The former Microsoft studio that brought us Max and the Magic Marker, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and Kalimba is bringing its latest game Trailmakers to PC and consoles next year. Flashbulb Games, previously Press Play, will be releasing its physics-based vehicle-building sandbox on Steam Early Access in December, before …
Read More »Opinion: From Dark to Light
Sean Cleaver was an early adopter of The Long Dark. Now the game has come out of Early Access and Game Preview, he takes a look at the evolution of the game’s UI during the programme
Read More »PQube’s Fight of the Gods taken off sale on Steam in Malaysia
PQube’s religious-themed 2D brawler Fight of the Gods has been causing chaos over in Malaysia. The game, which launched on Steam Early Access last week, sees religious and mythological figures such as Jesus, Moses, Odin, Athena and Anubis battling each other for supremacy as they fight an unknown evil. Firstly,the …
Read More »Square Enix Collective: ‘We’re very honoured’ to publish Battalion 1944
Indie service provider Square Enix Collective has said it’s "very honoured" to be working with Bulkhead Studios again on its upcoming WWII shooter Battalion 1944, which is on show this week at gamescom in Hall 9. Square Enix’s indie publishing unit previously worked with the team on the first-person puzzle …
Read More »Rogue Islands dated for September, with Keystone Games handling digital and boxed release
Newly formed publisher Keystone Games has announced it’s bringing Big Fat Alien and Blue Sock Studio’s fantasy FPS title Rogue Islands out of Early Access into a full worldwide release this September. Keystone Games, which is currently headed up by industry veteran Jane Rachel Whittaker, will also be supporting the …
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has Early Access period extended
2017’s biggest surprise hit will spend a bit longer in Early Access than had been previously expected. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was released in March and from the off developer Brendan ‘PlayerUnknown’ Greene has insisted that the title would exit Early Access within six months. That target is now going to be …
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is looking good for Xbox One port
Developer Brendan Greene has confirmed that the possibility of bringing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to Xbox One and PS4 is being investigated. "We have a team working already on looking to port it to at least the Xbox One," Greene told BusinessInsider. "We’re looking at both consoles of course, but we have …
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hits 2m Early Access sales
Breakout PC hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has hit a new sales milestone on Steam. The game, which released at the end of March, has now hit 2m Early Access sales. This follows the news that it reached 1m sales after just 16 days on sale. PUBG drops 100 players onto an …
Read More »Edge Case Games: Design by committee
Jem Alexander investigates how Fractured Space developer Edge Case Games is taking advantage of open development and Early Access to improve the quality of the game
Read More »Indie game We Happy Few in early stages of becoming a movie
We Happy Few, still in Early Access, has had the rights acquired to turn it into a movie
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