RetroArch 1.9.0 is out with video player improvements, UI upgrades and more
RetroArch is practically the go-to for all your emulation needs under one roof and the project just release the latest major upgrade with RetroArch 1.9.0.
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The weekend round-up: tell us what play button you've been clicking recently
What's that? It's the weekend? It can't be already can it? Yes. It's time for the weekend chat about what we've been playing and what you've been playing.
Techland confirm Dying Light Hellraid will see plenty of updates post-release
Dying Light - Hellraid is the upcoming DLC that swaps Zombies for Skeletons and turns Dying Light into something of a dungeon crawler. It's exciting and it's going to continually get updates after release.
Quirky vehicle building game 'Making it Home' is now in Early Access
Making it Home looks so bizarre that I feel like I just need to give it a go. You're a ladybug building a vehicle to travel from one side of America to the other.
Len's Island plans to blend together peaceful building with intense dungeon exploration
Len's Island sounds like quite a peculiar mix. Blending together peaceful building, farming and crafting, mixed with intense combat, dungeon battles and deep questing and exploration.
Railway Empire gets a Complete Collection out now
All aboard the DLC train! Kalypso Media and in-house developer Gaming Minds Studios today put the brakes on Railway Empire, with a proper Complete Collection now available.
Perspective illusion puzzler THE IMPOSSIBLE is out now
Inspired by designs from MC Escher, THE IMPOSSIBLE is a game about moving a box around crazy shapes.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets fancy new skins, networking improvements
Valve continue to tweak their classic free to play shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The latest update improves various parts of the game and there's some fancy new weapon skins.
The Bridge Constructor series is now up on GOG with a nice big sale
A little building for the weekend perhaps? The Bridge Constructor series has appeared on GOG and there's a sweet discount deal going where you could get the first game free.
Braid is getting a much upgraded Anniversary Edition releasing in 2021
Braid, the indie puzzle-platformer from Jonathan Blow is getting a huge overhaul with a new Anniversary Edition that's due out sometime in 2021.
Core Defense developer 'completely blown away' by first week Steam sales
After launching on July 31, Core Defense from developer ehmprah appears to have done quite well to the point that they've been 'blown away' by the sales numbers.
Google adds Free Weekends to Stadia starting with Borderlands 3
Google's game streaming service Stadia continues to gradually roll out new features, one of which went up yesterday with Free Weekends now being a thing. Plus, another round-up on recent Stadia info.
Racing game 'DRAG' with impressive visuals enters Early Access on August 11
With impressive visuals and a 4-way contact point traction physics system, DRAG looks awesome and it's going to enter Early Access with Linux PC support on August 11.
UnderMine is a challenging dungeon-crawler that's worth digging deep for - out now
After a successful run in Early Access, Thorium Entertainment have today released their dungeon crawling action-adventure UnderMine.
Decide who lives and dies in the open source 'Death and Taxes' now on GOG
Death and Taxes, a release from early 2020 that later had the code open sourced is now available to pick up on the DRM-free store GOG.
Aethernaut looks like a great upcoming mind-bending puzzle room game
Inspired by the likes of Portal and The Talos Principle, developer Dragon Slumber are working on and recently announced Aethernaut and it looks slick.
Party game 'Gang Beasts' gets a big new opt-in Beta that needs testing
Ready to party? Now that Boneloaf / Coatsink are self-publishing Gang Beasts after splitting off from Double Fine they're starting to get back into major updates.
Monster Crown appears to be an early success on Steam
After a successful crowdfunding campaign 2018, the monster catching game Monster Crown released into Early Access at the end of July 2020 and it appears to be doing very well.
Play as a small mischievous cloud with a big dream in the Rain on Your Parade demo
Become a cloud and leak all over everything and cause absolute total chaos? Rain on Your Parade is an absolutely brilliant idea for a game.
Wonderful point and click comedy adventure Guard Duty is now on GOG
Get yourself a bit of DRM-free comedy, with the release of Guard Duty onto GOG serving as a nice reminder for anyone who missed it originally. This nostalgic experience offers a bit of a wild ride.
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