It’s a bit ironic. We’ve seen lots of PC games with minimal post-launch support – and two, one or none patches that would fix their bugs – and Frozenbyte has already released six patches for the beta version of their upcoming side-scrolling puzzle adventure platformer, Trine 2. And make no mistake, these are not some meaningless patches as they really enhance the overall gaming experience and fix or add crucial features. This is remarkable and shows how dedicated Frozenbyte is to this title. And from the looks of it, Trine 2 could be one of 2011’s sleeper hits. Those interested can pre-purchase the game and gain access to its beta. You can also view the complete changelog of this latest patch after the jump. Continue reading Trine 2 – 6th Beta Update Released→
Half-Life Origins is an independent short by Infectious Designer. Everyone remembers the first time they stepped onto the Black Mesa Transit System and into the shoes of the unexpected hero, Gordon Freeman. Half-Life Origins is a short film that takes you back to where it all began. It looks lovely and makes you wish that someone would actually make a triple-A full-movie based on Valve’s classic FPS. Enjoy! Continue reading Half-Life: Origins is an amazing Live Action Short-Film that is based on Valve’s classic FPS→
Bethesda sent us word about the release date of the highly anticipated 1.2 patch for the PC version of Skyrim. According to the company, Skyrim’s 1.2 Patch is currently scheduled for a Wednesday release. This patch features lots of specific PC fixes, so it’s pretty much essential to every PC Skyrim gamer. You can view the entire changelog for this patch after the jump. Continue reading The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Patch 1.2 Coming to the PC on Wednesday→
Today Ubisoft released new information and assets for the new Rainbow 6 title, Rainbow 6 Patriots. Team Rainbow faces a new and very real threat known as the “True Patriots,” a highly-trained, well-organized group of militias. The True Patriots are capitalizing on the growing sense of frustration and anger in a modern day America that they feel is irrevocably corrupted by greedy politicians and corporate special interests. Lead by a calculating figurehead named Tredway, this grassroots, homespun, terrorist organization will stop at nothing to overthrow the government and financial institutions to reclaim their country. Capturing the reality of modern-day terrorism, players will take on the role of a new Team Rainbow member as they face critical scenarios that will require them to make tough ethical decisions in order to stop this new breed of terrorists. Continue reading Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Patriots – New Details & New Screenshots Revealed→
Ah you dirty greedy PC gamers. You’ve been constantly complaining about Ubisoft’s support when our beloved company is doing everything in their power to provide you with the best Assassin’s Creed experience. Yet you are still ‘bitching’. Curse you, curse you all. Jokes aside though, Ubisoft informed us about a day-one patch that will be released on December 2nd for the PC version of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. We should note that this patch is pretty much essential to all those interested in playing the game with Nvidia’s 3D Vision as it comes with lots of improvements and fixes. You can view its entire changelog after the jump. Continue reading Assassin’s Creed: Revelations PC will get a day-one patch→
Indie game developer Almost Human has released a new video and screenshots showcasing the beta version of their upcoming dungeon crawling game, Legend of Grimrock.By reaching beta, the game now includes all game features, enemies and levels present in the final game. Continue reading Legend of Grimrock – New Screenshots & Trailer→
By now you must have already heard that the DX11 mode of Batman: Arkham City is bugged. However, things are not looking good even for those that want to enjoy Rocksteady’s latest offering with Nvidia’s PhysX effects. Guru3D’s user ‘MfA’ shared some interesting graphs that showcase an enormous performance hit when PhysX effects are enabled. This is something we’ve discussed in the past as Batman: Arkham City doesn’t take advantage of the PhysX SDK 3.0 and MfA’s graphs show exactly what is wrong with all previous PhysX SDK versions. Continue reading Want to play Batman: Arkham City with PhysX enabled? Get ready for some abysmal framerates→
EA and DICE released a new trailer for their upcoming Battlefield 3 expansion pack, so get ready everyone as three popular combat vehicles from Battlefield 2 are coming back into the Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand expansion pack: The STOVL fighter jet, desert buggy, and one of the APC’s. In this gameplay trailer from the Gulf of Oman map, you can also get a first glimpse of a classified fourth vehicle bound to strike fear into the very hearts of the enemy. Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is out December 2011 at no extra charge if you own a copy of the Battlefield 3: Limited Edition, or available the same date at $14.99/1200 Microsoft Points. Continue reading Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand – Gulf of Oman Gameplay Trailer→
We’ve seen Lara in a lot of violin covers for various games and she recently did a violin cover for Skyrim’s theme. It was cool, no doubt about that. But her new violin cover for Halo’s theme is simply fantastic. According to Lara, this has been quite a popular request lately and the backing is from Halo 2 (the original tune is one of the best games tunes ever and is from Martin O’Donnell & Michael Salvatori). Now there weren’t any sheets as she played it by ear, so kudos to her. Enjoy the video after the jump. Continue reading Amazing violin cover of the Halo theme by Lara→
Nvidia has just released the first beta release from the Release 290 family of drivers. The ForceWare 290.36 Beta support GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500-series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs, and come with lots of improvements, fixes and additions. SLI gamers will enjoy better support in Crysis 2, Heroes and Generals, Inversion, Stronghold 3, and -wait for it – Syndicate. Moreoever, the new ForceWare improve performance in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Continue reading Nvidia ForceWare 290.36 Beta Released; Improved performance in Elders Scrolls V: Skyrim→
