Doom 4 Beta Access Incentive For Pre-Ordering Wolfenstein: The New Order
Bethesda have announced that those who pre-order Wolfenstein: The New Order will gain access to the Doom 4 beta. Announced through Wolfenstein's official twitter, the tweet links to the stores where the offer is available applicable to your home country. Pre-ordering #Wolfenstein The New Order and get access to Beta…
Infamous: Second Son Box Art Finalised, Install Size Detailed
The European box-art for inFamous: Second Son has been revealed on the Playstation blog, by France Community Manager, PixelTux. Featuring Deslin's cocky smile and signature red beanie, it is probably close to what most people expected Sucker Punch to use for the box-art. Taking a closer look at the back…
Assassin’s Creed IV: Freedom Cry Now Available On PS3 and PS4 As Standalone Title
Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry is now available through PSN for the PS3 and PS4 as a standalone title, not requiring the original game. Announced on the Playstation blog, this comes as good news for anyone who traded in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, or someone who wants to dip…
Irrational Games To Dissolve, Ken Levine Re-Focusing On “Replayable Narrative”
Ken Levine, partial founder of Irrational Games, has announced that the studio will be dissolving, but he will be working with 15 members of Irrational staff to re-focus on narrative driven experiences. Posting the new on Irrational's official site, Levine states "I am winding down Irrational Games as you know…
Sony Tease The Order: 1886 Again In New Trailer
Sony have released a new trailer for The Order: 1886, teasing us once again about the PS4 exclusive made by Ready At Dawn. Why do we classify it a teaser trailer? Because we still haven't seen any gameplay, or indeed anything new. While short gifs and the same leaked footage…
Dear Esther Being Remade A Second Time Due To Technical Difficulties
The Chinese Room, developers of Dear Esther, are remaking the game a second time. This is due to technical issues that arose during the development of a Mac and Linux version, as well as other problems with the Source engine. Developer Robert Briscoe, discussing the troubles of development on his…
Watch 17 Minutes Of Unedited Thief Gameplay
Square-Enix have released 17 minutes of uninterrupted gameplay footage of the upcoming Thief reboot. Taking place within the first mission, Lockdown, this video shows one way of getting to Garrett's hideout. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAQhxHmptS8 Showing off some of Garrett's gadgetry, Thief, at least in passing, seems remarkably close to its predecessors. A…
Drunken Robot Pornography Coming Out Next Week
Dejobaan Games next slice of indie weirdness, Drunken Robot Pornography, will be coming out of Steam Early Access next Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Having been in development for 2012, Dejobaan announced the date through the games Steam page. You can still buy the game at the reduced early access price…
Kickstarter Hacked, Password Change Recommended
Crowdfunding website Kickster has been subject to a security breach on Wednesday, stealing user details. In a blog post, Chief Executive Officer Yancey Strickler detailed exactly what data was accessed: "No credit card data of any kind was accessed by hackers. There is no evidence of unauthorized activity of any…
The Evil Within Set To Shock In August
Bethesda has announced that The Evil Within will be coming out late August. Coming to the North America August 26 and to Europe August 29, Tango Gameworks premier horror title wants to redefine scary video games. Coming to Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PS4 and Xbox One, The Evil Within will…
Scathing Open Letter Aimed At King Sent From CandySwipe Creator
Albert Ransom, creator of Candy Crush precursor CandySwipe, has written a caustic open letter to King. Pre-dating Candy Crush Saga by two years, the letter is both a heart-wrenching history of his time developing CandySwipe, as well as an equally passionate criticism of King's successful attempt at blotting his game out…
It’s All Robots And Teddy Bears In Two New Persona Q Trailers
Good things come in twos apparently, or at least when it comes to Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth trailers. These two new trailers, found by Gematsu, focus on Persona 3 and Persona 4's respective mascot character. First is the robot Aegis, the Persona 3 companion who attempts to emulate…
Anders Breivik Demands Better Consoles And Games In Prison
Anders Breivik, the convicted mass-murderer of 77 people in Oslo on 2011, has written a letter demanding access to better video games, according to Kotaku. According to the letter, translated by Agence France-Presse, was submitted in November 2013, Brevik states: "Other inmates have access to adult games while I only…
TotalBiscuit VS FUN Creator – Criticism, Photoshop And Blackmail
Popular games critic TotalBiscuit has landed himself in a situation very similar to the one between himself and Day One: Garry's Incident creator, Wild Games Studio. After uploading "WTF Is...- Guise of the Wolf?", TotalBiscuit was issued a copyright strike, taking the video down and giving TB a second copyright strike.…
South Park: The Stick of Truth Goes Gold
Vulgar adventure, South Park: The Stick of Truth has gone gold. According to the press release, the game will be have no problem meetings the UK release date, March 7. Obsidian Entertainment's latest RPG project introduces a new kid to South Park, Colarado. Fighting alongside, and possibly against, the shows colourful…
Sid Meier’s Humble Bundle Raises More Than $3.5 Million
The latest Humble Bundle, featuring a large amount of game design legend Sid Meier's back catalogue, has raised more than $3.5 Million. This is little surprise, with the full bundle including: For $1 minimum Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete Sid Meier's Civilization IV Complete Sid Meier's Ace Patrol Sid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies…
The Last Borderlands 2 Headhunter DLC Out In April
The final Headhunter pack for Borderlands 2 will be coming April 15, so says the 2k official blog. Sir Hammerlock Versus The Son Of Crawmerax will be the largest Headhunter add-on, and possibly include the most difficult fight. Featuring fan-favourite Sir Hammerlock once again, players will travel to Wam Bam…
Dark Souls II Preview
While the rest of London was busy panicking over the lack of underground service, I had the pleasure of playing the opening hours of Dark Souls II at Namco Bandai UK headquarters. With a set amount of time to explore the first three areas, I sat down to expeience the…
The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 – Smoke & Mirrors Review
After my stellar review of the first episode, it has been a cruel four month wait until The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 – Smoke and Mirrors. Picking up the morning after the initial episode's conclusion, it was almost as if the extended absence never happened at all. Two hours…
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition Now On Steam
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition, a third remake of adventure game classic Myst, is now available on Steam. Released last week, Shack were the first to notice this surprise remake. Recreated in Unity, realMyst: Masterpiece Edition features dynamic water, day cycles, and presented in full HD for the first time. Visuals have come…
State of Decay: Lifeline “Expansion Pack” Broadens Horizons
Undead Labs are expanding State of Decay with a new DLC pack, titled "State of Decay: Lifeline". This was announced on the Undead Labs official blog, shortly after fans found out the name through Steam. Introducing another map, as well as a "new way to play", it seems significant enough to earn…