Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Last month, Ubisoft said they would patch their online-at-startup-DRM out of From Dust and now RockPaperShotgun are reporting that they have made good on their promise. The next time you fire the game up on Steam it should update and sync up your savegames with the Ubisoft server
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Men of War: Vietnam hits stores today. The latest installment in the critically acclaimed Men of War series is available at all major digital and retail outlets. The game can be bought in two versions, the standard Men of War: Vietnam and Men of War: Vietnam Special Edition. The
Read articleMen of War: Vietnam hits stores today. The latest installment in the critically acclaimed Men of War series is available at all major digital and retail outlets. The game can be bought in two versions, the standard Men of War: Vietnam and Men of War: Vietnam Special Edition. The
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Pinball FX developer Zen Studios has jumped to Microsoft's defence after Super Meat Boy maker Team Meat savaged the Xbox 360 manufacturer. In a podcast published on Gamasutra , Team Meat recounted its difficult experience with Microsoft and doubted it would ever work with the com
Read articleDing dong, the witch is dead! As promised , Ubisoft have now removed the legitimate consumer-punishing always-on DRM from the disappointing PC port of their strategy/puzzle/sorta-god game From Dust. Let Steam auto-update it and the unpleasant eggy stench of a constant internet re
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You may know artist Jason Chan as the chap who helped design us a lovely t-shirt . Or who drew rad pictures of kids fighting zombies . You should know him, though, as a video game concept artist who's worked on games like BioShock 2 , Dead Space 2 , and Dragon Age: Origins . Chan
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Lots of video games claim to be scary. Amnesia , Dead Space , you name it, if it's dark and things jump out of closets at you, it's "scary". Don't let video game developers tell you what's scary. Let science . User experience studio Vertical Slice has conducted research into scar
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Impressive Grand Theft Auto IV mods are nothing new, but this one—which turns the fictional Liberty City into a very real, very beautiful New York City—is really impressive. OK, so here's what it does: First up, it replaces advertising and store signs with ones you'd actually fin
Read articleMen of War: Vietnam is now available on Steam! Men of War: Vietnam is a new chapter in the critically acclaimed series. The new, story-driven campaign lets you taste the explosive mix of the jungle, Hueys and rock-n-roll in 1968. Embark on breathtaking missions including an ambus
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From our blog : We’ve been tossing around the idea at Lunar giant of offering up free Delve Deeper DLC made by fans. Basically, it’ll work like this: We’ll set up a website with some loose criteria for what a map or relic should consist of, and hold a competition where fans can l
Read articleFrom our blog : We’ve been tossing around the idea at Lunar giant of offering up free Delve Deeper DLC made by fans. Basically, it’ll work like this: We’ll set up a website with some loose criteria for what a map or relic should consist of, and hold a competition where fans can l
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Act now and save 75% on Civilization V during the Weekend Deal! Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the dawn of man into the space age: Wage war, conduct diplomacy, discover new technologies, go head-to-head with some of history’s greatest le
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Read articleUpdates to From Dust have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: From Dust Title can be played in offline mode (no connection to the Internet is required after installing the patch) Save file is mov
Read articleThat an entire console worth of gamers haven't experienced Eric Chahi's glorious strategy game From Dust weighs is a shame, but a shame that will be rectified come September 27 when the game hits the PlayStation Network for $14.99.
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To my great disappointment, I am a benevolent dictator. The people of Tropico 4 ‘s do not fear the tread of the jackboot, but are instead smothered under the heavy yoke of first-rate entertainment options and lucrative employment opportunities. Even the communists and intellectua
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Most of the time on Fine Art I look at new stuff, or at least somewhat contemporary art. Sometimes, though, I like to look a little further back. Today is one of those days, and it's a real treat. Today we look at the art of Jeffrey Moy, who among other things did concept art for
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F1 2011 is Now Available for Pre-purchase on Steam. Purchase before the launch* and save 10%. The official FORMULA ONE™ game returns with new circuits, split-screen and co-op Championship modes plus all the cars and stars from the 2011 season. Debut ahead of the drivers at India’
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Updates to Worms Reloaded have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Worms Reloaded Added new DLC - The Worms Reloaded "Mayhem Pack". This is a free downloadable content pack released to celebrate
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