Play the ultimate tower defense shooter with the recently released Sanctum 2 by Coffee Stain Studios.
Wolverine blows the roof off the new free-to-play massively roleplaying game Marvel Heroes.
Coming to stores and the eShop everywhere on July 16, gear up for the release of Shin Megami Tensei IV to learn the Samurai Way.
Focus Home Interactive and Compulsion Games announce the 2D/3D puzzle platformer for the PC, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 later this year.
Cedric Le Dressay, CEO of Eugen Systems, explores the dynamic, adaptive campaign coming to Wargame: AirLand Battle.
The Law of the Jungle defines your actions as you set out to reclaim the Sol System in Destiny.
Arc System Works debuts the very first trailer for a new iteration of Guilty Gear.
Firaxis presents the second developer diary for Civilization V: Brave New World, discussing Policies and Ideologies.
The Archer makes his gameplay debut for Ubisoft Montreal's free-to-play game The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot.
Saints Row IV gets zany with the first iteration of its Hail to the Chief pre-order series.
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Original X-COM creator Julian Gollop has played through XCOM: Enemy Unknown and found it to be a great and entertaining game (as we did). But that doesn't mean he wouldn't have done some things differently, and probably failed in the process.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown was very nearly crowned our favorite game of 2012. If you're a Mac owner wishing you could know what all the hubub is about, today you finally have a chance, as the game has released on the Mac OS platform.
Today at its PAX East panel, Firaxis and 2K Games announced that XCOM: Enemy Unknown is coming to iOS devices. The iPhone and iPad will sport slightly different interfaces catered to each device.
If you're a Mac owner whose stubborn refusal to dual-boot Windows has kept you from playing one of 2012's best games, good news: XCOM: Enemy Unknown is coming to you. Port publisher Feral Interactive today announced it's bringing Firaxis's turn-based tactics 'em up to Mac this spring with the DLC included.
Video game awards season isn't truly over until the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has had its say. This year, the PlayStation 3 title Journey stole the show. The title won eight of its 11 nominations, including Game of the Year, Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, and Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction.
COMMANDERS... You have performed... admirably, considering the situation. You managed to beat competition from what should have been Game of the Year contenders this year, and did remarkably well. The odds were always stacked against you, and earning support from Gamers around the world was always going to be a challenge. Would hardcore fans offer their support, given how radically different Enemy Unknown is from the original UFO Defense? And what about the hyphen? More casual gamers may have struggled to see the appeal of a turn-based strategy game in 2012. "Why isn't this a FPS?," they might have proclaimed. Who could have known there was so much power hidden in this relic of a genre?
It's still awards season, and that means more nominees are incoming. The Game Developers Choice Award nominees have been announced, and a few familiar titles are out in front. Journey has the most at six nominations, including Game of the Year. Other leaders with multiple nods include Dishonored with four and The Walking Dead with three.
If you feel like killing some aliens today and jump into XCOM: Enemy Unknown, you will be greeted with a brief download bearing a free gift. Publisher 2K Games has released the second DLC pack for the game entitled Second Wave.
Many publishers have been sending holiday cards to ye olde Shacknews office. However, this one from 2K Games merits special attention.
A simple black card with XCOM's "Vigilo Confido" logo emblazoned on it opens up with a warning. The card tells us to consider Enemy Unknown "for any annual video game awards" because "future funding for the XCOM project may depend on it."
The Walking Dead was the big winner at the 2012 VGAs tonight, taking home five awards for Game of the Year, Best Downloadable Game, Best Performance by a Human Female for Clementine, Best Adapted Video Game, and Best Studio for developer Telltale Games. Gearbox Software's Borderlands 2 took home Best Shooter, Best Multiplayer, Best Performance by a Human Male for Handsome Jack, and the fan-voted Character of the Year for Claptrap. Journey took home three awards for developer thatgamecompany, including Best PS3 Game, Best Original Score and Best Independent Game.
Not all of the winners were announced on the show, but you can check out the complete list of winners below.
You'll have to start a brand new campaign to access any of the new content for XCOM: Enemy Unknown's "Slingshot" add-on. Considering how great the core game is, that's not really a bad thing. Unlike other DLC expansions, Slingshot is integrated into the campaign, with Council missions triggering at key moments in the story.
It's clear that XCOM's first add-on was designed to address some of the cosmetic complaints fans had about the original game. Although the threat is global, and the game takes you to places around the world, you never feel like you leave the good ol' US of A in the game. Whether you're in Mumbai, Johannesburg, or Shanghai, you always feel like you're in some generic middle American suburb.
The first expansion pack for XCOM: Enemy Unknown lands on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, and PC December 4th. It will be available for $6.99 (560 Microsoft Points).
As previously announced, "Slingshot" adds three new missions to the campaign set in China, promising to add a bit more structure and narrative to the mostly randomly-generated game. To access the add-on's new content, you'll need to start a brand new game; the first opportunity to partake in a DLC mission should occur around when you make your first encounter with a downed ship.
Just as expected, Steam's autumn sale kicked off today. It will run through Monday, November 26, and as always each day brings a fresh set of daily discounts and flash deals for the duration of the sale.
On today's spirited episode of Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee and "Indie" Jeff Mattas are joined by Insomniac's James Stevenson and Marcus Beer from Invisible Walls. X-COM: Enemy Unknown gets a healthy dose of love from the crew, and the polarizing nature of Assassin's Creed 3--particularly its opening hours--gets discussed. The gaming scrutiny continues with some talk about Halo 4 and the legacy of 007, before everything gets wrapped up with Finishing Moves and the post-show TailGate.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is not a particularly easy game, even on the mode that is literally called "Easy." 2K has announced it will address this in an upcoming patch, along with various other bug fixes. It didn't detail exactly how the game will be made easier, but presumably it has something to do with making fewer of the aliens big stupid jerks.
Weekend Confirmed 166 - Xbox One
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