Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
How we had hoped to see Pat Garratt enjoying a hearty feast of broiled denim and shallow-fried zipper, but it was not to be. The editor of VG247 last year swore to eat his own trousers in the event Minecraft man Markus ‘Notch’ Persson made good on his talk of funding a sequel to
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Portal is a natural theme for Valentine's Day, as we saw with these cards Valve released in 2011 before Portal 2 's arrival. This one is the best of a Valve-themed series done by Tumblr user applenail, which got a lot of attention over the weekend and yesterday. Print them out an
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It was almost a year ago to the day when Notch publicly proposed to Tim Schafer. No, not that sort of proposal. This one: "Let’s make Psychonauts 2 happen." But any plans for a follow up to Tim Schafer's weird and inventive platformer were put on hold when Double Fine launched an
Read articleThere's a handy little robot in Dead Space 3 . It's designed to collect resources for you in the new sci-fi horror game, released for Xbox 360 and PS3 today. But as helpful as it is, it may be a little too helpful. Like, too helpful at getting you to open your wallet. We already
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Nvidia's Tegra 4-powered Project Shield handheld will be great for playing Android games, but the real draw is streaming PC games from your GeForce PC to the handheld and playing anywhere in your house. I can't wait to play Borderlands 2 in the bathroom without a laptop burning m
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One of PC gaming's finest co-op experiences is coming to a rectangular productivity-enhancing device near you. How many times will you "accidentally" kill your friends in Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet ? Developed by Ludosity, the folks behind the lovely Bob Came in Pieces
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I can't believe I'm about to say this, but.... Dead Space 3 is boring. Let's rewind a bit. In 2008 we were graced with EA's first Dead Space title. This was a claustrophobic horror game, filled with mystery and an obviously grander, more complex universe than we, as players durin
Read articleA nice slice of DayZ is on display in the mod-gone-standalone's first video developer diary. The 15-minute entry introduces its new menu system, how to put together a fetching outfit, item spawns which require actual searching to find, new swampland, the recovered island of Utes,
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If those North Korean propaganda games weren't odd (and unsettling) enough, the country's state media is incorporating Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and "We Are the World" to show the U.S. under attack. Yeah . Never mind that "We Are the World" was written by Americans (Lionel R
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Just uploaded a whole new campaign made by one of the Steel Storm fans, Necro. We hope you will enjoy it and give some feedback on the forum . Note: If you haven't gotten the update, simply restart Steam and it should be downloaded.
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Just uploaded a whole new campaign made by one of the Steel Storm fans, Necro. We hope you will enjoy it and give some feedback on the forum . Note: If you haven't gotten the update, simply restart Steam and it should be downloaded.
Read articleWhat if Altair's knight-punching and eagle-diving across the ancient Middle East wasn't a solitary affair? As Assassin's Creed III Mission Director Phillippe Bergeron tells OXM, a "huge" drop-in co-op mode was planned for the first entry in the stalk-and-drop franchise, but the c
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We have released an update to the beta for both games, fixes include: Fixed keyboard options dialog showing incorrect key names on non-QWERTY keyboards Fixed crash when typing in certain unicode characters Fixed voice chat sometimes not transmitting properly Allowed the togglecon
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We have released an update to the beta for both games, fixes include: Fixed keyboard options dialog showing incorrect key names on non-QWERTY keyboards Fixed crash when typing in certain unicode characters Fixed voice chat sometimes not transmitting properly Allowed the togglecon
Read articleWhen the Patch Notes Fairy visits, she often provides precious accidental humor. The Sims 3 has consistently delivered this (version 1.4, from 2009: “Sims can no longer 'Try for Baby' with the Grim Reaper”), but today’s DayZ patch notes produced a few incidental laughs at the PC
Read articleThis weekend, we reported that some players took umbrage with Tiny Tina, a character from Borderlands 2 and how she used "black lingo." Gearbox was receptive to these players, listening to their concerns and even offering to change the character in future updates should they be c
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Crazy house fire took out 4 1/2 homes and most of the back of my house. Family is fine but have had an insane migraine all week but am on some fantastic meds so thank you for your patience and here be your weeks Contagion webcomic! Should be on time/early next week :D (Also I sav
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Crazy house fire took out 4 1/2 homes and most of the back of my house. Family is fine but have had an insane migraine all week but am on some fantastic meds so thank you for your patience and here be your weeks Contagion webcomic! Should be on time/early next week :D (Also I sav
Read articleSurreal stages, events, or gameplay that somehow just don't fit have always been present, and even expected. Their crazy graphics, weird aesthetics and ideas make sure that we have absolutely no idea what's going on. But they have their charm, they are funny, or they're simply pa
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3DMark is Now Available on Steam and 25% off!* The new 3DMark includes everything you need to benchmark your hardware. With three all new tests you can bench everything from tablets and notebooks to the latest high-end gaming desktops. It's the most powerful and flexible 3DMark w
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