Toxikk double-jumps back to the roots of arena shooters
Modern, competitive FPS spaces typically incorporate regenerating health, skill-boosting experience systems and loadouts, but Toxikk developer Reakktor isn’t yearning for any of that. The studio’s heart is stuck in the past, when fast-paced, even-playing-field arena FPS games were prominent. Rather than moping about it, Reakktor began work on its PC-only...
Study Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor’s pre-order, special edition details
One does not simply walk into a retailer, purchase Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and leave with all of the content available at the game’s launch. Sorry early adventurers, this isn’t like the general pre-order bonuses announced in April. This time, you’re going to have to play the retailer-specific pre-order bonus...
No Time To Explain dev’s new game riffs on 1080p, 60 fps
Lovely Planet, the new game published by No Time To Explain creators tinyBuild Games, is now available on Steam. Unlike the 2D platformer the studio is known for, Lovely Planet is a 3D first-person shooter focused on classic run-jump-shoot gameplay a la Unreal Tournament. Only, instead of meaty bits and...
Vikings, pizza-delivery ninjas and more get the Steam Greenlight
Hopefully you didn’t feel like Steam was already feeling overcrowded with content, because Greenlight, the service that lets Steam users vote for the games they want to see offered on the store, has pushed through 50 new games eager for your love and attention. Don’t get attached just yet though,...
Deadpool breaks fourth wall, colored tiles in Marvel Puzzle Quest
Enjoy that Deadpool footage that leaked earlier this week? Well, that’s not the only appearance The Merc With A Mouth made at San Diego Comic-Con. The Marvel Games panel revealed that our dear red friend will also be making an appearance in Marvel Puzzle Quest, the match-three battle game on...
Peek into Oculus Rift dev kit 2, see a Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Want to get a preview of the Oculus Rift as it exists in Dev Kit 2 state, but don’t have $350 to spare (never mind waiting for the retail version)? Try heading to your nearest electronics retailer and hold a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 right up to your face. Oh...
Listen to Supergiant’s extended Transistor soundtrack here
If you were enchanted by the music featured in Supergiant’s Bastion follow-up Transistor, you’ll definitely want to check out an extended soundtrack released this week from composer Darren Korb. A digital version of Transistor‘s soundtrack is available via upergiant’s store for $9.99, and a CD version will set you back...
No Man’s Sky coming to PC after PS4 launch
Hello Games’ procedurally generated planetary exploration game No Man’s Sky is coming to PC platforms after it launches on the PlayStation 4, Edge magazine reports in its September issue (via GameSpot). Sony announced during its E3 2014 press conference that No Man’s Sky will premiere for the PlayStation 4 before...
Clockwork Empires goes Steam Early Access in August
Clockwork Empires, an upcoming steampunk bureaucracy simulator from Dungeons of Dredmor developer Gaslamp Games, will make its Steam Early Access debut on August 15. Previously described here as “a less militant Age of Empires as written by H.P. Lovecraft,” Clockwork Empires asks players to rule over a growing group of...
Gods can be listening to the Gods Will Be Watching soundtrack
The soundtrack to Deconstructeam’s Gods Will Be Watching is available on creator fingerspit’s Bandcamp page for your listening pleasure, publisher Devolver Digital recently announced on Twitter. We’ve taken a few looks at the point-and-click PC game over the course of its development, up to and beyond its July 24 release...