A couple of months ago, we bashed Harebrained Schemes for not staying true to its claims of offering a DRM-free Shadowrun Returns, something that was stated by its Kickstarter campaign. Thankfully, the company has just announced that after negotiating with its partners at Microsoft,it is able to release fully DRM-free versions of Shadowrun Returns and future expansions such as Berlin. Continue reading Shadowrun Returns Is Now DRM-Free For Everyone, Incoming GOG.com Release→
Harebrained Schemes has released a new patch for Shadowrun Returns that updates the game’s version to 1.0.4 and adds Steam Trading Cards, tweaks the User Interface, improves slightly the load times between levels and fixes some reported bugs. This update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading New Shadowrun Returns Update Adds Steam Trading Cards, Fixes Various Bugs→
Harebrained Schemes announced today that Shadowrun Returns is available on Steam. In addition, Capcom announced that its upcoming third-person action title, Lost Planet 3, is currently available for pre-order on Steam. The Steam pre-order of Lost Planet 3 comes with some interesting unlocks that can be found below. Continue reading Shadowrun Returns Has Been Released, Lost Planet 3 Is Available For Pre-Order→
Harebrained Schemes announced that Shadowrun Returns will be launched this June for the PC. In addition, the development team revealed that pre-orders will open in April 29th, and that the game will be released via Steam. In other words, Shadowrun Returns won’t be DRM-free as it was advertised back in its Kickstarter days. Well okay, a version of it will be distributed for free, however future DLCs will be distributed exclusively via Valve’s distribution service. Continue reading Shadowrun Returns Launches In June, Pre-Orders Open In April 29th→
What we learned from Kickstarter these past months is that isometric titles can be quite successful. Ironically, most isometric games have surpassed every other Kickstarter project, which most probably means that PC gamers are not as graphics-whores as you may think they were. Or that they value gameplay over graphics. Or that most of those isometric games are sequels to beloved and classic titles that featured isometric perspectives. Whatever the reason may be, Harebrained Schemes has released the first gameplay footage of Shadowrun Returns, an isometric RPG that is said to bring back one of our most original & cherished game settings as a 2D turn-based RPG for tablets & PC, and that was funded by a Kickstarter campaign. Enjoy! Continue reading Shadowrun Returns – Alpha Gameplay Footage→
Harebrained Schemes has released the first screenshots of Shadowrun Returns. Shadowrun Returns is a story-based tactical role-playing game for desktop computers and tablets that was excessively (and wonderfully) funded by fans on Kickstarter. The team’s goal is to create a game that reflects the original tabletop RPG’s narrative and tactical detail, and acts as the spiritual successor to the groundbreaking Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Shadowrun games from way back in the 90’s. Shadowrun Returns features turn-based tactical action. During action sequences like data heists or infiltration missions, you control a team of shadowrunners, pitting them against antagonists ranging from powerful individuals to a small army. Enjoy! Continue reading Shadowrun Returns – First Screenshots Unveiled→
