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• Added new promo items
• Fixed a client crash caused by trying to load an invalid URL
• Fixed Medigun particle beams not always appearing while healing players in DirectX 8
• Fixed a case where clients would hear/see crit effects when their attack was not a crit
• Fixed the Carbonado Botkiller Minigun using the incorrect material for the Minigun
• Fixed a Mann vs. Machine bug related to upgrades after a retry/reconnect
• Updated the Unarmed Combat to add the item_type description
• Updated sv_pure so client will detect corrupt or modified VPK files
  • Use Steam to verify local cache to fix corrupt files
  • Use the custom folder to customize the game
• Item server stability:
  • Improved performance when manipulating multiple items at the same time (claiming multiple item drops, etc.)
  • Improved performance fetching persona names for item descriptions (gifted by, etc.)
  • Improved performance generating Steam Community Market data for item tooltips

• Added new promo items
  
• Fixed a client crash caused by trying to load an invalid URL
  
• Fixed Medigun particle beams not always appearing while healing players in DirectX 8
  
• Fixed a case where clients would hear/see crit effects when their attack was not a crit
  
• Fixed the Carbonado Botkiller Minigun using the incorrect material for the Minigun
  
• Fixed a Mann vs. Machine bug related to upgrades after a retry/reconnect
  
• Updated the Unarmed Combat to add the item_type description
  
• Updated sv_pure so client will detect corrupt or modified VPK files
  • Use Steam to verify local cache to fix corrupt files
    
  • Use the custom folder to customize the game
• Item server stability:
  • Improved performance when manipulating multiple items at the same time (claiming multiple item drops, etc.)
    
  • Improved performance fetching persona names for item descriptions (gifted by, etc.)
    
  • Improved performance generating Steam Community Market data for item tooltips

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Because games, toys, TV and an upcoming movie aren’t enough, the Rabbids are about to add yet another chapter to their madcap tale of global takeover when they conquer the almighty printed page later this year. Ubisoft is teaming up with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, which will release a full line of hardcover, paperback and e-books in the US and Canada starting summer 2014. The books will be based on both the game franchise and the smash-hit TV show Rabbids Invasion.

“Simon & Schuster is thrilled to add the Rabbids to our publishing portfolio,” says Valerie Garfield, Vice President, Publisher of Novelty and Licensed Publishing at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. “We feel that their hilarious antics will truly appeal to the 6-10 audience – and beyond – who appreciates this silly humor. They are a fresh and decidedly unique voice in licensed publishing.”

RabbidsUnder the imprint Simon Spotlight, the publisher will produce everything from joke and novelty books to beginning readers and full chapter books. These books will bring the popular characters to yet another medium, having already taken over videogames (14 million sold worldwide), licensed products, TV, and even viral videos (over 71 million views on YouTube videos starring the Rabbids).

“Working with a top children’s book publisher like Simon & Schuster Publishing expands the Rabbids brand even further,” says Tony Key, Ubisoft’s senior vice president of sales and marketing. “We’re confident the Rabbids will continue to delight fans with each new brand extension, and the success we’ve had with the videogames and TV show will be replicated with the books.”

KLONOA: EMPIRE OF DREAMS, Rating: G, Author: NAMCO, Publisher: NINTENDO CO., LTD.

— AusVGClassifications (@AusVGClass) February 19, 2014

MR. DRILLER 2, Rating: G, Author: NAMCO, Publisher: NINTENDO CO., LTD

— AusVGClassifications (@AusVGClass) February 19, 2014

POKEMON LINK: BATTLE, Rating: G, Author: GENIUS SORORITY, Publisher: NINTENDO CO., LTD

— AusVGClassifications (@AusVGClass) February 19, 2014

Slated for tomorrow on the #VirtualConsole is Ice Hockey (Wii U), Sky Kid (3DS) [STC] http://t.co/QqgBrxMKgd, http://t.co/JiHiZtRXbn

— Vernon Schieck (@kitroplious) February 19, 2014

Description

A Hat in Time is a 3D collect-a-thon platformer in the spirit of the beloved Nintendo and Rare games from the Nintendo 64 era. Think Banjo-Kazooie, The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario 64 all in one! The game features Hat Kid, a girl who travels time and space to protect the world from the evil Mustache Girl!

History

The game was funded through Kickstarter, where it reached almost ten times its initial goal!

Features

7 Vastly different worlds to explore!
Exploration is key, every nook and cranny contains something to help you on your way!
You might be little, but you pack a punch! Defeat enemies to unlock goodies and fight giant bosses!
Upgrade your weapon with platforming and combat abilities!
Craft badges that give you special powers!
Grab a friend and enjoy the experience together in co-op multiplayer! Both split-screen and online!
Music co-composed by Grant Kirkhope, the composer for Banjo-Kazooie!

This is the latest in the series of articles about the art technology of games, in collaboration with the particularly handsome Dead End Thrills.

Not only can I straightfacedly say that I enjoyed playing APB, I even have this document to prove it. Being what felt like a voice in the wilderness back then wasn’t what was frustrating, though, it was knowing that the trolls so vocal in the game’s own chat channels weren’t wrong. Such were this MMO shooter’s problems – the anarchy not just of game, you felt, but production – that no amount of charity was going to save it from the bloodlust of gloating critics.

As someone who loves a good character editor and was floored by APB’s ambition, I had a hard time dealing with the bait-and-switch of the game’s customisation modes. (What you built in the editor looked next to nothing like who you played in the game.) Clearly the game couldn’t deal with it, either, which is why much of its landscape is wallpapered in the work of a concept art dream team assembled by Webzen and Realtime Worlds. … [visit site to read more]