Win 1 of 50 codes for Western Press, a frontier duelling game
June 6, 2016 1:58
Western Press is a frontier duelling game, and as far as simulations go, it’s about as unrealistic as you can get. Rather than simply firing your gun, one must press a series of keys as quickly as possible – quicker than your opponent – in order to win. It’s a simple enough concept, but it’s a lot of fun – especially in a room full of competitive people who like to swear really loudly while drinking beer.
The game features 16 player tournaments (you can play against bots, if you want), as well as both local and online play. It also supports Steam Workshop, allowing users to customise their playable-characters. Wanna compete in a keyboard duel as Snake Plissken? Well, you can now. This is some world we live in. You can already play as Yoshi.
Studio Bandit-1 is also rolling out an update this week introducing more keyboard specific control options including ten letter words and gibberish strings of inputs.
We’ve got 50 Steam codes for Western Press to give away. To enter the comp, fill out the form over here and answer the following question in 25 words or less: “Which fictional character or real life personality would make a good custom character for Western Press and what would their weapon of choice be?”
We’ll pick our favourite answers on Friday and send over a code if you’ve been successful.
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Should all Previously Released Xbox One Exclusive Games Come to Windows 10?
June 5, 2016 21:57
Meh, consoles suck anyways, it’s about time we get all games on 1 single platform.
Honestly, to this day I’m blown away people supporting buying several boxes just to do the same exact thing, wasting more space, more cords to trip over, more fire hazard and more expensive controllers to buy, just to not have your buddies console so you cant play with them as easily as if it was all connected. Not to mention it sucks to pay 1500 dollars, “a SICK gaming pc”, just to play on crappy low end toasters just to get the great games. But that’s capitalism for you. 
Sheeple don’t know dick.
Call me when we get all games on 1 unified upgradible platform, other than pc because aparently people are so stupid they can’t hope to learn how to click in a new graphic card.
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Nordic Games Considering Options For Reviving Destroy All Humans! Franchise
June 5, 2016 17:56
According to Nordic Games’ product development director and executive producer Reinhard Pollice, the Swedish publisher is looking into a revival of the Destroy All Humans! series.
Pollice unveiled the news through Twitter, noting that options are currently being explored, and that he hopes development will begin shortly:
@Gaming4Fun1 there are a few options we are evaluating now. Hope to get started on one of these soon
— Reinhard Pollice (@ElMegalomator) June 5, 2016
Destroy all Humans!, the satirical, action-adventure alien invasion series that began in 2005, was acquired by Nordic Games at the THQ auction in 2013, along with plenty of other IPs. We spoke to Pollice back in 2013 about the publisher’s future plans for the assortment of franchises they acquired, such as Darksiders. You can also check out our Replay episode of Destroy All Humans!.
Our Take
The Destroy All Humans! games are a weird and silly bunch, but that’s also what makes them stand out. I think there’s potential here if Nordic Games ends up continuing or remastering this series it acquired, though it’s uncertain exactly what its approach will be. Hopefully we’ll start to hear more about these plans, if the considerations become more concrete and development begins.
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PT-Like Horror Game Allison Road Cancelled
June 5, 2016 13:55
The PT-style horror game Allison Road has been canceled, its developer reported on Twitter.
No explanation for the delay was provided, but the tweet mentioned that a further statement on the matter is coming soon.
Hi all. Sadly Allison Road had to be cancelled. Statement to come in the next few days. Thx for all your support and very sad it came 2 this
— Allison Road (@AllisonRoad_HQ) June 5, 2016
“Hi all. Sadly Allison Road had to be cancelled,” the tweet said. “Statement to come in the next few days. Thx for all your support and very sad it came to this.”
The fan project got off the ground on Steam Greenlight in 2015. It initially turned to Kickstarter for funding, though developer Lilith later partnered with Worms developer Team 17 for a traditional publishing deal.
“Working with Team 17 will give us the chance to make our game unhindered creatively, but at the same time will give us the resources, support, and experience that only a 25-year-old studio can give,” Lilith said in October 2015.
The original plan was for Allison Road to be released on PC before the end of 2016, followed by Mac, Linux, and console ports after that.
As for PT, it was a teaser/demo for the canceled Silent Hills, and was taken off of PlayStation Network in April 2015.
We’ll report back later this coming week with more details on Allison Road’s cancellation when they’re announced.
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New Science of Learning: Cognition, Computers and Collaboration in Education
June 5, 2016 13:49
The earliest educational software simply transferred print material from the page to the monitor. Since then, the Internet and other digital media have brought students an ever-expanding, low-cost knowledge base and the opportunity to interact with minds around the globe—while running the risk of shortening their attention spans, isolating them from interpersonal contact, and subjecting them to information overload.
The New Science of Learning: Cognition, Computers and Collaboration in Education deftly explores the multiple relationships found among these critical elements in students’ increasingly complex and multi-paced educational experience. Starting with instructors’ insights into the cognitive effects of digital media—a diverse range of viewpoints with little consensus—this cutting-edge resource acknowledges the double-edged potential inherent in computer-based education and its role in shaping students’ thinking capabilities. Accordingly, the emphasis is on strategies that maximize the strengths and compensate for the negative aspects of digital learning, including:
- Group cognition as a foundation for learning
- Metacognitive control of learning and remembering
- Higher education course development using open education resources
- Designing a technology-oriented teacher professional development model
- Supporting student collaboration with digital video tools
- Teaching and learning through social annotation practices
The New Science of Learning: Cognition, Computers and Collaboration in Education brings emerging challenges and innovative ideas into sharp focus for researchers in educational psychology, instructional design, education technologies, and the learning sciences.
Wow Tron PDF Page Organizer 1.1
June 5, 2016 12:40
WowTron PDF Encryption is a simple Windows PDF encryption software designed to help you encrypt Adobe PDF documents in batch. It provides users with a secure way to add passwords to PDF files to prevent unauthorized users access. You can also set owner passwords to a PDF file, preventing your files from printing, editing, coping, and changing. It does not require Adobe Acrobat or any other Adobe software.
WowTron PDF Restriction Remover is an affordable PDF restriction software to remove restrictions from Adobe PDF files, and enable users to copy, edit and print text or images from PDF files. It can remove all PDF restrictions (copy, edit/modify and print) from documents in batch.
WowTron PDF Merger is a rapid desktop PDF merger, which allows you to combine two or multiple image documents or Acrobat PDF documents into one single PDF document. There are several special merge methods available, so that users can merge PDFs in different ways. You can also put PDF files in any order.
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NOVO JOGO do Batman e do Esquadrão Suicida podem estar em produção
June 5, 2016 9:54
Já passou da hora da Warner investir em mais franquias
O site francês AddictedToSeries publicou uma notícia hoje referente a Warner estar trabalhando em mais dois games do universo DC, sendo um do Batman e outro do filme que está por vir ainda este ano, Esquadrão Suicida.
Damian, filho de Bruce trajado como Robin
Mas a notícia não para por aí, porque o site também menciona que não teremos Bruce Wayne como Batman no novo jogo, mas sim Damian Wayne, filho do magnata, assumindo o papel de cavaleiro das trevas. E quanto ao game do Esquadrão Suicida, diz-se que o mesmo será um shooter em terceira pessoa com modo co-op disponível (algo que deve sair parecido com Ghost Recon).
Por enquanto tudo não passa de rumores, já que o site em si não chega a citar suas fontes e a Warner ainda não se pronunciou sobre qualquer anúncio relacionado aos quadrinhos, mas ainda sim são especulações deveras animadoras. Felizmente as adaptações da mídia quadrinhos estão em alta, porém os games não acompanham esse volume de forma mais aprofundada (muitas vezes pelo fato de haver alguns fiascos já lançados), e seria algo bastante proveitoso tanto para os fãs quanto para as empresas detentoras dos direitos sobre os heróis e vilões, investir em uma forma dos fãs de viverem a história de seus personagens favoritos, ao invés de apenas assistir o desenrolar dos fatos.
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Deep Strengths: Getting to the Heart of High Performance: Getting to the Heart of High Performance
June 5, 2016 9:48
Deep strengths are those attributes that individuals and organizations depend on to carry them through the most difficult periods. They also are the psychological assets needed in today’s corporate arena to make the most of opportunities and deal effectively with high-velocity change. Price Pritchett’s Deep Strengths draws on his latest research, including data from more than 300 CEOs, to show how an organization’s power comes from 10 inner forces that underlie its ability to produce results. These essential qualities are
* Resilience * Confidence * Energy Level * Creativity & Innovation * Can-Do Attitude * Ambition * Hope * Happiness * Competitive Spirit * Staying Power
As an advisor to executives, boards of directors, and senior managers for more than three decades, Pritchett has developed an intimate understanding of the necessary qualities for success, and has become one of the world’s top thinkers on corporate culture, mergers, and organizational change. In this landmark work, he shows how the ten deep strengths found in every successful companycombine to drive organizational effectiveness.
Pritchett then provides a new model and approach for “strength training” that you can put to work in your company. As you put this training into action, you will find ways for your company to enhance leadership effectiveness, improve employee performance, and develop an organizational culture that is psychologically primed for the escalating pace of our changing business world.
