Ready to GET SMASHED? Indie developer Kiz Studios announces today that its madcap multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), SmashMuck Champions, will be entering a Steam closed beta on March 22, 2013, kicking off the studio’s participation at PAX East. Throughout the show, PAX attendees can stop by Kiz’s booth (#508) or Freeplay Sessions in the PCLAN area to get hands-on with the special S... more.

Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment software, is pleased to announce that the sequel to the critically acclaimed and IGF award winning Bit.Trip Runner, titled Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, is now out for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system from Sony Computer Entertainment and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Mi... more.

Today Frima Studio announces that the release date of Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge for the PS3 and PS Vita will be April 30th, 2013 in the US, May 1st in Europe and Asia. The sequel to 2009’s hit PS Minis title Zombie Tycoon, Brainhov’s Revenge expands on the hilarious RTS gameplay of the original with new factions of zombies, expansive, detailed maps and Cross Play functionality to ... more.

Kalypso Media Digital, an acclaimed video game publisher, announced today that Dollar Dash is now available in North America on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 and Windows PC for $9.99. Dollar Dash is a chaotic free-for-all multiplayer game that enables up to four players to battle it out as cartoon thieves who must make use of extravagant weapons to grab bags of cash and deposit them in ... more.

Kalypso Media Group is pleased to announce their continued EMEA distribution deal with US publisher Stardock Entertainment. Kalypso will be publishing the boxed retail versions of the highly acclaimed Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, and fantasy strategy title Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes, across their European distribution partners. The titles will be available for Windows PC in Q2 (... more.

Marking today’s release of the Arma 3 Alpha, Bohemia Interactive has deployed a brand new ‘2013 Sneak Preview’ trailer for its upcoming military tactical shooter game, Arma 3. The video explores the playable and sandbox content in the Alpha and scans the horizon for what is to come later this year. The Arma 3 Alpha, which was officially announced one week ago, provides players with the op... more.

Konami Digital Entertainment, today announced that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate is now available at retail stores in North America and South America exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS system. Initially set 25 years after the events of its predecessor, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate reveals the story of Gabriel's descendants as th... more.

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and an abuser of diplomatic immunity, today released The Showdown Effect, a new multiplayer action title from Arrowhead Game Studios. In a world where every single action movie from the 80s and 90s is happening concurrently, players must shoot, slash, dive, roll, punch, and quip their way to victory to become the last cliché standing. Witness The S... more.

Square Enix and Eidos Montréal, the award winning studio behind the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution, today unveiled Thief for high-end PC’s and next generation consoles. Thief is the reinvention of a franchise that helped define an entire genre of games. There is a rising tide of fear in The City. Hatred saturates every stone and whilst the rich prosper, the less fortuna... more.

In Q2 2013, bitComposer Games and Most Wanted Entertainment are launching the Thunder Wolves, who will take to the skies in order to wipe the forces of evil off the map. The organization they work for is secret, but one thing is certain; the Thunder Wolves are the best and most daring pilots in the world, and in this hard-hitting arcade-shooter, they will annihilate anyone who stands in their... more.