Joystiq Streams: Minimum with Human Head and Steam code giveaway
Human Head Studios had a turbulent decade. The Wisconsin-based developer kicked off the HD console generation in 2006 by finishing Prey, a first-person shooter with some interesting ideas about portals released well before cake memes took over the web. After Prey‘s success, Human Head turned around and started work on...
Joystiq’s big list of games on Steam Curators
We’re tastemakers! The Joystiq staff has lovingly put together a list of the games we most enjoy on Steam, using its brand new Curators service. See the Joystiq Curators page right here. Our premiere picks run the gamut from Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, to Always Sometimes Monsters, to Ys Origins....
Steam reaches 100 million users, adds Curators feature
Valve’s digital distribution platform Steam surpassed 100 million users this week, adding over 25 million customers and 3,700 unique titles since January. Valve commemorates the milestone with the launch of the Steam Discovery Update, making it easier for users to find games that fit their interests. Homepages now closely reflect...
The Long Dark ventures to Steam Early Access
Hinterland Studio launched its first-person exploration game The Long Dark on Steam Early Access this week, making the in-development survival simulator available for PC and Mac users for $20. Set in the pacific northwest, the game forces players to scavenge for resources and survive the threat of starvation, wolves and...
Triad Wars is online PC game in Sleeping Dogs universe
United Front Games has begun detailing Triad Wars, the studio’s follow-up to Sleeping Dogs and set in the same world, which was revealed by trademark filing last year. Using Sleeping Dogs as a foundation, Triad Wars is an online open-world action game. “Your goal is to rise to power as...
Legend of Grimrock 2 plumbs the depths in mid-October
Developer Almost Human has revealed that its classically-styled first-person dungeon crawl Legend of Grimrock 2 will debut on October 15. Alongside the announcement, the developer also revealed that pre-orders for the game are now open, and those who purchase the game within the next 22 days will receive a 15...
Joystiq Streams: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! with Gearbox [Update: It’s over]
Moons haven’t gotten so much love as they have by video games in the past month since Buzz Aldrin landed on one in 1969. Link pulls one down to smash up dragons in Hyrule Warriors, and the good Guardians playing Destiny have spent an inordinate amount of time blowing up...
Humble’s End of Summer Sale Encore offers free Tropico 3
The Humble Store’s End of Summer Sale Encore event features a number of solid deals in its final hours, including free copies of Kalypso’s dictator sim Tropico 3 for all customers. Sale highlights include Telltale’s episodic adventure game series The Wolf Among Us for $9.99, Messhof’s one-on-one swordfighting game Nidhogg...
Assassin’s Creed Unity’s season pass includes game set in China
Ubisoft unveiled a season pass for Assassin’s Creed Unity today, and it includes a full standalone game. The pass costs players $30 and “opens up every piece of DLC” for the game, including Dead Kings, a story campaign set after Assassin’s Creed Unity. The full game available to Unity’s season...
P.T.’s ghost makes a spooky cameo in Metal Gear Solid 5
Lisa, the terrifying ghost woman featured in the Silent Hills demo P.T., will make an appearance in Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, developer Kojima Productions revealed during TGS. The video above, cropped from a streamed TGS presentation, shows Snake harassing enemies with the “Active Decoy” item, which summons...