Development

I'm not sure what happened in the past couple of years at Games Workshop, but whatever it was, it was big. The British tabletop developer went from having just a handful of video games based on its titles, to having more in-development than even we can keep track of. And …

Cyanide Games' BloodBowl II has been a long delayed game. Originally intended for release in Spring this year, it was nudged back by a few months and then a few more, with its current release date set for the 22nd September. To make sure we still say hungry for touchdowns and …

Nobody likes reading walls of text, which is why here at KitGuru we try to split it up, throw in pictures, videos and funny captions to keep you entertained while we cram all of the information we can into your eyeballs. It turns out that same principle of breaking up …

Square's recent announcement of a Final Fantasy VII HD remastering might have players pumped for a bit of airship travel once again, but that's not how you'll get about in Final Fantasy XV. In a new trailer for the game shown off at PAX, we saw how players will instead …

The Behemoth, a company spawned from the flash filled portal world of Newgrounds, has developed some interesting games over the years, featuring bizarre visuals, strange stories and often silly voices. That's not a pedigree it's looking to ignore in its fourth game: Pit People, which now has its first official …

When it comes to creating a fearful atmosphere, one that makes your bones shudder and your hairs stand on end, sound can be your greatest ally. A whisper of wind at the right time, a mocking, maniacal laugh – they can set the mood and make a player doubt their …

Earlier this year, Frozenbyte launched Trine 3 on Steam Early Access and after a few months of open development, the game was completed a few days back. Unfortunately, it seems that quite a few fans were disappointed in the story's length as well as the ending to the game, causing the developer …

XCOM 2 is a game that assumes you failed to stop the alien menace in the original. It assumes you failed so hard that you didn't even put up much of a defence, but that doesn't matter, as you can put up one now. With a new mobile base, new …

The court room drama that's been taking place between 3D Realms and Gearbox over the past year and a half with regards to who really owns the Duke Nukem brand, always felt a bit like a pair of dogs fighting over a dead horse, that they both wanted to beat …

Over the last couple of years, Amazon has been making a push in the gaming space, even going as far as to set up its very own studio with quite a few esteemed developers coming from famed studios like Valve and Bungie. However, we have yet to see any big …

Final Fantasy VII is a game near and dear to the hearts of many gamers around the world. For a lot of them, the original PlayStation title was their first real introduction to the Final Fantasy series of games and its story was very well crafted for the time. That's …

At this point in 2015, it feels like there's just about a Warhammer title for every aspect of its dual fantasy and far-flung-future universes. There's one for its medieval sports, one for its space armadas, one for epic sword-and sorcery wars across continents, and there's even a tweaked game of …

Although far from an exact science, whenever a major studio announces a new job opening at their company, it's often for something specific. There are traditionally quite a lot of open, or potentially existing jobs at large publishers and developers, but when something different shows up, it gives us a …

As much as the internet can be a place where negativity goes to fester, game makers all over the world know that keeping in touch with your fan base through it is an important way to help maintain a game's popularity. And it's that line of communication between the players and …

Last year, Samsung partnered up with Oculus to launch the Samsung GearVR headset, for use with Galaxy smartphones. Now, CCP Games, the team behind Eve Online and Eve: Valkyrie, has announced Gunjack, a space shooter for the mobile virtual reality headset, set in the same universe as Eve. Gunjack puts …

It seems far too long since we battled Dredge, the elements and each other in the brutal world of The Banner Saga, with its beautiful artwork and haunting music, but part two isn't supposed to be too far away now. If it does turn out to take a little longer …

With the release of Windows 10 yesterday – July 29th, 2015 – Microsoft had launch events in 13 cities across the world. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend one such event in Old Billingsgate, London. More than just a celebration of the new OS and its release …

The Warhammer world has a lot of weird and wonderful creatures and contraptions, with giants, griffons, cannons and ball and chain swinging goblins being common place – they're a mad lot in the Old World. Perhaps not as mad as the wizards though, who tread that line between chaos and …

Aldin Dynamics, one of the premier early developers of Oculus Rift VR experiences, has announced that along with its original title Asunder, going free on Oculus Share, it will be releasing a new game for the Gear VR, called Twisted Realms in the near future. To celebrate that fact, there's …

The brotherly developmental team of Tarn and Zach Adams, have announced that their lifelong game project, Dwarf Fortress, has now been expanded in a theological sense. While none of it will have much of an impact on gameplay just yet, Dwarves and other residents of the world can now learn …

Full Motion Video was an exciting technology when it first debuted in the '90s. The ability to watch videos at a low resolution was considered the way of the future and a way to have great effects in games without needing to program them to do it. In reality, it …

Recently Square Enix President, Yosuke Matsuda has been in the news after explaining his rule for judging new IP/franchises. In an interview with Weekly Famitsu the publisher head explained that he believes that a new franchise needs at least three games before its success can be judged reasonably. “Looking retrospectively …

The Twits and other Roald Dahl characters might have frightened, inspired and amazed children of many generations past, but they've never been brought to the fore in quite such a style as this. In a series of new applications, the classical author's most iconic characters are set to make their …

The world of gaming was shocked earlier this week when we learned that long time Nintendo director and video game icon, Satoru Iwata had passed away at the age of just 55. Since then memorials and well wishes for the man have been forthcoming from around the world, but perhaps …

While games development itself is a tricky business, managing the mammoth communities that can form around them can be even harder. That's especially so if you're running an MMO, with ever evolving content, meta games and player numbers, so keeping your ear in to the ground is important. That's why …

Angry Birds is a worldwide phenomenon. As much as traditional gamers may poke fun at its platform, or even cite that its entire concept was a rip-off of Crush the Castle, there's no denying that Angry Birds, with its three billion+ downloads over various titles, is a massive success. And …

The publisher of the Dead Island series, Deep Silver, has announced that it has ended  its relationship with Dead Island 2's developer, Yager, meaning that the German company will no longer be part of the game's creation. Moving forward Deep Silver plans to announce who will be taking over the …

One of the biggest challenges for Creative Assembly (CA) in the creation of Total War: Warhammer has been balancing all of the unit types. Each army has more depth and varied units than an entire Total War game and things get even more complicated when you factor in flying soldiers …

Trackmania is one of the most competitive arcade racers ever created, spawning high-level teams and Esports action, though it's always felt like the separate games with their slightly tweaked setting and track types fragmented the community. That won't be the case with the upcoming Trackmania Turbo though, which puts all …

League of Legends may be the most popular MOBA title in the world, but that doesn't mean it's perfect, or even the best. One aspect of its experience that has always been a topic of contention has been its community's willingness to abuse one another. Often described as “toxic,” play, …