In response to consumer feedback, Ubisoft has decided to drop the online pass program from all of its future games, and is giving out free passes to those that want them for Assassin’s Creed IV:Black Flag. This is a surprising, albeit understandable, turn of events considering ACIV’s recent release and all the fan and press blow-back…
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Today in Gaming History: 11/2/13
November 1993: LucasArts releases Sam and Max: Hit The Road When it comes to 1990s point-and-click adventure games, you’d be hard pressed to find a funnier game than Sam and Max: Hit the Road. (Okay, so maybe your definition of “funny” is different from mine…) The anthropomorphic dog Sam and his hyperkinetic rabbity thing sidekick Max were crime-fighting comic…
News Byte: New Slender Game On Steam
The tale of Slenderman continues in Slender: The Arrival, which was recently released on Steam and is being sold at a 20% discount until Monday, November 4th). As the Slender Man has become internet folklore at this point, having a chance to explore the legend further is indeed a tempting proposition.
Community Recap: 10/28 – 11/1
Another year, another fantastic week of Halloween scares, chills, thrills, and discussions. Halloween may be over, but that’s no reason to cease all the spooky fun before the weekend is out! Our associates at Simpleek, Plus 10 Damage, Games I Made My Girlfriend Play, and Cheese Toastie and Video Games all have excellent offerings for…
Today in Gaming History: 11/1/13
1988: Electronic Arts releases John Madden Football Did you know that the ever-popular Madden series of football games got its start as a computer game? I had no idea until history informed me that yes! The original John Madden Football was released 25 years ago for DOS, the Apple II, and the Commodore 64. (Cross “platform” nonetheless!) The game…
News Byte: Eidos Montreal Cancels New Game
According to some of Kotaku’s sources, Eidos Montreal (the studio behind notable games such as Deus Ex: Human Revolution), has just cancelled a new game. It was likely that it was an entirely new game, though not necessarily a new IP, as it didn’t have anything to do with the Deus Ex or Thief franchises. Unfortunately there…
Psychological Horror – How To Really Get Under Your Skin
Hey all, Halloween is already upon us (did the month go fast or what?) which means it’s time to wrap up our weeks long look at horror games and what makes them tick. This week we have another excellent post from Sam Leung and I have to say that it looks like they saved the…
Today in Gaming History: 10/31/2013
1983: Halloween (the video game) released I mean, it is Halloween after all, so this is only fitting, right? Five years after the release of Halloween (the movie), Atari unleashed a game that bore only a modest resemblance to Michael Myers’ killing spree. Playing as an unnamed babysitter, your goal was to keep your kid…
News Byte: Typing of the Dead: Overkill Now Available on Steam
Typing of the Dead: Overkill Now Available on Steam Love zombie games? Love typing games? Well this Halloween, Sega has mashed them together to bring you Typing of the Dead: Overkill! What’s good to be said about typing games? Plenty, as far as I’m concerned. If you’re with me, you can head over to Steam…
Today in Gaming History: 10/30/2013
October 1993: Mortal Kombat storms the arcade and has people up in arms Much like the movies Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom had made people question the appropriateness of general entertainment for the masses a decade earlier, Mortal Kombat was one of several games released in the early 1990s that paved…
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