Sony Online Entertainment has released a new trailer for their upcoming MMOFPS, Planetside 2, that showcases the game’s aerial combat. Although this is alpha footage, it looks gorgeous and polished enough. It’s ironic, but the alpha stage of Planetside 2 looks more impressive than the final status of other projects. Planetside 2 will be free-to-play, will take advantage of Nvidia’s PhysX and does not have any ETA as of yet, so stay tuned for more. Enjoy! Continue reading PlanetSide 2 gets some new, aerial footage→
Valve has released a new update for the beta version of DOTA 2. The new update comes with a new Dashboard and a Hero Picker, as well as various rebalance tweaks, revised performance bar calculation and display, increased bot cautiousness when going to the side shop, and the addition of overhead healing messages for Warlock and Bloodseeker. DOTA 2’s update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading New DOTA 2 Beta Update adds ‘Ogre Magi’ and comes with a new Dashboard and Hero Picker→
IO Interactive presented today a deeper look at the development process behind creating the Hitman: Sniper Challenge. Go behind-the-scenes as the team from IO Interactive tells the exciting story of how a fun experiment turned into a one of a kind pre-order experience. Continue reading Hitman: Sniper Challenge gets a ‘Behind The Scenes’ Video→
Man, that’s a lot of pixelated bricks, right? The PC version of Minecraft has just hit 6 million sold copies, with almost 30 million registered users. According to the game’s stats, in the last 24 hours, 84,541 people registered, and 9,164 people bought the game. That’s an impressive number and we’re pretty sure that Notch – as well as Mojang – is excited about their games’ sale numbers. Continue reading Minecraft PC hits 6 million sold copies→
Stainless Games today announced a partnership with digital distributor GOG.com. Together they are pleased to announce the return to Windows PC of the original “Points for Pedestrians” driving game ‘Carmageddon’ (plus its add-on pack, ‘The Splat Pack’) in the near future. Continue reading Carmageddon is coming to GOG→
Tribes: Ascend has just surpassed 500,000 fans on Facebook, and whether you are one of them or not you can join the Double XP event this weekend to celebrate this milestone with Hi-Rez. Players logging in on any existing public or custom server between Friday, May 25th at 3 pm GMT through Tuesday, May 29th at 3 pm GMT will receive twice the base experience per match. Continue reading Tribes: Ascend surpasses 500K Facebook fans, gets a Double XP Weekend→
With the upcoming AION update 3.0, NCsoft and Gameforge have brand new challenges in store for players level 55 and upwards. Numerous opponents lie in wait for brave heroes in exciting instances, which can be entered via the new territories of Tiamaranta and Sarpan. Continue reading AION – Upcoming Update 3.0 introduces six additional instances→
Gaikai has just revealed that they’ll be holding a special event at this year’s E3. According to the company’s invitation, Gaikai has major announcements for E3, which have the potential to change the future of video games, the game consoles and the way in which we play. Gaikai is well known for its cloud gaming services and right now, a lot of PC gamers can enjoy triple-A titles – like The Witcher 2, The Darkness II, Mass Effect 3, and Crysis 2 – via their browsers. Continue reading Gaikai will announce something at E3 that might ‘change the future of game consoles’→
Pro Cycling Manager/Tour de France 2012 , the definitive cycling simulation series and best seller every summer in Europe, today unveiled 6 new screenshots, along with its official website where the game is presented in depth. Now’s the best time to discover the all the new features in the 2012 sequel, developed by Cyanide. Continue reading New Pro Cycling Manager 2012 Screenshots→
Of Orcs and Men, the grand role-playing game jointly realized by Spiders (Realization and Development) and Cyanide Studio (Concept and Production) for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, today unveiled a new series of screenshots, which reveal some of the new lands to be explored in this epic adventure. The game will invade E3 this June at Focus Home Interactive’s booth! Continue reading New Of Orcs And Men Screenshots→
