Police Quest creator crowdfunding Precinct
The folks behind Space Quest have crowdfunded a rebirth of their adventure game series, and here comes another Sierra 'Quest' classic. Police Quest creator Jim Walls is looking for $500,000 to fund his new first-person police procedural, named Precinct.
READ MORE >League of Legends players recognized as pro athletes by US government
Riot Games has announced that the US government now officially recognizes League of Legends players as professional athletes.
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see all 39 commentsShroud of the Avatar progress video shows off 11 minutes of gameplay
Richard Garriott has released a video of the Shroud of the Avatar prototype he recently showed at the Rooster Teeth expo.
READ MORE >"Yeah, thought I hope we can stay zoomed in all the time and not have the overhead map."
see all 5 commentsBrawly platformer Megabyte Punch coming in August
If you like a little bam!, bif!, pow! and character customisation in your retro platformers, have a gander at Megabyte Punch. Described by developer Reptile Games as a "mash-up" of Super Smash Bros., Mega Man and Custom Robo, it's coming to PC, Mac and Linux on August 16 for...
READ MORE >DekkoScan for iOS lets you import real-world objects into Minecraft
Importing new objects into Minecraft can soon become as easy as taking a photo.
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see all 4 commentsAaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome to get Oculus Rift support (uh-oh)
Perhaps no game is better suited for Oculus Rift than Dejobaan's falling simulator, AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome.
READ MORE >"This + vertical wind tunnel needs to happen. For that matter a proper base jumping/parachuting ..."
see all 19 commentsSecond Life dev buys digital distributor Desura
In its ongoing missions to be known as anything other than "the company that made the game for unconventional virtual reality cybersex," Second Life developer Linden Lab has bought digital distribution platform Desura. It may not be a huge name, but the site is awfully popul...
READ MORE >"On the one hand, Linden Labs can't seem to leave a good thing well enough alone, at least when ..."
see all 4 commentsLeague of Legends championship coming to Los Angeles on October 4
The League of Legends season 3 World Championship will take place in the Staples Center this year, on October 4.
READ MORE >"The size of the LoL community is staggering. I'm not a huge fan of the game myself but ..."
see all 6 commentsWasteland 2 signs physical distribution deal with Deep Silver
One big drive in the recent crowdfunding bonanza has been a sentiment of "publishers can go rot", but publishers do also provide valuable services beyond developers' area of expertise. Wasteland 2 developer inXile today announced it's signed a distribution deal with publishe...
READ MORE >"It sounds like they would be smart to do that, considering they are the ones who stand to lose ..."
see all 6 commentsAdventure Time Game Creator lets you create Adventure Time games
The aptly-named Adventure Time Game Creator does what it says.
READ MORE >"oh i thought the DS game was the only official one. time to do some googling! "
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"The tutorial has 20 heroes to try out in tower fights + bot games. I'd pick one of those after ..."
see all 19 commentsWorld of Warcraft 'exploring' in-game purchases
Blizzard has confirmed that it's "exploring" in-game microtransactions for World of Warcraft, after an XP booster mentioning an in-game store was discovered in the latest test patch. It's not yet clear exactly what else it'll sell, and whether this is a global move or simply...
READ MORE >"To clarify, that's 2.6 million sparkle ponies a month at the $25 mark."
see all 29 commentsStarCraft II opens up Arcade games to demo
As apparently it's Freedom Day or something somewhere, Blizzard is celebrating with a little freedom of its own. Until Monday, all the StarCraft II custom maps Blizzard has singled out to be Featured in the Arcade will be playable by everyone who only has the demo.
READ MORE >"I only play Arcade when I do play SC2. I find it a lot less stressful than the original multiplayer."
see all 4 commentsKilling Floor free for a week as Summer Sideshow introduces Objective Mode
Summer has now truly begun, with the launch of Killing Floor's latest seasonal event. The free Summer Sideshow: Pier of Pain update introduces another map of steampunk carnival carnage, Steamland, which is the first of Tripwire's new Objective Mode maps. Oh, and the survival...
READ MORE >"Huh, that's odd. Always works that way for me. I even tried out Space Pirates and Zombies when ..."
see all 15 commentsLeft 4 Dead 2 EMS mods and Linux officially launch
Valve's beta version of Left 4 Dead 2 has graduated to become it plain old regular version. Yesterday's update brought the official launch of the co-op shooter's Linux version and the Extended Mutation System that lets modders create complex new modes.
READ MORE >"The Holdout mode is boss, but be careful: tier 1 maps are hidden on the swamp map (check bar) ..."
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"The only Police Quest he did was Police Quest 4 though. After that, it quickly became SWAT, ..."
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