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Engine Room Games Joins Unity on a Permanent Basis

With more than 20 years’ experience in the games industry and an enviable list of credits, the team at UK-based Engine Room Games has made a huge difference to Unity’s PlayStation deployment. Today Unity revealed that Engine Room Games have now joined Unity on a permanent basis.

November 12 · 2015

Total War: ARENA North American Servers And New Alpis Graia Map Now Live!

Total War: ARENA’s North American servers are now live, bringing ARENA’s unique epic-scale battles to players in US, Canada & Mexico. New players can see recent game updates and some of the new content coming soon to ARENA in this trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1i3R_fdb6g

November 12 · 2015

KROSMASTER ARENA: EXPLOSIVE 3D ONLINE BATTLER OUT NOW FOR PC, MAC, LINUX

No one said world domination was easy. But the world can take care of its own problems – it’s the Krosmoz you’re interested in. Leading trans-media entertainment group Ankama today announced the launch of Krosmaster Arena, the latest game inspired by its wildly successful World of Twelve universe from the DOFUS and WAKFU games.

November 10 · 2015

New Yakuza 5 Combat Screenshots

One of the most important things a Yakuza must know is to how to beat people’s faces to a pulp. We’re talking about brutal, bloody and no-holds-barred street fighting. Kiryu and Saejima didn’t get street cred by adopting puppies and saving the trees, they got it by beating the ever-living crap out of everyone who dared stand in their way.

November 06 · 2015

The Future is Here! Forge of Empires Introduces New Era

After much anticipation, online games developer InnoGames releases a new age in their popular city builder: Forge of Empires: The Future. From today on, aspiring city rulers can unlock new technologies, units and buildings. The German company has also released a video with the game designer explaining all the new features. https://youtu.be/MXvL6efqVa0

November 04 · 2015

Leading publisher Ankama announces KING TONGUE to be released November 19th

It’s not every day you get to take down an army of weaponized bananas with your tongue. But this is exactly the pleasure that awaits players of King Tongue, a fruitily frantic arcade platformer coming to iOS phones and tablets this November 19th from publisher Ankama, priced 1.99 € / $1.99 / £1.49. Android and Windows Phone versions will follow soon. https://youtu.be/ttk4O-IphsE

November 04 · 2015

Sovereignty and today’s Parallax release for EVE Online

Today the Parallax release came to EVE Online, including several key changes to the sovereignty system that governs control and warfare, defense, and control in player-controlled lawless solar systems beyond the reach of EVE’s four major Empires.Some of gaming’s most compelling player stories have sprung out of the complex machinations of EVE Online’s nullsec sovereignty gameplay, including the devious Guiding Hand Social Club assassination, the staggering Bloodbath of B-R5RB, the near-instant fall of the implacable Band of Brothers Alliance at the hands of a traitor, and many more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG-5CQeelaI

November 04 · 2015

SEGA Hires Joseph Kim as Vice President of Product for Mobile Division

SEGA® today announced that it has hired a Vice President of Product, Joseph Kim, to lead its mobile product strategy in the West. Kim previously served as Studio Head in the Strategy Division of FunPlus, in addition to his position as External General Manager of the Vancouver office.

November 04 · 2015

Builders gonna build: Elvenar releases Ancient Wonders

Today, InnoGames released a major content update to its strategic fantasy-game Elvenar: The Ancient Wonders. From now on, every guest race will reward the player’s efforts with up to two unique buildings. Humans, Elves and Dwarves have their own Ancient Wonders in the research menu, the rare landmarks vary in looks and effects. To construct them, players will need to collect so called rune chards. InnoGames also released a video, explaining the feature in detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-ctux-l8E&feature=youtu.be

November 03 · 2015

FIRST #MADEWITHUNITY GAMES SHIPPING FOR APPLE TV

Unity have revealed some of the great new Unity games that have now shipped for Apple TV. Developers including PikPok (Breaknek), Hipster Whale (Crossy Road) and Hibernum (Bruce Lee: Enter the Game – Unchained Edition) have all been working to support the features of tvOS, including on-demand resources and the new Siri Remote.

November 03 · 2015

VIDEO GAME LIVESTREAM PLATFORM HITBOX.TV CLOSES $4 MILLION GROWTH ROUND INCLUDING GAME DEVELOPER AND PUBLISHER, WARGAMING

Hitbox, home to millions of PC game livestreamers and esports enthusiasts, revealed it successfully closed a $4 million growth round of investment to expand its North American operations and worldwide reach. The round was led by Vienna-based VC-firm Speedinvest and also includes leading free-to-play MMO developer and publisher, Wargaming.net; North Base Media; as well as angel investors. Sean Lee, Chief Strategy Officer at Wargaming will join the board of directors. This investment follows a seed round of $1 million from angel investors, which closed in 2014.

November 03 · 2015

Sonic Lost World™ is out now for PC

Sonic Lost World™ is out now for PC, via digital download. Originally released for Wii U in 2013, the PC port of Sonic Lost World will feature full controller support, Steam Achievements, Cloud Save, leaderboard functionality and interchangeable keyboard prompts depending on whether you play with controller or mouse. It also features the Nightmare DLC and the whole package will cost just €29.99.

November 02 · 2015

Hard West Holding Fire Until November 18th

The release of Hard West, the anticipated tactical turn-based western of six-shooters and the supernatural, is being pushed back to give the developers more time for additional finishing touches and fine-tuning. Hard West will now be coming to PC (Win/Mac/Linux) on November 18th. https://youtu.be/P_1_KenSQEk

October 30 · 2015

Total War: ARENA US Launch Coming in November!

US servers will go live next month, bringing ARENA’s unique epic-scale battles to US players. To be among the first US players to join the Closed Beta, sign up here: https://playarena.totalwar.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTggP5lGaIk

October 30 · 2015

Ready for the Future? InnoGames TV Shows Forge of Empire’s New Age!

As we all heard last week, we finally made it back to the future – and InnoGames TV shows you how that looks in Forge of Empires. The November episode of InnoGames’ monthly video podcast premieres exclusive gameplay material and graphics, as well as an outlook of Elvenar’s next gameplay updates. The approximately 14 minute video also presents ingame events and company news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hWh-PGOLfg

October 30 · 2015

JASON VOORHEES IS BACK IN FRIDAY THE 13th: THE GAME!

Friday the 13th: The Game currently stands at over 75% of its funding goal, with over $540,000USD in pledges from over 8,000 backers in two weeks! The team at Gun Media, IllFonic and Crystal Lake Entertainment are thrilled to announce several planned 'stretch goals' for the Kickstarter campaign, including the potential for fans to play as Pamela Voorhees, the return of Tommy Jarvis and a litany of kills hand-designed by Tom Savini! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjNm2pthBfM

October 29 · 2015

The Relapse Begins – Pathologic Classic HD is Available Now

Ice-Pick Lodge's unforgettable oddity of psychological survival in a plague-stricken town, completely remastered with updated graphics and newly translated dialogue, Pathologic Classic HD is available now for PC on Steam, GOG.com and Humble Store. Watch the Pathologic Classic HD launch trailer: https://youtu.be/lTCEAqZGE7s

October 29 · 2015

Alien: Isolation – The Collection Creeps on to PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Today

SEGA and Creative Assembly have today launched Alien: Isolation – The Collection for PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as a digital download. Alien: Isolation - The Collection will feature the main game in addition to all previously released DLC, including two standalone missions set aboard the Nostromo, where players can relive some of the terrifying moments from the original Alien film, playing as original protagonist, Ellen Ripley and members of her crew. The Collection also includes five mission packs that add new maps, playable characters and challenges to Survivor and Salvage modes. This is the perfect opportunity for those yet to experience the chilling atmosphere of Alien: Isolation, with its 50 plus game of the year nominations and its recent induction (at #19) into PC Gamer’s top 100 PC games of all time, to grab one of the most talked about survival horror games of 2014.

October 27 · 2015

SEGA® ANNOUNCE PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP WITH MOTORSPORT MANAGER DEVELOPER, PLAYSPORT GAMES

SEGA®Europe Ltd. have today announced a publishing partnership with Playsport Games, the developer of hit iOS game, Motorsport Manager™. The Guildford based British studio, co-founded by Christian West in January 2015, consists of a team all mad about motorsport with previous experience at studios with prolific racing game success, such as Criterion and Codemasters.

October 23 · 2015

Pathologic Classic HD 25%-Off Pre-Order Launches As Release Date Unveiled

The extensive remaster of Ice-Pick Lodge’s landmark psychological survival game now has a release date, and will start haunting digital distributors on October 29. Eager players can get a great deal on the game by pre-ordering today, with 25% discounts available between now and launch on Steam, GOG.com and the Humble Store.

October 23 · 2015