Aaron Giddings

Aaron is proof that while you can take a developer out of the game industry, it's much harder to take the game industry out of a developer. When not at his day job, Aaron enjoys teaching Axis & Allies to his kids, writing sci-fi stories, playing classic space sims on Twitch, and riding around the American Midwest on his Harley.

Heliborne Launches From Steam Early Access October 12th

Good helicopter sims are few and far between. But with Heliborne, newcomer JetCat Games brings to life a survey sim containing fifty years of combat helicopter history.

Neo-Victorian RPG Empyre: Lords of the Sea Gates Releases on Steam

Fans of Steampunk games and classic isometric style RPGs get an early Christmas present (or maybe an early visit from The Great Pumpkin) with the release of Empyre: Lords of the Sea Gates onto Steam on October 4th, 2017. Featuring an original story by The New Yorker magazine staff cartoonist Paul Noth and developed by a team of industry veterans, this game serves as the inaugural title for indie d...[Read More]

Artifex Mundi Reveals Q4 Release Schedule

Fans of Hidden Object style adventure games get some good news today as indie developer Artifex Mundi announced their release schedule for the rest of 2017. With five titles spanning mobile, Microsoft’s Xbox One family, Sony’s Playstation 4, and iOS/Android mobile devices, there’s sure to be something for everyone.

EA Releases Need for Speed: Payback Welcome to Fortune Valley Trailer

Less than two months away from launch, EA drops a new trailer for the latest in the Need for Speed franchise. Welcome to Fortune Valley showcases many of the open world features of the upcoming title, along with just some of the variety of cars that will be found in the game.

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Auto Age: Standoff (PC) Review – Twisted Neon

The engine screamed in protest as my L-Type car skidded around a blind corner. Flames trailed from the back of my vehicle as my auto-gun turret plinked away at my pursuer. If I could make it to the repair pickup, I’d be able to turn the tables on my opponents. It wasn’t meant to be. A massive T-Type mobile turret lumbered out from behind an arch and unleashed a volley of gunfire that o...[Read More]

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Backlog Burndown #25 – Army Gals

Greetings Backloggers! After saving most of Earth’s chicks last week as Duke Nukem, the perfect follow-on would be a visual novel about being lost in the forest with three beautiful girls, right? These delinquents need saving, both from their various situations, and from the woods, so there’s commonality there. Okay, maybe Dharker Studio’s Army Gals wasn’t the most logical palette cleanser from Du...[Read More]

Square Enix Collective Releases Anime Adventure Game Tokyo Dark on Steam

This one’s been a long time coming. Originally Kickstarted in May 2015, Cherrimochi’s Tokyo Dark is out now on Steam! Featuring an anime art style and a dark take on the point-and-click adventure genre, Tokyo Dark promises a unique spin on what has generally been a more light-hearted genre.

Backlog Burndown #24: Duke Nukem Forever and Ever

Greetings Backloggers! Welcome back from summer vacation. The Burndown spent the summer trying to get a tan, and then a lot more of the summer hiding away from the evil glowing sky orb while recovering from sunburns inflicted upon its poor, pale body. At least I had time to finish a few games!

Gamescom 2017: Ubisoft’s The Crew 2 Gets Release Date

Today at Gamescom, Ubisoft announced a release date for The Crew 2, along with a variety of pre-order offers. Also released was a multi-vehicle gameplay trailer, and some additional details for how integrating cars, motorcycles, boats, and planes is going to work out.

Microsoft Announces Age of Empires IV

It’s back! After more than twelve years, a new Age of Empires game is coming! Today, Microsoft announced that Relic Entertainment, developers of the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War RTS series, will be working on bringing Age of Empires IV to PCs!

NEOGEO Classic Aero Fighters 2 Returns

Remember arcades in the ’90s? Filled with great fighting games like Mortal Combat and Street Fighter II; Rush and Cruisin’ USA racing rigs off to one side, and most of the time, a big red NEOGEO cabinet somewhere semi-prominent, loaded with variety of fighters, a puzzle game or two, and maybe a Metal Slug or Aero Fighters game.

Free Neverwinter Mount! We’re Not Lion!

Perfect Worlds is celebrating the release of the latest Neverwinter expansion – Neverwinter: Tomb of Annihilation with a mount giveaway! No, we’re not lying, there’s a code for a free Ash Tribal Lion player mount at the end of this!

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