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New DLC Takes You Outside The Law

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a local fire hazard monitor, today ignited the latest free content update for War of the Roses, the medieval squad combat title from Fatshark. The new update, titled ‘Outside the Law,’ adds a new map, new weaponry, and new armor to the brutal warfare of War of the Roses, as well as a new method of attack for both Lancastrian and Yorkist archers: fire arrows, capable of igniting a foe from across the battlefield. ‘Outside the Law’ takes the ongoing war to Greenwood, an all-new forest map whose lush greenery will be spattered … Continue reading New DLC Takes You Outside The Law

Castlevania Lords Of Shadow: Mirror of Fate

An trailor from the upcoming Konami title Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Mirrior of Fate. This is a Lords of Shadow 1.5 if you will. Events in Mirror of Fate lead up to Lords of Shadow 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=f0Sj9lv6MR0 Your dad is Dracula and the rest of the family is trying to kill you with an assortment of weapons… and I thought my family reunions were rough. Publishers: Konami Developers: Mercury Steam Platforms: Nintendo 3DS

Funcom Announces New Creative Team Leader

Funcom is excited to announce that ‘Age of Conan’ and ‘The Secret World’ veteran designer Joel Bylos has stepped up to take the creative leadership of the company’s newly formed, centralized live team. The dedicated live team is made up by some of the most skilled and experienced developers working at Funcom and is entirely focused on expanding, enhancing and supporting company’s three live games, ‘The Secret World’, ‘Age of Conan’ and ‘Anarchy Online’. The establishment of a joint, centralized live team comes as a result of the organizational restructuring process Funcom recently went through following the launch of ‘The … Continue reading Funcom Announces New Creative Team Leader

Free Mass Effect DLC

Prepare for the Reckoning! New found allies join the multiplayer war for survival in Mass Effect 3: Reckoning. The Geth Juggernaut, Cabal Vanguard, Talon Mercenary, Alliance Infiltration Unit, and more take up arms to stop the Reaper threat. Smash your enemies with the Biotic Hammer as you lay waste to the battlefield as the Krogan Warlord. Mass Effect 3: Reckoning launches at no additional cost worldwide on February 26th on Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 (February 27th on PlayStation 3 in Europe). Publishers: EA Games Developers: Bioware Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Sword Of The Stars: The Pit Now Available

Kerberos Productions, the makers of the Sword of the Stars series of 4X strategy titles, have today released their first science fiction role-playing game for PC. Sword of the Stars: The Pit is a fun, fast, light-hearted RPG in the tradition of Rogue and other old school dungeon-diving games. Set in the popular Sword of the Stars universe, the game offers a rich science fiction backdrop and sharp, modern gameplay. The game’s turn-based mechanics and playful art style are suitable to a wide audience. The Pit is the first independent title to be published by Kerberos. The studio launched its … Continue reading Sword Of The Stars: The Pit Now Available

Baulder’s Gate Enhanced Edition Now Available For Mac

Beamdog and Overhaul Games proudly announce that Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition for Mac OS X is now available directly from www.beamdog.com. The Mac OS X version will also release later in the Mac App Store. The original Baldur’s Gate launched in 1998. With over 50 hours of epic gameplay, it quickly became the most celebrated Dungeons & Dragons’ fantasy roleplaying video game series at that time. Beamdog and Overhaul Games have brought this classic back to life for Mac OS X. In addition to enhancing graphics and gameplay, Overhaul Games has added new allies to join your party, complete with … Continue reading Baulder’s Gate Enhanced Edition Now Available For Mac

The 2012 GiN Game Of The Year Nominees

The ballots have all been counted, and here are the five nominees in each category for the 2012 GiN Game of the Year Awards. Congratulations to everyone who worked on a game that earned a spot on the ballot this year. For all our voters, don’t forget to cast your final ballot for the overall winner in each category. Last year we had more than 100,000 votes cast, so be sure you’re ballot is in there. Voting is, as always, free. Lots of people worked really hard to bring us these great games. Show them we care! And when you’re … Continue reading The 2012 GiN Game Of The Year Nominees

Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Confirmed For North America

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced that Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix will be available this fall in North America exclusively for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Fully remastered in HD, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix is a compilation of the critically acclaimed Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, previously exclusive to the Japanese market, and Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories. In addition, the two-in-one-disc package will feature HD cinematic story videos from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, enhanced gameplay mechanics and PlayStation 3 system trophies. Players can now relive the origins … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Confirmed For North America

Steam Now Available For Linux

Valve today announced the release of its Steam for Linux client. The Steam client is now available to download for free from the Ubuntu Software Center. Ubuntu is the most popular distribution of Linux used by millions of people globally and known for its well-designed, easy-to-use customer experience. "The introduction of Steam to Ubuntu demonstrates growing demand for open systems from gamers and game developers," said David Pitkin, Director of Consumer Applications at Canonical. "We expect a growing number of game developers to include Ubuntu among their target platforms. We’re looking forward to seeing AAA games developed with Ubuntu in … Continue reading Steam Now Available For Linux