Day of the Tentacle is coming to PC in an ultimate remasterd form
Adventure game fans rejoice: LucasArts and Double Fine have announced a special edition of the legendary Day of the Tentacle for PC; including OSX and Linux operating systems. Day of the Tentacle was originally released back in 1993, where it enjoyed critical acclaim amongst the adventure game community.
Dungeon Defenders 2 hits Steam Early Access with a stalwart trailer
It’s been almost a year since Trendy Entertainment ascertained their goal of making a true sequel for Dungeon Defenders, and finally the game is available for the public - although in early access form.
Nevertheless, the game is full steam ahead in development, as the studio gathers feedback from players buying into their Steam Early Access to test the game early. “We still have plenty of features to add and can’t wait for you to play and share your thoughts with us.” states the Steam store page.
Facepunch Studios reveal footage of their next project: Before
Have you ever wanted to be a caveman? If the answer is yes, then this is your lucky day. Facepunch Studios have unveiled footage of a new project - titled “Before”. It’s a game about pre-historic people and their survival. It even includes gigantic mammoths to boot!
We’ve got a trailer below of the game in action, so why not take a look.
Batman: Arkham Knight reimagines the Scarecrow as a skyscraper-tall bagzilla
Chrises Nolan and Bale might be going through a conscious uncoupling with Batman, but caped crusading with a gothic bent lives on in Rocksteady’s second sequel, Batman: Arkham Knight. A buggy-like Batmobile is the star (“he wouldn’t use it if he didn't need it”) - and now the grimdarkest member of DC’s crim catalogue, the Scarecrow, has emerged in the third part of the game’s Ace Chemicals Infiltration mission.
The Elder Scrolls Online NPCs to be murdered and mugged by players after Christmas
Our Nick catalogued the many launch faults of Zenimax’s more-deserving debut in his Elder Scrolls Online review. But its biggest problem, to my mind, was the pervading sense of impermanence so at odds with Skyrim. Any mark you made on Tamriel was soon buffed out - preemptively reset for the next hero to come along.
A new year will bring far-reaching “freedom and sandbox-style elements” to the MMO, however. The long-talked-about justice system will touch down on test servers in January - and the blessed lives NPCs have been living will come to an end.
Ghost Recon Phantoms pulls off unlikely infiltration of Steam's most-played list
You’re a PC gamer, so you’ll know that even a mediocre launch can decimate the population of a decent multiplayer game. But there’s nothing in the hurriedly-scribbled rulebook for online games to prevent publishers from simply trying again.
Final Fantasy XIV was redeveloped practically from scratch to become one of the best MMOs on PC the second time around. And the half-remembered Ghost Recon Online, miserly and malfunctioning upon its first release in 2012, has now been successfully rechristened as Phantoms. It’s currently one of the most-played free-to-play games on Steam.
Metal Gear Online footage shows that stealth doesn't have to suffer in multiplayer
Metal Gear Solid’s very welcome transposition from the consoles begins a week on Thursday with the Steam release of Ground Zeroes, and the compellingly bonkers Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain in the new year. Q.E.D., we’re going to be writing about Metal Gear Online a lot.
The cooperative stealth-shooter is being rebooted as The Phantom Pain’s online component, and resembles a base-storming bally good time in its first video.
Evade a war of the worlds in Orphan
Indie developer Windy Hill Studio has submitted its current project to Steam Greenlight, and it’s quite the looker. Orphan uses stark black silhouettes against beautiful backdrops to tell the story of a (presumably parent-less) boy escaping the stampede of alien machines that have landed on earth.
It’s Limbo meets H.G Wells. And we’re just fine with that.
Ralph Baer, the ‘father of video games’, has passed away
The man who created the first technology that brought video games to life has died, aged 92. Ralph Baer was an outstanding electrical pioneer, inventing hundreds of devices and awarded 150 patents. His crowning achievement was the technology that would power the Magnavox Odyssey; the very first home video games console.
The Witcher 3 delayed a further 3 months
The Witcher 3 has had its release date pushed back by developer CD Projekt Red. Previously slated for release in February 2015, the fantasy RPG will now release 19th May 2015.
CD Projekt Red announced the delay in a statement, saying that “We owe you an apology. We set the release date too hastily.”
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