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Uprising 44: The Silent Shadows now available
MD Enterprise, an independent Warsaw based Polish studio, has announced that Uprising 44, a unique combination of third-person action play with real-time strategy, is now available for the PC. Uprising 44 tells the story of the Silent Shadows - forerunners of modern...
Techtonic Games launches 3D Endless Runner Bust-N-Rush
Techtonic Games, an indie game developer and publisher based out of Santa Barbara, CA, have today announce that their 3D endless runner Bust-N-Rush is now available through EA.com and via the Origin service. "Bust-N-Rush advances the runner genre with its high-octane...
Bundle the indie way
A year in the gaming industry is a life in terms of human years. After that period a game's sales start to decrease, which may not a big problem if you are EA, Activision, or Sega, but it is if you are a small indie developer. What gave the kiss of life to many...
Black Mesa released
Black Mesa is a remake of Valve Software’s award-winning PC game, Half-Life on the Source engine. During its eight years in development, Black Mesa has been featured in several video game publications and received direct attention from Valve. Due to its long...
War of the Human Tanks now available on PC
Independent game localization company Fruitbat Factory have today announced that their tactical simulation game War of the Human Tanks, a popular Japanese title that has been localized for English speaking audiences, in now available for purchase on the PC. In War of...
Secret Files 3 released on Steam
Deep Silver have today announced that Secret Files 3, a Point & Click-Adventure by Animation Arts characterized by its cinematic storyline and diversified settings, is now available for purchase on Steam. In the third episode of Secret Files protagonists Nina and...
FTL: Faster Than Light arrives on GoG.com and Steam today
FTL: Faster Than Light, a spaceship simulation roguelike-like, will be available to purchase starting today, from GOG.com, Steam and the game's website, two person development team Subset Games, has just announced. Faster Than Light was one of the most successful...
Continent of the Ninth Seal now on Steam
Another Free to Play title has just been released on Steam, Continent of the Ninth Seal. Stand together as heroes of Glenheim to stand against Nefer, an evil villain trying to open a gate to the Netherworld and swarm the land with his infernal legion. Continent of the...
Steam for Linux coming in October
As Valve announced back in August, they are currently working on a Steam client version for Linux, Ubuntu to be precise. And this Linux client of Steam seems to be coming in a beta form somewhere in October this year, according to various sources. The very first beta...
Gateaways now available on Steam and Desura
Indie developer Smudged Cat Games have just revealed that their a 2D platformer Gateways is now available for purchase via Steam and Desura. Gateways takes place in the lab of an inventor called Ed following an outbreak of a number of his more “creative” experiments...
Wii U European launch set for November 30th
In today’s European Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo has announced that their latest home console, Wii U, will launch across Europe from 30th November. Two launch hardware packs were announced the Wii U Basic Pack which features a Wii U console with 8GB internal...
Zombie Driver HD to launch october 17
SZCZECIN, POLAND - SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 - Nearly three years since first arriving on PC, the Zombie Driver is returning to the land of the living. EXOR Studios is proud to announce that Zombie Driver HD will be released on October 17 on Xbox LIVE® Arcade, PC digital...
BitMonster Games announces Lili
Today, BitMonster Games, an indie studio comprised of six senior Epic Games developers have announced that their first title, Lili, a quirky adventure RPG hybrid which will bring support for the new iPod touch, will be released on the App Store on September 21st....
Worms Revolution now available for pre-order on Steam
Team17 have today announced that Worms Revolution, the latest game in the classic artillery and turn-based strategy series which is expected to launch on October 10th, is now available for pre-order on Steam for 10,99€. Worms Revolution has been developed from the...
Double Dragon: Neon now available on PSN and XBLA
Majesco Entertainment and WayForward, have just announced that their HD remake of the cult classic Double Dragon, titled Double Dragon Neon, is now available for purchase on the PSN and the XBLA. Just like 1987 brothers Billy and Jimmy are back in action ready for...
Playstation Plus storage to 1gb
Sony has just informed us that the latest firmware update (version 4.25) for Playstation 3 is live now, which will increase your Cloud Storage limit from 150MB to a whopping 1GB. After you’ve installed the update, simply go to the Saved Data Utility under the Game...
Critter Crunch released on Steam
Capybara Games, an independent game studio based out of Toronto, Canada, have just announced that Critter Crunch, an award winning arcade-style puzzle game that was previously released on the App Store and the PSN, is now available for purchase on Steam. Critter...
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes now available for pre-purchase
Publisher Focus Home Interactive and Frogwares, an indie developer based in Ukraine, have today revealed that their upcoming open world investigation game, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, is now available for pre-order on Steam for 39,99€. Those who pre-purchase...
Walking Dead: Long Road Ahead Review
Telltale games, the independent developer and publisher, based in San Rafael, California, that has brought us games like, Back to the Future: The Game, Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, and Law & Order: Legacies is considered to be the only company to have...
First Titles Get Steam’s Greenlight
September 11, 2012 -- Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the first set of titles submitted through Steam...
Red Johnson’s Chronicles – One Against All released on the PSN
Sony Computer Entertainment and Lexis Numérique have announced that the PS3 edition of Red Johnson's Chronicles - One Against All is now available via PlayStation Network for $9,99. Red Johnson's Chronicles 2, which packs six to eight hours of gameplay, is a...
Intrusion 2 is now available on Steam
Intrusion 2, the sequel to Intrusion, a 2008 Flash game, described as a Metal Slug-esque action side-scroller, featuring real physics, is now available for purchase on Steam developer Aleksey Abramenko announced. Intrusion 2 is an action platformer which focuses on...
Indie FPS Wrack launches on Desura tomorrow
Indie developer Final Boss Entertainment have announced that Wrack, an arcade-style first-person shooter that pits you against hordes of monsters at blistering speeds as you single-handedly attempt to save mankind from certain doom, will launch tomorrow on Desura. In...
WRC 3 Demo coming to PSN and XBLA this week
The demo of WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship will be available on September 12th on the PlayStation Network and September 14th on the XBLA, Mileston revealed through the game's facebook fanpage. A PC demo for the game is also in the works and is expected to launch...