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Phoenix Online Studios’ paranormal mystery adventure has been release on Steam and GoG.com. According to the official website gamers will be able to “Step into the shoes of Malachi Rector, a brilliant antiques dealer and historian whose photographic memory and eye for deduction transforms locations and clues into interactive puzzle pieces and historical patterns. Players…
Fatshark’s multiplayer close quarter combat was released for Early Access on Steam and is now available for regular release. “War of the Vikings is a new standalone entry into the War-franchise that will pull players into the brutal and bloody Viking Age, challenging them to design a personalized warrior and sack England as a mighty…
Have you ever stood beneath a skyscraper, looked up at the gleaming, imposing height and thought, “Wow, that would make a great video game”? Me neither. But apparently the Philadelphians did, because last weekend the City of Brotherly Love turned into the city of Tetris when two skyscrapers were appropriated for a special celebration of…
With the recent influx of indie developed games, classic 8-bit and 16-bit creations have been making a resurgence. While side scrollers have never gone out of style it’s been a while since I can remember seeing something that closely resembled the Neo-Geo classic, Metal Slug. This is where Mercenary Kings comes in. It’s a fast-paced…
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The PC version of the Xbox One exclusive rogue-like action game, Below, will be coming to Steam. It was initially thought that the game would be an Xbox One exclusive with it being published by Microsoft, but it was clarified that the game would be released on other platforms after a certain time period on…
The Indie Fund backed musical adventure, Fract, will be released on April 22nd and made available on GOG, the Humble Store, and from the developer Phosfiend Systems. It will cost $15 for Mac and PC. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_1LRN1xCKQ] According to the official website “FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore…
Square Enix Montreal were very excited to announce that Hitman Go, a diorama-style, turn based strategy game will be released worldwide on April 17th for tablets and smartphones. The game will be on iOS devices first, followed by the Android version, all priced at $4.99/£2.99 /€4.49. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTTQK2nxlEo] The game will include “68 levels that…
InFamous: Second Son is a flagship title for the PS4. I say that because it’s the PlayStation 4’s first triple-A next-gen experience designed from the ground up to run specifically for the PS4’s hardware. And boy, oh, boy, does it show. The first thing you’re bound to notice is the fact that it’s an absolute…
Sony announced that Borderlands 2 will be released digitally on PS Store and retailers on May 13 nationwide, with the Borderlands 2 Limited Edition PlayStation Vita Bundle on May 6th. “The bundle will include the new slim PS Vita system in black, the first-person role-playing shooter hit Borderlands 2 with six DLC packs, and an 8GB…
Slavery: The Game allows players to “go back to the 17th century, when Europe ruled the world” and “become the most powerful slave trader”, according to the gruesome YouTube promotion. Slavery: The Game, an online gaming site created by a Dutch filmmaker, makes jest at exploiting, buying and mistreating slaves, which is a major controversy…
It’s been almost two years since the release of Diablo 3’s base game, which was initially praised across the board for being a valiant new entry in the long running and incredibly successful franchise. Unfortunately, time wasn’t as kind. Issues with the game didn’t become apparent until months after release as players quickly tired of…
Amazon Game Studios’ first game Sev Zero, developed for Fire TV, is now available. The hybrid tower defense and third person shooter will be available in Amazon’s Appstore for $6.99 or for free with the purchase of a Fire TV controller for $39.99(which is required for play). “In Sev Zero, players can jump between environments—start…
Grand Theft Auto online will be adding updates this Spring, including heists. Some of these updates include: Capture Creator, which allows players to create their own capture jobs that they can add to the over 3.5million Races and Deathmatches currently on Social Club. “Players can place pick-ups, define weaponry, set location, and tweak tons of other…
Both Nintendo and Sega have been large components of the portable gaming industry, during at least one point in time. Sega had the Game Gear, which is now a part of history, while Nintendo continues to follow the success of the Game Boy with the DS. In some ways, the Game Gear mimicked the experience…