General Gaming News II: Steam Helpdesk Site Leak

**6souls** · 2012-08-23 12:09

http://www.abload.de/img/18nugz.jpg

http://www.crafts-meister.co.jp/top.html

**6souls** · 2012-08-23 12:24

**SwampdonkeyPLD** · 2012-08-23 13:33

Originally Posted by 6souls

Fallout

I can verify this. A women at my law school husband is working on this.

**Jakson** · 2012-08-23 19:46

A women at your law school husband?

**6souls** · 2012-08-25 17:42

**6souls** · 2012-08-25 17:43

Next week’s Metal Gear 25th anniversary event at Tokyo Midtown will be full of “a lot of exciting announcements,” according to Kojima Productions Report podcaster Ken Mendoza, speaking on the latest recording of the podcast.

And these will be big. At least, according to Chris Johns, who works alongside Mendoza.

“A lot of things to look forward to next week,” said Johns, “not just for fans, but I think the industry’s gonna be shook by what we’re going to be able to present here.”

The event will occur on August 30.

http://gematsu.com/2012/08/metal-gea...e-the-industry
http://www.kjp.konami.jp/gs/hideoblo...08/000267.html

**Cantih** · 2012-08-25 18:15

Not going to do a full blown separate post for this, but these dudes are doing something interesting, and I'd like to see them hit funding and succeed.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/10x10room/conclave
or play a beta/demo build http://www.playconclave.com/

Go have a look and see if it interests you.

tl;dr
Tabletop D&D-like gameplay from a inhouse module/campaign, but online in a dedicated gameplay environment (not like a virtual tabletop program), with asynchronous play built in from the ground up (in addition to real time play). NOT a facebook energy game.

**6souls** · 2012-08-26 12:36

http://supermariogalaxy2-5.com/index.cgi?board

**6souls** · 2012-08-28 16:22

Going to be 3DS & Wii news. No Wii U announcements.

**Grey Jorildyn** · 2012-08-28 17:46

Look for Wii-U mid-November.

**6souls** · 2012-08-29 10:44

**6souls** · 2012-08-29 10:52

Last week, Lucasfilm (the parent company of LucasArts) secretly registered several “Star Wars: First Assault” domain names like StarWarsFirstAssault.com. It was suspected that the names had something to do with a yet-to-be announced video game project.

More information has surfaced in recent days in the way of two new trademark applications submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. On August 23, 2012, Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. filed trademarks for “First Assault” (Serial Number: 85711610) and “Star Wars: First Assault” {Serial Number: 85711618}.

Both applications cover the same goods and services which, among other things, includes “Entertainment services provided on-line by means of global and local area networks, namely, providing interactive computer games and interactive video games.”

Here’s a look at the full list of goods and services in each filing:

International Class: 009
Class Status: Active
Interactive entertainment software and accompanying instruction manuals sold as a unit, namely, computer game software and manuals sold as a unit, video game software and manuals sold as a unit; video game software, computer game software, and pre-recorded compact discs and DVDs featuring games, films, animation, music, computer game software, and video game software; downloadable video game software and downloadable computer game software; computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones
Basis: 1(b)
First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)

International Class: 016
Class Status: Active
Books containing puzzles and games; calendars; children’s books; children’s books combined with toys and sold as a unit; comic books; comic magazines; gift books in the field of video games; graphic novels; printed instructional manuals and strategy guides in the field of computer games; magazines in the field of entertainment; markers; non-electronic personal planners and organizers; notebooks; novels for juveniles; pencil cases; pencil sharpeners; pencils; pens; personal organizers; postcards; posters; puzzle books; series of fiction books; sticker albums; sticker books; stickers; temporary tattoos; trading cards; animation cels; lithographic prints; original works of art created from paper; photographic prints; printed art reproductions
Basis: 1(b)
First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)

International Class: 028
Class Status: Active
Toy action figures; accessories for use with toy action figures; action type target games; balloons; bath toys; board games; card games; cases for action figures; cases for play accessories for action figure, model vehicles and model space craft; connecting links for toy building blocks; construction toys; costume masks; costume masks for dolls; dolls; rubber hi bounce balls; jigsaw puzzles; paper face masks; parlor games; play sets for toy model vehicles, toy model space craft; plush toys; protective pads and padding for skateboarding; role-playing games; toy model space crafts and related accessories sold as units; three-dimensional puzzles; toy action figures; toy building blocks; toy candy dispensers; toy candy holders, namely, plastic candy dispenser designed as a toy; toy coin banks; toy model hobby craft kits for making model spacecraft, model cars and model vehicles; toy model vehicles and related accessories sold as a units; toy modeling dough kits and accessories for use therewith sold as units; toy remote control vehicles, namely, airplanes, spacecraft, boats; toy scooters; toy snow globes; toy vehicles; toy weapons; toy model vehicles and accessories therefore sold as a unit; water squirting toys; wind-up toys; yo-yos; collectible card games; collectible miniature board games, and toy helmets
Basis: 1(b)
First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)

International Class: 041
Class Status: Active
Entertainment services provided on-line by means of global and local area networks, namely, providing interactive computer games and interactive video games, all on-line by means of global and local area networks; providing news and information in the field of entertainment relating to interactive computer game software and interactive video game software over an electronic network; fan club services
Basis: 1(b)
First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)

International Class: 045
Class Status: Active
Online social networking services
Basis: 1(b)
First Use Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)
First Use in Commerce Date: (DATE NOT AVAILABLE)

http://fusible.com/2012/08/star-wars...ames-and-more/

**Insanecyclone** · 2012-08-29 16:19

**6souls** · 2012-08-29 22:39

More Black Mesa caps;

Spoiler: show

**6souls** · 2012-08-30 02:55

Spoiler: show

**Cantih** · 2012-08-30 18:16

http://steamcommunity.com/greenlight/

http://www.slashgear.com/steam-green...-for-30245229/

After hearing about it for the past few weeks, Steam Greenlight has finally launched. As many of you already know, Steam Greenlight is a new system that allows developers to submit their game to the community for approval. Should the Steam community welcome the game with open arms (or, in this case, up-votes), then it stands a good chance at being added to the Steam catalog.

This works on multiple levels: first, it rewards developers who truly have something good to offer gamers. Second, it lets Steam members feel like they actually have a say in what becomes available in the Steam store, and third, it lets Valve outsource the work of wading through the piles of submissions it undoubtedly receives each and every week. At the time of this writing, 326 games are awaiting votes on the Steam Greenlight page, and that number is sure to rise in the coming days.

There are a lot of unknown games listed on Steam Greenlight, but some immediately recognizable games include the likes of Mutant Mudds, Project Zomboid, Rekoil, and Kenshi. Valve said in a statement today that the Steam Greenlight we’re seeing now is the product of months of testing with indie partners and beta members, and that the company is planning to grow and improve Greenlight as time goes on, just as it has with Steam’s other features.

Since developers can submit assets from their games at any point in the development process (and there isn’t any approval process before a game shows up on Steam Greenlight), we’re expecting the number of game listings to grow pretty fast from here on out. Therein lies one of the problems with Greenlight, however: if developers are constantly submitting new games for the community’s approval, it seems like there would be a pretty good chance that games worthy of attention end up getting lost in the crowd. We shall see if that’s the case shortly. Have you found any games worthy of your vote in Steam Greenlight yet?

SO GET VOTING! Unlike Kickstarter, you needn't pony anything up, just vote, so those of you with a lack of funds can help too.

My immediate recommendations for your attention

Perpetuum
Gnomoria
Wizardry 8
Secrets of Grindea