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Total War: Rome 2 – Third Beta Update Now Available, Comes With Another 100 Fixes

Total War Rome II

Creative Assembly has released the third beta update for its strategy title, Total War: Rome 2. According to its changelog, this patch bring significant improvements to multiplayer campaign speed, Frame Rate improvements on Campaign map on low spec Core2 Duo cpu’s in windowed mode, as well as Frame Rate improvements on Campaign map across all configurations when setting Effects Quality to Low or High. In order to download this update, you need to apply for the game’s beta update program. You can view the complete changelog below. Continue reading Total War: Rome 2 – Third Beta Update Now Available, Comes With Another 100 Fixes

CD Projekt RED On Why The Witcher Series Was Not Created With CryENGINE or Unreal Engine

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A couple of days ago, we had the pleasure to interview CD Projekt RED’s Greg Rdzany – Senior Technical Producer at CD Projekt RED – and Balazs Torok – Lead Engine Programmer at CD Projekt RED. Although our full interview will be posted later this weekend, we felt the need to share with you some juicy details about why CDPR decided to create the REDEngine engine, and why it did not license CryENGINE or Unreal Engine. Continue reading CD Projekt RED On Why The Witcher Series Was Not Created With CryENGINE or Unreal Engine

TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre & State Of Decay Launch Today Via Steam’s Early Access Program

TAKEDOWN Red Sabre

Good news for FPS tactical and zombie fans as TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre and State Of Decay are releasing today thanks to Steam’s early access program. Takedown: Red Sabre is realistic, closed-quarters, squad-based tactical FPS, and is described as a thinking man’s shooter.  Continue reading TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre & State Of Decay Launch Today Via Steam’s Early Access Program

World of Warplanes Gets A New Release Date & Screenshots

World of Warplanes

Wargaming today announced that its highly anticipated flight combat action MMO World of Warplanes, is now planned to release on November 12 and 13. The worldwide release of World of Warplanes will be made available to different regions on both dates. The postponement seeks to offer gamers a richer, more immersive multiplayer experience at launch. Continue reading World of Warplanes Gets A New Release Date & Screenshots

SimCity Cities of Tomorrow Expansion Pack Announced, First Screenshots

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Electronic Arts today announced that the SimCity Cities of Tomorrow expansion pack is currently in development for Mac and PC and will be arriving November 15. Built upon the foundation of the ultimate city building simulation that has more than 2 million players worldwide, SimCity Cities of Tomorrow gives players the ability to transform their cities as they take them on a journey 50 years into the future. Using new technologies and experimental urban planning techniques, mayors will shape the destinies of their cities, thriving in a utopia of clean technologies, or a dystopia of hyper-commercialism. Continue reading SimCity Cities of Tomorrow Expansion Pack Announced, First Screenshots

Awesomenauts: Starstorm’s Crowd-Funding Campaign Raises More Than $400K

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Ronimo’s Kickstarter campaign for an expansion for their game Awesomenauts has closed with a pledge value of over $345,835. Fans could pledge to help the development of the expansion called Awesomenauts: Starstorm on both the Kickstarter site and on Ronimo’s own crowdfunding page. Continue reading Awesomenauts: Starstorm’s Crowd-Funding Campaign Raises More Than $400K

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Looks Surprisingly Amazing

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The Astronauts has released four in-game screenshots from the first few minutes of its upcoming title, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. The team does not plan to have any cut-scenes in the game, meaning that these screenshots all derive from actual gameplay. And it looks surprisingly amazing with high-resolution textures, open-world environments and beautiful forests. Continue reading The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Looks Surprisingly Amazing

Nvidia GeForce 327.23 WHQL Drivers Released

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Nvidia has released a new set of WHQL drivers for its graphics cards. According to ManuelG – Nvidia’s employee – this new driver comes with bugs Nvidia discovered during its internal testing and this is why those fixes are not listed in the release notes. Nvidia has also fixed the overinstall bug when a 4K monitor is connected which causes the display to lose signal. Continue reading Nvidia GeForce 327.23 WHQL Drivers Released

Sherlock Holmes Crimes And Punishments – Coming To PS4, New Screenshots

Sherlock Holmes Crimes & Punishments

Focus Home Interactive has released three new screenshots for Sherlock Holmes Crimes And Punishment. Crimes & Punishments, the new investigation game developed on the Unreal Engine 3 by Frogwares studio, is set for release on PC and consoles in early 2014. Previously announced for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the publisher today also confirmed that the game will also be released on PlayStation 4. Continue reading Sherlock Holmes Crimes And Punishments – Coming To PS4, New Screenshots