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Indie 2D Fantasy ARPG Platformer ‘Chasm’ Funded

Chasm
Good news for all Metroid-vania fans, as Chasm, a 2D fantasy ARPG platformer that features procedurally generated Metroid-like dungeons and authentic pixel art, has been funded. Developed by Discord Games, Chasm’s Kickstarter campaign aimed to raise $150K, a goal that has been achieved, and there are still 4 days left to it. Continue reading Indie 2D Fantasy ARPG Platformer ‘Chasm’ Funded

Jagged Alliance 2 Veteran Joins the Jagged Alliance: Flashback Kickstarter Team

Jagged Alliance Flashback
Full Control, a Danish development studio currently running the Kickstarter to make a Jagged Alliance: Flashback, a prequel to the Jagged Alliance series, today announced that Chris Camfield has joined the advisory board for their project. Chris was responsible for co-designing and implementing the classic Jagged Alliance 2 games, as well as leading design in the unreleased Jagged Alliance 3. Continue reading Jagged Alliance 2 Veteran Joins the Jagged Alliance: Flashback Kickstarter Team

MotoGP 2013 Gets A New Gameplay Trailer

MotoGP 13
PQube and Milestone released today the third Gameplay Video for their upcoming Motorbike title MotoGP13, the official MotoGP World Championship 2013 game, which will be out in June 2013. This new gameplay video features, for the first time, the MotoGP 2013 contents and the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix circuit. The game will be released on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading MotoGP 2013 Gets A New Gameplay Trailer

Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [April 28th – May 4th]

Tomb Raider v2
The latest Top 10 PC charts have been revealed and as we can see, Tomb Raider and The Sims 3 are the best selling titles on Steam’s digital and UK’s retail PC charts. It appears that SimCity has finally been topped in UK, as The Sims 3 has reclaimed its throne. Not only that, but a lot of its expansions have managed to re-enter the charts. Football Manager 2013 is still in the second place, while Dead Island Riptide has fallen to the tenth place. Continue reading Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [April 28th – May 4th]

Titanic Comes To Rockstar’s Open World Title With This Amazing GTA IV Mod

Titanic
Our reader ‘Jonathan Gustafsson’ has informed us about a new mod for GTA IV. As it’s pretty obvious from its title, this mod introduces Titanic to Rockstar’s open world game. Wait for it because there is more. This isn’t just a boat replacement. You can actually get aboard this historic ship and explore it. Continue reading Titanic Comes To Rockstar’s Open World Title With This Amazing GTA IV Mod

EVE Online Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

EVE Online
CCP Games today celebrated the 10th anniversary of the launch of EVE Online, its sci-fi online game with over 500,000 subscribers worldwide. Launched on May 6, 2003, EVE Online marked its anniversary in style with an enormous in-game celebration that led to a new peak concurrent user (PCU) record for the game of over 65,000 players connected to the same server. Continue reading EVE Online Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

The Sims 4 Officially Announced, Coming To PC & Mac In 2014 [UPDATE]

The Sims 4
And it’s official. Electronic Arts and Maxis have officially revealed that The Sims 4 is currently under development and is planned for a 2014 release on PC and Mac. This information comes straight from EA’ blog, and more details about this new The Sims title will be revealed later today. Continue reading The Sims 4 Officially Announced, Coming To PC & Mac In 2014 [UPDATE]

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Sequel Hinted By Dean Evans, Creative Director of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon v2
There is no denying that Blood Dragon is F’ing great. Let’s forget for a second the fact that it runs great on the PC (albeit when using higher levels of MSAA under DX11) and focus on the game. Blood Dragon is a tribute to the movies of 80s, does not take itself seriously, and is packed with hours of enjoyment (provided you explore the world map). Continue reading Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Sequel Hinted By Dean Evans, Creative Director of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

EA and Disney come to an agreement; EA will develop and publish games based on the Star Wars franchise

Star Wars 1313
Get excited everyone. Okay, some of you won’t be happy but this is at least a good thing, right? Walt Disney and Electronic Arts announced today a new multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines. In other words, there is still hope for a new Battlefront game, as well as the completion of Star Wars 1313. Continue reading EA and Disney come to an agreement; EA will develop and publish games based on the Star Wars franchise

Aliens: Colonial Marines – PC Version Gets New Update, Offering Various Visual Improvements

Aliens Colonial Marines
Despite the controversy surrounding Aliens: Colonial Marines, Gearbox has released a new update for the PC version of it. This is a minor update that comes with compatibility support for “Reconnaissance Pack” multiplayer add-on, as well as various visual improvements, including new screen space ambient occlusion (SSAO) functionality. This update will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Aliens: Colonial Marines – PC Version Gets New Update, Offering Various Visual Improvements