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News 11 years ago
Velocity Ultra due for PC Release Next Week
Velocity Ultra is probably one of the better Vita games, and it received the attention and praise that it so deserved. It came to PlayStation 3 not too long ago, and, its next milestone, a PC release is just around the corner. Curve Studios, who are working on the port, have announced that Velocity Ultra will be coming to Steam on December 12th.
News 11 years ago
Call of Duty Introduces Robot Zombies in a Mode You’ll Never Play
Zombies mode, introduced in World at War and brought back for every Treyarch developed Call of Duty since, has become a staple of one of the biggest franchises in gaming, and one of the leading reasons some buy into the shooter every second year. Don't worry though. When you kill every zombie, cut through each piece of rotting flesh and are finally safe, there's another thing to worry about: Robot Zombies.
News 11 years ago
The Walking Dead Season 2 Coming This Month
Well, after a rather explosive episode of The Walking Dead aired this week, I’m sure we’re all hoping to find some way of getting our franchise fix to tide us over until the show continues in February next year. “Coincidentally,” TellTale is on hand to provide. The official TellTale Twitter account yesterday confirmed that the first episode of season two of The Walking Dead would debut later this month. The episode will be called “All That Remains,” and will feature…
News 11 years ago
LEGO The Hobbit Hitting Stores Next Year
Warner Bros. have today announced LEGO The Hobbit, a new LEGO game based in the world of Peter Jackson's latest epic fantasy trilogy. If LEGO Lord of the Rings is anything to go by, there'll be more than enough reference to JRR Tolkien's one-film-max 1937 novel as well.
News 11 years ago
Half-Life Remake Black Mesa: Source Can Now Be Sold On Steam
Black Mesa: Source, a fan project that remade the original Half-Life in high-definition, will soon be available to purchase on Steam. It’s currently available for free, but Valve was kind enough to let the developers sell the game on their digital-distribution service. The icing on the cake was that Valve informed Black Mesa about this news on Half-Life’s 15th anniversary. Here’s project lead Carlos Montero’s forum post announcement: HAPPY 15TH BIRTHDAY HALF-LIFE! We here at Black Mesa have some big…
News 11 years ago
Call of Duty: Ghosts Map Pack Names Leaked
The names of all four map packs for Call of Duty: Ghosts have apparently been revealed by Activision on accident. According to VG24/7, a gamer by the name of Fariko_Scorch, a member of the competitive gaming group Fariko, posted an email sent to him by Activision that detailed the upcoming DLC. Here’s the tweet below: @charlieINTEL i got a email from call of duty pic.twitter.com/urug90TKqE — Ryan (@Fariko_Scorch) November 21, 2013 This image is more than likely legit.…
News 11 years ago
Ubisoft: PC Performance Doesn’t Matter, “Buy a Bigger GPU”
Ubisoft's Sylvain Trottier gave a worrying statement recently that might just explain why PC gamers are so often screwed over with poor ports from the big publishers.
News 11 years ago
Bioshock, Grand Theft Auto V Highlight Spike VGX Awards
The nominees for Spike VGX awards have been announced, with Grand Theft Auto V receiving the most nominations. Formerly known as Spike Video Game Awards, VGX will take place on December 7th, this time giving the fans a chance to voice their opinion by voting for their favorites on the official website. Gamers will also be able to dictate the outcome of one category: “Most Anticipated Game.” These Spike awards have always been hit and miss with the gaming crowd,…
News 11 years ago
Microsoft Drops Zune Marketplace
According to an email from Microsoft, the Zune Marketplace will no longer be available on the Xbox 360 on November 22nd. This was a long time coming, but inevitable, especially with the Xbox One on the way, and Microsoft’s new direction for multimedia entertainment on their consoles. Here’s more from the email: We recently notified you that with the Fall 2013 release of the Xbox 360 update, Microsoft Points are being retired. This email is a confirmation that as part…
News 11 years ago
Myst Developers New Game Obduction Meets Kickstarter Goal
Remember Myst, the PC game developed by Cyan? It was one of the first games that put CD-ROM gaming on the map. It became a household name when it launched in 1993, and spawned numerous sequels. It was an incredibly difficult adventure game that many feel is still one of the best in the genre, and a game that some developers cite as being a critical influence to their work. It's probably for these reasons that Cyan's new title called Obduction successfully met its 1.1 million dollar Kickstarter goal. In fact, it made 1.3 million.