Earlier this week, 2K Games and developer Firaxis further teased XCOM: Enemy Within, the first expansion for the popular turn-based strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The contend features new enemies, new weapons, and, above all, new upgrades for soldiers. The…
‘XCOM: Enemy Within’ Officially Announced
2K Games released The Bureau: XCOM Declassified this week, to mediocre reviews. Now that the publisher has finished promoting that strange amalgamation of strategy and third-person shooting, it has now turned its attention to the game that revitalized the XCOM…
Massive Chalice Kickstarter Ends With Over $1.2M
Double Fine, the developer behind games such as Psychonauts and Brutal Legend, ended its second big Kickstarter campaign today. The Massive Chalice Kickstarter raised $1,229,015 – well over its goal of $725,000. Massive Chalice is being described as a tactical…
Wasteland 2 Development Video Update Released
In general, the gaming industry is fairly secretive. Developers rarely reveal much about their games until a few months before the launch day, other than the requisite teaser trailer. With the rise of Kickstarter-funded game projects, however, that sort of…
Age Of Wonders 3 Brings Medieval Strategy To Your PC This Fall
The PC has seen a renaissance of late as certain franchises that haven’t seen any action for years are now getting sequels. The latest is Age of Wonders, which hasn’t seen a new game since 2003’s Shadow Magic. Triumph Studios,…
Company of Heroes 2 Gameplay Teaser Revealed
[UPDATE] The actual gameplay trailer has now been released. Watch it here. Last we heard of Company of Heroes 2, the game had been delayed from the placeholder February 2013 release date to sometime in March 2013. A small setback,…
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Demo Out on Steam
2K Games announced today that a free demo for XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now available on Steam. PC gamers can now try out the hybrid strategy/tactical game that pits players against an unknown alien threat. The demo includes two levels…
Company of Heroes 2 Officially Announced
THQ, the video game publisher behind titles such as the Saint’s Row and UFC Undisputed series’, officially announced today that a sequel to Company of Heroes is forthcoming. Company of Heroes 2 will be released for PC in early 2013.…
What We Can Learn From International Beer Advertising
It is hard not to enjoy beer marketing. Even if you are not a marketer, this industry always offers creative advertising (particularly on TV) that is fun to watch and spends lots of money doing it. Every year at the Super Bowl, a good number of the Top 10 ads come from beer companies. In other venues beyond sports, beer advertising often promises good times, great parties and generally being able to escape from your daily life into a world of fun, travel and festivities.