News: Steam users have complained of numerous bugs and glitches in the release version of Greenlight-approved RTS Towns, while co-creator Xavi Canal says “We consider the current game build fully playable and enjoyable.” Reddit user SgtPepper1000 spots a number of Steam forum threads and one very uncomplimentary Metacritic page for Towns, Xavi…[Read more]
News: Steam users have complained of numerous bugs and glitches in the release version of Greenlight-approved RTS Towns, while co-creator Xavi Canal says “We consider the current game build fully playable and enjoyable.” Reddit user SgtPepper1000 spots a number of Steam forum threads and one very uncomplimentary Metacritic page for Towns, Xavi…[Read more]
News: Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says “there’s a good chance” that tactical FPS Rainbow 6: Patriots could be released as a next-gen title. We still haven’t seen much of Rainbow 6: Patriots since last year’s 
News: 22Cans have begun asking for donations after continuing server issues affecting Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube? force them to upgrade their hardware. A plethora of server problems affecting Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube?, including connection issues, lag and the loss of precious coins aren’t just straining developers 22Cans 
News: Treyarch are working on a post-launch patch for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 that ups the maximum FOV from 80 to a more monitor-friendly 90, following rage. As 
News: No Los Santos bank is safe, as Rockstar VP of creativity Dan Houser says heists are “a big theme” of Grand Theft Auto V. Everyone with a working internet connection is currently talking about Grand Theft Auto V’s appearance in a certain US magazine, so here’s 
News: Seven US Navy Seals have been formally punished for their role in the development of Danger Close’s Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Poor Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Not only did its critical reception 
News: The Humble Bundle for Android 4 is out, combining up to six mobile-friendly indie games for whatever price you like. That’s it. I’ve run out of pithy intros for these things. There are no more . Here’s the 
News: Developers From Software don’t have any more Dark Souls DLC in the pipeline, according to game director Hidetaka Miyazaki. Now that Dark Souls expansion Artorias of the Abyss is out in the wild, will From Software continue to develop add-ons for the beloved hack-and-slash? Not according to game director Hidetaka Miyazaki, who says – as [...]
News: Big Robot have released an alpha footage reel for their Kickstarter-funded Sir, You Are Being Hunted, demonstrating methods of dealing with posh robotic pursuers. For those whose moving-picture-lust wasn’t sated by Sir, You Are being Hunted’s 
News: EA Sports have granted the Movember initiative $500,000 worth of free in-game advertising space across several of its major franchises. Perhaps the only mental image funnier than a widespread outbreak of moustache-growing is the notion of FIFA 13′s in-game billboards barking at people to join in. And it shall be so; 
News: Curiosity: What’s Inside The Cube?, the first experimental game from Peter Molyneux’s 22Cans studio, has launched on iOS, with an Android version soon to follow. Experimental square-tapping sim Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube?, has appeared on Apple’s App Store 
News: US Navy cook and martial artist John Morgan will be Dead Island: Riptide’s fifth playable character, publishers Deep Silver have announced. Joining Dead Island: Riptide’s zombie-punching cast of former cops and one-hit-wonder rappers is failed US Navy sailor-turned-cook John Morgan. Publishers Deep Silver announced the identity of Riptide’s…
News: Team Meat have unveiled a couple of characters from their upcoming “game about cats”, Mew-Genics. Aaaaaand that’s about it. It’s a slow news day here at BeefJack, so here’s something to do with kittens: 
News: Brian Horton, art director on Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider reboot, has detailed how Lara will “improvise” new equipment and upgrades with scavenged materials. We’ve 
News: Bethesda have posted a reveal trailer for Dragonborn, the next piece of DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. 
News: Remember Me’s creative director Jean-Maxime Moris has suggested that it’s “stupid” to rely on game hero stereotypes, and that Nilin doesn’t have to commit mass-murder in order to be a strong character. Note the lack of a muscular brown-haired white dude, probably called John or Nathan, in Remember Me’s lead role. According to creative…
News: The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation have filed are suing, amongst others, defunct Kingdoms of Amalur devs 38 Studios in an attempt to reclaim part of a $75 million taxpayer-guaranteed loan granted to the company in 2010. 38 Studios may have 
News: Dreamfall Chapters, the recently-announced episodic sequel to Dreamfall and The Longest Journey, will be attempt to be funded through Kickstarter, according to designer Ragnar Tørnquist. So, there’s going to be an episodic continuation of The Longest Journey series in the form of Dreamfall Chapters, to be developed by Red Thread Games – a…
News: Old-school dude-shooter Serious Sam 3: BFE has joined the Steam Workshop, with over 60 mods already available. Steam Workshop continues to absorb the modding capabilities of PC games old and new, ushering in a new age of unofficial mods and silly hats. This time it’s Croteam’s Serious Sam 3: BFE, whose Serious Editor tools have become [...]
