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Rogue Legacy will bring an adventure that spans generations

Paul Acevedo 6 years ago 26

We recently looked at a couple of upcoming 2D Xbox One games that have plenty of potential: ' The Escapists' and 'Adventures of Pip.' The former is a distinctive sandbox game set within a series of prisons, whereas the latter is a traditional action platformer with some light puzzles and a great art style. Both games will likely turn out very well. But the 2D game that I'm most excited...

PC games on ya phone

KinoConsole review

Paul Acevedo 6 years ago 101

A few weeks back we reviewed TouchFox, an app that allows Windows 8 gamers to play PC games using touch screen virtual controls. Control issues aside, being able to play computer games on a tablet is pretty impressive. But you know what's even more likely to knock someone's socks off? Playing PC games on a phone. That's just what KinoConsole makes possible. Kinoni, makers of the Kinoni...

Steam's hardware stats show over 25 percent of its gamers use Windows 8/8.1

John Callaham 6 years ago 142

The latest stats from Steam's monthly hardware survey of its users indicate that just over 25 percent of them access the popular PC gaming service with either a Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 PC. The numbers, updated this week for the month of June 2014, show that 25.11 percent of Steam users access it via some version of Windows 8 and 8.1. The percentage combines not only the two...

Halo Spartan Assault gets an epic mobile Windows sale next week, plus a Steam release

Paul Acevedo 6 years ago 67

We don’t talk about Red Stripe Deals much anymore, but next week’s sale game is too hot not to celebrate. Major Nelson has just announced that the Windows Phone and Windows 8 versions of Halo: Spartan Assault will go on sale for $1.99 from April 3-9. The tablet and phone versions of Spartan Assault usually go for seven bucks apiece, making next week the prime time to scoop one or both...

Valve's Steam Survey shows that Windows 7 remains the most popular gaming operating system

Michael Archambault 7 years ago 95

If you belong to the “PC Master Race” (see meme) when it comes to gaming, then there is a good chance you are still running Windows 7 instead of Microsoft’s latest operating system. For those of you who love both PC gaming and Windows 8 – you will be interested to know that Steam usage data for the past month shows almost a fifth of those utilizing the Steam client are now using the new...

Pin Steam friends to your start screen with Steam Live Tile

Rich Edmonds 7 years ago 33

Steam (steampowered.com) is yet to launch a Windows Phone companion app that enables PC owners who utilise the service to get social with friends and remain up-to-date with what everyone is currently up to. Numerous third-party apps have been published to the store and Steam Live Tile is yet another option to add to the list. In a nutshell the app allows users to add their own Steam...

Let's Talk: Xbox One DRM - it's not your worst enemy

Michael Archambault 7 years ago 682

With the announcement of Microsoft’s Xbox One, there has been a collection of hatred focused on new video game DRM restrictions. Unfortunately many users don’t truly know the actual measures being put in place on Xbox One video games. In addition, there are a collection of new benefits that come with Xbox One games that are being overlooked. Let’s take a look and talk about how Xbox DRM...

iBomber Defense sneaks onto Xbox Windows Phone as a Nokia exclusive

Paul Acevedo 8 years ago 30

It’s always a good time to be a Nokia owner, but especially when a new exclusive app or game comes around. We’ve just received another surprise exclusive, this one turning up quite randomly on a Friday evening. A little advance notice would be nice, but it’s still good news for people with Lumias in their pockets. The newly released Xbox Windows Phone game is iBomber Defense from...

Steam Castle - Review

George Ponder 9 years ago 2

The developers who brought Impossible Shoota and Traffic Cop to Windows Phone 7 are now offering Steam Castle.  The Windows Phone game is a tower defense game where you defend your castle and surrounding forest from a barrage of missiles. The story line of the game goes that you are the last fortress of hope for humanity. You are fighting a losing war against the Mechanitrons and must...