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Oh yeah on the game itself. Reviewers seems happy about it. Players not so much. Especially Russians are super pissed.


I totally loved COD4: Modern Warfare (2007). Great game! Excellent single player campaign. And played lots of multiplayer on LAN at the office. Haven't touched the COD franchise since.

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And a bit of sad news from the Animation Workshop, which have been producing a lot of talent. Who has found their way to the games industry from time to time. Hope everything will turn out fine in the end.


And a talk unrelated to The Animation Workshop issues
The Hand of Animation - Hjalti Hjalmarsson

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Roah from Grynsoft (DK) should be launching fairly soon. 30th of November if everything is going according to plan.

We might assume this game will be insanely hard. Their Wings of Vi was a bit over the top on difficulty. But I hope they are scaling it a bit down.

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Super nerdy DK retro release from Tangram Games in Odense,
Tobu Tobu Girl Deluxe hits Gameboy! Free open source digital download for the emulator or whatnot to enjoy.

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The Secret Reward Systems of Dark Souls II | Design Dive

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Or very own @runevision has a new trailer and release year for the VR puzzle game. Eye of the Temple.
Looking good Rune!

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Gamejam annouced in Aalborg with sparse details

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The Witcher Netflix series main trailer. Looks pretty decent actually!

Launch date 20th December on Netflix


Doom: Annihilation (2019) is out... 3.5 on iMDB. Absolute crap it seems.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8328716/
Why would they allow for such movies to devalue their IP?!

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More indie game spam!

Book of Travels - The Swedes are at it again. Already extraordinarily well funded on Kickstarter. Well it looks pretty!



El Hijo is a charming spaghetti western stealth game where you play as a six-year-old trying to reunite with his mother.



Out of Place Demo Teaser [Nordic Game 2019] - PC


LOST EMBER
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of



Inkulinati Pre-Alpha Gameplay Trailer
Inkulinati is a turn-based strategy game about illuminated animal battles full of eccentric humour. You take on the role of a medieval illuminator, who uses the Living Ink to paint and command an army of creatures in order to defeat numerous opponents and become the Master Illuminator.




Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!
- Hmm.. I don't know.. might try the demo at some point.

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Networking Scripted Weapons and Abilities in Overwatch


Art Direction Bootcamp: Creating a Believable Hero

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Supposedly 4chan leaky stuff from Blizzard. (So take it with a VERY LARGE grain of salt). Other sources say it is purly fabricated.
First person Diablo 4 would indeed sound way out there.
Blizzcon starting today. So lets see where things are going.


UPDATE:

At least there seems to be some proper leaks from the artbook of Diablo IV. A much darker Diablo than III. With a hint of Brom inspiration. So that's a welcome.

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Broken Lines from PortaPlay (DK)

Broken Lines Teaser

Broken Lines - Developer Diary #1. Gameplay overview

Broken Lines - Developer Diary #2. Combat and shooting mechanics

Broken Lines - Developer Diary #3. Movement

Broken Lines - Developer Diary #4. Benefit of using cover

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Diablo IV cinematic and gameplay trailers looks BADASS! (Watched first on my phone)

LOVE the creature and environment design! And the dark and gritty tone of everything. Feels like it's Diablo to me again.
The rendering doesn't seem to be completely up to snuff though seen on a big screen. Even though they are showcasing new renderpipeline. Lets hope they improve it further.
I did enjoy the first Diablo. In Diablo II I asked myself the question why I was playing it. And it was only because loot greed was driving me forward. And figured I had more important things to do. But probably missing out?
I tried some Diablo III demo at some point. Found it super boring and also not loving the colorful the art style. So never got into that.
So surprisingly I'm officially a bit hyped for IV. Eventough I know it's all about grinding and looting. That will probably bore me. Lets hope they make the best of it.
Local coop with controllers on PC would be awesome with the kiddo. But not counting on it happening at all.

Full event

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Carrion is a pretty damn cool 2D tentacle monster, eating humans game!

Go grab the free demo on Steam! It's really nice! [Oh bugger.. they removed it. Too bad if you didn't get to play it]

Normal Steam page here

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Yaga, soon out on most relevant platforms



Sparklite, Very Zelda-like. Looks cute!



Spirit of the North (PS4 exclusive)

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games ... north-ps4/

The Tourist (Charming little thing on Switch)

https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/t ... st-switch/

The Legend of Bum-Bo. From Edmund McMillen (Super Meat Boy, The binding of Isaac). Can't honestly say I am immediately hooked by the trailers. Not really my style.. but who knows. Maybe it's good!?

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Death Stranding Rick & Morty ad.. <3


Reviews are also in on the release of Death Stranding. Sounds very positive! No user reviews so far. In a few days though.
https://www.metacritic.com/game/playsta ... ic-reviews

Honestly after seeing the actual gameplay video. And hearing it's 40+hours to complete (I don't really have that kind of time in my busy life for a single game... maaaaybe if I am incredibly entertained).
Super long cutscenes, endless traversal and backtracking etc. Not really for me.
I love the weird world and design though! But the moment to moment gameplay just sounds incredibly tedious. Pass!

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Moncage - Really cool use of portals in this puzzle game.

Free demo on itch.
https://zd2283.itch.io/moncage

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Omno - Solo project. Explorative indie puzzle adventure. Looks kind of nice.

Also worth taking a look at the article detailing his Kickstarter.
https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JonasMa ... roject.php

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Backbone: Prologue - Dystopian Pixel Art Noir Adventure | Out now on Steam!
"Backbone is a noir-inspired detective adventure. As raccoon private eye Howard Lotor, sniff out clues, collect evidence, interrogate witnesses, and explore beautiful pixel art version of dystopian Vancouver, BC. "


Grab the FREE prolouge on Steam

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Also lengthy Diablo IV gameplay video from the show.. grind'n'loot true to the formula! But damn they make it look and feel tasty.

And also on the release date of Diablo IV.. the game is not even coming out Blizzard soon. So I don't know.. maybe 3-5 years out?

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Thursday, November 14, 2019
C/C++ Meetup 0x04 - IO Interactive (4 spots left at time of writing)

Details

It's my pleasure to announce that we'll be doing our next meetup at IO Interactive, the AAA game studio behind Hitman. The theme will be game development, and I'm sure it'll be a blast with interesting topics such as data oriented design, high performance AI systems and real-time rendering.

We'll be at their location; IO Interactive Copenhagen: Gammel Mønt 4, 2.sal, DK 1117 Copenhagen K.

We'll start at around 18.30 and end at 21.00, see the planned program below:

18:30 - 18:40 welcome and find seats
18:40 - 18:45 short introduction
18:45 - 18:55 Maurizio de Pascale (CTO, IOI) will introduce IO Interactive.
18:55 - 19:35 Peter Bastian (Unity Technologies) will take you through the magical world of signed distance fields and their applications in rendering.

19:35 - 20:00 dinner & socializing (IOI will provide pizza for everyone, non-vegetarian, vegetarian and refreshments)
20:00 - 20:20 Maurizio de Pascale – C++ (and C-derived languages) at IOI and the games industry.

20:20 - 21:00 beers and socializing

Thanks for IO Interactive for sponsoring this event, if your company would like to sponsor a C/C++ event feel free to email me, and if you want to present then feel free to email as well. If you find it interesting and if you had problems with a topic, then I can guarantee that there's going to be interested people prepared to listen in!

https://www.meetup.com/Copenhagen-C-Mee ... 264744188/

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The monthly free stuff for Unreal Engine 4



https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog ... tion-event

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485 FREE SFX (5GB) for your next project (sci-fi, horror, ambience, field recording, foley, music loops and more!)
https://www.pmsfx.com/free

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Diablo - Immortal didn't look half bad. I'm sure the reveal of D4 had something to do with the reception of last years Immortal.


Legioncraft has some new slightly tetris inspired mechanics going on. Kind of interesting. Reviews on their early access is in the 'mostley positive' range. Doesn't bode too well.



Terminator: Resistance .... Hmmm.. movie license IP. I don't know..Hmmm... might be somewhat decent?! Might VERY possibly be another nail in the Terminator franchise coffin. Also might be better than something like half of the Terminator movies.
The developer, Reef Entertainment does not inspire confidence. (only mixed reviews of earlier games)



Marvel’s Avengers | Game Overview | PS4
Personally I am not very much into super heroes franchises. But the game looks pretty decent! With over the top production values. Also I know a guy working on it.

Marvel’s Avengers: A-Day | Official Trailer E3 2019


Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order launch trailer

An EA game on steam.. yup.. things has changed!