Now with full Steam Workshop integration in team-based shooter Insurgency, New World Interactive (NWI) announced today that it is partnering with GameBanana to launch a map creation contest hosted by Gamebanana.com. To mark the occasion, NWI will also be providing a new game update that includes updated SDK content to help assist map creators. “Releasing Workshop has been a great step in the ... more.

A couple of hidden gems from Nkidu Games are waiting to be found in the Steam Summer Sale Both of Nkidu's games are on sale for the very first time (I'm trying really hard not to start some kind of gaming-related rewrite of Like a Virgin here, so please appreciate my willpower to not do so). Chuck's Challenge 3D from Niffler is the follow-up to the classic puzzler Chip's Challenge (a game ... more.

The tale of a mother and son on a quest to find a cure, Together: Amna & Saif is an upcoming puzzle game for PC (Mac, Linux TBA) featuring purely cooperative gameplay. More than two people playing together, Mount Olympus Games has designed every aspect to foster interaction, reliance, and empathy between people. A loved one has fallen deathly ill and the only chance of a cure lies deep with... more.

The tale of a mother and son on a quest to find a cure, Together: Amna & Saif is an upcoming puzzle game for PC (Mac, Linux TBA) featuring purely cooperative gameplay. More than two people playing together, Mount Olympus Games has designed every aspect to foster interaction, reliance, and empathy between people. A loved one has fallen deathly ill and the only chance of a cure lies deep within... more.

Caravel Games' indie "Drod" puzzle-dungeon crawler franchise has been in development for over a decade and seen numerous releases.  Caravel's fifth major Drod title, "The Second Sky", is available for pre-order and will be released on July 1st for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Drod: The Second Sky is also available on Steam Greenlight. Drod is a unique turn-based dungeon crawler played on a 2-D gri... more.

Aerena: Clash of Champions, the turn-based strategy mobile game from Cliffhanger Productions, is now officially available for free on iOS, following a soft launch and balancing period. Combatants will be able to wage war in 10 minute bursts across Android and Apple mobile and tablets as well as Steam (PC and Mac). To celebrate the release, Cliffhanger Productions has launched a competition that wi... more.

Larian Studios announced today that the editor for Divinity: Original Sin, will be available as part of the Early Access beta on June 26th. Not only is the Divinity: Original Sin editor the first multiplayer game editor since Neverwinter Nights, it comes with a sample module called Cow Simulator 2014. Cow Simulator 2014 is perhaps the finest cow simulation ever released. It serves as an exam... more.

The annual Steam Summer Sale is on, and this year marks the introduction of the Steam Summer Adventure. Offered for free, the Summer Adventure offers the chance to earn in-game items, community rewards, and even free games by collecting Summer Adventure Trading Cards. Meanwhile the Sale, which runs for the next 10 days, offers massive savings on more than 3,000 games and software products fr... more.

One of the most overlooked gems of 2013, "Magrunner: Dark Pulse", is available for the unbeatable price of FREE on GoG.com until June 19th 2014 at 12:59 AM, as their Summer Sale shifts into high gear. The DRM-Free game store cranks it up to 11, hitting gamers with 30 sweet bundle deals at a time and an endless tide of irresistible Flash Sales. If there's any gaming store bold (or crazy) enough ... more.

Feeling like getting an early peek at what is lurking in Castle Shadowgate? Development team Zojoi and indie games partner Reverb Triple XP announced today that the closed Beta access of Shadowgate, one of the most renowned adventure titles in video game history, will be available starting today. Closed Beta access is available to both Kickstarter backers of Shadowgate and new adventure seekers... more.