Steam News · May 19, 2017
With 2013's Injustice: Gods Among Us, NetherRealm Studios showed it was more than capable of putting together a solid fighting game featuring the DC Comics pantheon. More than that, the developer capably made it stand out from sister franchise Mortal Kombat with its own distinct features and mechanics. For an encore, Injustice 2 further builds on the foundation set by its predecessor and steps for...
Steam News · Mar 25, 2013
You may not have guessed it, from how many Arcane Novas and Steam Lightning Storms were cast in the direction of other players, but wacky action-RPG Magicka was originally a co-op game. PvP arenas were added free DLC to formalise the wizard-on-wizard violence, and the next game goes even further. Announced today by publisher Paradox, Magicka: Wizard Wars is a purely PvP affair, boasting 4v4 magic ...
Steam News · Feb 8, 2012
Paradox Interactive announced its line-up for the Game Developers Conference in March, and among the games listed is a new multiplayer combat game from Arrowhead Game Studios. The project from the Magicka team is code-named Project JFK, but is otherwise being kept mostly under wraps for the time being. The teaser announcement promises "breakneck-paced multiplayer combat with a focus on killing you...
Steam News · Jan 24, 2012
Arrowhead Game Studios' Magicka has lampooned Vietnam and Cthulu without receiving the wrath of the elder gods or EA lawyers. Today Paradox Interactive announced another expansion, The Other Side of the Coin, which gives a firm ribbing to fantasy cliches. You'll be put in the shoes of Alucard the Vampire and his necromancer followers as they disrupt Vlad's proposed peace between humans, dwarves, a...
Steam News · Nov 16, 2011
Magicka has cast a mighty spell, summoning not only an update with heaps of tech improvements and fixes, but also a new trailer for its eerie upcoming Lovecraftian downloadable expansion 'The Stars Are Left.' The patch, already out through Steam, brings checkpoints remembered between play sessions, a fancier particle system, stuttering fixes, server browser improvements, and heaps more. Steam has ...
Steam News · Oct 27, 2011
Eldritch horrors from beyond the stars are to invade the cheery world of Magicka in 'The Stars Are Left,' a downloadable content campaign inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos, announced today by publisher Paradox. The multi-level adventure will bring seven Lovecraftian enemies to smash, two new bosses to conquer, extra spells to zap them all with, two challenge maps, and new items and robes...
Steam News · Jul 6, 2011
Paradox Interactive, publisher of games like Magicka and Mount and Blade, says it no longer needs retail support. "Retail sales are like a bonus for now," Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox told PC Gamer, revealing that 90% of the company's revenue now comes through digital distribution sales. "We donât really need retailers any more." Obviously, digital distribution bypasses many of the hurdles tha...
Steam News · Jun 6, 2011
As if Magicka didn't already suffer enough magical 'friendly fire' incidents, developer Arrowhead and publisher Paradox have announced that wizard-on-wizard violence will be formalised on June 21 when the PvP mode launches for free. The Trek-tastic Vulcanus DLC arena Along with classic Deathmatch, which players are apparently quite capable of emulating for themselves at the moment anyway, there...
Steam News · Jun 1, 2011
Magicka 'Nippon' DLC A new cheap piece of downloadable content for Magicka is available on Steam. The $1 "Nippon" DLC grants you a Kimono robe, a Katana that can cut through armor, and a Bamboo Staff that adds resistance to all elements. Until June 5, fifty percent of the proceeds will go to the Japan Relief Support program. On top of that, buying the DLC before the deadline date will also net ...
Steam News · Apr 20, 2011
Arrowhead Studios is bringing two Challenge Maps to Magicka, and letting fans vote on which of the two will be available for free. The losing map will be offered for $2.
