Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
I think that Botanicula , the new game from Machinarium indies Amanita Design, is freakin' wonderful. I already wrote about why I like it , so read that if you're wondering about the game. Short verzh: If you have a heart and like lovely and funny things, you should play it. Bota
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Scoring a knife kill in a first-person shooter is the ultimate insult to your victim. It's one of the most satisfying kills, too. But it's not always easy to pull off, as this Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player finds out. He looks to be basically on the camera-focused player
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From the first video I saw, Vessel occupied a special place in my thoughts. The area it resides in is a large theme park grafted onto my occipital lobe. All of the rides and attractions that have sprouted there are based on interesting use of technology in games. Some are impress
Read articleA new Humble Bundle has launched, celebrating the games of Amanita Design -- including the newcomer, Botanicula . The nature-themed adventure title is the standout of the set, but it includes five games in all for paying above the minimum. Plus, true to the game's message, you ca
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"The year is 2047... oil has run out... governments have collapsed." It all sounds a git grim in the future. That probably explains why people are going underwater to have third -person battles in suits designed by Master Chief's tailor. Biart7's Deep Black: Reloaded is available
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Despite rumors, Prey 2 is not cancelled, publisher Bethesda said today. But it won't be out in 2012. "Development of Prey 2 has not been cancelled but the game will not be released in 2012 as planned," the company said in a statement today. "The delay is due to the fact that game
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Fixed: * Fix being able to trade research back and forth infinitely. * Fix colonizers with weapons never firing at anything. * Fix crash related to buildings being destroyed in OnGlobalDamage events. * Fix crash when planets marked for autocolonization get destroyed. * Batched sh
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Spring time has always been a bit of a double-edged sword for me. On one hand, there are flowers and refreshing breezes, and the sun smiles like in an old black-and-white cartoon, except with a chillingly sinister undertone because it’s kind of pissed about global warming these d
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Because, well, that's what you do in Grand Theft Auto IV . You wreck cars. YouTuber InsaneGaz has one heck of an enjoyable channel , featuring hundreds of videos in which he takes modded cars and crashes the living hell out of them. He even hits the Optimus Prime mod ! Some highl
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King's Bounty: The Legend and King's Bounty: Armored Princess are Now Available on Mac and 10% off*! King's Bounty: The Legend is an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and role-playing elements. In a fairy tale fantasy world of fearless knights, evil mages, wise king
Read articleKing's Bounty Titles are Now Available on Mac and PC in Several Languages King's Bounty: The Legend and King's Bounty: Armored Princess are now available on Mac in six languages (English, Russian, German, French, Spanish and Italian). Additional languages have been added to the P
Read articleDeep Black is Now Available on Steam and 20% off*! The year is 2035 and a terrorist group named Golden Hawk threatens the whole world. Each day, shocking news overshadows everything else. NATO and the United States are in an acrimonious fight against an enemy that knows no bounda
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Version 1.150 Changelog: - In multiplayer, Khergit troop stats have been rebalanced to make them more viable. - Maximum number of players in a multiplayer match has been changed to 200. - Usernames in multiplayer games can now have special characters. - Random rain and fog amount
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Today's Deal: Save 50% off Choplifter HD ! 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 Ruler Designer and three new Song packs are now available for Crusader Kings II on Steam! The Ruler Designer allows you to create your own character when starting a new game. Now you can play Sir Wilfred Death, Elric of Melniboné, or whatever strikes your fancy. Each Song Pac
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Waveform Update Released Bug fixes: -Fix saving profile data when not using Steam Cloud -For certain ATI graphics cards, something in the OpenGL driver is causing a crash after the game’s launch menu. If this happens, the menu will automatically be disabled the next time the game
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In the second part of my dad’s adventures in Legend Of Grimrock (you can read part one here ) we learn why my dad never goes anywhere in games and takes three million years to finish them. We also learn that he’s putting off writing about the bit where he got stuck and had to hav
Read articleJoy is a terribly underrated commodity in video games. Most of the games I play inspire all kinds of feelings—stress, tension, exhilaration, frustration, even less-celebrated but still mentionable sensations like "comforting routine" and "empowering murder-fantasy." There aren't
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It's time to take things up to the next level, and join the Noob Squad. Tune in weekly for cool new stories from the Nuclear Dawn universe. Checkout a preview below and read on our Facebook or Website for the others. Every week a new one! :) You can checkout the new cartoon serie
Read articleIt's time to take things up to the next level, and join the Noob Squad. Tune in weekly for cool new stories from the Nuclear Dawn universe. Checkout a preview below and read on our Facebook or Website for the others. Every week a new one! :) You can checkout the new cartoon serie
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