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GameSpace.com Review-of-the-Week – Book of Demons

If you’ve been taking a look at Book of Demons that will be arriving on Steam later today for $25, you may want to check out the GameSpace review-of-the-week where “Jatobi” writes, “It’s Paper Diablo. It’s fun for what it is, but could use a little more to it. Level design is fairly simple, yet I don’t expect much more due to the constraints of movement. The card system is a cool feature, but you quickly figure out that certain cards are useless, and certain cards are just overpowered.”

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Console Neverwinter Players Can Check Out the Heart of Fire on January 15th

Neverwinter players on both XBox One and PlayStation 4 will be able to check out the Heart of Fire content expansion starting January 15th. The story is penned by the founders of Penny Arcade and sends players off on “an exciting path through the ranks of the famous adventuring company (Acquisitions Incorporated), from eager intern to a grizzled, full-fledged team member”.

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The Division 2’s First Technical Alpha to Take Place This Weekend

Lucky players who’ve been selected to take part in the first technical alpha for The Division 2 will need to be prepped and ready to go for the December 15th event. Download of the client is already available. The event is slated to “run on a certain scale and host a limited number of players so” the dev team can “gather up the feedback and the data” they require. This is an NDA-bound event that begins at 5:00 am Pacific / 8:00 am Eastern on Saturday.

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Jedi Under Siege is Underwhelming and Undercooked

The last few updates were part of BioWare’s attempt to put the genie back in the bottle by knocking the Eternal Alliance down a few pegs. Jedi Under Siege is the first real step towards a full course correction and return to the game’s roots as a story of conflict between the Sith Empire and Galactic Republic. The problem is that, at least so far, it’s about as awkward as I expected it to be.

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One Studio Would Have Earned +$350k If Its Game Could Have Launched on Epic

One of the big features of the new Epic Store is that it promises developers it will take a significantly smaller chunk of change from game sales profits. Currently, Epic takes 12% for distributing games rather than the 30% that Steam currently does. According to Bulkhead Interactive CEO Joe Brammer, his studio’s game, Battalion 1944, would have seen the company earn an additional $350,000 if it could have launched on Epic instead of Steam.

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The Crew 2 is Free to Play From December 13th to December 17th

The Crew 2 is free to play on all platforms from December 13th to December 17th. The client is, in fact, already available for download. This is a great time to try out the game if you’ve been on the fence about buying it. Just last week, the Demolition Derby update went live that includes PvP and the chance to race around the track explosively destroying others’ vehicles! Sounds like fun!