GameHounds 270: Valued Users

Published: July 9, 2014, 8:48 p.m.

It's the week after a holiday, and the GameHounds staff found the time to review a few games, hit up some news, and generally catch up on what's going on in the video-game industry. Topics include:- Reviews of Valiant Hearts, Sniper Elite 3, MLB 14: The Show;- Preorder DLC for Alien Isolation will nab you the original Alien movie cast;- Microsoft is sending out codes for $75 in credit for Xbox 360 users to buy Xbox One;- DOTA2 tournament streaming a Twitch channel for MOBA noobs;- Cliff Blezinski's big return to games will be a PC arena shooter codenamed BlueStreak;- Ken Levine speaks on what the Bioshock Vita game might have been;- Grim Fandango will come to PC, Mac, and Linux in addition to PS4;- Sniper Elite 3 on PS4 vs Xbox One is noticibly different;- Battlefield 4 DLC, Dragon's Teeth, is coming out, has a new conquest variation;- Project Spark will arrive in October, starter pack will be $40;- Destiny will hold a public beta for Xbox and Playstation users next week;- Release dates: Last of Us Remastered on July 29, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Diablo 3 on PS4 on August 19;- PAX South tickets on sale today, 3-day passes already sold out;Enjoy.