Arma 3 Beta available from June 25
With the Arma 3 Alpha coming to an end, it will soon be time for a Beta test for everybody to sink their teeth into. Bohemia Interactive has confirmed that the Beta will be available from June 25. It brings with it a lot of new content, including 10 vehicles,…
Sanctum 2 Gets is First Downloadable Content on Steam
Coffee Stain Studios announced today that the first DLC expansion pack forSanctum 2 will release on June 26th for PC via Steam. As the first of four major DLC expansion packs planned for the tower-defence/first-person shooter hybrid. Road to Elysion features new weapons, tower additions and enhanced enemies. The game is also set…
CD Projekt Opening New Studio To Focus On “Smaller” Length Titles
CD Projekt, the Warsaw based company which develops The Witcher series, is expanding their horizons. After posting new job openings it was revealed they are opening a second office in Kraków. For those who don't know their European geography that is also in Poland. Opening in July Managing director Adam Badowski confirmed this news…
Mad Max Petition Asks For Australian Accents
For those who haven't seen the 1970-80's cult film series, Mad Max is set in a post-apocalyptic Australia. With oil and all energy supplies nearly completly run dry, the titular Max fights against roving gangs of S&M wearing bikers. While not a family friendly series, it did gain a healthy…
Worms Clan Wars a New Game From Team 17
Attention all worms! It is time to sign up for duty once again. At Rezzed (22nd-23rd June), the PC and indie game show this weekend Team 17 will be revealing Worms Clan Wars globally. Rezzed attendees should head down to Hall 9 to get their hands on the latest action with a…
Arcane Saga Gets its First Content Update
Arcane Saga the Free to play MMORPG sees its first content update, the update comes just two weeks after the game's launch and adds new content and features for players of every level due to high demand. Netmarble does plan to roll out more updates for Arcane Saga in order…
Neverwinter the new Action MMORPG is now live
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios announces today the launch of the free action MMORPG Neverwinter. "Over 1.5 million players have explored Neverwinter during our Open Beta. That's an incredible turnout of gamers and we are humbled by the support and grateful for all the feedback that has led us to this official…
XCOM: Enemy Unknown makes it way to the App Store
2K Games announced today that turn based strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPad touch. The iOS version is said to deliver the full experience of the pc version of the game but with the option to save the the human race on the…
Ashes Cricket 2013 Delayed Until July
505 Games have today announced that Ashes Cricket 2013 release will now move to July. In conjunction with CA and the ECB, the decision has been taken to move the release date back in order to offer cricket fans the best possible gaming experience to compliment this historic back to…
PS3 Firmware Update 4.45 Bricking PS3’s, Sony Takes the Update Offline
The latest Playstation 3 firmware update is doing a lot more harm than good for some if its users. Several users have experienced major issues when updating their console to firmware 4.45 and have reported in various places that the console gets stuck after the PS3 Logo when starting up…
‘Space Hulk’ Alpha to be Unveiled at Rezzed This Weekend
Full Control takes "Space Hulk" on the road this weekend to show off the alpha of the game at the Rezzed PC and Indie Games Show that takes place at the NEC in Birmingham, United Kingdom from June 22nd - 23rd. Rezzed represents the first consumer showing for Space Hulk…
‘Primachine’ Now Available on iBooks and Kindle Store
Nival has announced that the first book in the Prime World series is now available at iBooks and the Kindle store. Written by Vadim Panov, the best-selling author of the "Secret Town" fantasy series, "Primachine" tells the story of Invariat and his brilliant new invention; a machine that can resurrect…
The LEGO movie Trailer
Probably spawning from the success of the recent lego city games which were reviewed here by VGU LEGO have released a trailer for their new movie called...The LEGO movie. We are all very excited for this movie at VGU especially as LEGO covers a whole heap of gaming culture like Batman and…
Get Your Alien On in Bighead Bash
Today the Alienware Alien is available for a limited time for Bighead Bash. There are a limited number of these keys so pick them up while you can. The alien also comes with 20 tokens to put towards his weapon, and alien ray gun. Because you know, all aliens have ray…
The not-quite-daily Steam Spotlight 19/06
So midweek is here already and we all know how awful Wednesdays are, so let's try and improve it with some Steam sales to get you to the weekend. Mars: War Logs is an action-RPG based on everyone's favorite red planet. This RPG is a pretty looking game too, with good…
Gamers Have Superior Visual Decision Making Ability Than Non-Gamers
If you’re reading this article then you are probably one of the many lucky people in the world who plays video games. It seems us gamers pick up information quicker for visual decision making, but also lose information as quickly as those who do not game. “Gamers see the world…
The No-Where-Near-Daily Origin Spotlight 18/06
That's right, you none believers out there, Origin really do have a sale on. Be quick though these deals end on the 19th so grab 'em while you can! Battlefield 3: Premium edition includes the base game of Battlefield 3 and all the expansion packs since it's release. Adding new weapons,…
Sony Clarifies DRM stance
On Tuesday, Sony Computer Entertainment America president Jack Tretton appeared on GTTV and claimed that "the DRM decision for third-party games will be up to publishers". Following this statement Sony felt it necessary to release a follow up statement to clarify why Tretton actually meant. Although complex, the statement is…
Games for Good Project Gets 50% Funded In Less Than 2 Weeks
It’s been less than two weeks since the project launched to encourage the creation of games that do good and improve common perceptions of video games as a medium. Extra Credits writer James Portnow, who organized the fund, has been actively fulfilling its promise since day one. He has met…
This Weeks Humble Weekly Sale Is An Anomaly
Another week, another set of indie games available for a price you want to pay. This week The Humble Weekly Sale is offering the work of 11 Bit Studios, an indie studio based on Poland. This weeks bundle offers games for Windows, MAC, Linux and Andriod devices. The games that…
EA’s E3 Press Conference: Showstopper or Curtain Closer?
Before the conference, EA had a lot of pressure on their shoulders. The last we truly heard from them before E3 were them stating that they were giving up on their Online Pass system and that they were showing a lot of sports affiliated titles playable on next gen. What…