Arkane Studios will be using CRYENGINE for its next title

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We’ve said before and we’ll say it again – CRYENGINE has a lot of potential. And even though we’ve seen a number of small developers creating games via it, most of the triple-A developers seem to be overlooking it. Well, not anymore. Arkane Studios’ HR manager revealed today that the studio is currently developing a new game via Crytek’s engine. Continue reading Arkane Studios will be using CRYENGINE for its next title

CD Projekt Reconfirms – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Will Be DRM-Free

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A couple of days ago, we informed you about Namco Bandai distributing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in Europe. Naturally, a lot of fans wondered whether CDPR would get – yet again – into trouble for offering a DRM-free version of The Witcher 3. Thankfully, Namco Bandai gave the green light to our beloved Polish guys, meaning that all PC version of The Witcher 3 will be DRM-free from the get-go. Continue reading CD Projekt Reconfirms – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Will Be DRM-Free

Xaviant: “Going beyond four cores gives diminishing returns”, hints at Lichdom on next-gen consoles

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Lichdom impressed a lot of people when it was showcased at AMD’s latest press event, and since this is a new game powered by CRYENGINE, we felt the need to ask the studio about some interesting things. One of them was the game’s multicore CPU support to which Charles Hollingsworth, Engineering Director at Xaviant, revealed that there were no significant performance gains while using more than four CPU cores. Continue reading Xaviant: “Going beyond four cores gives diminishing returns”, hints at Lichdom on next-gen consoles

Battlefield 4 Gets A Day-One Update On The PC

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DICE has released a day-one update for the PC version of Battlefield 4/Battlelog. According to its changelog, this update features various improvements for the PC in-game Battlelog, fixes an issue that caused a memory leak, removes the Cancel button for finished Missions, and makes “Play Now” for Squad Deathmatch and Domination to work as intended. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Battlelog and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Battlefield 4 Gets A Day-One Update On The PC

Techland’s Hellraid Gets Delayed To 2014

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Techland announced today that its upcoming game, Hellraid, will be released digitally in 2014. The game was originally slated for a 2013 release, however the team is currently hard at work adding new features and game modes for both single-player and co-op. As a result of that, the title will miss its initial release date and will be coming on X360, PS3 and PC next year. Continue reading Techland’s Hellraid Gets Delayed To 2014

Mortal Kombat DooM Gets New Footage

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Our reader ‘Cristian Fabian Munoz Isla’ has shared with us a new video from his upcoming Mortal Kombat mod for id Software’s classic shooter, Doom. Cristian has added the umk3 chars, and is now working with the final moves (babalities, fatalities, friendships, etc). In addition, Cristian aims to create the artifitial inteligence for the singleplayer mode of his mod, while he’s also exploring the idea of adding MK Trilogy to his MK project. There is no ETA as of yet, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted. Enjoy! Continue reading Mortal Kombat DooM Gets New Footage

Project CARS vs F1 2013 Graphics Comparison

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YouTube’s member ‘ADRIANF1esp’ has posted an interesting comparison between Project CARS and F1 2013. As we already know, pCars looks fabulous. However, some gamers would have thought that a racing title dedicated to F1 would be more authentic than Slightly Mad Studios’ offering. Well, this doesn’t seem to be the case. The only downside of this comparison is that ANDRIANF1esp used different F1 vehicles (Ferrari F138 and Formula A). Enjoy! Continue reading Project CARS vs F1 2013 Graphics Comparison

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Exceeds 1.5 Million Registered Users

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Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has exceeded 1.5 million registered players within two months since its launch. As the press release reads, the combined total is across North America, Europe, Japan and PAL territories on both PC and PS3. Continue reading Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Exceeds 1.5 Million Registered Users

Dragon Age: Inquisition May Slip To 2015, TitanFall Will Remain Exclusive To Xbox One/X360/PC

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During its Q2 2014 financial call last night, the big publisher revealed that Dragon Age: Inquisition may slip to 2015. Now this isn’t surprising at all as we haven’t get any footage of this upcoming RPG for quite sometime. Not only that, but a gameplay footage is nowhere to be found, suggesting that this RPG is still far from being complete. Continue reading Dragon Age: Inquisition May Slip To 2015, TitanFall Will Remain Exclusive To Xbox One/X360/PC

The Typing of the Dead: OVERKILL Announced & Available To Download Now

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SEGA has announced that The Typing of the Dead: OVERKILL launched exclusively for PC Digital Download yesterday just in time for Halloween. Developed by Modern Dream with a little help from Hardlight Studios, this adaptation of console gore-fest The House of the Dead: OVERKILL is available for download now and will be priced at £14.99/$19.99/€17.99. The original The House of the Dead: OVERKILL is also included in the package! Continue reading The Typing of the Dead: OVERKILL Announced & Available To Download Now