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Valve to release Steam Machines in 2014

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Steam Machines

Bringing PC style gaming to the living room, Valve is to release a variety of Steam gaming machines in 2014, all running a new gaming operating system known as SteamOS.

According to the information provided by Valve, there will be multiple SteamOS machines to choose from, made by different manufacturers, and 300 beta participants will be chosen at random to test out SteamOS, taking advantage of a high-performance prototype in order to test out the system prior to its full release and provide important user feedback on how the system is functioning.

Whilst the system will be able to be controlled via mouse and keyboard input, it has also been optimised to work well with gamepads, allowing users the creative freedom to choose between typical console gameplay and more conventional PC gaming methods.

Full information is provided on the website about how to make yourself eligible to become a SteamOS beta tester.

State Champs unveil new song ‘Nothing’s Wrong’

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State Champs - The Finer Things

Albany pop-punk band State Champs will release their debut full length album ‘The Finer Things‘ on October 8th, and the band has now unveiled a new track from the album in the form of ‘Nothing’s Wrong‘.

The new album features 11 tracks and was co-produced by New Found Glory’s Steve Klein and engineered by Sam Pura at The Panda Studios in Fremont, CA.

The band’s guitarist Tyler Szalkowski had the following to say about working on the album:

Working with Steve Klein and Sam Pura was amazing because they both have so much experience under their belts. They helped us make the best record we could possibly make.

You can listen to ‘Nothing’s Wrong‘ below.

The Departed to support Biohazard on October UK Tour

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The Departed

Grimsby based hardcore punks The Departed will be touring with Biohazard in the UK this October, supporting them as they take in 10 venues throughout the UK and Ireland.

Biohazard released the ninth studio album of their very successful career in 2012 in the form of ‘Reborn in Defiance‘ via Nuclear Blast, The Departed meanwhile will be releasing their second studio album, ‘Steal The Crown‘, on October 1st and you can therefore expect to hear plenty of new material from both of these bands on the tour.

The following is a full list of tour dates for Biohazard’s October 2013 UK headline tour:

13th NEWCASTLE TRILLIANS
14th GLASGOW CATHOUSE
15th CARDIFF FUEL ROCK CLUB
16th MANCHESTER ZOO
17th KEIGHLEY EXCHANGE ARTS
18th DUBLIN FIBBER MAGEES
19th MILTON KEYNES CRAUFURD ARMS
20th BRISTOL FLEECE
21st LEEDS PACKHORSE
22nd LONDON UNDERWORLD

Official Nintendo Magazine Celebrates 100 Issues

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Official Nintendo Magazine Issue 100

Official Nintendo Magazine celebrates its 100th issue today, marking this momentous occasion with a special subscriber cover drawn by creator of Mario and Donkey Kong, Shigeru Miyamoto.

The issue takes a look back at Official Nintendo Magazine’s 100 issues and features an in-depth interview with Miyamoto as well as a review of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, a game which will receive its official UK release on October 4th.

Official Nintendo Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Chandra Nair had the following to say about the magazine hitting its 100th issue:

I’m really proud that Official Nintendo Magazine has made it to 100 issues while still maintaining such a loyal fanbase. It’s been one hell of a ride, with a recent transition to digital interactive versions as well as print, and I’d like to thank all our loyal readers, many of whom have been there for every single issue!

The magazine is out now and available in print and digitally on iPad and Android devices.

Pierce The Veil to release ‘This Is A Wasteland’ Documentary

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Pierce The Veil

Pierce The Veil will release a brand new DVD via Fearless Records on November 11th in the form of the documentary ‘This Is A Wasteland‘. The documentary follows the band over the last year of global touring and will be available to purchase digitally on iTunes, on DVD, and in a deluxe edition bundled with a re-release of ‘Collide The Sky‘, featuring a 32 page booklet with exclusive shots of the band, original illustrations from the albums artwork design, and also notes and a personal message from the band.

Pierce The Veil had the following to say about the documentary:

Our first world tour was absolutely the craziest experience of our lives.. and we filmed EVERYTHING! Follow along as we visit uncharted territories in search of the best shows and thrilling experiences we could find along the way. This DVD is for the fans and the fans only. Thank you for letting us travel the world and share this adventure with you!

The band will be supporting Bring Me The Horizon throughout Europe later this year, along with Sights & Sounds. A full list of tour dates for the tour can be found here.

Six more bands confirmed for Warped Tour UK

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Warped Tour 2013

Six more bands have now been confirmed for Warped Tour UK, with We Are The Ocean, The Skints, Attila, The Defiled, Love Zombies, and Rat Attack the latest bands to have been added to the lineup.

The two day event will be held at London’s Alexandra Palace across the weekend of November 16th-17th, with more than 50 bands playing across the two days as well as a number of other activities taking place to make sure that the festival is as entertaining and successful as possible.

Kids In Glass Houses streaming new ‘Peace’ Studio Album

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Kids In Glass Houses - Peace

Kids In Glass Houses will release fourth studio album ‘Peace‘ next week, and the album has now been made available for streaming in its entirety.

‘Peace‘ marks the band’s first studio release away from Roadrunner Records and will be officially released via Transmission Recordings on September 30th.

You can stream Kids In Glass Houses’ ‘Peace‘ studio album below:

Dreadzone closing out 2013 with heavy touring schedule

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Dreadzone -- Escapades

Having teamed up with The Clash’s Mick Jones for the track ‘Too Late‘, Dreadzone recently released new studio album ‘Escapades‘ and will now be backing the album up with a heavy touring schedule throughout the remainder of 2013.

With a number of dates scheduled throughout October, November, and December, Dreadzone will be taking in a variety of different venues throughout the country as they look to showcase their seventh studio album to the masses.

You can check out the band’s full touring plans for the rest of 2013 below:

OCTOBER
Thur 10 WOLVERHAMPTON, Slade Rooms
Fri 11 SHREWSBURY Buttermarket
Sat 12 HITCHIN Club 85
Thurs 17 LEEDS Brudenell Rooms
Fri 18 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
Sat 26 SOUTHEND Chinnerys

NOVEMBER
Thurs 7 CARDIFF The Globe
Fri 8 BRISTOL Fleece
Sat 9 WELLINGBOROUGH The Castle
Fri 15 GLOUCESTER Guildhall
Sat 16 TUNBRIDGE WELLS The Forum
Thu 21 TOTNES South Devon Arts Centre
Fri 22 FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion
Sat 23 PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms

DECEMBER
Thu 5 NEWCASTLE Warehouse 34
Fri 6 GLASGOW Oran Mor
Sat 7 LIVERPOOL 02 Academy
Thu 12 YORK Fibbers
Fri 13 KENDAL Brewery Arts Centre

Doomriders’ ‘Dead Friends’ now Available for Streaming

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Doomriders - Grand Blood

Doomriders will release new studio album ‘Grand Blood‘ on October 15th, and the album track ‘Dead Friends‘ has now been made available for streaming.

Engineered by Kurt Ballou at God City Studios, ‘Grand Blood‘ is the followup to 2010s ‘Darkness Comes Alive‘ and will once again see the band team up with Deathwish to release the album.

You can stream Doomriders’ ‘Dead Friends‘ below:

Reggie And The Full Effect to release new album on November 18th

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Reggie And The Full Effect No Country For Old Musicians

Five years on from 2008s ‘Last Stop: Crappy Town‘, Reggie And The Full Effect will release a new album on November 18th as the result of an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign to get the album financed.

‘No Country For Old Musicians’ is the name of the new album, a sixteen track studio album which is to be released via Pure Noise Records. This album is therefore the first Reggie And The Full Effect album since his 1999 debut ‘Greatest Hits 1984-1987‘ not to receive its initial release via Vagrant Records.

James Dewees had the following to say about returning to his Reggie And The Full Effect project and recording this new album:

Writing and recording Reggie And The Full Effect for me is like finding your best friends again after years of being away and being able to pick up right where you left off… and they brought snacks.