Octodad: Dadliest Catch captures the difficulties of being a married father of two, as well as being an anthropomorphic cephalopod. Available now on Steam and Good Old Games, this kickstarter title is a mix of QWOP style gameplay and a 1950's style comedy. Currently on sale at 20% off, the…

Spicy Horse, Shanghai based game studio, have been forced to lay-off staff due to financial troubles stemming from their 2013 game, Akeneiro: Demon Hunters. Partially founded by American McGee, Spicy Horse apparently spent $2 million on development, with only $200,000 of that covered by the original kickstarter campaign. Since the…

Square-Enix have released a retrospective trailer, created to catch players up on the events of the Final Fantasy XIII story thus far. To make it that little bit more interesting, it is done in the 16-bit style of Final Fantasy VI. Coming out ahead of the February release of Lightning…

Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall may have slipped from its original release window of January, but thankfully the delay is not a long one. Now set to come out February 27, cyber-punk fans have less than a month to look forward to the first expansion to last years original release. Crossing the…

Overkill have announced more weapons-based content for Payday 2 in the form of Gage Weapon Pack #2. Ex-military man Gage will be adding more fire-power to the game, similar to the first weapon pack DLC. More interestingly, the DLC will be adding in the Cloaker enemy type, a stealth based…

The Secret World developer Funcom have reportedly come under legal investigation due to accusations of infringing the Securities Trading Act. The Norwegian developer have since been removed from the nations stock exchange, and are under-scrutiny from the 'Økokrim', a specialized financial investigation unit. NewsWeb have reported that the studio have…

Blind-siding many, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor has raised quite a few eye-brows. Not just because it is a different angle on what we have come to expect from a Lord of the Rings game, or LotR in general, but also because it looks remarkably like Assassin's Creed. Free-running across rooftops…

The Sly Cooper series is now set to take to the big screen after the announcement of a film adaption, coming in 2016. Not only that, but they have already released a short trailer. NeoGaf were the first to notice this information after the creation of a Sly Cooper Movie…

Bioshock Infinite's first story-based DLC, Burial at Sea Episode 1, was a whirlwind of nostalgia and confusion. Questions were raised that weren't truly answered, and Rapture was as gloriously decadent as ever, but what is it all going towards? Don't expect to glean any clues from the opening minutes of…

Like a B-movie franchise, Earth Defense Force 2025 is going the usual series route of so bad, it's great. Deploying February 18 in NA, and 21 in the EU, the EDF wants to make sure you know who to call in the event of alien invasion. While it may have…

Rockstar have released the mobile version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas onto Windows 8 phones. The third 3D GTA title was released onto Android and iOS December last year, and now the oft-forgotten Windows phones can experience thug-life in Los Santos old-school style. You can purchase Grand Theft Auto:…

Sony has had their stock status reduced to 'junk' by Moody's. The credit ratings agency made this decision due to the companies struggle to remain profitable in areas other than gaming. Moody stated: "Of primary concern are the challenges facing the company’s TV and PC businesses, both of which face…

Not so long ago rumors were circulating that Sucker Punch's PS4 debut title, inFamous: Second Son, would feature a dedicated multiplayer component. This has now come out to be false, with the original story being a case of mis-translation, or poor wording, on a Japanese website. Clarifying the story, Brand…

2013 was a great year for games. Or was it? Over the holiday period that is largely how I felt. I was unsure whether the last 12 months had really been as amazing as when I first sat down to play all of the games I thought were brilliant, innovative,…

Ubisoft has announced plans to add 100 new jobs to their Quebec City studio. These new positions will be created over the next three years, and is the result of an investment plan totaling $24 million, partially funded by the Quebec government. The studio opened in 2005, and has mainly…

Terry Cavanagn, creator of indie platformer VVVVVV, was subject to a copyright claim on one of his own trailers when Youtube implemented their Content ID system late last year. He disputed the claim, appealing to Youtube as he owns the right to the musical track used in the VVVVVV trailer,…

During playing the opening hours of Stoic's The Banner Saga during our preview, I fell in love. The art direction looks almost effortlessly beautiful and the world had my immediate attention. It shied away from fantasy cliché, with no frozen dwarves, elves or goblins in sight. That was what I…

In the rating for upcoming stealth title, Thief 4, the Entertainment Software Rating Board have 'awarded' Eidos-Montreal's game a "mature" rating for containing a few naughty sections which suggest some in-game nudity. The spoiler-free ESRB synopsis gave Thief this rating due to "Blood, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of…

Strike Vector, the futuristic flying fighter (Flyter?), will be launching January 28 after spending a few weeks in beta, according to VG247. Giving itself a few weeks to work out the kinks, those who want to play Rage Quit Corporation's sci-fi fighter won't have to wait long. Launching on steam…

Payday 2 will soon be receiving a free update aimed at making sure long-term players stay interested. Detailed on the games official site,  Infamy will reset level 100 only players to 0, wiping levels, talent points, and wipe all of your non-offshore money as well as costing $200,000,000 in offshore…

The new live-action trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught DLC wants to take you away from family occasions, employment, and other responsibilities. Staring Stephen Graham, best known for appearing in Band of Brothers and Boardwalk Empire, "CODnapped" features a new strike force, of sorts, that are willing to whisk…