July 2013 Archive



StarMade is Minecraft spliced with Eve Online31 July 2013
SimCity Update 7 introduces bridges, overpasses and tunnels for road builders31 July 2013
“AAA is not fine” claims Dennis Dyack31 July 2013
Battlefield 2 Project Reality mod about to hit v1.0. Only took 8 years31 July 2013
Wasteland 2’s reactive story: “We aren’t shy about shutting off entire levels of gameplay”31 July 2013
Kainy lets you stream your PC games to your phone and tablet31 July 2013
Red Orchestra 2 and Rising Storm receive free map pack31 July 2013
Guacamelee! is coming to PC in a week; Mutant Blobs Attack bundled free31 July 2013
Grand Theft Auto IV mod adds Grand Theft Auto V character switch feature30 July 2013
Lioness asks “If you could live your life again, would you change anything?”30 July 2013
Wasteland 2 has nearly 50 locations and a 20 hour main campaign30 July 2013
Unreal Engine 3 licensed by US Army to make educational shooty bang bang games30 July 2013
Diablo and Diablo 2’s lead designer says auction house “had detrimental effects on gameplay throughout”30 July 2013
Starcraft 2 patch 2.0.10 delayed following issues with Asian release; old replays incompatible with new version30 July 2013
Witcher devs continue to be good guys, "Don't believe in selling extra content"29 July 2013
Australian games prices "unjustifiable" says Australian Commerce Committee29 July 2013
Second half of Star Wars: The Old Republic's Operation Nightmare now live29 July 2013
Lucas Arts cancelled 20 Star Wars games over the years, including Jedi Knight 329 July 2013
Super Meat Boy prank call is why you shouldn’t try to scam Team Meat29 July 2013
Wayward Manor sees writer Neil Gaiman make the jump into games29 July 2013
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad trailer marks beginning of preorders29 July 2013
Star Wars: Attack Squadron domains registered by Disney; possible EA involvement29 July 2013
Oculus Rift combined with Hydra controller to make immersive cover shooter setup29 July 2013
OZombie likely to be part-funded by publishers despite Kickstarter money29 July 2013
OZombie is American McGee’s take on The Wizard of Oz29 July 2013
Icarus Needs: is all about waking up28 July 2013
The Making of Civilization V: Brave New World28 July 2013
Kanye Quest 3030 has won the weekend27 July 2013
Incognita beta to begin within two months27 July 2013
UK “Pornwall” could censor gaming26 July 2013
How to bring a gaming PC to Afghanistan26 July 2013
F.E.A.R Online announced; a free-to-play multiplayer shooter26 July 2013
Bohemia Interactive assigned mission to make games for the US Army25 July 2013
Rayman Legends is coming to PC on 30th August25 July 2013
GTA V PC petition tops 250,000 signatures25 July 2013
SimCity sells two million copies, "is a success" despite "really rough" first week25 July 2013
Blizzard eSports boss wins backing of Guild Wars publisher to make free-to-play online PC game25 July 2013
Ride of the Valkitty depicts every puss' problem in finding a warm bed24 July 2013
Assassin’s Creed 4 open-world trailer sees Kenway navigate contracts and crabs24 July 2013
Beat Hazard dev apologises for "messing up" with Steam card controversy24 July 2013
Activision possibly to be charged $3bn by parent company Vivendi23 July 2013
Diablo 3 on console is slightly better than the PC version. Can we have the changes on our version please?23 July 2013
Ocean City Racing is an open world driving game made by three men23 July 2013
Go Medieval on a moblin or 30 in Hyrule: Total War 3.023 July 2013
Hyrule: Total War is everything you could want from a mod23 July 2013
StarCraft 2 birthday celebrations mean extra XP for all23 July 2013
Valve on Greenlight: “We are working to fix it”22 July 2013
Source mods get Mac, Linux and Oculus Rift support thanks to new SDK22 July 2013
Amazon open dedicated PC and Mac indie games storefront, waive their cut on bundles22 July 2013
Lego Marvel Super Heroes features a Hulk-muscled, Spiderman-abilitied Stan Lee21 July 2013
Wasteland 2 beta testing starts in October; to be feature complete in the next month20 July 2013
Spotlight on Greenlight: Fran Bow20 July 2013
Strider remake coming to PC; makes being a cyber ninja look easy19 July 2013
TowerFall is coming to the PC; no longer Ouya exclusive19 July 2013
Oculus Rift guys want to give you their VR headset for free19 July 2013
Valve hardware could go into beta as early as next year19 July 2013
Samsung launch 1TB SSD and increase write speeds in the new 840 EVO series19 July 2013
Aaru’s Awakening has a ridiculously hard Old School mode; hand-drawn art reduces the hair-pulling19 July 2013
Myst Island is being recast in 3D for the Oculus Rift18 July 2013
MotorGun is a game with duelling cars in it from the makers of Interstate ‘76 and Twisted Metal17 July 2013
GTA5 will have a customisable dog. He answers to ‘Chop’ and will be adorable. 17 July 2013
Call of Duty Ghosts won’t be taking Black Ops’ branching missions16 July 2013
It’s a pirate life for Kenway in Assassin’s Creed 4 Blag Flag naval trailer16 July 2013
Elder Scrolls Online solo dungeons will be "rare" for low level characters16 July 2013
Skyrim gets Steam Trading Cards, and consequently so will you16 July 2013
Mars Wars Logs is a "cyberpunk" RPG starring a man named Roy. It's out now on Steam.15 July 2013
Alienware: “consoles are looking more and more like PCs every day”15 July 2013
Alienware: “The X51 is a Steam Box”; unofficially, at least15 July 2013
Nvidia come out swinging for the PC at E3: “the PC is the most powerful gaming platform out there”15 July 2013
Valve launch Pipeline: a "direct feed of knowledge" for young industry hopefuls15 July 2013
Plan your road to victory with this interactive Rome II map12 July 2013
Fedora no more: Tex Murphy gets new trailer, retitled "Tesla Effect"12 July 2013
Steam summer sale confirmed: now with trading cards11 July 2013
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag trailer talks up your ship: the "second main character of the game"11 July 2013
Second Life creators buy up Desura; "The service will continue uninterrupted for current customers"11 July 2013
How to survive the Steam Summer Sale11 July 2013
Zenimax release a few more jealously guarded Elder Scrolls Online beta invites10 July 2013
Worth watching: WCS EU StarCraft Ro32 today, Wednesday9 July 2013
GTA V in-game trailer has them cars in it you like9 July 2013
Calculate the damage of your Steam backlog with SteamPlayTime9 July 2013
GTA V PC release prospects become less distant with Rockstar job listing9 July 2013
Blake Stone: Planet Strike source code released after almost 20 years8 July 2013
How Oculus VR is building the future we were promised8 July 2013
Nvidia display driver has reportedly damaged GPUs8 July 2013
Green Man Gaming say “encore!” - repeat 666 sale deals for one last day7 July 2013
EA triples the launch price of games in India6 July 2013
Robot Vacuum Simulator 2013 is out now. Features two-player duel mode6 July 2013
Hints suggest offline mode may be coming to a SimCity near you5 July 2013
Why Nvidia is Carmack’s choice 5 July 2013
Cobalt alpha update needs new installer, makes for less stuttery fits of forward-flipping5 July 2013
MLG no longer operating Blizzard's World Championship Series America5 July 2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts pre-order bonus is a collapsing skyscraper5 July 2013
Monaco scores a free level editor, steal the best from Steam Workshop4 July 2013
Wasteland 2 scavenges a new gameplay screen, along with some lovely artwork4 July 2013
Bohemia devs handwritten letter to supporters: "Your effort makes it easier to handle"4 July 2013
DayZ closed beta to begin "imminently"; Rocket explains why we didn't see a pre-Christmas release4 July 2013
DayZ mod 1.7.6 update has zombies pull you from bikes, adds machetes, and new models4 July 2013
DayZ standalone video shows 20 minutes of in-game footage4 July 2013
Arma 3 Alpha Lite now available4 July 2013
An audience with Dean Hall: "DayZ is a fuck you to everyone who said modding wasn't important." 4 July 2013
DayZ Standalone enters closed alpha testing. Expect paid-for open alpha this June4 July 2013
DayZ promising motion-captured dysentery and other gaming firsts4 July 2013
Elder Scrolls Online monster showcase clip offers new glimpse of first-person camera4 July 2013
Black Ops 2 video has more zombies than you can shake a shovel at3 July 2013
SimCity survey suggests EA want to double city size3 July 2013
Outcast comes in from the cold as original creators purchase IP3 July 2013
Incognita is Klei’s turn-based espionage take on XCOM. Paid-for alpha starting soon2 July 2013
Ubisoft hacked. Time to change your passwords2 July 2013
Ultimate General: Gettysburg is the first original RTS from Total War modder Darth Vader2 July 2013
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade Preview — War and Promises2 July 2013
Blizzard explain why using any third-party program is a bannable offense in Diablo 31 July 2013
Camown, everybody: new Black Ops 2 weapon personalization packs hit Steam1 July 2013