The Xmas Bundle, and An Indie Bundle Round-Up
The Indie Royale have now launched The Xmas Bundle 2.0, containing six games at a current minimum price of £2.60.
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RAGE: The Scorchers DLC
RAGE, the post-apocalyptic action shooter from 2011 gets a new DLC pack today: The Scorchers.
The War Z Now Out
Update: many of the features claimed for this game are not present yet, or are not as stated.
Hammerpoint Interactive’s The War Z, a survival MMO with zombies, is now available to purchase on Steam.
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SimCity Developers’ Reddit AMA Backfires over Always-Online DRM
The SimCity dev team held a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Friday, ready to answer fans’ questions about the game.
However, the game’s always-on DRM came back to bite them when one fan asked what would happen if they were to lose internet connectivity while playing. The first response from MaxisKip stated that the game would “handle ‘short’ internet outages gracefully”, but the clarification of ‘short’ was rather disappointing: “We will allow you to play for as long as we can preserve your game state. This will most likely be minutes.” (more…)
Unity Powered Games Dominate iOS AppStore in 2012
Unity powered games have been dominating the iOS AppStore this year with a variety of games built by members of the Unity development community, including Fireproof Games; creator of beautiful 3D puzzler The Room which was selected as the overall Game of the Year on iPad. (more…)
Hawken Enters Open Beta
Hawken, the free to play mech-based shooter by Meteor Entertainment and Adhesive Games, has now entered open beta.
Players take on the role of the pilot of a giant robotic war machine, battling against other mechs across ruined cities and desert canyons. Mechs are customisable, with differing chassis sizes and weapon loadouts, and can be upgraded as you progress and unlock bonuses.
The beta client is available here.
New Steam Community Feature – Game Guides
Steam’s latest Community Feature Beta has been revealed – Game Guides.
After joining the Steam Community Beta Group, players will be able to create guides to help other gamers in whichever game they like. (more…)
Steam Community Market Enters Beta
The Steam Community Market has now entered Beta, allowing players to buy and sell items for Steam Wallet funds.
Little Big Bunch 2 Now Live
The Little Big Bunch 2 is now live, with a choice of up to five games for £6!
There are 10 games to choose from: Dark Scavenger, Archon Classic, Disciples II Gold, Grotesque Tactics, Space Colony HD, Serious Sam: The Random Encounter, Tofu 1&2, The Trouble With Robots, Unstoppable Gorg and Worms Reloaded. All games are DRM Free or activated via Steam.
Money from this bundle will be split between the developers and GamesAid.
Duke Nukem 3D Free Today on GOG
GOG.com are giving away Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition today as their holiday gift to all members of the site!
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