Bidding On Remaining THQ Properties Closed
After THQ's bankruptcy earlier this year and their IP's being bought up by numerous studios, a few of their games properties were left unwanted. These properties have been on the block to be auctioned off and bidding has recently closed. Bidding began April 1st and ended April 15th. According to…
Live Action Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Trailer Is Loud, Stupid And Amazing
This is what you get when you mix Power Rangers, Daft Punk and Tron and then throw it into the 80's. It is indeed a glorious site to behold. If Blood Dragon: The Cyber War is any indicator, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon will be one hell of a ride…
TeamPixel Unable To Secure Homeworld IP, Refunds Pending
TeamPixel, the indie team who wanted to buy the rights to the Homeworld IP, have failed to secure the ability to continue the series their way. Having raised $58,644 through kickstarter, $13,675 though Indiegogo and an unknown amount through PayPal, they stood a chance to buy the rights from THQ.…
SimCity 2.0 Patch Fixes Education And Other Issues
Maxis is dropping what seems to be a fairly hefty patch for SimCity Monday, April 22nd. Adding "Mayors Mansion" features that allow mayors to drive limos and helicopters, the patch will also be fixing a fair number of issues in the game. Here is a full run-down of the fixes…
Debut Bundle 2 Ready For Purchase
The Debut Bundle 2 from Indie Royale is now available. The games on offer this time round are all on Steam Greenlight right now. The sextet of indie titles are Croixleur, Beast Boxing Turbo, Dawnstar, Battlepaths, Out There Somewhere and Diehard Dungeon. The asking price right now is around £3,…
Metro: Last Light PC Specs Announced
The official specs for 4A Games Metro: Last Light have been announced for PC. Metro: Last Light will be out May 14th in North America and May 17th in Europe for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Minimum -Windows: XP (32-Bit), Vista, 7 or 8-CPU: 2.2 GHz Dual Core e.g. Intel…
Gameplay Trailer For Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventure is currently on Steam Greenlight, which can be found here. Based on James Rolfe's character, this platformer is full of references to old games which may or may not suck. Freakzone Games will be bringing this look back in annoyance to PC's at some…
Beyond: Two Souls Box Art Revealed
Coming out in October for the PS3, Beyond: Two Souls could be the Playstation 3's last big exclusive. Quantic Dreams fourth game could be a unique experience if it evolves the Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain formula or gameplay and a cinematic experience without an overload of quick-time events. With…
Quench Your Bloodlust With Surgeon Simulator 2013’s Launch Trailer
Bossa Studios original Games Jam surgery experience was an interesting little game made in Unity. After becoming a minor lets play success they continued development. Tomorrow Surgeon Simulator 2013 will be available on Steam. Featuring new transplants, enviroments and an even more difficult Ambulance mode, it is trying to live…
Ride To Hell: Retribution Throws The Rules Out The Window In New Trailer
There is a fine line between good cheese and bad cheese when it comes to game dialogue. A fine line that Eutechnyx is straddling in this trailer for Ride to Hell: Retribution. Between the "threatening" biker boss, the very thankful women and Jake Conway's tough guy attitude some degree of dodgy…
EU Commission Launching Investigation Over “Doubts” About UK Games Tax Relief
Today the UK games industry got some bad news in the form of postponed tax breaks for the industry. The EU Commission has decided to launch an "in-depth investigation" as to whether the cuts are needed as doubts were raised over them being needed at all. The 25 percent tax relief…
Grand Theft Auto V “Cash And Carry” Artwork
Rockstar has released two pieces of artwork for Grand Theft Auto V. The two landscape images show off two of the three main characters. This first has Michael riding a jetski in some rather fetching shades, and the other has Franklin riding a bike wielding an uzi. What do you…
Cut The Rope Coming To Nintendo eShop For 3DS
3DS owners will be able to feed Om Nom candy hopefully at some point this year. A 3DS version of the game was announced this weekend, with Abylight handling the conversion. The 3DS version will come with the level additions of the Mac and PC version, as well as achievements…
Second Metro: Last Light Survival Guide Trailer Teaches You To Be Afraid Of Everything
Metro: Last Light is a dark game. Not just thematically though, as this trailer takes its time to point out. The virtues of stealth and darkness will be a valuable ally in the unfriendly enviroment of the Russian Metro system. Coming out mid-May, will you take the stealthy approach or…
Support WWF Germany With Topware Interactive Bundle
A gaming bundle is always a good chance to get an enjoyable handful of games, and usually give a little to charity at the same time. The latest one is by German games developer and publisher Topware Interactive. With the hopes of raising money for Wild Wide Fund for Nature…
Bethesda Calls It Quits With Skyrim Development
All good things must come to an end, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was the best of things. After one massive world, three DLC packs, and a particularly unstoppable meme, Bethesda is calling it a day on Skyrim development. No more DLC, no more huge updates. That is it.…
Latest Grid 2 Trailer Makes Multiplayer Seem Really Dramatic
Codemasters Southam is hoping to shake things up with their Racenet system. Allowing access to exclusive content and a burgeoning community of racers, it aims to bring players back to smash friends scores long after all of the gold medals have been won. This is even though the trailer made…
The Sims Social Closing Down Soon
It is never a good day when a company decides to close the doors on permanently. EA has slowly been doing this to there back-catalogue of online games as they put resources from one area to another. Today the latest victim of re-allocating resources was named, The Sims Social. This…
Dead Space Fan Trailer Features Live Action Necromorphs
It takes a special level of dedication to create a live-action trailer for a game. Director Eric Zaragoza is one such fan. "Chase to Death" has Isaac participating in his usual hobby of exploring abandoned space ships while under attack from necromorphs. While it may seem a little more Dr…
Battlefield 4 Beta Appears On Origin
A lucky few Battliefield 3 premium members have spotted Battliefield 4 appearing on their Origin under Battlefield 3 DLC. This has appeared for both US and European players. While the DLC is unavailable right now it indicates that that beta may be playable sooner rather than later. The beta will be…
Strike Vector Trailer Takes Off
Strike Vector looks very impressive for a game being developed by a four man team made in the Unreal 3 engine. Including a Jet and hovering mode to change between third and first person mechanics, it seems the team has some interesting ideas. Hopefully the gameplay will be as slick…