Starbreeze: Payday 2 DLC plans expanded, Brothers ‘finally’ making money
Starbreeze CEO Bo Andersson-Klint announced plans to expand DLC offerings for the developer’s multiplayer co-op FPS Payday 2, citing a financial turnaround in a recent earnings report. “To put the past six months in perspective, I would like to highlight that Starbreeze historically, from 1998 to June 2013, accumulated a...
No murder, mo problems in BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Ep. 2’s ‘1998 mode’
BioShock Infinite‘s next DLC offering, Burial at Sea – Episode 2, encourages players to step out of their comfort zone and rely solely on non-lethal tactics in 1998 mode. Avoiding mass murder in a BioShock game? That’s just … weird. Irrational Games says 1998 mode was borne from the testing...
PSA: Shadowrun: Dragonfall arrives today
Better late than never, developer Harebrained Schemes has released the Dragonfall expansion for Shadowrun Returns, bringing the cyberpunk roleplaying game from the dark streets of cyberpunk Seattle to the likewise gloomy streets of cyberpunk Berlin. Along with the new setting comes a new plot, focusing on the titular “Dragonfall,” a...
Co-op choose-your-own-adventure game The Yawhg hits Steam
The Yawhg tells a randomized story every time you (and your friends) sit down to play, a story that begins with the evil Yawhg coming to ransack your town and ends in more than 50 different ways for each character. It’s a choose-your-own-adventure game steeped in humor, magic and horrible...
Prepare to buy: Dark Souls 2 Collector’s Edition detailed in new trailer
Bandai Namco takes the wraps off its Dark Souls 2 Collector’s Edition in the new trailer above, giving players a closer look at the $120 package’s featured bonus material prior to its release next month. The Collector’s Edition includes the Black Armor Edition of Dark Souls 2, which bundles the...
Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 2 trailer is ready to take ’em [update: PSN, PC next week]
Update 2: Telltale sends us word that Windows PC/Mac is also confirmed for March 4, in addition to PS3 in North America. Dates for the PS3 in Europe, Xbox 360, iOS “will be confirmed shortly.” Update: Sony says Episode 2 hits PSN for PS3 in North America next week on...
DC’s Infinite Crisis begins battle in beta this March
Infinite Crisis, developer Turbine’s take on the multiplayer online battle arena genre featuring heroes and villains from the DC Universe, will launch its open beta on March 14. Turbine announced the upcoming PC title’s open beta start date at an event yesterday, alongside reveals of three new characters: Green Arrow,...
Space strategy sequel StarDrive 2 set for September
StarDrive developer Zero Sum Games announced the sequel to the 4X space strategy game. Due out in September, StarDrive 2 places players in a procedurally-generated galaxy with real-time battles. Players also lead an alien race from planet to planet, researching technologies and populating worlds and take on AI opponents in...
Wasteland 2 devs unleash major beta update via Steam Early Access
InXile Entertainment has released a sizable update for the beta version of Wasteland 2, introducing more than 2,000 gameplay additions, features, and fixes along with a new in-game location. New features in the lastest update include destructible cover, additional class skills, and an overhauled combat system. InXile notes that the...
Ubisoft lowers drawbridge on The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot beta
Ubisoft’s free-to-play dungeon crawler The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot has gone into open beta. Anybody can sign up and start playing through Steam, the game’s official website or Uplay. In The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, players choose a hero from four different classes and raid other players’ castles...