SoulCalibur VI PC Accounts Banned from Online Services for Using Linux
Valve has been pushing hard to get more gamers on Linux. Their latest effort culminated in Proton, a compatibility tool using WINE to bring more games to Linux distributions through the Steam Play program. Linux owners looking to dig into SoulCalibur VI have received a nasty surprise this week. According to reports on the Steam forums, players are getting blocked from online services after booting...
Tropico Coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2019
Kalypso announced Tropico 6 will launch on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2019. The PC version will launch first in January 2019. The console version will follow a few months later in summer 2019 (winter 2019 in Southern Hemisphere regions). PC gamers will also get early access to a closed Steam beta in the coming months. Tropico 6 will be the first game in the series to use the Unreal engine....
Stardew Valley Multiplayer Update Coming to PC on August 1st
Chucklefish and ConcernedApe announced the highly anticipated Stardew Valley multiplayer update will launch on Linux, Mac, and Windows on August 1st. A beta has been available on PC since April. The console multiplayer update is still in the works. PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One players will get the update at a later time, but no word quite yet on the status of the PS Vita. Co-op is unlocked ...
Battle Chasers: Nightwar Review
Battle Chasers: Nightwar Developer: Airship Syndicate Publisher: THQ Nordic Platform: PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, PC (Reviewed) Release Date: 3 October 2017 Price: $29.99 USD – Available Here Video Review Overview Battle Chasers: Nightwar marks the rebirth of the classic comic book franchise Battle Chasers from the late 1990s. The project was brought to life with the help of Kickstarter back ...
Steam’s 2018 Summer Sale Kicks off with a New Mini-Game
Get your wallets ready for some pain! Valve kicked off the massive Steam Summer Sale today. This year, the Steam Summer Sale runs from June 21st to July 5th. This year is bringing a brand new community-driven mini-game. Saliens: Fight the Duldrumz is a beach defender type game. The community will need to work together to take back five planets from the Duldrumz. Each planet has an 8 by 12 grid. Pl...
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Review
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Developer: Obsidian Entertainment Publisher: Versus Evil Platform: Linux, Mac, Windows Release Date: 8 May 2018 Price: $49.99 USD – Available Here Video Review Overview After the success of Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian Entertainment returned to crowdfunding to raise money for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. Opting to try Fig over returning to Kickstarter, ...
A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia Released on PC
A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia launched on PC today. It is the very first title in the new Total War Saga sub-franchise. The game starts in 878 AD as King Alfred the Great drives the Vikings out of Britain in the Battle of Edington. Now, a power vacuum has opened up in the Vikings wake. Players will be able to guide either the Vikings, the Gaelic clans, the Welsh tribes, or the Anglo-Saxon...
Valve Speaks out about Delisting the Steam Machine Section
Valve recently delisted the Steam Machine section from the main navigation bar, triggering a wave of rumours about the impending death of the Steam Machine program and Valve’s Linux support. Pierre-Loup Griffais, a coder at Valve, posted an update on the Steam community forums clarifying the situation. He emphasized that Valve’s support for Linux is not going anywhere. While Griffais a...
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus Reveals The Necrons in New Trailer
Kasedo Games (Rise of Industry) and Bulwark Studios released a brand new gameplay trailer today for their upcoming turn-based strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. The Necrons are undead warriors that populate the tombs of Silva Tenebris. Players will encounter a variety of Necrons, ranging from the ghoulish Flayed Ones and the terrifying Immortals. The short teaser trailer only has a few mo...
New Tropico 6 Gameplay Trailer Revealed ahead of GDC 2018
Kalypso has released a brand new gameplay trailer of Tropico 6 for your viewing pleasure. Narrated by our great leader El Presidente, viewers will get a beautiful glimpse at the tropical paradise with some in-game footage of some of the newly added content like customized palaces and famed monuments. The latest chapter in the long running management sim is increasing the scale of the game by intro...
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Review
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Developer: Dim Bulb Games, Serenity Forge Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertainment Format: PC (Reviewed) Release Date: 28 Feb 2018 Price: $19.99USD – Available Here Overview My first encounter with Where the Water Tastes Like Wine was stumbling on a piece of news saying how Sting is lending his voice there to a humanoid wolf. Celebrities lending their vocal cor...
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and Fall Review
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and Fall Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Platform: iPad, Linux, Mac, Windows Release Date: 7 February 2018 (Windows) – 2018 (Mac, Linux, iPad) Price: $29.99 USD – Available Here Video Review Overview Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and Fall is the first major expansion to the 2016 4X strategy game. Rise and Fall introduces the new age system t...