Max: The Curse of Brotherhood Review
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood comes from a strange cross of Limbo-esque gameplay mixed with the artistic style of a Pixar movie. Oh and a big magic pen, throw that in there too. Created by Press Play, a Danish studio recently acquired by Microsoft, Max is a 2.5D platformer and…
DayZ developer engages questions in a Reddit AMA
DayZ developer Dean 'Rocket' Hall took part in an ask me anything session on Reddit last night, prompting much information about the next update. Many users had questions about the future of DayZ, including what features we could expect sooner rather than later. When asked about the potential for fortifying…
Guise Of The Wolf Pounces Onto Steam
Steam Greenlight has brought us many interesting and varied titles, and thanks to it's fans, indie horror adventure Guise of the Wolf will arrive on Steam on 24th January, for the generous price of £9.99. Taking the role of a man named Dominik, you must venture into a castle in…
Should Every Game Feature Character Creation?
These days it seems that social issues are sky high on everybody's agenda, even in the world of gaming. While the list of topics is pretty extensive, one of the most common subjects people take issue with is human representation, or misrepresentation, to be precise. From stereotypical or sexualised depictions…
Table Top Racing Drives To Another Platform
Released in late 2013, Table Top Racing quickly became one of the iOs platform's biggest sellers. The developers have today announced that the game is now available for Android devices, through their Google Play storefront. As if this weren't enough, the developers have announced the game will be free of…
Level-5 has Trademarked Yo-kai Watch in the West
Yo-Kai Watch is an RPG featuring around Keta, a young boy who can see ghosts and by using his special watch, he can collect and use any ghosts he can find (like Pokémon), to fight off malevolent spirits. It's a super fun RPG for the 3DS but has stayed in Japan for…
Groupees Reveals A Second Retro Collection
Groupees have always been one of the best indie bundle providers, and they have continued this tradition by giving us a second helping of retro style games. You can choose to buy any of the games you like for a minimum price of $1.50, which equates to just under a…
King’s trademark war: Like taking candy from a baby
Recently the internet has been exploding over the news of games developer King, creators of Candy Crush, has filed the words ’Candy’ and ‘Saga’ as trademarked. This has affected many other games including the newly released The Banner Saga, who King has filed a Notice of Opposition against. King’s practices…
More on The Last of Us Left Behind DLC
The Last of Us will soon be getting its first DLC called Left Behind. Today, Sony revealed a little bit more on the DLC and revealed a full trailer, which can be seen below. Set before Joel and Ellie meet, Left Behind focuses on Ellie and Riley, slowly unfolding the…
Become Infamous In The Next Big Payday 2 Update
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…
New Infamous: Second Son Trailer Showcases Reactions
The new trailer for Infamous: Second Son was revealed today by Sony. It features quotes taken from numerous official sources who have been hands on with the title, and it's no surprise they all make the PS4 exclusive sound outstanding. Infamous is in particular noted for providing players with a…
Pokemon X And Y Comes To The Pokemon TCG
Pokemon TCG (Trading Card Game) has gone from strength to strength since it's launch in the late nineties, with new sets being released after each of the entries in the main game series. Following this tradition, The Pokemon Company has today announced the official English release date of the X…
King Trying to Crush The Banner Saga
Yesterday came the news about King, developers of popular game Candy Crush Saga trademarking the word ‘Candy’ and issuing threats to any other developer using the word in their game titles. The trademark application was spotted by Gamasutra and it has been reported that Apple has already started serving notifications…
Candy Jam Invites Developers To Make Games With Candy In The Title
Days before the Global Game Jam 2014 event, the Candy Jam was announced today and invites team of programmers and artists to essentially troll King.com, the developers of the ludicrously successful Candy Crush Saga. King.com are trying to trademark the words Candy and Saga, and are trying to legally enforce…
Industry Veterans Bring Outrise To Life
Outrise is still very early in development, but it is no doubt one to watch. Envisioned by founder James Wearing and his team of AAA game designers, the title is in the hands of some of the best in the industry. Collectively, the team have worked on titles such as…
Call of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught Trailer Wants Whisk You Away
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…
Deus Ex: The Fall Arrives On Android
Square Enix today released Deus Ex: the Fall onto the Google Play Store, allowing those with with Android devices to experience the most recent entry in the Deus Ex canon. Set in 2027, the game follows the plot of a tie-in novel to 2011's Deus Ex: Human Revolution called Deus…
Rumour: Has The Next Super Smash Bros. Character Been Leaked?
Images have surfaced via NeoGaf which suggest that Palutena from Kid Icarus: Uprising has been leaked as the next character in the next Super Smash Bros. game which is currently in development for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. These images show what appears to be an in-game model of Palutena…
Pokémon Bank is Back
Yes, you are reading that right, Pokémon Bank has been just re-added to the Japanese eShop as version 1.1. This new version is supposed to have added countermeasures to stop the servers from overloading again which is fantastic as we don't want another delay. The free trial for Asian countries has…
Hearthstone Enters Open Beta In North America
Blizzard's competitive online card-dueling game Hearthstone got a little closer to full release today as is entered Open Beta in North America. Blizzard announced the news via its official site that the game's Closed Beta phase finally ended today. Anyone can now download the client and start playing the game for…
DSP Anime Update Makes Itself Heard
Sound design software is usually reserved for other mediums beside video games, so it is nice to see specifically designed for the purpose. DSP Anime can be used for many types of projects, but the vast majority of it's content is designed to fit with many kinds of visual novels…