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Watch people blow up in this new Showdown Effect trailer
Showdown Effect is ready to launch this week, and in celebration, Paradox has provided us with a new trailer titled "Le Ballet of Death." Odds are you've never heard of Showdown Effect, and since it hasn't gotten any publicity or buzz, I don't blame you. Basically, it's a PC game that lets you relive glorious cheesy '90s area action in a 2D arena based setting with up to eight players. Our review will be coming shortly after launch, so stay tuned if you're on the fence. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
12:00 PM on 05.24.2013 Sold: Green Man Gaming has Tomb Raider for $13.60When a well-received big-budget game falls below that magical $20 price point, I'm in. Green Man Gaming has an excellent deal on Tomb Raider which drops the PC version from $49.99 all the way down to $16.99. And with the promo code GMG20-LLASD-D8WBQ, it's $13.60. Yes, that is ridiculous! Act sooner than later, as the deal is good through the rest of the day.
2:30 PM on 05.23.2013 Mech game Heavy Gear Assault gets a KickstarterDeveloper Stompy Bot Productions has launched a Kickstarter for a new mech game called Heavy Gear Assault, based on the popular Heavy Gear franchise. Their goal is $800,000 for this free-to-play multiplayer shooter, and only ...
7:39 AM on 05.23.2013 Grand Theft Auto V collector's edition, pre-order bonusesRockstar has today announced the obligatory collector's edition and pre-order bonus offerings for Grand Theft Auto V. All pre-orders will gain players an Atomic Blimp, a blue and yellow atrocity in which one can soar above th...
7:00 AM on 05.23.2013 Monster Hunter would be way better if it was like thisSure, the meme is a bit old but the added sound effects to the Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate video is what really made this spoof for me. Bravo, Capcom-Unity. [Thanks, Dale!]
3:00 AM on 05.23.2013 You will fight a tiger in Killer is DeadThe latest barrage of screens for Killer is Dead focuses on two of the bosses you'll encounter in the game. First there's Hamadayama, who rides around on a freaking tiger. Yes, a tiger. How badass is that? Then there's Samura...
7:00 PM on 05.22.2013 WildStar's Paths accomodate specific MMO play stylesThe new MMO on the block, WildStar, is gearing up for its release this year, and the developers at Carbine Studios are cranking out new details as we near that. As if making choices in MMO games weren’t tough enough, C...
8:30 AM on 05.21.2013 Don't panic! Resident Evil Revelations has weeks of DLCI know you're all worried to the point of a nervous breakdown over whether or not the recently released console version of Resident Evil Revelations will have lots of downloadable content. You may now put your terrors to bed,...
10:00 PM on 05.20.2013 Surviving The Last of Us won't be easyI feel like we've been hearing a lot about The Last of Us lately, but that's far from a bad thing, as I'm finally starting to get a better idea of how it'll actually play. Here's more talk about the action-survival game, dir...
3:00 PM on 05.20.2013 Jimquisition: Guns BlazingDark Souls 2 is all about going in, guns blazing, and hoping to God it works. Oh dear. Namco Bandai's PR chief recently shone a spectacular light on the broken mentality of "AAA" publishers, describing the promotion of ...
1:00 PM on 05.20.2013 The odds are against you in Batman: Arkham OriginsBatman: Arkham Origins is a prequel in the Arkham franchise, following a Batman who's more myth than legend at this point in his crime fighting career. This is a younger Bruce Wayne, more agile in combat yet still equipped w...
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| 2:00 PM on 03.14.2013 Review: The Showdown Effect |

As the elderly, yet oddly toned kung-fu monk decapitated my time-traveling, identity-losing hero-with-nothing-to-lose for the fifth time in as many minutes, I couldn't really be blamed for impotently throwing my mouse at the ...more
| 6:00 PM on 02.08.2013 The Showdown Effect scratches that '90s multiplayer itch |

I was sliding across the floor -- or more precisely, my dapper, gentleman cyborg warrior was sliding across the floor -- though I wasn't sure why exactly. The reasons didn't matter, as sliding is simply fun. I slid right thro...more
| 6:00 AM on 12.19.2012 The Showdown Effect is back with a new trailer |

The next game from the studio behind Magicka seemed intriguing knowing who was making it and that there would be movie-cliché humor. If there's anything to get me to play a multiplayer sidescrolling shooter, it's prob...more
| 7:30 PM on 03.13.2012 Preview: Showdown Effect promises 2D action movie clichés |

While at GDC, I had a very early first-look at a game called The Showdown Effect which revolved around playing as an action movie stereotype. What I was shown was more of a very early prototype (almost still even an...more
| 1:30 PM on 05.24.2013 Curious platformer Contrast also hitting PSN and XBLA |
Joining the already announced PC version, Compulsion Games has signed on with Focus Home Interactive to bring its hybrid 2D/3D puzzle platformer Contrast to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network later this year. Set in th...more
| 1:00 PM on 05.24.2013 Renegade Kid's Treasurenauts looks retro-tastic |
[Update: I've confirmed with developer Jools Watsham that the game does feature local multiplayer for up to two players, with a Download Play option that only requires one copy of Treasurenauts.] Fresh off of its impending Mu...more
| 11:30 AM on 05.24.2013 Joe Danger 1 and 2 are racing towards Steam |
Hello Games is finally releasing both Joe Danger and Joe Danger 2 for the PC! They'll both be available through Steam, and they'll each have Steamworks implemented to easily share custom created levels. The PC versions will a...more


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