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Papo & Yo release date announced
Montreal indie developer Minority announced today that their upcoming adventure puzzle game Papo & Yo will be released in North America on August 14, and one day later in Europe for $14.99, or a special price of $11.99 for PS+ members. Papo & Yo follows the...
Top-down classic Alien Breed coming to iOS this August
Team 17 have today announced that they will be bringing the top-down classic Alien Breed on iOS platforms, featuring touch-screen pad controls, support the Ion iCade and Gametel Controller, and the opportunity to choose either old-school Amiga graphics or the new...
Valve announces Steam Greenlight
July 9, 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 Steam Greenlight, a new platform feature that enlists the...
Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile DLC announced
Croteam have today announced Jewel of the Nile, an explosive new expansion that will contain three new campaign missions set within the story of Serious Sam 3: BFE. Davor Hunski, Chief Creative Guy at developer Croteam said: “Croteam is very excited about the...
Spy Vs. Spy coming to iOS this summer
A reboot of Spy Vs. Spy, the innovative two-player, split-screen game, based on MAD Magazine's long running cartoon strip, is coming to iPhone and iPad this Summer, publisher DC Entertainment has announced. Developed by Robots and Pencils and the original game's...
Phantasy Star Online 2 coming in 2013
Sega today announced that free-to-play multiplayer action RPG Phantasy Star Online 2, the sequel to the boundary-breaking Dreamcast hit, Phantasy Star Online, will be coming to North America and Europe in 2013. Chris Olson, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA...
Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition launches on XBLA, US PSN and WiiWare
Konami has revealed that Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition, a remix of the classic arcade game Frogger introduced in 1981, is out now on XBLA with PSN and WiiWare versions due this week. Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition is a remix of the classic arcade game, where you had to...
The Curse heading to iOS this summer
The Curse, a brand new puzzle/strategy game co-produced by MojoBones Ltd. and Toy Studio, will be unleashed onto iOS this summer.The game challenges players to solve a mysterious book of 100 puzzles that range from simple cipher riddles to mind-bending trials of...
Defining Indie
Many people today claim that the indie game movement is the most important transition this industry has seen, and given the rise of the Web and digital downloads, both on PC and console, it is safe to say that there has never been a better time for independent video...
Resonance Review
Games like Resonance are a special case in the point-and-click adventure games genre. They live in an era of their own, as they avoid to take the modern standards root, aiming to a traditional audience and delivering what someone should expect to play 15 years ago....
Free-to-play online toy shooter MicroVolts arrives on Steam
MicroVolts the Massive Multiplayer Online third person shooter cartoon-style video game developed by Korean based SK iMedia, is now available on Steam, publisher Rock Hippo has just announced. In MicroVolts toy figures around the planet are engaged in all out war for...
Indie horror-adventure Anna is available for pre-order on Zodiak
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 pre-order on Zodiak. Anna, powered by the Unity engine, takes place in an old...
La-Mulana remake coming to PC on July 13th
The remastered version of the retro-inspired platformer and puzzler, La-Mulana, that was ported to Nintendo's WiiWare service by Nicalis on June 21, 2011, will be returning to its PC roots in English and Japanese next week byPlayism, a Japan-basesd, online game...
Larian’s Cult Classic RPG Divine Divinity comes to Steam
Divine Divinity, the single-player fantasy RPG with hack-and-slash action, created by Larian Studios, and released back in 2002, has just returned in a remastered 10th anniversary edition, with support for Windows 7 and higher resolutions, on Steam. Divine Divinity,...
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron gets a 24 August release date
Activision has announced that High Moon Studios' next Transformers title, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, will be landing in the US on August 21 and in Europe on the August 24. The game was previously due out on August 28 in the US and August 31 in the UK. "High Moon...
Marvel vs. Capcom Origins coming on XBLA and PSN in September
Capcom, have today announced that Marvel VS. Capcom Origins, a compilation of two of the most popular arcade games of the 90’s; Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, will be released in September 2012 on XBLA the PlayStation Network. Gamers...
Mojang’s Scrolls enters Alpha Phase
Mojang has revealed that their turn-based game, Scrolls which aims to combine elements from trading card games and traditional board games, entered its alpha stage. The Alpha version of Scrolls brings a Deck Building, a Single Player mode and a Multiplayer...
Krater retail Collectror’s Edition unveiled
Publisher Lace Mamba Global have today announced the retail Collector’s Edition for Krater, their lush post-apocalyptic top down action RPG, based on gameplay elements such as crafting, exploration and consequence. The Krater Collector's edition will include the full...
Quantum Conundrum PC demo released
Square Enix Ltd. have today announced that a demo for Quantum Conundrum, the newest game from Portal co-creator Kim Swift and developer Airtight Games, is now available on Steam. The demo takes you to the early stages of Quantum Conundrum and lets you experience a...
Endless Space is now available on Steam
Amplitude Studios, a Dutch indie developer, and Iceberg Interactive have just announced the official Steam release of the 4x space strategy game Endless Space for PC. In Endless Space your goal is to guide one of eight civilizations as you strive for galactic...
7 classic games for your iPhone
Apple's iPhone marks a second golden age of computer gaming as nowadays anyone can choose from a variety of games, ranging from graphic intensive games to titles that chronicles them selves from the first golden age of gaming. Those who have grown up playing classic...
Dear Esther Review
If you are reading this review you probably play more games than the average gamer. The majority of players are familar with the meanings of FPS, RTS, MMO, etc however for Dear Esther indie developers thechineseroom have made a game that's difficult to define. There...
Final Fantasy VII is getting a PC re-release
Square-Enix has just confirmed that a revamped PC version of their acclaimed JRPG Final Fantasy VII that was first released back in 1998, six months after its console release, but failed to impress as it suffered from a lot of bugs, will soon be available through the...
Spelunky launches on XBLA
Spelunky, one of the greatest indie platformers released in recent memory, first released for PC a few years back as a freeware title, is now available on the XBLA complete with updated graphics, added multiplayer, and countless new secrets. In Spelunky players...