Rust Finally Leaves Steam Early Access in February 2018
Facepunch Studios have announced their multiplayer survival-sandbox game Rust is finally leaving Steam Early Access for a full release. The game will see a full launch on February 8th, over four years...
View ArticleTHQ Nordic and Versus Evil Confirm Retail Version for Pillars of Eternity II:...
THQ Nordic has announced a new partnership with Versus Evil and developer Obsidian Entertainment to distribute a retail version for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. The game will get a physical...
View ArticlePillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Launches April 3
Obsidian Entertainment has announced the release date for Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire. The massive CRPG sequel will launch for PC, Mac, and Linux on April 3rd of this year. Pre-orders are now live...
View ArticleNew “Rule Britannia” Expansion Announced for Europa Universalis IV
Paradox Interactive has announced yet another expansion for Europa Universalis IV. The new expansion, “Rule Britannia,” is as the name suggests focused on expanding the role of Great Britain and its...
View ArticleFull Launch for Ultima Spiritual Successor “Shroud of the Avatar” Set for...
Texas-based developer Portalarium has announced they’re finally ready for the full release of Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, their Ultima Online spiritual successor led by the same mind behind...
View ArticleNew Behind the Scenes Video Showcases the Soundtrack for Bloodstained: Ritual...
Full Disclosure: I have financially backed Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Kickstarter. Inti Creates and publisher 505 Games have shared a new video for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Featured...
View ArticleSplatoon-Like Co-op Racer Trailblazers Announced for PC, PS4, Switch, and...
Rising Star Games and independent developer Supergonk (veteran devs from Codemasters, Bizarre Creations, and Lionhead) have announced Trailblazers. The game is likened to a co-op arcade racing game...
View ArticleNew BattleTech Video Introduces Mercenary Life
Paradox Interactive and developer Harebrained Schemes have shared a new video for their upcoming BattleTech turn-based strategy game. Featured above, the new video provides a nice overview of the...
View ArticleNew Gameplay Trailer for Trailblazers
Rising Star Games and Supergonk have shared a new trailer for Trailblazers. Featured above, the new gameplay trailer show off more of the cooperative arcade-style racing game – with a focus on...
View ArticleNew Gameplay Trailer for Tropico 6
Kalypso Media has shared a new trailer for Tropico 6. Featured above, the official gameplay trailer for the upcoming city-building simulator meets dictator simulator shows off more of its key features,...
View ArticleMonster Prom Hands-on Preview – Delightfully Disturbing
I had the chance to play a very interesting title at this year’s Game Developers Conference – Monster Prom, by the Barcelona-based studio Beautiful Glitch. The game was picked up by publisher Those...
View ArticleTurn-Based Tactical Mecha Strategy Game BattleTech Launches April 24
Harebrained Schemes and publisher Paradox Interactive have announced the release date for BattleTech. The turn-based tactical strategy game will launch for Windows PC and Mac on April 24th. Featured...
View ArticlePathfinder: Kingmaker Hands-on Preview – Of Kings and Kobolds
I was able to check out an early build of Pathfinder: Kingmaker during this year’s Game Developers Conference, and I must admit, it’s got me looking forward to the final release quite a bit. Kingmaker...
View ArticleNew Story Breakdown Trailer for Turn-Based, Tactical Strategy Game Battletech
Harebrained Schemes and publisher Paradox Interactive have shared a new trailer for Battletech. Featured above, the new trailer breaks down the overall story, with commentary from key staff including...
View ArticleMicrosoft to Distribute Own Version of Linux for the First Time
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View ArticlePromising Hand-Crafted, Pixelated Metroidvania ARPG Faeland Seeks Crowdfunding
Florida-based indie studio Talegames has put their promising pixelated metroidvania action-RPG Faeland onto Kickstarter. The studio is hoping to raise $29,000 to finish the game on Windows PC, Mac, and...
View ArticleEverspace Dev Claims They Paid Thousands for Pro Streamer Who ‘Played Like a...
Rockfish Games released their single-player focused, 3D space-shooter Everspace back in May of last year. Since then the team has been consistently updating the game, as well as trying to get more...
View ArticleNew Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Survey Focuses on DLC and Overall...
Full Disclosure: I have financially backed Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Kickstarter. Inti Creates has shared a survey for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The new survey focuses on questions...
View ArticleStardew Valley Multiplayer Beta Launched
Chucklefish has launched the multiplayer beta for Stardew Valley. The new multiplayer-focused beta was released alongside the base game’s 1.3 update. Fans can have up to four players join a session via...
View ArticleRelease Dates Set for Co-op Arcade Racer Trailblazers
Publisher Rising Star Games has announced the release date for Trailblazers. The cooperative-play focused arcade-y racing game will launch across Windows PC and PlayStation 4 on May 8th, Xbox One on...
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