Despite myself not being a huge fan of Japanese role-playing games, I have to give Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) credit. In a time where even new first-person shooters can be considered a gamble in the video game industry, NIS is still deciding to translate and distribute JRPGs alongside other stat-oriented…
Read MoreThe upcoming, web-swingin’ MMO from Gazillion Entertainment and Marvel studios gave fans a deeper look at the game at PAX. Shown for the first time: Daredevil, Punisher, and… Squirrel-Girl. Marvel Heroes is a FREE-TO-PLAY action-packed massively multiplayer online game created by David Brevik, the visionary behind Diablo and Diablo 2. Set…
Read MoreIn what may add further proof to the theory that the world does in fact end in 2012, the long-awaited, fan-made, Soure-Engine-powered re-imagining of Half-Life, Black Mesa: Source, will publicly release on September 14th. Yes, the fan project that has been alive and mysteriously quiet for more than eight years…
Read MoreThe creator of the classic puzzler Chip’s Challenge takes Chuck’s Challenge to Steam Greenlight. Can it stand out from the rapidly growing crowd and piece together a winner? I remember Chip and his Challenges best from the Atari Lynx (Atari’s ahead of it’s time handheld), but the game has appeared…
Read MoreLukewarm Media and Reverb’s multiplayer dinosaur romp Primal Carnage is up for preorder on the PC, complete with beta access and a feathery perk. Gamers who plunk down their $14.99 USD for a preorder on the game’s official site will get a beta key (usable on Steam) so they can dig…
Read MoreHack and slash fans, get your clicking fingers ready because another Sacred title is on the way for 2013. Deep Silver announced the first details this week for the third game in the popular Sacred series. This actually makes two Sacred games that are on the way as we already…
Read MoreDead Island Riptide is gnashing its teeth and getting ready to bubble up from the surf sometime next year. New screens, info, and a very cool preorder bonus after the break. If you played the original Dead Island, then you know the setup: lush tropical setting, zombies, mutants, melee combat.…
Read MoreBatman-themed FPS Gotham City Impostors makes its PC debut the best way- free. The multiplayer shooter casts players as a member of one of two gangs (the Bats or the Jokerz) as they vie for supremacy over the back alleys of Gotham City in up to 12 player matches. Gotham…
Read MorePublisher Reverb announced today that they’re posting five prospective games to the newly launched Steam Greenlight platform- giving gamers the final yay or nay. Steam’s new initiative Greenlight is all about getting smaller games from lesser known, indie developers onto the market. With that in mind, Reverb has a quintet…
Read MoreAmplitude Studios announced today that their hit space combat/strategy game is now available on the Mac – complete with cross-platform multiplayer. Mac users will have access to the cross-platform gameplay mode and be able to play their PC rivals in the turn-based strategy game. “We are hugely excited with the…
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