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For SimCity, the future doesn't involve building out, but rather building up. A new trailer for the Cities of Tomorrow expansion shows off towering skyscrapers that take advantage of unused airspace. Also, there are aliens, for some reason.
Nostalgia-plying games crowdfunded as the gold rush began are gathering pace, breaching from industry veterans' nebulous realm of "Wouldn't it be cool if?" into our world, our lives, our homes. To make good on its plan to release Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse this year, Revolution Software has split the adventure game into two parts. The first will arrive December 4, the developer announced today, followed by the second in January 2014.
Paradox's publishing plan is pretty clear by now--release an unapologetically PC-y game, then follow up with oodles of expansions and DLC--so it was never a question of if Europa Universalis IV would get an expansion, but when. December 11 is the answer, when Conquest of Paradise will let you discover, explore, plunder, and murder the New World.
The world of virtual reality powered by Oculus Rift is unattainable to most. But that will change in 2014, when the company plans on releasing a consumer unit. It will be a single device that will be compatible with PC, Mac, Linux, and Android.
Renegade Kid's Dementium series was pleasantly surprising for first-person shooters on Nintendo DS, and soon it'll bring those chills to PC. After announcing Dementium II HD last August then going silent, publisher Digital Tribe has revealed that the horror remake by Memetic Games will launch on December 17.
Space can be a terrifying place, especially when one of your fellow astronauts beams like a fool no matter what's happening. Thankfully Kerbal Space Program managers can now lark about in space with their chums, as enterprising modders have whipped together multiplayer support.
Telltale finally took the wraps off of some plot and release information for The Walking Dead: Season Two, and has opened PC and Mac pre-orders.
Machinarium creator Amanita Design announced Samorost3 alongside Botanicula back in 2011. While Botanicula launched ages ago, we're only now getting a teensy peek at the new Samorost. The lovely Czech studio has released a short teaser trailer, and revealed that the adventure game is to launch in 2015.
As a planet-hacker and cybronic force-blade punk, I spend a lot of time idly daydreaming about the cities of tomorrow. Do I wish to live in a gleaming arcology or a stinky neon hole? SimCity's expansion will make you decide for your Sims, and a new trailer gives a voice to the competing Academy idealists and megacorp OmegaCo, each trying to win you over.
The Stanley Parable features so many contradictions and branching paths that they might take you into a completely different gaming world. (Spoilers in the link)
