Dimension-hopping platformer Fractured Soul out now on PC

Endgame Studios’ dual-world platformer Fractured Soul has made the jump from the 3DS eShop to Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms, and is now available for purchase from GOG.com, Desura, and the developer’s website. Fractured Soul divides its gameplay across two screens representing alternate dimensions. While its Mega Man-like platforming mechanics...

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Hide your wallet: Steam developers can set up their own sales

Steamworks developers now have the option to set up their own sales, and they can opt into Steam weeklong deals at discount percentages of their choosing. Valve announced the new sale system in the private Steamworks Development forum, as spotted by Reddit user Sharkiller. According to Valve: “With new Steamworks...

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Tropico 5 enters beta in March, would-be despots urged to register

Whether you’re a benevolent ruler willing to sacrifice everything for your island nation or a greedy sociopath looking to get rich on the backs of the working class, Kalypso Media wants your help. Tropico 5, the latest entry in Kalypso’s banana republic management series, enters beta testing at an as-yet-undetermined...

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Zynga IPO fraud lawsuit dismissed, plaintiffs plan to amend complaint

A US judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by shareholders against Zynga today. The lawsuit alleged that Zynga purposely misled shareholders about the financial state of the company, its active user count and potential business prospects in the run-up to, and after, Zynga’s initial stock offering in late 2011. US District...

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Warehouse and Logistics Simulator updated with zombie DLC

Aside from being the closest we’ll get to seeing a Shenmue 3 in this lifetime (given its high-level simulation of forklift physics), United Independent Entertainment’s Warehouse and Logistics Simulator is best known for its realism and faithful recreation of mundane labor. Similar to PC games like Farming Simulator and Train...

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Battlefield 4 enlists platoon support on February 27

The chaotic, virtual warfare of Battlefield 4 is about to grow more organized with tomorrow’s addition of platoons. Despite the thematically-appropriate name, these platoons are best thought of as the Battlefield 4 equivalent of officially supported online clans. Up to 100 soldiers can join a given platoon where they will...

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Watch Dark Souls 2 as a radical refugee from the 80s cartoon lineup

Between the faux VHS tracking, fetishistic synthesizer use and art style that’s equal parts lazy anime and Trapper Keeper doodles, this amateur reimagining of Dark Souls 2 as a cartoon from the Reagan era would fit seamlessly between Saturday morning episodes of MASK and Jem And The Holograms.

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Buy Thief at Newegg, get free Domino’s (because, pizza)

Pizza is great. Everyone loves pizza, even thieves-for-hire. In fact, a well-known byproduct of being a kleptomaniac is an insatiable craving for carbohydrates. A Thief promotion at Newegg capitalizes on this by granting all who pick up a PC copy with a $10 coupon for Domino’s Pizza. Enter the promo...

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Tulpa mixes Limbo, Alice, occultism for two-character platforming

Tulpa is an eerie, symbolic puzzle-platformer that draws inspiration from Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, American McGee’s Alice and Limbo, with roots in occultism and theosophy. In layman’s terms, it’s a creepy game about secrets and sanity. It features two playable characters: Ophelia, who can interact with the physical world, and...

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Arkham Origins ‘Cold, Cold Heart’ DLC stars Mr. Freeze on April 22

Cold, Cold Heart is an open-world, narrative-driven chunk of DLC for Batman: Arkham Origins, and it’s due out on April 22 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Cold, Cold Heart tells the backstory of classic Batman villain Mr. Freeze in a brand new mission, and it gives Batman himself a...

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