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Train2Game News: Borderlands 2 colour-blind mode
Borderlands 2 is set to receive a 'colorblind mode' in an upcoming patch, developer Gearbox has announced.
When enabled via the Video Options menu, the mode will display the name of the colour of each item via text on its stats card, programmer Jeffrey Broome said on the developer's blog.
All items will have this line of text when colorblind mode is enabled, including items dropped in the world, items found in a chest or vending machine, and items in the player inventory.
Players will be able to select from the three types of colour vision deficiency (Deuteranopia, Protanopia, or Tritanopia) or select "Off" to turn colour-blind mode off.
"If you aren't sure which type of colour vision deficiency you have, you can just try them out one by one until you find the one that works best for you," wrote Broome.
The programmer noted that Protanopia mode will carry a small bug when the patch is released, which will cause red and green to show up as very similar for protanopes.
"This bug was detected too late to change it in the update so it will have to be fixed in a future update (it can't be "hot fixed"). For now, people with protanomaly or protanopia should just use the 'deuteranopia' colour-blind setting instead."
Source: CVG
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Train2Game News: Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition
Posted on October 10, 2013 by Train2Game Blogger Team
2K and Gearbox Software announced that the Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition is now available on all platforms in North America, and will be available internationally on October 11, 2013.
Boasting over $100 of gameplay content for only $59.99, players have never had a better opportunity to get their hands on the critically acclaimed Borderlands 2, all of the Season Pass content, two additional character classes, plus more for such an outstanding value.
The Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition gives players the ability to take each of the six playable Vault Hunters to new levels, enjoy hundreds of hours of shoot-and-loot mayhem, and play each of the four highly popular add-on campaigns, all in one action-packed bundle. The Game of the Year Edition includes:
Borderlands 2 main game;
Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty;
Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage;
Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt;
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep;
Creature Slaughter Dome;
Premiere Club Content:
Gaige, the Mechromancer Character Class;
Gearbox Gun Pack;
Golden Key;
Vault Hunter's Relic;
Krieg, the Psycho Character Class;
Collector's Edition Heads and Skins;
Contraband Sky Rocket Grenade;
Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 1.
"The passionate support from Borderlands 2 fans continues to blow us away and allows us to offer the most value-packed Game of the Year Edition we have ever published," said Christoph Hartman, president of 2K. "Our friends at Gearbox Software continue expanding the world of Pandora, and together we will continue bringing gamers the best shoot-and-loot mayhem possible."
This is one of the most entertaining games I have played and if you liked the first one you will love this one, including all the DLC.
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Train2Game News: New Borderlands 2 DLC
Posted on September 5, 2013 by Train2Game Blogger Team
2K and Gearbox Software announced the release of new Borderlands 2 downloadable content on all platforms worldwide.
One new head and skin set for each playable character, as well as Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2: Digistruct Peak Challenge, offer a fistful of reasons for fans to continue the shooting and looting mayhem on Pandora.
"After the close of the Season Pass, we promised fans they could expect more great content for Borderlands 2," said Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software. "Gearbox has been hard at work to provide additional top-shelf offerings for the title, and both our casual and hardcore fans alike will appreciate what's laid on the table with this wave of exciting new downloadable content."
The Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2: Digistruct Peak Challenge offers 11 levels of powerful character growth, more legendary gear, and the new "Raid on Digistruct Peak" map, giving players a high-level challenge for only $4.99. When combined with the first Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack – also available separately for $4.99, or as part of the Season Pass for $29.99 – players can now take their Vault Hunters to an all-time high level of 72 and collect even more rare and valuable loot. Level 72 players will also unlock the opportunity to over-level the game as they quest for even more powerful enemies and loot in Pandora. For fans who want some vanity with a dose of insanity, one new head and skin set will be available for each Vault Hunter for $0.99 each, making all six of the playable Borderlands 2 characters more customizable than ever before.
"Fan support for the first Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack and the many individual character customization sets continues to be an important part of the overall success of Borderlands 2," said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. "With the game's one-year anniversary on the horizon, 2K and Gearbox remain dedicated to supporting the Borderlands franchise, and will continue offering fans more of the DLC they want this holiday season and beyond."
After a year of madness in the lands of Pandora, 2K and Gearbox are still continuing to expand the Borderlands 2 universe to bigger and greater things.
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Train2Game News: Sony wants your suggestions
Following the success of Borderlands 2 coming to the PS Vita just because enough people wanted it to happen, Sony has announced they want to do it more often.
Head of 2K, developers of Borderlands 2, Randy Pitchford, announced his want to bring Borderlands 2 to the PS Vita but this seemed nothing more than just a pipe dream as Randy himself admitted that his studio couldn't do it.
After this announcement talks began in Sony to make this happen. Sony spoke to Iron Galaxy, developers of Divekick and hashed out a deal to get the game ported to the hand held console with Sony publishing it.
According to Sony's Director of Third Party Production, Gio Corsi, "The Third Party Relations team at PlayStation is well-known for developing solid relationships across this industry, and this new group will work closely with our publishing partners to bring their beloved IPs to new places… We already have a project underway, the recently announced PS Vita version of Borderlands 2."
Corsi added "I will share more with you as our adventures continue and new games are made available," he writes. "In the meantime, let me know in the [PS Blog] comments what you want to see on PlayStation (PS3, PS4, PS Vita). Or contact me on Twitter through the ingenious and mesmerizing handle of @giocorsi"
So if there is a game you want to see ported now is a perfect time for your voice to be heard! I would personally love the full version of Shining Force 3 ported to PS Vita!
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Train2Game News: Xbox360 Ultimate Game Sale!
Posted on July 2, 2013 by Train2Game Blogger Team
Train2Game students with an Xbox360 will be happy to hear that they have a great game sale this month!
On Xbox360 today you can pick up Borderlands 2, Assassin's Creed 3, Far Cry 3 and Max Payne 3 for just £8.99 each which is incredible value for some of the last years biggest games. There's a range of offers which last all week too including Bulletstorm, Crysis and the first Mass Effect.
Some of the games offered over the week are as follows:
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway – £4.49
Far Cry Instincts: Predator – £4.49
Crysis – £4.49
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – £4.49
WWE 13 – £13.99
Mass Effect – £4.49
Prey – £2.69
Bulletstorm – £4.49
Dragon Age: Origins – £4.49
Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga – £14.99
This month will also see a new free game offered by Microsoft in there lead up to the launch of the Xbox One. If you are an Xbox Gold member, you can pick up XBLA tower defence game, Defence Grid: The Awakening for free instead of its normal 800msp price tag, saving yourself £6.80.
The game will be available until July 15 when a different game will be free to download.
Offers will change every day in the sale over the next week so make sure you keep checking back to see what is on offer, you could pick up that game you've been wanting for a low, low price.
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Train2Game News: Borderlands 2 Tiny Tina DLC released today
2K and Gearbox Software announced today that Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, the fourth and final add-on content campaign for Borderlands 2, is available for download today for all available platforms.
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep features the popular Tiny Tina as she takes on the role of Bunker Master in a game of "Bunkers and Badasses."
Players join the vault hunters on an epic quest of revenge and redemption through dynamic and fantastical settings filled with castles, dungeons and magic forests. Borderlands fans will also fight off more new unique enemy types in Dragon Keep than in all three of the previous add-on campaigns combined, including sorcerers, wizards, orcs, dragons and more.
"The Borderlands franchise has set a high bar for the quality and value of add-on content," said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. "Today, that bar is raised even higher with the release of Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, the most substantial add-on campaign in the franchise's history."
"As Bunker Master, Tiny Tina can change the game scenario however she wishes, making Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep the most dynamic add-on campaign Gearbox Software has ever produced," said Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software. "The Borderlands 2 development team here at our studio really pulled out all the stops to create what we think is the best value in DLC ever offered."
Critics exclaim that Dragon Keep is the most ambitious and impressive add-on campaign for Borderlands 2, with IGN calling it "The biggest and craziest DLC yet."
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep is the fourth and final add-on content campaign included in the Borderlands 2 Season Pass. The Season Pass, which also contains the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack, is still available for purchase and provides nearly $45.00 worth of content for $29.99 (2400 Microsoft Points), including:
Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack;
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep.
Players can also individually purchase Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep and the three previous add-on campaigns for $9.99 each (800 Microsoft Points) as well as the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack for $4.99 (400 Microsoft Points).
Additionally, there's never been a better time for new Vault Hunters to jump into the world of Pandora and experience the critically acclaimed shoot-n-loot mayhem, as the base game of Borderlands 2 is now available for $29.99 MSRP. When combined with the Season Pass, players will get nearly $75 of content for $60, offering hundreds hours of gameplay for an outstanding value.
You can enjoy the trailer for the new DLC below if you are over 18.
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Train2Game News: Top 3 Game Engines
Posted on May 23, 2013 by Train2Game Blogger Team
Across the past week Train2Game held a poll to see which is your favourite game engine. These are the results!
In descending order the Third most popular games engine for Train2Game Students is the CryEngine 3. It was originally developed by German studio, Crytek, as a technology demo for Nvidia and, when the company saw its potential, it was turned into a game. That first game developed using the engine was the first Far Cry.
The CryEngine 3 Free SDK, originally called Sandbox Editor, is the current version of the level editor used to create levels for the CryEngine line of game engines by Crytek. Tools are also provided within the software to facilitate scripting, animation, and object creation. It has been included with various Crytek games and is used extensively for modding purposes. The editing style is that of the sandbox concept, with the emphasis on large terrains and a free style of mission programming. The editor can also construct indoor settings.
Recently the engine has been used to create games such as Crysis 3, Monster Hunter Online and Ryse which will be released on the Xbox One.
Second in the poll was the Unity engine. Unity (also called Unity3D) is a cross-platform game engine with a built-in IDE developed by Unity Technologies. Unity is primarily used to create mobile and web games, but can also deploy games to consoles or the PC. The game engine was developed in C/C++, and is able to support code written in C#, JavaScript or Boo. It grew from an OS X supported game development tool in 2005 to the multi-platform game engine that it is today.
The Unity Engine is simple to use and as of this month free to publish to mobiles. It is clear why it is popular among Train2Game Students.
The Unity Engine has been used to create popular mobile games such as Bad Piggies, Slender: The Arrival and it was used to port Temple Run 2 to Android devices.
Finally the number one games engine according to Train2Game students is Epic's Unreal Engine. Although primarily developed for first-person shooters, it has been successfully used in a variety of other genres, including stealth, MMORPGs and other RPGs. With its code written in C++, the Unreal Engine features a high degree of portability and is a tool used by many game developers today. It was first developed in 1998 for Unreal.
The third and current generation of the Unreal Engine (UE3) is designed for DirectX (versions 9-11 for Windows and Xbox 360), as well as systems using OpenGL, including the PlayStation 3, OS X, iOS, Android, Stage 3D for Adobe Flash Player 11, JavaScript/WebGL, PlayStation Vita and Wii U. Its renderer supports many advanced techniques including HDRR, per-pixel lighting, and dynamic shadows. It also builds on the tools available in previous versions.
In October 2011, the engine was ported to support Adobe Flash Player 11 through the Stage 3D hardware-accelerated APIs. Epic has used this version of the engine for their in-house games. Aggressive licensing of this iteration has garnered a great deal of support from many prominent licensees. Epic has announced that Unreal Engine 3 runs on both Windows 8 and Windows RT.
The engine is free to download and has a small charge of $99 to publish from, as long as you don't make over $50,000 after which Epic will start to take a percentage.
The Unreal engine has been used in countless games including The Batman Arkham Games, BioShock Infinite, The Borderlands games, Dishonored, The Gears of War series and countless others.
It is quite clear why the Unreal Engine is the most popular engine among Train2Game Students.
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Train2Game News: Games Industry News – 17.05.13
It's the end of the week so it is time for the Train2Game round up of Games Industry news from across the week!
First of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment released a teaser trailer for Batman Arkham Origins. This most certainly is a tease! The full trailer is scheduled to be released on May 20, the day before the big Xbox reveal. You can enjoy your teaser here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvQXipKxrCE&feature=youtu.be
To continue our trailer theme, a trailer for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag was also released earlier this week. This is following comments made by CEO Yves Guillemot who stated that they don't expect AC4 to do as well as it's predecessors. This cautious approach is a refreshing change. You can enjoy the PEGI 18 trailer here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Iys4wq7O_fQ
2K and Gearbox Software today announced that the sixth playable character for Borderlands 2, Krieg the Psycho, is now available via digital download across all available platforms for $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points. The Psycho Pack offers fans a chance to play with one of the most iconic personalities in the Borderlands universe. The sixth playable character for Borderlands 2, Krieg the Psycho, harnesses his psychotic multiple personalities to give the bandits and baddies of Pandora a taste of their own medicine. Vault Hunters can use the new character class to shoot and loot their way to new heights in Borderlands 2 with the recently released Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack. The pack raises the level cap to 61 for all six characters, unlocks a third play through called Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, and is available now for $4.99 or 400 Microsoft Points as a standalone purchase. It is also included as part of the Borderlands 2 Season Pass.
Valve has announced the Steam Trading Card beta is available for sign up now. Fans participating in the beta can unlock virtual trading cards by playing selected titles including CS: GO, Portal 2, Dota 2 and more to come. The cards can be turned into game badges and trade-able Steam community items, according to info on the Steam site. Full sets of cards can be combined to earn Steam badges, all of which will contribute to your overall Steam level. "Up to half the card set is dropped through game play, the other half is earned through your collecting prowess," says the blurb. Collecting prowess means that you can get more cards by interacting and trading with fellow Steam community members. Images on the Steam Trading Cards page indicate that these could entitle you to money off purchases on the Steam store. If you'd like to sign up for the beta, you can do it here.
Tech website The Verge is reporting that Microsoft is about to kill off its points system, the method by which we use to buy products off Xbox live, and is moving instead towards using real world prices, and allowing gift cards to pay for its services. These gift cards will supposedly work in the same way as Apple iTunes vouchers do, and the change will also allow users to buy with normal credit or debit cards. This comes after Windows 8 was changed late last year to reflect real-world prices rather than points. This should be confirmed to be true or not at this years E3.
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Train2Game News: Borderlands 2 additions on additions!
Posted on March 26, 2013 by Train2Game Blogger Team
Exciting news for all you Train2Game Vault hunters out there! 2K and Gearbox have announced a new Downloadable character for Borderlands 2.
The new character is based on one of the in game Psychos! The character, Krieg, rewards players for high-risk behaviour such as running into crowds, with skills allowing him to, among other things, regain health while attacking enemies.
The new character will be available in May for 800 Microsoft points or $9.99
In addition to the new character, on April 2 the level cap will be raised from 50 up to 61. This is the same level rise the original game saw. This addition will cost $4.99 for console and PC but those with the season pass will get the level rise for free.
That's not all however! A new level of gun rarity is being introduced. Pearlescent gun's will be added making them the rarest loot in the game to date.
Finally, in a free update, an Ultimate Vault Hunter mode will be added which will be playable by anyone who has completed the True Vault Hunter mode. Giving you plenty of time to rise those extra 11 levels. In simple terms this game now has a Game Plus Plus!
With this plethora of additions it will give you another game play experience for a very low price.
Gearbox confirmed that a fourth DLC campaign is still set to arrive before the end of June.
You can enjoy Krieg's reveal trailer from PAX below (Mature audiences only):
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Posted on March 1, 2013 by Train2Game Blogger Team
It's the end of the week so it is time for a round up of news from Train2Game!
Ubisoft revealed the name of the next instalment in the Assassin's Creed saga, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. The evidence is all pointing towards a Pirate theme but whether the Assassin is a Pirate or battling Pirates waits to be seen. Ubisoft are releasing more information on Monday.
Two weeks ago, 11 bit studios offered gamers a chance to buy its secret next game at half price. Today, that secret game was unveiled as 11 bit studios announces Anomaly 2, the sequel to the award-winning strategy game, Anomaly Warzone Earth. Anomaly 2 will deliver a hardcore real-time strategy experience with exceptional tactical variety, intense multiplayer and remarkable visuals. You can view the trailer, here.
2K and Gearbox Software announced today that the Borderlands 2: Add-On Content Pack is now available in stores. The pack is a single packaged product that adds hours of additional gameplay with Borderlands 2's first two add-on campaigns, Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty and Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage, as well as a fifth playable character, Gaige the Mechromancer. In addition, bundled in the pack is The Creature Slaughter Dome battle arena, unique weapons including the Gearbox Gun Pack and Skyrocket Grenade, some extra heads and skins for your character and a Golden Key to unlock the chest in Sanctuary.
The previously canadian-exclusive console, the Wii Mini, has found its way to UK online retailers. Both Amazon and Game are listing the console at £79.99. The Wii Mini is essentially a stripped Wii in that online functionality and Gamecube games support has been removed. The console only supports disc-based games. It will be released in Europe on March 22.
Finally Microsoft are having a huge games sale at the moment. The sale started on February 26 and will run to March 4. The sale is seeing up to 75% off big games such as the Halo, Resident Evil and Call of Duty titles. The games on sale change daily so make sure you keep an eye on it or you might miss something you want at a low, low price.
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