Valve today announced the public release of Big Picture, Steam's new mode that lets gamers access all of their favorite Steam games on a television from the comfort of their sofa. Big Picture has been designed to be used with a traditional gamepad, while also fully supporting keyboard and mouse input. To celebrate the public launch of Big Picture, over thirty controller-friendly games will be o... more.

Finnish game developer Frozenbyte has released a new trailer to celebrate the release of Trine 2: Director's Cut for Nintendo's new console Wii U™. Available now on the Nintendo eShop, Trine 2: Director's Cut includes a total of  20 exciting levels full of adventure, including the recently released Goblin Menace expansion campaign and a Wii U exclusive level called the Dwarven Caverns. ... more.

Today, Nordic Games announced that “The Book of Unwritten Tales” is now available for Linux and can be played via Steam Linux Beta. Overwhelmed with countless awards, and highly acclaimed by fans and critics alike, “The Book of Unwritten Tales” makes its way to Linux and enables the Linux gaming community to fully immerse itself in Tux’s version of Aventásia. Steam Linux Beta ... 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 for Linux client. The Steam for Linux Beta client supports the free-to-play game Team Fortress 2. Approximately two dozen additional Steam titles are now also available for play on Li... more.

Project Zomboid is an open-ended zombie-infested sandbox. It asks one simple question – how will you die? Whether surviving in Knox County free-roam or controlling Indie Stone hero Baldspot in his quest to save his injured wife Kate – death is always a certainty. Quite how long you manage to put it off is another matter… In the town of Muldraugh survivors must loot houses, build defences ... more.

Paradox Interactive and Seatribe today announced the opening of Beta sign-ups for upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game, Salem. Developed by Seatribe, Salem is set in the New World when pilgrims were the norm and the frontier was still the greatest risk to a person’s health. Salem is a unique core gaming experience for MMO players and crafting enthusiasts, known best for its Pe... more.

Why settle for DLC, when you can get an AAAA expansion? We here at Frozenbyte have released a teaser video about the upcoming Trine 2 expansion, which will deliver a gaming experience in the AAAA category for our audience. We've been hinting at this expansion for a while including at GDC, and now we're ready to show a glimpse of it, in all its AAAA glory. On a more serious note, we will a... more.

Paradox Interactive today released additional details as to how crime and punishment is handled in the forthcoming Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game, Salem. Developed by Seatribe, a new video of Björn Johannsen discussing crime and punishment in Salem. Salem is already known for its Permadeath mechanic where in-game characters that succumb to the harsh wilderness environment, or are m... more.

Today, Videogame published Iceberg Interactive and game developer UNIGINE Corp., announce that their stunning looking and refreshing strategy game “Oil Rush” for PC, Mac and Linux is now available in retail stores in the UK, Ireland and Benelux. The full German localization for the game is currently being completed, with the game slated for release there on March 23rd 2012. Oil Ru... more.

Today, videogame publisher Iceberg Interactive and game developer UNIGINE Corp., reveal the official pack shot of the naval strategy game Oil Rush. The global war for oil in the flooded post-apocalyptic world of “Oil Rush” starts with the digital release on January 25th 2012. T he boxed version is set for a release date of February 24th in the UK, Benelux and Scandinavia and in Germ... more.