Activision Publishing a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, announced today that Call of Duty: Black Ops II has crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide retail sales, according to Chart-Track retail customer sell-through information and internal company estimates. Illustrating the strong appeal of interactive entertainment to audiences worldwide, the game achieved this milestone ... more.

Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics are pleased to announce that new Tomb Raider screenshots themed around Lara's survival and exploration are now available. The Tomb Raider franchise has sold over 35 million copies worldwide and inspired one of the most successful video game film adaptations in history, grossing over $300 million at the global box office with protagonist Lara Croft becoming a... more.

Sinister Design's Craig Stern has launched Telepath Tactics onto the Kickstarter Platform to seek funding. The game was immediately selected as a staff pick and in just a few days has reached over 20% of its funding goal. Telepath Tactics is a tactical RPG in a psionic powered steampunk universe full of completely unique races and constructs that focuses combat on terrain manipulation as much... more.

The Extreme Grinn Super Makeover Contest is underway, offering fans of The Grinns Tale the opportunity to design the next in-game costume. In addition to a fat stack of 100 Pramins to spend at the in-game store, the winning contestant will have his or her design put into the game as a permanent costume. The winning costume will be made available to all players free of charge. Not an a... more.

The best way to “unite the clans” is to create a giant stink, which is exactly the kind of bomb the Casual Brothers is dropping with its new Orc Attack gameplay trailer. Gearing up to make its Kickstarter goal of $32,000 (£20,000) by Sunday, December 9, The Casual Brothers have generated an effusive new trailer based on the game’s “Dirty Mode” showing gamers exactly what happen... more.

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.

The time has come to again claim your place in the galaxy. Whether you are human, a sentient insect or a space dolphin, Keberos Productions has given you the tools to research, expand and then dominate your own corner of the universe. Now, in an expanded and updated version of Sword of the Stars II, new options and an entirely new faction are available for you to experiment with. After a year o... more.

Valve today revealed the third set of games and first set of Software titles to advance through Steam Greenlight and be offered worldwide distribution via the popular platform for games and software. The latest collection of games and first set of Software titles to advance through Greenlight were selected for having either the highest number of positive votes or on an incredible upward traject... more.

Primal Carnage has dropped the first of many DLC packs today on Steam for only $1.99. This collection includes five brand-new skins for the dinosaur classes (Plagued Carnotaurus, Inferno Novaraptor, Scorched Pteranadon, Green Menace Dilophosaurus and the Classic T-Rex), adding more variety to what many gaming media outlets have already hailed as the best dinosaur game of all time. Steam: ht... more.

Developer Darkling Room in conjunction with its publisher Iceberg Interactive reveal a set of new screenshots for their upcoming ghost-hunting adventure game The Last Crown - Haunting of Hallowed Isle (PC). The Last Crown is the 2nd instalment in a trilogy and the sequel to the acclaimed first part released in 2008: The Lost Crown. To keep horror adventure fans aware of the game’s steady... more.