Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Dino D-Day is on sale as part of the Autumn Sale on Steam. It will be 50% off throughout the weekend. Also, we are preparing a new update for the game that will add full stat tracking and some other cool stuff. Be on the lookout for this update in the coming days!
Read articleDino D-Day is on sale as part of the Autumn Sale on Steam. It will be 50% off throughout the weekend. Also, we are preparing a new update for the game that will add full stat tracking and some other cool stuff. Be on the lookout for this update in the coming days!
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* XBox 360 controller fixes * Steam cloud support * startup crashes fixed (XP, vista, windows 7 with custom skinning)
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Achievements Fix for Killing Spree, Unstoppable and Godlike only unlocking on exactly 100, 200 and 300 times combos. Achievements will unlock on game start-up if you were owed them. Video Settings Added a Half Resolution mode. Half Res Mode defaults to off. Increased framerate li
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The Doom 3 source code has been released and is available now on Github. According to John Carmack's Twitter feed, the source code was delayed when lawyers had a bit of a wobble over some patent problems. With the addition of a few lines of code and the tweaking of a few more, th
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Superb indie platformer Cave Story has sauntered on Steam, boasting a sheen of upgraded graphical loveliness and a remastered soundtrack. It also comes with a few bonus modes for those who have played it to death, but still can't get enough of the endearing tale of a robot trying
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Rage developer id Software has released the entire source code of its seminal shooter Doom 3. Aspiring developers can now download the code completely free, id co-founder John Carmack tweeted last night. Doom 3's inner workings were ready to go at the start of the month, but last
Read articleid Software last night released the engine source code for Doom 3 under a GPL3 license, letting all and sundry get their hands dirty and bend it to their will. You can download the code here at Shacknews . Let the coding commence! So what can we expect to see this code used for?
Read articleCave Story+ is Now Available on Steam and 15% off until November 29th 10AM PST. Arguably the most well-known indie game of all time, Cave Story features a completely original storyline wrapped with personality, mystery and hours of fast-paced fun. Cave Story is an action-adventur
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The Wasteland Angel update includes: • 4 new levels in a new area of the wastelands • The story continues to unfold with 2 new cut scenes • New, unrelenting enemies, including helicopters! • New, sadistic weapons including Shield and Air Strike. • New Bonus level and a brand new
Read articleThe Wasteland Angel update includes: • 4 new levels in a new area of the wastelands • The story continues to unfold with 2 new cut scenes • New, unrelenting enemies, including helicopters! • New, sadistic weapons including Shield and Air Strike. • New Bonus level and a brand new
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Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg had some sharp words when asked about the criticism that Call Of Duty games get for their supposed glorification of violence and military aggression. "There's a sense that games are more exploitive in a way that The Hurt Locker —which also was design
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Rage , id Software's beloved and detested blending of post-apocalyptic combat racing and first-person shooter, finally has a demo. "The demo presents a slice of the early game, giving players a chance to explore the town of Wellspring and participate in races, games and other att
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r18051 (r18002c) ------ Critical fixes: - Fixed invisible fleets in mission lists. - Fixed an end-of-combat crash caused by inserting the same combat results into the game twice. - Fixed invisible Morrigi DLC Grav Boat model. - Fixed invisible Tarkasian DLC stations. - Fixed invi
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The Humble Bundles keep on rolling, with a new 'pay what you want' indie mega-bargain arriving mere weeks after the last one wrapped up. The new Humble Introversion Bundle packs four games from English indie Introversion: hacking sim Uplink , RTS Darwinia , its multiplayer sequel
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Max Payne is a dark, brooding figure. The torment over the violent deaths of his wife and newborn daughter are what drive him. And now they're a great reason to pre-order a copy of Max Payne 3 from GameStop. Customers who pre-order Max Payne 3 at a U.S. GameStop store will get ea
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Start with the odd name: Take on Helicopters . At once a warning and an invitation, it sounds at first like a bad translation. After a few hours at the controls of its rotary-winged menagerie, the title ceases to sound strange and becomes a fairly accurate invitation. It asks, ca
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Canadian developer Brian Provinciano spent two months negotiating his contract with Microsoft to get Retro City Rampage on Xbox Live Arcade. It was, to say the least, a tough process - and one that he could have done without. It delayed the creation of the game, but in the end he
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Batman Arkham City is Now Available on Steam in North and South America! Other regions will release soon, please check the game page for more details. No escape from Arkham City…the sprawling mega-prison in the heart of Gotham City, home to its most violent thugs and infamous sup
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Agent 47's back! ...Again! Absolution's not even out yet, but Square Enix is already diving head-long into sequel territory. So said the publisher in a tweet announcing its brand new Montreal studio, which will apparently open up a whopping 150 jobs. Take that, the economy. IO In
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