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Yet another indie studio joins the fight; Frozenbyte is against SOPA

Take a look at our Top 10 Optimized PC Games for 2011. Which game is at the tenth place? That’s right, it’s Trine 2. Frozenbyte did an amazing job with it and Trine 2 is both a great performer and an amazing platform game. And we were delighted to hear that our beloved indie studio, Frozenbyte, has joined the fight against SOPA. Way to go our Finnish friends, that’s the spirit! Continue reading Yet another indie studio joins the fight; Frozenbyte is against SOPA

New version of Skyrim’s SkyBoost comes with additional performance boost

Great news for Skyrim fans as Alexander Blade has released a new version for his wonderful Skyrim mod, SkyBoost. In the R4 version of SkyBoost, Boost is separated to fpu and sse2 versions. Oh, and as always, the mod comes with additional performance boost. Some users claimed that they gained 3-6fps from the previous SkyBoost version, so go ahead and download it. This is a must-have tool! Continue reading New version of Skyrim’s SkyBoost comes with additional performance boost

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Patch 4.3.2 Notes Revealed

Blizzard has revealed the notes of the upcoming 4.3.2 patch for their acclaimed MMO game, World of Warcraft Cataclysm. This minor patch includes several updates that we were unable to apply via hotfixes, including the recently announced cross-realm raids, assorted class balance fixes, and more. This new patch is now available for testing on the Public Test Realms. Those interested in helping Blizzard can start by copying their characters over to a test realm. Continue reading World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Patch 4.3.2 Notes Revealed

Good Old Games join the fight against SOPA

Good Old Games has joined the fight against SOPA. The Polish company revealed today on their official website that it’s impossible to say ‘what impact that legislation could have on a global company like GOG.com‘. Good Old Games believe that SOPA won’t stop piracy as it works in similar way with DRM. Therefore, and although GOG is opposed to piracy and copyright infringement, they are against SOPA in their current form. Continue reading Good Old Games join the fight against SOPA

Notch will take down Minecraft’s and Mojang’s websites on January 18th as a protest against SOPA

In a way to protest against SOPA, Notch decided to make Minecraft F2P on January 18th. This is something that Jens Bergensten has suggested to Notch and… well… Notch thought it would be cool and a pretty original way to show that they are against it. Continue reading Notch will take down Minecraft’s and Mojang’s websites on January 18th as a protest against SOPA

Battlefield 3: The most epic or the most lucky jet flyby, you decide

The key to success is timing and precision guys. Well, that’s what my teacher used to tell me but I believe that, along those things, luck is pretty much essential. You can be the best pilot in the world, but you sure as hell need to be lucky to achieve a dive like the one of the following video. YouTube’s member ‘2cgamingvids’ has witnessed the impossible; an epic jet dive that could very well lead to a crash. That player flying the jet is either one hell of a pilot, or really lucky. Oh, and the ‘jet-drifting’ at the end of this dive was simply amazing. So, what do you think? Epic or extremely lucky? Continue reading Battlefield 3: The most epic or the most lucky jet flyby, you decide

New Tropico 4 Expansion Announced

Kalypso Media announced today a new expansion for Tropico 4 for Xbox 360 and PC. The expansion, dubbed “Tropico 4: Modern Times,” will offer players a huge variety of new challenges as El Presidente must modernise his island nation while battling sinister underground forces that threaten the future of Tropico itself in an extensive new single-player campaign. New buildings, fresh challenges, additional presidential edicts and more will all be part of Tropico 4: Modern Times when it is released in March 2012 priced at £19.99/€29.99 for Windows PC and 1200MSP on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Continue reading New Tropico 4 Expansion Announced

Notch further explains why he does not care about Minecraft’s piracy

In a shocking turn of events, Notch revealed yesterday that it’s okay if people pirate Minecraft. As Minecraft’s developer tweeted yesterday, those who can’t afford to pay for Minecraft can go ahead and pirate it. Just wow. But what does this mean? Is Notch encouraging to pirate his game? Apparently not, as he explained later on that he does not exactly approve it, but thinks that ‘it’s a minor offense in the scale of things‘. Notch was also surprised with how the media responded to his views on piracy. Continue reading Notch further explains why he does not care about Minecraft’s piracy

Natural Selection 2 Build 190 is now available and comes with lots of fixes

Unknown Worlds has released the latest build for their upcoming real-time, unique strategy game, Natural Selection 2. Natural Selection 2 is the sequel to the popular Half-Life mod Natural Selection, it is built on Unknown’s in-house engine and will be distributed through Valve’s Steam platform. You can view a new video for it, as well as its huge changelog, bellow. Enjoy! Continue reading Natural Selection 2 Build 190 is now available and comes with lots of fixes

New Wargame: European Escalation Trailer

Focus Interactive released a new trailer for their upcoming, explosive real-time strategy game that is developed for PC by Eugen Systems, Wargame: European Escalation. This trailer is fully created using in-game footage, and presents NATO forces and a few of the 361 units of the game, in breathtaking action. The ambush set up by the Warsaw Pact quickly escalates into a full-blown, spectacular battle, as NATO units call in for reinforcements to strike back the aggressor. Wargame: European Escalation is currently slated for a February 2012 release, exclusively on the PC. Continue reading New Wargame: European Escalation Trailer