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Evoland Review
We first heard of Evoland during Ludum Dare 24, the accelerated video game development competition where the participants are given 48 hours to create a game from scratch fitting a theme announced at the start of the contest. The contest's theme was evolution and...
Steve Jackson’s Sorcery announced for iOS
inkle, an independent developer of interactive narrative apps, have announced that they are developing an iPhone / iPad adaptation of Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy gamebook series Sorcery!. As stated by inkle the game will be an “adventure that writes itself around...
Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods dated
Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, a new expansion to the world of Crusader Kings II, will add a number of widely requested features to the game, will be released on May 28th, Paradox Interactive has announced. The Old Gods is the fourth full expansion for Crusader...
Xtreme-LAb announces Somnium
Xtreme-LAb an indie developer based in Italy have today announced their first commercial project titled Somnium, a 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up for PC and Mac where you play as a young solder hit by a weird grenade explosion and after regaining his consciousness, he...
Remember Me available for pre-order on Steam
Remember Me, the futuristic action-adventure from developer Dontnod, a company that consists of former Splinter Cell, Rinbow Six and Heavy Rain developers, is now available for pre-purchase on Steam. Those who pre-order now will receive the Combo Lab Pack which...
LucasArts 1982-2013
When on October 30, 2012, LucasArts was acquired by The Walt Disney Company through the acquisition of its parent company Lucasfilm in a deal for $4.05 billion, many industry insiders predicted that this was the beginning of the end for the innovative game developer....
BAFTA-winning platformer Thomas Was Alone launches on PSN
Thomas Was Alone, Mike Bithell’s BAFTA-winning platformer about friendship, freedom and jumping, arrives on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita today in Europe. The game will be released alongside a new DLC level pack, Benjamin’s Flight, which provides a short...
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes release date announced
Stardock’s upcoming turn-based PC fantasy strategy title Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes will be released May 22 on Steam and pre-orders are currently available as a standalone game for $39.99. Those who purchased Stardock’s 2010 game Elemental: War of Magic...
Born Ready Games announces Strike Suit Infinity
Today, development studio Born Ready Games has announced its latest addition to the Strike Suit universe, Strike Suit Infinity, which will be released for PC on 30 April 2013. The wave-based score-chaser is a standalone title, not requiring the main game to play....
Jagged Alliance: Flashback Kickstarter launched
Danish independent studio Full Control today announced the launch of a Kickstarter campaign to develop and publish Jagged Alliance: Flashback. The 30 day Kickstarter campaign begins today with the team at Full Control looking to raise a minimum of $350,000 to help...
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger release date
Today, Ubisoft announces that Call of Juarez: Gunslinger will be available on May 22nd for £11.99 on the PlayStation Network and Windows PC and 1200 Microsoft Points via the Xbox LIVE for Xbox 360. Developed once again by Techland, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a...
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded coming this June
UIG Entertainment, original designer Al Lowe and original writer Josh Mandel, have announced that a re-made, expanded and enhanced version of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, the first part of the Leisure Suit Larry graphic adventure game series...
War Thunder announced for iOS and Android
Gaijin Entertainment today announced the development of the mobile version of its highly explosive War Thunder, its WWII combat MMO whch has attracted more than 1.5 million players worldwide. Specifically built for smartphones and tablets, the mobile version of War...
Leviathan: Warships available for pre-order on Steam
Paradox Interactive has just announced that their new strategic action game, Leviathan: Warships, is now available for pre-order on Steam. If you pre-purchase Leviathan: Warships now you will receive the Marauder Unit Pack for free allowing you to play as the heavily...
Bethesda Softworks announces The Evil Within
Bethesda Softworks just announced The Evil Within, a survival horror game developed at Tango Gameworks under the direction of renowned game designer and studio head, Shinji Mikami, who is known as the father of the survival horror genre and creator of the Resident...
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing available for pre-order
Indie developer NeocoreGames, best known for its King Arthur – The Role-Playing Wargame series, announced today that its gothic-noir steampunk action-RPG, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, is now available for pre-order on PC. As a bonus all pre-purchases of...
The Debut Bundle 2 Released
The Debut Bundle 2 from Indie Royale bringing six games currently in Steam Greenlight that are “offering you the chance to sample the indie stars of tomorrow, today” is now live and can be purchased at the current minimum of 3.51€. The games included in the bundle are...
Horror-adventure Among the Sleep gets Kickstarter campaign
Among the Sleep, the surreal first person horror game heavily based on atmosphere and exploration played from a two year old child’s perspective, is now on Kickstarter to raise completion funds. According to developer Killbrite Studio, "We have many goals with Among...
Papo & Yo released for PC
Indie developer Minority Media today announced that its acclaimed adventure game Papo & Yo is now available for PC through Steam, Amazon and other direct download platforms. Originally released in 2012 for PlayStation Network, Papo & Yo follows the adventures...
Firefall enters Open Beta on July 9th
Red 5 Studios today announced that Firefall, will enter Open Beta on July 9, 2013. Firefall is a free-to-play open world shooter that takes place in a science fiction universe 200 years in the future. Players are part of the last humans on Earth, fighting to survive...
Free-to-play Cry of Fear hits Steam on April 24th
Cry of Fear, the single-player modification of Half-Life 1, will be re-released for free on Steam on April 24th, and will be completely stand alone, meaning you won't need Half-Life to play it, developer Team Psykskallar announced. Cry of Fear which has won the...
Deadpool: The Game coming June 25th
Developer High Moon Studios has annouced that Deadpool: The Game will be available June 25, 2013 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 for $49.99, and PC with a $39.99 suggested retail price. Pre-ordering Deadpool: The Game from GameStop or EBGames will grant you a "Merc...
Sixth set of Greenlight titles revealed
Valve today revealed the sixth set of games to advance through Steam Greenlight and be offered worldwide distribution via the popular platform for games and software. The 18 games that managed to advanced through Steam Greenlight this time are in alphabetical order...
Full Control announces Jagged Alliance: Flashback
Full Control, the small indie studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark, today announced that it has begun development on Jagged Alliance: Flashback. Based on the widely popular critically acclaimed Jagged Alliance series, Jagged Alliance: Flashback won't be a reboot, but a...