A Closed Beta program has been launched for  strategy title Oriental Empires (PC), created by industry veterans R.T. Smith and John Carline and published by Iceberg Interactive, slated for release by the end of Q3-2016. “The closed beta program will enable a fixed-sized and fully controllable testing environment, where feedback is manageable and easy to digest for the relatively small indie ... more.

Independent developer A Crowd Of Monsters today announced that the first and second episodes of its episodic crime noir adventure game Blues and Bullets are now also available on Playstation 4, hot on the heels of the second episode’s launch on Xbox One earlier this month. Playstation 4 owners don the trenchcoat of former detective Eliot Ness, who gets dragged back into the criminal underworld o... more.

Vagabond Dog and Devolver Digital have reignited their romance to publish a sequel to the lauded, semi-biographical, digital-novella-RPG-life-sim, Always Sometimes Monsters, called Sometimes Always Monsters, scheduled for release in late 2016. No, YOU'RE using commas wrong. Fans attending PAX East this weekend can get the original title (Always Sometimes Monsters) for free by playing the sequel... more.

Stoic, an independent game development company, and Versus Evil, one of the leading independent video game publishers, today launched the Banner Saga 2 for PC and Mac to gamers worldwide. Banner Saga 2 is the exciting sequel to the award winning, BAFTA nominated, indie hit The Banner Saga, an epic Viking role-playing strategy game where a player's choice directly affects their personal journey.  ... more.

A big gun is just an expensive toy without the brains to back it up. For hardcore strategy fans craving a true tactical experience beyond 'move and shoot' gameplay, Tastee: Lethal Tactics is coming May 10th to PC. With simultaneous tactics, it's not enough to react, unless of course you're trying to catch that bullet with your stomach. Whether launching an assault or laying down the perfect amb... more.

RuneScape, the iconic award-winning online adventure game, has received the most important update in its 15-year history with the launch of NXT, an all-new proprietary visual engine and game client, Jagex Games Studio announced today. In development for over two years at Jagex, NXT delivers a total graphical overhaul and myriad technical improvements for RuneScape's ever-growing band of player... more.

Dark Souls III, one of the most anticipated games of 2016, has released to rave reviews and incredibly strong first week sales, breaking records for the most successful day-one launch and fastest selling title in Bandai Namco Entertainment America history. See what everyone is talking about with the latest Dark Souls III trailer, “Kingdom Fall” posted below. Dark Souls III is currently a... more.

Berlin-based indie development studio Point Blank Games is pleased to unveil its first project – Shock Tactics, a single player turn-based sci-fi strategy game with tactical combat, exploration, squad management and base building. Shock Tactics is inspired by the space western style of Firefly and games like Jagged Alliance and X-COM. The game is set on an ancient alien homeworld, procedurall... more.

Publisher Iceberg Interactive and Croatian developer Little Green Men Games today launched Starpoint Gemini Warlords, the next installment of the highly successful Starpoint Gemini series, onto Steam’s Early Access program. The game introduces many sought after new features including the player headquarters, a giant space station for storing the fleet, and building new ships. As developmen... more.

Square Enix Collective is supporting the Kickstarter campaign to help raise funds for a new Fear Effect game. France-based indie developer Sushee is seeking an initial target of €100,000 to add to its own investment in order to fund development of Fear Effect Sedna project, which is expected to release in Q2 of 2017. Sushee recently completed work on the haunting point-and-click adventure Goe... more.