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Perhaps as proof that it’s never too late for DLC, 13-year-old PC game Age of Mythology is getting a new expansion pack. The real-time strategy title, which features a host of mythical figures and creatures, was originally released back in 2002. Its first (and until now, only) expansion set, The …
Read More »The Witness arrives in January for PS4, PC and iOS
Braid creator Jonathan Blow has announced his long in-development game The Witness will launch this January. A new trailer confirms the first-person puzzle game will release wordwide on January 26th. As previously revealed, it will arriveas a console exclusive on PS4, as well as on PC and iOS platforms. Blow’s …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: September 13-19
Steam’s latest best sellers chart shows Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has taken the top spot for its fourth consecutive week. The latest in the MGS franchise beat out Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, which hopped back all the way up to the runner-up spot on the list thanks …
Read More »Robot wars: Free-to-play PC hit Robocraft, two years after launch
From The Terminator to Titanfall, it’s impossible to escape the impending robot apocalypse. Droids have long held a special place in the public conscience – just look at the recent excitement surrounding the reveal of a toy based on upcoming Star Wars gizmo BB-8. So it’s perhaps little surprise to …
Read More »Just Cause 3 expansion pass listed on Steam
Square Enix has listed a season pass-style DLC offering on Steam for its upcoming action sequel Just Cause 3. The Air, Land and Sea Expansion Passcontains three game-changing” DLC packs that can be purchased individually upon release or collectively at any point for $25. Developer Avalanche states the content offers …
Read More »Frozen Free Fall comes to PC, Playstation and Xbox platforms
Disney Interactive has made its mobile free-to-play puzzle game Frozen Free Fall: Snowball Fight available on PC via Steam, as well as PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The match-3 title is now available for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows platforms. The new console and PC version features 195 …
Read More »Five Nights at Freddy’s RPG in the works for PC, Android and iOS
Scott Cawthon’s popular horror series Five Nights at Freddy’s is getting a fifth title, but it won’t be Five Nights at Freddy’s 5. The game will instead be an RPG by the name of FNAF World, Cawthon revealed in a post on theFive Nights at Freddy’s 4 Steam community hub. …
Read More »Final Fantasy V PC port heading to Steam next week
Square Enix is bringing Final Fantasy V to PC next week via Steam release. The publisher has set up the game’s Steam store page and is offering a 10 per cent discount for those that purchase before its release on September 24th. The game itself is a port of Final …
Read More »Dragon’s Dogma Online hits 1m downloads
Capcom’s free-to-play game Dragon’s Dogma Online has racked up more than 1m downloads since its release last month. DualShockersreports the PS3, PS4 and PC editions of the title have combined to reach the milestone just 10 days after its August 27thlaunch in Japan. The publisher adds that over 370,000 characters …
Read More »Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows arrives this week
Shovel Knight is set to receive a free update packing a completely new campaign later this week, developer Yacht Club has announced. Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows will have players working through an all-new” adventure starring Plague Knight, along with a new challenge mode. The content launches this Thursday, September …
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