Weekly Roundup #20

Orion 2.0, Jingle Jam 2016 games shortage and the third Zup! game.

First off Orion, that game about the dinosaurs and the Activision lawsuit is now approaching its biggest content update yet. 2.0 delivers ships, open world galaxy exploration, at least 30 new maps, missions/quests, achievements, steam trading cards, new enemies, more items (including an ion blade) and a heap of other cool stuff.





If you're interested here's a link to the Steam page but hurry because after the 20th (the release date of the update) the game will be priced at a hefty $15 compared to its current price of $1. 

Also in January we will be talking to David, the founder of Trek Industries about the 2.0 update and what's coming in the future


If you were one of the people who bought the Jingle Jam 2016 bundle in the last few days then you won't be getting everything that is shown. 



The Humble Bundle page for Yogscast's latest Jingle Jam shows that some games are 'sold out for new purchases'. So far the only game that has this status is King Arthur's Gold but the games tomorrow, on the 23rd, 30th and 31st have been given this status aswell.


Lastly Zup! 3 has been submitted to greenlight. For you unfamiliar with the Zup! series it is a set of 3 games (so far) made on click team fusion 3. The objective is to click the red box and make sure your ball lands in the green area. The first game was given overwhelmingly positive reviews for the fact the game had 118 achievements which could be earned in less than 15 minutes of playtime. 



These achievements could be used on steam to spell out a word on your profile and some had pictures like the face of Gabe Newell. The second Zup! was released 2 months later but this time had 229 achievements. If you're interested in being a collector you can buy both of them for less than $2!


Tom Clancy's The Division is now Free for the Weekend

The weekend is here! This time Steam has given us The Division, Ubisoft's rpg shooter to try out.




Until Monday Steam users can download and play the Division which takes place in a quarantined New York after a small pox outbreak. The game can be downloaded here.

Hello Games are Hiring Staff

Since the new update for No Man's Sky Hello Games have been talking again and this time they're looking for staff. 

On Monday Sean Murray tweeted saying:

Happy Monday! If you are looking for something new, we are hiring:



He then gave a link to a page where a list of jobs were vacant. Could this mean we could be getting updates for No Man's Sky faster?



GFMSL #6

I'm not into aviation games but after buying the Jingle Jam 2016 bundle there's one flying game that stuck out for me.

Guns of Icarus Online is one of them games that have a unique style and has never been done before. You take on a role (engineer gunner or captain) and help man a ship. You and your 4 other teammates need to work with the other ship on your side to bring down the 2 ships on the enemies side. 






The engineer's role is to hit things until they work again. The gunner can use different ammunition to take down the ships by manning the guns and the captain steers the ship and gives commands. With a steampunk look and feel, beautiful graphics and active devs make the game one of the best hidden gems on steam. 

I'm putting this game in the good game section for its fast paced gameplay and superb multiplayer. 

Weekly Roundup #19

This week has moved fast, and with us now giving some stories their own post  there's less to cram into the weekly roundup, but here's 3 stories.

First up Watch Dogs 2 first DLC has been set for a release date of 22nd December instead of the 13th due to the amount of patches needed for multiplayer. 



Also this week Yogscast's Jingle Jam 2016 has raised 1.5 million pounds at the time of writing with over 50,000 bundles sold meaning they've ran out of keys. We bought the bundle before they hit the 50k mark and we'll showcase all the games in GFMSL. If you want to donate to a good cause and receive some keys (but not all listed) then you check the jam out here.


















Lastly, Paladins, the free to play fantasy shooter got patch 39 on Monday and it brung a new map, cosmetics and a bunch of bug fixes. You can check it out here.


Rocket League gets update v1.25

Fans of the game have been waiting the arrival of a Steam workshop and they finally got it.

v1.25 brings steam workshop integration along with 3 new stadiums and a bunch of new antennas and DLC. Oh, and the Christmas 2016 items.

The patch notes can be read here and to celebrate the update you can buy the game for 40% off until Monday.

While many people are enjoying the new content some fans are having problems getting the game to work.

a Massive Winter Update is Imminent for Battleborn

Battleborn, the game Gearbox refuses to stop updating is getting its biggest patch ever. For some Battleborn is an obstacle getting in the way of them and Borderlands 3 but for the 200 people playing it at the time of writing it's about to get a lot better.



Gearbox tweeted yesterday saying they have 'big changes' for Battleborn. The patch notes can be read here.



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