Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Back in 1992, id Software released Wolfenstein 3D , a title that ushered in an entirely new genre and showed developers and gamers just how immersive and visceral a video game could be. Two decades later comes Rage . For nearly 20 years the company has been improving the formula,
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I learned new lessons in the art of zombie-killing in a noisy hotel suite in New York City yesterday. My textbook was the upcoming video game Dead Rising 2: Off the Record . In the demo of the game that I played, Dead Rising hero Frank West tests new, creative ways to slice, free
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Call of Duty XP is a huge two day live event in LA celebrating all things Call of Duty. This is really happening. There's proof on the official Call of Duty XP site, spotted by Joystiq. The event will take place on September 2-3 in a "secure 12-acre compound" in Los Angeles. Mode
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Given how monumentally successful Call of Duty is, it's a surprise this hasn't happened sooner. Franchise owner Activision today announced the first official convention celebrating the first-person shooter series, Call of Duty XP 2011 . It'll take place over Labor Day weekend, Se
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Updates to Nation Red have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Updates/New Features New versus gamemode: King Of The Hill New sentry gun. The default gun now does a lot more damage. Sentrygun coo
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Today's Deal: Save 75% off Frontlines: Fuel of War ! Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
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Build notes: - Level selection screen from the main menu was only allowing the 1st realm and level to be selected. Now all realms and levels that have been unlocked can be selected from there. - Games setting tool is now launched by default which in-turn launches the game. - Remo
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We're delighted to announce the return of Eurogamer Expo's Indie Arcade, which this year will be presented by publishing giant Sega and in association with Rock Paper Shotgun. The Arcade hosts more than a dozen of the finest independently developed games - showcased for the Expo'
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Version 1.3.3 You can now unlock Slime's Sappin' Mah Sentry if you initiate combat Two crashes associated with manual tile selection fixed.
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Tony Holmsten, formerly of Sweden now living in Japan, has been working as a video game artist since 2002 at two of Sweden's biggest studio's, Battlefield developers DICE and the now-defunct Grin. In that time, he's done concept art, level art, promo art and lighting for games li
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Reader forsinain42 has put together this beautiful tilt-shift video showing a day in the life of Grand Theft Auto IV's Liberty City. Adorable, no? Also makes you appreciate the technical work that went into the game, as it focuses on the things that you may never even realise wer
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As our snowmobiles near Scoggins for the June 30 release of Puzzle Agent 2, I present to you not one but two new entries in the Graham Annable Answers Your Questions video series! These new episodes feature questions from Telltale community members eloffler , Lobst , allaboardfil
Read articleAs our snowmobiles near Scoggins for the June 30 release of Puzzle Agent 2, I present to you not one but two new entries in the Graham Annable Answers Your Questions video series! These new episodes feature questions from Telltale community members eloffler, Lobst, allaboardfilms
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For the Motherland , the latest expansion for Hearts of Iron III is now available on Steam! It’s time to dust off the field marshal's baton and take command of any nation in World War II; the largest conflict in history.
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Movement optimizations: Quicker movement of big unit stacks, quicker EndTurn, quicker creation of attack arrows. The changes make most difference in late games (50+ turns) when big unit stacks exist more often. Movement of unit stack (170 units) single-step Movement of unit stack
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Act now and take advantage of huge savings! Hydrophobia: Prophecy is available at 75% off during the Midweek Madness sale. Offer ends Thursday at 10am PDT. Hydrophobia: Prophecy is the ultimate version of this jaw-dropping action-adventure set onboard a floating city, where terro
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Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our e
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The beta is now available to pre-purchasers of Might & Magic Heroes VI . The pre-purchase also includes an exclusive weapon, Edge of Chaos, and character, Akasha. The adventure in Heroes VI, starting 400 years before events in Heroes V, catapults a family of heroes into a fas
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Today's Deal: Save 67% off Blue Toad Murder Files ! Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
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The third siege of dungeons arrived a little while back, with Obsidian taking the reins of the Gas-Powered Games-created loot'n'kill fandango. I've been frantically clicking my mouse button at it for the last few days-–an act which I have now transmuted into some words. First poi
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