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Mark of the Ninja Review
There’s something fundamentally different and interesting about stealth games. The best stealth games are about providing the player with a suite of information and abilities and then letting them approach the game’s encounters as they see fit, and thankfully Mark of...
Miner Wars 2081 launches on November 28th
Indie developer Keen Software House has just revealed that Miner Wars 2081, their action-survival space-shooter simulation-game, is scheduled for release on November 28th, 2012, on all major distribution platforms: Steam, Gamestop, Gamersgate, Desura...
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 release date
Tecmo Koei have just announced that the second video game adaptation of renowned action manga ‘Fist of the North Star, entitled ‘Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2, will be released on the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox on 1st of February 2013. Fist of the North Star:...
Primordia now available for pre-order
Primordia, the post-apocalyptic PC adventure game, developed by Wormwood Studios, and published by Wadjet Eye, will be released on December 5th, but is available for pre-order starting today. Primordia will feature over 50 hand-drawn environments, painted cutscenes,...
Jet Set Radio iOS, Android and PSVita release dates announced
Sega have revealed the release dates for Jet Set Radio on iOS, Android Devices and the PlayStation Vita system. PS Vita players can run rampant in Tokyo-to on the 20th of November, while iOS and Android fans of the graffiti-based action game will be able to purchase...
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm DLC announced
Blizzard Entertainment have officially announced that StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, the first expansion to Blizzard’s award-winning real-time strategy game StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, will be available in stores and online beginning March 12, 2013. Heart of...
Need for Speed: Most Wanted demo released on PSN and XBLA
Need for Speed: Most Wanted, the nineteenth title in the long-running Need for Speed franchise that was released worldwide last month for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, iOS and Android, has now a demo available through PSN and XBLA. The...
History Legends Of War announced
Following the successful lunch of History Great Battles Medieval for consoles and the critically acclaimed Battle Academy for iPad, Slitherine have once more teamed up with History and PQube to bring History Legends Of War, a new strategy game that follows General...
Tomb Raider available for pre-order on Steam
Tomb Raider is now available for pre-order on Steam featuring a pre-purchase reward system Square Enix has announced. Possible rewards that will unlock include a free copy of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, the Challenge Tomb DLC, and the Endurance DLC Pack....
DmC: Devil May Cry Vergil’s Downfall DLC revealed
"Vergil's Downfall" the first DLC pack announced for DmC: Devil May Cry, which will allow you to play as Dante's twin brother, Vergil, will be available via XBLA and PSN in early 2013, Capcom has just announced. Vergil's Downfall will not only offers fans the...
Klei’s Don’t Starve now available for pre-orde
Don’t Starve, the upcoming wilderness survival game full of science and magic created by acclaimed studio Klei Entertainment, is now available for pre-purchase on Steam, the developer has announced. In Don’t Starve you play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist...
Memento Mori released on Steam
Memento Mori, a heavily story-driven point'n click game created by Centauri Productions back in 2008 is now available for download on Steam featuring overhauled graphics and special effects. In Memento Mori players will be able to control two characters, Max, the main...
Worms Revolution Review
Transporting a game from its 2D environment to a 3D one is not easy to accomplish. Team 17 tried to do this with Worms Ultimate Mayhem but what the managed to achieve was just to disappoint the Worms series loyal audience. As a result Team 17 dealt with low sales and...
Nuclear Dawn gets Skirmish
InterWave Studios has released another update that brings lots of cool goodies to this Source engine powered game. Apart from Steam Workshop support (for custom community made maps) and a new gamemode called Skirmish, this update also brings a new price to the game....
Drox Operative demo now available
Indie developer Soldak Entertainment has today announced that a demo for Drox Operative, an starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Mac PCs, is now available for download. In...
Fly’n landing on Steam today
After being given the green light by the Greenlight community on the 15th October, Fly'n, a dreamy, atmospheric platform-puzzle game, will be available for download on Steam today, indie developer Ankama Group has announced. Fly'n features over forty levels, mixing...
Sine Mora launches on PC today
Publisher Kalypso Media and Digital Reality have just announced that their acclaimed console shooter, Sine Mora, will launch today on Windows PC via Steam and other digital portals. Sine Mora is a horizontal dieselpunk shoot’em up that delivers a new take on the genre...
The Indie Royale Harvest Bundle is now live
The Indie Royale game bundle which brings a great catch of indie games at a fraction of their original price have just announced that the Harvest Bundle, featuring the acclaimed retro platformer from Renegade Kid, Mutant Mudds, a hilariously fun top down procedurally...
Far Cry 3 available now for pre-purchase
Ubisoft has just announced that their upcoming open world first-person shooter video game Far Cry 3, which is set to arrive on the PC on November 29th, is now available for pre-purchase on Steam. Far Cry 3 returns the series to a tropical island setting, similar to...
Star Wars: The Old Republic goes Free-To-Play on November 15th
EA has just announced that the global launch date of the Star Wars: The Old Republic Free-to-Play option will be November 15, 2012. This release will be simultaneous across all of the territories and countries where The Old Republic is available. This new Free-to-Play...
Walking Dead: The Game, Episode Four released on iOS
Walking Dead: The Game, Episode Four - Around Every Corner, which was written by Gary Whitta, screenwriter behind such films as 'The Book of Eli' starring Denzel Washington and 'After Earth starring Will Smith, is now available for download on iOS, the developer has...
City-Building RPG Towns released on Steam
Indie developers Xavi Canal, Ben Palgi have just announced that their city-building/RPG, Towns which was submitted to Steam via Valve's Greenlight service, is now available for download o your PC. In Towns you lead a small settlement, housed near a dungeon, to glory....
Assassin’s Creed Anthology announced
Ubisoft has today announced Assassin’s Creed Anthology, a unique collection containing every Assassin’s Creed game ever released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, will be available exclusively at Amazon in the UK from November 30, 2012 for €150.00 . Assassin’s Creed...
F1 Race Stars demo now available
Codemasters has announced that a demo for F1 Race Stars is now available for download for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Windows PC users. In the demo players can race as Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel or Kimi Räikkönen and compete with other official...