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The pace of change in Kickstarter is perhaps the most interesting thing. Just a weekly dip reveals enormous changes, successful and failed projects, and perhaps most revealing of all, those stuck and static. So once again, here’s a round-up of what’s going on in PC projects. A quick ...

Some of the best games from the last few years are on sale this weekend. No matter what your tastes, I reckon you’ll find a deal that’ll grab your attention in this week’s bucket. At these prices I’d say that it’s got to be worth trying something you might not think ...

Yesterday, I had a chat with the first half of Ron Gilbert about his upcoming descent into madness (and in the game), The Cave. Shortly after, the other half of Ron Gilbert teetered awkwardly into the room, so I decided to speak with it as well. In this very special non-Cave-flavored episode, we ...

OK, so I actually sort of love the idea behind EverQuest II‘s latest bit of technical wizardry, but well, when I say “wizardry,” I mean less Gandalf and more the really clumsy kid from Harry Potter - millennia before he became improbably talented. Basically, though, EverQuest I ...

Most shooter trailers have a way of getting to the point. The point, in case you hadn’t guessed, is shooting. People, vehicles, other guns – nothing is safe, and everything is eyebrow-raisingly capable of exploding. Including your eyebrows. ARMA III, though, takes its time. Sometimes ...

Ragmeg Alleycat developer Zsolt Bartok returns to show that arena shooters can be fun and silly, without zombies, neon graphics or gore in Happy Jets of Water. Squirt or be squirted as you face off in a game of water-tag that accommodates 2 to 8 players (two of which can be local humans). Play ...

[Guest reviewer Colin Brown of Backlog Journey looks at the games in The Graduation Bundle, available now from the IndieGames co-created site, Indie Royale.] Dead Pixels is neat little game where the wit extends far beyond the very clever name. The game itself claims to be "an 8-bit zombie ...

subAtomic is a more or less traditional point-and-click adventure created in three days during the latest Ludum Dare by Murray Lewis and David Blake. subAtomic also happens to be a short game with simple puzzles, simple sounds and simple graphics that emphatically showcases just how funny, refre ...

As its release date draws near, Black Pants Studio has opened preorders and released one last trailer for its "nerdy jump'n'slice adventure" Tiny & Big: Grandpa's Leftovers. Tiny & Big can be preordered via Steam and Good Old Games at a discount, and the game is also available directly through ...

Space combat? Check. Possibilities for vehicular customization? Check. Competent-sounding team with a decent background in the industry? Check, check and double check. Skyjacker is looking pretty darn sweet. Featuring first-person free-roaming space combat, Skyjacker will allow you to do everyt ...

This week we learn that China takes piracy seriously, Curt Schilling points a finger or two at the Rhode Island Governor and South Korea turns the tables on Blizzard and raids them. View Article

Using a game to speak the universal language of beaurocracy. View Article

A boy journeys into another world to save his mother. View Article

This week, we delve into our pile of user questions and discuss what games can or should have gay characters, American vs. British TV, and what Susan's forum avatar is all about. View Video

Is extra content no one gets to play actually extra content? View Article