Retro Game Friday: Bastion
Michael’s back with a true classic game for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s Bastion! The title has recently been making the rounds on Android and iOS, but we are talking about its original jump into gamer’s hearts.
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BATTLETECH Launches Today for PC and Mac
Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes today announced the release of BATTLETECH, the first turn-based tactical BATTLETECH / MechWarrior PC game in over 20 years, made possible by the support of 55,000+ Kickstarter backers. BATTLETECH is available on PC and Mac for the suggested retail price of $39.99, with Linux-support to be added post-launch. The game can be purchased from Paradox Plaza, Steam, GOG, and other digital retailers. “There’s a lot of love for the BattleTech / MechWarrior universe, and the entire Harebrained team feels incredibly fortunate to have had the chance to work on a tactical combat game worthy of … Continue reading BATTLETECH Launches Today for PC and Mac
Grim City Survival Game Frostpunk Released
Frostpunk, a grim city-survival game about leading the last city on Earth, is landing today in all major digital stores: Steam, Humble Store, GOG.com, and others. “From This War of Mine to Frostpunk, we’ve evolved our game’s content to robustly explore player’s morality deeper and more in-depth than ever before. We’ve been searching this fascinating gray-area, where nothing is purely good or evil. You, as a player, need to make decisions based on your moral compass and ability to foresee the consequences of your choices. From deciding the fate of individuals to deciding the destiny of an entire society – … Continue reading Grim City Survival Game Frostpunk Released
Striking Black Gold with Turmoil
Turmoil is one of the most interesting and fun business type simulations to come out in a long time, with more than enough content and style to justify AAA pricing, but is nonetheless easily available for gamers on a budget.
GiN Game of the Year Winners
The voting is finally complete. Come see what games earned a coveted GiN Game of the Year award in each category following an incredibly heated battle where thousands of gamers let their choices be known. Did the best games win? Find out right now!
This is The Police II Adding Tactical Combat
Back in the big city, Police Chief Jack Boyd, the protagonist of This Is the Police, was too deeply mired in bureaucracy to pay much attention to field tactics. But in Sharpwood, a cold frontier town where a young woman named Lilly Reed has recently become sheriff, you’ll need to take a new approach: you’ll have to take your cops under direct control during particularly difficult and dangerous missions. In such situations, the game will switch to a new turn-based combat mode system. Gather a team of your finest police officers (or use your drunk and stupid bums – you … Continue reading This is The Police II Adding Tactical Combat
Chasing Old School JRPG Greats with Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Coming soon to the Nintendo Switch, Battle Chasers: Nightwar has already won a legion of fans on other platforms. And why not? It’s hearkens back to a time of JRPG goodness, and packs a bigger punch than just nostalgia.
BATTLETECH Gets April Release Date, New Story Trailer
Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes today announced that BATTLETECH, the first turn-based tactical ‘Mech combat PC game in over 20 years, will be available on April 24, 2018. To celebrate the forthcoming launch, today marks the premiere of the BATTLETECH cinematic story trailer, available to watch now. Developed by Harebrained Schemes, the studio responsible for the critically acclaimed Shadowrun Returns series, BATTLETECH is the next generation of turn-based tactical ‘Mech combat. In BATTLETECH, you play as the commander of a mercenary company on the edges of civilized space, negotiating and executing a variety of combat contracts while attempting to keep … Continue reading BATTLETECH Gets April Release Date, New Story Trailer
The X-Files: Deep State Game Arrives on Mobile and Facebook
Creative Mobile and FoxNext Games are thrilled to announce the release of The X-Files: Deep State, arriving on the App Store, Google Play, and Facebook; coinciding with the new season of the hit X-Files television series. Creative Mobile has worked in partnership with Chris Carter, Ten-Thirteen Productions, and FoxNext Games to build a genuine X-Files experience based on the series’ iconic character-driven mythology. The X-Files: Deep State draws long-time fans and new players into a web of deceit, mystery and deadly intrigue, with the familiar X-Files trademarks of paranormal crime investigation, strange monsters, and overarching conspiracies. Like Mulder and Scully, … Continue reading The X-Files: Deep State Game Arrives on Mobile and Facebook
Attentat 1942 Offers Mesmerizing, Serious and Heartbreaking Gameplay
Attentat 1942 is a serious video game that explores the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II from the perspective of civilians who survived it. It’s a heart wrenching affair at times, but perfectly shows how videogames can tell masterful stories.