Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
After a couple of false starts, Subatomic Studios is ready to fire the starting gun on Fieldrunners 2 , releasing the eagerly-anticipated tower defense sequel for $2.99 on iPhone this Thursday. (Edit: Removed iPad reference, that one comes later.)
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The latest update to the Mythos Edition of the marvellous Darthmod project for Napoleon: Total War has landed according to ModDB, which makes this a good excuse to highlight Darthmod for any Total War players who haven't considered modding the game at all just yet. The infamously
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From Marvel to DC, Mass Effect to Halo , Star Wars to The Lord of the Rings ; the Sideshow booth was the crossroads of fan service at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. Though I spent less than an hour touring Sideshow Collectibles' Comic-Con presence last Wednesday night, every time
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James ‘Lycerius’ Moore played a single game of Civilization II off and on for ten years, extending far into a dystopian future that he described as “a hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation”. The story caught fire, spreading from reddit to the specialist games press and n
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Some mysterious psychological force has been holding me back from playing Mass Effect 3 's multiplayer. Given how much I tend to enjoy Mass Effect experiences—especially when colleagues tell me they love the game's multiplayer, too —that can be the only explanation. But that inex
Read articleOrcs Must Die! 2 is out at the end of the month. If you're already sold on the idea of Orcs Must Die! with new traps, a new sorceress character and co-op, then you might want to take advantage of the pre-purchase deal on Steam at the moment, which lets you buy the game early at 1
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Today Iron Grip: Warlord is available as part of the latest Groupees Bundle sale, Build a Bundle 2 ! To build the bundle, you can select up to 12 great games, most of which are available also on Steam. The best part is; you can pay the amount you want! Watch the Build a Bundle 2
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Today Iron Grip: Warlord is available as part of the latest Groupees Bundle sale, Build a Bundle 2 ! To build the bundle, you can select up to 12 great games, most of which are available also on Steam. The best part is; you can pay the amount you want! Watch the Build a Bundle 2
Read articleValve has muttered and murmured about bringing Steam and its Source engine to Linux before, and now it's revealed the plan--port Steam and Left 4 Dead 2 to Ubuntu 12.04, then work from there. Steam will come to Linux in all its glory, and Valve's building a speedy OpenGL version
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Orcs Must Die! 2 is now available for pre-purchase on Steam and is 10% off until launch! You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game o
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In designing one of Borderlands 2's characters, Ellie, Gearbox wanted to build "an independent female character who looked the exact opposite of how most females tend to be represented in games". Why? Because they didn't want players to "cast her in a light where the player is en
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Looking for a game? Current AI War Sortie post AI War Facebook page Arcen Games' Facebook page Tidalis Facebook page A Valley Without Wind Facebook page Our community forums Report bugs and suggestions: MantisBT AI War web IRC / irc.appliedirc.com / #aiwar Please see the original
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Looking for a game? Current AI War Sortie post AI War Facebook page Arcen Games' Facebook page Tidalis Facebook page A Valley Without Wind Facebook page Our community forums Report bugs and suggestions: MantisBT AI War web IRC / irc.appliedirc.com / #aiwar Please see the original
Read articleA Virus Named TOM launches August 1st!! Beta Update video HERE High Score Contest details on the BLOG or steam FORUM For the contest, Get the Highest score on the Steam leaderboards by MIDNIGHT (PT) Sunday August 22nd. Please send links to videos to [email protected] with the
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A Virus Named TOM launches August 1st!! Beta Update video HERE High Score Contest details on the BLOG or steam FORUM For the contest, Get the Highest score on the Steam leaderboards by MIDNIGHT (PT) Sunday August 22nd. Please send links to videos to [email protected] with the
Read articleLast spring, I read a novel called The Passage , and I'm re-reading it again now. The book posits a scenario that in its broad strokes should be familiar by now to any gamer: a secret military science program goes horribly wrong and creates a race of man-eating, once-human monste
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Patch Notes 1.2 Multiplayer and Diplomacy • Players can now play Multiplayer games! (Steam is required). • New Diplomacy system in Multiplayer and Single play: Now when a player sends a proposal to rival Mage it will be delivered on the beginning of his/her turn. You will receive
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The Steam Summer Sale continues today with huge savings throughout the store! Today's Daily Deals Include: Assassin's Creed Franchise RAGE Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Age of Empires III: Complete Collection Metro 2033 Iron Front: Liberation 1944 Men of War Franchise De
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You love Steam sales. I love Steam sales. EA, however, don't love Steam sales. Just a few weeks ago their senior vice president made his opinion clear, claiming that they "cheapen" intellectual property. A few days ago the Origin Summer Sale kicked off anyway. We asked Valve's di
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I had been worried that Duke Nukem would never, ever make me laugh again. Then I listened to his voice actor Jon St. John reading an extract from ubiquitous rutting tome 50 Shades of Gray in character as Duke, and a multitude of recent sins were forgiven. (more…)
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