At the PC Gaming Show we got a look at Battletech, a turn based mech stratgy game developed by Hairbrained Studios, the developers behind the recent Shadowrun games. As all Battletech should have,…
June 12, 2017 | 02:25 EDT
Sean "Day9" Plott took to the stage to open up the PC Gaming Show. After an intro that celebrated the dedication of the PC gaming community, we got our first look at an expansion for XCOM 2. Titled…
June 12, 2017 | 02:15 EDT
Elder Scrolls: Legends gets a new trailer during the Bethesda E3 presentation. Already released back in 2017, the game has continued to expand, with new features and content coming around for the…
October 27, 2019 | 04:01 EDT
Firaxis revealed today that they, and parent company 2K Games, will be at the PC Gaming show this Monday with something related to XCOM 2. Before we get into looking at what that is, let's take a…
June 8, 2017 | 10:03 EDT
The latest incarnation of HITMAN will only be sold as a complete first season moving forward according to an announcement from developer Io-Interactive. Roughly two weeks from today, the purchase…
June 8, 2017 | 07:49 EDT
When someone mentions The Elder Scrolls series, what do you think of? Most people would probably say that it's an open world high fantasy RPG where you can wander around ye olde towns and castles,…
October 27, 2019 | 04:06 EDT
With the news that Square Enix is looking at what to do with Hitman, including possibly packaging it with studio Io-Interactive for sale, one wonders who should buy it. Options include venture…
June 2, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Io-Interactive has not had a good few weeks. After being with Square Enix for over seven years since the publisher acquired Eidos Interactive in 2009, Square Enix has decided to release its ownership…
May 26, 2017 | 06:34 EDT
Paradox Interactive have announced a Digital Anniversary Edition of their space 4X game Stellaris. As you've probably guessed from the title of the edition, this version of the game is released to…
May 9, 2017 | 12:30 EDT
If you bought the Digital Deluxe edition of Sid Meier's Civilization VI, you may be glad to know that Firaxis has decided to add retroactively add some more value to your purchase. This news was…
May 5, 2017 | 04:05 EDT
Io Interactive are celebrating the release of the 24th Elusive Target for their assassination sandbox game HITMAN. Elusive Targets are targets of a contract you only have one try at completing. Dying…
May 5, 2017 | 03:45 EDT
If you've got an interest in turn-based strategy adventure games, you will probably have seen the name Renowned Explorers pop up online if you frequent TechRaptor. This game, which was released in…
April 26, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
Planetbase, a game where you can build a colony on another world, will be coming to Xbox One on May 5 according to Major Nelson. The core of Planetbase's gameplay centers on building a space colony…
April 19, 2017 | 05:45 EDT
The first moments after starting a new game in Beholder show a beat up man being dragged out of the building. His name is Hector and he was the landlord in charge of the apartment building in…
April 18, 2017 | 01:50 EDT
At some point this week Firaxis Games will release the Spring Update for Sid Meier's Civilization VI on both Mac and PC. This free update implements more balance tweaks to the game's mechanics as…
March 29, 2017 | 09:30 EDT
Hot on the heels of the Persia reveal a couple days ago comes the reveal of the second new faction coming to Sid Meier's Civilization VI as part of the upcoming Spring Update. This time around we're…
March 22, 2017 | 01:30 EDT
Firaxis Games have released a new video giving us a sneak peak of the new civilization coming soon to Sid Meier's Civilization VI. This new civ is Persia, led by Cyrus the Great. https://www.youtube.…
March 21, 2017 | 10:40 EDT
Firaxis Games and 2K have released a demo for Firaxis' grand strategy game Sid Meier's Civilization VI. This demo imposes some heavy restrictions that nevertheless show off what the game is all about…
March 17, 2017 | 08:30 EDT
It's been quite some time since we last heard from Dean Hall. The original creator of the popular DayZ mod for ARMA 2 left the DayZ Standalone project back in 2014 to pursue other opportunities…
March 8, 2017 | 08:30 EST
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs is making its way to Steam. The strategy role playing game with visual novel elements was first released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita as…
March 6, 2017 | 03:02 EST
This month my editors asked me to play a game about stalking an innocent man by breaking into a home he has clearly dedicated much love and care into renovating after my coworker Perry Ruhland…
March 2, 2017 | 11:00 EST
Update: Chucklefish Games has confirmed that Wargroove will NOT be a Nintendo Switch exclusive, and will be coming to PC and other platforms as per their CEO on Twitter https://twitter.com/Tiyuri/…
February 28, 2017 | 01:56 EST
Always wanted to try playing Sid Meier’s award-winning Civilization series but wasn’t sure where to start? Humble’s latest bundle, the Humble Civilization Bundle, has got you covered. For a change of…
February 25, 2017 | 08:30 EST
Hello Neighbor is a survival horror game in which you break into your neighbors home in an attempt to uncover whatever dark secrets he might be hiding. Currently in Alpha, the game boasts an advanced…
February 24, 2017 | 12:53 EST
Since the release of Sid Meier's Civilization VI last year, players have been eagerly anticipating the promised Steam Workshop support that makes it easy to browse and install mods, as well as give…
February 22, 2017 | 10:30 EST
Paradox Interactive announced a double whammy enhancing their empire-building space strategy title, Stellaris. Alongside the release of the upcoming update affectionately referred to as "Banks" (a…
February 2, 2017 | 06:40 EST
If you're a fan of the XCOM franchise and a PC gamer, chances are you've heard of Long War Studios and their partial conversion mod for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Long War. If you're one of the many who…
January 6, 2017 | 01:44 EST
A 4X from Paradox Interactive based around space exploration, empire management, diplomacy, and of course warfare.
January 4, 2017 | 10:13 EST
A turn-based, isometric strategy game of avoiding extinction. The governments you fought to defend twenty years ago, in XCOM: Enemy Unknown, have been crushed under the heel of a new world order…
December 25, 2016 | 01:26 EST
2K and Firaxis Games have announced the first DLC faction coming to Sid Meier's Civilization VI. This time around, we're getting another European faction to throw into the mix; Poland, led by King…
December 21, 2016 | 09:30 EST
1984 (the book, not the year) is one of those classics of modern literature that is often referenced outside of its original context. The dystopian society that Orwell described was the extremization…
December 20, 2016 | 01:00 EST
While the first season for Io Interactive's assassination simulator has officially been concluded (find the full season 1 review here) with the release of the 5th and final episode set in Hokkaido,…
December 6, 2016 | 11:53 EST
Now that the last episode for Hitman's first season has arrived, it is time to look back and break everything down. Certainly, the game started off in a more sparse condition than it is in now. Even…
December 3, 2016 | 11:00 EST
The November update for Hitman has launched, bringing along a series of changes and fixes, including one that partially alleviates one of the gripes about the games' always online DRM. The Offline…
November 28, 2016 | 02:20 EST
Yesterday, we and many others spotted that Games Republic had what appeared to be a rather insane deal on the new Sid Meier's Civilization VI Deluxe Edition for only $15.99, only a few weeks after…
November 25, 2016 | 08:16 EST
Less than a month after its release, Sid Meier's Civilization VI is getting its first update, titled the Fall Update. It appears that the folks at Firaxis have been listening to the community's…
November 17, 2016 | 11:39 EST
There aren't many games that slurp up all my time and attention in quite the same way as Sid Meier's Civilization. I've not been with the franchise for very long (my first entry in the franchise was…
November 12, 2016 | 09:00 EST
Save for Colorado, it seems Io-interactive is hellbent on making the players of Hitman feel like tourists at worst and pampered guests at best. With a little side of murder, of course. The latest…
November 7, 2016 | 11:00 EST
XCOM 2 is a stressful game. Whether you're facing down a horde of aliens or trying to reach one of your soldiers before they bleed out, it will test your mental resolve at every step. What better way…
November 7, 2016 | 09:20 EST
Hitman, the latest episodic success story, has just released its final episode set in Hokkaido but IO Interactive is sparing no time to dwell on the completed story as they have just confirmed that…
November 4, 2016 | 11:30 EDT
When I first looked at the original release of Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters, I honestly wasn’t particularly eager on it. On the outside, the way the trailers sold it felt like some stereotypical…
October 25, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
eSports organization Team Liquid has announced that they've started up a new eSports team for the recently released grand strategy game Sid Meier's Civilization VI, led by Stephen Takowsky, who you…
October 24, 2016 | 09:15 EDT
It seems like the launch of Sid Meier's Civilization VI didn't entirely go off without a hitch. This news comes from a forum post on the Steam Community page for the popular grand strategy game from…
October 22, 2016 | 04:14 EDT
When starting the minuscule strategy and decision-making game 50 Years, the first thing I noticed is a simple, pristine menu framed by a lovely art style that fit perfectly with the small size of the…
October 22, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Stardock is back at it again, exciting space nerds everywhere with a reboot of the beloved Atari Star Control franchise. Those who have played the previous titles won't be too surprised with the…
October 18, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Io-Interactive is putting the finishing touches to the season finale of the first out of (hoped for) three seasons for the stealthy assassination game featuring everyone's favorite barcoded bald…
October 16, 2016 | 10:05 EDT
Back in February this year we reviewed XCOM 2 on PC, giving the game an 8.5 and calling it a solid sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown despite some technical issues. Fast forward to the present day and…
October 14, 2016 | 01:00 EDT
It's just a few more days until Sid Meier's Civilization VI becomes available to the public and Firaxis, in a surprise move, just announced that the Greek civ is going to have a second leader players…
October 13, 2016 | 09:24 EDT