SOMA: Part human, part machine. All sunken.
Face the horrors hidden in the depths of sea and mind in SOMA, the latest sci-fi horror title from Frictional Games. With Amnesia, Penumbra, and 5 years in the making backing it up, what can we expect in their most story-driven game yet? Food is scarce, there’s no one to ask for help, and […]
Kickstarter is now an official “Public Benefit Corporation”.
The crowfunding platform that enabled insta-classics like Shovel Knight and Banner Saga, and is now host of mega projects like Shenmue 3, Bloodstained and Mighty N° 9, officially reincorporates itself as a “Public Benefit Corporation”.
Minecraft: We got Survival and Creative… is Story Mode a good idea?
As of this writing, Minecraft: Story Mode is set to pre-launch somewhere in 2015. Telltale Games, the award-winning minds behind hits like The Walking Dead: Season One & Two, Tales From The Borderlands and Game of Thrones (the games), are the ones taking the pixelated reign/canvas that is Minecraft to a new, TV-script-like format to […]
Jotun Preview: Reach for Asgard, one giant step at a time.
Valhalla is her goal. Jotun are her test. Help Thora prove herself to the Norse gods in Jotun, the upcoming indie action title from Thunder Lotus Games.
Blizzard starts Twitch’s Partnership with a promotion for HotS Players.
Players watching Heroes of the Storm’s Americas Championship via Twitch.tv will qualify for Blizzard’s new promotion: the “Storm Watcher” portrait.
Super Mario Maker: You as a Player, Maker, and Composer.
At its 30th anniversary, Mario needs no presentation. Neither do game making tools. This is where the magic lies.
No Man’s Sky: Infinite Enough.
An endless sky, with no masters or boundaries… that’s the promise of No Man’s Sky, a sci-fi survival game that uses math formulas to generate explorable universe on the spot.
Xbox Live Indie Games is officially under clock.
Yesterday, developers all over the world woke up with this in their inboxes. Starting September 9, 2015, no more paid memberships will be sold, and developers have one more year to release their games to the Xbox Live Indie Games marketplace (and only through direct email contact with Microsoft). After September 9, 2016, no new […]
“Did I… just derank on a win?”: Why the CS:GO Rankings don’t work like you expect.
General Tip: Any promise with “finally” in the title is likely NOT the answer you are looking for. This is the case for people “finally explaining” Counter Strike: Global Offense Ranking System — thanks to Valve’s efforts, no one can explain for sure how the system works (and really, that’s a good thing!). However, there […]
Notable Gaming Releases (Across Platforms) – August/September 2015
The fall video game rush has begun, with major games already out or coming soon. Here are some of the most notable gaming releases of August and September 2015.