Don’t Starve: Reign of Giants officially out now on PC
Don’t Starve gets a lot more dangerous today with the official launch of the Reign of Giants DLC expansion, which has been available through Early Access since the beginning of April. Talking about Don’t Starve pretty much ruins the experience, so we’ll say the expansion adds new characters, new items,...
Joystiq Deals: Eight freebies, EVE Online and FlatOut discounts
The Freebie Gamer Bundle leads today’s Joystiq Deals, offering eight games for the low price of totally free. Every game in the bundle is Mac-compatible and five work on PC. Discounted until Saturday, May 10, the eight games in question are Brickshooter Egypt, Atlantis Quest, Otto Matic, Nanosaur 2: Hatchling,...
Another month, another $2 million for Star Citizen
The last time we checked in on crowdfunding success story Star Citizen, Chris Roberts’ space epic had pulled in over $41 million. Now that total has surpassed $43 million. Like previous earnings landmarks, that figure brings with it a new content addition for the long-awaited game. In this case, all...
This Murdered: Soul Suspect trailer tolls for thee
Bells are easily transformed from joyful noises into creepy harbingers. Their jars are suffocating, and they ring across foggy graveyards, signaling death and sadness. The Bell Killer doesn’t look pleasant either. Murdered: Soul Suspect is out on June 3 for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC.
Battlefield 4 adds server rental service, patches ‘death shield’
EA DICE has issued a new cross-platform update for its competitive first-person shooter Battlefield 4, fixing a widely reported multiplayer glitch and introducing the Rent-A-Server program for console players. Announced last month, EA’s Rent-A-Server program gives console owners control over in-game parameters like friendly fire, team balance, map rotation, and...
GTA 4, Red Dead multiplayer gameplay unaffected by GameSpy closure
Rockstar’s collection of games are some of the many to be affected by GameSpy’s closure next month, although for the most part the studio’s latest releases won’t suffer. Rockstar plans to transition out of GameSpy’s matchmaking servicewhen it closes on May 31, and for some of the studio’s older games,...
Steam Greenlight spans Grave to Ultima Online in latest batch
You never know quite what you’re going to get when a new list of Steam Greenlight-approved games shows up. For example, the latest batch of 75 includes both Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot, two of the most classic Western MMORPGs, both of which are under the care Broadsword...
Horror game Uncanny Valley can’t hold onto its flashlight
You’re Tom, a security guard at a corporate facility deep in the mountains, and you have the night shift. To help pass the time, you grab a flashlight and explore the cavernous building. You walk down dark hallways, through meat-packing rooms and offices with anatomical diagrams on the walls –...
Choose stealth or mayhem in latest Wolfenstein trailer
This trailer for Wolfenstein: The New Order depicts two schools of thought players can embrace when mercilessly killing Nazi soldiers in the game: Stealth and Mayhem. The MachineGames-developed FPS is slated to launch May 20 for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Continue reading Choose stealth or mayhem...