Author: GiN Staff

Casual Connect Game Conference Heading To Serbia

Casual Connect Eastern Europe will be held in Belgrade, Serbia on November 10 – 12, 2014 by the Casual Games Association, an international trade organization for the video games industry. “We are thrilled to be hosting Casual Connect in Belgrade this year,” says Jessica Tams, Managing Director of Casual Games Association. “Attendees should look forward […]

Tetris Movie Coming To The Big Screen

Threshold Entertainment, a leading producer of live action and animated films, is partnering with The Tetris Company to develop a feature film inspired by the legendary video game, Tetris. The film will be produced by Threshold Chairman Larry Kasanoff and executive produced by Threshold’s Jimmy Lenner and The Tetris Company. With a proven track record […]

Full Steam Ahead For Steam’s Online Service

The Steam online service just went through a major update that adds personalized shopping, more granular searches and the ability for anyone to become a game curator helping others. We chat with Valve’s Alden Kroll to sort it all out.

Trailer: Stronghold Crusader 2

Fans of the classic castle building series can now return to the deserts of the Middle East circa 1189 in Stronghold Crusader 2, with the game out now on Steam. A new launch trailer has been released to mark the occasion, showing the developers battling it out in online multiplayer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzjAb1h2TmE

After two years of development Stronghold Crusader 2 is now available. Looking back on the game’s development, the team posted a thank you message on the official website:

“Thank you for supporting us and making Stronghold Crusader 2 possible. This is our first ever independently developed and funded Stronghold game, built with your encouragement, feedback and support over the past two years. It is far from the end for Crusader 2, with content updates, DLC and patches all planned to follow in the weeks and months after launch, but it gives us great pleasure to say that the game is now available on Steam!

Just like you some of us, having worked on Stronghold Crusader back in 2002, have been waiting for this moment for over twelve years. From the very first day of development it has been an honour to work on this project and we hope Crusader 2 meets your expectations as fans of the first game and the series as a whole.

If you enjoyed spending long nights fending off fiendish AI opponents and friends in the original, Crusader 2 will provide you with everything you need to relive those memories. With two campaigns, six skirmish trails, eight AI characters, co-op, a map editor, free build mode and a selection of multiplayer maps, Crusader 2 delivers the long-lasting challenge you expect from a Stronghold game. We can’t wait for you to try it out.”

The game is now available on Steam, with a Special Edition that includes Stronghold Crusader HD, ‘The Art of Stronghold Crusader 2’ digital art book and full soundtrack composed by Robert Euvino.

Valve Launches Steam Discovery Update, Personalized Shopping

Redesigned Steam Home Page Brings Recommendations, Curators, and Customization to the Forefront Valve today launched the Steam Discovery Update, which introduces new functionality and features designed to optimize the Steam shopping experience as the number of new titles on Steam increases. In the past nine months, Steam has added over 1,300 new titles and grown […]

Destiny Unveils New Raid Mode

Today marks the debut of Destiny’s first six-player Raid, The Vault of Glass, which is the most intense and uniquely challenging end-game activity in Destiny, requiring strategic communication and close cooperation to win.