Free-to-play ARPG Akaneiro: Demon Hunters gets a Kickstarter, open beta to...
Spicy Horse, the Shangai developer founded by American McGee (of Quake and Alice fame), says it’s “out of time and money” to finish polishing its free-to-play ARPG, Akaneiro: Demon Hunters. Money buys...
View ArticleAmerican McGee: Akaneiro is “100 percent finished,” developer “not out of money”
The Kickstarter page for free-to-play ARPG Akaneiro: Demon Hunters stated that American McGee’s studio, Spicy Horse, ran “out of time and money” for final polishing. McGee evidently took umbrage with...
View ArticleTorchlight 2 Synergies mod adds new class, new enemies and a huge amount of...
Have you already clicked all of Torchlight 2′s many monsters into a fine paste of gibbed chunks? Then the Synergies mod could be exactly what you’re looking for. It’s a huge overhaul of the game,...
View ArticleTransistor demo footage shows strategic planning, talking sword
Bastion creators Supergiant recently revealed their next game, Transistor. In it, protagonist Red finds a giant USB stick, and promptly destroys a legion of robots while trying to figure out where...
View ArticleTorchlight II gets mod editor, Steam Workshop support, pet headcrab
There can’t be many names for an official mod editor more appropriate than GUTS is for Torchlight II. Appropriate because, 1) it lets Runic’s talented community even deeper into the guts of their...
View ArticleDiablo 3′s patch 1.0.8 wants you to bring some friends
Blizzard have revealed the details of Diablo 3′s forthcoming 1.0.8 update. While they’ve previously hinted at long-term plans, including increased rarity for Legendary and Rare items, the patch will...
View ArticlePath of Exile’s Season Two race schedule revealed, kicks off tomorrow
Path of Exile’s Race events are an interesting idea for the free-to-play ARPG. They’re short-form transitory leagues – anything from a few minutes to a month, depending on the event – that require a...
View ArticleHellraid announced: a game about raiding the armies of hell
In a win for self-descriptive naming, here’s Hellraid: a first-person co-op hack ‘n slash RPG about raiding the armies of hell. It’s being made by Techland, who have form with back-to-basics game...
View ArticleDragon Nest’s latest patch introduces the ability to grow your own food—oh,...
I like to think that the story behind Dragon Nest’s newest update is that the Sea Dragon, having scornfully watched the hyper-cute, anime-soaked denizens of Althea frolic about obliviously for too...
View ArticlePath of Exile update 0.11.0 brings new leagues of Onslaught and Anarchy
One day, a more interesting patch naming format will be agreed upon. Until then, we’ll have to make do with the current numerical Wild West of marking important development milestones with arbitrary...
View ArticleDark Souls 2 release date set for March 2014
Ah, E3. Do we love you or hate you? On one hand, that single week of June is filled with so much flashy marketing it makes our eyes ache, but on the other, we get to learn awesome new things about...
View ArticleTransistor’s Reveal Trailer shows off stellar vocals set over sci-fi gameplay
Transistor, the new action RPG from Bastion devs Supergiant Games, got a brand-new reveal trailer at last night’s Sony E3 press conference. Lost in a sci-fi cityscape and lugging a +1 Sword of Logan...
View ArticleDiablo 3 expansion not likely till 2014
We were all hoping it’d happen this year, but we’ve just learned that Blizzard’s probably not going to push out a Diablo 3 expansion till 2014. Which is just as well, because my click-finger is still...
View ArticleAkaneiro: Demon Hunters now has early access status on Steam
American McGee latest fairytale mashup—in this case, a cocktail of Red Riding Hood infused with a feudal Japan flavor—is now playable on Steam through its Early Access program. With the free-to-play...
View ArticlePath of Exile gets Twitch livestreaming capabilities, more gore
The next game to haul itself onboard the Twitch livestream bandwagon is Path of Exile. The ARPG will allow streaming from within the client, Twitch chat—the whole shebang. The full details are listed...
View ArticleDiablo 3 to get major free update alongside Reaper of Souls expansion
Even if you’re not planning to peer inside Malthael mysteriously masked face-hole with Diablo III’s Reaper of Souls expansion, the fallen angel’s appearance will still have an effect on the base game....
View ArticleDiablo 3: Reaper of Souls loot system designed to “cut the legs out from the...
Diablo III’s controversial in-game gold and real-money auction house has been such a point of contention that even the game’s former lead designer admitted that it “really hurt the game”. While it...
View ArticleDiablo 3 PC won’t get offline play, Blizzard say co-op “is the ideal”
When Tom talked to Blizzard at Gamescom, he was told that Diablo 3 expansion Reaper of Souls‘ new loot system was designed to “cut the legs out” from the controversial real-money auction house. But,...
View ArticleDiablo 3 to remain always-online, despite planned auction house closures
Diablo 3 is removing its auction houses! That’s a pretty significant about-turn for a game that’s generated a lot of controversy from its extraneous features and requirements. So now, given that these...
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