Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Defense Grid: Containment DLC , all new content for Defense Grid: The Awakening is Now Available on Steam! Defense Grid: Containment is the all-new expansion to the award-winning tower defense game: Defense Grid: The Awakening. The Containment DLC provides players with many hours
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Today's Deal: Save 66% on Chaos on Deponia ! 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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News has broken out about the sale of THQ's assets and it looks like many of the defunct publisher's signature franchises have been acquired . But, surprisingly, some seemingly bankable properties haven't been snatched up. Many of the titles mentioned in a previously published as
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The sale of THQ's assets in federal bankruptcy court will be finalized today. Word is that the hearing begins at 3 p.m. Rumors already are spreading as to where THQ's studios and the series developed there have ended up. A Relic Entertainment developer has said he's now an employ
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If you hadn't previously heard of Zachariah Scott, then you've got a fun (and entirely unproductive) afternoon ahead of you. The Bioware cinematic designer has been doing some amazing things with Valve's Source Filmmaker in his spare time. But with this Portal 2 short, The Turret
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The world's best selling video game won't be sold in Pakistan. Fox News reports that a declaration has forbidden sales of Activision's Call of Duty games, as well as EA's newest Medal of Honor release. According to the report, the ban came into effect after shop owners complained
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Slipping quietly onto Google Play over the weekend, Kotaku game of the year contender Super Hexagon performs its seductive dance on Android owners, spinning it's way into this week's top charts. The spiraling shape will make you go insane, but that hasn't deterred Android gamers
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While in a Reddit AMA , game designer American McGee said that EA wanted to "trick" gamers into thinking Alice: Madness Returns was as dark as its marketing and called this tactic part of a "race to the bottom." Today, Shanghai-based McGee offered a correction or an apology of so
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As far as Street Fighter characters go, Juri Han is unique. She's the first Korean Street Fighter character and the sole Taekwondo fighter. She's also tough, evil, and very cool looking. And that's exactly why Juri, who debuted in Street Fighter IV , has quickly become a fan favo
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Reader Brandon passed this video along yesterday, which he helped make, wondering if we'd ever seen it . I had to say "no", which tore me up inside, because it is absolutely perfect. Sadly ineligible from winning a Saxxy award due to its use of copyright material, that won't stop
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Are hard-as-hell indie games enough to satiate our hunger for a challenge, or should mainstream developers quit trying to appease everyone and start really testing us? In this Face Off from our archives (originally published October 2012), Executive Editor Evan Lahti gives former
Read articleSource Filmmaker version 0.9.6.1 has been released. This update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Animationset Editor: added reordering selected animationsets in the animationset editor via drag and drop added show scene
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Indie space roguelike FTL warped into our top pick for 2012's Short-form Game of the Year and tickled our auditory sensors with wonderful space pew-pew music. Its Kickstarter campaign boasted $200,542 in donations over the $10,000 goal. But given a chance to do it again, FTL desi
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New content is available for Borderlands 2 on Steam. Enhance your Vault-hunting experience with a fresh new style! There are 15 new heads and skins sets available.
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Save 50-75% on The Sims 3 Franchise during this week's Midweek Madness*! The freedom of The Sims 3 will inspire you with endless creative possibilities and amuse you with unexpected moments of surprise and mischief! Create over a million unique Sims and control their lives. Custo
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Today's Deal: Save 75% on Terraria ! 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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Save 50% on LEGO The Lord of the Rings during this week's Midweek Madness*! Based on The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy, LEGO® The Lord of the Rings follows the original story-lines of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Tow
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The Sims 3 70's 80's and 90's , all new content for The Sims™ 3 is Now Available on Steam Give your Sims the hottest looks and coolest décor from yesteryear with The Sims 3 70's, 80's, & 90's Stuff. Rock all-new outfits, crazy hairstyles, and facial hair. Sport a 70's disco l
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Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Update Released Rev: 66648 - Full controller support added! "Telekinesis"-enabled objects can now be controlled with the right stick of the gamepad. Keyboard & mouse play is still supported, but mouse usage is no longer required when usin
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“Since we first announced BioShock Infinite, our fans have asked for more information about Columbia and the complex cast of characters that inhabit the floating city,” said Fielder. “After reading the e-book, players will have a better understanding of BioShock Infinite’s world,
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