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Upon booting up Deadlock, Valve's latest MOBA/hero-shooter hybrid, players are treated to a hell of a visual: the New York City skyline plunged in shadows, illuminated only by the windows of its skyscrapers and a series of occult sigils. One in particular sits above the tallest building in the shot, and above it, a dark swirl builds in the clouds; ghastly pigeons perch on a nearby roof, emitting an eerie, green glow. There's clearly magic at work here, and it keeps sucking me back into the...
The Sims 4 is adding a new in-game Marketplace where modders can sell their custom content--which includes items like clothing and furniture--a move that will allow console players to officially use any sort of modded content for the first time. But there's a pretty big catch: There will be no free items on the Marketplace, only paid packs that must be purchased with a new currency called Moola. The PC and Mac version of the Marketplace will launch on March 17, with the consoles versions...
Humble’s Owlcat and Beamdog bundle is a love letter to new and classic CRPGs. Digging deep into the games made by Owlcat Studios and Beamdog, this collection packs 12 PC games, including heavy-hitters like Planescape: Torment, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition. Like all Humble Bundles, the pricing is a little tricky. You can choose how much to pay, and the more you pay, the more games you get and the more money goes to charity--in this case, DonorsChoose...
If your Steam backlog is looking a little shooter-heavy and needs a few more pitfalls and double-jumps, it’s a good time to check out Fanatical’s 3D Platformer Build Your Own Bundle. This collection includes platformers of all stripes, from indie darlings to big-name titles, and each one of them is proof that the best way to solve any problem is to jump right over it. The 3D Platformer Bundle includes 18 games to choose from--the more you add to your bundle, the bigger the discount you’ll...