After Epic Games, Riot Games has gone public and stated that they are against both SOPA and PIPA. This is huge and we hope that more developers will follow the example of these companies. SOPA (and PIPA that has not been mentioned previously) is atrocious and can harm the gaming industry, plain and simple. Continue reading Success: Riot Games – developers of League of Legends – is against SOPA/PIPA→
Back in the 32bit days, Sonic X-Treme was meant to drive Saturn sales to new heights. Unfortunately, SEGA decided to cancel the game as it was not up to the Sonic standards. That didn’t seem enough though, as fans decided to recreate this cancelled Saturn game on the PC. So, Sonic fans, meet Project AXSX. Developed by Andrew75, Project AXSX promises to be the true Sonic X-Treme and its public beta is available for download. Continue reading Fans recreate Sonic X-Treme, the cancelled Saturn game→
After watching the E3 2011 footage, we felt a bit underwhelmed about the latest adventures of Hitman. You see, one of the main concerns about the upcoming Hitman game was its gameplay direction and whether or not the stealth mechanics have been dumbed down. To make things worse, an ‘Eagle mode’ was present that felt out of place, especially for a Hitman game. If you were one of those disappointed fans, rejoice. Why? But because Hitman: Absolution will feature a hardcore stealth mode. Continue reading Hitman: Absolution will feature a hardcore, purist stealth mode→
Black Market Games released the demo of Dead Hungry Diner, a fun and fast paced action-puzzler with a fresh approach to restaurant management. Players will guide Gabe and Gabby, the orphan twins, and discover the secrets of Ravenwood village. The final version will feature 55 Levels across 5 worlds, two playable characters, in-game tutorial, a Story and an Endless mode, variety of Unique Monster Customers, Spells and Abilities to overcome challenges, as well as unlockable Upgrades for Spells. Continue reading Demo for indie action-puzzle game, Dead Hungry Diner, is now available→
Crystal Dynamics, a Square Enix studio, announced today that it is working with Geocaching.com, a Groundspeak project as part of its campaign for the upcoming release of TOMB RAIDER. Geocaching represents a rapidly growing community of over 5 million participants seeking over 1.6 million active geocaches hidden globally in locations such as Times Square, the Berlin Wall, and Great Wall of China. Continue reading Tomb Raider ‘unique location-based adventures’ coming from Crystal Dynamics and Geocaching.com→
Juergen Vierheilig released the latest version of his Cinematic Mod for Half-Life 2. As always, some will like it while others might hate it. Still, this is an amazing overhaul for Half-Life 2 and if you haven’t tried it yet, we’d urge you to. Cinematic 11 Mod is a graphical / music total overhaul, as it looks and sounds very different compared to vanilla HL2 and you can view some comparison shots and videos from this latest version bellow. Continue reading Half-Life 2 Cinematic Mod 11 Is Now Available→
Keen Software announced today that the pre-oders for Miner Wars MMO are now available for $19.99 USD in a unique new approach: MMO for one-time purchase with no monthly subscription fees. According to the company, Miner Wars MMO is a massive multi-player online version of the single-player (and cooperative multiplayer) Miner Wars 2081. Continue reading Miner Wars MMO is now available for pre-order→
Icon Games Entertainment announced that Bashi Blocks, an arkanoid indie clone, is now available for free on the PC. Previously released on Nintendo WiiWare, PlayStation Minis and iOS, Bashi Blocks features a unique built-in game editor offering unlimited level design possibilities; you can even structure your own game tournament and make your own game! Continue reading Bashi Blocks is now available for Free on the PC→
The prestige token glitch is one of the worst glitches ever in Modern Warfare 3. It was this glitch that led Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games to ban some users for taking advantage of it. Given its publicity, we’d expect to see a huge number from players exploiting this glitch, but Robert Bowling has just revealed that the actual percentage of the gamers who were caught exploiting it, is only 0.1%, which means that 99.9% of MW3 players are playing it fair and square. Continue reading Robert Bowling reveals that only a very small percentage of players took advantage of the prestige token glitch→
