Innovating The Old Hack And Slash
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge takes the normal hack and slash action RPG and adds a lot of great features like the first-ever level creation engine for the console. Yet it keeps that dungeon crawl flavor we love.
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Dig Dig Dig!
This week the Weekly Time Waster is all about digging in and digging it. Terraria is the game that gets it done and it earns the Time Waster coveted 5 GiN gems award!
TopWare Unveils Adult-Themed Pirate Game
Experience a taste of Raven’s Cry now at www.ravenscry-game.com to watch the mature rated teaser trailer and a look into the backstory of Christopher Raven himself. TopWare Interactive and Octane Games will be releasing a game that finally doesn’t paint pirates as the funny and playful ones we have to come to accept in pop-culture, but rather the ruthless and blood thirsty portrayal of historical relevance. With the announcement of the release of TopWare’s next big title, Raven’s Cry, even real pirate fans will be shaking in their buckled boots. This 17th century Caribbean adventure will not be starring a … Continue reading TopWare Unveils Adult-Themed Pirate Game
Vampire: The Masquerade Special Edition For Sale
White Wolf is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Vampire: The Masquerade with an extremely special edition of the role-playing game’s rulebook — Vampire: The Masquerade – 20th Anniversary Edition. The special edition is a limited run and will ONLY be made available to pre-order before July 8, 2011 at 5pm EST for $99.99. The Vampire: The Masquerade – 20th Anniversary Edition release coincides with The Grand Masquerade 2011, a gala fan convention that blends together glamour and style with the historic intimacy of the world’s most iconic vampire epicenter, New Orleans French Quarter, September 15-18. Events will include elaborate live … Continue reading Vampire: The Masquerade Special Edition For Sale
CrowdStar Gets Into Mobile Gaming
CrowdStar, one of the leading social games companies in the world, backed by Intel Capital and Time Warner, is looking to take social ladder climbing to a new level with its first mobile-only title, Top Girl. The game, now available for free download here, is the latest title from the company- living up to its promise of targeting mobile social gaming this year. Top Girl is a completely new mobile title that targets the female gamer interested in shopping, fashion and modeling themes. The game, which is unconnected to the CrowdStar’s Facebook game It Girl, leverages on the experience and … Continue reading CrowdStar Gets Into Mobile Gaming
Portal 2 Music Video Contest Announced
Valve, creator of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source) and popular recording artist The National, today announced a music video making contest based on The National’s song "Exile Vilify" which is featured in Valve’s best-selling game, Portal 2. Starting today and running until midnight July 15th, the contest asks the community to make a music video for the song "Exile Vilify" using whatever visuals they choose. Once aspiring video directors have completed their work, they may submit their videos on YouTube using the tag PORTAL2NATIONALEXILE. After … Continue reading Portal 2 Music Video Contest Announced
Duke Nukem Forever Ships
2K Games and Gearbox Software are proud to announce the legendary Duke Nukem Forever has arrived and is now available in North America on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. For over 15 years, fans have waited in video game purgatory for the launch of the mythical Duke Nukem Forever, and now June 14, 2011 will forever mark the day that the magnificent King triumphantly returned to kick alien ass and chew bubblegum. "June 14 in North America will forever be celebrated as the day that the legendary … Continue reading Duke Nukem Forever Ships
A Treasure Trove of Fun
Seeing four blockbuster movies recreated as legos for the Lego Pirates of the Caribbean title is a real treat. The fact that it’s also a great game with fun for all ages is like icing on the cake.
Victory for the Indie Forces!
Naval Warfare is a game made by an independent studio that can give the big boys of this industry a run for their money. And a $10 price tag is absolutely incredible.
Puzzle Agent 2 Announced
Telltale Games, the leading independent publisher of cinematic adventures and the pioneer of episodic content delivery, today announced that the highly-anticipated Puzzle Agent 2, the sequel to the smash hit game Puzzle Agent, will be available for purchase on June 30. Puzzle Agent 2 for PC and Mac can be pre-ordered at the discounted price of $8.99 from www.telltalegames.com, and as a special bonus, includes the original Puzzle Agent game for free. Touch screen players are not left out of the action either as Puzzle Agent 2 will also be available on iPad and iPhone. For series newcomers, the original … Continue reading Puzzle Agent 2 Announced