Nvidia has announced a new promotional bonus for its new graphics cards, throwing in a free copy of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt with the purchase of a GeForce 900 series card from participating…
March 11, 2015 | 12:13 EDT
The Five Nights at Freddy's series hasn't had the best track record here at Techraptor. We've criticized the series' reliance on jumpscares and lack of reason to check the camera in the past, and I'm…
March 8, 2015 | 11:00 EDT
Halo fans are finally getting a much needed overhaul. 343 Industries has announced the release of their latest patch for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The patch is a long-awaited fix to many…
March 7, 2015 | 12:51 EST
The latest update for Dragon Age: Inquisition has finally been released to the public. Patch 5 (1.06) will be implementing some long requested improvements to Inquisition. Some of these…
March 3, 2015 | 12:50 EST
In case you needed the latest and greatest in interactive video laxatives, Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is now available for purchase on Steam for 7.99 (USD). [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch…
March 3, 2015 | 08:33 EST
Details pertaining to Battlefield Hardline have apparently been leaked before an official announcement by Electronic Arts. According to the website Attack of the Fanboy, the marketing from a…
March 1, 2015 | 12:44 EST
Final Fantasy XIV is one of the few MMORPGs that manage in this day and age to survive with a subscription-based model. That is amazing, especially considering that the game recovered from a…
February 28, 2015 | 09:05 EST
The official trailer for Shadow of Mordor's upcoming DLC "The Bright Lord" released today. It features the ultimate Lord of the Rings boss: The Dark Lord Sauron himself. The DLC itself is out now and…
February 24, 2015 | 08:53 EST
In the latest update via the Rockstar Games newswire it has been announced that the long awaited Online Heists will be coming to all versions of the game on March 10th and that the PC version of GTA…
February 24, 2015 | 11:54 EST
If you've paid even the slightest attention to games in the past few years, you're now very aware of what a roguelike is. Even games that have little to anything to do with the traditions of the…
February 23, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Metro Last Light Redux (developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver) is a return to the universe based on Dmitry Glukhovsky’s Metro book series. While Metro 2033 Redux mostly followed the plot…
February 22, 2015 | 09:00 EST
I am an absolute sucker for any sort of post-apocalyptic game. Generally, the apocalypse is either nuclear, zombies or both. Give me a ruined world and a rifle cobbled together from scrap, and I'm…
February 21, 2015 | 09:00 EST
The upcoming Scandinavia DLC from ETS 2 has been a highly-anticipated addition to the game for its fans. But even for those who aren't fans of SCS Software's game are somewhat impressed with the…
February 19, 2015 | 06:31 EST
Announced just 2 weeks before release, Grow Home came as a delightful surprise to many PC gamers when it hit Steam on Feb. 4th. It was developed by Ubisoft's Reflections studio, a small team that was…
February 16, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Evolve is a good game with great ideas. Coming from Turtle Rock, the developer of Left 4 Dead, which has been resurrected outside the Valve empire, Evolve is an asymmetric shooter released February…
February 13, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Early Access has perhaps changed the way we view games in many ways as consumers are able to generally see games at earlier and earlier stages than ever before. Games are put into early access…
February 12, 2015 | 09:00 EST
Armello is doing its best to be of both worlds: an excellent video and board game. Recently, it has been released on Early Access on Steam. How is it shaping up so far? Armello has aroused interest…
February 11, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Unrest is an interesting game. It bills itself as an RPG, even though it differs heavily from every RPG I've ever played. Arguably it more deserves to be called a Role Playing Game then most of the…
February 11, 2015 | 09:00 EST
Life is Strange Episode 1 is any example of what the remaining series will be, players can expect a rather peculiar game. Readers should understand that Life is Strange does not come across as a bad…
February 10, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Sentinels of the Multiverse the Video Game is a direct port by Handelabra Games of the excellent Sentinels of the Multiverse card game. Sentinels of the Multiverse the Video Game is a digital card…
February 10, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Grim Fandango Remastered is the latest release by Tim Schafer, working with his company Double Fine to update an over-15-year-old Lucas Arts classic. While the original 90's point-and-click adventure…
February 9, 2015 | 09:00 EST
This past Friday, the 18th annual D.I.C.E awards, presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, took place in Las Vegas. The annual awards show was full of surprises and big winners,…
February 8, 2015 | 01:30 EST
Cloud Imperium Games, the main developers behind the crowd funded game Star Citizen have published their monthly report for development updates on the game. The report this month has the usual…
February 7, 2015 | 10:58 EST
This week at TechRaptor I had the chance to exchange some emails with Dean Razavi, the lead developer on Vidar. We recently covered him on To The Green and were talking on different subjects about…
February 7, 2015 | 09:00 EST
When you start a new game, you find yourself fighting, as a tutorial, a giant all-powerful space black mass that retaliates by throwing planetoids at you. That’s the moment you understand that Dark…
February 6, 2015 | 01:00 EST
To The Green is our weekly look at one game on Steam Greenlight trying to get onto Steam. With To The Green, we hope to highlight one worthy game each week that is attempting to get greenlit and let…
February 6, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Darkest Dungeon by Red Hook Studios is not a friendly RPG, with a depressing Gothic aesthetic bleeding into every crevice of the game's many dark pits. This is not a game that someone prefers that as…
February 6, 2015 | 11:00 EST
When you have so much talent behind a project, you just know it is going to be good, and I was in no way disappointed when I began playing the demo for The Incredible Baron. With Lead Designer David…
February 6, 2015 | 09:00 EST
After reaching over 50% of its $30,000 intended target on KickStarter, Goetia, a point and click adventure game developed by Sushee and backed by Square Enix Collective has released a free demo of…
February 6, 2015 | 12:58 EST
Dying Light seems on the surface to be a vast improvement over what could be its predecessor, Dead Island, in many significant ways. The addition of parkour over the vast city landscape helps create…
February 4, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Game of Thrones Episode 2 sets the bar high for future installations. Episode 1 did a favorable job creating a setting in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, but never had the chance to fully…
February 4, 2015 | 10:05 EST
League of Legends is currently suffering from a major exploit, one that is allowing players to hack into the in-game store. Several hackers have found a way to force access to the League of…
February 3, 2015 | 12:45 EST
The second open beta for Visceral Games' Battlefield Hardline is now live, worldwide, on PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. According to the official news feed the beta session…
February 3, 2015 | 10:45 EST
Are you tired of immaculately designed graphics engines presenting you with the newest levels of graphic fidelity? Would you rather use your *own* graphics engine, the most powerful engine of them…
February 3, 2015 | 09:00 EST
In terms of hybridity, few genres have received as many variations, mutations, and germination as the humble tower defense game. Beginning as relatively simple takes on real-time strategy staple…
February 2, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Senran Kagura Bon Appetit is a rhythm game featuring all of the characters from the series in head-to-head cooking battles. With the digital-only release of Senran Kagura BURST on the 3DS, the niche…
February 1, 2015 | 01:00 EST
The Evil Within is best summarized by comparing it to making a cake. While making it, great quality of ingredients was used, and equivalent measurements of each ingredient were used. But the problem…
February 1, 2015 | 11:00 EST
I will start off by admitting that I am not a PC gamer. I don't particularly enjoy first-person or zombie-based games, but there was something about H1Z1 that caught my eye. The open sandbox style…
January 31, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn has been one of the more successful relaunches in recent memory, and after hearing from the designers, there is much more in store for the game. At a recent panel…
January 30, 2015 | 06:40 EST
With the rise of indie games in the last few years, platformers have made a comeback as a popular choice for Indie Devs. A mixture of nostalgia, ease of coding, and a lot of different things to do…
January 30, 2015 | 10:00 EST
Toxikk's initial trailer promised a lot of bold things. A return to the form of the arena shooter genre with all the flair of a modern shooter. While I was excited, I was also reasonably skeptical.…
January 29, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Mount and Blade Viking Conquest is an odd duck. An expansion for a four-year-old game is definitely something of an outlier, and with Mount and Blade Warband’s reputation, there are also higher…
January 28, 2015 | 09:00 EST
CD Projekt Red announced today that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will in fact have simulated world states for the third entry of the series. Level Designer Miles Tost spoke with Joystiq regarding the…
January 27, 2015 | 12:54 EST
GLAAD is set to recognize BioWare's title Dragon Age: Inquisition as part of the 26th annual GLAAD media awards, from the GLAAD website, The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media…
January 26, 2015 | 11:51 EST
Visceral Games has outlined the game modes and maps that will be included for the release of Battlefield Hardline. The developer also recently confirmed that the upcoming shooter will have early…
January 24, 2015 | 05:48 EST
Capcom has a penchant for remakes, reimaginings, rereleases, remasters, and, of course, they are the creators of Resident Evil. Naturally, this remaster of the 2002 GameCube Resident Evil was not an…
January 24, 2015 | 01:00 EST
There has been fierce debate recently in the gaming media over the latest match three based dating sim, HuniePop, which has been dubbed one of the most realistic dating sims at the moment due to its…
October 24, 2019 | 01:43 EDT
In 2009, Minecraft's first public release was unleashed onto the Internet. Over five years later, it's the third-best selling video game of all time and shows no signs of stopping. Success breeds…
January 23, 2015 | 11:00 EST