XCOM Who? – Xenonauts Officially Complete
By Nathan Grayson on June 3rd, 2014 at 8:16 am.
I am glad. Against all odds, Firaxis’ XCOM revival was actually a great turn-based strategy that captured the spirit of the original Gollop games. It wasn’t entirely bereft of blindspots, though. The art style wasn’t super menacing and didn’t allow imagination to fill in the gaps, the game sort of got easier as time went on, tension dissipated over time, etc. Sometimes, you just need a straight-up remake in order to account for everything. In the case of classic X-Com, that game is Xenonauts. Alec has both written and blathered as much before, and really, is there any greater endorsement? Alec hates everything, even rainbows and my youthful naivete. Someday I’ll earn his approval. Maybe if I become turn-based and prominently feature permadeath, he’ll finally love me too.
The Forest In a Nutshell
Endnight Games has recently released its open world game ‘The Forest’ via Steam’s Early Access program and our reader ‘LCBradley3k’ shared with us a video that describes this game is in about two minutes. In The Forest, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. To be honest, this can be described as a more mature Minecraft game. Though I’m pretty sure that some will disagree with me, at least that’s the vibe I’m getting from this new title. Enjoy! Continue reading
Metal Gear Fan-made Remake Gets Konami’s Approval
Our reader ‘randir14′ has informed us about an upcoming fan-made remake of the original Metal Gear game. Developed as a mod for Alien Swarm – or at least that’s how the game is categorized on ModDB’s database – this remake will be developed by Outer Heaven. What’s interesting here is that the team has already contacted Konami about it, with the latter giving its blessing and approval for such a thing. Continue reading
Battle Fleet 2 – WW2 Naval Combat Simulator – Alpha Preview Trailer Released
Capital j Media released today the first trailer footage of its upcoming World War 2 Naval Strategy game, Battle Fleet 2. According to the team, Battle Fleet 2 is coming to all devices in June of 2014 and there is also a Steam Greenlight campaign for it. Continue reading
The Crow’s Eye – First Person Horror Adventure – Second Teaser Trailer Released
3D2 Entertainment has released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming first person horror adventure title, The Crow’s Eye. The Crow’s Eye is inspired by folklore horror stories, and modern games storytelling like Bioshock and Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and will be coming exclusively to the PC. Enjoy the teaser trailer after the jump! Continue reading
Enemy Front – CRYENGINE-powered FPS – Gets Multiplayer Trailer
Namco Bandai has released a brand new trailer for its upcoming CRYENGINE-powered FPS title, Enemy Front. Developed by CI Games, this new trailer focuses on the game’s Multiplayer features, showcasing fierce battles from Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Freedom Fighter MP modes (with up to 12 players online). Enemy Front will be released later this month on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading
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