The Evil Within cast features Rorschach, Dexter’s sister
The Evil Within‘s villain is voiced by a man with a sinister cinematic past: Jackie Earle Haley, the actor behind the mask of growling antihero Rorschach in the Watchmen film. Haley also played Freddie Kreuger in the 2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street remake, as well as the disturbing neighbor...
Touch-based Age of Empires: Castle Siege unveiled for Windows 8
Microsoft revealed Age of Empires: Castle Siege this week, a Smoking Gun Interactive game that’s coming to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 next month. Microsoft’s Kieffer Bryant described Castle Siege as a “fast-paced experience” built for touch devices, with players dragging units across paths while accumulating resources and building...
NBA 2K15’s ‘Yakkem’ trailer is red hot
2K Sports’ latest trailer for NBA 2K15 includes voiceover work by the basketball sim’s pre-game commentary team Ernie Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal, the latter coining the phrase “Yakkem.” Set to “Suck my Kiss” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the video shows the player models of a number of athletes,...
The Legend of Korra begins in October
If you’ve recovered from The Legend of Korra‘s season three TV finale, read on for more news about the series in video game form. Otherwise, take a few more deep breaths and brace yourselves: The Legend of Korra game from Platinum and Activision is due out on October 21 on...
Adult Swim picks up abstract shooter Zenzizenzic
Adult Swim Games’ strange and diverse catalog grows even stranger with the recent announcement that it will publish Ruud Koorevaar’s Zenzizenzic, a minimalist twin-stick shoot-’em-up with roguelike elements. Funded via Kickstarter earlier this year, Zenzizenzic is a procedurally generated shooter in which players must dodge spawning waves of abstract shapes...
Civilization dev launches Firaxicon fan conference
Following in the footsteps of Blizzard and Mojang comes Firaxicon, an upcoming conference dedicated to Civilization developer Firaxis Games. According to Eventbrite, fans attending Firaxicon will enjoy “unique Firaxicon swag,” a tour of the Firaxis offices, a chance to meet the developers and an early opportunity to play Civilization: Beyond...
Humble’s Modern Retro Bundle features AVGN Adventures, Tiny Barbarian DX
If you enjoy modern takes on classic gameplay formulas, the latest Humble Flash Bundle has a lot to offer with pay-what-you-want copies of Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures, Full Bore, and more. Pay $1 or more for Humble’s Modern Retro bundle and you’ll get Steam codes for the Oregon Trail-spoofing...
Twitch confirms sale to Amazon for $970 million
Amazon.com will purchase video game streaming service Twitch for approximately $970 million in cash. There you go, streamers. Happy? It wasn’t Google! “Like Twitch, we obsess over customers and like to think differently, and we look forward to learning from them and helping them move even faster to build new...
GameFly sells off digital distribution business
GameFly has sold its online games distribution service to AtGames Holding Ltd, the company revealed in a brief announcement at its digital storefront. The service will remain active during its transition between owners, and users will still be able to access and play their purchased games after transferring their account...
Cubesis, A god game where you’re not the only god
In Cubesis, you control the weather on a series of floating square habitats, home to the Cubies, in order to maintain their crops, keep water levels at bay, boil the Cubies alive or make them happy. With the almighty power of weather control, you can destroy or save the Cubies...