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I like many people like getting good deals, especially on games, and most of the games in my library come from Game Bundles. Game Bundles are an awesome way to get some awesome games for very cheap. So I’m going to point out some Bundles that caught my attention which are currently going on in order to pass on some awesome deals to you.
Indie Royale: Mystery Bundle
One of the more interesting Bundles I’ve come across this week is the Indie Royale Mystery Bundle. This Bundle runs to around October 14th. What makes this bundle unique is that each day a game is revealed, 10 in total. Also each day the price of the bundle, which started at $0.99 (£0.61) is increased by $0.30 (£0.19), but no matter what day you buy it you will still get all the games in the bundle. So the sooner you buy it the better the deal, even though you won’t know all the games, but that’s part of the fun of it.
As of writing this article 3 games have been revealed. The 1st is The Sun at Night, a game about where you play as a dog trying to help bring down the Soviets who have taken control of the world though newly discovered energy sources. The 2nd game is Hero of the Kingdom, which is a RPG that has you exploring, questing, fighting, and gathering supplies. And the 3rd game revealed so far is Huntsman: The Orphanage, which is a 1st Person Horror and Exploration game.
I personally can’t wait to see what else is revealed.
This Bundle runs through to the end of October. The Evolution Bundle consists of 6 games, which are currently on Early Access, for $3.40 (£2.16). This Bundle has a nice variety of game types, including a platformer, a fighting game, a strategy game, a RPG, and a couple of rouge-likes.
The 1st game in the bundle is Colossal Kaiju Combat: Kaijuland Battles, a fighting game in which you play as a Kaiju and fight other Kaiju. The 2nd game is Freaking Meatbags, a real-time strategy game that combines base building, tower defense, work management, and some shooter-like action. You can read my full First Look of the game here. The 3rd game is Fancy Skulls, a challenging first person shooter with procedural generation, permadeath and a distinct art style. 4th is the game Steam Bandits: Outpost, a RPG inspired by games like Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger where you can explore dungeons and strange new lands, while combating a variety of foes with your party. The 5th game is Infinite Space III: Sea of Stars, a starship roguelike which is a sandbox adventure game of interstellar exploration and combat. And the last game in the Bundle is Dreaming Sarah, a surreal adventure platformer game with puzzle elements, where you play as a girl named Sarah who is in a coma and trying to wake up.
If you are interested in this Bundle you can pick it up here
Coming up in October, Xbox Live Gold members can look forward to three new free games on Xbox One and Xbox 360. Chariot, the newest ID@Xbox game from Canadian developers Frima, will debut on Xbox One as a free download, replacing September Xbox One Games with Gold title Super Time Force (if you haven’t already downloaded it, now would be a good time).
On Xbox 360, starting Wednesday, October 1st, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (normally US $19.99) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through October 15th.
Then on October 16th, Xbox Live Gold Members can download Darksiders II (normally US $49.99) for free through October 31st.
*Titles are available as free downloads for qualifying Xbox Live Gold members in all markets where Xbox Live is available. Some regions may offer different titles depending on market availability.
Thanks to a deal between BBC Worldwide, Microsoft and Mojang, from some time later this month players of the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft will be able to play using the appearances of some of their favourite Doctor Who characters.
The first pack will include the Twelfth Doctor, plus five more Doctor skins as well as some of their on-screen companions, and a number of the Doctor’s most well-known enemies including the ever popular Daleks. It will be priced at $2.99/£1.99/€2.85/$2.95AUS.
There will be more packs to follow, including many of the most recognisable characters from Doctor Who’s impressive 50 year past. Each skin pack will have six Doctors at least as well as a number of other things and will be released on a regular schedule as the episodes of Series 8 are broadcast.
Rikesh Desai, Digital Entertainment and Games Director at BBC Worldwide UK says “We’re constantly looking for new and innovative ways to bring Doctor Who content to our loyal fans. Working collaboratively with Microsoft, we’ve created an exciting new product which will allow Doctor Who fans to create their own brand new adventures in the heart of the iconic world of Minecraft.”
According to a number of sources, including Youtube personalities such as TotalBiscuit and Jim Sterling of Escapist fame, videos for the newly released Shadow of Mordor game are being systematically removed or having their monetisation options blocked. The fault, once again lies, with DMCA copyright claims. Big surprise…
Now game releases like this often have a wave of DMCA claimed videos in the first few weeks as the automatic process is over-vigilant and it’s often soon sorted out to the satisfaction of all (i.e. most companies realise that the videos are great promotion and release the claims). What makes this one so different is that we’re hearing that for some reason or other, videos made by people who entered into a promotional deal with the game’s development company, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment (WB Games), have not had their videos affected in any way.
There had already previously been a bit of a kerfuffle over the fact that only those Youtubers who would accept the deal would get review copies, and not every reviewer who wanted to play and review the game for their work. If the part about the content creators with deals not being hit by this is true then the waters have just gotten a bit murkier.
It is assumed that the claims are being made on the assumption that WB Games have registered the game’s cutscenes with the Content ID system, and the system is just working as intended (as it always is). The problem is that cutscenes are part of the gameplay in such a genre as Shadow of Mordor belongs to, so cutting them out can lead to a jump between points which doesn’t look terribly professional from a video-making standpoint.
As of time of writing though, WB Games has yet to make a comment about the situation so all speculation and rumor for the moment. Updates will follow when or if the information comes to light.
Fans of Zelda listen up. There’s currently a fan-project going on which is aiming to remake Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the PC in a 2D pixel-art style. It’s still in a very early stage right now, and made of assets taken from other top-down Zeldas with the addition of new music and graphics although obviously being an early version there’s still a lot of placeholder stuff dotted around.
It’s currently at 10% completion according to the counter on the site that is hosting the download for an early demo version. The original Ocarina of Time was an N64 3D polygon game so it’d be interesting to see how well someone who played the original thinks it lives up to the nostalgia in a very different art style.
