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Award-winning composer Kevin Riepl to score Aliens: Colonial Marines, extended Contact trailer released

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Award-winning film and video game composer Kevin Riepl (Silent Night, ABCs of Death, The Aggression Scale, Gears of War, Resistance: Burning Skies) has created an original symphonic score for the highly anticipated blockbuster Aliens: Colonial Marines video game, launching worldwide on February 12, 2013. Developed by critically acclaimed studio Gearbox Software in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox, Aliens: Colonial Marines is the authentic addition to the ALIENS canon, bringing new levels of bone-chilling suspense and adrenaline-filled action to the renowned franchise. Continue reading Award-winning composer Kevin Riepl to score Aliens: Colonial Marines, extended Contact trailer released

DayZ Standalone Gets First Footage

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Last week, we presented you some new screenshots from the standalone version of DayZ. Well, time now to see it in motion. Rocket and Matt provided a quick overview of some new elements of the DayZ Standalone project, including the new engine support for clothing, the revised loot spawning mechanics, and some new areas on the map. In all seriousness, this seems really close to the DayZ mod (in terms of visuals), so let’s hope that they’ll overhaul them in the coming months. Not that it is a bad thing, but then again we’d love to see a DayZ 2.0 and not a DayZ 1.3. Enjoy! Continue reading DayZ Standalone Gets First Footage

AMD Catalyst 13.2 Beta 5 Released; Further Improves Crysis 3 and Far Cry 3 Performance

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Man, AMD is on fire lately. A couple of days ago, the company has released yet another beta driver for its graphics cards. This is the fifth beta of the 13.2, and it’s perhaps the first time we’ve seen so many updates in so little time. Ironically, Nvidia (who was known for doing something similar in the past) has not been rolling out as many beta drivers these past months as AMD. Continue reading AMD Catalyst 13.2 Beta 5 Released; Further Improves Crysis 3 and Far Cry 3 Performance

Nevewinter Gets A CG Trailer

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Perfect World Entertainment has released a CG trailer for Cryptic’s upcoming F2P MMORPG, Neverwinter. Taking place in the iconic Dungeons & Dragons, city of Neverwinter, this free MMORPG will take you from the besieged walls of the city once known as The Jewel of The North, to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure. The game is planned for a 2013 release and is currently in closed beta. Enjoy! Continue reading Nevewinter Gets A CG Trailer

New Hints About Just Cause 3, Coming To Next-Generation Platforms In 2015

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We already know that Avalanche Studios is working on three triple-A games. In fact, this information was revealed last February. Thankfully though, almost a year afterwards, we can share some new hints about the rumored third part of this explosive open-world franchise. According to the LinkedIn profile of Avalanche head Christofer Sundberg, Avalanche is working on an Unannounced Sandbox Action Game that is said to be a new installment in a very well-known game series. Continue reading New Hints About Just Cause 3, Coming To Next-Generation Platforms In 2015

Paul Walker Will Be Starring In The New Hitman Movie, JJ Abrams To Bring Portal/Half Life To Big Screen

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We don’t usually post this kind of news but we thought some of you would be interested in it. Why you ask? Because: a) we’re talking about a new Hitman movie (a reboot to be more precise) so hopefully it will be better than the first one and b) Paul Walker will be playing our deadly assassin. Continue reading Paul Walker Will Be Starring In The New Hitman Movie, JJ Abrams To Bring Portal/Half Life To Big Screen

Overgrowth – Alpha 197 Adds GPU Character Skinning & Arena Level To Campaign

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It’s been a while since our last look on Overgrowth, right? Well, here we are today with another alpha update for this amazing indie title, in which Wolfire Games’ main programmer, David, showcases some of the features that have been added to it. Contrary to other times, this latest update features a nice set of fixes and additions, as David added arena level with progressive difficulty, an arena level to campaign menu and GPU character skinning. You can view its complete changelog, as well as a video that shows off some of the new features, below. Those interested can pre-order Overgrowth and get access to its alpha builds. Continue reading Overgrowth – Alpha 197 Adds GPU Character Skinning & Arena Level To Campaign

Two new videos from Capcom’s Remember Me

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VG247 has released two new videos for Capcom’s upcoming Blade Runner meets Assassin’s Creed meets Batman: Arkham City, Remember Me. In Remember Me, players assume the role of Nilin, an elite memory hunter who is not only incredibly athletic and trained in martial arts, but also has the special ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even change their memories. The game is developed by DONTNOD Entertainment and is planned for a May release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading Two new videos from Capcom’s Remember Me

The Aliens Universe Comes To Killing Floor With This Amazing Mod

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Despite the fact that most of us are waiting patiently for Aliens: Colonial Marines, there is a mod for Killing Floor to quench our thirst for some Aliens action right here, right now. According to the mod’s desctiption, AKF is one of the most comprehensive mods to date released for Killing Floor. Continue reading The Aliens Universe Comes To Killing Floor With This Amazing Mod