Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is available for pre-purchase worldwide. All players who pre-purchase on Steam receive a 10% discount and gain early access to the beta on August 14th. CS: GO expands on the classic team-based action gam... more.

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and OVERKILL Software today announced the availability of the very first DLC for PAYDAY: The Heist - 'Wolfpack', which provides criminal masterminds with new heists, new tactics, advanced gameplay and bigger payouts. Wolfpack is now available via digital download on the PlayStation Network and PC systems. The Wolfpack DLC equips players with new weapons, equip... more.

Rise of the Triad made a huge splash at QuakeCon this weekend, with a surprise announcement and players blasting the crap out of each other all weekend in multiplayer mayhem. Goin' Down the Hard Way We told you that Rise of the Triad would feature classic ROTT music reforged in the fires of METAL. And here's the first bit of proof... head to our Soundcloud page and listen to (and dow... more.

Rise of the Triad made a huge splash at QuakeCon this weekend, with a surprise announcement and players blasting the crap out of each other all weekend in multiplayer mayhem. Goin' Down the Hard Way We told you that Rise of the Triad would feature classic ROTT music reforged in the fires of METAL. And here's the first bit of proof... head to our Soundcloud page and listen to (and download)... more.

Endless Space is a ruthless game. It’s a race against time as you colonize planets, harvest materials, and build a fleet to protect your empire. The game has a very steep learning curve. Luckily, the developer implemented a tutorial system that is very thorough. It holds your hand through the complicated menu systems until you have a better understanding of the game. It teaches you the basics... more.

Today at QuakeCon, Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment announced the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad” - vowing to make it bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before. Powered by the industry-leading Unreal Engine 3 from Epic Games, “Rise of the Triad” includes a full single-player campaign, a fully featured multiplayer experience ... more.

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. announced today the launch of the new objective-based strategy mode "Bomb Battle" for the cartoon-style third-person shooter, MicroVolts.  Together with a new map, new weapons and special events, Bomb Battle blasts into Micro World with a vengeance. The Micro World is under threat, and only the swiftest and mightiest MicroVolters working as a team can save it... more.

Nordic Games is bringing one of the best adventure games in the past 10 years to gamers around the world today, as KING Art Games’ “The Book of Unwritten Tales” (BoUT) makes its way to Steam, GOG.com, GameStop PC Downloads, GameFly and many more. Pricing for the PC and Mac title, which varies by region, is $19.99 / £17.99 / €19.99 / 299 Rubles (Russia only) for the Standard Editio... more.

Indie developer DrinkBox Studios confirmed today that Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, one of the hit launch titles on the PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment system, is through its final PC testing phase and set for an August 15th release on the PC Steam marketplace. One of the most critically acclaimed titles on the PlayStation Vita to-date, Mutant Blobs Attack surprised press ... more.

Reloaded Productions, the wholly-owned creative development studio for GamersFirst, announced the live release of version 1.9.0 for the Free2Play® online action game APB Reloaded. Following the blockbuster success of 1.8.0 , update 1.9.0 introduces new Joker Tickets that gives players new ways to earn items without spending money, unlockable titles and improvements to the Fight Club Chall... more.