It's impossible to deny the influence of Hong Kong director John Woo. From The Matrix to Cowboy Bebop, it seems a good majority of pieces of contemporary action media have little traces of John Woo…
December 14, 2016 | 11:00 EST
Always online is something that is very controversial as far as DRM goes, with perhaps the most famous backlash for it being the Xbox One reveal a few years back. After disasters like SimCity, the…
December 13, 2016 | 09:24 EST
PSX 2016 may have dominated the weekends gaming headlines but MechWarrior fans gathered in their droves in Vancouver on Saturday to celebrate the first ever Mech_Con - a celebration of the…
December 6, 2016 | 10:00 EST
A while back, I looked at an early build for an upcoming FPS called DUSK and instantly fell in love. It had everything a guy like me could ever want from a throwback shooter in this day and age. Nice…
December 5, 2016 | 09:00 EST
The Order: 1886 is a third-person action-adventure video game set in an 1886 alternate history London, where players will follow the story of the legendary Knights of the Round Table as they battle…
December 5, 2016 | 12:03 EST
Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game that has players taking control of Aloy, a hunter and archer, as she adventures through a post-apocalyptic land that is now ruled by robotic creatures…
December 3, 2016 | 05:54 EST
If you're an avid Warframe player, you may have been looking forward to a very particular and well-hyped content update. The War Within has been teased numerously for months, promising a new story…
November 17, 2016 | 01:00 EST
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is an open world action-adventure video game set within the world created by J.R.R Tolkien. You'll take on the role of Talion, a ranger who was killed by the Black Hand…
November 10, 2016 | 12:12 EST
Over the past few years, there's been something of a revival of the so-called 'retro shooter' with titles such as Shadow Warrior, DOOM, and Wolfenstein: The New Order. But I'll let you in on a little…
October 21, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
For Honor, Ubisoft's upcoming multiplayer melee combat game, recently gave console players their first chance to go hands-on with the game in a closed Alpha. The feedback was strong and several key…
October 6, 2016 | 09:15 EDT
The multiplayer tug-of-war fencing series is coming back this 2017. Nighogg 2 looks to improve upon the original while staying true to what made the original Nidhogg such a sleeper hit back in 2014.…
September 29, 2016 | 05:15 EDT
The rhythm genre is one steeped in tradition; of fundamentally similar mechanics and ideas applied to different settings and situations. Klang, the action/adventure/rhythm hybrid developed by…
September 26, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Klang is an innovative take on traditional rhythm games that pushes the genre beyond pressing buttons to tempo, with a focus on unique elements.
September 20, 2016 | 06:20 EDT
For Honor is a hack and slash game that allows players to take on the roles of ancient warriors like samurai, vikings, and knights in hand to hand combat. Wage war in a persistent game world that…
September 18, 2016 | 08:16 EDT
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a medieval action role-playing game where you try to gain control of the Calradian Empire.
September 18, 2016 | 04:52 EDT
As the main conference showing came to a close for the PlayStation Meeting 2016, the stream took off to get a closer look and some details at Horizon Zero Dawn by Guerilla Games. The first party…
September 7, 2016 | 05:30 EDT
Publisher Snow Cannon Games and developer Tinimations have announced that their rhythm platformer, Klang, will come out on September 22nd on Steam. If you are unfamiliar with rhythm games, think…
September 5, 2016 | 09:30 EDT
For those who don't have an in-depth understanding of Warframe, Nezha is a bit of a niche Warframe. He can tank like Rhino, burst heal, and Crowd Control. He doesn't shine in any of those aspects,…
August 24, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
For Honor, Ubisoft's new First Person hack and slash, had plenty of news revealed today during Gamescom 2016 in Cologne, Germany. For Honor was originally announced last year at E3 2015. The first…
August 19, 2016 | 12:54 EDT
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has been under development for quite some time now, with the first announcement trailer being released all the way back in 2012, and the first gameplay trailer…
August 17, 2016 | 07:28 EDT
When we were looking over Indy PopCon’s site to reach out to a number of devs and set up times to talk about their games, Battle Chef Brigade was one of the games that looked quite interesting.…
August 3, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
If you've been playing free to play third-person shooter Warframe then you may already have a pet dog. Yet what if you had a more feline persuasion? Then the newest update is for you, bringing pet…
July 9, 2016 | 01:44 EDT
I attended a presentation with Taleworlds Entertainment all about siege in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Later I returned and Taleworlds graciously agreed to an interview, so I spoke with Frank…
June 19, 2016 | 05:03 EDT
I attended a thirty minute presentation that was an expansion of what Taleworlds Entertainment showed off at this year's PC Gaming Show. So everything was all about siege. From what I saw, and from…
June 18, 2016 | 09:30 EDT
Wow, no rest after The Last Guardian we are right into Horizon Zero Dawn, the new title from Guerrilla Games! This is a scripted gameplay demo as we take control of Prehistoric Ygritte in her stone…
June 13, 2016 | 10:35 EDT
Ubisoft's demo of For Honor in 2015 showed off the game's thrilling multiplayer experience. This hack and slash adventure puts players in the battlefield as a member of one of three warrior legacies…
June 13, 2016 | 06:39 EDT
Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord made an appearance at the PC Gaming Show this year. An introduction video showed off a castle siege with various people fighting each other and breaking into a…
June 13, 2016 | 03:55 EDT
Square Enix shows off more of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue. What a mouthful... The new entry in the Kingdom Hearts series is a bit of a misnomer, as what the game is is a compilation…
June 8, 2016 | 12:47 EDT
On Monday, June 6th, 2016, a new trailer for the upcoming PlayStation 4 game Horizon Zero Dawn. In addition to a release date of February 28th, 2017, a pre-order page for the game has appeared on…
June 6, 2016 | 11:37 EDT
It's the week before E3, so time for companies showing off, rumor mongering and rumor confirmation. It promises to be a busy day here in the newsroom at TechRaptor across the world, and this story…
June 6, 2016 | 02:30 EDT
Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition is now available for purchase on Xbox One. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzaM7aS1n54 Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition (developed…
April 30, 2016 | 10:16 EDT
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has had some new details shown off at the PC Gamer Weekender event, and developer TaleWorlds has posted a Developer Blog to expand on them. A nearly 40 minute video…
April 29, 2016 | 08:47 EDT
This morning David D'Angelo, a developer at Yacht Club Games, announced via a Gamasutra blog post that their game Shovel Knight has just passed 1 million in digital sales. The physical release of …
April 14, 2016 | 09:47 EDT
The Family of Michael Forgey announced on YouGiving that the noted developer passed away on March 3rd after a year long battle with cancer. Forgey, an executive producer for Monolith and a key…
March 4, 2016 | 09:55 EST
When Ubisoft released Beyond Good and Evil it soon became apparent that the French developer had struck gold. The game, released in 2003 and designed by the now legendary Rayman designer Michel Ancel…
March 4, 2016 | 08:47 EST
Those who are fans of Hong Kong action cinema likely know director John Woo. Famous for his “gun-ballet” movies filled with tons of action, Mexican standoffs, and slow motion cinematography, many…
February 12, 2016 | 01:00 EST
Developer Guerilla Games impressed a great many people (this writer amongst them) when they revealed the gorgeous E3 trailer of the post-apocalyptic third-person adventure Horizon Zero Dawn, and…
January 2, 2016 | 08:29 EST
The Game Awards started off its pre-show with a quick peek at the newest content coming out for Goat Simulator. The trailer featured quite a few animals besides the titular goat talking about the…
December 3, 2015 | 09:49 EST
The buzz regarding The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is almost inescapable this year. The seamless blending of story-driven role-playing with an open world experience has been apparently achieved, with…
November 25, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Because a good joke just ain't the same if it isn't milked for all it's worth, the creators of chaotic physics fest Goat Simulator and healthy breakfast sim I am Bread are teaming up to bring you …
November 13, 2015 | 10:17 EST
In the world of video games the saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is constantly challenged by games made by developers with banners displaying unique ideas. These ideas are frequently…
November 6, 2015 | 01:00 EST
The long awaited physical release of Shovel Knight is not going 100% as planned, as developers Yacht Club Games announced that their retail copies will be going for a higher price than originally…
October 8, 2015 | 11:43 EDT
The Plague Knight DLC, Plague of Shadows, for Shovel Knight was announced a while ago, and now it is finally here. It prominently features one of the bosses from Shovel Knight, Plague Knight,…
September 18, 2015 | 03:18 EDT
The Shovel Knight amiibo is real. After a longstanding rumor of a Shovel Knight amiibo began circulating last week, which came to a head through a deleted post on twitter by U.K retailer GAME.…
August 30, 2015 | 12:58 EDT
Goat Simulator: Mmore Goatz Edition has just arrived for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 and includes the Goat MMO Simulator and Goatz expansion, obviously spoofing massively multiplayer online games and…
August 26, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Following the success of Yacht Club Games' NES style action platformer Shovel Knight, a free update dubbed 'Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows' has surfaced on the developers' website with a flashy…
August 26, 2015 | 12:05 EDT
Through an unfortunate encounter, /u/MasterReaver discovered that he was softbanned from Dark Souls 2. (Softbanning, in theory, punishes cheaters by restricting online interactions to only other…
August 14, 2015 | 10:54 EDT
Welcome back to another exciting installment of This Week in Kickstarter, where we sift through the site to bring you the cool, and maybe the not so cool, and give you our take. EVERSPACE …
August 11, 2015 | 01:00 EDT