State Of Decay 2 features over 1,000 traits for survivors, so expect a lot of skills and diversity
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06.20.2017 01:00:08 Veterans of the initial game know that these traits are important for how well characters perform in different survival situations. Traits can affect their primary survival skills both adversely and beneficially. With a larger pool, players are likely to see new and interesting combinations. In State of Decay 2, survivors with poor traits are easier to handle, too.
Hands-on Impressions of Assassins Creed Origins Running on an Xbox One X | EB
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06.20.2017 01:00:08 EB: Microsoft got the nod to reveal Assassins Creed Origins at its E3 press event this year, which then carried over to its showcase the next day where I got to go hands-on with a mission from the games campaign running on the Xbox One X. It was a dev kit per se, but definitely an Xbox One X dev kit thanks to the little graphic programmed on it telling me it was so. I have to say that it felt great to be back in the Creed universe again, because Ive taken a multiple year hiatus due to fatigue and the nightmarish launch of Unity. Although, after controlling Bayek the new protagonist Im ready for a return to the franchise to see where it all began.
It's not because of now, it's because it's always been - Far Cry 5's scary origins
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06.19.2017 22:00:07 No matter how you look at it, Far Cry 5 is going to strike some nerves in the modern American (global) climate, but it has a perfect pastime baked into its gameplay to take that heavy load off...
Red Bull Games Australia spoke with franchise lead Dan Hay on the game's genesis and on building a new villain in The Father whose closeness to reality is far scarier than the fantastical Vaas or Pagan Min.
"And so that [idea of setting the game in America] kind of grew and grew and grew, Dan continues. And we started to talk about where, and Montana came up and we started to talk about characters, and we thought about Vaas (Far Cry 3) and Pagan Min (Far Cry 4) and when we started to talk about The Father (Far Cry 5), we wanted to build a character that would be believable; that would have a dogma or a belief that would stick with them; that they would talk to you about and that it wasnt just as simple as Im a bad person, and I do bad things. It was that they truly believe the...
GTA 5 Players Are Angry About Mod Tool's Shutdown, And They're Taking It Out On Steam Reviews
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06.19.2017 19:00:07
The recent shutdown of Grand Theft Auto V tool OpenIV--which is used to power numerous PC mods--has not gone over well with players. Although Rockstar parent company Take-Two says it wasn't targeting single-player mods, players have lashed out via negative reviews on Steam, where the game's recent review average is now labeled as "overwhelmingly negative."
Of the 42,000 user reviews written in the past 30 days, only 13% have been positive--a staggeringly low number for what is a pretty widely acclaimed game. This has also brought the Overall rating (which encompasses all reviews dating back to launch) down to "mixed," with 67% of reviews being positive.
Looking at specific reviews, there have been a surge of those calling out Rockstar for its shutdown of OpenIV. Thousands of users have marked these reviews as helpful, ensuring they are the first to surface on the game's store page. The top review has seen more than 22,000 people (about 97%) mark it as helpful. It simply states, "On behalf of the OpenIV team, **** you," with hearts in place of the asterisks.
The Iron Man Mark V mod is among the many to use OpenIV
Since it was first published, the top review has been edited to add a link to a petition on Change.org, which calls for Rockstar to allow OpenIV to continue. It claims, "All modding used by OpenIV is for single-player use only to make the game more enjoyable, the software OpenIV was never used to mod multiplayer or Grand Theft Auto Online so it does not harm anyone."
"Take-Two's actions were not specifically targeting single-player mods," it said last week. "Unfortunately OpenIV enables recent malicious mods that allow harassment of players and interfere with the GTA Online experience for everybody. We are working to figure out how we can continue to support the creative community without negatively impacting our players."
It's unclear what effect, if any, the petition will have. It's garnered just over 55,000 signatures as of this writing, with a stated goal of 75,000. It's a sizable group of people, but also a fairly small number given GTA V has shipped more than 80 million units. Single-player mods, while popular, are a fairly small scene, and it seems likely that Take-Two will deem the integrity of GTA Online--which still represents a significant contributor to the company's earnings--more important. We'll report back as the situation develops.
It's Easier To See Enemies On Fire At Night In Nivelle Nights - Battlefield 1 Gameplay
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06.19.2017 18:00:07 Battlefield 1's newest DLC is all about fighting in the dark, so we are here to shed some light on what it's like to play at night.
E3 2017: Call of Duty WW2 Hands-on Impressions: A Mix of Retro Feel with New Modes
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06.19.2017 17:00:07
As someone who's been a longtime fan of the Call of Duty series, I found myself less and less entertained with the games as they ventured further into the future. Although the franchise has remained a financial success, many question some of the creative decisions made in recent years. Sledgehammer looks to turn all of that around with their upcoming Call of Duty WW2. I played 30 minutes of multiplayer at E3 and was surprisingly impressed at how much fun I was having with a franchise I once believed I had grown out of.
Back to its Roots
It felt silly hearing developers repeatedly speak the phrase “back to our roots” during the official Call of Duty WW2 reveal, but after playing the game, I couldn’t think of a better way to describe the cosmetic and gameplay changes. Taking the franchise back to the World War 2 era for the first time in ten years allowed them to improve upon and reinvent the aspects that made the earlier games so compelling.
Running through the trenches looking for enemies, as bullets whiz by your head and explosions send debris flying across your screen, creates a legitimate sense of chaotic warfare not often captured in games. The sound design helps to make everything feel authentic, down to the cry of an enemy soldier when you skewer them with a bayonet.
One glaring component that is completely absent from this years game is the exo-suit or thruster pack. This is a more-than-welcome change. Although boosting around added a verticality aspect to combat, there’s something sweet about everybody being grounded, forced to fight horizontally to secure an objective.
An All New War
Easily my favorite part of playing Call of Duty WW2 was the newly added War mode. War is a three-stage battle in which one team fights to destroy an important supply, defended by the other team. In the game I played, my team first fought (literally) uphill to secure a building, similar to what’s done in a game of headquarters or hardpoint. Once completed, there was a brief cutscene of our team loading onto the back of a truck and riding into a nearby town. Once we got there, we had to build a bridge to the other side of the town as enemies fired upon us from the opposite side. After successfully building the bridge, it was time for the final phase of battle. We had to escort a tank across the bridge and into the Enemy team's base to destroy their ammo and mortar supply.
This part gave off a strong Overwatch vibe. At one point I even muttered the words “can somebody get on the payload?!”
This new mode does an outstanding job at showcasing everything good about Call of Duty in the WW2 era. Throwing everything on the line, fighting tooth and nail for a series of small victories in order to complete a larger goal really emulates how desperate and gritty war can get. Having a larger map broken up into three stages also keeps gameplay fresh and forces all players to adapt and restructure their combat strategy.
Though I had been skeptical of the claim, my time with it won me over. Call of Duty WW2 may be a return to form for one of the most iconic FPS franchises ever.
Be sure to check out our interview with Sledgehammer about multiplayer in Call of Duty WW2!
Bloody Zombies Hands-on Preview: A gut bustin' VR good time | PC Gaming Enthusiast
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06.19.2017 14:00:07 The first game I ever owned on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was Battletoads/Double Dragon. The side-scrolling beatem up was a mashup of the Battletoads
E3 2017: Call of Duty WW2 Mixes Retro Feel with New Modes
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06.19.2017 12:00:05
As someone who's been a longtime fan of the Call of Duty series, I found myself less and less entertained with the games as they ventured further into the future. Although the franchise has remained a financial success, many question some of the creative decisions made in recent years. Sledgehammer looks to turn all of that around with their upcoming Call of Duty WW2. I played 30 minutes of multiplayer at E3 and was surprisingly impressed at how much fun I was having with a franchise I once believed I had grown out of.
Back to its Roots
It felt silly hearing developers repeatedly speak the phrase “back to our roots” during the official Call of Duty WW2 reveal, but after playing the game, I couldn’t think of a better way to describe the cosmetic and gameplay changes. Taking the franchise back to the World War 2 era for the first time in ten years allowed them to improve upon and reinvent the aspects that made the earlier games so compelling.
Running through the trenches looking for enemies, as bullets whiz by your head and explosions send debris flying across your screen, creates a legitimate sense of chaotic warfare not often captured in games. The sound design helps to make everything feel authentic, down to the cry of an enemy soldier when you skewer them with a bayonet.
One glaring component that is completely absent from this years game is the exo-suit or thruster pack. This is a more-than-welcome change. Although boosting around added a verticality aspect to combat, there’s something sweet about everybody being grounded, forced to fight horizontally to secure an objective.
An All New War
Easily my favorite part of playing Call of Duty WW2 was the newly added War mode. War is a three-stage battle in which one team fights to destroy an important supply, defended by the other team. In the game I played, my team first fought (literally) uphill to secure a building, similar to what’s done in a game of headquarters or hardpoint. Once completed, there was a brief cutscene of our team loading onto the back of a truck and riding into a nearby town. Once we got there, we had to build a bridge to the other side of the town as enemies fired upon us from the opposite side. After successfully building the bridge, it was time for the final phase of battle. We had to escort a tank across the bridge and into the Enemy team's base to destroy their ammo and mortar supply.
This part gave off a strong Overwatch vibe. At one point I even muttered the words “can somebody get on the payload?!”
This new mode does an outstanding job at showcasing everything good about Call of Duty in the WW2 era. Throwing everything on the line, fighting tooth and nail for a series of small victories in order to complete a larger goal really emulates how desperate and gritty war can get. Having a larger map broken up into three stages also keeps gameplay fresh and forces all players to adapt and restructure their combat strategy.
Though I had been skeptical of the claim, my time with it won me over. Call of Duty WW2 may be a return to form for one of the most iconic FPS franchises ever.
Be sure to check out our interview with Sledgehammer about multiplayer in Call of Duty WW2!
Grand Theft Auto IV & Grand Theft Auto V both drop to "Mixed" overall ratings on Steam
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06.19.2017 10:00:06 DSOGaming writes: "After Take-Two shutting down the OpenIV mod for Grand Theft Auto V, a lot of PC gamers decided to flood both GTA V and GTA IV with negative reviews on Steam. As such, the overall rating for both of these titles has dropped to Mixed from Overwhelming Possitive and Mostly Possitive, respectively."
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You can easily find any of our servers by using the "Server Status" tab. You can also find our servers at the bottom of our forums at: http://www.clan-tkc.com/phpBB or at GameTracker: http://www.gametracker.com/clan/thekillingcommitteeclan/. If you need any help finding our servers in-game, just come to our forums, post a topic and we'll try to help you out.
TKC servers are well run and every attempt is made to ensure a fun gaming environment. No racist or rude behavior is tolerated on any of our servers. TKC tries to have round the clock administration for it's servers but obviously sometimes a server will have no admin playing so if you witness any abuse for any game please attempt to report the offending players nickname, and if possible GUID here: "Server Vistors Complaint". Just give as many details as you can remember such as what the player was doing/saying. In addition cheating is not tolerated on our servers. We are protected by any of a number of different cheat tools at any given time including; VAC, steambans.com, pbbans.com, ggc-stream.com, metabans, pbscreens.com and punkbuster, depending on the game. If caught cheating your information will be submitted to the appropriate cheat tracker and you will be added to their database which will ban your Steam ID, PB GUID or EA GUID depending on the game and website.
When available we also offer ways for players, in-game, to contact admins to report bad behavior. These come in the form of game server plugins. Players will, if the server has the option available, have the option to report a player using, @report [player] [reason] or @admin [reason] to call an admin to the server. If an admin doesn't respond in a timely manner, please use the @report option so we can follow up on it later or use "Server Vistors Complaint" as mentioned above. If an admin is not available, we also try to give the players the opportunity to use @votekick [player] or @voteban [player] [reason]. This allows the guests to our server the ability to kick or temporarily ban a player who is breaking rules.
Profanity - Many of the games we play have very bad language, some don't, that should make a difference in how we enforce our rules. For that reason we are going to implement a new rule, which will seem strange at first, but there is reason behind it. Bad language will only be tolerated on Teamspeak channels for games where there is bad language in the game. In other words, since there is bad language in Bad Company 2, bad language will be acceptable in the Bad Company 2 Teamspeak channel and on the Bad Company 2 servers. On our Half-Life 2 DM Teamspeak channel and game server, bad language will not be allowed. Future games will also be handled in this manner. The reason, we do not want to exclude members with different beliefs. If I buy a game and one of the selling points for me was the fact that it did not have bad language, that should be respected. I do not want a father or grandfather having to explain bad language to their children or grandchildren because they heard profanity on a TKC Teamspeak channel they thought was free of such things.
How to deal with with Mic/Text spammers - No one wants to listen to a lot of unrelated chatter either on the game server, or Teamspeak. No one wants to see a lot of text spamming either. It's distracting to some, and in the case of Bad Company 2, causes lag problems when the text log gets too long. If someone is talking or typing too much, respectfully ask them to stop. If they continue, you may have to mute or kick them, and if they continue after that, a ban might be in order. When on Teamspeak, a certain amount of "visiting" is fine, but the gamers who want to communicate tactical information to others playing shouldn't have to constantly interrupt talk about the latest CPU, or talk of what's going on at school. If someone is talking too much and you don't feel like you want to address it, PM a clan leader and we can handle the situation.
Team Switching - In some games this is a big no-no and if you are admin for one of those games, ask the player to go back, if they don't and you have the ability, move them back manually. If you continue to have problems, kick/ban them. In other games, like Bad Company 2, team switching usually isn't as big a deal. Sometimes friends or clan members might want to play together, in that case, try to facilitate them and swap some people around. This will show you to be respectful of community and they will probably be very appreciative of your efforts. If there is a mass exodus of people from a bad team to a good team, you can mention in-game that people need to stop. If someone is ignoring you and continues to unbalance the teams, just kick them off the server. For a game like Half-Life 2, teams change after each round, so trying to put clan members together is just a waste of time, that is why team switching is considered bad.
Hacking/Cheating - This is the most overused excuse for kicking someone off of a server. Players are unjustly booted off servers all the time simply because they were too good. That is not fair. Do not base a decision on cheating on a single round, if it isn't really ridiculous score-wise, sometimes people just have great rounds. But if they continue to have an unbelievable K/D ratio, then you might need to ban them. Sometimes it might be necessary to ban someone just because they are killing the server. For me, this is the thing I hate to do the most. That person might be doing nothing wrong, other than being really good at a game. Try to put yourself in their shoes and only ban guys who are really obvious. I don't want to see anyone being banned for an aimbot because they went 29-0. I and many others have had a better score than that, it DOES happen. You have to consider how the person is playing the game. Are they playing as recon? Are they in the heli with a really good pilot? Sometimes, if you are unsure, it might be best to ask the opinion of a clan leader. Remember, visitors to our servers have the ability and a forum to complain about unjust behavior from our server admins. If someone complains about you, you want to know that you did everything by the book.
Soldier Names/Nicknames - We will not allow names that are offensive to anyone. I think we can all use our best judgement here, but if you are unsure, ask another admin what they think of the name and come to a consensus before taking action. Players using racist names should be perm banned immediately. It does no good talking to someone like that because they're only goal is to cause trouble.
Banter and Trash Talking - Now its okay to joke around, but if several players are going at it constantly on the mic or in chat just nicely ask them to stop. If it continues warn them again that if they don't stop they will be kicked, if for no other reason that mic/text spamming. If they ignore this warning then go ahead and kick them. A certain amount of this is fine as long as it's good natured, however sometimes this can lead to hard feelings so you have to use your best judgement of when something is going too far or things are starting to get out of hand.
Racist/intolerant behavior - This is a subject that we will show no mercy on. If someone is being a racist, and that means they are hating on blacks, whites, browns, yellows, whatever the case may be, they get perm banned. No warnings, no kicks, just ban them. We don't need that kind of intolerant behavior on our servers. I don't care if the person is joking, I don't care what his real intent was, if he's spewing hate speech, he's gone. This also applies to someone who is spewing hate speech against a group of people, like Muslims, Christians, agnostics, atheists whoever. We are a gaming clan. This is our hobby and it's supposed to be fun. Everyone who comes to a TKC server should be respected and able to play the game hassle free. Not everyone believes the same, and if someone can't get over it and comes to our server with an agenda that includes racist or intolerant speech, I expect you guys to bring the hammer down swiftly.
Metabans - We will use Metabans only for cheaters and will verify each ban using Cheat-O-Meter. This will ensure that we are not forcing our Metabans followers into banning players we have banned for breaking rules other than cheating. If we deem you are cheating and Cheat-O-Meter doesn't really indicate cheating and we can not find information about you or your clan tag, meaning there is no website or previous information on you as a player or clan that we can cross reference, we will ban you on our servers, but not Metabans. Clans must have a website that we can find and access to be considered legit, otherwise we will view your tags as hogwash and your suspect behavior will be deemed as cheating. Again, we will not add a ban that is not supported by Cheat-O-Meter to Metabans.
We want everyone to have the best time possible so do your best to maintain a good gaming atmosphere, then everyone can have a good time.
To join TKC you only have to read our "Code of Conduct" and then apply for membership by filling out an online application. After submitting your application you will become a "member candidate". You will be allowed to wear our tags but only as (tkc), all letters in lowercase. As you progress, as seen by our members, you will be advanced to (Tkc), then (TKc) and then finally (TKC). You will receive emails at each step with detailed instructions on what you need to do. To obtain your full membership and the right to wear the (TKC) tags, you will have to pass a vote by the TKC members. Only those members who have gotten to know you will vote. An 80% yes vote will be required for full admission. Please keep in mind that full membership takes 8 weeks.
For you to be accepted you will need to display good manners, sportsmanship, and the ability to follow our rules. This applies to all game server activitiy and forum participation. If you do not feel you can meet our requirements we respectfully ask that you not apply as we have many who want to join and we can not waste time on gamers who are not serious about membership.
So now you're a member of TKC congrats! It is important for you to note that membership in TKC is not a lifetime privilege. Only the clan founders Big Flem and Squidward have lifetime membership and can not be removed. Clan leaders expect it's members to participate in clan activites when they can, and to be an ACTIVE member in the clan. We consider active members to be members who regularly post on the forums, participate in clan activities when possible, and communicates and develops friendships inside the clan. We do NOT consider a member to be active if they only ever play on our servers and nothing more. The leaders of this clan work hard to organize events and if you can't support these activities, can't check and post on the forums at least once or twice a week, then you are not TKC material and eventually you will be kicked from the clan. If you do not think you can meet these requirements as a member of TKC, then please don't attempt to gain entry into the clan as you will only waste your time, and ours.
Beyond administration positions such as "Clan Leader", "Division Leader", etc, the answer is no. However we do have achievable military style ribbons and medals that can be won for various acts. You may see each members ribbon and medal "Display Case" by going to the "Members" tab and under each members profile clicking the "Awards" icon. Below is each award and how you obtain that award. Note that medals also have an associative ribbon:
Ribbons(Hover over information icon for description)
In the past TKC had too many admins on our servers and things got a little out of hand. We are not looking for any new admins, however if we feel you will make a good addition to that team we will ask you. Being a server admin is not fun and games. It requires you to WORK, and follow server administrator rules which are well defined once you become an admin. Our admins are forced to stop playing whatever game they might be playing, and work to secure and maintain server tranquility reguarly. If you are an admin that does not mean you will get to run willy nilly and ban, kick, and torture at will. Admins who do not follow our rules will be stripped of admin duties and power. In addition there are more requirements of admins such as, reguarly checking our server admins forum. Once you become an admin you will be given access to this forum and you must check and read it quite often. It is a way for admins to help one another by posting their thoughts on what is going on, who to watch closely, etc. Do not ask us constantly to be an admin, that is the surest way I know to never become an admin. Our leaders will identify the best candidates for admin duties if we think it necessary.
No. In order to have an official TKC server it must meet certain standards. In addition, we might not want a server for a particular game, and if you aren't an admin, then you shouldn't have admin authority on any server. Official TKC servers have to be setup as close to identical as possible. This means that the clan leaders must have all access to any of it's servers including the ability to restart that server, gain access via FTP and game panel. It means that the clan leaders can setup the server with it's normal settings and add the usual addons. In short, if you want to have your own server then that is fine, but don't try to name it "Boom Boom Room" or tie it in any way to TKC.
Clan TKC maintains several servers that are open to it's clan members and the public. In addition TKC has other expenses that require money. To pay the bills TKC relies on it's members and visitors to donate. Without these donations, TKC will cease to exist. Please consider donating money when you can. We do our best to use the money wisely, to invest in TKC, to invest in PC gaming.
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Battlefield 1's newest DLC is all about fighting in the dark, so we are here to shed some light on what it's like to play at night.
Medal of Honor
