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So, soon the latest Far Cry game will be out. Far Cry Primal takes everything back to the beginnings of human society, with the emphasis put onto whatever you can craft with your hands, tribal decor and wild animal companions. And to promote the game which will release at the end of February, Ubisoft are running a contest for one lucky winner and a friend to… spend a night in a cave.
… No. Seriously. I’m not making this up.
The cave itself is located in France in the Pyrénées area and apparently staying in the cave isn’t cheap. Here’s the layout of the trip’s events:
Day 1 – Sunday January 30th 2016: travel from the airport nearby residency place to Lourdes-Tarbes Airport, France.
Night 1- Sunday January 30th 2016: stay in an hotel in Lourdes city.
Day 2 – Monday February 1st 2016: transportation by car to the cave and survival training (discovery of techniques and methods in the wildlife).
Night 2 – Monday February 1st 2016: night in the cave.
Day 3 – Tuesday February 2nd 2016: travel back (transportation from the cave to the airport/train station + flight/train).
So, a little bit more than just plonking two people in a cave for a night. All costs for accomodation, travel, transport and catering costs are being paid for by the sponsor and Ubisoft have estimated it’ll cost €2,800 which is a fair bit.
If this sounds like your cup of tea then you can enter their prize draw by tweeting the official Far Cry Primal Twitter with the #cavebnb tag and briefly saying why you should win the contest. Simple.
At the moment The Division seems to be creating quite a few waves around what sort of a game it’s meant to be. Shooter? RPG? No one can seem to agree. Of course there’s also the typical question that surrounds any new game: what about the DLC and any possible microtransactions? Now in an interview the game’s Creative Director has confirmed that the game will not have any microtransactions… sort of.
Speaking to Eurogamer Magnus Jansen said that the game would just be supported by the DLC, and not microtransactions. At least, not as they define the word.
“It’s definitely just the one – the DLC,” said Jansen. “I don’t know if there’s a globally agreed definition of the word microtransactions, but you don’t pay to win or advance or anything like that. We have DLC plans – which we’re not talking about now – and obviously you’ll pay for that, but in addition to that there’s no microtransactions, as I define them.”
Ubisoft have since stated that there will be vanity items being sold through “first-party stores”, but calls it all DLC. The fact that it is just vanity items that are being offered as opposed to any weapons etc that could give someone an unfair advantage is good but…
I have always seen DLC – Downloadable Content – as being something akin to a bundle of things all in one big block. Some levels, some story, some missions, some items all in one package – that is DLC. What Ubisoft seem to be offering (although granted it’s not yet clear if they’re doing it like this yet) is individual items that you can buy separately.
And no matter how much Ubisoft try to paint it, that sounds an awful lot like what I tend to consider a ‘microtransaction’.
The game will come to PC on March 8th anyway, so I guess we’ll find out soon.
This does unfortunately mean that an awful lot more of the projects I previously covered did not meet target – Canvas, The Odds Game, Bellus Mortem, Poltergus, Furrious’ Conquest, Cycle of Tyrfing, Zombie Fest, Super Micro Heroes and Game Over Remix all finished their time with totals that fell far short of their targets in each case, although some did manage to get a reasonable total saying that. While I understand a few of these projects failing, others surprise me. I guess it just proves that even a game that could do well will sometimes not gain enough support to make it in the end.
This game is a 1v1 card game that borrows elements from games such as Hearthstone, but also was inspired by that classic dungeon builder game Dungeon Keeper.
The story follows that the ‘Dark One’ has fallen and you play one of his higher-ups attempting to take over all control of everything. Only problem is, so is every other higher-up demon. Players start with a similar deck of cards, but when they use dungeon upgrades can shuffle new cards into their decks, allowing for a dynamic deck building as part of the game.
Goblin Glory has 29 days to go and has made €101 of its €9,000goal.
This one is a 2-4 player shooter game that is inspired by similar games such as Samurai Gunn. Basically, one-screen, shoot at your friends, last one alive wins. Simple.
The world itself has been inspired by that popular anime Cowboy Bebop and while originally it was going to be a solely multiplayer experience, singleplayer is now being considered for addition to the game. The game itself has been half-finished in its current state; enough to have an alpha that is playable and can be seen in the trailer included below – but the developer would like to raise funds to help get the game finished that much quicker.
Space Revolver has made $1,075 of its$15,000goal and also has 29 days remaining to reach the goal.
We finish this week with a mobile device game, one that has the goal of surviving waves coming towards you.
King of the Hill places you as a Hero defending your castle as enemies attempt to reach it. Each enemy killed drops a diamond that can be spent on upgrading abilities for your Hero or for buying new ones with different strengths. The main limiter is your Stamina bar, which depletes as you attack and needs a rest period to rebuild. Switching Heroes or upgrading your Stamina can help to prevent that but you need to be sure your castle doesn’t take too much damage or else it’s game over.
King of the Hill has a $1,000 target and 29 days to go, although it has yet to make any of its target yet.
SMITE has released it’s first god in the Japanese Pantheon, Amaterasu the Shining Light. As always, its time to jump into an Arena match and test out the new god’s abilities!
Its a new year, and that can mean only one thing if you are a fan of HiRez Studio’s third person action MOBA SMITE: The Smite World Championships start today. In fact, through the magic of the internet this post should be going live just about the time the opening ceremonies start. Teams from all around the world have fought through their own regional seasons and HiRez has brought the winners of each league to Atlanta, GA to fight for the title of World Champion.
The first day of competition will be the placing round. Only two teams have earned a bye on this round, Cloud9 G2A and Paradigm. The rest of the competitors will have to fight their way into the Quarterfinals via a Best of 1 format. Once the contenders for the Quarterfinals have been decided, the tournament will switch to a Best of 3 format, with the grand finals being a Best of 5.
You can expect some very tense matches over the first day of competition leading into the quarterfinals. The Australian, Chinese and Latin American teams have a lot to prove as they step onto the world stage, most of them for the first time. North America and Europe will look to defend their dominance in the Smite competitive scene. Cloud9 G2A in particular looks to repeat as world champions.
Also on display will be Xbox One Smite, with four invitational leagues. It promises to be a great weekend for you if you love SMITE. And if you are there, send us some tweets from the show floor!
