Mass Effect: Andromeda New Patch to Fix Facial Animations

Posted By: GamerDating - April 05, 2017

In the new patch (1.05) for Mass Effect: Andromeda, EA have focused on fixes to address the main complaints. While they've introduced standard balance changes to single player and multiplayer, and fixed some of the save game issues the main fix is here. We’ve also improved lip-sync and facial acting during some conversations, and have implemented a much-requested change that allows players to skip the autopilot sequences in

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Facebook Authentication Bug!

Posted By: GamerDating - March 28, 2017

We are aware there's a bug with our Facebook users who are attempting to authenticate at the moment, we're working on the problem and will have it resolved soon, in the meantime Standard login is still available for everyone to use. If you need any further assistance reach out to us at support.

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StarCraft: Remastered - Brood War is Back Baby!

Posted By: Alexander Brown - March 28, 2017

StarCraft® Remastered has been announced, complete with video, landing page and oooh the memories came flooding back. Brood War has a special place in the hearts of the founders at GamerDating. In fact I (Alex) can remember playing hours and hours of Starcraft. It even progressed my real world knowledge as I learnt about hubs, switches and crossover cables just so I could use the Spawn installation and play some multiplayer LAN w

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Cemu 1.7.4 Emulation of Breath of The Wild

Posted By: GamerDating - March 22, 2017

Nintendo's Zelda: Breath of the Wild hit the stores and has been rated as one of the top games this year, if not this decade. Earning a rank of 97/100 on Metacritic and taking its top spot the world is all looking at Breath of the Wild. Breath of the Wild came out alongside The Nintendo Switch and also released for the Wii U and only two weeks ago, the two developer masters behind the Wii U Emulator; CEMU released a video of Breath of the

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Battlefield 1 They Shall Not Pass Update

Posted By: GamerDating - March 14, 2017

Dice will be rolling out their first digital expansion. With this expansion it is a required download for all Battlefield 1 owners, if you do not own the expansion options will be greyed out and you will only be able to spectate the new maps. Finally they are introducing the The French forces, one of the most notable and iconic forces in World War 1. The Introduction of the French forces will bring close quarter maps, bunkers and large scale v

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Steam Reviews Do Not Count Gifts or Free Games

Posted By: GamerDating - March 10, 2017

Steam is constantly changing and, like us, adapting to the users requests and feedback. The latest update to Steam is how they are changing how review scores are calculated removing free games (promotions), gifts and free weekend reviews from the overall calculated score.  This was after feedback that friends gifted the game, with no interest in the type of genre, would review the game with a joke, or unfair judgement which would tank

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Mass Effect: Andromeda, EA Access, Singleplayer influenced by Multiplayer and MP Maps for Free.

Posted By: GamerDating - March 07, 2017

Mass Effect: Andromeda is offering both gated access to the single player and unrestricted access to the multiplayer for the upcoming EA Access. The EA/Origin Access trial for Andromeda will become available on March 16 for Xbox One and PC. No version of EA Access is available on PlayStation 4. The game is set to come out on March 21. @Xartain you can play it all in sp if you want, but it is gated (you can't cont s

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Released

Posted By: GamerDating - March 03, 2017

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a confirmed as a Nintendo Switch launch title and it is finally available, it is here, today on the 3rd March 2017! This next instalment of The Legend of Zelda series is the eighteenth main title that Nintendo has released, and is avialable both on Wii U and Nintendo Switch.  In this Zelda games you are introduced to one huge, beautiful open world. Step into a world of discovery, exp

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Stardew Valley 1-year Anniversary

Posted By: GamerDating - February 28, 2017

Last weekend marked the 1 year anniversary of the release of Stardew Valley and Eric Barone, solo developer of Stardew Valley shared his thoughts and achievements and how his life changed from working alone, quietly, to a sudden mr meeseks of the world.  Considering that I had spent the previous 4-5 years in my own little bubble, working alone, doing essentially the same thing every day… and now suddenly to be thrust into the lim

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Titanfall 2 - Live Fire Release and Double XP

Posted By: GamerDating - February 24, 2017

Titanfall 2 kicked off it's latest free DLC, introducing new specific Live Fire maps, introducing playlists, some fixes and new style matchmaking. Live Fire is a new 6v6 pilot only mode (no Titans) have under a minute to wipe out the enemy, with no respawns, perhaps born from the gifs and images where we see crazy skilled players wipe out the enemy team in one smooth blink of an eye.  "It’s fast, frantic, and

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Open Beta

Posted By: GamerDating - February 20, 2017

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands have announced that the Open Beta will take place from 23/02 12PM to 27/02 12PM. You can now pre-load the game. Ghost Recon Wildlands Open Beta is an openworld CO-OP adventure similar to the Far Cry and Assassins Creed open world game-plays. A large world with multiple missions across the zones which unlock and progress your character. In Wildlands you are pitted against the Cartel as elite Ghos

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Will Chu Be My Valentine? - Free communication for all!

Posted By: GamerDating - February 14, 2017

We love Valentines Day, and of course we do, we are gaming cupids.. or something like that. Love is in the air for gamers around the world, but for all you who remain single, we got your back. We're giving you 3 days free communication at GamerDating to find your special player 2, arrange a game date, and to have a beautiful future gaming together. We don't want you single, we want you to play co-op and to do so we

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A Gaming Valentine's Day

Posted By: Emily Toye - February 14, 2017

Valentine’s Day is here. You’ll know this because if you walk into any supermarket, card shop or restaurant they’ll have broken out the cute teddy bears holding love hearts, red roses and anything and everything made out of chocolate. It’s a day for couples to spoil each other, or to treat it as any other day of being in a loving relationship. We all celebrate Valentine’s Day differently, and any way should be amazin

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South Park: The Fractured But Whole Delayed Again

Posted By: GamerDating - February 10, 2017

South Park: The Fractured But Whole has been delayed to Ubisoft's next fiscal year. Placing release between April 2017 to March 2018. Originally pitted for release in December last year, it was delayed in September for release in the first quarter. In Ubisoft's earnings report, it was confirmed it's release is now 'scheduled for fiscal 2017-18'. The first delay back in September was accredited to the quality:

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Rainbow Six Siege - Season 2 Updates

Posted By: GamerDating - February 06, 2017

Ubisoft's tactical shooter boasted 10 million players and shared their playerbase increase of over 50% since the launch last year. Constant improvements, season 1 releases, introduction of ranked, maps, new operators and dedicated servers for custom competitive games added a sheen to the entire game. Ubisoft are not slowing down their drive for Rainbow Six Siege, as the weekend just gone saw a Free Weekend go by where PC, XBox and PS4 co

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The Last Moments of Asheron's Call

Posted By: GamerDating - February 01, 2017

Seventeen-year-old MMORPG Asheron’s Call had its plug pulled and the servers shut down for good. 17 years of characters, gameplay and the associated friendships, families, and relationships that were born from it came to a saddening end.  As one of the originals to the MMO world, Asheron's Call has influenced a world of gamers many who have met, married had children and still continued to play. PC Gamer took to the serve

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Too Much Salt is Bad for You - Relationship Advice from Emily Toye

Posted By: Emily Toye - January 30, 2017

If you’re part of the gaming community, you’ll probably be familiar with the idea of ‘being salty’. For those who are unsure of the term, it is a way to describe someone who is upset or angry about something. In the case of video games, someone might be salty that they lost a match of CS:GO or died to a boss in Dark Souls. Getting angry at a video game and being salty can be a common occurrence in many video games and

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Overwatch Introduce CTF - Capture The Rooster

Posted By: GamerDating - January 25, 2017

Overwatch has updated with a Chinese New Year seasonal event and for the next three weeks, they have added over 100 commemorative cosmetic items, new firework effects on Lijiang Tower, and the new game mode - Capture The Rooster, a play on the name for Capture the Flag.  With the Chinese New Year event you can see some of the awesome new skins below: Alternatively check out the video below announcing the welcome to the Year of the

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Gabe Newell's AMA Round-Up

Posted By: GamerDating - January 18, 2017

Gabe Newell nicknamed Gaben, is master and founder of Valve Corporation. We all know him and we all love the products he gave, Steam, Half-Life, Portal, L4D and DoTA2. Throughout the years Gaben has retained an odd legendary status, becoming a meme with the popularity of Steam and has his own fan made website where he offers sales in the guise of a saint. Gaben, the voice of valve, came to Reddit and offered to do an AMA after a

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Grandpa Plays Asheron's Call For 17 Years And Now Its Closing

Posted By: GamerDating - January 11, 2017

On November 2, 1999, Microsoft and Turbine launched Asheron’s Call, a massively multiplayer online fantasy role-playing game that stood amongst the giants of the time, EverQuest and Ultima Online. Now 17 years later, on January 31, Asheron’s Call and its sequel are coming to an end. The January 31 closure of Asheron’s Call was announced via the games’ forum: It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the e

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Settlers in Space! The Colonists - Review

Posted By: Dan - October 24, 2018

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Excuse the title, but as an old fan of The Settlers series, right back to The Settlers 2, I was excited for the opportunity to review The Colonists.

As the name suggests, the game focuses around a group of colonists and building up their settlement from scratch, but with a twist; The "Colonists" themselves are all tiny robots with their own names, unique functions and adorable little computer screen faces, created to simulate human needs and behaviours, however they grow tired of their human creators and blast off into space to make a life for themselves on a distant planet. That's where you come in (as usual - ed) as their omnipresent guiding hand.



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Curses They built a watchtower along an undefended border capturing my mothership. Game over


When you start the game the colony ship lands on the planet with the door opening to reveal a curious bot looking outside. They will then perform a short dance of joy (AI are a funny lot... - ed), the steps of the ship descend and you're ready to go. The game eases you in with a step by step tutorial in order to get the most basic functions of your colony up and running. You start by building a lumberjack hut, followed by a residence, a well and some form of food production from which the industrious little bots will create batteries to power themselves. The batteries are apparently created from combining food and water.

 

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A new colony begins to take shape as the basic essentials are put in place


It soon becomes apparent that the bots want more from life than simple sustenance and you press on to your next location for colonisation with the bots deciding to build a monument to celebrate. The responsibility of gathering the natural resources to build such a monument of course falls to you. The bots will need iron. But first they will need stone, they will need workshops to research the technology required for the construction of the monument and a number of other basics that would normally be an essential to human civilization.



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A watchtower opens fire on the enemy with freshly manufactured arrows


The interface is simple to use. In some case perhaps even a little too simple (I've taken myself back to the main menu several times by accidentally clicking the 'main menu' as there is no 'are you sure?' message). The icons and menus are all relatively clearly marked, though there has been a little head scratching in some cases as to what exactly each menu symbol is, and I have simply memorised them due to the requirement to keep going back and checking things, such as production and colony requirements as well as help and advice. For a beginner, the game does offer an abundance of advice early on, telling you exactly what you should be doing with your colony to meet the mission objectives. The game seems to utilise several graphs and percentages to keep the player updated as to the overall productivity and requirements of the colony. Personally I have never been very good at reading graphs so these are of little help to me, though I can fully appreciate their utility.



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Workshops are essential to researching technological advances for your colony but make sure the techbot has batteries and resources or she ll fall asleep


The game is aesthetically pleasing in a clean, smooth way, and the screen at no point feels crowded even when the colony starts increasing in size. Nor does it feel sparse, and overly simplified The graphics are smooth and should be easily accommodated even by  ageing or lower end PCs. The soundtrack as well as the graphical style I find to be very reminiscent of something you might play on a Nintendo Wii. The music certainly bears a resemblance to the Wii menu screen in the tones you can hear. Overall, this gives the game a relaxing feel. If you've been hammering away at a fast paced action shooter recently, and you want to kick back with something far more chilled, then I don't think games come much more chilled than The Colonists. On the other hand, I couldn't help notice that there are inventory slots in your colony ship's(warehouse) hold for arrows and cannon balls. And I get the feeling there's a good reason that the guard towers you use to expand your borders (A la early settlers titles) have hit points. I pressed on to find out what could possibly want to threaten these adorable little robots simply looking for a peaceful new life.



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Advisor menus clearly indicate the best steps to take towards making your colony a success


In the third mission, I was told 'There are familiar faces around and we should expand quickly'. The mission brief had stated there would be some combat. Moving to build my colony quickly and get things flowing as fast as possible I quickly built watchtowers to expand my territorial borders. It wasn't long before I discovered another colony to the north of fairly identical robots with the exception they had red trimmings as opposed to the blue trimmings of my own colonists. I was a little disappointed. I had hoped for perhaps indigenous creatures or possibly humans looking to reclaim their 'property' to fight.



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Turns out we re not alone on this planet. The expansion of territory from a friendly watchtower forces the enemy s borders back destroying buildings on the way


I had noticed in the previous mission in the research panel that it was possible to upgrade your watchtowers to shoot arrows, or cannon balls. This can take a while in game and as such neither your won or your enemy's watch towers can take any form of offensive action. Early game combat becomes a game of territorial push and shove. Since you can only build watchtowers at the edge of your territory, the trick seems to be to build as many watch towers close to the edge of your territory closest to the enemy as possible, filling any gaps in the sides and surrounding them. If they have no watch tower close to their border at the point you build your own, then the expansion of your territory caused by your  watch tower will destroy any enemy buildings in the vicinity. This can lead to a... faintly interesting game of push and shove and resource denial but the interest stops there. After you and your enemy have built so many watchtowers that you cannot push each other's borders back any further, it then seems to be an arms race to see who can get their towers to a level where they can fire arrows or cannon balls at each other.



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A fisherbot provides fish to be converted to batteries for your industrious worker bots


There is a depth and nuance to this style of combat I can tell, and it matches the relatively sedate feel of the game itself yet there is an underlying urgency. Not the same sort of urgency one might feel playing say Total War: Warhammer where you might be rushing an army to intercept an enemy force about to sack one of your towns. This boils down to positioning your watchtowers and running your economy more efficiently than your opponent, it's a simple as that and it does work. It's not a particularly exciting combat system, but  I don't think that was the intention, and a faster, more adrenaline fuelled style of combat would seem incongruous in this otherwise chilled, pleasing game.



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The happy bots celebrate their success on Terra Firma with a monument. To themselves of course
 

If, like me you're old enough to remember the early entries in The Settlers series then you will instantly notice in The Colonists the striking similarities to The Settlers. Notably The Settlers 2. The mothership acting as a headquarters that is the beating heart of the settlement, the system of connecting buildings via roads, which are then used by workers to carry goods and produce around the colony, the system of using military buildings to expand territory whilst denying it to opponents and most of all the relaxed, comfy atmosphere the game exudes.  I wouldn't insult the developers by saying that The Colonists is The Settlers 2 reskinned, but I will say that they have taken the core mechanics of what many may consider to be an obsolete system of real time strategy and given it a thorough dusting off with ample application of spit and polish and brought it forward into a game that can quite comfortably considered a 2018 game. If you loved The Settlers 2 then you will love The Colonists. In a gaming world of high octane shoot 'em ups, gore splattered medieval battlefields, and highly competitive multiplayer games, The Colonists is a breath of warm, fuzzy life into modern strategy gaming.


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