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Trackmania Turbo coming to you in March
Ubisoft announced that TrackMania Turbo, the latest installment in the TrackMania franchise developed by Nadeo, will be released on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on March 25, 2016. TrackMania Turbo features an easy-to-learn, hard-to-master, arcade racing universe...
Battalion 1944 Reaches Initial Funding Goal
Recently announced World War 2 shooter ‘Battalion 1944’ has reached its initial funding goal within under 3 days of being announced. The Bulkhead Interactive team have released a new heart felt thank you trailer including clips of all the support they’ve received from...
Zombie Vikings is coming to Xbox One
After being released on both PlayStation 4 and Steam, Zoink Games is now releasing Zombie Vikings digitally on Xbox One with a lot of bonus content. The Xbox One version will be released later this year and besides the added content it will have Xbox One specific...
Social puzzle game ChubbyRoll coming to mobile
Mobile game developer Ahoy Games has announced ChubbyRoll, one of the most beautifully designed and challenging puzzle/logic games slated for 2016. Those interested can watch the game’s full trailer down below. Players will be delighted by the game’s excellent...
Knights and Bikes announced
Foam Sword has announced their new game, Knights and Bikes. The game is a co-op action adventure set in a beautifully hand painted 3D world, inspired by The Goonies, Earthbound and childhoods. The game takes place on Penfurzy Island, off the coast of Cornwall, a place...
Typoman Demo coming this week for Wii U
Brainseed Factory and Headup Games are stoked to announce the demo of the award-winning Wii U exclusive game Typoman. It will be released on 4th February 2016. To celebrate the release of the demo and the recent update, Typoman will be discounted by 15% in the...
Assassin’s Creed Identity coming to iOS
Today, Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed Identity, the franchise’s first Action-RPG, will launch on iOS devices on February 25, 2016. The mobile-exclusive game takes place during a fan-favourite time period, the Italian Renaissance. Assassin’s Creed Identity...
Black Desert Online Releases March 3
Daum Games today announced that Black Desert Online will release March 3, 2016. Players have until February 26 to place their pre-orders on the official website, after which these offers will expire. Additionally, today also marks the start of the second Closed Beta...
We are Doomed coming to Vita
Vertex Pop has announced that twin-stick laserbeam shoot-em-up We Are Doomed is coming to the PS Vita on February 9th. It is priced at $9.99 / €9.99 and supports Cross Buy with the PS4 version released last year. We Are Doomed is a twin-stick shooter where you zap...
Happy Tennis joins AppleTV
Home-grown game developer Happy Labs is proud to present Happy Tennis, a casual multiplayer party game built exclusively for Apple TV. The region’s first motion-sensing game designed for Apple TV, the game will be launching on the tvOS App Store for SGD 6.98 (USD...
GOG.com introduces early access
GOG.com unveils its take on early access, featuring hand-picked games in development that are still being crafted and refined. "Our goal has always been to offer a selection of titles that are both excellent and worth your time. Nowadays, we're seeing more games that...
Rise of the Tomb Raider now on PC
Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics, announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider is now available for purchase on Steam and The Windows Store. The PC version, led by Nixxes Software, will bring stunning visual improvements to Lara Croft's continuing adventures, including 4K...
Insurgency Day of Infamy WWII Mod Now Available
With the release of the Insurgency update today, the developers are pleased to announce that the community mod project, Day of Infamy, is compatible with the default version of the game and will no longer require players to opt into the beta branch. Day of Infamy...
Chrome Extension Plays.tv captures Twitch moments
Plays.tv, the video-sharing platform for gamers, today introduced the Plays.tv Chrome Extension, now available in the Chrome store. The extension allows Twitch viewers to quickly capture, trim, and share any moment from a livestream with a click, hotkey, or by typing...
Elsword Royalty Reborn
KOG Games, a leading developer and publisher of popular free-to-play action MMORPGs, today announced Elsword's next installment of their Season Two update series has launched with the all-new Royals series! The latest in-game updates feature a full makeover for Eve...
Atari Launches Pridefest, Celebrating LGBTQ Equality
Atari, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, today announced the worldwide availability of Pridefest, an original social-sim game inspired by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community....
Project CARS expansion available
Project CARS continues its commitment to deliver fresh new content and updates via its on demand program today, with the release of the Stanceworks Track Expansion: featuring two modified vehicles from the renowned car culture enthusiasts, Mad Mike Whiddett’s insane...
The Jump 2016 is crash landing on mobile today
All 4 Games Channel 4’s Glasgow-based games publishing arm, today announced that The Jump 2016 is available to download from the App Store, The Google Play Store and the Amazon App Store for free now! To celebrate the launch of the latest series of The Jump this...
Battlefleet Gothic Armada begins pre-orders
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, the new space RTS set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe from Games Workshop, today unveils the Narrative Trailer. This video, composed from some of the game's cinematics, introduces the ambitious solo campaign which will plunge players into...
A Garden To Harvest And Grow
Indie game developer and publisher VaragtP Studios is proud to announce January 28th 2016 as the official Steam release date of Plantera - a fun relaxing harvesting game with your very own garden to grow. The game challenges you to create and maintain your virtual...
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered coming to PS4
Valiant citizens of Gallia, to arms! Bid farewell to your loved ones, because it is time to defend our peaceful nation from the Empire. Valkyria Chronicles, the critically acclaimed PlayStation®3 tactical RPG, will be remastered and released in the Americas and Europe...
Planet Stronghold Colonial Defense released
Indie developers Winter Wolves releases their first sci-fi visual novel / collectible card game hybrid. Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense brings you back in time in the early settlement days of the Planet Stronghold colony. By a bizarre coincidence, two captains,...
Death by Game Show is Out Today
In the 26th century, humanity has become incredibly dumb, and your average IQ―suddenly much higher than everyone else's―gets you into big trouble. Death by Game Show is available now on Steam across Windows, Mac, and Linux! Endure "rehabilitation" or die on the stage...
In The Heart of Motorcross
PQube is excited to release a new action trailer for MXGP2 – The Official Motocross Videogame which is scheduled for launch on March 31st 2016 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC (Steam). The main elements of this action trailer are the tracks of MXGP of...