Risin’ Goat are attempting to Kickstart a graphic adventure called A Rite from the Stars. I’m rather fond of the medium as a causal approach to gaming and find it quite cathartic. The Spanish studio think they’ve found a way to keep things simple and yet bring in a measure of performance. [Back this Campaign] […]
Privateer Press brings Warmachine: Tactics to Steam
It’s early access for Warhmachine: Tactics beta on Steam. This build version has online multiplayer with four armies (one warcaster, multpile warjacks and warrior units each) and a multiplayer map. For single players there’s a scenario designed to introduce the game before nudging people into multiplayer. There’s a lot to go until we reach the […]
Valve announce multiple Steam powered machines
Did you safely predict Valve would launch a SteamBox after yesterday’s SteamOS news? I did. I was wrong. The company has gone for multiple boxes, Steam Machines if you will, from a range of unnamed hardware partners. Valve aren’t happy with the PC world. For a start, the number of PCs being sold is dropping […]
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara out today
I don’t think this is what the hobby means by Old School Renaissance. That said; if you fancy a bit of retro clone action with D&D then you can download Chronicles of Mystara. The download is a revamp of two classic D&D comptuer game titles; Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara. It’s a feast […]
Big Picture: Steam on your TV
We know Valve is serious about hardware but we don’t yet have a Steambox. Today, though, we certainly narrow the gap. Valve has announced “Steam’s Big Picture”. Start with a dedicated PC (and, yup, many gamers have something spare… I may have a laptop or two tucked away), one HDMI cable and you’re ready to […]
Valve job listing seems to confirm hardware ambitions
There have been rumours about Valve getting into hardware before. Fans seem to rather want a Steambox console but so far all such whispers have turned out to be false. It’s also the case that Valve are worried about Windows 8. The prospect of a Windows 8 store (one that might grow like an apple) […]
The live action Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 ad
I think it’s safe to say that it can be pretty hard to create TV worthy ads for any roleplaying (or related) game. Even the best attempts can come across as cheesy. Computer game companies, I think, have had the most success and they’ve done this by simply tapping into the games themselves and letting […]
Alien Swarm – Valve’s free game
On Monday you’ll be able to get Alien Swarm from Valve for free. Here’s the deal; Alien Swarm was a top-down, four-player co-op from 2004. Turns out that Valve hired the team behind the game in 2008, had them work on L4D, Portal 2 but also Alien Swarm. Interestingly, Valve’s also releasing an SDK on […]
