A Beta version of the Total War: Rome II Assembly Kit, a suite of mod-tools specifically designed to help modders get creative with Rome II, is free to download now in the Tools section of Steam. The Assembly Kit contains a series of tools to help modders edit Rome II’s database and variants, and process data such as textures, models, animations and campaign-game start positions. A suite of... more.

Valve kicked off its first-ever Steam Dev Days Conference by announcing the continued growth of Steam, a leading platform for PC, Mac, and Linux software. In addition, Valve detailed Steam's 2013 geographic performance to the more than 1,200 Dev Days attendees. In the trailing three months the number of active Steam accounts jumped 15%, to 75 million from 65 million (announced October 201... more.

Today, Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD, the striking chapter in the pre–American Revolution Assassin’s Creed saga, is now available for download on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live online entertainment network for the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. Completely remastered in stunning high definition with improved gameplay mechani... more.

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and planter of flags, today released “Conquest of Paradise,” the first expansion to award-winning empire-building game Europa Universalis IV created by Paradox Development Studio. Available now for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Conquest of Paradise provides players of Paradox’s celebrated strategy game with an all-new set of challenges, sending them to... more.

Namco Bandai Games America recently released the all new “Cursed” trailer for Dark Souls II, The “Cursed” trailer showcases never-before-seen Dark Souls II gameplay, highlighting the challenging and punishing experiences franchise fans have come to expect. Dark Souls II is the highly anticipated, punishing sequel to 2011’s Dark Souls, one of the most challenging and acclaimed experie... more.

Fans of The Whispered World can look forward to a reunion with their hero of the first installment: the clown, Sadwick.  In Silence – The Whispered World 2, the boy whom Sadwick saw in a reflection, has grown into the teenager Noah. He and his little sister Renie will be playable characters and accompany players on the journey through the Whispered World as it slowly but surely reclaims N... more.

Nordic Games is pleased to announce that The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief has  launched on the PlayStation Network in North and South America and is available for $29.99 for all episodes. All three episodes of The Raven, ‘The Eye of the Sphinx’, ‘Ancestry Of Lies’, and ‘A Murder Of Ravens’ are being released simultaneously today. Beautifully animated, this adventure i... more.

Stoic, an independent game development company and Versus Evil, an independent game publisher, today announced the release of the highly anticipated Strategy RPG The Banner Saga on PC and Mac.  The game, a huge funding success on Kickstarter, was recently announced as an Independent Games Festival (IGF) finalist for Excellence in Visual Arts, with honorable mentions for Excellence in Audio ... more.

Ubisoft announced today that the Oasis DLC pack for Rocksmith 2014 Edition is now available for download on Xbox LIVE for Xbox 360, the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 and Steam for PC and Mac. Songs included in this 5-song pack are “Wonderwall”, “Some Might Say”, “Supersonic”, “Live Forever” and “Champagne Supernova.” Individual songs are available for $2.99 or the com... more.

Today, BioWare and LucasArts granted Preferred Early Access to the Free-to-Play Star Wars: The Old Republic Digital Expansion, Galactic Starfighter. Players gain Preferred Status by purchasing anything from the online store or by being a previous subscriber to Star Wars: The Old Republic. With no character level requirement, players can jump right into intense 12v12 Player-vs-Player (PvP) fre... more.