While randomly-generated stages in a video game can offer great variety, they can also easily be exploited to make up for less work on the side of the developer. Bending pseudo-random numbers in certain ways can allow for enormous amounts of video game content to be created within a very…
Read MoreLara Croft’s reinvention has its problems, but does so much right that you’ll probably forget all about them. As someone who’s never played a Tomb Raider title (yes, really), I didn’t have any apprehension going into Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics’ reboot of the famous Lara Croft. Much like with…
Read MoreReady for your very own portal to hell? Nordic Games is about to unleash the mod-kit and Steam Workshop for their old school action shooter Painkiller: Hell & Damnation. The development tools used by (Painkiller devs) The Farm 51 are set for release this April and should make those inclined…
Read MoreTelltale’s amazing reinvention of the ‘point and click’ adventure game is now available for zombie-smashers in Australia and New Zealand. I honestly cannot believe this masterpiece of the modern adventure game has been kept from global release till now. It’s stunning, but ‘season 1’ of The Walking Dead is only…
Read MoreThunder Wolves is a helicopter action game that looks like a more arcade-y version of the classic Strike series. The game is on the way from bitComposer Games and Most Wanted Entertainment and puts players in the seat of a high-tech chopper under the command of a shadowy organization. In…
Read More11 bit studios has officially announced that Anomaly 2 is on the way for both PC and Mac. Check out the table-turning trailer after the jump. Anomaly 2 reverses things a bit as it casts the human race as the ‘anomaly’ on Earth now that the war of 2018 is…
Read MoreI have a somewhat long, odd history with online games. I got into online gaming via MUDs around the mid-90’s for a time. I got busy with college and quit playing for a few years, but then got back into them again around the time Ultima: Online was getting big.…
Read MoreOne of the more interesting Kickstarter projects in recent months is Jon Shafer’s (and his new studio, Conifer Studios) At the Gates. It has well and truly hit its goal, but there’s still a couple of days left to make a pledge if you’re looking to get in on the…
Read MoreMars War Logs from Spiders Studio is looking pretty impressive already. The newest trailer for the cyberpunk RPG shows off why variety is the spice of (combat) life. Offering melee, ranged, and ‘technomant’ play styles, Mars War Logs is packing a nice amount of customization as far as character abilities…
Read MoreYes, you read that right. Dragons. With Jetpacks. If the name ‘Divinity’ sounds familiar to you, it’s because it’s actually been around for a while now. Divine Divinity and Divinity 2 were pretty sharp action/RPG’s for the PC that caught on with a niche audience. Larian Studios’ Divinity: Dragon Commander is…
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