Piranha Games and Infinite Game Publishing are doing something special in memory of 1 of the youngest MechWarrior fans. Five-year-old Sarah Marie Alida Parries of Vancouver, British Columbia, a devout fan of Mechwarrior Online, recently lost her fight with cancer. The team behind her favorite game has found the way to honor her memory and continue the fight.

Sarah and her father played together often, with Sarah preferring the Jenner (with streak SRMs). To honor her, a custom Jenner Class Chassis Champion mech, “Sarah’s Jenner” can be bought for $10 through August 20, 2013. 100 pc of the proceeds would be given to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Sarah’s Jenner has a novel exterior styling and a ten percent experience boost. You could look at the Jenner in action below and buy your individual here. MechWarrior Online could be exiting its open beta phase on September 17. The title is free-to-play.

Our Take
I don’t play MechWarrior Online, but i could purchase this type of Jenners because it is a touching way for developers to honor a fan. As a parent of a nine- and five-year-old, I’ve spent many hours gaming alongside my kids (and there are many pictures with one or both with controllers on my lap). i will not imagine what Sarah’s family goes through.

Kudos to Piranha Games and Infinite Game Publishing for making the hassle to pay tribute to Sarah and her family. This can be a noble gesture and one who deserves our admiration.

Like Madden announced earlier today, players of FIFA 14 at the current-generation of systems can be ready to continue their progress when the soccer game hits the following-gen systems. Unlike Madden, however, the connection between the 2 generations for the mode may be more of a two-way street.

If you begin playing FIFA 14’s Ultimate Team mode at the current systems, you cannot only transfer all of your cards and items (players, items, coins, trophies, etc.) over if you are going to buy a higher-gen consoles (from Xbox 360 to Xbox One and PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4), but you may as well keep playing the mode going forward on either generation and any future progress should be reflected on either console.

Furthermore, should you make the switch you can retain your division standing in Seasons mode. Your status between both generations of consoles can be recognized when you finish your season and tournaments at the current system. Whatever which console you play on, the PlayStation and Xbox platforms will share a common auction market that binds their current- and next-gen systems.

You will also have a one-time option to transfer over your FIFA Points (as opposed to coins) from the Xbox 360 to the Xbox One and between the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.

This Ultimate Team interplay requires an online connection, PSN or Xbox Live account, and an EA Origin account that used for both consoles involved.

For more at the mode in FIFA 14, take a look at its upgraded chemistry system.

FIFA 14 comes out for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (as well as a bunch of other systems) on September 24, and at the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One a while later this year.

Our Take
I loved the Madden announcement earlier today, so it’s even cooler that FIFA is letting you retain ever more within the transition. Some have questioned why anyone would own both current- and next-gen versions of FIFA or Madden, but given you will get a number of months head start on playing a brand new product by picking up the present-gen version, for sports fanatics like me that’s too long to move without.

If you’re tough enough to battle the sweltering August heat in Dallas, Texas, QuakeCon awaits you. This year’s event could be held from August 1 through 4 on the Hilton Anatole Hotel.

In addition to his annual keynote (August 1, 4:30 pm Central), id Software co-founder and technical director John Carmack would be delivering a presentation titled “The Physics of sunshine and Rendering.” This talk, that can be very heavy at the science, is scheduled for August 2 at 5 pm Central.

Quake Live tournaments might be happening in both head-to-head and 3-person team varieties. Free-for-all Doom II matches can also be happening. The Quake Live Duel Invitational is meant for pro gamers and people with an intensive history with the title. To register for the Quake Live Duel Invitational, click here.

Finally, the total list of exhibitors for the development was announced. Plastic Piranha’s Rekoil might be accessible (505 Games) and Interceptor’s Rise of the Triad could be celebrating its release. Our previous coverage shares additional info on other titles to be featured.

• 505 Games
• ADATA Technology
• AT&T
• BAWLS Guarana
• Cooler Master
• CPU Magazine
• DELL/Alienware
• Enermax & LEPA
• FRAGapparel
• Gigabyte
• Glitch Gaming Apparel
• GX-Gaming
• Hi-Rez
• In Win
• Intel
• Interceptor Entertainment
• MAINGEAR
• McPVP
• Micro Center
• Modders-Inc.
• NVIDIA
• PC Perspective
• Plantronics Gaming
• Symbiote Studios
• Twitch.tv
• UPPER Cut Circuit
• Ventrilo
• XoticPC

To register, visit registration.quakecon.com. Admission is free, and attendees are encouraged to bring their very own PCs.

Our Take
My friends that enjoy gaming on PC tell me that there’s no LAN party like a QuakeCon LAN party. Besides the fact that you are like me and follow consoles, there are various of reasons to visit QuakeCon. Wolfenstein: The recent Order, The Evil Within, and The Elder Scrolls Online are going to be appearing on PC and next generation consoles.  

It may be tough to succeed in the belief of a game. In spite of everything, we’ve been working as much as that very moment. Sometimes we walk away satisfied, other times we’re disappointed.

As someone who has felt both feelings, I always wonder what endings others think hit it out of the park. Irrational Games’ BioShock series have been the foremost consistent delivering the categories of endings i need. i like once I take into consideration an ending well after I’ve beat a game. It’s hard to disclaim that endings have become increasingly important to us. The Mass Effect 3 ending left many fans fighting for something more, which resulted in DLC for more clarification.

As games start telling deeper stories, we’re more attached to characters and tuned into what’s happening inside the story arc. The ending is the very last thing we need to hold directly to a few game. What number of you right once you finished The Last people went an discussed the ending with someone? The necessity to analyze and think about these moments are section of why our Spoiled! videos have become so popular. Discussing the tip lets us put the sport in perspective and evaluate if it’s effective. Endings might be so wildly debated that it’s fascinating to see a plethora of opinions on what games people felt got it right. 

What games feature a few of your favorite endings? Why do you want them most?

Note: If you are going to discuss spoilers, please put a big spoiler alert before you go into detail. In spite of everything, you simply might entice someone to aim out a game they never considered before, and who desires to be spoiled on something you concentrate on among the best finales? 

Our team at San Diego Comic-Con told you about PopCap’s Zombie Munny auction for charity last week. Today, we have details on the right way to have one in every of your own and help charity whilst.

PopCap has opened the auction for these collectible corpses. There are 25 to select from, including Commander Zombie Shepard. Prices currently range from $100 to over $300, with the auction wrapping up in on July 29 in the dark Pacific.

You can see the entire range of custom, artist-designed Plants vs. Zombies Munny figures here.

Our Take
Whether you like Plants vs. Zombies or simply the undead, there are some cool designs worth testing. My personal favorites are Ground Control to Major Zom, BANZAI!, and Hypnoshroom. The lot of them are impressive, or even should you don’t plan to purchase, head on over and have a look.