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Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition is now available on Steam
Deep Silver have announced that the “Game of the Year Edition” for the award-winning game Dead Island is now available for gamers to download via Steam. This new edition gives players the “Bloodbath Arena” mode, the “Ryder White” story line and the weapon blueprint...
All gameplay trailer for Darksiders II released
Publisher THQ have released an "all-gameplay" trailer for Darksiders II which includes angels demons, and a few glimpses at combat, titled "Death Comes for All", focusing on the new protagonist of the game named Death. Darksiders II follows Death, one of the Four...
A Virus Named TOM release date unveiled
A Virus Named TOM, a puzzle-action game in which you'll destroy a utopia by infecting it with a computer virus, will infect Steam and Desura on August 1st, indie developer Misfits Attic has announced. The story of A Virus Named TOM, has as follows. Dr X is the...
Mad Catz announces Combat Pilot
Mad Catz Interactive have announced that Combat Pilot, a multiplayer flight simulator developed by Mad Catz' internal ThunderHawk Studios, will be launched this summer. Built using the Microsoft Fight Simulator 10 engine Combat Pilot introduces multiplayer, military...
Telltale’s The Walking Dead launches on iOS devices tomorrow
The first episode in Telltale's The Walking Dead series, titled A New Day, is coming to iOS devices as a universal app this Thursday for $4.99. Gamers will also be able to pre-purchase all the future Walking Dead episodes for $14.99, saving 25% compared to buying...
The Indie Royale July Jubilee Bundle is live
Indie Royale have announced that the July Jubilee Bundle, featuring ten independent games, valued at over $50, for a bargain price of around a tenth of that cost, is now live. The July Jubilee Bundle includes the super-smart indie adventure with a puzzle twist:...
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission release date announced
Bohemia Interactive, an indie developer established in 1999 in Prague, have today revealed that Carrier Command: Gaea Mission, an action RTS based on the landmark 1980s computer game, will launch on the Xbox 360 and PC in France, Benelux, Nordic regions and the UK on...
Shoot Many Robots: Arena Kings announced
Developer Demiurge Studios has announced Shoot Many Robots: Arena Kings, a brand new free-to-play spin-off of its acclaimed platformer/shooter Shoot Many Robots, that will be released for the PC via Steam. The new, standalone title Arena Kings is an online deathmatch...
Descension an indie sci-fi adventure game gets its first trailer
3rd Element Studios, an indie developer specializing in Unreal Technology, have released the teaser trailer for Descension, an action/adventure game with an emphasis on puzzles and story but without forgetting the action. In Descension you play as the only human...
WRC3 coming to PC, Xbox, PS3 and PSVita on October 12
WRC3, the official video game of the World Rally Championship will be released in the UK on 12th October on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Playstation Vita and PC, Italian developer Milestone has announced. The graphics and physics engine in WRC3 has been...
Worms Revolution PSN release date announced
Team17 have today announced that Worms Revolution, the upcoming artillery and turn-based strategy game, will hit the EU PSN, on October 10th. Worms Revolution has been developed from the ground up and features a completely new game-engine. Exciting new features and...
Konami releases gameplay footage for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Konami has released a gameplay movie for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the new action title produced by Kojima Productions, which gives us a detailed look at the new “Blade Mode” protagonist Raiden uses to slow time and hack....
Ubisoft releases new trailer for Splinter Cell: Blacklist, reveals pre-order bonus
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which lets gamers take a closer look at the game's environments and the key members of the 4th Echelon team who will be assisting Sam Fisher. The trailer also reveals a limited pre-order offer for...
Foosball 2012 release date and price revealed
Grip Games have announced that Foosball 2012 the first foosball game for PS3 and PS Vita, will be available as a downloadable game via PlayStation Store on July 24th (North America) and July 25th (Europe). Foosball 2012 will feature connective play between between PS3...
5 Kickstarter games you should keep an eye on (2012)
Kickstarter is a crowd funding website for creative projects tha was first launched in 2008. Since then Kickstarter has funded more than 24,000 creative projects ranging from indie films, music and comics to journalism, and what interests us the most, video games. In...
Double Dragon Neon dated for PSN and XBLA
Majesco Entertainment and WayForward, have just confirmed that their HD remake of the cult classic Double Dragon, titled Double Dragon Neon, will be released on the PSN on September 11th and the XBLA on September 12th. “Double Dragon: Neon is far from a standard retro...
Tragnarion release first trailer for Scourge: Outbreak
Tragnarion Studios, a game developer based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, have today released the first trailer for Scourge: Outbreak, a futuristic 3rd-person shooter that will be released on Mac,the PS3 and the Xbox 360. Scourge: Outbreak, puts players in control of...
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier ‘Arctic Strike’ DLC released on PSN, XBLA
Ubisoft has today announced that the first Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier DLC package, the Arctic Strike Map Pack, is now available for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. This all-new downloadable content pack extends your Ghost Recon Future Soldier...
Streaming Media with DLNA
These days we all have lots of devices in our home that are connected to the internet. From a connected smart TV to a Console, and from mobile phones like Android and iOS based devices to a simple hi-fi set, they are all connected. Although many manufacturers tried to...
Toki Remixed coming soon on Steam, XBLA and PSN
Golgoth Studio, a new independent video game studio based in France, have just revealed that Toki Remixed, a HD remake of Toki released back in 1989 by Tad Corporation, will be available soon on Steam, XBLA and PSN. In Toki player takes control of a muscular ape who...
Tom Hanks’ Electric City launches on iOS and Android
Jump Games, Inc and Playtone have today announced the launch the official mobile application for Tom Hanks’ multi-dimensional animated series, Electric City on iOS and Android devices. Electric City is an original Role Playing Game featuring Frank Deetleman, a key...
Star Trek Online Season 6: Under Siege is now live
Perfect World Entertainment have today announced the release of Star Trek Online Season 6: Under Siege, the latest major update to Star Trek Online that introduces the Fleet (Guild) Advancement System, which allows Fleet members to construct, level-up and defend their...
Control your Xbox360 with the iPad
It seems that Microsoft has updated their free My Xbox Live app for iOS devices. The new version allows you to control your Xbox 360 via the iPad. You can browse the dashboard, launch games, play and control videos and check your Achievements. However, before you can...
Battlefield 4 with Medal of Honor
EA's marketing manager for the UK, Dan Sheridan, just announced Battlefield 4 with a Medal of Honor pre-order bonus. A link from twitter to the Medal of Honor website and a blog post contain a video of Medal of Honor multiplayer in action. Combining footage from the...























