wide·screen gam·ing fo·rum (wsgf):
[-noun] Web community dedicated to ensuring PC games run properly on your tablet, netbook, personal computer, HDTV and multi-monitor gaming rig.
Submitted by AussieTimmeh on 20 October, 2012 - 09:00
Toy Soldiers is an action and strategy video game by Signal Studios.
Players control one of two armies of miniature toy soldiers on a World War I model diorama with wooden and plastic landscapes. The diorama is set in various locations, such as a child's bedroom, library and lounge, and objects such as dressers and reading lamps are at times visible in the background.
The game features 50 different controllable units including machine guns, mortars and tanks, with the fixed emplacements being upgradable to more powerful versions.
Submitted by AussieTimmeh on 13 October, 2012 - 20:42
Q.U.B.E. (Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion) is a physics-based puzzle video game developed by Toxic Games, and published to the Microsoft Windows platform with help from the Indie Fund, a group of successful independent game developers. The game, an expansion of a student project by the founding members of Toxic Games, was released in December 2011 and January 2012 through a number of digital distribution platforms.
Submitted by skipclarke on 5 October, 2012 - 20:17
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a remake of the 1994 classic strategy game UFO: Enemy Unknown, also known as X-COM: UFO Defense. Unlike the previously announced XCOM by 2K Marin, this game will return to the strategic root of the X-COM series.
Submitted by AussieTimmeh on 2 October, 2012 - 02:18
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an exploratory action adventure videogame with an emphasis on audiovisual style. Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries. Co-operate with friends via Twitter, experience a videogame world that is affected by moon phases & help a wandering warrior monk complete her woeful errand.
Alien Breed 2: Assault, like Evolution, is an isometric shooter set on board a futuristic spacecraft. In each level, the main character Conrad is given a series of tasks such as collecting key cards, restoring power, or escorting innocents, which he must complete before finding that level's exit. Standing in his way are a variety of aliens who will attack him, usually en masse. He can also suffer damage from explosions, fires, electrical disturbances, and enemy turrets. Conrad can run and shoot in all directions, and can collect a number of different weapons and items to aid him.
A bold attempt at resurrecting the first-person dungeon crawler genre, Grimrock combines tile-based movement with blow-and-cooldown combat, puzzles and RPG elements.
Submitted by Anonymous on 16 February, 2012 - 19:38
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a single-player action role-playing game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Ken Rolston acts as the game's executive designer, R. A. Salvatore created the game universe and lore, with Todd McFarlane working on the artwork, and Grant Kirkhope creating the musical score. It wais developed by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games. The game was released on February 7, 2012 in North America and on February 9, 2012 in Europe. The first public demonstration was at the Penny Arcade Expo East 2011 on March 11, 2011.
Submitted by Jacqyl Frost on 11 February, 2012 - 00:54
SAW centers on Detective David Tapp who awakens in a decrepit, abandoned asylum. He has been captured by his longtime nemesis, Jigsaw. Obsessed with catching this serial killer, Tapp’s mission has consumed him and ruined his family, resulting in divorce, mental imbalance, and abandonment. Worse yet, this frantic hunt destroyed Tapp’s career while he watched his long-time friend and partner get killed by one of Jigsaw’s traps. Now Jigsaw has the upper hand and has captured the detective. Tapp must play a deadly game—the likes of which he has been investigating for years—to escape, and in order to do so he must survive the lethal traps and puzzles that Jigsaw has put in place for him and others. But each victim has a dark connection to Tapp. Will Tapp save them? Can he survive his obsession to find the Jigsaw killer?
Submitted by Anonymous on 25 January, 2012 - 12:15
Naval Warfare is the PC version of the XBox360 game Aqua. Although it feels a bit dated now compared to Renegade Ops, it's a nice two-stick top-down shooter alternative for XP users. And seriously: steampunk boats !!
The game features a campaign, skirmish mode and 1vs.1 unsplit-screen multiplayer.