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Indie Royale’s Mayhem Bundle is live
The Mayhem Bundle, this week's manic Indie Royale collection of games, that features 6 action-heavy video games from a clutch of independent developers from around the world worth over $60 is now live. The games featured in the bundle are doublesix games' Burn Zombie...
Krillbite to launch free playable alpha for Among the Sleep tomorrow
Krillbite Studio has announced that they will release a free playable alpha of its current Kickstarter project, Among the Sleep, a surreal horror game heavily based on atmosphere and exploration. tommorow, May 14th. Among the Sleep is a first person horror game that...
Seven Studio announces Ethan: Meteor Hunter
Seven Studio, an independent studio based North of France have today announced their first project, a puzzle-platformer adventure titled Ethan: Meteor Hunter. Following unknown events, Ethan got touched by meteorites giving him the power of telekinesis. In a journey...
System Shock 2 now on Steam
System Shock 2, one of the best shooters of the 90’s, is now available for purchase on Steam, Night Dive Studios, the new holder of the System Shock 2 digital distribution rights has announced. System Shock 2, is a first-person survival horror game with RPG elements....
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller third episode coming May 16th
Reverb Publishing and Phoenix Online Studios have revealed that The Oracle, the third episode of their adventure game, Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, will be released on May 16th, on PC and Mac. “When Cognition Episode 3: The Oracle debuts for PC and Mac next...
Slender: The Arrival Review
Slender: The Arrival, the much anticipated sequel to ParsecProductions‘ first-person horror phenomenon Slender: The Eight Pages launched on the PC on March 26th. The game was co-developed by the original game creator Mark Hadley and Blue Isle Studios who promised that...
Carmageddon free today on iOS and Android
To celebrate its launch on Android, Carmageddon, the original freeform driving sensation that features anarchic drive-wherever-you-like gameplay and over-the-top surreal comedy violence is this Friday, 10th of May, free to purchase on Google Play and the App Store,...
Team Ninja confirms Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate for PS3, Xbox 360
Team Ninja, today confirmed that Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate is being developed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game will be published by Tecmo Koei America this fall as both retail packaged goods and digital download. "Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate is a great...
Total War: Rome II coming September 3rd
Sega today revealed the release date, pre-order bonus, and Collector’s Edition for Total War: Rome II. The The eighth standalone game in the Total War series of strategy games will launch on September 3rd, 2013 across all territories on both physical and digital...
Dynamighty announces CounterSpy
Dynamighty, a small independent studio based in San Francisco founded by a core team with prior experience at LucasArts and Pixar, have officially announced their first project titled CounterSpy (working title), a side-scrolling action game being developed for...
Sanctum 2 hitting PC, XBLA, PSN on 15th May
Coffee Stain Studios has announced that their first person shooter / tower defense game hybrid Sanctum 2 will be arriving on PC via Steam Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network on the 15th May. In Sanctum 2 players assume the role of one of four elite soldiers, each...
3D dungeon crawler TinyKeep seeks Kickstarter funding
TinyKeep, a 3D dungeon crawler for Windows and Mac, currently under development by programmer Phi Dinh, seeks for a £22,162 funding on Kickstarter in order to become a fully fledged game. Inspired by classic roguelikes and RPGs such as Rogue, NetHack, Ultima IV, and...
Thunder Wolves available for pre-order on Steam today
Arcade-shooter Thunder Wolves will be available for pre-order on Steam today with a discount of 20% off the regular price of €14.99, bitComposer Games has announced. Thunder Wolves puts you in the hot seat of an experienced helicopter group that has survived a bullet...
Alien Spidy launches on EU PSN
Kalypso Media Digital Ltd has just announced that its action-platformer Alien Spidy is available to purchase now on the EU PlayStation Store. To celebrate the launch of the web slinging hero, Kalypso has released a new, action packed trailer which you can view below....
The Humble Double Fine bundle is live
Humble Indie Bundle, the acclaimed series of game bundles that are sold and distributed online at a pay what you want model, have just revealed the Humble Double Fine bundle, featuring 5 masterful Double Fine gems that if you bought separately would cost you over...
Size Five Games announces Gun_Monkeys
Size Five Games, an indie developer that has received a BAFTA award for Privates, a free-to-play platform twin-stick shooter has today unveiled Gun_Monkeys, a game described as a “procedurally –Generated, physics-based, online deathmatch platform game”. "I needed a...
‘Life of Pixel’ Kickstarter campaign launched
Super Icon, a London based independent games development studio comprising of husband and wife team Richard and Claire Hill-Whittall and Steve Howard, have today announced that Life of Pixel, a Playstation Mobile title that has received praise from both critics and...
Bethesda Softworks announces Wolfenstein: The New Order
Bethesda Softworks have just announced a new title, Wolfenstein: The New Order, an action-adventure shooter slated for release in Q4 2013. The game is being developed by MachineGames, a studio comprised of seasoned developers who have created The Darkness and The...
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing launches May 22
Indie developer NeocoreGames announced today that The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, a gothic-noir steampunk action-RPG influenced by Bram Stoker’s Dracula, will release on May 22 on Windows PC for $14.99 via Steam. “We’re excited to introduce our fans to the...
Crowd-funding Campaign for Shadow of the Eternals launched
Canadian Developer Precursor Games has just unveiled its debut project Shadow of the Eternals. Developed by the creators of the critically acclaimed Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, Shadow of the Eternals is an episodic action/adventure game that “will span over...
Q.U.B.E. ‘Against the Qlock’ DLC released on Steam
Against the Qlock, the all-new time trial package for Q.U.B.E., the award winning physics-based puzzle video game developed by Toxic Games with help from the Indie Fund, is now available for download via Steam. This all-new time trial package pits you against the...
Classic RPG Darkstone coming back on iOS and Android
Fourteen years after the first "Darkstone" was created, Anuman Interactive announces its adaptation on mobiles. Developed by Delphine Software in 1999, "Darkstone" is a hack and slash game with more than 100 levels, and 4 playable character classes. “We are sure that...
North & South – The Game Pocket Edition released
North & South - The Game, the reinvented cult classic that aims delivers the fun gameplay and the retro feeling of the Amiga classic is now available on the App Store for the price of € 2.69, £ 1.99, $ 2.99, publisher bitComposer Games has announced. In North...
Magrunner: Dark Pulse debut trailer
Magrunner:Dark Pulse, the action/reflection game developed by indie studio Frogwares of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes fame, and published by Focus Home Interactive today unveils more through the very first video of the game. Magrunner: Dark Pulse is a first-person...