General: Kaidan: Asymmetric Horror RPG Announced

Independent developer, Mentanoia Games, has announced that it will be pursuing a Kickstarter campaign towards the end of February 2016 to fund the continued development of Kaidan, an asymmetric horror RPG. The multiplatform title will feature VR support and small group gameplay.

General: Conan Exiles: New Information Revealed

Funcom’s Joel Bylos sat down with IGN to discuss more about this week’s reveal of Conan Exiles, a survival game based on the world of Hyboria. Among other things it was revealed that the game world will feature a 53 square kilometer map that is more than twice the size of Skyrim’s main map.

General: Fractured Space Free Trial Weekend & a Big Update

Edge Case Games has a special treat for those who have been looking for a great strategy MMO to try out. This weekend, interested players can try out Fractured Space on Steam for free and keep the game after the weekend ends. In addition, a large update has been applied that introduces gameplay enhancement, a Tech Tree reset and much more.

General: Minorities in Gaming – Theorizing Representation As Revolutionary

The question of representation in video games is not a new one, and continues to spark all kinds of discussions that range in topic and intensity. On one end of the spectrum, there are individuals and groups who advocate for the most possible diversity in gaming. On the other, there are camps who posit that there is no issue of representation in video games, or that it’s not a worthy topic of discussion.

General: GoG.com Enters Early Access Arena

Good Old Games has taken another significant step into the multi-games platform arena by announcing that it will be hosting a curated list of early access games in development. According to the site, the games are ‘excellent hand-picked games with no questions asked refunds’ if needed.

General: Game On #77 – Blade and Queue

In this episode, Zeli and Braxwolf talk about what we know and don’t know about Pixel Mage’s newly announced RPG Hero’s Song, and whether the game excites us or not. We also cover the Blade and Soul launch issues, and discuss some of our likes and dislikes, as one of us was actually able to get past the login queue!