new animated short and all-new items for players to collect and craft — 57 virtual items, many of them hats, naturally. What separates Robotic Boogaloo from earlier additions is that it's 100 percent created by the Team Fortress 2 community. Valve's involvement, at least in terms of content creation, was minimal. What started as a small, community-driven content push for the free-to-play shooter became something Valve-sanctioned and promoted on the TF2 website. Community members even put the official website hub...

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Infinite Crisis video introduces the beefy steampunk butcher Gaslight Joker

By John Funk on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

A new champion spotlight for Turbine's DC Universe MOBA Infinite Crisis focuses on an alternate-universe steampunk version of Batman's greatest nemesis. Once just a serial killer who lured victims beneath his slaughterhouse to feed them to his rats, the Laughing Butcher was chased by Batman and fell into a vat of chemicals, transforming him into the Joker. Gaslight Joker is a bulky melee fighter whose abilities are used at the cost of his own health. His passive ability mitigates this, healing him whenever he picks up credits from a fallen enemy. Gaslight Joker can strike with his diseased cleaver to do additional damage based on his maximum health, encouraging him to build defensive items. By throwing a rotten ham, he can make enemies flee towards or away from him, and can put a...

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance headed to PC

By Dave Tach on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Platinum Games' action-focused spinoff of Hideo Kojima's stealth series, is headed to PC, Kojima revealed on a recent podcast. Jean Pierre Kellams, a producer at Platinum Games, also confirmed the news in a tweet, saying he's "excited to see Rising hit the PC." We've reached out to Konami for details on the PC port and will update with more information as we have it. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 earlier this year, and you can check out Polygon's review to learn more about its cyborg ninja action. The game's most recent downloadable content, which follows the dog-like cyborg Blade Wolf, launched earlier this week.

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Final Fantasy 8 HD coming to PC in Japan

By Alexa Ray Corriea on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

A high-definition version of Square Enix role-playing game Final Fantasy 8 is coming to Japan for PC, Famitsu reports. The title, launched initially for PlayStation in 1999 and Windows in 2000, has been given a graphical overhaul, smoothing out the polygons on protagonist Squall's scowl and providing a more crisp visual experience. There is currently no set release date, and there is no information on what if any additional or new content will be included. Famitsu also reports the International version of Final Fantasy 7 is being spruced up for PC. The game will have language options in Japanese, English, French, Spanish and German, and will also include bonus content featured in the North American and PAL versions — called Final Fantasy 7 International in Japan. This includes more...

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Telltale Games titles now available on Green Man Gaming

By Samit Sarkar on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

Online retailer Green Man Gaming now offers a variety of Telltale Games titles, the website announced today. Downloads of the Windows PC and Mac versions of games such as The Walking Dead, Back to the Future: The Game and Tales of Monkey Island are now available from Green Man Gaming. Players can track their progress and achievements through the Green Man Gaming-owned social service Playfire. "We are delighted to partner with Telltale Games to offer their current catalogue and future titles to our hungry [Green Man Gaming] audience," said Martin Baxter, executive vice president of trading at Green Man Gaming, in a press release today. You can check out Green Man Gaming's full offering of Telltale titles here.

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Narco Terror dishing out justice this summer to XBLA, PSN and PC

By Emily Gera on May 17, 2013 05.17.13

Narco Terror, the upcoming arcade twin-stick shooter from Slovenia-based developer Zootfly, is slated to hit this summer on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Windows PC. The game was first announced during E3 2012 and was recently given an "MA+" rating on the Australian Classification Board. Narco Terror allows for up to two player drop-in/drop-out co-op and features both local and online multiplayer. The title, which is being published by Deep Silver, tells the story of one man's war against the nefarious forces behind a drug cartel.

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