505 Games released some brand new screenshots for their upcoming sniper game, Sniper Elite V2. In addition, the company released a new trailer and a fact sheet for it. According to its press release, players are forced to use skill, patience and cunning – with an emphasis on learning to handle the anticipation and pressure of the hunt – to achieve their missions as they find themselves facing life-altering choices. Continue reading Sniper Elite V2 – New Screenshots, Trailer & Details Revealed→
The expansion pack Back to Karkand is out now on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC! This launch trailer features gameplay footage from the legendary Battlefield map Sharqi Peninsula, now reimagined and powered by the Frostbite 2 engine. Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is yours at no extra charge if you own a copy of Battlefield 3: Limited Edition, or available now for $14.99/1200 Microsoft Points Continue reading Battlefield 3 – Back to Karkand Launch PC & X360 Trailer; Sharqi Peninsula Gameplay Trailer→
Volition has released a new update for their action and chaotic third person sandbox shooter game, Saints Row: The Third. This new update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and comes with some specific Eyefinity correction and fixes, general sound optimizations and other, various fixes. Unfortunately, the release notes do not include any fix about the awful SLI scaling in DX9. Here is hoping now that Nvidia will fix it. You can view the entire changelog after the jump. Continue reading Saints Row: The Third – New Update Released→
Stephen Reid, Community Manager of SWTOR, revealed some new information about Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Early Access. According to Stephen, the Early Game Access will officially start at 4AM PST / 6AM CST / 7AM EST / 12PM GMT / 1PM CET today. Emails will be sent around then and no, not everyone will get in and play. In addition, the Forums will be back up for all who have redeemed a pre-order code just before 7AM EST (AKA, Early Game Access start) and the servers that will be up today will NOT be the final ones as the company will be adding more servers during the Early Game Access. Continue reading SWTOR Early Access Dev Update; “Not *everyone* will get in tomorrow”→
This is huge, this is really huge. According to Steam’s registry, Alan Wake is coming to the PC. Although we don’t have any specific release date, we do know that those registry entries are as valid as they can get. We’ve also captured a screen from this registry entry that can be viewed bellow. In case you were unaware of, Sonic Generations’ PC version was leaked in the same way, so there should be no doubt about the validity of the source. Steam’s registry does not lie, that’s a fact. Bottom line is that Alan Wake is coming to the PC, it’s semi-official now. Continue reading Steam’s registry indicates that Alan Wake is coming to the PC→
Due to high demand, Reverie World Studios is extending its sale and “Dwarven Invasion” promo for the studios’ recently released MMORTS, Dawn of Fantasy. In the spirit of the holidays, fans will be able to download Dawn of Fantasy directly from the official website for a discounted rate of $19.99. This one-time fee invites players to join the limitless game world of Mythador for subscription-free gameplay in any of four action-packed game modes. But don’t miss out! This deal is only good through Tuesday, Dec. 13, so check out the sale details from Dawn of Fantasy’s official website! Continue reading Dawn of Fantasy – Holiday Sales Extended To December 13th→
With all the talk about the CryEngine 3, some gamers felt the need to showcase the beauty of the Frostbite 2.0 engine. One of them is YT member ‘AnglSummer4’ we made a nice video, filled with some gorgeous locations from Battlefield 3. Does this show off the beauty of the engine? Well, it’s hard to tell as we’ve seen some pretty amazing maps from the Crysis 2 modding community. Still, Frostbite 2.0 is one hell of an engine and let’s not forget that it will be used to the upcoming sequel of Command & Conquer: Generals. It will also be interesting to see whether or not other studios – that are not under EA’s flag – will actually use it. Until then though, enjoy the following video! Continue reading Fan-made video attempts to show off the Beauty of Battlefield 3→
We just got word that Andrej Dudenhefner has released a new version for his SMAA injector tool that is compatible with all Steam games. SMAA is a very efficient GPU-based MLAA implementation, capable of handling subpixel features seamlessly, and featuring an advanced pattern detection & handling mechanism. To put it simple, SMAA offers a nice level of AA with a minimal performance hit. You can find the download link and the changelog for this version of injectSMAA after the jump. Continue reading injectSMAA v1.2 is now available; Steam games are now compatible with it→
There has been a lot of speculation these past days about Half-Life 3. And although some thought that the ARG of Half-Life 3 has begun yesterday with Wheatley’s nominee trailer for the VGAs, Valve’s Marc Laidlaw states that there isn’t currently any Half-Life 3 ARG or treasure hunt. So hold your horses everyone as the time has not come. At least not yet. Continue reading Valve’s writer Marc Laidlaw confirms: “There is no Half-Life 3 ARG”→
As promised yesterday, GSC GameWorld made an official announcement about the fate of STALKER 2. And just a few minutes ago, GSC tweeted that they will do their best to continue. What does this mean though? Does this mean that STALKER 2 will be outsourced to another developer or will a new gaming studio be formed after GSC’s closure? One can only guess. Continue reading GSC GameWorld’s Official Statement: “we will do our best to continue”→
