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Pixel Privacy is coming to consoles
505 Games today announced Pixel Piracy, the Steam indie hit, will launch on Xbox One and PS4 in February. Presented by Re-Logic, the creators of Terraria and developed by indie studio Quadro Delta, Pixel Piracy is a side-scrolling, two dimensional real time...
Zenith the ARPG has been Greenlit
7 days ago “Zenith”, the ARPG guaranteed to make you laugh (or at least chuckle on the inside), from Inifinigon Games and publisher BadLand Indie was posted on Steam Greenlight. Today it was Greenlit with over 200 enthusiastic comments from Steam users. “Zenith” is...
How the Commodore 64 Influenced a Nation
Europe's Number One retro gaming destination are proud to announce that pre-orders for the Generation 64 Book are now being accepted. Available to pre-order for just £24.99 this highly presentable and collectible book provides a clear insight into the origins of...
Robots In The Wild needs your vote!
Surviving in “the Wild” is hard work - especially if you’re managing stranded Robots! Heatbox Games' quirky 2D puzzle-based tower defense game, Robots In The Wild, has arrived on Steam Greenlight - where it needs your support. Will you outlast vicious monsters to...
Blade and Soul Now Available
NCSoft West’s highly anticipated MMORPG, Blade & Soul, is now available in Europe and North America to play for free. Set in a world inspired by Asian fantasy, Blade & Soul invites players to jump headfirst into the game’s breathtaking personal storyline of...
Quantum Cat Games releases first indie title FlyFall
Today, independent game developer Quantum Cat Games is proud to have released its first title, FlyFall, for iOS. FlyFall is an endless arcade game with a focus on simple, customizable gameplay. In FlyFall, players take on the role of a flying bird. Players must weave...
A Quiver of Crows
After 18 months of development, the team at Sheado.net is finally ready to distribute press preview builds of their twin-stick shmup: A Quiver of Crows. “Shmups and twin-stick shooters are amongst our favorite genres,” exclaimed Chad Ata, lead developer. “There are...
Stone Age Hotel experience
Today, Ubisoft announced the launch of CaveBnB, an online contest developed for Far Cry Primal, the latest installment of its franchise. Far Cry, the award-winning franchise that has stormed the tropics and climbed the Himalayas, now brings its innovative open world...
New mecha turn based action game Dual Gear
New mecha turn based game Dual Gear for PC, Mac, PS4 and Xbox one released more info and a Indiegogo teaser today. Dual Gear is a turn based strategy game combination with action gameplay inspired from classical Japanese mech TBS games. Players can command the units...
Venture Kid Finally Coming This Week
Venture Kid, a 8 bit retro action platform game released by FDG Entertainment. Venture Kid goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes. It shines with excellent level design, highly entertaining action levels, responsive controls and a great variety of bosses. Back in the...
Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space hits consoles
Merge Games is proud to announce the imminent release of Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space on Xbox One and PS4. They will kick off 2016 in January with the release of Albedo: Eyes From Outer Space, an out of this world, first-person adventure that takes its inspirations...
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak’s New Story Trailer
The planet is dying, but deep in the southern sands of Kharak, an anomaly has been discovered. Could Kharak’s salvation lie in the desert? Led by chief science officer Rachel S’jet, the Coalition of the Northern Kiithid sends an expedition deep within enemy-controlled...
Return to Pillars of Eternity with The White March
Obsidian Entertainment and Paradox Interactive announced today that The White March – Part 2, the second expansion to Pillars of Eternity, will release on February 16, 2016. The White March – Part 2 not only adds new content to the Pillars of Eternity universe, but...
PS4 Sells over 5.7 million devices during holidays 2015
Sony today announced that the PlayStation 4 system has sold through more than 5.7 million units during the 2015 holiday season. PS4 has now cumulatively sold through more than 35.9 million units globally as of January 3, 2016. With robust support from users and...
Uncharted 4 A Thief’s End first TV Commercial
Sony and Naughty Dog just published a first TV Commercial video of the upcoming Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation...
Garry’s Mod sells over 10 million copies
Garry Newman, founder of the popular HL2 source engine based Garry's Mod informed everyone on Twitter that the game has sold over 10 million copies. Garry's Mod started as a HL2 mod and in 2006 it became a stand alone game. The studio behind the game, Facepunch...
Space 4X Game Stars in Shadow Launches on Greenlight
After years of development Stars in Shadow is nearly ready to launch and has begun its Greenlight campaign. SiS is a labor of love from a small indie team. The developers are passionate about galactic strategy games that let you control individual ships and fleets in...
Elite Dangerous: Horizons touches down
Elite Dangerous: Horizons is the new season of major gameplay expansions for the award-winning space epic Elite Dangerous, beginning today with Planetary Landings on 1:1 scale worlds throughout the Milky Way. Elite Dangerous: Horizons will introduce further major...
Sony enters agreement with Kojima Productions
Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that it has signed an agreement with Kojima Productions, a newly formed studio by the acclaimed game designer Hideo Kojima, to develop its first software title as a console exclusive to the PlayStation 4. "PlayStation's...
Hit game Cosmochoria exploring a new frontier early next year
Curve Digital has today announced that it will be bringing Nate Schmold’s much-loved, procedurally-generated, naked space adventure ‘Cosmochoria’ to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One early next year. Cosmochoria is a roguelite space exploration game which puts you in the...
Gearbox launches new studios in Quebec
Gearbox Software today announced the formation of Gearbox Studio Quebec with the goal of enhancing Gearbox Software’s mission to entertain the world. Gearbox Studio Quebec is now hiring game developers to join the Quebec City studio for its inaugural title growing to...
Star Citizen Alpha 2.0 is Live
Cloud Imperium Games (CIG), announced today that the game’s Alpha 2.0 version is now available for all backers to play. The major milestone comes as Star Citizen nears another milestone — more than $100 million in crowd funding. Star Citizen is recognized by Guinness...
LEGO Marvel Avengers Open World Trailer
The new Open World Trailer for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers introduces players to the expansive streets of open world New York City, as well as additional HUB environments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to freely roam and explore. LEGO Marvel Manhattan is bigger and...
Warhammer 40k Dark Nexus Arena Hits Early Access
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Nexus Arena, a MOBA/Shooter hybrid from Whitebox Interactive, releases onto Steam Early access today with a new game mode and playable character. In the new Soul Hunter game mode players slay opponents on the other team, then collect their souls...