Earth Defense Force 2025 may be out in Japan in a matter of days but the rest of the world is going to have to wait until early next year. That won't stop the screenshots from making us want it sooner though.                …

So after collecting all the pigeons in GTA IV, I had somewhat lost the will to live, or at least to play that game anymore. So I headed back to the dashboard to grab a new XBLA game when I see something intriguing; Spartacus Legends, free for gold members. Free…

This weeks Humble Weekly Sale offers three games from Canadian indie developer Klei Entertainment. With a minimum asking price of $1 and all games redeemable on Windows, Mac and Linux, what have you got to lose? Please remember the Humble Bundles run for the benefit of the EFF (Electronic Frontier…

This weeks Indie Royale bundle goes with the theme of guns and things that rotate, a bit vague then. The Sprial Groove Bundle has five games for one price, as well as a bonus album for beating the average price. For the minimum (£4.08/$6.21 at time of writing) you will…

   Games never go from the original idea to the final product without at least a few major changes. Mechanics and features get shelved, levels get cut and concepts do flying out the window. It happens to every game without fail, and it isn't necessarily a bad thing. A change…

We all know how much the mainstream media seem to hate video games, accusing them of causing violence and the main reason for many tragic events in the past few years. But this one is really pushing it. Justin Carter, a Texan teenager has been in jail since March and…

According to Major Nelson, we've got a boat load of savings come our way next week in the form of the Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale. Here is the full list of games which will be on sale during next week's sale: Assassin’s Creed 3 Bioshock Infinite Borderlands 2 Brothers…

Precursor Games devs have had to distance themselves from co-founder Kenneth McCulloch in light of recent charges made against him by Niagara Regional Police.  The Shadow of the Eternal developers have publicly disowned the face of "one count each of possession of child pornography, making child pornography available and accessing child pornography".…

Originally released in 1987, Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards was the first in the long-running Seirra game series. While the most modern game wasn't about chasing women and being a pervy balding man, that hasn't stopped nFusion Interactive bring him back to his former glory in Leisure…

Geoff Keighley, infamous/famous games journalist depending on your point of view, is a man in the know. Being one of the prominant faces in the industry who gets to talk to all of the industries most affluent developers and publishers, it would make sense he is in the privy when…

NEXON Europe has announced that the 2D MMORPG Maple Story will be gaining a new character and it is the first hybrid style character to join the ranks. About Xenon "Once a normal boy living in Edelstein, Xenon was captured by the genius scientist Gelimer of the Black Wings. Xenon’s…

On the official Prince of Persia Facebook page today they teased that some form of Prince of Persia news will be coming next week. What could it be however? Could it be some form of tablet game much like Deus Ex: The Fall? A movie sequel? A continuation of the…

Ten minutes of Saints Row IV footage from E3 have been released today. The short walkthrough of the games opening moments and later gameplay is narratived by Volition Senior Producer Jim Boone. The opening minutes of the game have the leader of the saints, now known as the "patron saint…

Firaxis Games already made a great game when Civilization V was released in 2010, an experience they built upon to make their first expansion "Gods & Kings" which came out Summer last year. Civilization V: Brave New World will hopefully turn this already amazing game, into one of the best…

After the lull of news until the re-announcement of 2K Marin's The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, it is good to see the advertising machine has reached full-spin. This four long trailer, dubbed "Call the Shots" shows off a good chunk of gameplay, including most of the games mechanics and features. While at…

If you are a Square Enix fan then you are in for a treat as some of the companies most recent and best games are on sale at really affordable prices, right now! First up is the Hit Chinese sandbox title Sleeping Dogs Limited Edition now only £5.75! If you…

Microsoft has been the centre of scrutiny recently with all of the strange and odd policies for the Xbox One and the sudden retraction of said policies from their consoles. One of these was the need to charge indie developers to update their games on Microsoft software. Recently however, Microsoft has changed…

"Doug TenNapel, creator of Earthworm Jim and The Neverhoodhas partnered with Pencil Test Studios, to create what some have called The Neverhood's "spiritual successor" - a clay and puppet animated adventure game called ARMIKROG." The game is a point and click adventure game which features a space explorer named Tommynaut and…

The newest Surgeon Simulator update held a little more that just a new character for you to play with! This strange note was also found in game under a statue, but, what does it have to do with Half Life 3? Well, the Korean text is suspicious especially after the recent…

  Tag team monsters? That's just not fair! In this newest update to Monster Hunter Frontier we are not only seeing some old monsters updated but the addition of two new ones who seem to be focused on tag team and combination moves, this update, coming out 2013.7.10 according to…

Well as we say goodbye to another June Steam are here to give more games for less money for more fun. Check out the deals below and see if any take your fancy. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is one of our favourite games here at VGU, as you can tell by…