Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Review by Nathan Ditum On a city street at the start of Dead Space 3, there’s a poster for a film called Tools Of Terror. It features a man in a tuxedo pulling a James Bond pose, but instead of a pistol he’s holding a wrench. He is, it’s fairly obvious, both an action hero and a
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TrackMania 2! I'd entirely forgotten it even existed. That's one of the potential dangers when you hide your games away in their own tiny corner of the internet. Fortunately, as of today, Nadeo's various Mania games are getting some added visibility. TrackMania 2: Canyon, TrackMa
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In case you missed it, the PSN Gamers Choice Awards winners were revealed last night, kicking off a sale on the games that were picked as favorites. Journey was the only game to win two awards, Best PSN Exclusive and Best Indie. The Walking Dead beat it out for Best PSN Game. Oth
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You know what game was a lot of fun? Just Cause 2 . But as delightful as it was, it had more than its share of flaws. So, you know what game will probably be really fun? Just Cause 3 . And this image shared by Avalanche head Christofer Sundberg on Instagram suuuure looks like a n
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Purchase three outstanding titles from the team at Nadeo, TrackMania² Canyon , TrackMania² Stadium , and ShootMania Storm . Purchase TrackMania² Canyon and start playing right away. Pre-Purchase TrackMania² Stadium and/or ShootMania Storm today and receive a 10% discount and extr
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The Banner Saga: Factions is, you will recall , the free multiplayer aspect of The Banner Saga, rather than the single-player campaign that you’re going to have pay up front for. Nathan went hands on with the game previously to tell us all what to expect. I’m downloading it right
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When the games have been sold, and the swag remains: What do you do? What does a man do with 180 promotional boxes for Borderlands 2 ? He stacks them, apparently. This image set, uploaded to imgur by bitterguy a week ago, was tweeted at Gearbox's Randy Pitchford this morning. The
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A game most famous for its beautiful visuals can be beamed directly into your eyeballs, thanks to some clever modding for the Oculus Rift. Modder Nathan Andrews, who previously worked on Half-Life and Black Mesa mods for the VR device, has started cracking into the CryEngine and
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Music is enough of a puzzle already. You've got your parts, your sections, your structure. Then, you have to make those parts fit a into whole, and get them to make sense together. Say, wouldn't that make for a fun game? As it turns out, it would. Enter Musaic Box HD , a game tha
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I loved Thomas Was Alone , the minimalist platformer released last year by Mike Bithell. The hilarious narration, memorable characters and awesome music defied my expectations I had after first hearing about the game and I was glad to see Thomas find a home on Steam. I'm never go
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The date's been set for the final court-supervised auction of THQ's remaining properties. Those titles not bought in January's fire sale have been divided into lots, with initial bids due in April 1st. Final bids are required by April 15th, then, pending court approval, THQ expec
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Sit back and watch two decades of video game graphics flash before your eyes. YouTube user drloser333 has uploaded a video from French site NoFrag that unfurls the graphics of more than a dozen first-person shooters, from 1992's Wolfenstein 3 to 2011's Battlefield 3 . Did the FPS
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The odds should've been against Assassin's Creed III: Liberation . It starred a woman—specifically the half-black, half-French heroine Aveline du Grandpre. And it was an exclusive on the PlayStation Vita, a system that many people see as a sadly under-supported platform. But Libe
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We have released a Beta update for Counter-Strike 1.6. Changes in this update are: Set snd_noextraupdate to "1" by default, this value provides better performance for current PCs Added support for hitting Ctrl-A to select all text in the game console Improved download status when
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We have released a Beta update for Counter-Strike 1.6. Changes in this update are: Set snd_noextraupdate to "1" by default, this value provides better performance for current PCs Added support for hitting Ctrl-A to select all text in the game console Improved download status when
Read articleThis week, Tyler, Omri, and roguish host/space cowboy T.J. discuss whether or not Sony's PS4 announcement is relevant to PC gamers. And if it is, how relevant is it, really? Also, Nvidia's GTX Titan card, the return of Blizzcon, Crysis 3, and BioShock Infinite. Plus listener ques
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Update Notes - Feb 26th WINTER: -Winter comes every 20 days or so, with snow and a new audio landscape. -Ambient air temperature is modelled, and Wilson will get colder the longer he stays out in the open. -Getting too cold for too long will cause freezing damage. You can extend
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A screenshot of wandering zombies by Reddit user fitzybaby. DayZ changelogs are so much fun. Update 1.7.6 adds some important stuff, like a six arrow crossbow quiver and reusable wooden arrows with a 20% chance to break on use, and some less important stuff, like cans of Rabbitma
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After the big auction for its top-shelf intellectual property and game studios last month , the bones of former publishing giant THQ have announced that the company's remaining franchises are now to be sold as part of a "court-approved sales process." The series up for grabs incl
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