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Pre-Purchase God Factory Wingmen and get an extra copy for your friend. In addition you will get a copy of the soundtrack and digital art book.

Your Ships. Your Team. Your Victories.

GoD Factory: Wingmen is a multiplayer space combat game played through fast-paced and intensely tactical 4 vs 4 player matches. This unique blend of competitive multiplayer and tactical space combat will keep you busy and challenged for hundreds of hours.



Offer ends August 29th at 9AM Pacific Time.

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Aegis Defenders is a video game by developer GUTS Department that features two people trying to save their village with a legendary weapon known as “Aegis” — but first they have to find it. The gameplay features classic platforming and exploration with an added touch of building items to help progress through or defend key positions. GUTS Department is currently raising funds for the game via a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. Aegis Defenders is also on Steam Greenlight.

images via GUTS Department

Creator and editor Tony Zhou explores the unique editing style of Japanese director and animator Satoshi Kon in a recent video essay. Kon is best known for the animated films Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika.

Four years after his passing, we still haven’t quite caught up to Satoshi Kon, one of the great visionaries of modern film. In just four features and one TV series, he developed a unique style of editing that distorted and warped space and time. Join me in honoring the greatest Japanese animator not named Miyazaki.

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Sacred has always been Diablo’s cheeky little cousin. Made with none of the precision or flair of Blizzard’s series, they’ve been bumbling action-RPGs that have attempted humour, mostly missed, and been generic but inoffensive click-a-thons. Hey folks, that’s all about to change with Sacred 3! This game is properly, unambiguously rubbish. Here’s wot I think:

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“Not Mine” is a wonderfully chaotic motion graphics animation by designer Guy Trefler that’s made entirely out of art, logos, photos, and graphics created by other artists. The animation was his graphic design graduate project at Holon Institute of Technology in Israel. The animation illustrated his graduate thesis — “nothing is original.”

GIFs by Guy Trefler

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"Men focus on a baseball player's torso more than women, who look only at the face."

Dear Business Insider,

That is not a torso.

Best regards,
Rob

Assassin’s Creed Unity is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam!

Assassin’s Creed® Unity is an action/adventure game set in the city of Paris during one of its darkest hours, the French Revolution. Take ownership of the story by customising Arno's equipement to make the experience unique to you, both visually and mechanically. In addition to an epic single-player experience, Assassin’s Creed Unity delivers the excitement of playing with up to three friends through online cooperative gameplay in specific missions. Throughout the game, take part in one of the most pivotal moments of French history in a compelling storyline and a breath-taking playground that brought you the city of lights of today.

Pre-purchase Assassin’s Creed® Unity now and get your hands on extra content! Embark upon an extraordinary journey as Arno exposes the true powers behind the French Revolution and expand your immersive experience with these epic ULCs!*

- The Chemical Revolution Mission
- Additional unlockable content :
• Royal Arsenal Pack
• Athos Duel Shirt
• Black Musketeer Breeches
• Pappenheimer Rapier

*Offer ends when title is released.

Adam Savage once again visited the San Diego Comic Con floor disguised in elaborate cosplay, this time in a homemade version of the spacesuit John Hurt wore in the original Alien film. To fully obscure his identity, the MythBuster had a facehugger alien attached to the outside of his helmet.

That is the shizzle right there.

Inside, the suit, Savage also donned an ice vest, as cast members of the 1979 sci-fi horror classic had passed out wearing the suits while filming. Last year, he made his rounds on the Comic Con floor dressed as Admiral Ackbar from Return of the Jedi.

UnEpic has been around for quite a while now. Adam first played a demo of it in October 2011, and it’s been in Early Alpha for a good while since. But now it is, they say, complete. Released as a final version, feature complete. I’ve played it a few times over the years, but started from scratch with this final build. Here’s wot I think:

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Crypt of the NecroDancer is Now Available on Steam!

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Can you survive this deadly dungeon of dance?

Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Firefall is Now Available on Steam and is Free to Play!

Firefall is a Free-to-Play sci-fi MMO Shooter set in a dynamic, living, open world. Experience fast-paced shooting action with thousands of players from around the world and fight against the Chosen to reclaim Earth.

ThinkGeek has created a Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger that looks just like Doc Brown’s time travel device from the Back to the Future films. The charger was teased by ThinkGeek earlier this year as an April Fools’ Day joke. Due to the abundance of feedback from fans, it is now a reality and available to purchase online.

Each Flux Capacitor Car Charger has two USB ports, each capable of charging almost any USB powered device (it pumps out 2.1 Amps). But it also has that beautiful Flux Capacitor light sequence we all know and love. Even traffic jams (either terrestrial or aerial (if your car is powered by Mr. Fusion)) won’t bother you because your device will be charging and the Flux Capacitor Car Charger’s pulse will make you feel more important than anyone else.

image via ThinkGeek

Today's Deal: Save 40% on Viscera Cleanup Detail!*

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Dota 2 Championships to be Carried Live on ESPN3,
Exclusive Final Match Preview Show on ESPN2

July 17, 2014 - Valve today announced that coverage of The International Dota 2 Championships will be presented in collaboration with ESPN on its live multi-screen sports network, ESPN3. In addition, an exclusive show previewing the final match will be presented on ESPN2 on Sunday at 8:30 pm Pacific. Live access to ESPN2 is also available on digital platforms via WatchESPN.

This year's International, happening at a sold out KeyArena in Seattle, WA this Friday thru Monday (July 18-22), features a record-breaking prize pool of over $10 mil - the largest ever for a competitive gaming tournament. And for the first time, viewers can watch all the matches, interviews, and analysis happening over the course of the four-day event on ESPN3, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

On Sunday, viewers can tune in to ESPN2 for an exclusive preview of the tournament's final match, featuring highlights from the games, expert analysis, plus interviews with the players and Valve's Gabe Newell.

"From the success of the Compendium to the collaboration with ESPN, this year's International really demonstrates how much competitive gaming has grown to rival traditional sports," said Erik Johnson of Valve. "We believe the teams have also pushed to a new level of play this year and will further demonstrate the incredible advances made across this tournament since it first began three short years ago."

The International was first held in Cologne, Germany during the 2011 Gamescom with 16 of the best Dota 2 teams in the world competing for a grand prize of $1 million.

In 2013 the prize pool was bolstered beyond Valve's contribution by Dota 2 player participation in the Interactive Compendium, driving the total prize pool to over $2.8 million, up from $1.6 million.

This year the Compendium has driven the prize pool over $10 million.

Dota 2 is a free-to-play, online action strategy game created by Valve (Bellevue, WA based makers of multiple game franchises and the leading online distribution platform, Steam).

For more visit http://www.dota2.com

About ESPN3
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The network is currently available to more than 92 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.

Today's Deal: Save 33% on Starpoint Gemini 2 and 75% on Starpoint Gemini!*

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Some RPGs are built around systems and some are built around scripts. Divinity: Original Sin is an example of the former and its one of the finest I’ve ever seen. Oops. Gave away the ending. Larian’s lates is a single or two-player cooperative RPG with turn-based combat, crafting and an enormous world full of objects to interact with and NPCs to converse with or kill. No knowledge of previous Divinity games is required but an appreciation of the older school of roleplaying may help you to acquire this particular taste.

It’s a sprawling game, responsible for some of the most interesting experiences I’ve had in all my years of gaming. I could write about it for weeks but I’ve limited myself to a single feature. For now. It’s broken up into three parts, all of which are below.

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True fact: the song “Roundabout” by mega-proggers Yes is one of the greatest things. Case in point: here it is making JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure infinity times better. But that’s not actually what we’re here to talk about today. Roundabout: The Game has little (perhaps even nothing) to do with jaunty ’70s rock tunes.

Except that’s not really a problem when it’s just a different kind of great. As John highlighted last year, Roundabout is (round) about navigating a ceaselessly spinning limousine through an open world, a potent metaphor for life if ever there was one. And it has intentionally terrible FMV cut-scenes! September can’t swerve into our lives, wheels all-too-literally painting the town red, soon enough.

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Sakura Spirit is Now Available on Steam and is 25% off!*

Rising Judo Star, Gushiken Takahiro, was about to have the match that would make or break his career in two weeks. A championship match where the winner is then signed up to be a young national athlete for Japan. He was very determined to win, in order to fulfill his dreams of finally representing his country for a sport he loves so much.



He was prepared and ready, but that doesn’t stop him from being nervous for his upcoming battle. With the suggestion of his friends and classmates, he goes to a shrine that was rumoured to grant any wish or prayer. He poured all the coins from his already full coin bank into the offering box and made his prayer. After praying, he becomes dizzy and nauseous and eventually faints. When he woke up, he was already in an ancient place he didn’t recognize.



While searching for a way back to his village, he stumbles upon two girl wielding swords chasing after two… foxgirls? He questions his brain at first, but then follows them, only to be caught in on their shenanigans as well.

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Alien: Isolation is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam and includes Nostromo Edition Bonus Content for free!

HOW WILL YOU SURVIVE?

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother's disappearance.

You might remember that I reported on the Indiegogo for a rock opera videogame called Karmaflow a while back. Dumb name I know, but rock operas are kind of inherently dumb in the most spectacular, wonderful fashions possible. The crowdfunding campaign didn’t quite get full funding, but it yielded enough for the team to really get into the multi-part harmony with string accompaniment that is game development. It’s looking like exactly my kind of thing, too: think Journey with power metal sing-a-longs. I KNOW. I know. New trailer below.

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Bad Mojo: Redux is Now Available on Steam!

Enter a world of perilous puzzles and bizarre perspectives--as a cockroach. What you discover may shock you. What you don't may kill you. Either way, you won't come out the same person. You may not even come out a person at all.

Shovel Knight is Now Available on Steam!

Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, crazy bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

I’ve actually been dodging as much Elite: Dangerous knowledge as possible. The foolish, now semi-abandoned plan was to experience it at the same time as my first go on an Oculus Rift. The problem is those pesky folks over at Frontier Developments keep teasing all the beautiful things they’re putting into the game. Even if I can’t afford that hefty beta price tag, I’m spoiling myself with patch notes from the newest update containing phrases like “first flyable Zorgon Peterson” and “complex 8km diameter structures.” If that weren’t enough, they’ve put out a three minute video that’s literally just things slowly rotating space and it’s still one of the best trailers of the year.

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From 2002, when the Iraq invasion was just a twinkle in Dick Cheney's eye:

 

Lifeless Planet is Now Available on Steam!

While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon... Lifeless Planet is a third-person action-adventure that features an old-school sci-fi story and spectacular environments in the spirit of classic action-adventures.

Slacktory editor Nick Douglas has released a video poking fun at the ways in which people respond to Apple announcements, such as today’s unveiling of OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8.

This is what you did during the latest Apple keynote, and every one before it.