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Orcs Must Die! 2 is now available for pre-order on Steam
Orcs Must Die! 2, the second installment in the popular action-strategy game that challenges players and their friends to team up and defend a world constantly under siege, is now available for pre-order on Steam, Robot Entertainment has just announced. Orcs Must Die!...
Steam and Source going Linux
It seems that Valve has just launched a new Linux blog where a brand new team at Valve is working on bringing Steam and the Source engine to the Linux platform. For some time, Gabe Newell has been interested in the possibility of moving Steam and the Source game...
Anna, a first-person horror game from Italian developers Dreampainters, is now available for PC
Dreampainters, an indie developer based in Italy, have just revealed that their first person horror adventure with 3D real time graphics and dynamic light effects, Anna, is now available for purchase on Desura, Zodiak and justadventure.com. Anna, powered by the Unity...
Awesomenauts landing on Steam within a month
Awesomenauts, the sidescrolling Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game that was released to much critical acclaim on the PSN and XBLA last May, will arrive to the PC via Steam sometime within a month, developer Ronimo Games has announced. "Ever since we've shown the...
Unmechanical arrives to PC on August 8th
Indie developers Talawa Games and Teotl Studios, both based in Sweden, have today announced that their new puzzle adventure game Unmechanical,will be released in August 8th 2012 for PC. Unmechanical, a game that started as student project, is an award-winning 2.5D...
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure HD announced
Capcom have today announced that JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure HD Ver, a remastered version of the original title launched in arcades in 1998, will be available to purchase from PlayStation Network on August 21st and XBLA one day later, on the 22nd. JoJo’s Bizarre...
White Paper Games announces Ether
White Paper Games, a small game development studio based in Manchester, UK, have revealed their debut title, Ether, a first person explorative game, featuring narrative-driven puzzle challenges and strange mysteries. Powered by the Unreal engine Ether is set in an...
Exato Game Studios announces open beta and availability of 8-bit voxel shooter Guncraft
Exato Game Studios have today announced the open beta and availability of Guncraft, their successful Kickstarter backed game, a first person shooter utilizing voxelbased levels and graphics as well as construction elements, aiming to introduce a new take on...
Deadpool video game announced
Activision has announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that comic book star Deadpool will be starring in his own video game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnMD3-082oQ&feature=youtu.be&rel=0&w=600&h=361 Not much have been revealed for the time being apart...
Yesterday Review
Yesterday, created by Spanish indie Studio Pendulo, the team behind the Runaway trilogy and The Next Big Thing is an original and dark thriller that although its shorter than someone would expect it repays the gamer with its solid puzzles and nice visuals. Pendulo was...
Dexter The Game 2 announced for iOS, Android, and PC
Ecko|Code and Showtime Networks have officially announced at this year's Comic Con , Dexter The Game 2, the sequel to 2010's Dexter The Game. Dexter The Game 2, promises to be a whole better experience than the first game. As someone can easily guess the game puts...
Call of Duty ELITE premium content drops for July revealed
Activision has just revealed the details of the July premium drop for Call of Duty Elite subscribers on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Xbox 360 ELITE Premium members will receive four exclusive drops on Tuesday,17th July, including three Multiplayer maps,...
Codemasters announces F1 Race Stars
Codemasters have today revealed an all-new addition to its acclaimed Formula 1 gaming portfolio is F1 Race Stars, a fast and fun arcade racing game with a range of power-ups for players to collect and deploy, aimed for all ages....
First Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms trailer released
Bigpoint, a global leader in online video games best known for Battlestar Galactica Online and Drakensang Online, today revealed the first gameplay teaser of its upcoming free-to-play fantasy massively multiplayer online role playing game, Game of Thrones Seven...
Free-to-play sandbox shooter Brick-Force officially launched
Berlin-based Infernum have today announced that Brick-Force, a Minecraft meets Lego shooter, co-developed by Korean game developer EXE Games, is now live and free-to-play. Powered by the Unity 3D engine Brick-Force lets players create the worlds and maps they have...
Nuclear Dawn update 6.5
The InterWave team has just released update 6.5 for Nuclear Dawn, the FPS/RTS game created on the Source engine. This update brings another new map from the community to the game, called Gate which is based around Germany and fixes a bunch of bugs plus adds a very...
Steam Summer Sale
The annual Steam Summer Sale starts today and lasts through Monday, July 23rd, 2012. Gamers will find amazing deals on thousands of games. The Summer Sale will again feature more than straight discounts, offering Daily Deals, Flash Sales, and “Community Choice” Sale....
Bioware unveils new free-to-play Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar
BioWare today announced Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, reviving the Ultima franchise, which over the last three decades has entertained millions of players from around the world with dozens of award-winning titles. “There’s a fundamental shift underway in how...
Ubisoft announces Spartacus Legends
Ubisoft have today announced Spartacus Legends, a fighting game based on popular characters from the international hit series, Spartacus, produced and distributed by Starz Entertainment. In Spartacus Legends gamers will be able to train inside the ludus and...
Sci-fi Twin-Stick Shooter Schar: Blue Shield Alliance released on XBLIG
Indie developer Brain Shape Games have just announced that their first official release, Schar: Blue Shield Alliance, a sci-fi Twin-Stick Shooter, is now available on the XBLIG for 240 Microsoft Points. Schar: Blue Shield Alliance, featuring an original story with 36...
A Valley Without Wind Review
Arcen Games entered the PC indie scene in 2009 with their cult classic AI War: Fleet Command. They continued with The Zenith Remnant, the first full expansion for AI War; Tidalis, an innovative block-based puzzle with casual appeal and hardcore depth; and Children of...
Quantum Conundrum released on XBLA and PSN
Square Enix have today announced that Quantum Conundrum, the newest game from PORTAL co-creator Kim Swift and developer Airtight Games, is from today available for consoles across Europe. In Quantum Conundrum, players take on the role of a young boy drooped to his...
Activision Publishing and Terminal Reality reveal a new The Walking Dead video game
Telltale Games may have already released two games under the Walking Dead brand, but that does not seem to be enough as Activision, and Terminal Reality officially announced today an all-new The Walking Dead video game. "The work AMC has done with the TV series has...
Source Filmmaker now open beta
July 10, 2012 - Valve, creator 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 open beta release of Source Filmmaker (SFM), for free,...























