Outlast DLC confirmed, stars new protagonist
Outlast developer Red Barrels has been in touch to say it’s now working on DLC for its chilling horror romp. The game’s also discounted on Steam.
TF2′s fifth annual Helloween update is live
Scream Fortress 2013 is upon us, bringing with it a new map, spells, achievements, and lots, lots more.
The Typing of the Dead: Overkill out now on Steam, screenshots inside
The Typing of The Dead: Overkill has been launched on Steam by Sega. The tap-happy shooter comes just in time for Halloween. Check out the screens here.
Deadly Premonition PC: SWERY apologises for shonky port
Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut’s PC release has seen some gamers complain about its locked 720p resolution. It has seen creator Hidetaka “Swery65″ Suehiro apologise on Twitter.
Hawken: Invasion patch adds new mech and mode – details and screens inside
Hawken developer Adhesive Games has outlined the shooter’s new ‘Invasion’ patch, which throws a new mech and modes into the mix. We’ve got some exclusive screens inside for you to check out.
Techland’s Hellraid bumped to 2014
One of two announced in-production games from Techland (the other being Dying Light), Hellraid was scheduled for release this year, though no date was ever announced for it. They’ve announced today that the current-gen first-person co-op actioner will instead be pushed to sometime in 2014.
There are now 65 million Steam accounts
PC gaming is dead, but even so Steam has experience a 30 percent growth in its userbase in the past year and has hit 65 million accounts. Also it has more than 3000 games and software applications, so that’s cool. It’ll be interesting to see what Steam Machines do to the userbase next year.
“Absolutely no DRM” ever for The Witcher 3 on PC
Speaking in a blog post, CD Projekt RED co-founder Marcin Iwinski laid down the law regarding DRM for the Witcher 3 on the PC: they aren’t doing that.
WildStar’s winter beta to begin soon, hopefuls can still apply
Carbine Stuiods is about to stick WildStar into a new round of beta testing — “we’re just about ready to start,” declares a blog post on the game’s site, but it will be a few weeks yet — and if you’re looking to get in on this early version of the anticipated sandbox MMO, they are still taking applicants, as invites have not been sent. Go here for that.
Saints Row IV Super Saints pack adds some really tight costumes
In the spirit of the season, Saints Row IV received a small new $3 DLC pack today, dubbed Super Saints pack, that gives you some new tight leather getups to run around virtual Steelport in, meaning you can finally match up with the outstanding things your suped-up crew likes to wear. A couple pictures after the jump to tease you.
Final Fantasy XIV relaunch secures 1.5 million subscribers
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has had more than a million and a half registered players since its relaunch two months ago, which puts the title at about 1/5th of World of Warcraft’s most recent subscriber count.
World of Tanks’ 8.9 update rolls out 7v7 battles, lets all-new panzers roll across US soil
Wargaming.net has released a trailer showing off the new German steel featured in World of Tanks’ 8.9 update. The update also features some new Chinese premium tanks, including another revision on the classic T-34 as well as a new 7 on 7 mode. There’s also a new map called Northwest, which is based on (you guessed it) the pacific northwest. After the break, a trailer with a lot of really fun German tank names.
Arkane and Battlecry Studios using CryEngine for new projects
Arkane Studios and Battlecry Studios are at work on projects utilising CryEngine, according to a Tweet by Zenimax HR Manager Ashley Pierce. Arkane has two studios, France and Texas, the latter of which is working on the occasionally cancelled Prey 2, while Battlecry has no announced project and is composed of ex-Bioware staffers.
Gaslamp Games’ Clockwork Empires is a colony sim with alcohol and Cthulhu
We’ve all played a sim about establishing a little town at some point or another, and Clockwork Empires is one of those, set in Victorian-esque Steampunk world, but as you’ll see in the trailer below, Age of Empires this ain’t.
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