A spiritual successor to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series has made its way onto Kickstarter with the aim of raising at least $50,000. Areal is being crowd funded as the game was previously being funded through the savings of its employees, that money has now ran out and they are seeking outside help to finish development. Pledging $25 will get you a ...
Read More »Ubisoft’s Valiant Hearts: The Great War releases later today
Valiant Hearts: The Great War, a new puzzle adventure game developed by Ubisoft will be releasing today for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and the PC. Ubisoft’s latest addition caught the attention of more than a few people when it was presented at this year’s E3. The upcoming title is set during World War 1 (hence the subtitle The Great War) ...
Read More »GTA Online Heist missions details and new DLC leaked
Details for a number of GTA Online Heist missions have been recently leaked on Gyazo. The leak comes from none other than DomisLive, a Youtube user credited with revealing important information about the GTA Online “I’m Not a Hipster” update prior to its release. He, in turn, credits two other sources that are presumably quite reliable. In the description of his video we ...
Read More »Saints Row 4: National Treasure Edition coming early next month
If you’ve never played Saints Row 4 before, now is your chance to get it on all the crazy fun. Deep Silver announced that a special edition of their open world action-adventure title will be hitting the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on July 8th. Entitled Saints Row 4: National Treasure Edition, this is a bundle that includes both the main ...
Read More »Family Sharing and other Xbox One features still on the way
Both Sony and Microsoft teased us with a lot of features before the PS4 and the Xbox One were released. While the companies did deliver on some of their promises, there are a few features that are still nowhere to be seen. Earlier this month Sony’s head of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida said that the “suspend mode” and “friend-assist” will still be ...
Read More »Blizzard implements new XP system for Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm is still in its Technical Alpha testing phase, which means that there’s still plenty of work to be done and the game will likely undergo lots of changes until it’s ready for launch. The most recent change is aimed at the experience system. Until now Blizzard used something called bonus trickle xp, but in light of ...
Read More »Metro Redux release date announced
Deep Silver and 4A Games announced today that Metro Redux, the collection of the remastered versions of the survival horror games Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, will be released on August 26th for the Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC, with a Europe release on August 29th. The Metro Redux package will be priced at $50, and feature “superior ...
Read More »Report says Crytek isn’t paying staffers; Ryse 2 cancelled
It looks like Crytek might really be in trouble after all. Sources who spoke to Kotaku say that the Crysis developer has been losing staff, not being able to pay employees, and cancelling projects due to financial and management trouble. The sources, reportedly unnamed employees, claim that some staffers have not been paid in months, and others have only been ...
Read More »The Crew beta now open for signups
Ubisoft has opened up signups for the closed PC beta of their upcoming massively multiplayer online racer, The Crew, which will begin July 23rd. Ubisoft gave the usual warnings that go along with beta testing, informing players that bugs, glitches, and all manner of missing features as the game is desperate for feedback from players. You can sign up here, ...
Read More »World of Warcraft Player Hits 90 Without Choosing To Be Horde or Alliance
A World of Warcraft player has achieved something that no other player in the game’s history has achieved previously: hitting the level cap without choosing a faction. The man’s name is Doubleagent–at least that is his character’s name–hit the level 90 cap on June 21, 2014 without choosing to be a member of the Horde or the Alliance. How did ...
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