The Sims has been with us now for what seems like forever. There’s been 3 main titles and plenty of DLCs to support the growth of the game’s community and some features of the simulator that allows you to build a life for your Sims that you can only dream of are pretty much a game standard by now. So much so that you’d imagine there couldn’t possibly be a Sims game without them.

Seems swimming pools aren’t one of those things though. At least, according to Maxis and EA.



The news that the new Sims 4 game will not include the swimming pools that are a long-stayed feature of the game has met with some understandable ire from the community on Reddit. Sims Team producer Ryan Vaughan tried to cool the fury by reminding them that many new features to better allow you to customise the houses you build.

“While we recognize that some of you will be disappointed…You should know that we’re building an incredibly strong foundation that is capable of fulfilling every one of your desires in the years to come” he wrote.

The Sims 4 game will include a new ‘fountain’ tool to help create landscapes along with wall height adjustment, dynamic foundation sizing and something called Smart Windows. It’s hoped by the team that these will make up for the removal of things such as the swimming pools and also the toddler stage of a Sim’s life-cycle. The game will be released on September 2nd.

Focus Interactive dropped a new Space Hulk: Deathwing trailer!
The First-Person Shooter set in the famous universe of Warhammer 40,000 from Games Workshop, can now reveal its summer trailer!

Still not showing gameplay footage, but damn, the CGI looks cool.  Check it out below:

This first in-game video, created using the game engine (Unreal Engine 4), plunges you headlong into a Space Hulk, with the game’s main character – a Librarian of the Deathwing,and a squad of Deathwing Terminators, in their a head-on confrontation with the merciless Genestealers. A clash that will prove deadly for the elite warriors of the Dark Angels and the outcome of which has a HUGE surprise in store.

 

This explosive video showcases the amazing work and meticulous attention to detail by developers Streum On studio. Theelite squad of the Space Marines repels the attacks of the Genestealers with heavy fire from their Storm Bolters and Assault Cannons, destroying the most reckless creatures with crushing blows from Force Swords and Power Fists. You can see the incredible level of detail on the smallest game elements: the Tactical Dreadnought Armour of the Deathwing Terminators, their weapons, the Genestealers, and the backdrop are all rendered with a care that will astound any fan of Warhammer 40,000!

Looking forward to this game, lets hope we get some gameplay footage soon!

Destiny’s closed beta will land on Xbox One and Xbox 360 in “late July”, a trailer for the game has confirmed.

The date suggests that the beta will arrive on Xbox platforms 1-2 weeks after it hits PS3 and PS4 on July 17.  To access the beta you’ll need to pre-order the game and register the code supplied by participating retailers.

Destiny releases on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PS3 on September 9 alongside a fancy new white PS4.

Behaviour Interactive posted up a ton of marketing/gameplay videos today, plus a HUGE FAQ for the game and Founders packs…

Lets start with the videos:

Now, onto the FAQ and recommended requirements are:

CPU: INTEL Core i5-750 / AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
GPU: NVidia GTX 660+ or similar video card
Memory: 8 GB DDR3
Hard Drive: 50GB Free Disc Space
OS: 64-bit Operating Systems (Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, SteamOS, MacOS X 10.9)

 

NOTE: This is just a predicted hardware setup. Details can change slightly over time as the game is still under development. More details to come.

Now, did everyone else notice that? 8Gb RAM?!? What game needs 8 bloody gigs of RAM?!?

You can see the rest of the FAQ here

and relax…

So yeah, the founders packs and initial store items…

Founder packs come in three varieties: Warrior, Sergeant or Captain. All of them come with a game key and four character slots ($40 value) as well as Founder program exclusives including Rogue Trader Points (RTP), Pre-Launch Game Access, Early Game Module Access, etc. And you can see them all here

Umm… Lets look at the top most Space marine pack:

Captain Pack

 

A Game key and 4 character slots ($40 value) with Captain Founder program exclusives including:

120,000 + 25% Bonus RTP to Spend in the Rogue Trader for a total of 150,000 points
Pre-Launch Game Access – First come, first serve!
Early Game Module Access – Initial Access – First Wave
Limited Edition Banner
Arkhona Vanguard Title
Exclusive Founder Lounge Access in Forum
Reserve Character Name
Reserve Guild Name

 

NOTE: For now, Founder packs will only be for PC versions of the game.

 

 

Now this is £70.80 or $120.00

Yes Captain pack owners start in the first of the three phases of Early Access roll out, but what else?
Well honestly, not much that I (or Digmbot) can see looking at the webpage

Now I admit, we’re AT LEAST a year away from release, but am I tempted to buy a founders pack?

Yes, but not the main factions, instead, I’ll be buying the £5.00 Ork founders pack instead

You can see all the founders pack options here

So, I’m still really interested in the game, I’ve been following Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade for ages now and what Behaviour Interactive has shown so far is looking promising, but the pricing is a worry

Earlier this year, a group of former BioWare developers released a strategy RPG on PC by the name of The Banner Saga. With a gorgeous art style, Viking inspired theme and tough as nails strategy combat, the game should definitely be on any SRPG fan’s must play list. And now, developer Stoic is bringing it to iPad and Android Tablets.  No hard date was given, but the game is said to be coming later this summer with controls that have been fully optimized for touch controls. As much fun as The Banner Saga is on PC, I can’t wait to take it with me on my Nexus tablet.

Let us know if you plan on picking up the game on your tablet of choice in the comments below!