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...
Habitat builds with space debris on PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One
We know you’re not used to games handing you responsibility for an entire populace or anything, but Habitat‘s version of Earth is a collective goner unless you can build a suitable space environment for them. Sounds like something you’d receive support for from the United Nations or something, right? Nope,...
Ultra Street Fighter 4 trailer explains what makes it ‘ultra’
What does it mean to be “ultra?” If it’s new characters, new stages, new modes, new features and tweaked gameplay, then no one can accuse Ultra Street Fighter 4 of false advertising. If that’s not ultra to you, well, you might want to steer clear when USF4 launches later this...
Sonic The Hedgehog’s gotta go fast on Oculus Rift
The Oculus Rift and other virtual reality devices might be gaming’s future, but who says we can’t use them to enjoy a bit of our past, huh? The Sonic GDK for the Rift gives players a chance to see the world from the Blue Blur’s point of view, and it...
Peek behind the curtain at Child of Light
Ubisoft’s upcoming gorgeous RPG Child of Light launches on April 30 for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. In a new video released by Ubisoft Montreal, the developer allows us to peek behind the curtain and see how the game is progressing. Did we mention it’s gorgeous?
Blackwell Epiphany adventure clicks for closure on PC
The final chapter in Wadjet Eye Games’Blackwell point-and-click adventure series, Blackwell Epiphany, launched this week on PC. Available now through Steam, GOG.com and the developer’s site, the fifth installment in the series costs $14.99. Blackwell Epiphany closes out the series, which began in December 2006 with Blackwell Legacy, with a...
Happy Wars glad-handing Steam this year
Happy Wars, the free-to-play, multiplayer action game from developer Toylogic, will launch on PC via Steam later this year. Toylogic will take applications for the game’s closed beta starting April 30 until May 13, which players can sign up for on the game’s official site. Beta testers will put Happy...
Bandai Namco boldly backs God Factory: Wingmen, Deadcore
Bandai Namco will digitally distribute Deadcore and God Factory: Wingmen, two sci-fi-stylized games from independent studios 5 Bit Games and Nine Dots, respectively. Deadcore is a platformer FPS for PC with puzzle elements starring a giant tower, enemy robots, guns and a mysterious truth about the game’s universe. Players must...
Thomas Was Alone moves one million copies
Developer Mike Bithell revealed today that his narrative-driven puzzle-platformer Thomas Was Alone has sold over one million copies to date across all available platforms. Debuting for Windows and Mac in 2012, Thomas Was Alone was later ported to the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, serving a stint in Sony’s PlayStation...
Joystiq Deals: Leap Motion, Roller Coaster Tycoon 3
It’s Friday, Friday – gotta get those sweet Joystiq Deals on Friday. Today’s featured deals kick off with the Leap Motion Controller plus free shipping and $20 of Leap Motion’s App Store credit, all for $80. Leap Motion enables gesture-controlled games and programs on your PC, with the ability to...