Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Holy mother of all things holy, I've never heard music as happy as the music we're featuring on Radio this week from Issey . "Manic" would be a better word to describe these tunes, and you can tell that from the traffic congestion: "Happy" starts out with a congestion of 385. Tha
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Think you are excited about Sony's upcoming portable, the NGP? You're not alone. Game developers are apparently totally jazzed about it, too. And the NGP might not only change the way you play games, but the way video games are made. "NGP is a developer's dream," a developer spea
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This is Gareth. He's playing through the early stages of Fallout: New Vegas on the PC. Why are we watching him? Because he can play it without using his hands. Gareth, who through disability does not have the use of his hands, is able to customise a game's controls to the degree
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Gearbox Software's Randy Pitchford does a delightful job of explaining the need for a game to "hook" the player. It can be heard on the latest instalment of the always-excellent Irrational Interviews podcast .
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Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM) Fur
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Two Worlds II is now available on Steam! Continue the journey to secure the fate of Antaloor and save it from the clutches of the Dark Lord Gandohar. A complex quest system and exciting main story draw you into the world of Antaloor, made richer by secondary quest scenarios, game
Read articleUpcoming PC title Two Worlds II was supposed to launch in the UK tomorrow. That launch has been pushed back to the end of February, however, after the freighter carrying all the games had a little trouble . "We just received the container from China with the Collector's Edition a
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Obsidian have announced that the next in the series of classic Dungeon Siege games will be released on May 27. A limited edition of the game is also available for pre-order. Read on for details The limited edition of the game will only be available as a pre-order package. It cont
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Updates to A.R.E.S. have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. New Features Genesis Suit, featuring a new special attack, can be unlocked by achieving the SS rank on all missions Adjustments Final cinematic and credits can b
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This weekend only, save 85% on King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame ! Build the majestic Camelot, recruit fabled knights to your Round Table, and battle with legendary warriors and monsters in this turn-based RPG. Offer expires on Monday, Feb. 7th at 10AM PST. Additionally, the
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The Druids , the latest expansion for King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame is now available on Steam! This expansion of the turn-based fantasy RPG introduces the new Welsh Kingdom campaign with over 30 hours of additional gameplay!
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For some, the inclusion of DRM - "digital rights management" which prevents copying - is a provocative act. That makes requiring an online check-in for a game with no online component, like Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2, both perplexing and obnoxious. PlayStation 3 owners buying the
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A rip-off? Depends how much you want a new Dungeon Keeper. Trust me, I’m not being mean: Dungeons couldn’t possibly try harder to be Dungeon Keeper 3. An underground empire that you carve out using imps and goblins. A map screen full of idyllic countryside. A Dungeon Heart in the
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Myst: Masterpiece Edition is now available on Steam! Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds! To celebrate this release, Myst: Masterpiece Edition and the Cyan Complete Pack are 25% off until February 9th at 10am PST!
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Fixed an issue where French, Italian, German and Spanish users would be unable to save their settings from the mafia launcher on a 64 bit Operating system.
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Ashley's dog broke her Xbox 360 while she was in the middle of playing Dead Space 2. That's usually grounds for a sob story, but this one has a happy ending. The clumsy pooch knocked over her console - which was standing vertically - while Dead Space 2 was in it, ruining both the
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An update for Gratuitous Space Battles has been released. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Bug Fix: Fixed rare crash bug when retreating from battle Performance: Reduced memory usage.
Read articleDespite its resemblance to Scientology, Unitology - Dead Space's fictitious religion - isn't a parody of the controversial church, the game's creative director told MTV Multiplayer. "I think people get that because the name is very similar," he said. "It was really just an observ
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Treating serious burns is a time consuming process that normally takes weeks or months, leaving patients open to dangerous infections as they heal. This newly-developed stem cell shooting spray gun reduces healing time to days. Warning: Graphic video inside. Most of the damage fr
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Add to your Sims world with Sims 3 Outdoor Living Stuff ! Available now on Steam. Whether decorating the perfect patio, setting the mood with a cool new hot tub, or firing up a state-of-the-art grill for the ultimate BBQ, your Sims’ outdoor decor is getting a boost!
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