If you’ve been itching for the polarity-based action of Ikaruga on Steam, you’ll be glad to know that the game finally landed on Valve’s digital download platform. This version includes Xbox 360 controller support, as well as a vertical scrolling mode taken from the Xbox Live Arcade release. Three difficulties and two game modes ensure that hardcore shoot ’em up […]
Having originally launched for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 last year, Killer Is Dead will soon be hitting the PC. A press release sent out by Deep Silver announced that the game will arrive to the platform in North American and Europe beginning May 9. Dubbed Killer Is Dead: Nightmare Edition, the PC version of the game features brand […]
Much to the joy of many an indie gaming fan, La-Mulana 2 has been funded on Kickstarter. The game just recently hit its $200,000 goal on the crowdfunding site with five days left for its campaign to rack up some extra dough (four days at the time of writing). Developed by Nigoro and published by Playism, La-Mulana 2 is the […]
A new horror game is on the horizon, hopefully primed to scare the crap out of those who dare play it. As indicated in a video feature on IGN, Daylight from developer Zombie Studios will hit the PlayStation 4 and PC beginning in April. Daylight features procedurally generated environments within the confines of a creepy abandoned hospital and, contrary to […]
Iconic shooter Ikaruga will finally be making its way to the PC via Steam beginning next week. The game is set to launch on February 18, though pricing details have yet to be disclosed to the public. Originally a pocket change-devouring arcade gem, Ikaruga eventually made its way to the Dreamcast. It was later released on the GameCube, and it […]
Respawn Entertainment has just unveiled the beta sign-ups for one of this year’s most anticipated games, Titanfall. All you have to do is visit their beta page and sign-up for either the PC or Xbox One beta. If you choose to sign-up for the PC beta you will have to provide an Origin account, however one is not required for […]
With the holidays in full swing we’re in the gifting spirit! We’ve teamed up with Mechanist Games, developer of City of Steam, to hand out several gift codes for City of Steam: Arkadia. The industrial-age fantasy RPG is powered by Unity3D, meaning it can run inside your browser. We covered the game previously back when it was entering its alpha and beta […]
In lieu of the upcoming GTX 780 Ti debut on November 7, Nvidia has cut prices on both the GTX 780 and GTX 770. Effective tomorrow, the cards are being reduced to $500 and $329 respectively. This is a hefty drop: the GTX 780 in particular previously cost $650. It all comes on top of an aggressive bundle package, which […]
Wondering whether your rig will be up to snuff for Battlefield 4? Good news, EA and DICE dropped over the official system requirements today. As with its predecessor, it looks like BF4 will scale to a wide range of setups. Those wanting to turn up all the knobs might be due for an upgrade, though it looks like anyone that […]
The PC edition of Call of Duty Ghosts is shaping up to be the definitive version in more ways than one if comments from executive producer Mark Rubin are any indication. Rubin told Kotaku that CoD: Ghosts on PC will feature higher-res textures over its console brethren. They’re actually using an even higher version in many cases than the next-gen consoles, […]
Rockstar Games have revealed today the first look at the multiplayer within Grand Theft Auto V, aptly named GTA Online. With GTA Online players will be able to jump into a persistent online world with 15 other players and complete a variety of different activities together. Races, heists, deathmatches, and all your traditional modes are found in this new persistent world. It […]
While originally an indie attraction, over the past few years we’ve seen the hugely successful Humble Bundle branch out to the likes of publishers like Deep Silver and the now-defunct THQ. Now, yet another publisher has joined the party, and this time it’s EA. Yes, we’re just as surprised as you are. Up for grabs are several of EA’s hit […]
A last minute “mechanical issue” has delayed shipments of Nvidia’s Android-powered portable gaming device, which was previously slated to launch tomorrow. While the company isn’t ready to commit to a revised date, it assures that the Nvidia Shield will hit shelves sometime next month in July. Specifically, Nvidia says the issue relates to a third-party component, and is “working around […]
On the final day of E3 I was lucky enough to get an appointment to check out Virtuix’s Omni, a recent Kickstarter project that has gotten the attention of the VR world rather quickly. Omni is a low-friction bowl-shaped platform that solves one of the most daunting challenges of virtual reality – movement. Whether it is the most recent Oculus […]
Shinji Mikami’s The Evil Within was one of the most dark and disturbing titles on showcase at E3 this year. The game is billed as a return to pure survival horror, and early impressions of a hands-off demonstration indicate it could well deliver in that regard. Unlike other entries that continue to stray from their roots (ahem, Resident Evil), The […]
Mercury Steam’s first entry into the Castlevania series Lords of Shadow was a well-received hit, and the upcoming follow-up Lords of Shadow 2 looks to repeat that success. Based on my hands-on time with it at E3, Lords of Shadow 2 features tighter combat, more responsive controls, and a vastly improved frame rate over its predecessor. The demo I played […]
One of the few surprises Ubisoft had in store for us yesterday was the announcement of a brand new title, Tom Clancy’s The Division. The game takes place 3 weeks after a deadly pandemic hit New York on Black Friday. Like many Tom Clancy games before it, The Division is a persistent, online action RPG title set in a massive open world […]
If you’ve been following the Oculus Rift development lately you would realize while the product is the first step in the right direction for fully immersive gameplay, there’s something missing. What the Oculus Rift lacks, the Omni provides. While using the Oculus Rift players have full range of motion with their head, but the rest of their body remains motionless […]
Taking center stage in next month’s issue of Game Informer is Respawn Entertainment’s first title, Titanfall. Respawn Entertainment is a studio that was formed by former Infinity Ward veterans after Infinity Ward co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella were fired from Activision over 2 years ago. Little is currently known about the title aside from the possible human vs. mech dichotomy. Titanfall is currently […]
The art director for the Splinter Cell series, Scott Lee, has said in a recent interview that a new Splinter Cell is in the works for the next generation. Lee said he is looking forward to Sam in “new adventures, bigger and better as we go along.” This comes at a time when the most recent game, Blacklist, isn’t even out yet. Splinter Cell: […]