Human Resources RTS Has Giant Robot and Monster Battles

Posted on 03/10/2014 by Shane McGlaun

I rarely get excited about Kickstarter projects. They often don’t make it (either with or without funding) and therefore can be a bit of a letdown. It’s even rarer that I get excited about video games or movies that hit Kickstarter seeking money, but I am very excited about Human Resources.

Human Resources is a real-time strategy game where players will play as giant robots or Ancient Ones. Humans thought the monstrous Ancient Ones would help save the world, but it ends up as a contest between machines and fat demonic looking Ancient Ones to consume the Earth. In the game, humans actually are a resource that the player will harvest no matter what side they are on.

I really want to play this game, but it is seeking $1.4 million and has raised just over $120,000 so far, but it still has a very long way to go in 32 days. Pledge $20(USD) or more and you get a copy of the game, hopefully by February 2016.

Company of Heroes 2 Closed Beta Kicks off April 2

Posted on 31/03/2013 by Shane McGlaun

If you’re a fan of military-themed real-time strateg games, you’re probably familiar with the game Company of Heroes. Sega has announced that the second game in the franchise is set to start its closed beta early next month. Company of Heroes 2 will kick off it closed beta April 2. That is next Tuesday if you don’t have a calendar in front of you.

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The initial phase of the closed beta is open to eligible pre-order customers only. Sega says that in the coming weeks it will have a second phase of the beta allowing a wider audience to take part. The closed beta will use Steam and players will need the free Steam client to redeem their closed beta access key.

During the closed beta, players will have access to multiple player and skirmish game play with six maps. The beta will support 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4 competitive game play and single player game play. Players will have access to the first 40 levels of progression and will be able to customize load-outs. The full game is set to launch for PC gamers in June 2013.

Command & Conquer Goes Free-to-Play

Posted on 16/08/2012 by Shane McGlaun

EA has announced something exciting that fans of the Command & Conquer franchise are sure to be happy about. The announcement came at Gamescom in Germany this week. It turns out that the previously announced Command & Conquer: Generals 2 has been transformed into a free-to-play video game, and will run on the Frostbite 2 engine, which powers the graphics in Battlefield 3.

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Of course as is the case with most free-to-play games, you can bet that if you want to advance, you’ll need to spend some money. Buying upgrades is how these free-to-play titles make their money. The game will allow players to play an all-out war and take control of multiple factions, compete for resources, and build up bases of operation.

Players will be able to command massive batteries of tanks, soldiers, and aircraft during battle. The game promises to offer fully destructible environments, highly detailed units, dynamic physics, and exciting visual effects. The free game will be offered for PC only sometime in 2013, and you can register for the Beta here.

LG launches LG Cloud, blows raspberries at S-Cloud

Posted on 30/04/2012 by Daniel Cooper

Four days before the purported launch of Samsung's cloud service, Korea's other technology giant has unveiled LG Cloud. The eponymous service offers 5GB free space as standard, while owners of LG's Smart TVs or smartphones will get 50GB free for six months. It'll push content between your devices, appropriately compressed for the medium, so high definition images on your TV will be slimmed down to save your phone's data cap. The free beta begins in South Korea and the US from May 1st, with a global rollout pencilled in for next year -- but don't worry, the company made it clear you'll be able to use it on your holidays, if you can find a signal.

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