Launch an attack on Titan Souls and die plenty in new gameplay trailer
Out in Q1 2015, PS4, Vita and Steam top-down death factory Titan Souls has a single task for you: defeat 20 bosses. Unfortunately, you only have one bow and one arrow. Oh, and just one hit point. To see why that ungodly formula could be fun, check out our preview.
Report: 92 percent of PC game sales in 2013 were digital
Console games may still occupy a large amount of retail space with physical copies, but PC games are another story altogether, according to research firm DFC Intelligence. The organization told website PC Retail that 92 percent of all PC games sold across the world in 2013 were distributed digitally, and...
Civilization: Beyond Earth trades pre-orders for exoplanets
Accepting your late-night Civilization: Beyond Earth fate before the game launches on PC is beneficial, depending on your perspective: A post on Civilization’s official site notes that pre-orders for both physical and digital copies of Beyond Earth will be rewarded with The Exoplanets Map Pack, a six-planet offering that uses...
Brainiac has the whole world in his hands in LEGO Batman 3
Forget Gotham, it’s the world at stake in LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. Brainiac is collecting planets, and it’s up to Batman and other DC heroes (and even some villains) to stop him. While stealing planets isn’t cool, at least Brainiac got those pants he wanted.
John Carmack’s 9-year-old son releases first game, Angry Face
John Carmack, arguably best known as the co-creator of Doom, has a nine-year-old son named Ryan. This week, Ryan released his first video game – a variation of Pong that substitutes the simple graphics of white bars and a square with ovals and a smiley face. It’s called Angry Face....
Super Time Force Ultra adds Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2 characters
Capybara Games has turned the proverbial Valve, and now three characters drawn from Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2 are pouring forth into the upcoming game, Super Time Force Ultra. Zoey from L4D uses twin pistols and propane tanks to destroy her foes, while the Pyro and Saxton Hale...
EA banning FIFA Ultimate Team coin sellers from its online games
We’re roughly one month away from the launch of FIFA 15, and EA Sports is reminding the series’ fans that it won’t tolerate cheating, especially in FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT), the mode that continues to earn big bucks for the publisher. In a lengthy update on the official FIFA site,...
Chester Cheetah stars in Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare DLC
You can’t keep Chester Cheetah away from video games. The Cheetos mascot starred in a pair of 16-bit platformers in the ’90s, then was MIA for several years before resurfacing in Just Dance 4 in 2012. He appears when you least expect him; his enemies know all too well that...
Legend of Grimrock iOS port announced, sequel enters beta
Finnish developer Almost Human Ltd. has two pieces of great news for fans of its classically-styled first-person dungeon crawl Legend of Grimrock: Not only has the game’s sequel reached beta testing, but the original Legend of Grimrock is now coming to iOS. According to an official press release, entering beta...
Musical puzzler Sentris brings the funk to Early Access
Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, developer Timbre Interactive has released Sentris to Steam Early Access. Equal parts rhythm game and puzzler, Sentris sees players aligning musical components on a series of rotating disks. Line up the notes and beats properly and you’ve completed a puzzle, but you may also have...