Towerfall PS4 trumps PC as multiplayer hit tops $500,000 sales
Local multiplayer obsession Towerfall has proven incredibly successful, to the tune of more than $500,000 in sales to date, but according to creator Matt Thorsen, the nascent PlayStation 4 version of TowerFall has outpaced its PC predecessor. “It’s actually doing better on PS4, but it’s still doing well on PC,”...
Hearthmind brings the ‘Twitch Plays’ phenomenon to Hearthstone
Ever since Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft launched on PC and Mac in March, we’ve been asking ourselves one question: How would this strategic card game behave if a democratic octopus were in control? That question is now partially answered thanks to Hearthmind, a website that blends Blizzard’s CCG with the...
Funcom nets additional $1.6 million to fund Lego Minifigures Online
Online game developer Funcom has received an additional 9.7 million Norwegian krone ($1.6 million) to continue developing its upcoming kid-friendly MMO Lego Minifigures Online, the company announced this week. The funding arrives as part of a standby equity facility agreement with Yorkville Advisors, a firm that agreed to provide Funcom...
Child of Light review: Roses are red, violets are blue, this game is okay
It took me several hours to realize what was troubling me about Child of Light. It’s a stunning game, with lovely music, endearing characters and complex combat mechanics – in short, a laundry list of RPG aspects that I adore. And yet something was off. I flew, I slew, searched...
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare digs its roots into PC June 24
Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, the third-person multiplayer shooter from the green-thumbed developers at PopCap, will arrive on PC on June 24. The game launched on Xbox One and Xbox 360 in February and received additional downloadable content packs since, such as Zomboss Down and Garden Variety. Those pieces of...
UK Charts: Titanfall stands tall
If Lionel Richie was infatuated with giant mechanical killing machines rather than ladies, he’d be singing an ode to Titanfall right now. Respawn’s shooter is once, twice, three times the UK No. 1 in a row – that’s four times in total if you include its debut week in March.There’s...