Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Jonathan Drake (aka Animatronic Ackbar) is putting together a documentary on the competitive fighting game scene. It's looking good! I'm not the biggest fan of most kinds of competitive gaming, but there's something about fighting game fans that's just so damn entertaining. It's
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THQ has pulled the plug on its Red Faction franchise following poor sales of RF: Armageddon. Speaking at an investor call today, CEO Brian Farrell confirmed that "we do not intend to carry forward with that franchise in any meaningful way." He added that the development team at V
Read articlePoor sales of Red Faction: Armageddon this year means the end of the franchise, publisher THQ said in a conference call today. Brian Farrell, the THQ chief executive, told investors that "we do not intend to carry forward with that franchise in any meaningful way." Volition, the
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Fixed: Ships on hold or defend position stance will no longer move because of work with tool orders. Homeworlds had less hitpoints than was normal for planets. The game did not render while maximized. Notification of new treaties only occurs when a new treaty is actually proposed
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Dead Horde is now available on Steam. To celebrate the game is 10% off until August 3rd, 8AM PST. In Dead Horde you can play alone or with a comrade as survivors of the mutant virus making your way through the city uncovering new challenges to overcome and mutants to destroy. Tea
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Cartoony top-down shooter All Zombies Must Die! arrives on PC and PlayStation Network later this year, developer doublesix has announced. It's the spiritual successor to 2009 PSN effort Burn Zombie Burn!, combining weapons-based arena combat with some light RPG elements. Tasked w
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It's Wednesday, and that can only mean one thing: I'm back with yet another selection of the finest discount gaming offers to tempt your wallet with. Throughout the week you can keep your finger on the pulse of cut price gaming by checking SavyGamer.co.uk . Read on to find out wh
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I’ve spent a few hours nuzzling up to Chantelise, the next Westernised translation/do-over of a Japanese indie title from noble Recettear chaps Carpe Fulgur. Because I appear to be pretty terrible at the game, a full Wot I Think is probably some days off. Meantime though, here’s
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New Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack Annihilation headlines this week's massive PlayStation Store update. Xbox 360 owners have had it exclusively for the past month. Available from tomorrow on PS3, its five new maps will cost you £11.49. Looking for something a bit cheaper? Sony'
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The third Humble Indie Bundle is now available. It's your chance to pay whatever you like for Crayon Physics Deluxe, Cogs, VVVVVV, Hammerfight and And Yet it Moves. A portion of each payment is allocated to the developers, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Child's Play. You
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The first Duke Nukem Forever DLC details have landed on the Gearbox forums, picked up by VG247. It will be called the Parody Pack. It will add three new game modes, four new maps and new weapons designed to send up a few well known, slightly more successful shooters. There's Call
Read articleThe Gearbox forums have announced the inevitability of the Icons Parody Pack, a multiplayer add-on for Duke Nukem Forever. It’ll contain new maps and game modes, and be available in the autumn at some point. The post explains that the DLC will be free “to all First Access Club me
Read articleThe third Humble Indie Bundle is available now, offering five cracking titles for PC and Mac: Crayon Physics Deluxe, Cogs, VVVVVV, Hammerfight, and And Yet It Moves. The pack is worth around £30 in total but, as is standard HIB practice, you decide how much you pay. Your donation
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If you tried the game, tell us about it! Write us a review in our user forum, and tell us what you think about it. What are the hit and miss? What do you want to see in future games? How would you have done it? We have 3 physical edition to give away to the top 3 user reviews. Wr
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- The console window will no longer auto scroll to the top then scroll back to the bottom when large amounts of text are being displayed (ie. map script output). - The console window will no longer display odd selection boxes during scrolling when nothing was selected by the user
Read articleWe're not done with Duke Nukem Forever . Gearbox Software has revealed the "Hail to the Icons Parody Pack," an add-on for the recently released Duke Nukem game, downloadable content that takes a few shots at games like Doom , Call of Duty and Team Fortress 2 . Continuing the trad
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Arabian Nights , downloadable content for The Kings' Crusade is now available on Steam! Arabian Nights adds new units, two new heroes, and more into this real-time strategy game set during the Third Crusade. In honor of this release, The Kings' Crusade and the New Allies DLC are
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