The Sims 4 coming to PC and Mac in 2014, is single-player and offline [Update]
The Sims 4 will be coming to PC and Mac in 2014
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The Sims 4 will be coming to PC and Mac in 2014
As lovely as Steam is, it's a terrible shame that so many people apparently refuse to buy games not on Valve's digital distribution platform. Steam Greenlight has helped much-desired games get attention and onto Steam, but it's moved quite slowly until now. Valve yesterday approved another three Greenlight games for Steam, and says it plans to do smaller, more frequent batches going forward.
Cardboard Computer announced today that its second episode of Kentucky Route Zero will be delayed until mid-May, missing its previous late April date.
inXile Entertainment set a Kickstarter record by raising $4,188,927 for Torment: Tides of Numera, but the crowdfunding continued elsewhere once that wound up. See, the developer was hoping to reach $4.5 million and fund its very final stretch goal, adding strongholds for players to call home. As you may have guessed from, you know, how I wrote all this, it's done just that.
Tower offense Anomaly 2 will launch on May 15, developer 11 Bit Studios has announced, and you can pre-order now for a tasty little bonus. Along with the obligatory 10% discount, bringing it down to $13.49, you'll get a second copy for free to give to a friend or loved one. As the sequel introduces multiplayer, this way you needn't worry about facing those awful people of the Internet.
Telltale's Poker Night 2 surprisingly shows itself to be more than the original game, but still shows some flaws that keep it from hitting the jackpot.
World of Darkness was detailed at EVE Fanfest last week, where CCP laid out its current development pipeline and plans.
Cyberspace was cut from the original design for Shadowrun Returns to keep the crowdfunded RPG at a reasonable scale and budget, but what's cyberpunk with a virtual world? After tossing out loads of ideas, developer HareBrained Schemes has finally found a way to make the Matrix work, albeit less vast than in the tabletop RPG.
Development on a sequel to splendid tower defense Defense Grid: The Awakening will indeed go ahead, Hidden Path Entertainment has announced. The developer tried to crowdfund Defense Grid 2 last summer and fell short, but has now landed an investor to shake out their pockets in its eager hands.
"The International" is returning yet another year. Valve's annual Dota 2 tournament will be held in Seattle on August 7th, a few weeks before PAX...