As a military parade will take place in Beijing this week to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war, a number of services used to get around Chinese internet restrictions have been taken down or disrupted. VPN users in China will have limited access in the first week of September.
It's never easy to guess why Chinese authorities choose a particular moment to crack down on internet accessibility. But for such a historical event, Chinese authorities are sure to inspect on the Internet. Some VPNs as well as other anti-censorship apps are down during this period. VPNs send all your datas through a encrypted tunnel, change your IP address to allow you bypass the Great Firewall (GFW). An individual in Beijing might connect to a VPN in England, so they can access content that is blocked within their own country without traveling abroad, or a Hulu user one side of the globe may surf as though they're somewhere else in order to watch programing that's only available in certain parts of the planet.
Some most common VPN protocols have become unstable ahead of the upcoming military parade. Protocols including Cisco IPSec, L2TP/IPSec and PPTP will be affected. One of the VPN provider Astrill warned users on last Wednesday that they may suffer service outages between now and the parade on September 3. "Due to upcoming Beijing's military parade next week, China is cracking down on IPSec VPNs using GFW auto-learning technique," Astrill said in a message to users.
Users may find VPNs got blank or servers show timeout for several minutes, or even get stuck when started and connect to any servers. I use FlyVPN and find it takes more time to open its app today, and its HongKong servers are not so stable as usual. It's very upsetting to find disconnected from the outside world, no Gmail and no Facebook, no information from the world. Fortunately, VPN service on routers, PCs and Android devices will hardly be effected as they use more resilient protocols.
Multiplatform Dragon's Dogma Online will become available to a limited number of gamers in Japan on Aug. 27, with full service going live Aug. 31. I highly suggest playing the Japanese version even if you can't understand the language, it's totally playable and lag free on PC. What's more, there is no release date announced for international territories at this time.
A limited edition released on August 27 will include an array of 'Nemesis Series' equipment, including the 'Sword of Nemesis' and 'Shield of Nemesis'(for the Fighter class), 'Wall of Nemesis' and 'Rod of Nemesis' (Shield Sage), and 'Staff of Nemesis' (Priest) and 'Bow of Nemesis' (Hunter). The limited edition founders pack is 63$ and comes with a lot of goodies along with early access, if it comes with the freemium service, it might be worth it. The item is also sold at Amazon Japan! Find out more details bout the limited edition package here.
Players who live outside of Japan but want to play this ganme can use some proxy or VPNs. Even if you have no idea what a VPN is. You should start build your own VPN to pimp out your Gaming, Streaming, Remote Access, and security. If you want to get around a location restriction and watch live TV, and play this game in the Japan, for example, you want to make sure your VPN service provider has servers in Japan.
Many people make more than they should, but it's important to make sure a VPN has servers in multiple locations - or at least the location frequently needed. I would like to recommend FlyVPN. My VPN service costs me $6.70 per month when I subscribed for the yearly plan. It allows me view blocked websites from anywhere. FlyVPN runs seamlessly in the background - all you have to do is click to connect. There are 14 Japan servers in my package. They have optimized the network to provide the highest speeds possible with unlimited traffic.
Volume is set to be released on 18 August 2015 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. It's developed by Mike Bithell, who previously developed the award-winning Thomas Was Alone. New Zealanders can get the game in less than three hours, but you may need to wait another ten hours or even one day. If you would like to play Volume as earlier as possible, then change your IP to a New Zealand one.
Volume is a stealth game about being heard and committing crimes. Mike Bithell stops by to give the GameSpot staff a quick look at this unique-stealth, puzzler. Volume 's story is based on a modern take of the Robin Hood legend. Robert Locksley is a petty thief that finds a device called "Volume", which allows the user to simulate heists that is part of a secret military coup attempt. Enter the Volume to halt the corruption of Gisborne Industries and train the masses to rob from the rich in this reimagining of the Robin Hood legend. A hundred challenging and exciting levels lie ahead, but that is only the beginning of the Volume.
Get a free VPN (FlyVPN with free NewZealand VPN server is our choice).
Here's how to do it:
1. Download a VPN Client from http://www.flyvpn.com/download .
2. Once that's installed, run it. Login with your account. If you don't have a premium account, you can use their free VPN accounts. New Zealand server is in free account 'vpnu'.
3. You'll see a window with a server list. Find the New Zealand server and connect it.
4. When Volume is available to play, change your Steam download region in the Steam Settings under Downloads. Do so, and wait for the main menu to load up.
5. Close VPN after the game completed downloaded.
If the speed is very slow when you download Volume, you can close VPN after the game downloaded somewhere about 10MB to 20 MB. But remember to re-connect to the New Zealand server at the end of download. Some games would detect your IP at the end of downloading.
The list for games in August has already come out. There seems a lot of fantastic games is coming. PS Plus members have the opportunity to grab several hot games this week. For a full list of games coming to PlayStation on 11th August, read on.
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a first-person adventure video game being developed by The Chinese Room and SCE Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture transports the player back to the brief moments leading up to the apocalypse to explore the choices people make when they're faced with world-shattering events beyond their control.
Gauntlet: Slayer Edition
The traditional Gauntlet 4-player co-op gameplay returns in a new experience. Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Completely retuned from the original version, the Slayer Edition has upgraded abilities, redesigned enemies, and even a new game mode for a near-endless challenge.
Goat Simulator
Goat Simulator is a third-person perspective action video game developed by Coffee Stain Studios. Goat Simulator is the latest in goat simulation technology, bringing next-gen goat simulation to YOU. You no longer have to fantasize about being a goat, your dreams have finally come true!
Actual Sunlight
PS Vita - Digital
Take a walk on the thin line between hope and despair in Actual Sunlight: A short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation.The game puts you in the role of Evan Winter, a young professional in Toronto, as he moves through three distinct periods of his life. The story is linear, unavoidable and (hopefully) thought-provoking.
Commander Cherry's Puzzled Journey
PS4 - Digital
World’s one and only Yoga-Action-Platformer. You play the game using a camera and a gamepad simultaneously. Simply put, make a selfie you can walk on with your character.Commander Cherry's Puzzled Journey is a hybrid-motion control game.
Prototype
PS4 - Digital
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you and making those responsible pay.
Prototype 2
PS4 — Digital
Prototype 2 takes the unsurpassed carnage of the original Prototype and continues the experience of becoming the ultimate shape-shifting weapon. A devastating viral outbreak has claimed the lives of Sgt James Heller’s family and transformed him into a Prototype.
Space Hulk
PS3 - Digital
The legendary Space Hulk returns in this epic turn based strategy game. Set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, an intriguing story of legendary battles and heroic actions unfolds. Play as a small squad of fearless Space Marine Terminators who attempt to reclaim their honor by mounting an assault on a derelict space hulk infested by hordes of vicious tyranid Genestealers.
Xblaze Lost: Memories
PS3, PS Vita - Digital, Retail
XBlaze Lost: Memories is a visual-novel game based in the BlazBlue universe and the sequel to XBlaze Code: Embryo. Play as the enigmatic pink-haired protagonist as she navigates through a weird and wondrous alternate reality with the help of the mysterious Nobody in order to save her sister, who disappeared into this unknown world!
TorqueL
PS4, PS Vita - Digital (Cross Buy)
Torque up! Hat on! Roll, tumble, and extend to get over magma, high walls, and myriad other obstacles in this puzzle game. TorqueL is a unique 2D ‘rolling’ & ‘extend’ platformer/action/puzzle game. Including a total of 50 chambers, and 7 basic routes.
Toy Soldiers: War Chest
PS4 - Digital, Retail
Toy Soldiers: War Chest is a fast-paced genre-bending mix of strategy defense and action gameplay that brings to life the iconic toys and action figures from your childhood. Lead He-Man, G.I. Joe, and other toy armies into legendary battles and protect your toy box from increasingly devious and powerful foes.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
PS4 - Digital
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a downloadable story-driven puzzle-platformer adventure video game developed by Starbreeze Studios. Share in the epic journey of two brothers, as they set out to find a cure for their dying father. Travel across beautiful vistas, through dark and foreboding forests, down perilous rivers, up hazardous mountainsides, and experience the wonders of Nordic mythology along the way.
Today, I would like to recommend two games coming this week. You can get both of them from Steam. So if you need to play asap, you can use a New Zealand VPN to change your location. Steam won't block your account for the purpose of changing IP address to unblock games earlier.
Submerged
Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.
Release Dates:
PC (Steam) - August 4th, 2015
PS4 (US) - August 4th, 2015
PS4 (EU) - August 5th, 2015
XBOX One - August 7th , 2015
Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon is an upcoming puzzle video game developed by Tiger Style Games. It is a sequel to the multiple award winning 2009 game Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor. In Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon, you play a jumping spider. You can walk on walls and ceilings, jump, and use your silk to create threads.
Release Date: August 6, 2015
Genre: Platformer
Publisher: Tiger Style
Developer: Tiger Style
How to get the game earlier?
1. First, we need to know how to actually unlock the game early. This will be done using a VPN. FlyVPN offers free NewZealand VPN, you can get their free accounts from http://www.flyvpn.com/freetrial.
2. Pre-load the game, you can do this already regardless of your country.
3. Start Steam. Once Steam starts, it should start unpacking the game. Wait until the game is done unpacking and start it up with the VPN running to make sure it works. If it works, exit the game, select Go Offline in Steam (It's under Steam in the top left). You can close the VPN now too.
4. Go online in Steam again once the game officially releases.
Galak-Z: The Dimensional is only a few days away from release as part of Sony's PlayStation 4 summer downloadable game promotion. GALAK-Z is a modern, A.I. and physics-driven open-world action game, viewed through the lens of the classic 16-bit space shooter.
August is only less than a week away so unsurprisingly, members of the Playstation Plus subscription service are already very excited to find out which free games are in store for them. While there has not been a confirmation from Sony (as new games usually come out in the first week of every month), a lot of speculations regarding the line-up of the free games have already surfaced online. And by the looks of it, subscribers would really get their money's worth in August. According to a forum dedicated to next month's titles predictions, "Galak-Z: The Dimensional" most likely would be included in the offering.
Galak-Z offers the next-generation of shoot-em-up action, combining modern A.I., physics-driven mechanics and open-world expanse with classic 16-bit space shooter blasting. Turns out your ship can turn into a combat mech in Galak-Z. You come equipped with a sword, shield, and the ability to grapple and throw rocks, ships and more. It isn't just a game about flying around space in a ship ... because your ship can also transform into a mech wielding a giant laser sword.
Described by 17-bit Games lead Jake Kazdal as "Far Cry 3 shoved down the throat of R-Type 3," Galak-Z was one of many indie games featured during Sony's E3 2013 press conference. The games has you playing as a ship exploring space, avoiding and engaging in combat, and collecting resources in order to make your ship more powerful through upgrades. The game is randomly generated making each level unique each time you play it.
Players will take control of a variety of a spacecraft inspired by anime of the late 70s and early '80s, piloted by a cast of characters every bit as colorful as the rainbowhued explosions erupting all around them. Newtonian physics take center stage as players experience finelytuned control, blasting enemies, unleashing missile salvos, and tossing enemies into explosive obstacles.
XMPT Games is bringing DiscStorm to Vita, PC, Mac, and Linux this summer with the help of publisher Mastertronic. DiscStorm for PC is scheduled to be launched next month, on August 14.
Fast-paced and furious, DiscStorm is an arena combat game where split-second reactions are essential to dodge flying discs as they ricochet around at breakneck speed. This article will give you a few tips and tricks for the multiplayer combat.
First, the game is set to coming to North America, Australia and Europe the same day. So players who want to play the game earlier than others can use a NewZealand VPN to switch IP address to a New Zealand one, and get the game at NZT, among the earliest to enter into a new day. If you don't have a VPN account, you can resort to a free VPN account. The settings are simple, a free VPN is enough to download the game with a New Zealand server.
It's a generic 'first to ten' match that most players familiar with the genre will recognize. That's you get a point every time you hit another player and the first player to score 10 points wins the match. This game mode can be played either with or without power-ups. Using the power-up chest as a trap is a worthwhile strategy in nearly every case. You can also catch your opponents off guard by throwing all of your discs out at the very start of the match.
In certain levels, you can take advantage of unusual banked shots to fire around corners, or in the case of the space level, you can even wrap the disc around the arena to hit someone from behind.
The next mode is called 'Survival': each player gets three lives and once they're gone, you're out of the match. Much like First To Ten, you can play with or without power-ups. Use the power-up chest as bait to land hits on unsuspecting players. Either hide behind them and through through or keep your distance and wait for someone to try to take the chest.
Let your opponents kill one another off without doing any of the killing blows yourself. This is a strategy that can backfire when they realize you aren't losing any lives and then gang up on you to even things out…Deflecting is incredibly useful in this mode as you don't care who you hit, as long as you do hit them!
Another of the modes is called 'Death Disc' – a mode that has caused some of the most frantic matches we've ever had. A single disc spawns somewhere in the arena. It will be somewhere that we've determined to be a fair location regardless of how many players you have in the match. If any player is hit with the disc, including the player who threw it, that player is out of the match. If you find yourself in a Death Disc battle, try these strategies if you want to get an edge on your opponents:
Remember that you can pick up discs whilst dashing, it's a great way to get to the disc as quickly as possible at the start of the round.
If you get the disc first, the best way to secure a hit is to get as close to someone as possible. Use the deflect move to stun them and immediately throw the disc at them.
Picking up the disc after it's been thrown is tricky. A good strategy for this is to dash over to the spot where you think it will land just before it hits the ground. This should mitigate the danger of getting hit by your own disc, if you do it right…
Some of you may not familiar with VPN or don't know how to setup a VPN, just refer to the VPN tutorials.
