Gabe Newell Confirms A Next-Gen Valve Game Engine
A week ago, a group of fans visited Valve headquarters for Gabe Newell’s birthday to present him with a birthday card and a TF2 style crate; Gabe had to pay $2.50 for a key to unlock the crate, which contained a combat helmet like the TF2 Soldier’s.
The unboxing, and subsequent chat the fans was filmed, and uploaded to YouTube. (more…)
Grand Theft Auto 5 – Details Revealed
Grand Theft Auto 5 is the cover story for December’s issue of Game Informer, with 18 pages of details about the game!
Towns Launched
Towns, the city building RPG has now released, with a Steam version having arrived via Steam Greenlight.
illo – birth of the cool
illo – birth of the cool is an action puzzle adventure designed for Apple iOS, Android handhelds and tablets, and now for PC. The game is being developed by Raylight, an independent Italian studio, and seeking funding through Kickstarter.
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Expendable: Rearmed Launching on Android
Retrobomb, in association with Funbox Media, have today launched Expendable: Rearmed, the Android relaunch of classic PC and console title Expendable.
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Diablo III Expansion Confirmed
Blizzard have confirmed that Diablo III is to receive an expansion, although no date has been announced.
Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime noted that the priority of the expansion will be quality and gameplay, rather than scheduling.
An Introduction to The Elder Scrolls Online
Bethesda have published the first video of The Elder Scrolls Online, presented by members of the development team.
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Wii U: Unboxing, Accounts and Chat!
Nintendo have published the first unboxing video for the Wii U, showing us everything that customers will get in the Wii U Premium Pack.
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Steam for Linux Beta Now Available
Valve have now launched a limited access beta for the new Steam for Linux client.
The client is initially available for installation on Ubuntu 12.04, as the majority of beta applicants use it; support for other distros will be added in the future, based on user feedback.
The Steam for Linux client supports Team Fortress 2 and a number of other Steam titles; the client also includes the beta for Steam’s Big Picture.
THQ Face Bankruptcy Threat
THQ appear under threat of bankruptcy again, following second quarter losses of $21 million yesterday, and a fall in share price of nearly 50% today.
Development is ongoing for South Park: The Stick of Truth, Company of Heroes 2 and Metro: Last Light, with release dates having been pushed back to avoid low quality releases which would further harm THQ’s reputation.