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Supergiant Games – Creators of Bastion – Reveal Their Next Game Called ‘Transistor’

Transistor
Supergiant Games, developers of Bastion, have unveiled their next project called Transistor. Transistor is a sci-fi-themed action RPG with an isometric perspective, similar to the one found in Bastion. According to the team, this new title is created in such a way that will seamlessly integrate thoughtful strategic planning into a fast-paced action experience, complete with its signature melding of responsive gameplay and rich atmospheric storytelling. There is a debut trailer of Transistor that can be viewed below, so make sure to give it a go. Unfortunately, Supergiant Games have not unveiled the platforms in which Transistor will come, so hopefully the PC will be among them from the get-go. Continue reading Supergiant Games – Creators of Bastion – Reveal Their Next Game Called ‘Transistor’

Metro: Last Light – Salvation Trailer

Metro Last Light
Deep Silver has released a new trailer for 4A Games’ Metro: Last Light, showcasing the factions that will be present in it. Metro: Last Light is scheduled for a May 17th release on PC, X360 and PS3, and its plot was written by Dmitry Glukhovsky, acclaimed author of the novel Metro 2033 which inspired the creation of both video games. It will be interesting to see whether Metro: Last Light will be as demanding as its predecessor, and whether high-end GPUs will be able to run it smoothly. Enjoy! Continue reading Metro: Last Light – Salvation Trailer

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Coming After All To The PC

The Walking Dead Survival Instict
You know what? It’s really ironic when publishers decide not to comment on a question, when distributors have shared false information, and when you get a proper answer from a pirated group with its latest actions. Despite the claims of Activision’s Greek distributor, IGE, of the PC version getting cancelled, Activision has released this title on the PC, and has already been leaked – though in some regions the game may be already available – by a specific pirated scene group. Continue reading The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Coming After All To The PC

Assassin’s Creed III: Tyranny of King Washington DLC – Episode Two Released

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Ubisoft announced today the launch of The Betrayal, the second episode in the three-part Assassin’s Creed III – The Tyranny of King Washington downloadable content series, on X360 and Windows PCs. This episode will also be available for PS3 tomorrow, on March 20th. Continue reading Assassin’s Creed III: Tyranny of King Washington DLC – Episode Two Released

Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter Reaches Its Goal

Shroud of the Avatar Forsaken Virtues
Good news for all RPG fans as the Kickstarter for Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has reached its initial goal of $1 million. Shroud of the Avatar is the first installment of Richard’s new vision and represents the reinvention of the classic, fantasy role-playing which he pioneered: a fantasy role-playing game that will focus more on player choices and discovery than on level grinding. In addition, Portalarium has unveiled the stretch goals for this Kickstarter, while there are 19 days left to it. Continue reading Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter Reaches Its Goal

Battle Worlds: Kronos Gets A Kickstarter Campaign – From The Developers Of Book Of Unwritten Tales

Battle Worlds Kronos
Independent developer KING Art Games today launched a Kickstarter campaign aiming to return to its unfinished turn-based strategy game Battle Worlds: Kronos – for which fans have been clamoring since community testing took place in 2007. Continue reading Battle Worlds: Kronos Gets A Kickstarter Campaign – From The Developers Of Book Of Unwritten Tales

Humans Must Answer Demo Released

Humans Must Answer
SumomGames has released a demo for its upcoming shump, Humans Must Answer. According to the development team, this demo features four levels in total, and will give you an idea of what the gameplay will be. However, the team stated that a number of the story elements are missing and since this is an early version, players won’t be able to combine weapons or gain access to many of them either. Continue reading Humans Must Answer Demo Released

IGN Allowed To Exclusively Publish Bioshock: Infinite Review, Gaming Media Gets Frustrated

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It seems that this week’s “SimCity” story will be dedicated to Bioshock: Infinite. In an awkward turn of events, 2K Games allowed IGN to break its review embargo for Irrational Games’ upcoming title and post a ‘in-progress’ review of it. Naturally, this exclusivity frustrated a lot of video-game journalists. In those frustrated journalists we can even find Geoff Keighley and Polygon’s Arthur Gies. Continue reading IGN Allowed To Exclusively Publish Bioshock: Infinite Review, Gaming Media Gets Frustrated

Aliens: Colonial Marines PC Gets A 4GB Update, AI Overhauled, Changelod Revealed

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Now that’s more like it. Gearbox unveiled today that a new update for the PC version of Aliens: Colonial Marines is now available and that it weights around 4GB in size. Yeap, you read that right. 4GB in size and is available as we speak. Gearbox has also released the changelog of this huge update, revealing that the enemy and friendly AI has been tweaked in order to be more aggressive and responsive. Hell bloody yeah. You can view the complete changelog below, so go ahead and take a look. The only downside is that Gearbox introduced a film grain filter that cannot be disabled. According to the developers, a new update might make this effect toggleable. Continue reading Aliens: Colonial Marines PC Gets A 4GB Update, AI Overhauled, Changelod Revealed

Deadpool, Mortal Kombat, Strider, KOF XIII, Prey 2 Steam Achievements Leaked – PES 2013 On Steam

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And we’ve got a Steam overload today for all of you. It seems that a lot of Steam Achievements have been leaked, and among those titles we can find Deadpool, The King of Fighters XIII, Mortal Kombat (which is rumored to be coming to our platform, yet Ed Boon has not replied yet on our comment about it), the new Strider game and… wait for it… Prey 2. Continue reading Deadpool, Mortal Kombat, Strider, KOF XIII, Prey 2 Steam Achievements Leaked – PES 2013 On Steam