Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a connoisseur of mead, has added a wide variety of new character-creation content to War of the Vikings, the upcoming close-combat game from Fatshark. Currently available via Steam Early Access, players of War of the Vikings now have the ability to design a Viking or Saxon of their own from a selection of visual components and character build opti... more.

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a crosser of streams, today announced a forthcoming live streaming event being held at Paradox Interactive Convention 2014 on Friday, January 24th, 2014. Featuring players from some of YouTube’s most popular gaming channels, the guest list includes Angry Joe, NorthernLion, Quill18, EatMyDiction1, GassyMexican, lolRenaynay, Force, Shibby2142,... more.

Kicking off the New Year with a bang, L3O Interactive and Iceberg Interactive have revealed that the upcoming 4X space-strategy game Horizon (PC) is headed to Steam early February 2014. Horizon is currently in the late Beta stages on Steam’s Early Access program, where it has an active and involved community that’s helped shape the game’s development and added to its robust feature list... more.

Today, Nexon Europe has announced that the Closed Beta access for its latest free-to-play, browser-based MMORPG, Arcane Chronicles, will begin on 16th January. With only a few days to go, all are welcome and encouraged to sign up today at arcane.nexoneu.com, as registration will no longer be available after the Closed Beta testing has started. Players who have received a code will be able to ... more.

Today, Nexon Europe has announced that the Closed Beta access for its latest free-to-play, browser-based MMORPG, Arcane Chronicles, will begin on 16th January. With only a few days to go, all are welcome and encouraged to sign up today at arcane.nexoneu.com, as registration will no longer be available after the Closed Beta testing has started. Players who have received a code will be able to ... more.

Project Zomboid is a survival horror game with a randomly generated open sandbox world with roguelike gameplay. The character creation process offers endless possibilities when designing a character. You can choose from a selection of predetermined classes such as the police officer and firefighter, to name just a few. Each character class deals in a specific expertise, which can include marksmans... more.

Independent micro studio Allgraf announced the release of patch 1.2.3 for  its epic sandbox PC sci-fi action game Darkout, that includes a number of enhanced features to the universe that radically enhance the gameplay experience. Darkout  is available now, from PC digital download channel Steam for $14 .99, £9.99, €11.99. Darkout is also part of the Steam sale with 15% off the price until... more.

L3O Interactive and Iceberg Interactive’s upcoming 4X space-strategy game Horizon (PC) is currently in the late Beta stages of its Early Access program on Steam, where its active community has helped the game make giant strides forward over the past months. Today’s update focuses on large-scale changes suggested by the community such as race customization and a classic 4X gameplay mode,... more.

Nosgoth, Square Enix’s team-based humans vs vampires PVP action game is currently enjoying rigorous testing at the hands of a dedicated cadre of closed alpha participants. Blood has been shed, fangs bared and projectiles hurled in the war for Nosgoth. To celebrate Nosgoth's progress made to date and to foreshadow the game entering closed beta - soon – please find linked a highlight reel... more.

Nordic Games and Uber Entertainment were going to announce one of those taxi startups, but sending suited Scandinavians around the world to deliver new games turned out to be WAY too expensive. Who knew! Instead, the two gaming giants are announcing an exciting partnership to bring the retail version of Planetary Annihilation to market, as well as a non-exclusive partnership to handle the onl... more.