Anastasia Staten, executive director of the ESA Foundation, issued the following statement today thanking Bethesda for its $100,000 donation to the Foundation’s Computer and Video Game Scholarship Program. “Thank you, Bethesda, for this generous gift. Your donation will transform and expand opportunities for women and minority students pursuing their dream of a computer science or video game arts degree, and it will help the ESA Foundation continue its mission of fostering diversity, gender balance, and inclusion in the video game industry and empowering the next generation of video game developers.” Established in 2007, the ESA Foundation Computer and Video Game … Continue reading Bethesda Contributes $100,000 to the ESA Scholarship Foundation→
After a successful launch on PC/Steam in August this year, over 80 percent of favorable player’s reviews, and more than a million battles played, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock lands on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game is now available for download on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. Created in collaboration with Universal Brand Development, Slitherine and Black Lab Games, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is an intense tactical space battle game that uses a WEGO play-system. In the WEGO battle system, players give commands to their fleet of capital ships and watch the explosive results play out in real-time across … Continue reading Battlestar Galactica Deadlock Sails to PlayStation 4, Xbox One→
Gamers looking to get into eSports can try out one of the hottest games on the eSports circuit, H1Z1, for free through December 21st. Developer Daybreak Games announced the first ever free week, which will feature all content from the game, plus a huge discount for new players through Steam.
Building on its success as a fully distributed, all digital awards show, The Game Awards today announced that its 2017 broadcast tripled its viewership to over 11.5 million global livestreams, up 202% from 2016’s record-setting performance of 3.8 million livestreams. Airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 7, The Game Awards posted significant increases in live viewership and engagement across all key distribution platforms. “We are thrilled by the viewership, engagement and reaction to The Game Awards this year,” said Geoff Keighley, executive producer. “With triple-digit viewership gains across the board, plus record setting social … Continue reading The Game Awards Show Tops 11 Million Viewers→
The Madcap Castle game today arrives on Steam and is available for download. It’s time to roll up your sleeves and overcome the daunting challenges created by Diel Mormac Games for this castle filled with mystery and surprises! Madcap Castle is a platform game with puzzle elements and retro aesthetics, inspired by the classic Game Boy games, with an intuitive, dynamic gameplay and set inside a castle that mixes the playful with the enigmatic, where practically everything is possible. The game arrives on Steam for $7.50 in a promotional launch price. https://youtu.be/eW9tor00ucE Developers: Diel Mormac Games Platforms: PC, Steam
Publisher Grindstone and developer Volcanicc today announced that their roguelike dungeon crawler, Hellmut: The Badass from Hell, enters closed beta phase in preparation for the full commercial launch on PC and consoles in early 2018. Players can access closed beta by pre-ordering Hellmut on GOG.com for 14.99€/$14.99 with 10% discount. In addition, developers have released a video, featuring new gameplay footage as well as explaining the intricate processes behind the retro-like sound recording used in Hellmut. “At GOG we take great care in choosing games, especially when it comes to indie titles. We want to provide our users with a … Continue reading GOG Offering Closed Beta Slots for Hellmut Shooter→
Today, Ubisoft announced that the Assassin’s Creed Origins Photo Mode contest will run from December 7, 2017, at 6:00 am PST to January 10, 2018, at 8:59 am PST. Each week, the Assassin’s Creed Origins dev team will reveal a new theme at assassinscreed.com and Twitter @assassinscreed and participants will need to submit their photo based on the week’s theme on the EasyPromos App portal: https://a.cstmapp.com/p/22408. The Assassin’s Creed Origins dev team will judge the competition and choose five winners each week – one grand prize winner and four runner-up winners. This week’s theme is Wild Life, which will have … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed Origins Sponsors Weekly In-Game Photo Contest→
The critically acclaimed RTS/RPG-series SpellForce returns today with a new installment: SpellForce 3 is available as a PC-exclusive title. By combining real-time-strategy and role-playing, SpellForce 3 takes the best from both and blends it together in a unique way. Players will create their own hero, and meet others along their epic journey through the 30+ hours of campaign gameplay. They will construct large bases and muster powerful armies, command three different factions, clash together in multiplayer matches or join forces in the co-operative campaign. The story of SpellForce 3 takes place before the events of its predecessors, telling the tale … Continue reading RTS/RPG Hybrid SpellForce 3 Launches for PC→
SpecialEffect has announced that GameBlast will return for the fifth time next February, with registrations now live via the event website: https://www.gameblast18.org.uk. The event, which has generated over £500,000 in donations since 2014, will see gamers uniting to raise vital funds in support of the charity’s work with severely disabled people across the country. Described as “the best excuse to game ever”, GameBlast invites participants to set their own sponsored gaming challenges between Friday 23 and Sunday 25 February. What started five years ago with a small number of hardcore gamers, has now grown hugely in popularity to include over … Continue reading GameBlast Charity Event Returns in February→
Leading publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games and multiplatform entertainment company Skybound Entertainment today launched The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series Collection at retailers across North America and Europe, gathering all 19 episodes in the award-winning series onto one disc for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The collection is also now available for download on both platforms. The collection includes the recent third season, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier, as well as visually enhanced versions of Season One, Season Two, horror anthology 400 Days, and the three-part Michonne mini-series. The Walking Dead is an unparalleled journey into the heart … Continue reading Enhanced The Walking Dead Collection Shuffles to Stores→
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