Category: PC
Red Orchestra 2 Mapping Contest Announced
Tripwire Interactive has announced the “Counterattack” Community Mapping Contest for Red Orchestra 2. There are over $35,000 worth of cash and a slew of other prizes. You can see more details about the contest after the jump.
Civ V Mods Now Available Through Steam Workshop
Civilization V joins Skyrim and Portal 2 on the Steam Workshop section of Steam, a clearinghouse for user-created content. At launch, players had access to map packs such as Middle Earth and Westeros (the main continent in Song of Ice and Fire), additional, wonders, and religions such as Jainism, Baha’i, and Pastafarianism. All downloads are […]
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Unveiled
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, coming soon to XBLA and PC from Neocore Games, has a new batch of screenshots to show us what the game actually looks like. The game is a third person action RPG, very similar in presentation to Diablo but with a definite steampunk influence to the art direction. Neocore […]
Optimus Prime: Heart of a Leader
High Moon Studios has released short feature for their upcoming Transformers: Fall of Cybertron featuring game director Matt Tieger and legendary voice actor Peter Cullen. Cullen, who has been the voice of Optimus Prime since the early 80’s, says about having played the role for so long, “although he’s consistent, doing a movie, and doing an […]
KSWatch, Issue #1
Welcome to KSWatch, a weekly preview of interesting games, apps, or other cool things currently pining for your cash on Kickstarter.
Jagged Alliance: Back In Action Announced
The first standalone expansion pack for Jagged Alliance: Back In Action was announced this morning. Jagged Alliance: Crossfire thrusts players into the country of Khanpaa, a peaceful place constantly under siege by mercenary groups. Crossfire is set to offer a mix of RPG, RTS and economic management and a unique fog of war system that […]
League of Legends EU Accounts Compromised
We are no strangers to Riot Game’s PC MOBA title League of Legends here at Broken Joysticks. It’s disheartening to hear that the games West and Nordic European servers have been compromised and encrypted passwords & email addresses have been placed in the hands of those who would use them for harm. The company says […]
38 Studios Files for Bankruptcy
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios have declared chapter 7 Bankruptcy earlier today. Currently an FBI investigation is under way for the game developer for neglecting to pay their employees, according to a report filed by WPRI News. During the development of Kingdoms of Amalur back in 2010, the development house agreed […]
Starcraft II 33% off
Blizzard’s 2010 hit Starcraft II is 33% off (so $39.99) through June 13. This discount is only available through Blizzard’s direct download store. While the MSRP for the title remains at $59.99 nearly two years after launch, a permanent price cut is expected soon as the game’s first expansion, Heart of the Swarm, nears arrival.
Make Money From League of Legends, Officially
Today Riot Games released a brief guide (in plain English, not legalese) officially informing the League of Legends community that they fully allow not only the production and uploading of League of Legends content on video sites such as YouTube and Twitch.tv, but also the collection of advertising revenue associated with such content by the […]
Watch_Dogs Unveiled at E3.
Update: Check out the teaser trailer and gameplay after the jump! During the Ubisoft E3 Press Briefing, a trailer for a brand new game was shown. The trailer that was shown was a information centric. The trailer that was shown was named ctOS and it takes the open world game to a whole new level. […]
Shootmania Shown at Ubisoft Press Briefing
In their E-Sports segment, Ubisoft unveiled Shootmania. Their next game in the ‘mania series. Two teams were pit against each other in Elite mode, which was still in Alpha stage. In this game, you are pitted in a maze-like arena, the game is like a Team Deathmatch style. The game is in first person view when you’re […]
Medal of Honor War Fighter Features Real World Hotspots
Update: Head on over after the jump to watch the full demo yourself! The next Medal of Honor game, War Fighter, promises to immerse players in locations that are influenced by real-world events. During the EA press conference dice showed off a playable section of a mission that takes place in Somalia. As a tier […]
Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron Coming to PC!
Looks like the folks at High Moon Studios have been listening to the glorious outrage from fans of Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron. With that we here at Broken Joysticks are proud to report a PC version of the game will launch August 28th 2012 along with it’s console counterparts. This is huge news for PC […]
Of Orcs and Men Dislocates Jaws in New Video
So there is a new joint effort between Cyanide Studios and Spiders being published by Focus Home Interactive. Looks to be a new brutal fantasy RPG. Now despire recent reviews, I’m a huge fan of Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide Studios. I see passion in their games, som great potential yet to be fully realized. […]