Archive - 2014

Thrillbent Announces Empire Vol. 2 Launch Date

2014/05/22

MAY 22, 2014 — Thrillbent, the one-stop showcase for creator-owned digital comics, has announced that Empire Volume Two, the long-awaited sequel to Mark Waid and Barry Kitson’s best-selling Empire, will launch on May 28. The book will be serialized exclusively on Thrillbent beginning that day and continuing twice-monthly thereafter

Empire Volume Two marks the first major release for Thrillbent on the company’s recently launched integrated iPad App, which streamlines the entire buying and reading experience while allowing users to sync their online accounts, access their comics through mobile devices and keep track of their purchases and reading. Empire Volume 2, along with all the other content on Thrillbent, is available with the $3.99 monthly subscription (also available through the website). As an added bonus, subscribers will also be able to download the original Empire. This is the only place that consumers will be able to digitally access the best-selling book, which has been long sold out of print.

Empire Volume Two brings back the original creative duo of Waid and his co-creator Barry Kitson. Chris Sotomayor handles the coloring and Troy Peteri the lettering.

Please find attached Barry Kitson’s cover art for Empire Volume Two.

About Empire Volume Two
Empire Volume Two continues the saga of Golgoth, a remorseless villain whose long-game plan of world domination finally won him the planet Earth and everything on it. While Golgoth’s reign in the first book was filled with challenges and conflicts – including a drug-induced plot again him by his own ministers, his innocent daughter’s troublesome aspirations, and the threat of extraterrestrial forces – Volume 2 opens with his grip on the world as strong as ever.

But where is his strength coming from? The sole loyalist who kept him anchored to humanity is one year gone, and on the anniversary of Golgoth’s loss, several seemingly coordinated new threats are surfacing around the globe. Each presents its own unique threat to the throne, and if Golgoth wants to maintain the crown, he will have to divide his forces–and his attentions–in dangerous new ways.

Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Announced

2014/05/22

Jerry Paxton

News, PlayStation 3 News, PlayStation 4 News, PS Vita News, Xbox One News

BURLINGAME, Calif. – MAY 22, 2014 – TECMO KOEI America today announced that WARRIORS OROCHI 3 Ultimate is in development for PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment systems, PS®Vita and Xbox One.WARRIORS OROCHI 3 Ultimate marks the tactical action series’ first launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One worldwide.

Fans will experience WARRIORS OROCHI 3 in a brand new light as they enter the fray with the implementation of new generation console features, new storylines and scenarios. There is enough new gameplay content and depth of replayability to satisfy warriors of all levels including special cross over characters such as Sophitia from the SOULCALIBUR series and battle stages from ATELIER, DYNASTY WARRIORS, NINJA GAIDEN Sigma 2 and SAMURAI WARRIORS. The next evolution of the OROCHI universe, WARRIORS OROCHI 3 Ultimate, awaits fans this fall 2014.

New Features in WARRIORS OROCHI 3 Ultimate:

– One Warrior against a Thousand Battles— Densely populated battlefields with up to 100 enemies on screen, each with progressive AI add to the exhilarating battle, amplified by new moves including Aerial Special attacks, Triple Rush (a system which allows the player the ability to switch between individual characters or unleash attacks as a party of 3 and True Musou Burst, the powerful finishing move executable by up to 6 characters

– New and Crossover characters— The legion of warriors is larger than ever with 145 playable characters including the introduction of Abe Seimei and Shennong, just 2 of 9 that are new to the series, cameos include Xu Shu from the DYNASTY WARRIORS franchise and Rachel from NINJA GAIDEN Sigma 2 with more to be announced including the Atelier and SAMURAI WARRIORS series

– Captivating Lands and Stages— Lands and battlefields are dramatically rendered drawing from the dark, sinister imagery in the OROCHI series totaling 51 distinct stages with cross-over stages melding universes including Atelier, DYNASTY WARRIORS, NINJA GAIDEN Sigma 2 and SAMURAI WARRIORS, furthermore, Musuo Battlefields allow for customization including character models and battle cries

– The mythology of the OROCHI universe expands— A new main storyline brings the heroes together again after the death of the Demon Snake as they are called upon by a mysterious stone to return to the chaotic din of battle. Additionally, new side stories provide a multitude of new scenarios and uncover secrets, the story extends with the ability to battle from a different point of view or even “what if” hypothetical stages that exist in a parallel world

– Gameplay modes— Adding to both Online and Offline competition, new modes include Duel Mode, a fusion of team battles (up to 3 vs 3) and card battles, Craft Weapons function to alchemy even more powerful weapons, Officer Requesting and Summoning, Formation Skills and Dragon Portals that can be used to escape the battlefields, weaken enemies or recover party members Life Gauge

– Share experiences Online— PS4™ system players will be able to capture screenshots and live stream, share and see live comments which can impact either players’ games or co-op in Story mode, Free Mode and the new Gauntlet Mode

– Cross-Play and Cross Save functionality— Co-op, data sharing and saving, and save data is now possible between PS3™ system, PS4™ system and PS Vita system versions, including save data importing of the original WARRIORS OROCHI 3 on PlayStation 3

WARRIORS OROCHI 3 Ultimate is developed by Omega Force and published in North America by TECMO KOEI America. The PlayStation 3 and PS Vita versions will be available exclusively through the PlayStation® Store for $49.99 (PS3) and $39.99 (PS Vita) respectively and the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions will be available for $59.99. This title has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

Extraction Gets Renamed Dirty Bomb

2014/05/22

Jerry Paxton

News, Windows PC News

LOS ANGELES and LONDON – May 22, 2014 – Nexon America and Splash Damage have changed the name of their upcoming online shooter from Extraction to Dirty Bomb, to better fit the game’s unique personality. The company promises this will “almost definitely” be the last name change before launch. Nexon also has announced it will run dedicated servers for Dirty Bomb in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Developed by UK-based Splash Damage, Dirty Bomb is a competitive multiplayer online first-person shooter, and the first in a new generation of games published by Nexon America. Free-to-play, and more importantly, free-to-win, Dirty Bomb is a unique team-based game in which players will select from a diverse group of mercenaries, each with their own very different personalities, talents and weapons, to create specialized squads to take into the fray on a quest for riches and bragging rights.

Through Splash Damage’s founder’s program, player feedback has shaped the game from day one, and will continue to do so through open beta later this year.

Dirty Bomb is currently in a limited closed beta and will be ramping up in the coming months. Visit dirtybombgame.com to sign up for the chance to join the closed beta or for more information on Dirty Bomb.

About Dirty Bomb

It is 2020 and the once great city of London stands abandoned after a mysterious disaster, a dilapidated shell of its former self. After the initial evacuation, the International Crisis and Disaster Agency stepped in to clean up the mess and decontaminate the city. They failed… badly.

Now the streets of London are the playground of Private Military Companies (PMCs) who battle to control the city’s abandoned riches. After all, what’s a little radiation sickness when there’s money to be made?

Say goodbye to London, say hello to the Merc Capital of the World. Say hello to Dirty Bomb.

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Ubisoft Unveils E3 2014 Line Up

2014/05/22

Jerry Paxton

E3, Geek News, News

PARIS, FRANCE — May 22, 2014 — Today, Ubisoft revealed that its lineup of games for the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) includes Assassin’s Creed® Unity, Far Cry® 4, Tom Clancy’s The Division™, The Crew™, Valiant Hearts The Great War™, and more. Ubisoft will host a media briefing to deliver new content from its upcoming titles, and also will provide a hands-on experience at its booth for E3 attendees and via the company’s Uplay® lounge for Uplay members.

Ubisoft’s E3 media briefing, held at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, starts at 3 p.m. PDT on June 9 and will be hosted by actress and comedian Aisha Tyler. The briefing will be broadcast live and on demand on Ubisoft’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcu6PBvshoM) and Twitch channel (http://www.twitch.tv/ubisoft). A pre-show – starting at 2:45 p.m. PDT – will look back at past E3s and a post-show hosted by Tyler will welcome back key speakers to answer questions from fans. All videos and trailers from the event will be available on YouTube following the briefing at http://www.youtube.com/user/ubisoft. Press partners are welcome to embed the links in their websites.

Starting June 10, E3 attendees can visit Ubisoft’s booth,– #1023, situated in the South Hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center — to discover the company’s highly-anticipated games, including:

Assassin’s Creed Unity: Re-imagined and built from the ground-up for the new-gen of gaming, Assassin’s Creed Unity will immerse players as never before into the terror and brutality of the French Revolution.
Far Cry 4: The sequel to the top-rated shooter of 2012*, Far Cry 4 players will experience the most expansive and immersive Far Cry ever, in an entirely new, massive open-world.
Tom Clancy’s The Division™: The Division is set in a chaotic and devastated New York City. Players assume the role of a sleeper agent activated to help save a failing society, and discover an immersive open-world game that combines the Tom Clancy series’ signature authenticity with RPG-action, exploration and teamwork.
The Crew™: The Crew is a revolutionary action-driving game that takes gamers on a reckless ride throughout a massive, open-world recreation of the United States brimming with exciting challenges and populated by other real players.

Finally, the Uplay lounge is back and is being expanded to enable more Uplay members to experience E3 firsthand. More than a thousand members will be able to, for example, enjoy a hands-on experience of Ubisoft’s E3 line-up and other titles or talk to Ubisoft’s development teams about their favorite games. The Uplay lounge will be located at The Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. For those not able to be in Los Angeles, a version of the lounge experience will be available via uplaylounge.com, an immersive website that will feature exclusive content, live streaming on Twitch — including online chats with Ubisoft’s development teams — and more. Fans can register and begin submitting their questions to the teams here

“2014 is the most exciting year the gaming industry has seen in a while. At E3, we can’t wait to share our future of gaming,” said Yves Guillemot, co-founder and CEO, Ubisoft

“Ubisoft teams have fully embraced this new generation and will demonstrate how they are bringing breakthrough innovations to our beloved franchises and beyond in order to offer players the most original and memorable gaming experiences.”

*based on Metacritic as of 12/18/12

4A Games and Deep Silver Announce Metro Redux

2014/05/22

Jerry Paxton

News, PlayStation 4 News, Screenshots / Photos, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News, Xbox One News

Larkspur, Calif., May 22, 2014 – 4A Games and Deep Silver are bringing the iconic and award-winning Metro series to the next generation: Metro Redux features fully re-mastered and improved versions of both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, creating the most compelling Metro experience ever. Upon release, Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux will each be available separately as a digital download for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PC for $24.99. Alongside the digital release, a boxed compilation containing both games, Metro Redux will be available at retail for a suggested $49.99.

With new, never-seen-before content and new gameplay features, as well as outstanding updated graphical fidelity and silky smooth 60FPS gameplay, Metro Redux is much more than a simple HD upgrade.

For the Redux edition, Metro 2033 has been completely overhauled:

The original game has been rebuilt in the latest and greatest iteration of the 4A Engine, bringing all the graphical and gameplay improvements from Metro: Last Light to Metro 2033 Redux
Experience radically improved gameplay: advanced enemy AI, improved combat and stealth mechanics, superior weapon handling and more responsive, intuitive controls plus signature features from Last Light such as the atmospheric mask wipe mechanic, weapon customization, and silent kills and takedowns
Enjoy completely re-mastered visuals: advanced lighting, dynamic weather, more detailed characters with improved animation, more dynamic destruction and improved smoke, fire and particle effects
Metro: Last Light Redux has also received a graphical facelift and gameplay improvements that carry across both titles, including new melee animations, and the fan-requested Check Watch and Check Inventory features. It also includes all previously released Season Pass add-on content a further 10 hours of single-player gameplay.
With Metro Redux, players now have the choice to experience both Metro games the way they want with the introduction of two unique Play Styles.

Those who favored the more survival horror oriented gameplay of Metro 2033 can play both campaigns in the Survival Play Style, a fraught slow-burn fight for survival with limited resources, deadlier enemy AI, and slower reload speeds. Those who enjoyed the more action oriented gameplay of Metro: Last Light can try the Spartan Play Style, providing Artyom with a powerful set of combat skills and more plentiful resources.

In addition, the legendary Ranger Mode returns to both games, providing the most immersive and challenging experience as the HUD is stripped away and hardcore rules apply.

Dedicated Linux and SteamOS versions will also release later this year.

Metro Redux is based on the internationally bestselling novel Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky.

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Zoom Unveils H5 Handy Recorder

2014/05/22

Jerry Paxton

News, Tech News

Ronkonkoma, New York, May 22, 2014 — Zoom North America has announced the debut of the all-new H5 Handy Recorder. Like the company’s flagship H6, the H5 employs a system of interchangeable input capsules, allowing the best microphone to be used for every recording situation. In addition to being fully compatible with all Zoom input capsules, the H5 comes with a new X/Y stereo capsule, featuring extended signal capacity—up to 140 dB SPL—and shockmounted microphones for reduced handling noise.

The H5 allows four tracks of simultaneous recording directly to SD cards up to 32 gigabytes in a variety of MP3 and BWF-compliant WAV file formats, including 24-bit / 96k high-resolution audio. With the use of an optional adapter, it can be mounted directly to a DSLR or camcorder and requires just 2 AA batteries for power, with alkaline battery life of more than 15 hours. Dual XLR/TRS combo jacks enable the connection of external microphones or line-level devices. Each input has its own dedicated gain control and pad, as well as phantom power in three different voltages.

Additional features include a stereo Line Out for connection to camcorders; a headphone jack and built-in speaker; onboard effects, metronome and chromatic tuner; adjustable playback speed and pitch correction; and Pre-record, Auto-record and Backup-record functions. A USB port enables data transfer to and from editing software and allows the H5 to serve as a multichannel audio interface for computers and iPads.

“Our products are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the creators who use them,” said Scott Goodman, Zoom North America CEO. “The H5 continues that tradition, providing everything needed to do professional-quality multitrack recording in the field and capture pristine audio for video, broadcast and podcast.”

The Zoom H5 will be available June 2014, at a MAP of $269.99 at Amazon.com, B&H Photo and Video, Best Buy, Sweetwater and other fine retailers nationwide.

Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes 2.0 Edition Gameplay Trailer

2014/05/22

Jerry Paxton

News, Trailers / Videos

Slated for release this Fall, Disney Interactive has released a new trailer for its Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition). Enjoy!

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Crytek Reveals Arena of Fate

2014/05/22

Jerry Paxton

News, Trailers / Videos, Windows PC News

Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Sofia (Bulgaria), May 22, 2014 – Step into the shoes of legendary heroes from history and fantasy and lock horns in “Arena of Fate”; an action-packed online multiplayer game coming to PC and consoles soon from Crytek.

Featuring fast-paced 5 vs. 5 battles, Arena of Fate expands Crytek’s range of Games-as-a-Service, and will be playable for the first time at this year’s E3 expo in Los Angeles. Players will be free to choose from a huge roster of famous characters before engaging in star-studded skirmishes with fresh gameplay twists.

Among the iconic figures in Arena of Fate are the likes of Frankenstein, Jack the Ripper and Baron Münchhausen. Tap into their famed traits in battle as you bring Frankenstein back from the dead, use Jack’s cleavers to gruesome effect, and launch across the map on Baron Münchhausen’s cannonball!

Managing Director of Crytek Black Sea and Game Director of Arena of Fate, Vesselin Handjiev, said: “Imagine Joan of Arc and Robin Hood cooperating to hunt down Little Red Riding Hood – Wouldn’t that be terrific? But besides the game’s iconic heroes, which everyone in the team really loves, we are also challenging ourselves to carefully craft a streamlined player experience that allows for both greater accessibility, and rich, deep, action-packed gameplay. We are very excited to meet the first wave of players in the arena this summer, and will be listening carefully to the feedback we receive and making the community’s contribution a key part of our efforts to perfect the fun.”

The game is being developed by Crytek’s Sofia studio, which was established in 2008 following Crytek’s acquisition of Black Sea Studios. Originally founded in 2001, Black Sea

Studios made their name with critically acclaimed real-time strategy game “Knights of Honor” and sci-fi online RTS/RPG hybrid, “WorldShift”.

Arena of Fate is scheduled to enter Early Access Beta testing on PC this Summer, and players can sign up for a chance to get in on the action at http://www.arenaoffate.com. E3 attendees are invited to go hands-on with the PC version of the game from June 10-12 by visiting Crytek at booth 4500 in the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Everyone can catch a first glimpse of Arena of Fate right now by checking out a new teaser trailer here.

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First Space Hulk: Deathwing Screenshots

2014/05/22

Jerry Paxton

News, Screenshots / Photos, Windows PC News

MAY 22, 2014 — Space Hulk®: Deathwing™, the first-person shooter set in Games Workshop’s famous Warhammer 40,000 universe, today unveils its first screenshots!

Developed by StreumOn Studio (E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy) on Unreal Engine 4, Space Hulk: Deathwing puts players at the head of a squad of Space Marine Terminators, as they venture within the claustrophobic, and Genestealer-infested, entrails of a Space Hulk. Today’s pictures show the hero of the game, a Deathwing Librarian, delving deeper and deeper into the Space Hulk, and confronting the awakening hordes of Genestealers.

The Genestealers represent a serious threat even for a squad of Terminators, but they are just the vanguard of the forces players will fight inside the Space Hulk. From Genestealer Hybrids equipped with heavy weapons, through many sub-species of Genestealers, to huge Bloodlords, the enemies of the Deathwing are varied, versatile, and terrifying.

Space Hulk®: Deathwing™ is a First-Person Shooter experience of Games Workshop’s classic Space Hulk boardgame set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000, developed on Unreal Engine 4 by Streum On Studio, the team behind E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy. Published by Focus Home Interactive and co-produced by Cyanide Studio, Space Hulk: Deathwing offers players the chance to experience a desperate battle against Genestealers in the claustrophobic tunnels of a Space Hulk, as they will gain skills, new abilities and new equipment thanks to experience earned during perilous missions.

Space Hulks drift along the currents of the Warp, the immaterial dimension of Chaos. Made up of gigantic mangled asteroids, derelict ship wrecks and other spatial debris, they sometimes grow to the size of a moon and often contain treasured and ancient lost technologies. However, they are ripe with danger including infestations of the lethal Genestealers.

Players take on the role of a Space Marine from one of the most secret and most feared Space Marine Companies: the Deathwing from the Dark Angels. Strap on your Terminator armour and equip the emblematic weaponry of the Space Marines to overcome the threats awaiting you in the Space Hulk. As a Librarian, you will also master the destructive powers of the Psykers. Your skills and performance in battle grant you Fervor Points, to spend on 4 skill trees allowing you to improve your abilities, unlock new powers, access powerful relics and devastating new weapons.

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Blackhawk! Nylon Ωmega VI Improved Holster Review (Airsoft)

2014/05/21

Jerry Paxton

Action Sports, Airsoft News, Airsoft Reviews, Articles, News, Reviews

WE Tech G35 Gen 4 inside the holster.

Blackhawk! has been making holsters and other assorted tactical gear for a large number of years now. Pouches, chest rigs, boots – the list is endless. While their Kydex, “SERPA” holsters have been all the rage of late, we thought it would be a great idea to take a look at their Ωmega VI Improved Holster. The first big difference in this holster model Vs. the Kydex range is that the Ωmega VI Improved Holster is made from high quality nylon. Why does nylon matter? Kydex holsters like the SERPA are great when being used with the firearm they are molded for. The problem comes when trying to use a different model of firearm in them. Being solid Kydex molds, they cannot accommodate firearms of different designs.

We tested out the Ωmega VI Improved Holster with three different gun designs to see just how versatile it is – a WE Tech G35 Gen4 gas blowback airsoft gun (same dimensions as a real steel Glock 35), a KWA M226 gas blowback airsoft gun (same dimensions as the SIG SAUER P226 MK25), and a real steel Glock 21. I was most skeptical about fitting the WE Tech G35 Gen4 as it is a very long pistol design, but the results surprised me. While the holster acted as though it was simply made for the KWA M226 gas blowback pistol, the WE Tech G35 Gen4 actually fit beautifully. I had to loosen the sizing straps a bit, but it fit like a glove. The real issue came while trying to size the Ωmega VI Improved Holster with my real steel Glock 21.

Glock 21 inside the holster.

Now, this is the Glock 21 – not the Glock 21 SF, so the pistol is just damn huge – way wider than the two airsoft pistols I also tested the holster with. In order to get the Glock 21 to fit, I had to loosen the top sizing strap so much, the strap’s Velcro could not close on itself to lock it in place. You can see how the strap will no longer Velcro lock closed in the above image. If the strap had longer strips of Velcro, this might have been okay but, as it stands not, it would not adjust to fit. I am interested in testing this holster with a real steel Glock 21 SF – my theory is that that model of Glock handgun would fit without issue as it is not quite as large, but I can’t promise anything, of course.

The Ωmega VI Improved Holster is sewn onto a thigh rig of excellent quality – also being made of high strength elastic Nylon. Two of our team members (of varying sizes) tried the holster on and both managed to adjust it to fit without trouble. For my own usage of the Ωmega VI Improved Holster, I attached it to both a 5.11 Tactical 1.5″ inch duty belt and a 5.11 Tactical APEX belt and neither proved any trouble. The holster’s belt attachment straps are not quite long enough to reach around a big, padded TAC belt, but who really does that anyway? Most airsoft players attach this rigs to their underside belts – at least I do.

KWA M226 inside the holster.

Overall, the Ωmega VI Improved Holster is another great showing from Blackhawk!. Not only does it accommodate a large number of mid to full-size semi-automatic pistols, but it also provides great build quality and customization. If you are an airsoft player or real steel shooter looking for a versatile, thigh rig mounted holster, you can’t go wrong with the Blackhawk! Ωmega VI Improved Holster. It retails for an MSRP of $85.99 and is well worth its weight in durability and functionality. If you have a very large framed pistol, however, you may experience some issues getting it to fit properly.

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