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This weekend we're running a beta test of JC2-MP all weekend long! Here's what you need to know:

Start Time : SATURDAY! [6PM AEST] [4AM EDT] [1AM PDT] [10AM CET] [8AM GMT]

Length : 48 hours.

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Steam Lets You Give The Greenlight

Steam Greenlight is a new system that enlists the community's help in picking some of the next games to be released on Steam. Developers post information, screenshots, and videos for their game and seek a critical mass of community support in order to get selected for distribution. Steam Greenlight also helps developers get feedback from potential customers and start creating an active community around their game as early in the development process as they... [read more]

Konami Reveals New Metal Gear Solid Game
via Kotaku

Today in Tokyo, Konami showed off its brand new Fox Engine with a demonstration. The engine's demo ran footage of something called Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes.

The thing is, this is not just a tech demo. This is an upcoming, new, open-world Metal Gear Solid game.

"This announcement is a challenge from Kojima Productions to the world," said Hideo Kojima.

The footage showed off how the engine can handle weather (like rain) as w... [read more]

Minecraft to get new monster, dyed armour, potatoes and potions of invisibility
via PC Gamer

Some Reddit folk have gained access to an upcoming Minecraft snapshot that includes a bunch of new foodstuffs and a horrible new monster to contend with. PCGamesN spotted the unofficial patch notes, which mention carrots, potatoes, potions of invisibility, frames, dyed armour and more.

The highlight of the upcoming features may well be the new Wither Boss – a dark, skeletal figure with th... [read more]

IGN's Greg Miller's closing comments:

"Madden NFL 13 does something the Madden franchise hasn't done in years: it makes me want to keep playing. Yes, the commentators will repeat themselves and funky animations are going to pop up, but the game as a whole is so good. The TV presentation, the refined gameplay, the more lifelike physics -- it all adds up to Madden NFL 13 being something truly special."



Courtesy of IGN: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/24/madden-nfl-13-review

Guild Wars 2 Headstart Program Starts Saturday
via tom's hardware

Early birds will be able to enter Tyria on Saturday while everyone else can't log in until Tuesday.

Finally, the wait -- the long, long wait -- is nearly over.

NCsoft said on Friday that early access to Guild Wars 2 for those who pre-purchased the PC game will be able to start playing on Saturday, August 25, as part of the Headstart Program. Everyone else won't be able to log into the MMOG until Tuesday, August 28.
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Multiplayer-only C&C Generals 2 will launch free RTS "destination" in 2013.
via ars technica

The concept of paying money up front for the privilege of playing a PC game is beginning to look downright old-fashioned these days. Venerable real-time strategy series Command & Conquer has become the latest to make the transition away from up-front purchases today, with EA today announcing the launch of a "new free-to-play destination" for the series.

The in-development game formerly known as ... [read more]

Sleeping Dogs PC demo released; Square Enix 'incredibly supportive' of platform
via Shack News

The PC edition of Sleeping Dogs is, so They say, a fine piece of work--no quick and sloppy port. This, developer United Front has said, is thanks to support and encouragement from publisher Square Enix. The PC demo was released yesterday, so you can see how it turned out for yourself.

"When the game changed hands from Activision to Square Enix, Square was incredibly supportive of the PC versio... [read more]

Ten Ongoing and Upcoming Beta’s to Look Out For
via MP1st

Video game beta’s have been popping up left, right and center in the past while and it’s becoming harder and harder to keep track of all these amazing games that developers want you to try out before they release.

Fear not. We’ve rounded up 10 beta’s that are currently accepting registration, some of which are currently underway and some of which are soon to hit the public.

To be taken to the... [read more]