Rack N Ruin – Trailered
I hate busy weeks, it means that I miss things like this new trailer for Rack N Ruin. It is a game from LifeSpark Entertainment, a studio set up by former Blizzard artist Tyler Hunter. Hit the break for some details.
Free Indie Game Quick Hits #2
I haven’t done a Free Indie Game Quick Hits since January, I’ve been a bit sloppy to be fair. But this evening, as Britain stagnates with the heat, I bring you two quick and free to play indie games to check out. Both are from CY ‘Failnaut’ Reid who made Hug Marine which gave me so much joy last year.
Why I Couldn’t Get Along With The Curse of Nordic Cove
I’ve been trying to play The Curse of Nordic Cove recently but I just can’t make any progress with it. It has a great concept, but the action itself is putting me off. Find out why after the break.
Beatbuddy Preview
If I had to choose one game from the Rezzed event as my Game of the Show, it would go to Beatbuddy without a doubt. I suppose that Sir You are Being Hunted might have rivalled it, but I didn’t get to play the quintessentially English game. Beatbuddy though was something else.
Total War: Rome II – A Quick Hands On
Sun Tzu has very little to say about attacking an entrenched force that holds high ground, consists of greater numerical superiority and contains elephants, chariots and what can only be described as ‘great balls of fire.’ What he does say about the matter basically boils down to ‘don’t bother.’
Company of Heroes 2 Beta – Campaign Mission Report
I’ve been promising to get back into the Company of Heroes 2 for a few weeks now, but finally I got it updated on Steam and jumped in. There have been some changes since I last played, the most obvious being the inclusion of a Campaign mission. It is the seventh mission set in January 1943 entitled Land Bridge to Leningrad. I came away…impressed. Things seemed a lot tighter and ready than they did when I played the singleplayer demo at the Eurogamer Expo last year. To be expected really considering how long it has been since then, but it now feels much more like a complete, finished game.
Our Week In Games – Week 42
It’s another one of those ‘busy weekends’ for the denizens of Reticule Towers, which generally seem to involve a lot of wrestling and potentially even more alcohol. As a result, you’re stuck with just little old me for this week’s Our Week In Games, but nevertheless, feel free to put your feet up and grab yourself a cup of tea as I tell the tale of one of the last men to walk the earth.
Gunpoint – Our Thoughts
What happens when a writer for the UK’s biggest PC gaming magazines decides he is going to make a game? You end up playing something known as Gunpoint, described by creator Tom Francis as being as “2D stealth game about rewiring things and punching people.” Steven will be delivering his Verdict very soon, but for now, hit the jump to read Our Thoughts.
Cower Brief Mortals – The Yawhg is Coming
In six weeks, the Yawhg will arrive.
I say arrive, but that might not be accurate. Perhaps it will instead just appear, sidle up, or simply just happen. I’m not quite sure, but all I know is that in six weeks, Yawhg will occur. Apologies for my vagueness, but that’s the rather enigmatic backstory behind Damion Summer and Emily Carroll’s The Yawhg, which will forever be enshrined in my memory as being my most misspelled game ever.
ANNO Online Beta – First Impressions
Just like with The Settlers Online, Blue Byte and Ubisoft have once again teamed up to bring us ANNO Online, a free-to-play browser based game. If you happened to have played last years The Settlers Online then you will feel at home here as the basic principles at this early beta stage are almost entirely the same.