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Underground Throne is a Dungeon-based RTS Inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Code Geass and… Death Note?

Nathan Hurde, founder of PawByte, has informed us about a Kickstarter for their latest game called Underground Throne. Underground Throne is described as a dungeon-based real-time strategy game that is inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Code Geass and Death Note. Continue reading Underground Throne is a Dungeon-based RTS Inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Code Geass and… Death Note?

Namco Bandai Will Make An Announcement About Dark Souls 2’s ‘Downgrade-ation’ Next Week

There is no doubt – at this point – that the retail version of Dark Souls 2 looks awful and lacks the lighting system that was advertised when the game was original advertised. In fact, we’ve been saying how horrible the game was looking on our galleries, but that’s irrelevant at this point. Thankfully, Namco Bandai will make an announcement about this whole thing really soon. Continue reading Namco Bandai Will Make An Announcement About Dark Souls 2’s ‘Downgrade-ation’ Next Week

Brigade Officially Announced, Powerful Graphics API Aiming To Replace DirectX or OpenGL

Remember Brigade Engine? No? Well shame on you because OTOY has announced that game developers worldwide will be able to leverage Brigade – its path tracing and rendering technology for photorealistic next-generation games – through Amazon EC2 in the second half of the year. Continue reading Brigade Officially Announced, Powerful Graphics API Aiming To Replace DirectX or OpenGL

SFF-Rated Athens Festival Dedicates A Day To Video-Game Movies

And here is something special for our Greek fans. Cristina Voudouri has informed us about the SFF-Rated Athens Festival; a festival that will dedicate a whole day to the world of video games and its community. According to the press release, on March 24th those who attend the show will be able to watch eXistenz, Tron and Indie Game: The Movie. Continue reading SFF-Rated Athens Festival Dedicates A Day To Video-Game Movies

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD – Coming To Steam Later This Month

Konami has announced that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD will be released on Steam later this month. According to the Japanese publisher, the Steam version will come with online leader boards a Boss Rush Mode and the addition of Steam Achievements. Continue reading Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD – Coming To Steam Later This Month

Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition Gets A New Beta Patch, Introduces New Mouse Control Scheme

Capcom has released a new beta patch for Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition that introduces a new mouse control scheme, increases master volume level and fixes various bugs. In order to download this beta patch, you’ll need to follow the guide below. You can also find below the complete changelog of this beta patch. Enjoy! Continue reading Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition Gets A New Beta Patch, Introduces New Mouse Control Scheme

Daylight Is The Fist Unreal Engine 4 Title With PhysX Support

Our reader ‘mareknr’ has spotted some interesting new details about the PC version of Daylight. According to the official GeForce website, Daylight will support PhysX and HBAO+. This obviously means that Daylight will be the first game, powered by Unreal Engine 4, with native PhysX support (presumably GPU PhysX). Continue reading Daylight Is The Fist Unreal Engine 4 Title With PhysX Support