PC

From Dust Is Now Available On The Chrome Store

Eric Chahi’s distinctive god-game From Dust is now available through the Google Chrome store for a discounted price of $US9.99. The game was one of the more pleasant surprises of last year.


December 30, 2011
In Real Life

2011: The Year In Pleasant Surprises

2011 saw its share of disappointments, but it was also a year that contained a good number of nice surprises. Some were games we just didn’t see coming — they snuck up on us and grabbed us with their excellence. Others were games that we thought were going to be terrible or at best so-so, but which would up being terrific.


September 14, 2011
News

From Dust Is Coming To PSN Tomorrow

Kotaku AU

It’s a game that has taken out multiple awards and received raving reviews, even from the Kotaku readers. Unfortunately, the fun was restricted to Xbox 360 users. Now, PlayStation 3 owners will also be able to see what the fuss is all about when From Dust comes to PSN tomorrow.


September 10, 2011
PlayStation

Check That, From Dust Hits PSN Next Week

Announced yesterday for a September 27 release on the PlayStation Network, god-game From Dust has had its delivery date moved up two weeks to September 13. It’s still $US14.99. Because some have wondered, no, the game does not support PlayStation Move.


September 9, 2011
PlayStation

From Dust Empowers PlayStation 3 Players Sept 27

That an entire console worth of gamers haven’t experienced Eric Chahi’s glorious strategy game From Dust weighs is a shame, but a shame that will be rectified come September 27 when the game hits the PlayStation Network for $US14.99.


August 24, 2011
News

Ubisoft Breaks Their Own Record For Playable Games At PAX

Ubisoft is coming to PAX this week with nearly a dozen games and a slew of freebies. They say it will be their biggest line up for the annual show to date.


August 23, 2011
PC

Does This Fix The From Dust Disaster?

When PC title From Dust was released, PC gamers discovered that, yes, you must have an always-on internet connection. Previous claims stated that it wouldn’t. Now, Ubisoft is ready to make amends.


August 19, 2011
PC

From Dust’s PC Release Is A Man-Made Disaster

Ubisoft’s release of From Dust on the PC has been, in every sense of the word, a disaster. Just the fact that, today, it was discovered the game requires an always-on internet connection — putting the lie to earlier claims that it wouldn’t — is a throat-slash to its credibility. The additional fact it’s also a terrible port of a console game is the cherry atop a shit sundae for a raving mad PC gaming community.


August 5, 2011
News

From Dust Is Ubisoft’s Fastest Selling Digital Game

Kotaku AU

I like it when innovative games sell well. The fact that Child of Eden struggled still keeps me awake at night. Thank goodness then, that Ubisoft is reporting that From Dust was a resounding success, easily swatting away Scott Pilgrim vs the World to become its biggest selling digital release ever.


August 2, 2011
In Real Life

Reader Review: From Dust

Kotaku AU

From Dust – it’s a game that’s getting mixed reviews in the best possible sense of the word. Some people love it and some people hate it. Today’s reviewer, Dutch, occupies the middle range of this spectrum…