In a recent interview with GameTrailers, Masanori Takeuchi, head of R&D at From Software, revealed that From Software is aware of the high demand for a PC version of Dark Souls. Not only that, but Masanori said that the port is entirely up to Namco Bandai. This is definitely something new, as there were big concerns this entire time about From Software’s knowledge of the PC hardware and whether they could actually port the game or not. According to Masanori, if Namco Bandai decides to port the game, it will be ported. Plain and simple. Continue reading Dark Souls PC is entirely up to Namco Bandai says From Software→
Nvidia demonstrated in this year’s GDC the latest version of their PhysX SDK. The new PhysX SDK comes with some impressive fur rendering support, as the company showcased a bear that contained 840.000 particles simulated as 100.000 invidual strands of fur. Those strands of fur could be interacted in real-time and the end result was close enough to Pixar’s CG movies. That was really great but nothing had prepared for what was about to follow. Continue reading PhysX comes with an incredible new destruction set, Unreal Engine 4 will support it→
Iceberg Interactive and Vertigo Games announced today that Adam’s Venture 3: Revelations, the third and final part of the episodic adventure game series for PC, is now available at digital retailers worldwide and as a boxed version in English speaking territories in Europe. A boxed localized German version will hit stores in April 2012. You can now get your boxed copy of Adam’s Venture 3: Revelations at the Iceberg Webshop for a sheer € 9,99. Continue reading Unreal Engine 3 powered ‘Adam’s Venture 3: Revelations’ is now available for the PC→
Nordic Games announced today that it has concluded a distribution agreement with Piranha Bytes for all existing titles of the Gothic Universe. The following new editions will be available in retail stores on 2 April 2012. Gothic 3 Enhanced Gold Edition will feature Gothic 3 and Gothic 3 Forsaken Gods in extensively improved editions, financed by Nordic Games, while Gothic Complete Collection will include all Gothics (Gothic, Gothic 2, Gothic 2 Night of the Raven, Gothic 3 Enhanced and Gothic 3 Forsaken Gods Enhanced) forged into one incredible edition. Continue reading Nordic Games to distribute Gothic 3 Enhanced Gold Edition and Gothic Complete Collection on April 2nd→
Risen 2 is almost upon us and a lot of PC gamers are currently re-playing its first part. Now we know that some PC gamers were/are boycotting games with TAGES protection system and Risen was one of them. Thankfully, Piranha Bytes has released a new update that removes this protection system from their game. Yes, Risen is now TAGES-free so go ahead and get it if you were boycotting it this whole time. Continue reading Risen is now TAGES-free on Steam→
Indie game developer Almost Human has announced that their old-school dungeon crawler game, Legend of Grimrock, is coming to the PC in April. Legend of Grimrock is a dungeon crawl game with great atmosphere, puzzles, combat and RPG elements. The game will be real-time instead of turn based, as the team feels that it goes well with the atmosphere of the game since the player can be surprised by creeping monsters and the mood of the combat is more intense. Continue reading Old-school dungeon crawler ‘Legend of Grimrock’ will be released on April 2012 for the PC→
Today, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Hi-Rez Studios announced that Tribes: Ascend will be released on April 12, 2012. Tribes: Ascend is a fast paced sci-fi FPS for the PC that bills itself the “World’s Fastest Shooter.” Supporting the announcement Hi-Rez Studios also released a parody trailer titled “Tribes Ascend – Llama Island.” Developed by Hi-Rez Studios, Tribes: Ascend will be a free-to-play title. Continue reading Tribes: Ascend is coming out next month→
Valve has released a new update for the beta version of DOTA 2. This new patch comes with some gameplay fixes, various visual/audio/UI issues resolved and improvements to the game’s bots. You can check out the complete changelog below and as always, the patch will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client. Moreover, Valve has been sending a few new invitations to the game’s beta phase, so check your inboxes. Enjoy! Continue reading New DOTA 2 Update rolled out, new invitations for the game’s beta sent out→
Blizzard has released a new patch for the beta version of Diablo III. This new patch enables the Hardcore Mode and comes with some changes to the game’s classes. In this latest beta version of Diablo III, right-clicking a skill hot-key will now open the skill interface and in Elective mode, skills can now be dragged and dropped from the skill interface into hot-key slots. Furthermore, Magic Find and Gold Find are now shared amongst party members and cast time to resurrect a fallen ally has been increased from 1 second to 3 seconds. You can view the entire changelog after the jump. Continue reading Diablo III Beta Patch 14 v.0.8.0.8815 Released; Hardcore Mode Enabled→
A couple of days ago, we informed you about the impressive Outerra Tech Demo. Well, it’s time now to reveal the game that will most probably be powered by this jaw-dropping procedural engine. So, the game that will be powered by Outerra will be called Anteworld and it will be a world-building game on a massive true-to-life scale of our planet. Continue reading Anteworld is the game that will be powered by the amazing Outerra Engine→
