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Klei Entertainment, known for its critically acclaimed titles such as Shank and Mark of the Ninja, is putting the finishing touches on its latest game, Don't Starve. The objective of the game, which has been available in paid beta form for several months, is to find food, craft shelter, and maintain … [Read more...] about Don’t Starve, The Survival Game About Eating & Staying Sane Is Out April 24th

Supergiant Games may not be going the publisher route this time around, despite Bastion's sales of 1.7 million under the Warner Brothers label. Despite Bastion's success, however, going solo might still be a risky move for Supergiant, especially as its game features a female protagonist, which may … [Read more...] about Bastion Devs Say New Game Transistor May Not Need Publisher

XCOM, the hit surprise reboot of the squad-based TBS, is coming to a glassy Apple-brand surface near you, revealed developer Firaxis. Firaxis, known for the Civilization series, only ended up making the reboot of a hardcore franchise with a cult following through the perseverance of lead designer … [Read more...] about XCOM: Enemy Unknown Coming To iPad

Saints Row 4 vs GTA 5 Saints Row 4 vs GTA 5: A Clash of Open World Titans GTA, as the popularising influence and poster child of the open world crime-themed third person action game, casts a long shadow. Not, apparently, long enough to intimidate the rival Saint's Row … [Read more...] about Saint’s Row IV Not Afraid Of Launching Alongside GTA V

Legendary Psychonauts and Brutal Legend studio Double Fine has teamed up with Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP developer Capybara to develop a secret pixel art arcade racer featuring characters from all of those games and more. Yeah. Exciting … [Read more...] about Brutal Legend & Sworcery Developers Co-Develop Pixel Art Racing Game For PAX East

That Metro 2033 looked astonishing for the most part could be down to its development team's background. The developers are more grounded in technology than game development and it shows in the attention to details that would usually get overlooked. This also makes it easy to believe 4A man Huw … [Read more...] about Metro: Last Light “Best Looking” Game Available On PC, Days Dev

Nintendo's exceedingly stringent rules on eShop downloads rated 18+ are being lifted. Content that was previously only available for purchase between 8pm and 3am will no longer be restricted. Originally in place due to a combination of unfortunate server placement and German legislation, it seems … [Read more...] about Nintendo Allowing 18+ Rated Games On EU eShop

Valve's digital storefront for PC games is getting a new feature in the form of Early Access, a way for developers to allow players access to their games before they've been officially released. A dozen titles are taking advantage of Early Access, which will no doubt soon become as commonplace as … [Read more...] about Steam’s Early Access Allows Devs To Sell Unfinished Games

Carmageddon: Reincarnation, the Kickstarted reboot of the delightful people (or zombie, if you're German) squashing arcade racer, will now be making the trek to Sony and Microsoft's new offerings according to developer Stainless Steel games, despite the studio not yet being in possession of … [Read more...] about Carmageddon: Reincarnation Now Coming To PS4 & Xbox 720

EA's Origin store contains a vulnerability that potentially allows an attacker to substitute valid product links with unsafe alternatives. The exploit has been found by security researchers and seems yet untapped and only affects already downloaded games. Launching games through the service instead … [Read more...] about EA Origin Store Vulnerability Found That Can Launch Malware

Fez is coming to platforms other than the rapidly sinking into irrelevance XBLA, according to its co-creator and public face, Phil Fish. Steam and the PlayStation Vita were name-checked by the outspoken developer, while the 3DS is getting a definite pass. Despite the surface fit, Fish claims the … [Read more...] about Fez Coming To PSN, Steam, But No Plans For 3DS

EA will be seeing a change in leadership on March 30th as six-year CEO John Riccitiello is stepping down. While positioning EA as a digital service powerhouse and launching Steam's only proper rival in Origin, Riccitiello has presided over some large profile fiascos, including the ridiculously … [Read more...] about EA CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down As EA Stock Rises