Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 details have been oozing out of Gamescom. VG247 have details of an updated "build a class" mode that will let us occupy ten gear slots with any combination of weapons, perks and killstreak rewards. Levelling up will mean choosing one of seven new pieces
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We've been curious about how Call of Duty will run on Sony's handheld Vita console ever since we first heard about the game, and today at Sony's Gamescom press conference, we got a look at Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified in action. You can see the game doing its thing above.
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At Sony's Gamescom press conference, we got a look at a new montage of gameplay footage from the fall's Vita exclusive Assassin's Creed III Liberation . In the video, Liberation protagonist Aveline broke out some new tricks, from a guard-dropping blowgun to a bullwhip to some hea
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified will be out this November, Sony said today. It will have four-on-four multiplayer, Team Deathmatch modes, and other Vita-exclusive content. Sony will also sell bundles that feature both the game and PlayStation Vita systems. Here are more deta
Read articleEveryone's been getting pretty excited this morning about the possibility of a big Half-Life 3 reveal at Gamescom. That's thanks to a pdf on the Gamescom site listing Half-Life 3 as one of the exhibits. A translation of the text at the top of the document asks readers to "Please
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I am become Death, destroyer of crates. Also vases. And skeletons. And bees. And, oh yes, enormous slavering eldritch horrors from Hell. I destroyed a bunch of those, too. Darksiders II begins more or less where the first Darksiders left off. In that game, War—as in, the apocalyp
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Having showcased Assassin's Creed III 's naval warfare elements at E3 2012 and again at the San Diego Comic-Con last month, it's obvious Ubisoft is proud of this aspect of Connor Kenway's adventure. As well they should be — this is the first time naval warfare in a video game has
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Here's new gameplay footage for horror game Dead Space 3 , which will be out February 5, EA announced today at Gamescom. Check it out!
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Square Enix have revealed there is an "extensive" Sleeping Dogs DLC plan for at least the next six months. Content will start appearing on Steam when the game is released later this week and will include "the 80's-inspired Retro Triad Pack, a killer old school outfit with its own
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Day one downloadable content sucks, I think. Personally, it makes me feel like a chump. But there must be a reason for it in games like Mass Effect 3 , right? BioWare's Fernando Melo has an explanation. Earlier this year, Kotaku broke the news that Mass Effect 3 had day one DLC.
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Sleeping Dogs is now available in North and South America on Steam! More territories will release later this week. See store page for details. Welcome to Hong Kong, a vibrant neon city teaming with life, whose exotic locations and busy streets hide one of the most powerful and da
Read articleDarksiders II is Now Available in North America and parts of Asia on Steam! Please check the game page to see release times for your region. Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, embarks upon a quest to restore mankind, and redeem his
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Wargame: European Escalation, released on PC earlier this year, was great . Developed by the team behind RUSE, and very much in the spirit of the just-as-excellent World in Conflict, W:EE took us back to the Cold War with a gorgeous, intimate look at fictional tussle between NATO
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Nicola Adams, a boxer and freshly-minted Olympic gold medalist, is currently facing Britain's media answering countless questions about her preparation, training, state of mind, reaction to winning, blah blah blah. I found one of her answers a little more interesting than the res
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It's been awhile but ZPS v2.3 is finally available via Steam (Desura will be updated soon after) with the latest hotfix resolving a few issues that popped up not long after going live. Be sure to download now to check out our newest maps and character "Vanessa Isley". You can see
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It's been awhile but ZPS v2.3 is finally available via Steam (Desura will be updated soon after) with the latest hotfix resolving a few issues that popped up not long after going live. Be sure to download now to check out our newest maps and character "Vanessa Isley". You can see
Read articleSo much for Call of Duty being gaming's safely predictable 800lb gorilla. The people making the new Black Ops II are changing multiplayer. A lot. Adios, Killstreaks Black Ops II is still a first-person shooter (set in the high-tech future of 2025, mind you) and players will still
Read articlePre-Purchase Tryst and get 20% Off* and Immediate Access to the Beta! Tryst is a competitive Real Time Strategy Game that aims to provide a unique, fast paced spin to the established strategy model that combines player choice with unit customization. War has erupted on the lonely
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Defense Grid update: - Thanks so much for your support!!! To celebrate the last 24 hours of the Defense Grid 2 Kickstarter crossing the minimum threshold ( we’ve updated the game with a special treat, and two new contests too! To view and enter the contests, go to the Contests bu
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Sword of the Stars 2 Changelogs 1.0.22773.3 ------ Critical fixes: + Added a fix for old save games that would crash when reloaded. Other fixes: + Addressed odd rider behaviour when carriers were captured. + Clients now receive Intel reports again. + Fixed incorrect post-combat d
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