Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Frozenbyte's Trine 2 looks like it's shaping up to be one of the prettiest games in recent memory. These new grabs from the puzzle/platormer sequel offer up a wild spectrum of color that shows off Trine's 2 co-op gameplay. It's available for pre-order now, just ahead of its Decem
Read articleFrozenbyte's Trine 2 looks like it's shaping up to be one of the prettiest games in recent memory. These new grabs from the puzzle/platormer sequel offer up a wild spectrum of color that shows off Trine's 2 co-op gameplay. It's available for pre-order now, just ahead of its Decem
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Frankly I find posting about – and thus somewhat contributing to the sensationalism – this almost as unsavoury as the news story itself, but I suppose it’s the sort of thing I guess we should all be aware of, if only to shake our heads, tut loudly and make doomy prophecies about
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Rockstar loves Bully, and has revealed it may return to it for a sequel once Max Payne 3 is released. Bully launched on PlayStation 2 in 2006 (as Canis Canem Edit in Europe), then in 2008 was released on PC, Wii and Xbox 360. It is a third-person action game, developed principall
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Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar has revealed how the September 11 attacks changed GTA3, which launched just weeks after the terrorist atrocities. Alterations were made to distance the game's fictionalised Liberty City setting from New York City, and a mission that mentioned t
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Kanye West's "Power" plays a central, recurring role in Volition's new open-world crime game Saints Row: The Third . The tune has been featured in the game's exhaustive promotional materials, plays regularly on its in-game radio stations, and makes bookending appearances in the s
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Several days after it was released for the rest of the world Saints Row: The Third has come out in the UK. Huzzah! Now we can finally experience all the fun Tom S had in our Saints Row 3 review! However, like several other recent games, it's missing from the steam store in the UK
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I don't know if it's the bite-sized gameplay, the escalating challenge, the flashing lights, or the pulsing soundtrack from electronica artist Smiletron, but Waves is the most addictive little twin-stick shooter I've played since Geometry Wars . Created by Robert Hale of Squid in
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It's all in the wand. This tool of mystical power may be threaded with a phoenix feather in J. K. Rowling's ubiquitous mythology, but here, in the latest of Traveller's Tales' similarly successful mash-ups, its core is pure brick. Create and destroy. These twin, conflicting conce
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‘Tis a grand weekend for indie gaming on Steam. In addition to the Super Meat Boy Pack, bonkers co-op RPG Magicka is free until 9pm on Sunday, and, yes, developers Arrowhead Game Studios have fixed most of the bugs. There’s also a wizard’s sleeve worth of offers on Steam, includi
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Yes, this is a touch late. As you’ll know, Activision aren’t really ones for providing review code ahead of launch to the likes of us, and then by the time we had it to play, Skyrim was out. You’ll understand. But I’ve persisted, and now finished the campaign for the third of Inf
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Fourteen months after the events of the original Prototype , New York City has become a place filled with danger, disease, and corruption. What took it so long? Having only been in the city twice in my life, my opinion mainly comes from television and movies. So I know that for e
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Super Meat Boy completely won us over with its slightly icky take on the good ol’ platform genre. To celebrate its first anniversary, the game has been released as part of a huge bundle on Steam, which includes the original game, Aquaria, Bit.Trip Beat, Bit.Trip Runner, Braid, Gi
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Lots of people loved Jimmy Hopkins, the squinty-eyed protagonist of Rockstar's Bully . The academic open-world title didn't set the kinds of records that a Grand Theft Auto game does but it's remained a favorite in the hearts of many gamers. In an interview with Gamasutra 's Chri
Read articleEdit: and I’m done. You can rewatch the whole thing below, though. Hello! I’m about to play (or, depending on the moment in time you start reading this, am playing or have played) The Intruder, the first episode of Telltale’s Jurassic Park pointer-clickerer. As these episodes ten
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Arma 2 developer Bohemia has shared an eye-opening statistic about piracy levels on PC. "Our statistics from multiplayer show that for every three legitimate buyers playing their game in multiplayer, there are 100 (failed) attempts to play with a pirated version," Bohemia's CEO M
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Rockstar Games, like the rest of the industry, has been learning about what makes DLC successful. For example, the sizable expansion packs for Grand Theft Auto IV may have been too big and too expensive for their own good. "Maybe $10 is a more exciting price point," Rockstar co-f
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The Cargo Vessel DLC for Ship Simulator Extremes is now available on Steam! Take the helm of the vast general cargo freighter with the catchy name “Winner” as you embark on different missions hauling cargo between some of the biggest ports in the world.
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This weekend save 50% off Bejeweled 3 ! Discover all-new ways to play, including Classic Bejeweled for cascades of fun, journey through 40 challenging Quest puzzles, charge into the electrifying Lightning for non-stop action, and tailor your experience in Zen for a revolutionary
Read articleThis week, I've been sharing a few short videos to give a sense of what Saints Row: The Third is all about. We've seen a chaotic way to start your day , how to customize your radio stations , and how fun the character creator is, especially with The Zombie Option. For the last vi
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