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November 23, 2024

Weekend PC Game Deals: Sci-fi FPS bundle, a dystopian freebie, and more

The Humble Store has launched a new bundle featuring sci-fi shooters, including Crysis Remastered and Doom (2016), available for three weeks. The bundle offers different tiers, with the complete bundle including Crysis 3 Remastered, STAR WARS: Dark Forces Remaster, and System Shock, all Deck Verified for Steam Deck compatibility. The Epic Games Store is offering Beholder for free until November 28, with Brotato as the next title. Steam has free events for Oxygen Not Included, F1 24, Victoria 3, Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop, Across the Obelisk, and Legion TD 2. Early Black Friday deals are available from various retailers, with the GOG store offering discounts on DRM-free games.

AppWizard

October 19, 2024

Weekend PC Game Deals: Demo festivals, early Halloween sales, Atari classics, and more

The Humble Store is offering the Atari Recharged Retro Revival Bundle, which includes Asteroids: Recharged, Centipede: Recharged, and Black Widow: Recharged for a low price. Additional tiers unlock more classic games like Breakout, Yars, Gravitar, Missile Command Recharged, Caverns of Mars, Bezerk, and Quantum, with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration available at a higher tier. This bundle will be available for nearly three weeks. The Epic Games Store is giving away Invincible Presents: Atom Eve and Kardboard Kings until October 24, coinciding with the next free offering, Moving Out. Valve’s Steam Next Fest runs until October 21, allowing players to explore demos of upcoming titles, while Paradox is offering a free weekend for Europa Universalis IV until October 23. Several stores are running Halloween sales with discounts on horror titles, including Armored Core, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and the Steins;Gate franchise. The GOG store has concluded its autumn sale but continues to offer various DRM-free specials featuring story-rich experiences and classic titles from the 2000s.

AppWizard

September 24, 2024

Play Frostpunk 2 and More Games Now With Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offers subscribers a vast library of games for a monthly fee, including access to titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, online multiplayer, and exclusive discounts. In September, Microsoft added games such as Age of Mythology: Retold. Frostpunk 2 is a PC-exclusive city-building survival game set in an arctic apocalypse, where players lead a city facing overpopulation and resource scarcity. Wargroove 2 is a turn-based tactics game where players command forces to restore peace after the death of a queen. Ara: History Untold is a PC-exclusive turn-based grand strategy game focused on nation-building and diplomacy. Nine games are leaving Game Pass on September 30, prompting subscribers to complete any ongoing campaigns before they become unavailable.

AppWizard

September 23, 2024

Ara: History Untold review

Ara: History Untold is a grand strategy game developed by Oxide Games and published by Xbox Game Studios, set to launch on September 24, 2024, priced at £50 and available through Game Pass. The game features a visually detailed world where players can build cities and expand empires through strategic placement of buildings. Gameplay is structured across three acts and four eras, with a Prestige system that tracks achievements in military, scientific, and cultural domains. Players face elimination based on Prestige rankings, adding urgency to the game. Combat emphasizes numerical superiority, and a crafting system allows for item creation to enhance city attributes. The game aims to be more accessible for newcomers to the 4X genre, with potential for future expansions to improve gameplay and narrative depth.

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September 20, 2024

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AppWizard

July 10, 2024

Sweden selects 15 games representing country’s cultural treasure, including Minecraft, It Takes Two, and Ground Control | Game World Observer

Sweden's video game trade association, Dataspelsbranschen, unveiled a list of 15 domestic titles deemed important for the country's cultural heritage. The selected games will now be included in Sweden's "cultural canon," showcasing the diversity and creativity of Swedish game developers.

AppWizard

June 22, 2024

Weekend PC Game Deals: RPG specials, free donuts, and DRM-free summer sales

The Humble Store is offering a Virtual Reality Bundle featuring eight VR titles from Devolver Digital, including games like GORN, Tentacular, and Serious Sam VR. The bundle costs to purchase and will be available for the next three weeks.

AppWizard

June 13, 2024

Ara: History Untold will launch on September 24 for PC and PC Game Pass

Ara: History Untold, a turn-based grand strategy game, will be launching on September 24 on the Microsoft Store and Steam, as well as being a Day One release for PC Game Pass. The game features Simultaneous Turns for multiplayer matches, allowing players to resolve their turns at the same time. If a player leaves during a match, the game will create an AI player to take over. Players can choose historical leaders with unique traits and personalities. Oxide Games plans to launch a closed Technical Alpha for the game in June.

AppWizard

June 13, 2024

Xbox and Oxide Games’ grand strategy title Ara: History Untold has a release date — here’s when you can play it

Ara: History Untold is a grand strategy game developed by Oxide Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game is set to launch on Sep. 24, 2024, and will be available on Windows PC via Steam and PC Game Pass initially. Xbox consoles may see a release post-launch.