In January, hardware manufacturer Xi3 announced the Piston, a living-room-friendly PC built to play Steam games in your living room. The Piston, Xi3 said at the time, had received a financial investment from Valve. Just a few days ago, Xi3 said this unofficial ‘Steam Box’ would be out this holiday season for $1,000 But according…
Let’s admit, the first Zeno Clash was fairly bonkers—but, by the looks of things, the sequel raises the bar on the insanity quite a bit. You get to suplex hairy dudes, punch bird people, and talk to some guy with a palette for a mouth. Just like in other first person beat-em-ups! But seriously, go…
On a PC? Got an Nvidia card? Can’t play Tomb Raider on the highest settings? They’re working on a fix
An easter egg in Battlefield 3’s new End Game DLC seems to be hinting at a possible future-based sequel. [via Examiner]
Tombs! Puzzles! Guns! Jumping! More guns! The setpieces are all there, but does Tomb Raider manage to scratch that treasure-plundering-and-adventuring itch? Reviewers say it does. Survival horror-esque hiding and sniping goes hand in hand with mountain climbing and cover shooting in the franchise reboot. But what was it, in particular, that sent critics over the…
A poll shows that only 29% of core gamers want to buy a next-gen console at launch. What about you guys? [via Techspot]
Metro: Last Light is out on May 14 and May 17 in North America and elsewhere, respectively. Keep your flashlights handy!
There’s something going on around the freaky Japanese dream simulator Yume Nikki. What could it be?
Square Enix has trademarked the name Deus Ex: Human Defiance in Europe. What do you think? Sequel? Remake? Spinoff?
Yesterday, former Epic Games designer and Dead Space aficionado Cliff Bleszinski was quoted by GamesIndustry International about what he perceived as the worst turmoil the industry’s experienced since the eighties. The situation was so bad, he suggested, that even Nintendo might throw in the towel and go software-only, like Sega did after the Dreamcast’s meager…
Irrational’s Ken Levine tells IGN that BioShock for the Vita isn’t happening until funding is secured. (via VG247)
Valve’s Gabe Newell will be awarded an Academy Fellowship at the 2013 BAFTA Games Awards. Congrats, Gabe!
Hungry for more Dreamfall? The devs are streaming the 2006 game and commenting live on TwitchTV, starting at 12PM EST.
BioShock developer Irrational Games has just announced the Season Pass accompanying their newest entry into the franchise, BioShock Infinite. The pack will contain three pieces of post-release downloadable content—DLC which, so far, Irrational hasn’t talked about. Their press release follows: The BioShock Infinite Season Pass will be available on March 26, 2013 when the game…
Valve has just made DayZ (the mod, not the standalone version) officially available on Steam. But why now? Why so late?
Much to the surprise of pretty much no one, Crysis 3 turned out to be quite the looker. But that’s just what Crysis does! So what else is there to like? For some, the exciting cat-and-mouse stealth gameplay. For others, the brand new weapons you get to hunt with. Let’s take a look at what…
Sony Santa Monica seems to be insinuating that something God of War-related might happen at tonight’s PS4 event
It seems that Raiden’s new, high-speed romp through the world of Metal Gear has taken hold of everyone. Even the most critical ones found something to like about the adrenaline-pumping limb-slashing gameplay. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance gets praised for a lot of things. Some are utterly enamored with the swordplay. Others are delighted by the…
As you might have heard, Sony’s (most likely) officially announcing the next PlayStation tomorrow. This isn’t the first console reveal Sony has done, though. Let’s think back to those times. What information was Sony willing to part with during their very first reveals for their other big consoles? It might give us some insight into…
Here is a new trailer for the upcoming third-person ARPG Soul Sacrifice. The game is coming to the Vita this spring.
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