Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
While the titular plants and zombies of PopCap's Plants vs Zombies may get the most attention, Crazy Dave holds a dear place in our hearts. No longer content with selling over-priced seeds and fertilizer, Dave is pursuing a new career: rapper. (And given the economy, who can blam
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There's finally some downloadable content out for Assassin's Creed Revelations , but you should keep your $4. Why? Stephen Totilo, who wrote a glowing review for Assassin's Creed: Revelations : I'm including a video in this Gut Check in order to show you the coolest thing about t
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People who I've spoken to at Rockstar Games have hinted to me that the multiplayer mode in Max Payne 3 is going to be something special. According to IGN impressions of the March 2012 game's competitive multiplayer, these people hinted the truth. The point of reference IGN uses f
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Games like Battlefield and Call of Duty are worst when they are played by casual fans, people who may enjoy the occasional match but who don't take the time to daily hone their skills. I fit neatly into that category. Despite being a big fan of military shooters, I'm not very goo
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The Just Cause movie is called Just Cause: Scorpion Rising. Bryan Edward Hill (Broken Trinity: Pandora's Box, 7 Days From Hell) is rewriting the script originally penned by Michael Ross, according to The Hollywood Reporter . As previously revealed , the movie focuses on the origi
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Battlefield 3 players have been going back to Karkand since the expansion pack went live yesterday. Those who pre-ordered the limited edition will be enjoying the new weapons, vehicles and "enhanced destructability" of Back to Karkand for free. For everyone else, it's available o
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“What did you do during the great bundle wars of Winter 2011, daddy?” “I posted about them, sweetheart. I posted about them all. I… I’ve seen so much. I’ll always carry that with me.” We already know about pay-what-you-want charity bundle LittleBigBunch, but until 2pm today we we
Read articlePopCap are going head to head with the X-Factor this Christmas. Crazy Dave aka. Cray-Z is the talent behind Wabby Wabbo. It's available to buy through iTunes now. Purchases registered between December 18 and December 24 will count towards Wabby Wabbo's Christmas chart rankings. P
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UPDATE: EA has announced Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances and revealed it is a cross-platform game that works on web browsers and mobile devices. The closed beta starts tomorrow, 15th December 2011. "Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances is the first MMO and first free
Read articleThe various Humble Bundles have gained attention for offering PC games to support charity and indie developers, but the idea is spreading. The Little Big Bunch now offers a pay-what-you-want set of five PC titles to benefit GamesAid, a UK children's charity. Distribution is being
Read articleAccording to The Hollywood Reporter , the feature film version of action game Just Cause , Just Cause: Scorpin Rising is being re-written by scribe Bryan Edward Hill .
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Back in March, PR firm TrashTalkFCM thought it'd be a good idea to promote upcoming shooter Homefront by releasing a ton of balloons. It wasn't. Not only did the game stink, but when most of the balloons ended up in San Francisco Bay, it attracted the attention of Bay Area water
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After peeking out from behind Steam's registry files earlier today, Humble Indie Bundle 4 has made its official debut. And yes, it's everything you hoped for. I mean, if this is what happens when the Bundle Wars heat up, I'm all for it. To start off, there's Jamestown, Bit.Trip R
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We've seen our share of Humble Indie Bundles over the past year or two—independent developers who gather under the " Humble " brand and release a bunch of their games priced at whatever people want to pay. The latest one, Humble Bundle #4, might be the best one yet—for any price
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The Daily Wishlist Giveaway continues today on Steam. Each day 10 people will win the top 10 games on their wishlist! To enter, you must have a Steam account and a Wishlist with at least 10 games, and each day you will need to visit the gamepage of the featured daily deal. The Da
Read articleThe new Assassin's Creed Revelations - The Ancestors Character Pack is now available on Steam! The Ancestors Character Pack features four new multiplayer characters, including: the swashbuckling Privateer, the devious siren Corsair, the battle-tested Brigand, and the bloodthirsty
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Some inquisitive fellows on NeoGaf have been raiding the Steam content registry for clues, and seem to have come across some entries suggesting that that Alan Wake may be heading to PC. In further support of the Alan Wake PC release rumours, Just Push Start spotted an interview o
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Changelog for Supreme Ruler Cold War update 7.2.2 - Fixed liberated country and colonial interaction issues - Fixed some proxy battle issues - Updated Scenarios to work with Update 2 changes - Minor GUI fixes
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The Doctor Who Cloned Me , all new content for Duke Nukem Forever , is now available on Steam! This full new single player campaign includes brand new weapons, all-new enemy types and bosses, more Achievements, and brand new interactive items within the world. Additionally, The D
Read articleDetails of the next Humble Indie Bundle have once more leaked, because Steam’s Content Description Record Viewer Thingamie is so ludicrously easy for people to spy. And it looks like it’s going to be a bit of a corker, as spotted by DIY Gamer . In the pay-what-you-want collection
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