Development costs for This War of Mine covered in two days
This War of Mine presents a different vision of war than many gamers may be used to, trading QTEs and pew-pew ‘splosions for somber reflection and grim analysis of war’s collateral damage. And yet, despite its dreary, depressing atmosphere, developer 11 Bit Studios is likely smiling wide at the moment,...
RTS Grey Goo sends units to January 23 Steam release date
Petroglyph Games’ combat-focused real-time strategy, Grey Goo, will deploy units for battle on Steam on January 23, 2015. Community Manager Mathew “Berek” Anderson shared the release date on the official Grey Goo forums, explaining that the team’s alpha testing supplied enough information to allow them to create a full development...
The answer to Star Citizen’s $64M question: pets
As Star Citizen‘s number of crowdfunded dollars continues to climb, developer Chris Roberts and his team at Cloud Imperium Games continue to add new stretch goals to the game’s development. This week, Roberts thanked his backers for pushing the game to $63 million raised, and revealed that if funds reach...
Team up with friends in Loadout to take down the Kroad
Loadout has hosted plenty of shootouts between cartoonish, human-guided opponents, but developer Edge of Reality is planning on giving players a chance to work together against a greater evil: aliens. As detailed on the PlayStation Blog, Loadout‘s cooperative campaign mode will pit sharpshooters against the Kroad, a blue-skinned invading race...
Square Enix augments store with Cyber Monday sales
You may have survived Black Friday, but don’t get cocky – America loves to shop, and a slew of online deals is about to invade the interwebs thanks to Cyber Monday. One such deal comes to us courtesy of Square Enix, which is cutting prices of items sold via its...
Report: The Crew lead designer confident of stable launch
Glitches and save issues have plagued Ubisoft’s most recent prominent releases, but The Crew‘s lead game designer, Serkan Hasan, has told The Metropolist that the upcoming social racer should have a smooth ride out of the gate. Aside from urging players to expect the Xbox One, PS4 and PC versions...
Winter is coming – Telltale’s Game of Thrones releases December 2
Telltale Games has revealed that Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game Series, its adaptation of/contribution to HBO’s Game of Thrones universe (which is itself based on the A Song of Ice and Fire books by George R.R. Martin) will arrive on PC, Mac and American PS4s on December 2. The...
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions review: Game cubed
PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, Mac In 2008, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 was the ruler (pun intended) of Xbox Live. It riffed on Asteroids aptly, mixing simple, refined shoot-em-up with a hypnotic techno frenzy. Like a three-legged pub crawl with tequila shots, it delivered in short, impelling...
Elite: Dangerous devs nix offline single-player mode
Elite: Dangerous designer David Braben revealed that studio Frontier Developments has ditched a previously announced offline single-player mode in favor of immersing players in an online persistent universe. “Going forwards, being online lets us constantly both curate and evolve the galaxy, with stories unfolding according to the actions of commanders,”...
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris dev diary talks puzzles
Crystal Dynamics’ latest developer diary for Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris discusses the game’s puzzles, which change based on the number of cooperating players solving them at a given moment. Temple of Osiris will launch on December 9 for PS4, Xbox One and PC.