April 2013 Archive



Son of Nor has you shape the earth with telekenisis and kill foes with mind bullets30 April 2013
Half-Life 2’s excellent Minerva mod gets a Director's Cut on Steam30 April 2013
Blizzard want to make finding legendary items in Diablo 3 exciting every time30 April 2013
Have a look at what the Witcher 2 mod tools are capable of29 April 2013
Dog Sled Saga is a Kickstarter for a dog sled race simulator all about dogs29 April 2013
DayZ base-building will be “like capital ships are to Eve”29 April 2013
Notch's latest game is called Drop, a free browser game about falling into a cube forever29 April 2013
Celebrate independent StarCraft 2 with the DreamHack Open Stockholm this weekend29 April 2013
CD Projekt decide there’s "no place" for multiplayer in The Witcher 328 April 2013
Black Ops 2: Uprising PC release dated for May 16, takes PvP to a "deserted London music festival"28 April 2013
Nvidia splash bunnies in realistic water demo27 April 2013
Spotlight on Greenlight: Reprisal27 April 2013
Maxis working on "additional fixes" for SimCity post-poogate27 April 2013
Forge: a new Kickstarter project that melds MMO arena combat with the immediacy of FPS multiplayer27 April 2013
How should Call of Duty Elite work on PC? 27 April 2013
Star Wars 1313 trailer enters Uncharted depths27 April 2013
Jet Set Radio PC release date set for 19th September27 April 2013
Ghost Recon Online open beta launched today, with trailer attached27 April 2013
Congratulations to Steve Hogarty #winner of 'Top Tweeter' at Games Media Awards27 April 2013
Kung Fu Superstar is a bit like Guitar Hero for fighting games27 April 2013
AMD hint at upcoming TressFX technology: potentially a fancy new hair rendering technique27 April 2013
Blizzard CEO defends Diablo 3: "we can’t claim to have ever shipped a perfect game"27 April 2013
Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition delayed until November 30th27 April 2013
[Update: OnLive service to continue with "no expected interruption"] Cloud gaming service OnLive shuts down “today”, claims Brian Fargo27 April 2013
Windows 8 to support cloud gaming through deal with Agawi27 April 2013
Nineteen years after Race Into Space, there's another Buzz Aldrin game on the way27 April 2013
Rhythm-action game Rocksmith uses a proper guitar, is coming to PC to destroy your fingers27 April 2013
Call of Duty Tops 40 Million Active Players27 April 2013
Videogame industry's tax relief will be "among the most generous in the world," says UK chancellor27 April 2013
Valve to Greenlight more games in October27 April 2013
Double Fine Humble Bundle has you tell Tim Schafer's team which game to make in two weeks27 April 2013
"The Humble Bundle is straying away from the indie moniker," claims startup IndieGameStand27 April 2013
F1 2012 demo out tomorrow27 April 2013
Black Ops 2 patch arrives, fixes zombies, floating corpses and ghosts27 April 2013
Firefall open beta weekend announced via trailer. Warning: contains spider-like aliens27 April 2013
Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm release window set for first half of 201327 April 2013
Payday: The Heist to get Wolfpack DLC; first trailer27 April 2013
Drama bomb: war of words erupts between Diablo 3 designer and original creator26 April 2013
Interview: Duleepa Wijayawardhana and Ric Williams on GamrRank. "We do want that Respect button going all over the world"26 April 2013
Star Wars: The Old Republic 1.6.2 patch lets players buy new character slots26 April 2013
Black Ops 2 PC first impressions - it's a scintillating sensory experience. Plus, guns26 April 2013
Next Skyrim DLC 'Dragonborn' to include mountable dragons and Morrowind locations26 April 2013
TaeJa beats Stephano at the end of DreamHack Valencia Day 1, ViOLet and VortiX to start tomorrow26 April 2013
Spotlight on Greenlight, 17/11/1226 April 2013
Football Manager to become Watford FC sponsor under new partnership deal26 April 2013
Blizzard ban "several thousand" Diablo 3 players as real-money auction house launches26 April 2013
Torchlight 2 release date set for September 20th26 April 2013
Current Starleague StarCraft 2 champ Rain abandons GSL Code S slot to compete at MLG Fall Championship26 April 2013
Two more GTA V screens bring us to the titular five screenshots26 April 2013
nVidia's creepy sex fairy is back in latest GeForce GTX tech demo26 April 2013
Available now: The Green Light bundle, seven games that aren't yet Greenlit for just $526 April 2013
Gabe Newell aiming for PC to compete with next gen consoles for the living room26 April 2013
Unreal Engine 4 licensed to NCSoft in "long term deal"26 April 2013
FTL: A Tale of Two Shippies - Part One26 April 2013
Heavy Gear reboot on the cards, classic 90s mech shooter to return26 April 2013
Nadeo: racing games don't make good esports because of the "loneliness when you practice"26 April 2013
The Witcher 2 mod tools to be on show at Gamescom 26 April 2013
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag trailer details its social hub for pre-orderers: The Watch26 April 2013
When software breaks your PC, who takes responsibility? 26 April 2013
Routine's Gamescom teaser shows off roguelike space horror26 April 2013
Against the Wall: the climbing game set in a world turned on its side26 April 2013
Rebellion on the prospect of a game follow up to Dredd film: "I think this success will help build 2000 AD’s reputation back up."26 April 2013
Diablo 3 Starter Edition is free up to level 13 and the end of Act 126 April 2013
OPINION: Here's what I think about Deep Silver's awful zombie torso26 April 2013
UK StarCraft 2 tournament will say Farewell to Wings of Liberty26 April 2013
Star Wars Pinball comes to Windows 8 in “a few weeks”26 April 2013
Diablo 3's new Infernal Machine mode: what is it and how does it work?26 April 2013
XCOM Second Wave arrives today, adds randomization options26 April 2013
Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm Collector's Edition details revealed: Zerg mouse mat included26 April 2013
Game set inside colon wins Wellcome Trusts first gamejam26 April 2013
The ambiance of SimCity, as captured by its art director26 April 2013
Updated: DayZ 1.7.4.4 patch fixes gender selection, addresses a multitude of bugs26 April 2013
Wargaming.net have bought Gas Powered Games26 April 2013
StarCraft 2 neural parasite “on the chopping block” for Heart of the Swarm; fungal growth might go projectile26 April 2013
Dragonborn DLC comes to Skyrim on February 5, let's you ride dragons like a boss26 April 2013
Rob's Game of 2012 is... XCOM26 April 2013
Civilization V Alpha Centauri mod now on Steam Workshop: be still my beating heart26 April 2013
Blizzard All-Stars developers are trying to "pull off a game with a different business model"26 April 2013
Ubisoft Uplay DRM security flaw might allow any website to take control of your PC26 April 2013
Inside Alienware: inventing the X51, the M11X notebook versus the MacBook Pro, and why Surface Pro isn't ready for high-end gaming26 April 2013
Save the Day, a browser game about helicopters and volcanoes26 April 2013
SimCity hands on: quite a turn on26 April 2013
Here's where to download Black Mesa Source26 April 2013
Gas Powered Games cancel Wildman Kickstarter to focus on other ways to save GPG26 April 2013
Rocket challenges gamers and media to “consider the impact of their decisions”26 April 2013
FTL is out now. It is good26 April 2013
Valve release Steam Guides; whether they can be written with ASCII headings is not confirmed26 April 2013
Junction Point closed; Warren Spector leaves disney26 April 2013
EA's recent bout of layoffs reportedly affect 10% of entire workforce25 April 2013
Logitech to "maximize profitability" with PC gaming peripherals after posting $180m loss25 April 2013
Latest DayZ devblog confirms private servers, bigger buildings and "basic radio system"25 April 2013
Ex-Midnight Club developers working on Unity-powered Carnage Racing25 April 2013
Black Friday PC game deals round up: indie bundles, HD remakes, sprawling open worlds are all going cheap25 April 2013
SimCity’s Sandbox mode unveiled: “a gentler version" of Maxis' game25 April 2013
Latest Diablo 3 1.05 patch doubles the drop rate of Legendary loot25 April 2013
Blizzard outline Heart of the Swarm UI changes, Clans and Groups and Global Play25 April 2013
Diablo 3 devs discuss patch 1.0.5 - PvP update looks less likely to arrive this year25 April 2013
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Slingshot DLC detailed and it's disappointingly linear25 April 2013
Telepath Tactics is about to lose its Kickstarter campaign; it probably shouldn't25 April 2013
Diablo almost became a Game Boy game25 April 2013
You can now get BioShock for free. Sorry Andrew Ryan.25 April 2013
Space Station 13: a multiplayer space station simulator about monkeys, insane AI, cultists and paperwork25 April 2013
"Where do I start?" asks a very excited Rocket, introducing enormous DayZ progress report25 April 2013
Medal of Honor Warfighter Fireteam footage emphasises the importance of friendship25 April 2013
Valve are hiring an industrial designer to help them develop new hardware25 April 2013
PopCap to layoff staff, unconfirmed reports suggest original Plants vs Zombies designer is to go25 April 2013
Make Something Unreal Live 2013 shortlist revealed; UK students dominate25 April 2013
City of Heroes: a Requiem25 April 2013
What Steam's Big Picture mode looks like [update: trailer added]25 April 2013
Diablo 3 has sold over 10 million copies since release25 April 2013
SimCity beta testers are duty-bound to report bugs, TOS implies, failure to do so may result in a ban25 April 2013
Skyrim: Legendary Edition now totally official and bound for June 7 release25 April 2013
Steam Community Update update: closed beta invites for first 50,000 ‘Pillar of the Steam Community’ badge owners, new Friends tab25 April 2013
Age of Wulin Preview: kung fu and karma25 April 2013
Life wins GSL tournament to become first StarCraft 2 "Royal Roader", defeats four-time champion Mvp25 April 2013
Warhammer: Total War now may be a thing; Creative Assembly acquire license for Warhammer series, Relic still have 40K25 April 2013
Blizzard reveals upcoming Diablo 3 patch 1.0.5 notes, details Infernal Machine metagame25 April 2013
Watch the Virtual Boy emulated with the Oculus Rift25 April 2013
Alienware on Surface Pro: "it's not going to be capable of high-performance class gaming"25 April 2013
MacBook Pro style upgrade-proofing not an option for Alienware: "No way. Our audience would have to change dramatically"25 April 2013
Razer CEO responds to Naga 2012 mouse DRM debacle: "It's not DRM... we've had issues with our activation server."25 April 2013
Razer honour accidental 90% discount sales despite “insane amount of losses”25 April 2013
Diablo 3 exploit allows wizards to become permanently invulnerable25 April 2013
Oculus creator discusses his personal VR projects, including omnidirectional treadmills and ultra-wide FOV headsets25 April 2013
Looking ahead: Oculus Rift creator says VR "has the potential to revolutionise"25 April 2013
Third party 3D drivers to bring Skyrim, Mirror's Edge and Portal 2 to Oculus Rift25 April 2013
Oculus Rift comes with removable eye cups for glasses-wearers25 April 2013
Virtual reality: John Carmack's battle for 20 millisecond latency25 April 2013
EA investigating Oculus Rift support for the Frostbite Engine25 April 2013
Oculus to get custom Oculus-ready UDK25 April 2013
Oculus Rift developer kits now shipping25 April 2013
Mirror’s Edge mod adds Oculus Rift support25 April 2013
Diablo 3 PvP patch to feature tokens as reward in deathmatch, will be redeemable for items25 April 2013
New GeForce 304.48 beta drivers enable MSAA in Diablo 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic, more25 April 2013
Change your NVIDIA password - forums hacked, details compromised25 April 2013
Introversion on Windows 8: “nothing scares me more than the thought that one day, all Windows apps may have to be certified by Microsoft” 25 April 2013
Blizzard design chief: “Windows 8 is not awesome for Blizzard, either” 25 April 2013
Why is Windows 8 “a catastrophe for anyone in the PC space”?25 April 2013
Gabe Newell loves Linux: "Windows 8 is a catastrophe"25 April 2013
Windows 8 will launch October 2625 April 2013
Windows 8 Upgrade will cost just $40 / £2525 April 2013
Free Software Foundation founder describes Valve's Linux Steam plans as "unethical"25 April 2013
First Xbox LIVE games for Windows 8 revealed25 April 2013
Windows 8 Marketplace won’t sell 18-rated games25 April 2013
Windows 8 Marketplace will sell 18-rated games after all - but not just yet; “Valve can keep being Valve”25 April 2013
Windows 8 games competition rewards developers for publishing on App Store25 April 2013
Serious Sam developer on Windows 8’s “Walled Garden”: “It is a vicious circle, and carefully designed to be that way.”25 April 2013
DirectX 11.1 will be Windows 8 exclusive25 April 2013
Windows 8 supports 90% of GOG's games25 April 2013
Windows 8 sells 40 million copies in first month since release25 April 2013
Steam stats shows more users on Windows 8 than MacOS25 April 2013
Windows 8 store drops 18-rated restrictions25 April 2013
Microsoft launch Play, a service for cross-platform Windows 8 games; it's a bit sparse right now25 April 2013
CS: Source is now available for Linux25 April 2013
Blizzard: not afraid to cut new units from Heart of the Swarm if they can't be balanced25 April 2013
Epic announce Make Something Unreal Live 2013 contest25 April 2013
E-Thrombosis: why and how extended gaming can be dangerous25 April 2013
PC sales declined at their fastest rate ever. Should we be worried?25 April 2013
Unreal 3 runs on Windows 8 for tablets without concessions25 April 2013
Steam for Linux closed beta begins and Nvidia release a patch doubling the performance of its cards with the free OS25 April 2013
Black Ops 2 go faster update thanks to Nvidia driver25 April 2013
Nvidia announce a thing that's not a graphics card: The Shield lets you play Steam games on your television25 April 2013
Nvidia Face Works video shows faces working25 April 2013
Report: Steam Autumn sale outed by indie dev, starts 21st November25 April 2013
Valve bringing "multiple custom prototypes" to CES; Piston isn't the only Steam Box25 April 2013
Gabe Newell explains Valve's Steam Box at CES, and the possible future of a Steam-based ecosystem25 April 2013
Valve engineer on the Steam Box: "We have no current plans to announce anything in 2013"25 April 2013
So Valve want to make the PC better. Let's take a step back25 April 2013
Piston pre-orders open with $100 discount25 April 2013
Blizzard tease a thing called Project Blackstone; UPDATE: It's a StarCraft 2 Terran thing!25 April 2013
Total War: Rome II video shows off the battle of Teutoburg, flaming balls24 April 2013
SimCity players in revolt after 2.0 patch leaves cities overflowing with bugs and faeces24 April 2013
Gas Powered Games working on a "free-to-play MMO," says Taylor24 April 2013
The fall and rise of The Old Republic: “It's good times right now”24 April 2013
Hitman: HD Trilogy launch trailer reminds us we can now play all the good Hitman games in HD24 April 2013
Final Fantasy 7 and Skyrim soundtracks voted into Classic FM's Hall of Fame24 April 2013
Elder Scrolls Online video shows 20 minutes of in-game footage24 April 2013
Infinity Ward refugees Respawn Entertainment trademark ‘Titan’24 April 2013
Battlefield 2142 producer doubts DICE "got the balls" to make a sequel24 April 2013
SOE respond to Planetside 2 cert gain drama: "we humbly apologize" 24 April 2013
Steam to get download rate limiter following beta24 April 2013
This is not Dota 2. This is Riot owner Tencent's next MOBA.24 April 2013
XCOM shooter re-reveal happening "in the coming days", say 2K24 April 2013
Splinter Cell held back by its complexity; new game to offer “broader range of play”23 April 2013
SimCity goes offline for a bit later today ahead of patch 2.023 April 2013
Civilisation V now on Steam Workshop23 April 2013
Civilization 5: Brave New World announced, culture and diplomacy to be revamped23 April 2013
The future's bright: looking ahead to Civilization 5: Brave New World23 April 2013
And the new owner of the Darksiders series is...23 April 2013
The Realm is lush adventure game inspired by Studio Ghibli and Ico22 April 2013
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded set to release in June: "Re-made, expanded and enhanced"22 April 2013
Pong played on walls of Philadelphia’s Cira Centre; 83,000-square-foot game21 April 2013
Spotlight on Greenlight: The Kingsport Cases20 April 2013
MS Toga Party, Guild Wars charity event, raises Multiple Sclerosis awareness tomorrow19 April 2013
Simcity update 2.0 arrives April 22nd, will allow mayors to drive in style19 April 2013
Black Ops 2 double weapon XP weekend gets underway tonight19 April 2013
Report: Ex-Team Bondi team hit by layoffs after Whore of the Orient loses publisher19 April 2013
Bethesda mystery solved: Resident Evil creator's new game to be paraded this afternoon19 April 2013
Skyrim: Legendary Edition spotted in Poland19 April 2013
Girl Scouts to get video game developer badge18 April 2013
Monaco trailer oozes with adorable villainy18 April 2013
Age of Empires 2: HD Edition patch fixes most the things. Increases frame rate by 500%18 April 2013
Bethesda continue to tease, saying "mystery revealed tomorrow"18 April 2013
Gas Powered Games are no longer a PC-only studio17 April 2013
Bethesda tease us with barbed wire and sheet music; "Consider yourself teased"16 April 2013
SimCity Attractions Set DLC rides toothpaste to America16 April 2013
HK-47: a look back by his least-despised Meatbag16 April 2013
Criterion forego fast cars to "make something new"16 April 2013
Chasm is a 2D ARPG with a demo. A freakin’ demo. In this day and age. Awesome14 April 2013
The Witcher 3 screens show giants, beers, and boats14 April 2013
Road Redemption is a modern Road Rash that’s looking for backers13 April 2013
XCOM FPS trailers pulled from 2K Marin Youtube channel; website disappeared, too13 April 2013
Spotlight on Greenlight: Black Annex13 April 2013
The perfect storm: designing Shootmania, and beyond12 April 2013
9 things we learned from Gabe Newell's DICE keynote12 April 2013
World of Tanks celebrates birthday with bonus XP, cheap tanks12 April 2013
Welcome to Lovely City: hands-on with SimCity12 April 2013
Wildman at Bay: Inside Chris Taylor's fight to save Gas Powered Games12 April 2013
The daring bugs of May: the UK government's plans to track our gaming.12 April 2013
StarCraft Universe singleplayer prologue released, MMO to be funded via donations12 April 2013
Four stupid mistakes I made when installing Linux to get a free Team Fortress 2 penguin12 April 2013
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: everything we know12 April 2013
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag revealed - you can harpoon whales in it and that's pretty cool12 April 2013
My first night in SimCity: the wasted time, the good time, the giant fire-breathing lizard time12 April 2013
How EA could repair SimCity's disastrous launch12 April 2013
The strange case of the Valve economist and the Virtual Reality contact lenses12 April 2013
Lucy Bradshaw gives some "straight answers" about SimCity: "In many ways, we built an MMO”12 April 2013
StarCraft 2 mod remakes Diablo 212 April 2013
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm - the first week12 April 2013
An open letter to the next boss of EA12 April 2013
Five lessons from MLG's Heart of the Swarm Winter Championship12 April 2013
Diablo 3 1.0.8 patch notes detail new incentives for playing co-op12 April 2013
Indiegogo cancels indie dev’s successful campaign to save her own life, citing "suspicious activity"12 April 2013
Exposed: the unsexy truth behind Shag a Gamer12 April 2013
Free games and in-game purchases to face Office of Fair Trading Investigation12 April 2013
Blizzard name the players in WCS Season 1's Premier League12 April 2013
Space Hulk studio Full Control are making a proper Jagged Alliance game; “It’s part of our DNA”11 April 2013
Star Wars: The Old Republic trailer celebrates release of 2.0 patch10 April 2013
EA wins Worst Company in America for second year running9 April 2013
Batman Arkham Origins takes Rocksteady out of Gotham with a new developer; release date announced for October 259 April 2013
The new deal: coming back to Ace of Spades9 April 2013
StarCraft 2 World Championship Series 2013 qualifier and regional final dates revealed9 April 2013
Why No One Lives Forever won’t be hitting Steam or GOG.com anytime soon8 April 2013
World of WarCraft patch 5.3 will improve pet eyesight, boosting their accuracy7 April 2013
Spotlight on Greenlight: Darkwood6 April 2013
0x10c “going to be put on ice” until Notch works through creative block6 April 2013
Triple-A development is "Soul crushing," says Warren Spector5 April 2013
Amazons: Total War guarantees delivery of incendiary weapons, female cavalry and a new campaign map for Rome5 April 2013
Black Annex: an isometric corporate espionage game built in QBASIC5 April 2013
Forthcoming Call of Duty DLC features zombies, Alcatraz and "top Hollywood talent"4 April 2013
The Witcher 3 will be DRM free because "If someone wants to pirate a game, he will”4 April 2013
Survey shows games industry's stark gender divide: women underrepresented, underpaid4 April 2013
Monaco release date announced for 24 April3 April 2013
Diablo 3 developer admits multiplayer “can often feel not worth the effort”3 April 2013
SimCity DLC adds Nissan-branded building to the game - it is free, mind3 April 2013
LucasArts closed by Disney; future of Star Wars: 1313 unknown3 April 2013
Crytek USA hope to wrestle back Darksiders series in auction3 April 2013
Vigil Games is dead; long live Darksiders?3 April 2013
Make Something Unreal Live 2013: Day 1 - Mendel’s Farm by Static Games3 April 2013
Blizzard reshape competitive StarCraft 2 worldwide with 2013 World Championship Series3 April 2013
Make Something Unreal Live 2013: Day 1 - Beings by Team Summit3 April 2013
Make Something Unreal Live 2013: Day 1 - Polymorph by Kairos Games2 April 2013
Skyrim soundtrack beats Beethoven in Classic FM poll2 April 2013
Torchlight 2 update adds Steam Workshop support, plus new weapons, dungeons and pets2 April 2013
Walking Dead creative leads discuss using race to make better games2 April 2013
Unexpected April PC Gaming News Blowout: Minecraft 2.0, Football Manager 1888 and more in shock morning of reveals1 April 2013