Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 details have been oozing out of Gamescom. VG247 have details of an updated "build a class" mode that will let us occupy ten gear slots with any combination of weapons, perks and killstreak rewards. Levelling up will mean choosing one of seven new pieces
Read articleCall of Duty: Black Ops Declassified will be out this November, Sony said today. It will have four-on-four multiplayer, Team Deathmatch modes, and other Vita-exclusive content. Sony will also sell bundles that feature both the game and PlayStation Vita systems. Here are more deta
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Everyone's been getting pretty excited this morning about the possibility of a big Half-Life 3 reveal at Gamescom. That's thanks to a pdf on the Gamescom site listing Half-Life 3 as one of the exhibits. A translation of the text at the top of the document asks readers to "Please
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I am become Death, destroyer of crates. Also vases. And skeletons. And bees. And, oh yes, enormous slavering eldritch horrors from Hell. I destroyed a bunch of those, too. Darksiders II begins more or less where the first Darksiders left off. In that game, War—as in, the apocalyp
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Having showcased Assassin's Creed III 's naval warfare elements at E3 2012 and again at the San Diego Comic-Con last month, it's obvious Ubisoft is proud of this aspect of Connor Kenway's adventure. As well they should be — this is the first time naval warfare in a video game has
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Square Enix have revealed there is an "extensive" Sleeping Dogs DLC plan for at least the next six months. Content will start appearing on Steam when the game is released later this week and will include "the 80's-inspired Retro Triad Pack, a killer old school outfit with its own
Read articleSleeping Dogs is now available in North and South America on Steam! More territories will release later this week. See store page for details. Welcome to Hong Kong, a vibrant neon city teaming with life, whose exotic locations and busy streets hide one of the most powerful and da
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Darksiders II is Now Available in North America and parts of Asia on Steam! Please check the game page to see release times for your region. Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, embarks upon a quest to restore mankind, and redeem his
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Wargame: European Escalation, released on PC earlier this year, was great . Developed by the team behind RUSE, and very much in the spirit of the just-as-excellent World in Conflict, W:EE took us back to the Cold War with a gorgeous, intimate look at fictional tussle between NATO
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Pre-Purchase Tryst and get 20% Off* and Immediate Access to the Beta! Tryst is a competitive Real Time Strategy Game that aims to provide a unique, fast paced spin to the established strategy model that combines player choice with unit customization. War has erupted on the lonely
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Defense Grid update: - Thanks so much for your support!!! To celebrate the last 24 hours of the Defense Grid 2 Kickstarter crossing the minimum threshold ( we’ve updated the game with a special treat, and two new contests too! To view and enter the contests, go to the Contests bu
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Sword of the Stars 2 Changelogs 1.0.22773.3 ------ Critical fixes: + Added a fix for old save games that would crash when reloaded. Other fixes: + Addressed odd rider behaviour when carriers were captured. + Clients now receive Intel reports again. + Fixed incorrect post-combat d
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Sanctum is now available on Mac and 10% off!* Buy it once. Play it on both Mac & PC! You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong!
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Did you feel slightly on edge when you got out of bed this morning? Like your world was just a little bit more dangerous? As you went about your day, did you have the sense that you were… hunted ? Well, that might be because IT'S MOTHER EFFIN SHARK WEEK , YO. Shark Week is the Di
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Iron Brigade is now available on Steam and is 20% off until August 20th at 10AM Pacific Time! Additionally, save even more when you grab the Four pack to get you and three friends in on the action! Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menac
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Here’s today’s scandal, then. The Mechromancer, a post-release DLC character for Borderlands 2 has been revealed, and one of her skill trees is aimed at making the game more accessible to people who don’t play shooters. Officially, this set of abilities is called ‘Best Friends Fo
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The Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod that's currently in development for PC is pretty expansive . But that doesn't mean it escapes the ever-present clutches of funny physics glitches. Take a look at players being sliced up by helicopter blades, and jetting off into the sky as a resul
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The latest Assassin's Creed 3 trailer is framed as an Animus advert created by the ever-friendly but obviously evil Templar front, Abstergo Industries. Here they show off a few new Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer modes, including "Domination," a team-based, four vs. four point cap
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You'd be forgiven for thinking that scenes from the first trailer for Wargame: Airland Battle could've been taken from Arma 2. I was getting quite into the idea of flying those planes you see above, then I realised that this is the follow-up to Eugen Systems' impressive Wargame:
Read articleTo recap: smart people are introducing multiplayer to the PC version of sandbox shooter Just Cause 2. A public beta was held last week , and another is just winding up now. It continues to look like just about the best thing ever . Rather than only letting 4-8 people onto the gam
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