Now here is something really interesting. When fans asked Epic Games on its forums whether the team would open source Unreal Engine 1 and 2, Tim Sweeney replied and claimed that they might – one day – open source the original Unreal Engine. Continue reading Epic’s Tim Sweeney Says That Unreal Engine 1 May One Day Go Open Source
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Grey Goo Gets Spectacular Cinematic Launch Trailer, Releases Next Week
Grey Box and Petroglyph have released an amazing cinematic launch trailer for their upcoming real-time strategy game, Grey Goo. This trailer does not feature any gameplay footage, so don’t get so excited about it. Grey Goo releases on January 23rd, and will be playable at this year’s PAX South event. Continue reading Grey Goo Gets Spectacular Cinematic Launch Trailer, Releases Next Week
Dying Light – Digital Copies Still On Schedule For A January Release, Physical Copies To Be Delayed
After the latest rumors surrounding Dying Light’s release, Techland decided to break its silence and shed some light on what exactly is happening. According to the developer, the digital copies of Dying Light are still scheduled for a January release, however the physical copies will be delayed shortly. Continue reading Dying Light – Digital Copies Still On Schedule For A January Release, Physical Copies To Be Delayed
SOE Offers Refunds To Disappointed Buyers Over “H1Z1” Air Drops
Sony Online Entertainment’s new zombie survival MMO, H1Z1, has gotten off to a bit of a rough start. Releasing on Steam Early Access for $20 this week, H1Z1 has seen numerous server issues — rather visible to twitch viewers last night, myself included — but that in and of itself isn’t typically enough to cause a publisher to offer refunds. Especially in an early access title. No, what buyers seem most upset over is the announcement of air drops, which ask players to spend money on air dropped crates filled with supplies. Some of the game’s players perceive the mechanism as pay-to-win. Continue reading SOE Offers Refunds To Disappointed Buyers Over “H1Z1” Air Drops
GDC State of the Industry: PC Remains Top Platform For Developers, Surpassing Both PS4 & Xbox One
As you may already know, PC gaming is far from dead. In fact, PC gaming was never at the brink of extinction, despite what some publications or erroneous reports claimed a couple of years ago. And today’s GDC’s reports further strengthen the belief that PC gaming is among the healthiest platforms out there. Continue reading GDC State of the Industry: PC Remains Top Platform For Developers, Surpassing Both PS4 & Xbox One
Phil Spencer Claims That Windows 10 Is The Best Operating System Ever Created For Gamers On PC
On January 21st, Xbox boss Phil Spencer will talk about the new operating system that Microsoft is currently working on. According to Spencer, Windows 10 is the best operating system ever created for gamers on the PC, and hinted towards some really interesting – gaming-related – announcements. Continue reading Phil Spencer Claims That Windows 10 Is The Best Operating System Ever Created For Gamers On PC
Grand Theft Auto V – PC Version Sports Increased Draw Distance & Higher Resolution Textures
Yesterday we shared a video comparison between the PC and the PS4 versions of GTA V. While it’s still too early to draw any conclusions, it became quite obvious that the PC version will sport better visuals than the current-gen console versions. Among the upcoming enhancements – that Rockstar has not officially revealed yet – will be higher resolution textures and an increased draw distance (and perhaps more on screen cars and pedestrians). Continue reading Grand Theft Auto V – PC Version Sports Increased Draw Distance & Higher Resolution Textures
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada Announced, Powered By Unreal Engine 4, First Screenshots
Focus Home Interactive and Tindalos Interactive officially announced today the development of Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, a real time strategy adaptation of Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game for PC. Continue reading Battlefleet Gothic: Armada Announced, Powered By Unreal Engine 4, First Screenshots
Outcast 1.1 – New Update Adds Borderless Fullscreen, Improves Performance & Stability
Fresh3D has released a new update for Outcast 1.1 that improves overall performance and stability, adds support for borderless fullscreen, refactors ingame options menu and implements full support of Steam’s Overlay. As always, this update will be auto-downloaded the next time you launch Steam’s client, and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Outcast 1.1 – New Update Adds Borderless Fullscreen, Improves Performance & Stability
SOE’s Zombie MMO “H1Z1” Available Now On Steam Early Access
Sony Online Entertainment has announced that its zombie survival MMO set in a post-apocalyptic world is now available on PC to all survivors worldwide through Steam’s Early Access program starting at $19.99 USD. In order to celebrate this launch, SOE has released a new batch of screenshots that can be viewed below. Continue reading SOE’s Zombie MMO “H1Z1” Available Now On Steam Early Access