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10/01/2016

Steam

Hacked Steam accounts spreading Remote Access Trojan[www.bleepingcomputer.com]

Games

• Disney Infinite removes all DLC - Gold edition coming
  
• New - STORM OF STEEL! - Battlefield 1 - 12 Minutes of Single Player Gameplay
  
• Black Ops 3's Salvation DLC soon to release[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Stardew Valley’s Version 1.1 Open Beta Is Live
  
• Make Terraria A Full-Fledged RPG with this MMORPG Style Mod[forums.terraria.org]
  
• Aragami official Trailer - >Steam Store
  
• Little creepy - Through the woods - Game Trailer ->Steam Store

Other:

• A visual history of Racing games
  
• Very Tiny X86 Systems[hackaday.com]
  
• Panasonic Flexible Lithium-ion battery [techaeris.com]
  
• Halo 5: Forge and Forza Horizon 3 PC Encryption Cracked[techraptor.net]
  
• Extra Life plans a 24 hour gaming marathon for November 8th to benefit the Children's Miracle Network [www.facebook.com]

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Games

• The Escapists 2 Announced at TwitchCon[techraptor.net]
  The Escapists 2 Reveal Trailer
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMTwhVPqr2k
  
• Space Hulk: Deathwing - Arsenal Trailer
  
• 12 Minutes of Battlefield 1 Single Player Gameplay
  
• New Sekai Project Titles Inbound[techraptor.net]
  
• Paint The Walls With Blood In Butcher Next Week
  
• Stardew Valley’s Version 1.1 Open Beta Is Live
  
• Travel The Orient In Daedalic Entertainment’s Caravan
  
• Former Doom II Mod Unloved Bursts Onto Steam
  
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3's Salvation DLC Hits Xbox One and PC Very Soon[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Capcom releases tool to fix security risk in recent Street Fighter V patch

Others

• "EDM DJ" Steve Aoki Acquires eSports Organization Rogue[techraptor.net]
  
• 3D Print Your Garden[hackaday.com]
  
• Got An Accessory Idea For The HTC Vive? It Could Win You One[www.tomshardware.com]
  
• NASA has new gecko bots that can climb anything[www.geek.com]
  
• Ludicrous Patent of the Week: Rectangles on a computer screen[www.theregister.co.uk]

[traveltissues]

Games

• Stardew Valley 1.1 is now live
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf9e3c-nMRA
  
• Sea of Thieves: 10 minutes of gameplay
  
• Watch Dogs 2: False Profits Mission Reveal
  
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered - first 19 minutes of gameplay
  
• Ghost Recon Wildlands - new "Stealth Takedown" trailer
  
• October Game Releases[techraptor.net]
  
• GTAV mod adds Galaxy Note 7 sticky bomb
  
• nDreams' The Assembly Releasing As A PlayStation VR Launch Title
  
• OOTP Gets NHL License For Next Hockey Manager
  
• Sage Solitaire and SpellTower dev is making a game called Really Bad Chess [www.eurogamer.net]
  
• Rhythm action game Thumper out next week
  
• ‘Serious Sam VR’ Hits Steam October 17[www.tomshardware.com]
  
• Jack Into A Shinier, Newer Uplink With This Mod
  
• Dota 2 Patch Brings Tiny Adjustments, Meta Thoughts
  
• Street Fighter 5 Halloween Costumes, Stage Arrive This Month[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Mafia 3 Achievements/Trophies Revealed[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Batman: Arkham VR Main Story Is an Hour Long, Dev Says[www.gamespot.com]
  
• The final DLC for 'Call of Duty: Black Ops III' arrives on Xbox One, PC this week[www.techspot.com]
  
• Hearthstone patch makes the game unlaunchable, but there's an easy fix
  
• Competitive League of Legends quiz game coming to Steam
  
  

  Other

• How To Hack A Spacecraft To Die Gracefully[hackaday.com]
  
• Stacking Voltage References To High Voltage Extremes[hackaday.com]
  
• DIY Nozzle Socks For Your 3D Printer[hackaday.com]
  
• Amazon Launch Twitch Prime, Part Of Amazon Prime
  
• Hacking a Nokia Phone into a New Smartwatch[makezine.com]
  
• I want to launch thousands of drones, says Facebook's flying Wi-Fi router chief[www.theregister.co.uk]
  
• U.S. Relinquishes Control Of ICANN To International Multistakeholders[www.tomshardware.com]
  
• Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, and Vive Comparison: Prices, Specs, & Games[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Madden 17 Got the Sun Wrong in at Least One Stadium[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Super Mario 64 hack adds 130 new stars to collect[www.geek.com]
  
• Apple reportedly prepping three new iPad Pro models for spring 2017[www.techspot.com]
  
• Facebook reveals Marketplace, its Craigslist-style buying and selling feature[www.techspot.com]
  
• Google Pixel images and specs leaked by UK retailer[www.techspot.com]
  
• Digital Homicide withdraws lawsuit against Steam users, says studio is "destroyed"

[𝕙.𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕤]

CoH 10th Anniversary Bundle for $1 or more on Humble Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/company-of-heroes-10th-anniversary

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10/4/2016

Games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTpTaUfDi6Y Shu released - Steam Store - All Game releases[www.whatsonsteam.com]

• Mafia 3 Gameplay Trailer Series – The World of New Bordeaux #5
  
• Free"AquaDome" Arena - now live[www.rocketleaguegame.com]
  
• Rocksmith 2014 Edition – Remastered is Now Available[blog.ubi.com]
  
• Streamline is the first in a new genre of Stream First games
  
• Mafia 3 Dev Discusses Early Ideas[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Horror Fans: Outlast 2 Demo Is Out Now, Has Corn
  
• Grand Theft Auto Online Biker Update LiveLaunch Trailer
  
• Titanfall 2's first free map is Angel City; cosmetic items will be sold[www.polygon.com]
  
• Beyond Good and Evil 2 in pre-production[www.pcinvasion.com]
  
• Designing the Elusive Targets system in 2016's Hitman [www.gamasutra.com]
  
• League of Legends gets witch and devil skins for Halloween[www.riftherald.com]

Sales

• Company of Heroes Turns 10 With a $10-for-Everything Humble Bundle[www.humblebundle.com]
  
• The 50 - Cognition Bundle[groupees.com]

Hardware

• PC Buying Guide[www.techspot.com]
  
• Google's biggest play on hardware & software yet, with AI at the center[www.techspot.com]
  
• Google's Daydream View is the VR headset for the masses
  
• Intel LGA 3647 Processor First Look

Crumbs

• An Article on Valve Steam's Early Access program
  
• Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence[www.reuters.com]
  
• Disney Interested In Buying Netflix[consumerist.com]

[🌻Chudah🌻]

FEDERAL COURT REJECTS ONLINE GAMBLING LAWSUIT AGAINST STEAM–MCLEOD V. VALVE
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2016/10/federal-court-rejects-online-gambling-lawsuit-against-steam-mcleod-v-valve.htm

Washington State Gambling Commission Orders Valve To Stop Skin Gambling Via Steam
http://www.esportsbettingreport.com/washington-state-valve-skin-betting/

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10/5/16

Games

• Torment: Tides of Numenera | The World of Numenera Trailer
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LG_Qd40moc
  
• Civilization VI - First Look: Russia
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL-lTq9LJCHpSaQ0tkRQIwDC0-dawYWmkg&v=n4RheJ9xYLE
  
• Wasteland 3 launches crowdfunding on fig - new trailer
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxYUgRdp0EE
  
• New Video for Sleeping Dogs Developer's "Smash + Grab" Explains Takeback Mode[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration launch trailer is a blast
  
• Dishonored 2 – Creating Karnaca

• AMD Radeon 16.10.1 drivers bring support for Gears of War 4, Mafia III[www.techspot.com]
  
• Overwatch developer update promises a new hero "sooner rather than later"
  
• Forza Horizon 3 update promises to fix stuttering and improve wheel support
  
• Mortal Kombat XL hits PC, adds Leatherface and Xenomorph
  
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Gets a Publisher
  
• Warner Brothers Reveals Newest Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens DLC
  
• Uncharted Collection getting re-release as standalone games in Europe
  
• New Elder Scrolls Online update for PC lets players freely explore the world
  
• Nintendo 2DS gets new colors next month thanks to Luigi's incompetence
  
• Beyond Good & Evil for PC will be free next week via Uplay
  
• Call of Duty Infinite and Modern Warfare reportedly requires 130GB of disc space
  
• For Honor will no longer have split-screen co-op
  
• Nintendo and Raw Thrills announce Cruis'n Blast will tear up the arcades in 2017
  
• ReCore gets free 30-minute trial version and major updates today
  
• Beyond Good & Evil 2 enters pre-production, according to its creator
  
• Sister Location is Not Being Delayed, Obviously[techraptor.net]
  
• Voodoo Vince: Remastered Hitting Xbox One and PC in 2017[techraptor.net]
  
• Don’t Click: Syberia 3 Delayed Into 2017
  
• Humble Clickteam Fusion Bundle[www.humblebundle.com]
  
• Atlas Reactor Released
  
• Mortal Kombat X’s Long-Overdue Overhaul Patch Is Out
  
• Heroes Of The Storm Swaps Arena For Brawl
  
• Endless Legend’s Tempest Expansion Sails To Next Week
  
• Battleborn’s ‘Face-Off’ Mode Coming October 13[techraptor.net]
  
• MindMaze and Dacuda Partner To Bring 6DoF Room-Scale Tracking To Mobile VR Market[www.tomshardware.com]
  
• Hitman's Story Is "Just Getting Started" At the End of Season 1, Writer Says[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Gears of War 4 Offers Bonuses If You Played Any Previous Game[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Microsoft "Getting Requests" for Halo Games That Appeal to Younger Audience[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Titanfall 2 Will Receive Free Angel City DLC Map in December[www.gamespot.com]

Other

• Gears of War movie in development by Microsoft and Universal
  
• Reverse Engineering the Sony PocketStation[hackaday.com]
  
• Washington State Gambling Commission Orders Valve to Stop Skin Trading[techraptor.net]
  
• 'My REPLACEMENT Samsung Galaxy Note 7 blew up on plane'[www.theregister.co.uk]
  
• Blue Origin Crew Capsule Escape Test Goes Flawlessly
  
• Mastercard rolls out pay-by-selfie across Europe[www.theregister.co.uk]
  
• Panasonic’s flexible battery can be bent and twisted thousands of times[www.geek.com]
  
• Johnson & Johnson notifies patients of insulin pump vulnerability[www.techspot.com]
  
• Panasonic makes its see-through prototype TV even more transparent[www.techspot.com]

[𝕙.𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕤]

'Update: In response to my inquiry, Valve's Doug Lombardi referred to the "In-Game Item Trading Update" posted in July, which states that using Steam to run a gambling business "is not allowed by our API nor our user agreements," and warns that action will be taken against sites that do.

"Our position has not changed and so far we’ve sent cease and desist notices to over 40 sites," Lombardi said.'
http://www.pcgamer.com/state-regulator-orders-valve-to-halt-csgo-skin-gambling-through-steam/

[𝕙.𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕤]

D-Wave announces 2000 qubit processor doubling the number of qubits compared to former model
http://www.dwavesys.com/press-releases/d-wave-systems-previews-2000-qubit-quantum-system

[𝕙.𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕤]

Dungeon Keeper on the house at EA Origin
https://www.origin.com/deu/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house

[traveltissues]

Games

• Clockwork Empires, the eldritch horror colony simulator, will be out this month
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuu4E68Gc7I
  
• Heroes of the Storm's New Character Moves Faster as He Attacks[www.gamespot.com]
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2iWuqu8vd4
  
• Demo Of Surveillance Game Beholder Now Available
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7NtUpgDfzE
  
• Mafia III – Revenge – Official Launch Trailer
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNiHOpHbCzM
  
• Visual Novel Adaptation of Lovecraft's "The Whisperer in Darkness" releases 18th Oct on Steam
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EasjrLGgdrk
  
• Metro Creators Announce Oculus Touch Game Arktika.1
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLkvbAFIOJc
  Oculus Connect: New Footage for Oculus Touch Games Revealed
  Oculus reveals new games by Epic, 4A Games, and Ready at Dawn[www.eurogamer.net]
  
• Dishonored 2 trailer shows crafty, cunning escapes
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPit9L-QX88

• The Rule for Designing Mafia 3's Open-World Activities: No Fishing[www.gamespot.com]
  
• New Power Rangers PS4, Xbox One, and PC Game Revealed[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Beta Details Revealed[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Smite's Next Patch Introduces a Giant Walking Bat and a Halloween Map[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Battlefield 1 Has Spectator Mode and Screenshot-Taking Tools[www.gamespot.com]
  
• First DLC Level for Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Arrives[techraptor.net]
  
• New Fallout Shelter Update Lets You Show Off Your Fallout 4 Faction and More[www.gamespot.com]
  
• New Story-Driven Walking Dead Game Announced for Mobile[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Upcoming Pokemon Go Update Makes a Major Change to Gym Training[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Mafia 3 runs at 30 fps on PC, but a post-launch patch is in the works
  
  
• Here's what's changing in Battlefield 1's 'Battlelog' app update
  
• Gravity Rush 2 Delayed to January[techraptor.net]
  
• Endless Space 2 lands on Early Access today, celebrates with 'split vision' trailer
  
• GNOG’s Puzzleheads Still Look Delightful
  
• Dota 2: The Boston Major, Plus Fall Battle Pass Arrives
  
• Early Psychonauts 2 Gameplay Shown Off in Art Test Video
  
• Neil deGrasse Tyson is making a game and it sounds rad[www.geek.com]
  
• The First 21 Minutes of Gears of War 4 1080p 60fps
  
• ZR: Zombie Riot Oculus Touch Gameplay Trailer
  
• That Dragon, Cancer is now available on iOS[www.eurogamer.net]
  
• Invisible, Inc. is now available on iPad[www.eurogamer.net]
  
• Styx: Shards of Darkness delayed to early 2017[www.eurogamer.net]
  
• BioWare's overlooked martial arts game Jade Empire hits iOS [www.eurogamer.net]
  
• Overwatch team working on two new heroes and six maps [www.eurogamer.net]
  
• Yakuza 0 Will Have All Gameplay Features From The Japanese Version[techraptor.net]

• Dungeon Keeper Free on Origin[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Sniper Elite 3 free Steam weekend[www.gamespot.com]

Other

• TetrOS is a Tetris clone that’s also an operating system[www.geek.com]
  
• The silver lining to this floating cloud is that it’s a Bluetooth speaker[www.geek.com]
  
• Audio Design Deep Dive: Using a human skull to create the sounds of Inside[www.gamasutra.com]
  
• Panasonic wants to use your body like a LAN[www.geek.com]
  
• Spotify Free Ads Briefly Contained Malware[techraptor.net]
  
• The Oculus Touch Is Coming Out In December For $199
  
• Nvidia's new Game Ready drivers are optimized for Gears of War 4, Mafia III and Shadow Warrior 2[www.techspot.com]
  
• AMD Radeon 16.10.1 drivers bring support for Gears of War 4, Mafia III[www.techspot.com]
  
• Oculus is developing a new Rift headset with GearVR's mobility
  
• Sharp's prototype 27-inch 8K 120Hz IGZO monitor with HDR induces pixel envy
  
• Galaga Cabinet is Out of This World[hackaday.com]
  
• Robots With 3D Printed Shock Absorbing Skin[hackaday.com]
  
• Choosing A ‘Scope: Examining Bandwidth[hackaday.com]

[𝕙.𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕤]

Mafia III gets nearly 50% negative ratings on Steam mostly because of the 30fps cap and
underwhelming graphics.
A patch for the 30fps cap is already in the making.

https://mafiagame.com/en/news/view/en-mafia-3-a-message-to-our-pc-players/

The question remains why QA let the game slip through without reacting on these issues.

[SmittenPie]

10/7/2016

• How Masquerada's design draws on Singapore's diverse culture[www.gamasutra.com] - Steam Store
  
• How many Rifts has Oculus sold?[www.polygon.com]

[traveltissues]

Trailers

• Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne: 'Betrayed' Trailer

Games

• Gears of War 4 servers stuttered, but are coming back online
  
• Upcoming Pokemon Go update will let you bring six Pokemon into friendly gyms
  
• Green Man Gaming sells digital copies of PlayStation 4 games to US gamers
  
• Sony is shutting down online services for Fat Princess: Piece of Cake on mobile and Vita platforms
  
• Destiny: Rise of Iron Raid's heroic mode should be available on October 18
  
• Bioshock Remastered Patch Now Available[www.eurogamer.net]
  
• TIS-100 Dev’s SHENZEN I/O Hits Early Access
  
• Mafia III PC Patch Coming This Weekend
  
• 500 Apocalypses: An Alien Interactive Fiction Memorial
  
• EA Access is adding Mirror's Edge Catalyst and Star Wars Battlefront this year[www.eurogamer.net]
  
• Super Mario Bros. speedrunner sets 4:57 World Record
  
• War of the Planet of the Apes Video Game Coming to Consoles[www.gamespot.com]
  
• Free Fire Emblem, Mega Man DLC for Monster Hunter Generations Out Now[www.gamespot.com]

Deals

• $5 Shadow Of Mordor Complete Bundle and 81% off Civilization Titles![techraptor.net]
  
• TechRaptor Giveaways – Charity Drive, GemBox, and The Bunker[techraptor.net]
  
• Otakumaker Discount Bundle #3[otakumaker.com]
  
• New Humble Monthly[www.humblebundle.com]
  
• Bundle Star's Frenzy Bundle[www.bundlestars.com]
  
• Otakumaker Discount Bundle #3[otakumaker.com]
  
• New Humble Monthly[www.humblebundle.com]
  
• Bundle Star's Frenzy Bundle[www.bundlestars.com]
  
• Deal alert: Save 20 percent on PC gaming gear via Amazon (today only)[www.techspot.com]
  
• tom's Harware community roundup and Hover Junkers steam raffle[www.tomshardware.com]
  
• Make.com Humble Ebook Bundle Updated[www.humblebundle.com]

Table-top

• Magic: The Gathering – In-Store Leagues Announced[techraptor.net]
  
• Two Player Starter Set for Guild Ball Coming Soon[techraptor.net]

Hardware & Services

• Microsoft Surface keyboard and mouse suggest AIO Surface PC is on the way[www.techspot.com]
  
• Sharp creates a smartphone that’s all curves, no hard corners[www.geek.com]
  
• Spotify and Apple Music add support for user-uploaded remixes, a la SoundCloud[www.techspot.com]
  
• Facebook reportedly intent on bring its Free Basics Internet service to the US[www.techspot.com]

Misc

• Students develop a computer that can determine what an object is made of (and what it is)[www.techspot.com]
  
• Devs! Here's how to secure your IoT network, in, uh, 75 easy pages[www.theregister.co.uk]
  
• Internet of pills plan calls for drugs to tell you when to take them[www.theregister.co.uk]
  
• Party Drone Drops Rose Petals and Launches Fireworks[hackaday.com]
  
• Artificial intelligence created to fold laundry for you[www.geek.com]
  
  

[traveltissues]

• 140 dev's Thoth is out now
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGtEHVIkn8Y
  
• Video Game Soda Machine Project Files 500th Machine
  
• The Silver Case’s HD Remaster Is Available Now
  
• Berserk Game Shows Off More Carnage in New Trailer
  
• Cutesy Puzzler Beglitched Is Out Now
  
• "Fake" Twitter handle in FIFA 17 causes headaches for its real-life owner
  
• Weekend Watch: Metalworking[makezine.com]
  
• Minimal Computer and Operating System: One Button, One LED[hackaday.com]
  
• New: DIG Super Bundle 74[dailyindiegame.com]
  
• Birdsketball released
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Fnbq8ZE_w
  Today's other releases[www.whatsonsteam.com]