Next week is going to be one of the most interesting tech weeks of recent years, as both DX12 and glNext will be fully unveiled during this year’s GDC show. And from the looks of it, the Khronos Group may have already revealed – via a recent trademark registration – the official name of its new open sourced API. Continue reading Khronos Group Trademarks “Vulkan”, Possible Name Of glNext
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Resident Evil Revelations 2 – Modder Brings Back Local/Offline Co-Op to the PC Version
As you may have already heard, the PC version of Resident Evil Revelations 2 lacks local/offline co-op support. And it only took one day for modder – and NeoGAF’s member – “Sectus” to bring it back to the game. Yeap, thanks to the modding community, Resident Evil Revelations 2 PC now supports local/offline co-op. All heil modders. Continue reading Resident Evil Revelations 2 – Modder Brings Back Local/Offline Co-Op to the PC Version
Life Is Strange – Development Is on Track, Still Planned for Release before the End of March
A couple of days ago, a rumour surfaced regarding the release date of Life is Strange’s second episode. As the rumour suggested, this second episode was to be delayed, and yesterday DONTNOD shed some light on it. As the official Twitter account of Life is Strange claimed, the second episode of the game is still planned for release before the end of March. Continue reading Life Is Strange – Development Is on Track, Still Planned for Release before the End of March
This Is One of the Best Forest Environments You’ve Ever Seen, Powered by Unreal Engine 4 & Megascans
Quixel has released a new video, showing a jungle environment in Unreal Engine 4 using Megascans. Megascans is a massive online library of thousands of physically based material scans and fully scanned 3D assets. A similar ‘scanning’ technique was used in the beautiful ‘The Vanishing of Ethan Carter’ from The Astronauts. And this latest environment from Quixel looks spectacular, rivalling those CRYENGINE-powered jungle environments of the Crysis series. Enjoy! Continue reading This Is One of the Best Forest Environments You’ve Ever Seen, Powered by Unreal Engine 4 & Megascans
Wasteland 2 Gets Major Patch – Will Be Updated to Unity 5, Will Support Physically Based Shading
inXile Entertainment has rolled out a major patch for Wasteland 2 that adds Steam Achievements for Mac OS X and Linux, comes with a massive list of bug fixes, and sports localization fixes and updates across all language. Continue reading Wasteland 2 Gets Major Patch – Will Be Updated to Unity 5, Will Support Physically Based Shading
Just Cause Creator’s F2P Hunting Game Hits 5 Million Registered Users
Avalanche Studios and Expansive Worlds have announced that theHunter has reached more than 5 million registered players, making it the largest virtual hunting community in the world. Moreover – and as the companies noted – 4 million of the total players have joined in the last 22 months. Continue reading Just Cause Creator’s F2P Hunting Game Hits 5 Million Registered Users
Green Man Gaming Offers A Number Of Classic Mega-Drive Games At Only $1.25 Each
Green Man Gaming has informed us about a very special offer that will last until Saturday 4PM UTC. As GMG told us, a number of classic Mega-Drive games (that are obviously “ported” to the PC) are on offer for $1.25 each. GMG’s special deal includes Golden Axe, Altered Beast, Ecco the Dolphin, Streets of Rage 2, Phantasy Star II, Shining Force II and Beyond Oasis. Continue reading Green Man Gaming Offers A Number Of Classic Mega-Drive Games At Only $1.25 Each
Grand Theft Auto V – 15 Brand New PC Screenshots Released
Rockstar has just released fifteen new screenshots from the PC version of GTA V. GTA V was meant to hit the PC next month, but Rockstar decided to delay it in order to further polish it. The game is now scheduled for an April 14th release, and promises to be the best visually – and technologically – version of GTA V. Enjoy! Continue reading Grand Theft Auto V – 15 Brand New PC Screenshots Released
Fable Legends – New Screenshots Released
Microsoft and Lionhead Studios have released a new set of screenshots for Fable Legends. Fable Legends will be a F2P title, will offer crossplay between PC and Xbox One, and will take advantage of Microsoft’s newest API, DX12. Enjoy! Continue reading Fable Legends – New Screenshots Released
Mortal Kombat X Gets Story Trailer
Warner Bros released today the official story trailer for Mortal Kombat X, showcasing the new generation of characters as they join forces to fight against the power hungry clone Mileena and her Outworld rebel army. Taking place 25 years after the events of Mortal Kombat (2011), the new generation of characters will discover that Outworld is not the only threat they face. Fans will get a first look at the newest fighters to join Cassie Cage, including Jacqueline Briggs, daughter of Jax, Takashi Takeda, son of Kenshi and Kung Jin, descendant of Kung Lao. Enjoy! Continue reading Mortal Kombat X Gets Story Trailer