Experimental indie game Dear Esther recouped its financial backing from Indie Fund in just five and a half hours, soaring to the top of Steam’s sales charts in the process. thechineseroom and Robert Briscoe’s first-person walk-’em-up released yesterday to critical acclaim, picking up glowing reviews from various gaming websites. Continue reading Dear Esther sells 16,000 units on its first day→
Now here is a nice surprise. A few hours ago, Rockstar released a new patch for the PC version of L.A. Noire. This new patch adds DX11 support to this unique third person adventure game and it improves performance on many Windows Vista and Windows 7 setups using DX11 graphics cards. Unfortunately, DX10 owners won’t be able to take advantage of this new renderer. This update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog after the jump. Continue reading L.A. Noire PC gets a DX11 Patch→
We knew that Ubisoft has been working on the third part of this acclaimed series, but this is the first time they have admitted it. Yeap, Assassin’s Creed 3 is under development. During an Ubisoft financials call, Yves Guillemot has stated that Ubisoft is working on Assassin’s Creed 3 and that it will be the ‘true next generation of both the Assassin’s Creed brand and interactive entertainment/storytelling in general‘ and that the game is slated for an October 30 release. Continue reading Assassin’s Creed 3 is under development; coming on October 30→
Our dear friends at EVGA have uploaded a video to showcase Nvidia’s FXAA technology in Mass Effect 3. As we can see, FXAA does a great work at smoothing out the game’s jaggies but introduces a slight blur effect. Those interested in a different method can go ahead and try the SMAA Injector that offers even better results in most games, without blurring the image. We are not certain though if SMAA Injector is compatible with BioWare’s RPG, so use it at your own risk. Enjoy the overview video after the jump. Continue reading Mass Effect 3 – Nvidia’s FXAA Overview Video→
It’s a fact that GTA IV looks awesome with iCEnhancer 2.0 but what about the good old ENBSeries mods? Can they match Keilany’s work or not? Well, it seems that they can overcome it. Modder ‘onebuck’ has released some screenshots from his ENBSeries settings and some custom car models. These screenies are almost real and nothing can match them. Reflections, shadows, lighting… everything is top notch. The camera angle really helps to give the impression that these are real photos but still, these shots showcase the big difference between current generation consoles and PCs. Will the next-generation consoles offer this kind of image fidelity? We certainly hope so. Enjoy! Continue reading GTA IV enters photorealistic levels; new screenshots from custom ENBSeries settings→
Electronic Arts has just released the launch trailer of Syndicate. Set in 2069, Syndicate takes players into a dark, Machiavellian world run without government oversight with many syndicates vying for total dominance of their local market place. Syndicate blends fast-paced, futuristic, action shooter settings and story – combined with innovative chip breach gameplay – and promises to immerse players in a unique digital world. The game is slated for a February 24th release on current generation consoles and PC! Continue reading Syndicate gets Launch Trailer→
A few days ago, we informed you about Digital Extremes’ intentions to look into the FOV issue for the PC version of The Darkness II. Back then, we didn’t know whether or not the team was working on a patch to address it, so we are delighted to tell you that the team has already implemented it via a patch that is currently in testing phase. 2K Games’ Q&A team is currently testing the FOV slider and hopefully, the patch will go live in the coming days or weeks. Continue reading The Darkness II – FOV Patch is coming in the next weeks; 2K Games’ Q&A team is testing it→
City Interactive has released some new screenshots for their upcoming combat flight game, Combat Wings: The Great Battles of World War II. Combat Wings: The Great Battles of World War II gives players the opportunity to pilot a wide range of aircraft and engage in aerial dog fights and dangerous fighter missions across the major theaters of war during WW2. Continue reading New screenshots for Combat Wings: The Great Battles of World War II→
Ubisoft’s latest Far Cry 3 trailer has just been leaked. Watch it while you still can. Release date revealed. Game coming on September 6th. No in-game footage in this trailer. Trailer shows how things started in the third part of the Far Cry series. Game has jungle. Game is based on Dunia Engine. Jungle is dangerous. Over and out. Continue reading Far Cry 3 is coming on September 6th; CG Trailer Leaked→
Perfect World Entertainment has released a new trailer that shows off the features that were added to Rusty Hearts via its latest content update. Requiem comes with new characters, dungeons and monsters and looks cute as hell with those anime-like visuals. Rusty Hearts is a fast-paced online action game featuring highly-stylized beat-em-up combat combined with a solo or team-based dungeon exploration experience. Continue reading Rusty Hearts Requiem – Update Features Trailer→
