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Metro: Last Light gets season pass, first DLC in June

by David Hinkle (May 22nd 2013 3:00PM)

Metro: Last Light developer 4A Games is planning to release four different content packs throughout the summer, all bundled together today in a season pass available on Xbox Live, PSN and Steam for 1200 MS Points ($15). The Faction and Chronicle packs are the first listed, each aimed at ...

Metro: Last Light dev warns against changing FOV with coming patch

by Jessica Conditt (May 15th 2013 8:45PM)

Metro: Last Light features a fixed field of view, and while we didn't have a problem with that, other players have. Developer 4A Games heard the feedback and has a fix in the next title update coming to Steam – but it comes with a warning. Changing the field of view could trigger a range of ...

Ex-THQ president Rubin discusses cramped Metro working conditions

by Sinan Kubba (May 15th 2013 1:30PM)

Former THQ president Jason Rubin has spoken about the struggles Metro: Last Light developer 4A Games went through to get its game to launch. In a post on GamesIndustry International, Rubin extolled the efforts of the Ukrainian studio, citing a relatively meager budget, cramped working conditions, ...

PSN Tuesday: Metro: Last Light, Dust 514, Jacob Jones

by David Hinkle (May 14th 2013 5:45PM)

It's quite the week for content on Sony platforms, with several major releases making their debut on the PlayStation Network today. Metro: Last Light, the 4A Games' sequel salvaged by Deep Silver, launches today. If you haven't had a chance to read our review yet, be sure to give that a gander. ...

Metareview: Metro - Last Light

by Sinan Kubba (May 14th 2013 8:00AM)

Metro: Last Light doesn't sound appetizing with its "suffocating despair" and "gnarled monstrosities," but it's that kind of loveliness that made Ludwig enthuse about the Metro 2033 follow-up in his four and a half stars review. He deemed Last Light "an unusual, meticulously detailed shooter ...

Metro Last Light review: Tunnel vision

by Ludwig Kietzmann (May 13th 2013 3:45PM)

There is so much suffocating despair in Metro: Last Light. The world is irradiated rubble, blanketed in noxious fumes and trampled by gnarled monstrosities. Humans that remain must huddle underfoot, eking out lives in Moscow's underground railways. But the worst thing, the cruelest twist, the ...

Metro: Last Light on Steam includes Metro 2033 e-book

by David Hinkle (Apr 27th 2013 2:00AM)

Metro 2033 was a prominent post-apocalyptic novel from Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky before it inspired 4A Games' shooter. Making up for the lost marketing opportunity of the first game, sequel Metro: Last Light will include a free copy of the Metro 2033 novel with all PC purchases authenticated ...

Deep Silver clarifies Metro: Last Light PS4, SDK reports

by Alexander Sliwinski (Apr 26th 2013 12:00PM)

Andrew Prokhorov, creative director on Metro: Last Light at developer 4A Games, recently had the nuance of his words lost in translation, according to publisher Deep Silver. The ITCChannel interview allegedly shook out details about a version of Metro: Last Light for PS4, the release of a ...

Metro: Last Light included with select GeForce GTX cards

by Richard Mitchell (Apr 19th 2013 11:00PM)

If you're in the market for a new graphics card, Nvidia is hoping to entice you with a special promotion. Those who purchase an Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or above will also get a free download of Metro: Last Light when it launches this May. The deal is available via many online retailers, though it ...