Arcen Games, best known for AI War: Fleet Command, and A Valley Without Wind, have just announced that its turn-based strategy god game Skyward Collapse is out now for Windows PC and Mac OS X on Steam, GamersGate, Green Man Gaming and the Arcen Store. (more…)

It was a tough battle until the very last hours but Full Control’s Jagged Alliance: Flashback managed to reach its Kickstarter funding goal of $350,000 ( raising $368,614 in total from 7,167backers ). The campaign began on April 23, following an announcement of the developers’ intent to make a game that rebooted the series in a direction fans loved. (more…)

Electronic Arts today announced Need for Speed Rivals, an action/racing game created by EA’s newest studio Ghost Games, and powered by the Frostbite 3 game engine. Ghost Games also announced today the long-awaited return of Ferrari to the Need for Speed franchise. (more…)

Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge, Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant, and Wizardry 8, games, three acclaimed RPGs which have appeared on many “all-time best” lists and have received numerous distinctions, are now available for download on GOG.com. (more…)

Warner Bros. today announced Dying Light, a first-person, action survival horror game with a day-night cycle set in a vast open world under development by Techland. At daytime, you will traverse an expansive urban environment overrun by a vicious outbreak, searching for supplies and crafting weapons to defend against the growing infected population. At night, the hunter becomes the hunted, as the infected become aggressive and more dangerous. (more…)

Poker Night 2 is now available for download on the App Store for $4.99 developer Telltale game’s has announced. In the game you take the fifth seat at the table and you are joined by an all-star cast that includes star Claptrap from Borderlands, Brock Samson from The Venture Bros., Sam from Sam & Max, and Ash from Evil Dead/Army of Darkness, while GlaDOS from the Portal and Portal 2 games is dealing every game. (more…)

Rockstar Games today revealed the full details of the Special Edition and Collector’s Edition of Grand Theft Auto V– which will be available for worldwide pre-order starting today from participating retailers. As an additional bonus, those who pre-order any edition of Grand Theft Auto V (including the Special Edition, Collector’s Edition or the standard retail edition) between now and September 17th will get access to pilot the Atomic Blimp in-game vehicle. (more…)

Deep Silver today announced that 4A Games will be supporting the critically acclaimed Metro: Last Light with a series of original single player content packs throughout the summer which can be purchased at a discount with the Season Pass, now available on Steam, Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Network.

The Season Pass also grants an additional weapon, the deadly Abzats, a semi-automatic shotgun rifle with a devastating secondary fire mode that unleashes six shells in one blast. (more…)

DICE has send over a press release announcing that the highly-anticipated action blockbuster Battlefield 4 will be available on the the Xbox 360, the PS3 and the PC on November 1st 2013. Battlefield 4 will also be available on the next-generation hardware systems, the Xbox One, and the PlayStation 4

Those who pre-order Battlefield 4 will receive the Battlefield 4 China Rising premium digital expansion pack at no additional cost. In this DLC you will fight for dominance across the vast and majestic Chinese mainland in four massive multiplayer maps, using all-new vehicles and high-tech military equipment. (more…)

Might and Delight, creators of the acclaimed retro styled platformer Pid, today reveal more details of their new game project Shelter, and released some early gameplay footage for you to see.

“We have been dying to show a lot more of Shelter and couldn’t keep things under wraps anymore. It’s still a game very much under development, but we’re thrilled to finally show some gameplay footage”, says Andreas Wangler, lead level and game designer, Might and Delight. (more…)

UFO Interactive Games, in partnership with Tragnarion Studios today announced the upcoming worldwide release of Scourge: Outbreak on XBLA on July 3, 2013. The game marks the Xbox debut of a massively overhauled and vastly improved version of The Scourge Project: Episodes 1 & 2, originally released for Windows PC in April 2010. (more…)

Ludum Dare (to give a game in Latin) was founded by Geoff Howland, and held it’s first competition in April 2002. For those unfamiliar with the event, it’s a 48 hour solo competition that challenges game developers to create a game centered around a core theme that is selected through a series of community votes. (more…)

Just a couple of hours ago Microsoft Corp. unveiled Xbox One, the all-in-one gaming and entertainment system created for today and the next generation. At Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., the company showcased how Xbox One puts you at the center of your games, TV, movies, music, sports and Skype. (more…)

Having announced an exciting partnership with Games Workshop a few weeks ago, Slitherine today officially unveiled Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon and released further details about their game.

The initial game is set during the Second War of Armageddon and players will lead the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and Space Marines from the Ultramarines, Blood Angels and Salamanders Chapters against Ghazghkull Thraka’s massive Ork Waaagh! invasion through over 30 scenarios, on the hostile terrain of the planet and its gigantic Hive Cities. (more…)

Developer Stompy Bot Productions has announced that its massively multiplayer mech game Heavy Gear Assault is now being crowdfunded on Kickstarter, with a goal of $800K. Powered by the Unreal Engine 4 engine Heavy Gear Assault promises to balance the long range battles that mecha titles are known for with the devastating melee combat Heavy Gear fans expect. (more…)

Today Microsoft will be announcing a brand new XBOX and ofcourse here at GameConnect we have the livefeed available for you all to enjoy.

Here you can view the Livestream to the Microsoft XBOX announcement, which starts at 1:00PM ET/10:00AM PT, 6:00PM UK time and 19:00Hrs GMT+1. (more…)