Computer, Console, Mobile & Virtual Reality Video Game News
What happened to Fluffy the cat?
When we released Punch Club in January, everyone started wondering – what on earth happened to Fluffy the cat?
At one point (after taking some “theraputical” drugs) you have a conversation with Fluffy, but not much interaction later. Plus, when you move houses, Fluffy’s stuff is there….…
Developed by Aurora Tech and published by mobile specialist Triniti Stars, Zombie X Snake is a colorful and fun arcade game, in which you control a growing snake of moving characters ascending from the top of the screen, avoiding and dodging traps as you descend to reach the mysterious underground city.…
Marble Mountain, the third-person adventure platformer by Lightning Rock, will be a launch title for the HTC Vive and arrive on Steam for Windows, Mac and Linux on April 5, 2016. Gamers can also embark on this epic Indiana Jones-style adventure with a traditional monitor or on the Oculus Rift.
Players guide a small marble on an epic journey, starting with gentle grassy hills and ending at the snow-covered summit of Marble Mountain.…
A demo to the upcoming text adventure game Lifestream is now available for the PC. It allows players to play through the game’s entire prologue and is available for download at www.storycentricworlds.com/lifestream.html .
In addition, Lifestream has launched on Steam GreenlightTM. The game’s developer, Unimatrix Productions, is asking for the community’s help in voting for the game, which can be done at steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=639982476…
XSEED Games today released the first in a series of videos for the upcoming launch of SENRAN KAGURA ESTIVAL VERSUS, which is scheduled for release March 15 on the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®Vita.
The video series spotlights each of the elite Shinobi fighters’ rivaling institutions: Gessen Girls’ Academy, Hanzō National Academy, Hebijo Clandestine Girls’ Academy and the newly formed Homura’s Crimson Squad.…
Strategy fans now have a new type of game to challenge themselves with as Labyrinth, from independent video game studio Free Range Games, releases through Steam Early Access for $9.99. Combining the playing experience of a tactical role-playing game (RPG) with the deck building of a collectible card game (CCG), Labyrinth features an immersive 3-D universe where players battle one another, via customized dungeon decks, using strategic attacks, defenses and positioning.…
Indie developer Illuminated Games has released The Next World on Steam. It is available for Windows, OSX and Linux PCs. http://store.steampowered.com/app/427860
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You’re in charge of a doomed colony. What now?
The Next World is a visual novel/strategy hybrid in the vein of The Banner Saga, King of Dragon Pass and Oregon Trail.…
ARK Coming This Week to Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, and Turkey
In its quest to provide Xbox One players with the newest, most imaginative changes in ARK: Survival Evolved, Studio Wildcard unveiled today several new dinosaurs, gadgets, weapons, and upgrades that bring the Xbox One version to near parity with the PC iteration of the game.…
Publisher, Snow Cannon Games, and developer, Grimnir Studio, today announced that they will launch The Frostrune, a point-and-click adventure based on historically accurate Viking culture and environments, in late 2016/early 2017 for mobile and PC.
In The Frostrune, players find themselves shipwrecked on an island after a summer storm. Nearby, there’s a recently abandoned settlement and signs that its inhabitants left in a hurry.…
Play OverwatchTM free May 5–9 during open beta for all three platforms
Assemble your team and prepare your defenses—the fight for the future is about to begin! Blizzard Entertainment today announced that Overwatch™ will arrive in stores on Windows® PC, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One starting May 24.†† Heroes from around the world can join the coming conflict by pre-purchasing Blizzard’s team-based first-person shooter today at www.playoverwatch.com/buy…