Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor review: My precioussss
Prerequisite for enjoying Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor: appreciation for a well-crafted action game. A distant second requirement is a basic awareness of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings fantasy world. I’m not talking Tom Bombadil slash fiction. I mean, you know that there are some rings and something-something one rules...
Total War tussles with Attila in 2015
Attila the Hun is the grimacing face and unrelenting antagonist in the next Total War game, coming from Creative Assembly in 2015. In Total War: Attila, you manage a huge Eastern Roman empire, stretched to breaking point across a vast terrain in Europe and a thin dispersal of military troops....
Humble Weekly Bundle honors leading ladies
A new Humble Weekly Bundle has emerged, this time with its sights set on celebrating leading ladies in video games. The pay-what-you-want bundle features four games starring female protagonists: the Anti-Big Science puzzler Ms. Splosion Man, the 2.5D adventure Lilly Looking Through, the tower defense/RPG hybrid Defender’s Quest: Valley of...
Former Last Guardian devs’ teaser trailer is so Vane
Friend and Foe Games offered a teaser trailer for one of its two introductory games this week, Vane. The Tokyo Game Show 2014 trailer shows the game’s desert-and-ruins environment, following a bird in flight before observing a shadowy sprinting child. The team of five at Friend and Foe Games includes...
Square Enix Collective finalist Moon Hunters aiming for 2015 release
Kitfox Games will launch its multiplayer roguelike action-RPG Moon Hunters for the PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and PC platforms next year, the developer revealed today. Moon Hunters is a one-to-three hour game in which players establish a heroic reputation as they search for a planet’s missing moon. Key game elements...
Shooter-platformer Rive heading to PS4, Xbox One, Wii U
When Two Tribes announced Rive in July, it revealed the 2D shooter for PC and unspecified consoles. The developer pulled the curtain back on Rive‘s destined systems today on Twitter, announcing its development for PS4, Xbox One and Wii U in addition to Steam. The “metal wrecking, robot hacking simulator”...
Ubisoft: Watch Dogs beats out Destiny as fastest-selling new IP in Europe
Activision’s Destiny may be the fastest-selling new intellectual property in North America and UK, but the top of the puppy pile in Europe remains Watch Dogs, according to Ubisoft. A spokesperson for the company informed MCV UK of GFK data that indicates Ubisoft’s game is still top dog for new...
Opening the valve: Steam Curators rule the front page
Ask a hundred independent developers what impacts their sales most and you’ll likely get a hundred different answers, but among the more popular ones will be the topic of discoverability, the ways in which prospective buyers are able to find lesser-known video games. Platforms like the App Store and Steam...
Steam Music Player available for all
The Steam Music Player is out now for all users, following a beta that launched in February. Steam Music integrates your own music library into the Steam Overlay and collects soundtracks that come with some games, and makes all of this accessible without having to leave Steam or your game...
Third Trials Fusion DLC plunges into the Abyss on October 7
The third piece of downloadable content for Trials Fusion will launch on October 7, Ubisoft announed today. Invitingly called “Welcome to the Abyss,” the pack adds 10 tracks and 24 challenges to the motorcycle-flipping game, as well as five new achievements. The pack is part of Trials Fusion‘s season pass,...