NVIDIA Acquires Game Porting Group & Tech From Transgaming (AnandTech)
In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, back in March of this year Transgaming announced that they were going to get in to using their technology and expertise to port games over to architectures, partnering with NVIDIA to bring Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to SHIELD Android TV. Now just 3 months later NVIDIA is acquiring the Game Porting Group outright from Transgaming.
Geometry Wars 3 Gets Free ‘Evolved’ Upgrade on Mac and Linux
Fans of Geometry Wars 3 on the Mac and Linux will be pleased to hear that Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved has just launched on their platforms of choice, and existing owners will receive a free update with all of the new content.
Heroes of the Storm Eternal Conflict trailer shows off new characters and battleground (Polygon)
Eternal Conflict is is a new promotion for Heroes of the Storm that will add new new characters to the game from the Diablo series, while adding a new battleground to the game.
E3 2015: XCOM 2 Debuts First Gameplay Video
In a recent sit down with IGN, Lead Producer Garth DeAngelis debuted the first gameplay trailer for XCOM 2, and the game looks just like you would expect and hope it would–like XCOM: Enemy Unknown, but better.
E3 2015: Final Fantasy VII Coming to iOS
Sure, we’re a site primarily focused on Mac (and Linux!) gaming these days, but file this one under “Awesome Games Coming to Apple Platforms, So Close Enough For Us.” Square Enix has announced that the iconic Final Fantasy VII (FF7) will be coming to iOS devices later this year.
Pillars of Eternity’s first expansion is The White March (PC Gamer)
Paradox Interactive CEO Fred Wester and Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart revealed Pillars of Eternity’s first expansion today at the PC Gaming Show. The expansion is called The White March: Part 1, and will include new abilities and companions, and a higher level cap.
E3 2015: Arnie Jorgensen tells of The Banner Saga 2 (AppleTell)
The Banner Saga is one of those gaming gems the helps to justify the existence of Kickstarter. Now, developer Stoic has announced the sequel, The Banner Saga 2, which will launch later this year. The company is showing off the game at E3 2015 through its publisher, Versus Evil, and we were able to spend some time talking about the game with Arnie Jorgensen, creative director at Stoic.
Hearthstone Launches Tavern Brawl Mode
The new game mode Tavern Brawl has just launched in Blizzard’s card battler Hearthstone, and from the look and sound of it, it’s pretty nuts.
OMG, You Can Have an Army of Dodo Birds in ARK: Survival Evolved
ARK: Survival Evolved seemed pretty neat when we discussed it some weeks back, but now that I’ve learned you can train an army of creatures to fight for you, things just got way more interesting.
E3 2015: Master dungeons with Sword Coast Legends (AppleTell)
Whether you prefer the current World of Warcraft digital mode of play or the old school “hand me my bag of many dice” AD&D mode of play we have some really good news for you. I was able to take a trial run today at E3 with the teams from n-Space and Digital Extremes for the new Sword Coast Legends game.
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