Danny Norris

Killzone Shadow Fall DLC, Intercept, is a strategic online co-op mode where players take on specific combat roles to obtain and defend their resources.
Coming this June, Killzone: Shadow Fall‘s Intercept DLC from Guerilla Games has four players joining forces to take on AI-controlled Helghast in tactical combat. The expansion will contain four arena maps based on areas in Shadow Fall and set behind enemy lines. Intercept also introduces four new soldier classes: Assault, Marksman, Medic, and Tactician, all of which have to work together to reach their goal.

The goal of Intercept is simple: defend your Hacking Uplinks long enough to transmit data back to HQ. Your team, Intelligence Squad Alpha, is tasked with establishing and defending these links from enemies.

Your Team Score is based on how much progress you make in establishing your Uplinks as well as an aggregate of Personal Scores. Personal Scores are based on getting kills, using abililities, and capturing enemy bases. Raising your score does give you some tactical advantages as well. Earned bonuses include artillery strikes and the use of jetpacks.

However, Team Score decreases when you respawn after a death or lose an Uplink to the Helghast. When there isn’t enough Team Score left to respawn any more members of your team, you lose the match.

The DLC will include four new classes available for multiplayer combat. New classes such as Assault and Marksman are fairly straightforward: Assault is a shotgun-wielding, up-close-and-personal warrior class whereas Marksman is a long- and mid-range warrior whose sniper rifle totes explosive rounds.

The support roles are where the emphasis on tactical gameplay becomes more apparent. Medics can heal, revive, and drop supply boxes for teammates to use. Equipped with a submachine gun, the Medic isn’t much of a force to be reckoned with, however. The Tactician class plays a similar supporting role, defending the team using three deployable turrets and a shield.

The AI in Intercept have their own set of classes and goals. They will also make sure to change strategies after the successful capture of an Uplink, keeping players on their toes. Enemies can also call on champions, warriors based on Shadow Fall characters, to help them in battle.

Killzone Shadow Fall Intercept DLC will be available for download in June and will be free for Season Pass holders. A standalone version will be made available later this year. For updates and details on Intercept, visit Killzone.com.

With the upcoming release of Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U, we should all take the time to look back on everything the series has gone through over the past 22 years. 
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App Store Updates : The latest free iOS games for the 2nd week of May 2014
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dEXTRIS

Description: Like hard games? Dodge spikes at super speed using a cool new “magnetic” control scheme. Scrape along the sides, hover through the middle, or squeeze by at the last millisecond by splitting in two!

 
Snailboy, An Epic Adventure

Description: Meet Snailboy, a cheeky garden mollusc, super obsessed with his quest for the perfect shell. Somewhere in your enchanted garden, this lively little guy has been ambushed by the Sneaky Shadow Gang.

 

 
Mega Dead Pixel

Description: When pixels collide, it’s game over! Tap to steer your plucky pixel left and right as it descends through a minefield of dangerous retro shapes to build up your meter and transform into the almighty Mega Pixel.

 
Toy Rush

Description: Discover, collect, and play with a variety of fun toys! And then attack your friends’ bases in this free tower defense (and offense!) game with a collectible card twist.

 
Striker Soccer 2

Description: Take to the pitch in Striker Soccer 2, the sequel to the hugely popular Striker Soccer. Create your own team of star players and lead them to glory as you show off your skills on the big stage.

 

That was Free iOS Games May 2014 Week 2 if games are no longer free or have been removed from the store let us know in the comments.

Free Play Weekly: The latest free android games for the 2nd week of May 2014
Welcome back to the 2nd week of May 2014 we have another set of  free android games  for you to check out.

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Aliens Drive Me Crazy

Description: The few Alien Spaceships have crept into earth’s orbit with no warning. The loss of global satellite communications puts the world in danger. Take control of your car and blast your way through the city to reach an alien’s base! Defeat invaders and terryfying Bosses to get access to powerful weapons, cars and power-ups!

[pb-app-box pname=’com.rebeltwins.aliensdrivemecrazy’ name=’Aliens Drive Me Crazy’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
Snailboy

Description: Snailboy is a fun physics based, puzzle platform game, with rich graphics, killer sounds and over 45 levels of intoxicating game play.

[pb-app-box pname=’air.com.thoopid.games.Snailboy’ name=’Snailboy’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
Twin Robots

Description: Rescue your twin and find the way out of each level together! Switch control between the two robots at any time, or even better: play with a friend in local multiplayer! You’ll be running, jumping and solving puzzles together, but beware: both robots are battery-powered, so they consume energy in everything they do. Watch out for their battery levels!

[pb-app-box pname=’com.Thinice.TwinRobots’ name=’Twin Robots’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
Mega Dead Pixel

Description: When pixels collide, it’s game over! Tap to steer your plucky pixel left and right as it descends through a minefield of dangerous retro shapes to build up your meter and transform into the almighty Mega Pixel.

[pb-app-box pname=’com.chillingo.megadeadpixel.android.ajagplay’ name=’Mega Dead Pixel’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
Summoner Wars

Description: Summoner Wars for Android is a digital card game with all the tactical elements of a board game. Summoner Wars for Android allows players to control the Phoenix Elves faction and battle against AI opponents or go online to play against others.

[pb-app-box pname=’com.playdekgames.android.SummonerWars_Beta’ name=’Summoner Wars’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
Striker Soccer 2

Description: Take to the pitch in Striker Soccer 2, the sequel to the hugely popular Striker Soccer. Create your own team of star players and lead them to glory as you show off your skills on the big stage.

[pb-app-box pname=’com.chillingo.strikersoccer2.android.ajagplay’ name=’Striker Soccer 2′ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

That was Free Android Games May 2014 Week 2 to see the full list of free games head over to our full free play section here.

Upcoming Gran Turismo update has Polyphony Digital Inc. and the Ayrton Senna Institute pairing together to showcase the popular racer’s achievements.
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App Store Updates : The latest free iOS games for the 1st week of May 2014
Get ready for another batch of free games for your iOS devices. Keep updated by booking marking this link for free iOS Games each week.

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Smash Bandits Racing

Description: Make sure you’re always ahead of the game (and the cops) with cool car upgrades. Start with a puny compact and make it awesome with extra speed, handling and strength. And when you start earning big, you might just get your hands on the fastest road car on the planet, the stunning Hennessey Venom GT

 
Battle Gems (AdventureQuest)

Description:It will take you less than 10 seconds to learn how to launch attacks using the battle gems. Drag your wickedly-talented finger over 3 or more matching gems to launch a simple attack. Each type of gem does something different. Learn new strategies, powers, animated skills, and grow stronger with every step of your journey.

Abyss Attack

Description: Combining a steampunk art style with neon-like 3D visuals, watch as your attacks fill the screen with color. A chilled-out soundtrack perfectly fits this seemingly endless voyage.

 

Soulcalibur Unbreakable Soul

Description:  The pinnacle of weapon-based fighting games is reborn!Draw your sword and take to the arena of SOULCALIBUR’s high-fidelity 3D world–all with the touch of a single finger!
New Chapters of the Eternal Tale Revealed

Dragon Coins
 

Description: Dragon Coins is a FREE monster-collection game with a fun arcade twist. Epic adventure awaits as you battle enemies, collect unique monsters and become a coin dropping master!

That was Free iOS Games May 2014 Week 1 if games are no longer free or have been removed from the store let us know in the comments.

Free Play Weekly: The latest free android games for the 1st week of May 2014
It is time to kick start the month of may with another batch of free android games. If this is your first time we list free android games fresh  from the google play store for you to have a look at.

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Soccer Rally 2

Description: Rev up your engines and get ready to experience soccer like never before! Smash, shoot and score your way to victory. Drive to glory through 20 challenging tournaments, featuring different balls from a Soccer ball all the way to a Tennis, Beach ball and Hockey Puck.
[pb-app-box pname=’com.iceflame.SoccerRally2′ name=’Soccer Rally 2′ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
Battle Gems (AdventureQuest)

Description: A battle/puzzle game with monsters so epic that you’ll forget you’re still in the bathroom. You’re a busy hero. You have dragons to rescue and princesses to defeat. Or is it the other way around?
[pb-app-box pname=’com.battleon.aqbattlegems’ name=’Battle Gems (AdventureQuest)’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
Abyss Attack

Description: Pick your submarine and use weapons and power-ups to tear through relentless creatures like you’ve never seen before and battle against giant bosses! Create rare and epic Relics to enhance your submarine’s stats and give you a fighting edge against the sea’s monsters.
[pb-app-box pname=’com.chillingo.abyssattack.android.ajagplay’ name=’Abyss Attack’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
Pororo Penguin Run

Description: Run, jump and fly your way across Pororo’s delightful world, collecting stars and coins along the way! Join the adventure for free today! Brought to you by an award-winning team.

[pb-app-box pname=’com.supersolid.pororo’ name=’Pororo Penguin Run’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
Smash Bandits Racing

Description: Smash everything. Well, almost. Whichever route you take through an ever-changing world of dirt tracks and dusty logging towns, you can crash and bash your way through smashable scenery in the most intense display of destruction you have ever seen.
[pb-app-box pname=’com.hutchgames.smashbandits’ name=’Smash Bandits Racing’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
Sniper Tactical

Description: You are an elite sniper who brings death from afar. You are sent in to take out the bad guys and help your people on the ground. Clear the path for them, bearing your own safety in mind.

[pb-app-box pname=’com.fragOut.SnipElite’ name=’Sniper Tactical’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

That was Free Android Games May 2014 Week 1 to see the full list of free games head over to our full free play section here.

The latest Free Games On Steam for the month of April 2014
There is a great selection of new free to play games added to steam this month. Have a look through the list and leave in the comments the games you have been playing this month.

 
ArcheBlade (Action)

Description: ArcheBlade is a free to play 3D multiplayer fighting game that captures the essence of combo-based fighting games combined with unique game modes. Play as one of many characters and master your skills to become the best fighter.

 
 Conquest of Champions (RPG)

Description: Conquest of Champions is the perfect blend of Collectible Card Games and tabletop tactical warfare. Build your personal deck strategy and bring your cards to life by summoning fully animated creatures, casting devastating spells, and equipping powerful weapons.

 
Battle Nations (Strategy)

Description: Battle Nations is an epic and addictive combat strategy game filled with exciting adventures and lovable characters. Train your troops, battle your friends, build your Outpost, and defeat powerful villains!

 
Villagers and Heroes – 5.8 / 10 (MMO)

 Description: Welcome to a land you’ll never want to leave! Villagers and Heroes is a free-to-play MMO game in which players experience not just the thrill of battling unique monsters or the satisfaction of tailoring an exquisite robe, but the pleasure of building lasting friendships within a friendly community.

 
Ghost Recon Phantoms – 7.6 / 10 (First Person Shooter)

Description: Phantoms offers a level of depth to the realm of online shooters that is hard to find. Contrary to the traditional run and gun style prominent in the popular multiplayer shooters, Phantoms incentivizes caution over foolhardy bullet catching.

Evolution RTS  (RTS- Strategy)

Description: Evolution RTS is a free an Open Source RTS game designed using the Spring Engine. It has been in development for over 5 years and receives updates often. It’s gameplay is designed specifically to appeal to gamers of all skill levels.

Thanks for checking out our list of Free Games On Steam April 2014 Which ones are your favourites and which will you be downloading?

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The five best music games of the last ten years based on concept and execution.
The last ten years have brought us no end of quality music-based video games, but quantity can sometimes overwhelm quality. In order to start filtering through the onslaught of games that seem to be appearing left and right: everything from Rock Band to more abstract game concepts like Raycatcher, I’ll be going over the five best music-based video games from the past ten years.

While many games like Guitar Hero garnered almost instant commercial success, some less mainstream concepts slipped under the radar. These games, often ignored by the majority due to their eccentricity, have offered us some of the best musical game systems on the market, even by today’s standards. My list is one of conceptual successes, not just financial ones.
#5: Patapon Series – 2008 to 2011

These quirky rhythm games involve far more than simply inputting a four-button sequence to a beat as black, cartoon creatures danced around the screen. No, the side-scrolling Patapon series, three games released all for the PSP, present you with a much more complex system than “Attack, Walk, Attack, Walk”, despite that being the central conceit of the game.

The Patapon series offers an in-depth, customizable leveling systems with a variety of Patapons to pick your army from. In order to upgrade each individual Patapon, you have to first collect specific consumable items from various levels. Each branch in the upgrade tree has its own advantages, such as immunity to fire with an ice weakness or maybe a reduction in knockback in exchange for speed. The level of customizability is high, leading to a more satisfying experience, even outside of the main game.

Add the gameplay and the depth of RPG elements in Patapon and you have a game that you can not only play more than once but for hours on end, all the while unknowingly humming “pata-pata-pata-PON!”
#4: Ouendan Series – 2005 to 2007

“Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan”, the first of three games of its kind, feature a rather serious cheerleading team following your rhythmic DS touch commands. By tapping, sliding, and swirling your stylus at breakneck speed, you can cheer for random people as they tackle difficult tasks like trying to ignore their family as they do homework or finding inspiration for their next pottery masterpiece.

Elite Beat Agents, released in North America, Europe, and Australia, featured secret government agents dedicated to helping those in need as opposed to the Japanese cheerleading team. The game is essentially identical to the first Ouendan, save for its American setting: rather than struggling with common Japanese cultural conundrums, the story follows stories like helping a Hollywood director make a career-saving movie.

The game’s frantic pace and use of touch technology makes it stand out against a backdrop of similar “tap-to- the-beat” rhythm games. Not only do you have to make sure you’re tapping available button on the beat, you need to make sure your slides are timed perfectly and your screen-killing swirls are extracting the most from the game.
#3: Audiosurf – 2008

Audiosurf, a game for Windows only, features a floating vehicle on a futuristic track moving forward to the beat of the song you load into it, any song you want. The game designs a course specific to the chosen song, inserting bumps on the beat and increasing the speed of your vehicle as the song increases in feel.

I say “feel” because, even though the tempo of most songs doesn’t actually change throughout, the game still manages to interpret frenetic sections of music as an increase in vehicle speed. This mechanic alone is enough to make you try the game out, but it’s about a lot more than just cruising along a Tron-esque track.

The “game” element of Audiosurf involves the collection of blocks that litter the terrain in a manner similar to Guitar Hero in that they all fall on a beat or significant part of the arrangement. The blocks collect in a shadow grid beneath your vehicle and only clear when they form a series of three or more.

In a manner not unlike Tetris, you have to figure out the best way to clear the most amount of blocks at once. What’s more, there are different colors of blocks, each with their own point values.

The quest for a high score is ongoing with new scores being posted every day along with what song was played. With a community that enduring, it’s no surprise a second Audiosurf is already available on Steam via Early Access.
#4: Everyday Shooter – 2007

Everyday Shooter may seem like a lo-res predecessor to Geometry Wars, but with a little context and a few frustrating hours logged into this PC and PSN game, you’ll come to realize its complexity.

First off, the music was recorded entirely by the game’s programmer and graphic designer, Jonathon Mark. The music, comprised almost entirely of electric guitar sounds, is rich and textured. In the same vein, each piece of audio feedback (and there is a lot) is matched perfectly with the level.

The game itself is much like Asteroids in that you control a small “ship” on a fixed screen as objects fly in from off-screen. Where it differs is that, in each of the eight levels, the way in which you progress is different. I won’t spoil the surprise, as part of the challenge is discovering what it is you need to do to get the biggest combos.

This game, despite being decried as frustrating, is as rewarding as it is challenging. Slipping through spaces between enemies, chaining massive bombs together to create huge combos, jamming to the beat as you hammer a particularly tough baddy: all of these things come together to transform a simple mechanic into a wholly-realized concept.
#1: Sound Shapes – 2012 – Einfo Games Review 10 / 10

Sound Shapes interacts with music on a level I have yet to see in other games. The PSN platformer asks you to collect floating “notes” as you navigate levels in order to complete the pre-written score. What makes the music feel so textured in this game is that notes collected more than three panels from your current location no longer get played, resulting in a more organic sound.

The game uses sounds composed by popular artists such as Beck and Deadmau5 but also allows you to take control in the level editor. Level editors are typically quite clunky, especially when played on portable systems like the PS Vita, but the Sound Shapes editor is the exception to the rule. Simple commands, good use of all the available buttons and touch screen make creating levels a breeze on any system (I will say that the use of the Vita’s rear touchscreen is, as always, a bit frustrating but can be substituted with other buttons).

The result of such a streamlined editor is a fertile community of user-made content. User-made levels with designs beyond anything available in the admittedly short campaign mode are available to play or download for free.

What makes this the best music game of the past decade? Simplicity. Despite being pregnant with possibility, the UI and game mechanics in this game are so simple that anyone can pick it up and enjoy a home-made jam while hopping from platform to platform, picking up notes left and right and hearing the magic that follows.
Conclusion
Even with such a rich history in just the last ten years, music-based video games continue to evolve, spawning new and interesting games like the recently released puzzle platformer FRACT OSC. There seems to be no end to what developers can come up with in terms of creatively integrating music with gameplay.

With new technologies like virtual reality and augmented reality now coming to fruition, I can only imagine what sort of advances musical experiences will garner. I’m looking forward to playing an air guitar that can actually produce sound, finally.

Wall Street Journal reports that Apple and Google are competing for exclusivity of apps in exchange for extra promotion on either iOS or Android.
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App Store Updates : The latest free iOS games for the 4th week of April 2014
Welcome back to last installment for April here is a brand new list of free ios games just for you. Keep updated by booking marking this link for free iOS Games each week.

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Tiny Dice Dungeon

Description: Adventure with tiny heroes through dark dungeons full of giant monsters and ultimate treasure. Tame evil creatures to fight at your side as you build a powerful army to take over this fantasy universe.

 
HELLO HERO

Description: An evil and powerful entity threatens to destroy the entire galaxy. It is up to you to leave your home planet and travel to fantastic new worlds – building strength and choosing an army of weird and wonderful allies.

Spy Wars

Description: Command a team of spy agents to hack computers, crack safes, set traps and break down your opponent’s defenses. Infiltrate rival spy bases and secure top secret information from thousands of players online in player versus player battles!

Soccer Rally 2

Description:  Rev up your engines and get ready to experience soccer like never before! Smash, shoot and score your way to victory.

FarmVille 2: Country Escape

Description: Farm at your own pace, whether you have 30 seconds or 30 minutes. Play with friends or on your own in our new Anonymous Mode

That was free Free iOS Games April 2014 Week 4 if games are no longer free or have been removed from the store let us know in the comments.

Free Play Weekly: The latest free android games for the 4th week of April 2014
Welcome back to last installment for April. If this is your first time we list free android games fresh  from the google play store for you to have a look at.

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War of Nations

Description:Build a global military empire and crush your enemies in War of Nations! Battle other players, take over the world and become the most dominant nation!

[pb-app-box pname=’jp.gree.warofnationsbeta’ name=’War of Nations’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

Stickman The Impossible Run

Description: Run for your life in this fast paced action packed platform runner demanding your fastest reflexes and rewarding you with a lot of fun while mastering all platforms, stage for stage
[pb-app-box pname=’com.djinnworks.StickmanImpossibleRun’ name=’Stickman Impossible Run’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

 
HELLO HERO

Description: In Hello Hero, the epic, fast-paced, social Role Playing Game, assemble the ultimate team of unlikely heroes
[pb-app-box pname=’com.fincon.globalHH’ name=’HELLO HERO™’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

Spy Wars

Description: Spy Wars is a new combat strategy game!
Government secrets have been leaked, creating an international diplomatic crisis, shattering peace and inciting a global spy war.

[pb-app-box pname=’com.hotheadgames.google.free.spywars’ name=’Spy Wars’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]

FarmVille 2: Country Escape

Description: A new mobile-optimized FarmVille experience is now available! It’s FarmVille tailored for you and the way you want to play. Best of all, it’s free!
[pb-app-box pname=’com.zynga.FarmVille2CountryEscape’ name=’FarmVille 2: Country Escape’ theme=’discover’ lang=’en’]
That was Free Android Games April 2014 week 4 to see the full list of free games head over to our full free play section here.

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