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PC indie hit Terraria coming to XBLA and PSN
Publisher 505 Games and indie developers Re-logic studio have today announced that they will be bringing the acclaimed PC block-building blockbuster Terraria to Xbox LIVE Arcade and the layStation Network. Terraria is a side-scrolling, action-adventure sandbox game,...
Steam launches Big Picture today
Why give up your games, your friends, and all that you love about Steam when you play games in the living room? With Big Picture, Valve has reformatted Steam for use with your TV and game controller, so you can enjoy your Steam games from the comfort of your couch....
NBA 2K13 official trailer released
2K Sports have today released the official trailer for NBA 2K13, the next installment of the top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise which will be available on October 2, 2012 in North America and October 5, 2012 internationally for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3,...
Crescent Moon Bring iOS hit Paper Monsters on the PC
Publisher Strategy First and indie developer Crescent Moon have today announced that their iOS hit platform game Paper Monsters is now available for purchase on Strategy First and all of their digital partners. Paper Monsters is an incredibly fun game which takes...
F1 2012 demo launches this week
Codemasters have today announced that a demo for F1 2012 will launch this week, ahead of the full game’s launch on 21st September for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows PC. According to Codemasters the demo will sample two of the game’s new features, Young Driver Test,...
Indie 2D platformer Oozi: Earth Adventure released on PC
Two-man indie team Awesome Games Studio have today announced that Oozi: Earth Adventure, a 2D platformr which was previously released episodically on Xbox Live Indie Games service, and was awarded Finalist status in Dream Build Play 2011 contest, is now available for...
Spartacus Legends F2P on Xbox Live and PSN
Spartacus Legends, the upcoming fighting game based on STARZ Entertainment's popular series,will launch on the XBLA and the PSN as a free-to-play title, Ubisoft announced today. You'll be able to buy higher-tier equipment with micro-transactions, but you'll need to...
Football Manager 2013 is now available for pre-purchase on Steam
Yesterday, Sports Interactive and Sega revealed the latest installment in the highly anticipated Football Manager franchise and today they announced that the best-selling football management series is now available for pre-order via Steam. Football Manager 2013 will...
Ubisoft announces Thunder Wolves, a helicopter shooter for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Ubisoft have announced Thunder Wolves, a new arcade shooter for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC , developed by Most Wanted (Defenders of Ardania and Hollywood Files: Deadly Intruders), expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2013. Thunder Wolves is a...
Drakerider, an episodic RPG, released on the App Store
Square Enix have just revealed that Drakerider a new iOS episodic RPG for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad is now available for download through the iTunes Store. Developed by Witchcraft Inc Drakerider is a role-playing game that features Aran Lawson, the hero, and his...
Football Manager 2013 revealed
Sports Interactive and Sega have officially announced this year's installment in the highly popular Football Manager franchise which according to their say "will mark a seismic shift in the best-selling series". Football Manager 2013 will bring tons of improvements...
PES 2013 launches on September 21st
Konami have today announced that the eagerly-awaited PES 2013 will be released for PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and Windows PC on September 21st. PES 2013 marks a major shift for the popular soccer game as it includes new game mechanics such as PES FullControl, where...
Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy PC release date announced
Marvelous AQL, the Japanese publisher behind No More Heroes, Muramasa: Demon Blade, and Harvest Moon, have today announced announced that Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy, the real-time strategy/action RPG/shoot 'em up first launched on Sony PSP,...
Ubisoft announces Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Ubisoft has just announced a new addition in their a Western-themed FPS Call of Juarez franchise, titled Call of Juarez: Gunslinger. This will be the fourth game in the series, following Call of Juarez in 2007, Bound in Blood in 2009 and The Cartel in 2011. Developed...
Physics-based platformer Incredipede coming in late October
Indie developers Colin and Sarah Northway have announced that their second game titled Incredipede, a physics-based platformer which features artwork by Thomas Shahan is coming in late October to Windows, Mac, and Linux users. In Incredipede you control Quozzle, a...
Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers now available for pre-order
Publisher bitComposer Games have today announced that Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers, the sequel to Air Conflicts: Secret Wars created by Russian developers Games Farm, is now available for pre-order on Steam. In Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers is a flight simulation...
Iron Sky: Invasion coming to PC, PS3, Xbox 360, on November 30th
Developer Reality Pump (Earth 2150, Two Worlds 2) have today announced that Iron Sky: Invasion, a game based on the cult science-fiction comedy film Iron Sky, which tells the story of Moon Nazis invading Earth, will be released on November 30th on the PC, the...
Death’s Apprentice coming to consoles in early 2013
BGG Productions, an indie developer based in Dekalb County, Alabama , in collaboration with BioGamer Girl, have today announced that their hit PC title Death's Apprentice will be available for the Xbox 360 and the PS3 in early 2013, and the forthcoming Wii U console...
I Am Alive launches on the PC tomorrow
Ubisoft have today announced that I Am Alive, the post-apocalyptic action-adventure game that was previously available on the PSN and XBLA, and was expected on September 13th on the PC, will now launch tomorrow, on September 6th. I Am Alive takes place one year after...
Natural Selection 2 is available for pre-order
Natural Selection 2, the sequel to the popular Half-life mod, Natural Selection, was the most popular independent Half-life mod that was played by over 300,000 players, is now available for pre-order on Steam, developer Unknown Worlds has announced. Natural Selection...
Shad’O is now available on Steam
Okugi Studio, an independent video game company based in Nîmes, France, have just announced that their first PC game titled Shad’O, is now available on Steam. Shad’O is a unique tower defense game which centers around William, a 9-year-old boy lost in his own mind,...
Beat Sneak Bandit and Bumpy Road creators unveil Year Walk
Simogo the Swedish developer behind the acclaimed Beat Sneak Bandit and Bumpy Road iOS titles have today announced their new project, Year Walk, a different kind of first person adventure which "blurs the line between two and three dimensions as well as reality and...
Joe Danger 2: The Movie coming to XBLA this month
Joe Danger 2: The Movie, the popular platformer-racer original went gold and is speeding towards a September release on the XBLA, developer Hello Games has confirmed on their official Twitter account. In Joe Danger the player controls motorbike stuntman "Joe Danger"...
Stealth-adventure Qasir al-Wasat: A Night in-Between released
Qasir al-Wasat: A Night in-Between, one of the finalists at IndieCade 2012 developed by Aduge Studio, an indie studio located in Curitiba, Brazil, is now available for purchase for the PC and Mac platforms. Qasir is a stealth action-adventure that takes place on an...