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Pre-alpha gameplay trailer for 7 Days to Die released
A Pre-alpha gameplay trailer for 7 Days to Die”, an open world, voxel-based, sandbox game blending the best elements of FPS, Survival Horror, RPG and Tower Defense style games, has been released by indie developer Fun Pimps. Those not familiar with the game should...
The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief chapter 1 out July 23
Nordic Games today revealed the first in-game trailer with audio commentary by KING Art for The Raven – Legacy of Master of Thief chapter 1, available to download for PC, MAC, Linux on July 23rd. The trailer, narrated by Marco Rosenberg, Executive Producer at King...
PS3 exclusive Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers officially announced
Namco Bandai today announced Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers, an exlusive PlayStation 3 fighting game that will feature an all-star cast of characters from the Sanctuary, Poseidon and Hades arcs within the Saint Seiya universe, one of the most beloved and well received...
Gaijin Games launches browser-based endless runner CommanderVideo
Gaijin Games has unveiled CommanderVideo, the studio's first-ever endless runner starring the eponymous CommanderVideo. The free-to-play browser-based game features the 16-bit aesthetic of Runner2's retro levels, randomly generated environments, leaderboards, and...
Cube World paid Alpha now available
Cube World one of the most hyped indie games in recent memory has an alpha built which you can buy and download right now. With gameplay inspired by Diablo, Zelda, Minecraft, and many other classic Role-Playing Games, Cube World is about roaming the world, completing...
Prince of Persia The Shadow and the Flame officially announced
Ubisoft announced that the legendary Prince of Persia series will come back on mobile devices with Prince of Persia The Shadow and the Flame on July 25th on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch as well as on Android devices, through Google Play and Amazon. Prince of Persia The...
Gran Turismo 6 demo now available
Sony Computer Entertainment announced that a playable sample of Gran Turismo 6 is available now via PlayStation Store. The demo offers a quick tutorial that includes tips and tricks on the controls and navigating around the track, and four warm-up races using two...
Double Fine’s Broken Age heading to Steam Early Access for additional funding
Despite the fact that Double Fine's raised $3.3M from Kickstarter crowdfunding for Broken Age (formerly Double Fine Adventure) this amount sees that isn't enough to help the developer complete the game. So in in a backers-only update on Kickstarter founder Tim Schafer...
Klei Entertainment announces Incognita
Klei Entertainment, best known for Mark of the Ninja and the Shank titlee, has announced its next project, which will be a "turn-based espionage game" titled Incognita. Klei co-founder Jamie Cheng stated that the game would be procedurally generated, and would have...
Pre-order incentives revealed for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Square Enix Ltd. today announced the key pre-order incentives for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, which is due to release on 14th February 2014 for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Two key pre-order incentives are planned which are the following, the...
BluBee Games announces Iron Soul
BluBee Games, a small game dev team located in Tehran, Iran, unveiled Iron Soul, a fusion of 3rd person shooting and fast platforming in a story driven, 3D action game scheduled for release on early September (2013) for PC and Mac via digital distribution platforms....
Monster Shooter 2: Back to Earth officially announced
Mobile game developer Gamelion today officially announced Monster Shooter 2: Back to Earth; the highly anticipated sequel to its 10 million-selling smartphone smash hit, Monster Shooter which is set to deliver a massive update to the acclaimed franchise. “Our players...
Award-winning adventure Proteus coming to PS3 and PS Vita
Indie studio Curve have just announced via the Playstation blog that Ed Key and David Kanaga’s award winning PC indie game, Proteus, will be arriving on both the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in Autumn this year. Proteus is a game all about exploration, mystery, colour...
Eight new games advance through Steam’s Greenlight
The next wave of games that were given the green light by the Steam community has just been revealed. 8 games managed to advanced through Greenlight this time which are in alphabetical order the following: Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller Day One : Garry’s Incident...
Edge of Space is now available via Steam Early Access
HandyMan Studios, in conjunction with Reverb Publishing, have today announced that Edge of Space is now available for download via Steam Early Access. Edge of Space is a sandbox survival-adventure game set in deep space gives gamers the opportunity to terraform the...
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded now available
UIG Entertainment, a leading German publisher, and original designer Al Lowe have announced that one of gaming’s more infamous characters, Larry Laffer, is back in Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded which can now be downloaded on PC, Mac and Linux for 13,99€. Re-made,...
Oniken creators unveil Odallus: The Dark Call
JoyMasher, the creators of Oniken and free games MRC6-454, Major Maox and Sigurdr's Havoc, have today unveiled their next project, a NES inspired action exploration platformer that takes place in a dark fantasy world titled Odallus: The Dark Call. “In search for the...
Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 Review
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is an episodic action-adventure video game series based on the webcomic Penny Arcade. Hothead Games developed the first two episodes. Episode 1 was released on May 21, 2008 and episode 2 on October 29,...
Free-to-play ‘March of War’ available now through Steam Early Access
ISOTX, developer and publisher of the award-winning Iron Grip- series today announces that the Pilot episode of the free-to-play episodic online multiplayer strategy game March of War is available now through Steam Early Access and the official website for PC and Mac....
Face Noir coming July 18th
Indie adventure game developer Phoenix Online Studios, the team responsible for episodic adventure games The Silver Lining and Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, have announced that they teamed up with Mad Orange to provide full English localization as well as...
Kentucky Route Zero Act II Review
Kentucky Route Zero, a game created by Jake Elliott and Tamas Kemenczy of Cardboard Games was developed after with a meager $6500 fundraising goal on Kickstarter was achieved. This however has not stopped the game from garnering high praise from video game critics and...
Teleglitch: Die More Edition coming this Summer
Publisher Paradox Interactive today announced a partnership with indie developer T3P to bring out an extended version of their roguelike top-down shooter Teleglitch, entitled Teleglitch: Die More Edition, on major digital distribution platforms for PC, Mac, and Linux...
Colin McRae Rally out now on iOS
Codemasters today announced that Colin McRae Rally is now available from the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch complete with upgraded and tuned content based on the acclaimed 2001 PlayStation title Colin McRae Rally 2.0. “It’s an exciting challenge to bring...
Deep Silver announces Limited and Fan Edition for Killer is Dead
Deep Silver today announced a choice of two editions for the forthcoming action game Killer is Dead which will be released on August 30th for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The exclusive Fan Edition which will come in exclusive packaging will be available at a price...