Join The Golf Club on Steam Early Access, save 15 percent
Virtual golfers looking for an alternative to EA’s simulation franchise can now take a swing at The Golf Club, a new golf game from developer HB Studios that just hit Steam Early Access. Though HB warns would-be players that The Golf Club is not yet complete – a caveat that...
Dog bites man, man clubs dog in Risen 3 CGI teaser
Attach a Sarah McLachlan song to this new Risen 3: Titan Lords teaser and suddenly that ferocious hellhound becomes a cuddly, misunderstood puppy, lost in a world of dark magic and knights who taste remarkably like snausages.
TinyBuild kills JetGetters funding drive, despite surpassing goal
It’s not uncommon for a developer to cancel a crowdfunding drive, but it’s not often you see a project go dark after exceeding its funding goal – yet that’s exactly what TinyBuild Games has done. Though JetGetters, an action game centering on the thrills of hijacking aircraft in flight, pulled...
Big Band, Skullgirls’ first male character, joins the fight next week
Though Skullgirls Encore has always been defined by its distaff roster of pugilists, the 2D fighter is about to get a shot of gender equality in the form of Big Band. As his name makes plainly clear, Big Band is an oversized character who relies on musical instruments to beat...
Get Even, Dead Synchronicity among 75 games Greenlit for Steam
Steam’s Greenlight community gave 75 more games the thumbs-up for distribution on the PC platform this week, adding a few familiar titles to the mix. Among the games that can begin start selling on Steam is Get Even, a first-person shooter from Polish developer The Farm 51. Unlike other first-person...
Sci-fi RTS Salvaged takes two screens to play on PC, tablet
Opposable Games recently showed off Salvaged, a real-time strategy game that requires a bit of multitasking from its players. The tactical sci-fi game is played using two screens, one on any iOS or Android tablet or smartphone (as the controller) and the other being a monitor via PC, Mac or...
Dynasty Warriors 8 bug reports requested for PS4, Vita versions
Tecmo Koei has issued a public request for feedback from players experiencing bugs within the newly launched PlayStation 4 and PS Vita versions of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition in an effort to fix widely reported issues. The publisher is specifically targeting online connection issues in the PlayStation...
Gold Rush-era empire builder 1849 strikes paydirt on May 8
While normally you’d need a mule and scraggly beard to properly reenact the California Gold Rush, developer SomaSim’s upcoming 1849 will allow players to build a mining empire from the comforts of their own home. Slated to debut on PC, Mac, iPad and Android tablets on May 8, the simulation...
Gnah’s monster-poking puzzles head to Steam
Gnah, the head-turning puzzler from Montreal gaming collective KO-OP Mode, is coming to Steam for PC, Mac and Linux, complete with Steam Play, cloud saves and “maybe even controller support,” the developer says. KO-OP Mode hasn’t set a launch date, though Gnah has a release window of 2014. In Gnah,...
Kalypso unveils Tropico 5 Limited Special Edition, pre-orders now available
As if ruling your own banana republic with an iron fist wasn’t tempting enough, publisher Kalypso has announced a swag-packed special edition of its upcoming island nation simulator Tropico 5. Alongside the core game, Tropico 5 Limited Special Edition includes an additional map for Sandbox mode, an “authentic” Tropico passport,...