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Some Spacey Gamey Deals

Posted on 10/21/2013 Written by Brian Rubin Leave a Comment

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Hey folks, I’m still mired in work and such, but I wanted to let y’all know of some deals going on at the moment covering some spacey game goodness.

First, Steam’s weeklong deals include the following:

AI War Collection for $4.24 (AMAZING deal right there, seriously, best I’ve ever seen for all this specific content) as well as the base game and individual DLC being 75% off apiece
Space Empires Collection for $4.99 which includes both IV and V, which are also 75% off apiece. Personally I’d say go for IV and skip V, but maybe you’re a completest like me, I dunno. ;)

Then, GetGames is having an Indie Carnival, and apparently the discount gets deeper the more games you add to the cart. The spacey games they have include (and remember, these prices I believe change if you add more to the cart):

Lunar Flight for $4.99
Planets Under Attack for $11.99

That’s it for now folks. I’ll be getting back on the update horse soonish, but until then, happy gaming. :)

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Spacey Game Newsies and Dealsies 6/13-14/13: The Freaking Exhausted Edition

Posted on 06/14/2013 Written by Brian Rubin 3 Comments

Mmmm…Coffee…

Helllloooooo everyone, and happy Friday! Sorry about the lack of news yesterday, the day just got away from me and I just had no energy left by the end of it. That kinda bleeds into today, where I’m staying home because I slept soooo poorly last night (and for the last few weeks, honestly) that I could barely get out of bed. Also, some moron ringing my doorbell at 2 AM didn’t help. I’ve barely had energy for anything of late, even gaming, sadly. I hope that getting a bunch of extra rest today helps with that. Now, with that said, there’s a good bit of news and deals to get through, so let’s get to it.

Distant Worlds: Shadows – There are five new videos from our buddy Das24680 for you to enjoy showing a precursor empire in progress. I’ll also embed them below.
EVE Online – The Mittani has another look at the Battle of Fountain as well as the Battle of 7-885X for y’all to read about. :) Polygon also has a hands-on look at EVR, CCP’s dogfighting game.
Star Citizen – There’s a fan spotlight on fan-made ships as well as an interview with production manager Ron LaJoie, which I’ll embed below as well.
Drox Operative – The races page has been updated with the new Scavenger race from the upcoming expansion, Invasion of the Ancients.
AI War – There have been two patches entitled “Activating Vengeful Sanding Machine MkII” and “Activating Vengeful Sanding Machine MkIII” which add further polish to the game in preparation for the upcoming 7.0 release.
Void Destroyer – They’ve passed 700 backers on their way toward beating their goal, according to their Kickstarter page. Thanks folks! :)
Star Conflict – There’s a new patch out called “Combat Advantage” which apparently lets you “experience the full power of your modules, and to raise the effectiveness of your battles”. How nice. :)

But wait, we have more. There’s a good amount of deals happening right now as well! :)

First off, today’s daily deal on Steam is Strike Suit Zero for $9.99.
Steam is also having a weekend deal on Kerbal Space Program for $15.40, which is a freaking steal people for how much stuff there is here.
Then, the latest Indie Gala bundle includes both Sword of the Stars Complete and Star Ruler, plus a bunch of other games, for $5.96 currently.
The Indie Gala store has deals on both Space Empires IV Deluxe for $4.99 and Space Empires V for $2.99.
Finally, GamersGate is having a Stardock Weekend which includes deals on both Galactic Civilizations games and all of the Sins of a Solar Empire stuff.

And that’s it folks. Thanks for reading, and have an awesome weekend!

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Spacey Gamey News and Dealsies 4/24-26/13: The Everybody’s Working for the Weekend Edition

Posted on 04/26/2013 Written by Brian Rubin 4 Comments

News from Around the World! ;)

Hellloooo folks, and happy Friday! Sorry I missed news over the last couple of days, work totally got away from me. There’s a lot of goodness to go over, so let’s get to it and start the weekend right, shall we? :)

StarDrive – StarDrive is alive! And by that, I mean it’s out of beta and finally in a release state on Steam…I hope. ;) It’s also 10% off until May 3rd. Stay tuned for my multi-part review soon…ish. ;)
Star Citizen – Lots of news in this arena. First from the official site, news of their new office here in Los Angeles (yay!), part four of their writers guide is up, a look at Anvil Aerospace, an in-game news transcript on AI pilots has been released, and you can meet audio director Martin Galway (video embedded below). Elsewhere, Chris Roberts has been making the rounds, talking to The Escapist about Kickstarter and VGN24/7 on the game being on the Playstation 4.
Beyond Beyaan – There’s a nice update on the new UI system.
EVE Online – Lots of news from The Mittani, including a look from FanFest at the game’s economy as well as a word on ship rebalancing. They also have articles on cap ship rigs, another perspective on the burning of Jita as well as planetary interaction.
Endless Space – The Amplitude folks are having a fighters and bombers archetype contest.
Star Conflict – There’s some new art on the official site in the sectors and wallpapers sections.
Star Trek Online – It’s Romulanrific over on the dev blog, with a look at Warbird singularity powers and new wallpapers of Romulan ships.
Pytheas – First update in ages, and it’s about construction in their sandbox engine, which is pretty nifty from a technical perspective.
Void of Darkness – There’s a new update on bartering in the game as well as a new IndieDB page for the game (though it appears broken as I write this).
Deep Space Settlement – Speaking of IndieDB, news for this game is being moved to their IndieDB page as well.
Space Empires IV – This game is now available on GoG for $9.99. I’d keep an eye out for a sale though, I’ve seen it as low as a dollar or two on other sites.
And Here the Wheel – There’s a nice anecdotal update on how games programmed the dev’s brain. They also have a new podcast episode for your listening pleasure.
Elite: Dangerous – There’s another dev update video which features David Braben in an AWESOME shirt. Seriously, I want one. The vid will be embedded below as well.
Ring Runner – The box art has been released, and it’s sweeeeeeeet.
Freeworlds – There’s a new update on their ModDB page about a refocusing of the project. Good, because I wanna play it NOW.
SkyJacker – There’s an update on the starship constructor project on their Kickstarter, which looks awesome!
AI War - There’s a new update entitled “Honored Bugs” that fixes some longstanding problems in the game.
StarMade – There’s a new update that tweaks the AI.
Expanse: First Contact – This appears to be a new game on Kickstarter which looks neat, so check it out.

And now, onto the deals, of which there are several, including:

GamersGate is having a Stardock sale, which can net you Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate Edition for $4.98, Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate for $9.98 and Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity for $9.98, among others.
Gamefly is having a small strategy game sale that includes Endless Space – Admiral Edition for $14.99
On IndieGameStand, they have Digital Eel’s Data Jammers: FastForward for $1, however if you pay a little more, you can get Strange Adventures in Infinite Space and Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space as bonuses as well. We just had these guys on the podcast, if you wanna learn more. They’re an awesome bunch though, so I say grab this if you don’t have the games already. It’s a freaking steal!

That’s it friends!! Have a great weekend, and may it be full of awesome gaming!

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Spacey Game News and Deals 2/25-26/13: Catching Up Edition

Posted on 02/26/2013 Written by Brian Rubin 2 Comments

SO MUCH NEWS!!!

Hello everyone, and happy Tuesday! Sorry about the lack of news yesterday, had a dentist appointment and no time to put into this, sadly. Fun times! This mean I have news from today, yesterday and the weekend to cover, so let’s dive in!

Endless Space – There’s a new screenshot of a new Automaton hero, Mizn Ora-Yur, from the upcoming Virtual Awakening expansion. I love the look of it.
EVE Online – The Mittani has some great EVE-based articles such as the sin of sloth in the game, news on a new battle of U930, a look at the sovereignty system, some unrest in the Li3 federation and finally, an interview with the folks behind the EVE documentary called “A Tale of Internet Spaceships“,
Freespace 2 – Speaking of The Mittani, they take at look at the BEST SPACE COMBAT SIM EVER in their Nostalgia files.
Star Citizen – There’s a new update entitled, “Information as Currency; the Rise of the InfoAgent” which talks about this career path.
SlipSpace – There’s a new dev video on their Kickstarter page that I sadly can’t embed, but it looks nifty!
Rogue System – FlightSim.com has a nice little blurb about the game. Michael also posted some thoughts on Kickstarter and a small article on how hardcore the game is. Finally, there’s a new startup video, which I’ll embed below.
StarMade – There’s both a quick status update that followed the release of a new test build for folks to try, including me. ;)
Beyond Beyaan – Spider! (He is our hero) Also, the Kickstarter has less than a day left, so if you wanna kick in, now’s the time. :)
StarLife – The devs have set up a new forum for y’all to chat about the game.
Star Trek Online – There’s a small update covering a possible roleplaying code of conduct. They also have Friday screenshots, as well as a new starship spotlight video, which I’ll embed below.
Miner Wars 2081 – According to a tweet on their Twitter feed, the devs have begun work on modding support, as well as releasing “99% of the game source code”. I wonder what that other 1% would be…
StarStrategy – More screenshots of things going pew pew!
Rules of Engagement 2 – Maurice — you know, one of the gentlement I just interviewed about the game — posted an old review of the game from OMNI magazine that’s a real treat to read.
ZigFrak – The folks at TechZwn (odd name) have a review of the game for y’all to enjoy.
Deep Space Settlement – There’s a cool new screenshot over on yfrog.
Galaxial – There’s a new dev blog entry covering colony management that looks pretty awesome.
Drox Operatove – There are some new tweets teasing features in the upcoming expansion.
Space Nerds in Space – Thanks to Free Gamer for letting us know about this upcoming starship bridge simulator inspired by Artemis.
Sword of the Stars II – Universal Gaming Reviews has a review and giveaway of the game.
Strike Suit Zero – Speaking of giveaways, Space Sector is having one for this game.
Epic Space Game – There’s a new post detailing the latest changes to the game.
Star Command – There’s a new update apologizing for their lack of updates and then giving a small update on their Kickstarter.
Longshot – The dad at Dad’s Gaming Addiction did an article on the game.
AI War – Now that their latest game is released, Arcen can now return to patching this one. ;)
Void of Darkness – This is a new Starflight-inspired game sent into me by reader John, so thanks John!
Wing Commander – Podcast Partner Jim sent over this awesome video of a hard-rock cover of the game’s theme. This will totally be embedded below the cut.

Next up, sales, and there’s a good chunk of stuff! Steam is having several midweek sales, which includes the following:

Space Empires IV Deluxe for $2.49 (A freaking STEAL)
Space Empires V for $3.74
Space Empires IV and V Pack for $4.99
Gemini Wars for $6.79
Stellar Impact for $2.49, or With DLC Bundle for $2.99

Finally, related news! First, since we cover older games here, I though that a new version of the Amiga emulator WinUAE being released was somewhat relevant, thanks to Indie Retro News for the update. Next, I missed this somehow but Artem Bank — the gentleman who composed the amazing music for Star Ruler — has two new bits of music out, “Facebook 5” and “Natural” which sound great. Finally, the Concept Ships blog has fantastic ships from Joseph Cross and a gorgeous orbiter concept from Rasmus Poulsen.

That’s it folks! WHEW! Thanks for visiting, and enjoy!

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Spacey Gamey News and Dealsies – 12/21/12

Posted on 12/21/2012 Written by Brian Rubin 14 Comments

Bring On the News!

Hey everyone, happy Friday! As this will very likely be the last thing I post before Christmas day, I wanted to wish all those who celebrate the holiday a joyous, fun, and present-filled holiday. :) Now let’s jump into some news and deals!

First up the Emeny Starfighter site has been updated with two awesome videos showing some fun, short bits of the game. I’ll embed these below, but be sure to check ‘em out, especially the one showing things getting blowed up. ;)
Okay, get this folks. There’s a new update for one of the Distant Worlds expansions, but not Legends, rather, Return of the Shakturi. That’s kinda crazy awesome. Apparently, “v1.5.0.11 update incorporates all the bug fixes and performance improvements from Distant Worlds: Legends,” which is pretty cool if you’ve not purchased Legends yet.
Star Trek Online Community Manager Brandon “BranFlakes” Felczer was interviewed on the Deck Eight podcast.
The Limit Theory Kickstarter has been updated with talk on creating a faction and a new tech demo, which I’ll embed below. Definitely looking awesome!
Rock, Paper Shotgun has posted an excellent review of Drox Operative that anyone on the fence about getting the game needs to read.
Iteration 14 of Void Destroyer has been released, which includes a new command mode, turret enhancements and more!
The Vendetta Online folks have released their holiday newsletter, which offers some free time for previous subscribers and so on.
The Star Conflict folks are now offering gold standards for victories in battles, which can be used as currency in the game it seems.
Finally, the Elite: Dangerous Kickstarter has been updated with video of a scavenger hunt (embedded below) as well as some other useful links. Whoopiedeedoo.

Now onto deals, of which there are a bunch today. First off, GamersGate’s holiday sale seems to be in full force, and they have the following funness:

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion for $19.99
Stellar Impact for $2.49 (which is still way too much)
Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition for $13.37
Galactic Civilizations Ultimate Collection for $16.99
Master of Orion for $1.48
Master of Orion 3 for $4.98 (again, too much)
Gratuitous Space Battles for $4.49
Gratuitous Space Battles: The Nomads for $1.79
Gratuitous Space Battles: The Parasites for $1.80
Gratuitous Space Battles: Galactic Conquest for $1.79
Gratuitous Space Battles: The Order for $1.79
Gratuitous Space Battles: The Swarm for $1.79
Gratuitous Space Battles: The Tribe for $1.79
Gratuitous Space Battles Complete Pack for $6.30
Space Empires 4 for $1.99
Space Empires 5 for $3.99 (wow too much)
Space Empire Bindle (Includes 4 and 5) for $5.99
Space Empires Star Fury for $1.99
Galactic Dream – Rage of War for $3.99
O.R.B. for $3.99
Dark Matter for $3.74
Independence War Deluxe for $3.00
Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos for $3.00

WHEW. Now, we’re not done yet, because DotEmu is also having a sale, which includes the following:

Space Empires: Starfury for $3.00
Space Empires 4 for $3.00
Darkstar One for $3.00
O.R.B. for $1.50

NOW we’re done, and I need a nap. ;) Again, have a wonderful and festive holiday folks, and thanks as always for visiting. :)

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Spacey Gamey News and Dealsiness – 12/14-18/12

Posted on 12/18/2012 Written by Brian Rubin 4 Comments

The News is Back!

Hey folks, happy Tuesday! SO SORRY I didn’t post yesterday, but I was sick as a dog. Apparently I have a bronchial infection, woohoo! It subsided for a week or so but came back full force this past weekend, so badly that I went to the doctor yesterday. Now I have drugs!! Woohoo! So let me bring you up to speed on all the spacey gamey newsiness in my drug-enduced sleepy haze, and enjoy!

First, there are a bunch of news bits about Elite: Dangerous. First, Frontier Developents laid off fourteen people as a result of “changing mix of skills requirements for our current and future projects”. I’m sure I speak for us all when I say we wish them the best of luck during this tough time. Despite this, the number of updates over on Kickstarter has really kicked it up a notch. These updates include part 3 of the Chris Roberts/David Braben Interview (embedded after the cut), an updated FAQ, a new render of an Anaconda plus news that anyone pledging over ninety pounds will get all content updates forever, and a video with David Braben talking about the game’s development plan (also embedded below). WHEW.
The Kickstarter for Skyjacker has its first update about why it exists, as well as a new update looking at transformations, which is really nifty!
Adam Solo over on Space Sector has an interview with the CEO of Iceberg Interactive about all sorts of fun stuff!
There’s a new spacey game coming called Barrage which is a 4X thingy that we don’t know much about yet, but sounds nifty! The dev let me know about it via Twitter.
The Predestination Kickstater has a new update looking at their first stretch goal, accepting Paypal donations and more.
The Dominion Kickstarter page has a new update in which they blow crap up!
There’s a new reviews of Drox Operative over at Gamer Living, ElcomeSoft, GamerCast and a video review by Strafing Forward as well! Yay! (Yes, I know I have mine to do. :P) You can now also buy the game from the Mac Game Store.
There’s a video preview of Retrobooster over at GamersDissent. Looks like a good time.
The Star Citizen site has an update about their partnership with Behavior Interactive, an update on their forums and plenty more.
There are two new meaty Limit Theory updates on their Kickstarter, including a space station tech demo and new stretch goals, among other things!
There’s a new dev blog talking about Polaris, the third free content update for Endless Space.
There are some new screenshots of Strike Suit Zero on their Facebook page.
According to their blog, Ensign-1 now supports Xbox 360 controllers.
There’s a new blog update on the Rodina website talking about revamped planet generators.
A new update for Star Made brings a shield system, a revised chat system and more!
Star Conflict now has friends lists as part of their most recent update, according to their blog.
Finally, RTS Guru has an article entitled “Do Strategy Gamers care about Visual effects?” that mentions FTL a bit.

SHEEESH! But wait folks, we’re not done! We also have DEALS, starting with a bunch from GamersGate today, which are as follows:

Gratuitous Space Battles: The Order for $1.79
Gratuitous Space Battles: The Swarm for $1.79
Gratuitous Space Battles: The Tribe for $1.79
Gratuitous Space Battles The Parasites for $1.80
Gratuitous Space Battles: The Nomads for $1.79
Gratuitous Space Battles: Galactic Conquest for $1.79
Gratuitous Space Battles for $4.49
Gratuitous Space Battles Complete Pack (which includes all of the above, CRAZY AWESOME DEAL) for $6.30
Miner Wars 2081 for $12.50

Next up, the Groupees folks have a Build a Greenlight Bundle that includes Salvation Prophecy.

Finally in deals, DotEmu has a bunch, including:

Space Empires: Starfury for $3.00
Space Empires 4 for $3.00
Darkstar One for $3.00
O.R.B. for $1.50

FINALLY, we have some great concept spaceship from MANCHU and Steve Shi from the Concept Ships blog.

WHEEEEW! Thanks for your patience folks, REALLY appreciate it. Once I get better and the holidays are over I should be able to resume something of a normal schedule and get more actual content out. :) Have a great day y’all!

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