GuildWars 2 - A Very Merry Wintersday arrives next Tuesday 10th December

The nights may be growing longer and colder, but Lion’s Arch is merrier than ever before! Wintersday is returning to Tyria, along with everyone’s favourite toymaking inventor – Tixx! Celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next in this six-week winter festival!

Magic 2014 Deck Pack Number 2 Now Available

Wizards of the Coast has released the second Deck Pack expansion for Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers on Playstation Network, Xbox LIVE Arcade, Steam (PC), Android, and iPad. *The Deck Pack features two brand new decks – Enchanter’s Arsenal & Up to Mischief.

Games funded through the Crowd Sourced Formal Verification program helping improve software security

Ever more sophisticated cyber attacks exploit software vulnerabilities in the Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) IT systems and applications upon which military, government and commercial organizations rely. The most rigorous way to thwart these attacks is formal verification, an analysis process that helps ensure that software is free from exploitable flaws and vulnerabilities. Traditional formal methods, however, require specially trained engineers to manually scour software—a process that up to now has been too slow and costly to apply beyond small software components.

World of Tanks partners with War Child charity to engage the gaming world in the support of war for children

Wargaming.net and War Child UK share the belief that Real War Is Not A Game. To raise awareness of the real, unacceptable issues that children face in conflicts around the world today, in partnership with Wargaming.net, War Child UK is launching the campaign ‘Real War Is Not A Game’ to engage the wider gaming industry in these issues.

Eschalon: Book III release date set for 14th February 2014 - PC Mac Linux

On February 14th the game will be immediately available, worldwide and DRM-free, through our website at http://basiliskgames.com. Eschalon: Book III was recently approved through Steam's Greenlight service and will be available on most major distribution portals on or shortly after its worldwide Valentine's Day release.

Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine enhanced indie adventure

Who is Al Emmo?
Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine harkens back to the "golden age" of adventure gaming with hand-drawn VGA graphics, an icon-driven interface, a comedic storyline, and classic point-and-click puzzle solving. Al - a feeble, middle-aged man unlucky in love - gets wrapped up in a thousand-year-old Aztec curse while trying to impress a sultry lounge singer. Does this balding, parentally dependent fashion disaster have what it takes to be a treasure-hunting cowboy?

Early Access to Galactic Starfighter Digital Expansion Available to Star Wars: The Old Republic Subscribers

The journey to become a legendary Starfighter pilot begins now! BioWare, and LucasArts granted early access for current subscribers to the new Free-to-Play Star Wars: The Old Republic Digital Expansion, Galactic Starfighter. The second Digital Expansion introduces 12v12 intense Player-vs-Player (PvP) free-flight dogfighting and fierce factional battles as the war between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic explodes into space. Players will compete and advance to earn experience, in the form of “requisition” to unlock awesome new weapons, powers and abilities to customize their ultimate Starfighter.

Batman: Arkham Origins – Initiation Challenge Map add-on released - PC PS3 X360 Wii U

The Initiation Challenge Map Add-On for Batman: Arkham Origins on the PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE online entertainment network from Microsoft, Steam and Nintendo eShop for £5.49. The Initiation Add-On focuses on Bruce Wayne before he donned his cowl, and introduces a new challenge campaign with four unique challenge maps and two original skins – Initiation Bruce Wayne and Vigilante Bruce Wayne. Players who have purchased the Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass and are connected to the Internet will have instant access to the content.

Fairytale Scuffles and Drinks at the BAR with Pockie Defense game - Play for free link

The Witch and her immortal troops have invaded the kind-hearted residents of Fairytale Land, using witchcraft to turn them into monster servants. After opening a Magic Book by chance, players are transported into the gorgeous dark fairy tale and must band together with everybody from Little Red Riding Hood to Peter Pan to stop the witch and her monster troops, before it's too late. Building unique towers, repelling viscous monsters, and working alongside famous characters with unique special abilities - Pockie Defense is a new breed of Tower Defense game, and a fairy tale unlike any other.

World in Flames gets Updated! Bug fixes and improvements V1.0.4.1 - PC

World in Flames is Matrix Games’ computer version of Australian Design Group’s classic board game. Covering both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operations during World War II, World in Flames is global in scope while simulating each branch of service in detail. Land units are corps and army level, supplemented with specialized divisions. Naval units include individual counters for every carrier, battleship, cruiser, and light cruiser in the war. Using 1000+ unique bitmapped images, air units represent groups of 250 to 500 airplanes. With 6000+ unique units, 250+ countries, and a global map of 70,200 hexes, World in Flames is the premier World War II grand strategy game.