Paradox Interactive, in another cunning scheme to avoid paying for plane tickets, attempted to reach Gamescom this week by digging an elaborate tunnel from Stockholm to Cologne, but accidentally tunneled into a subterranean dwarven settlement instead. While they were down there, however, the Paradox team was able to capture the lives and daily activities of these enterprising dwarves on ... more.

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the launch of a limited access Beta for its new Steam Community features. The Steam Community Beta is now open to the first 50,000 players who earned the 'Pillar of the Steam Community' badge and includes another invite to share. Be... more.

Paradox Interactive has several new pieces of news and media to share from War of the Roses, their upcoming medieval squad combat title. The publisher, who is attending Gamescom in Cologne, has been tempted several times to deal with the bustling crowds by climbing onto a horse and carving a path across the convention floor with a lance. Instead, those frustrations will be dealt with in the... more.

The demonically-besieged world of Sanctuary needs heroes. Now you can join in the apocalyptic battle for FREE via the all-new Diablo  III Starter Edition. Available exclusively via Battle.net, the Starter Edition allows you to fight your way up to the Skeleton King boss in Act I, and advance all the way to level 13, without having to purchase a copy of Diablo III. You can get the FREE ... more.

Coffee Stain Studios has announced that its hit PC FPS/tower-defense game, Sanctum, is now available on Mac. Mac gamers can download the intense hybrid shooter exclusively through Valve’s Steam Store currently for $8.99, 10 percent off of the regular price. “We’re tremendously proud of how Sanctum has performed on the PC,” said Anton Westbergh, CEO of Coffee Stain Studios. “Creat... more.

gamigo's post-apocalyptic shooter MMO, Grimlands, has been in the closed beta phase since April 2012. In the meantime the game has done a lot. To the biggest expansions belong the eight new dungeons including an array of quests, over 70 new quests, and four completely new regions (Reville, Greenville, Hartfield, and Mutant Valley) which have been introduced into the game. Great attention ... more.

Rising Star Games today announced the series finale of Carrier Command: Recruits, the episodic mini-game prelude to Carrier Command: Gaea Mission. Episode 4, titled "Not What It Seems," gives UEC recruits the task of defusing the APA bomb found aboard the ship. As players reach the conclusion, they will uncover the connection between the four episodes. Carrier Command: Recruits, a mini-ga... more.

Independent micro studio BitFlip Games today announced that Minion Master, its debut strategy release that seamlessly combines elements of tabletop gaming, turn based and  real-time strategy, and collectible card building games, has now officially gone into beta. The beta build releases this afternoon and introduces a new competitive multiplayer mode, awe inspiring new animated minions, new ... more.

Closed beta version of classic strategy game launched on social media site. Team 17 Digital Limited is proud to announce the launch of its well-known game, Worms, onto the Facebook social media website. Worms has already been secretly running on Facebook as part of a “friends and family” beta programme. The team behind the game are now confident that it is ready to be sampled by even g... more.

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) today released the latest episode of their PlanetSide 2 'Command Center' video series. The second episode features Creative Director Matt Higby and Senior Art Director Tramell Isaac who provide intel on the latest and greatest happenings of PlanetSide 2 including the recent community event, the start of Beta and tech testing, as well as additional details on the ... more.