Solid Clouds has announced that the open beta phase for Starborne will begin on April 2nd. Starborne is a science-fiction MMORTS that had 180,000 registered players during its Alpha phase. As the press release reads, Starborne’s open beta will have a brand new game map. Moreover, it will have dedicated safer starting zones and higher resource yielding areas that will incentivise expansion and make the game more dynamic. Continue reading Starborne Open Beta phase begins on April 2nd
Explosive barrels in video games
Explosive barrels have been a feature in video games for quite a while now, and still going strong. Who doesn’t like a bit of explosive action once in a while.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Kickstarter has raised $2 million, new gameplay details
Owlcat Games has announced that the Kickstarter campaign for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous has raised $2,054,339. As the press release reads, more than 35,000 backers helped fund the CRPG based on Paizo’s famous tabletop RPG and the adventure path of the same name. Additionally, the Kickstarter has unlocked 20 stretch goals. Continue reading Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Kickstarter has raised $2 million, new gameplay details
Star Citizen Alpha 3.9 will have food, drink and temperature survival mechanics
Cloud Imperium has revealed that the next alpha version for Star Citizen, Version 3.9, will feature some new survival mechanics. According to the developers, Star Citizen Alpha 3.9 will add support for food, thirst and temperature. Continue reading Star Citizen Alpha 3.9 will have food, drink and temperature survival mechanics
Call of Duty Warzone had over 6 million players in its first 24 hours
Activision has announced that over 6 million players have downloaded and played Call of Duty Warzone in its first 24 hours. Call of Duty Warzone is a new free to play COD battle royale game that is currently available. Continue reading Call of Duty Warzone had over 6 million players in its first 24 hours
CD Projekt RED confirms that its next triple-A title will be a game set in The Witcher universe
CD Projekt RED’s Adam Kicinski has confirmed that their next triple-A game will be a title set in the Witcher universe. However, this new game will not be called The Witcher 4. So yeah, I’m pretty sure we won’t be seeing Geralt in it (or at least that’s my guess). Continue reading CD Projekt RED confirms that its next triple-A title will be a game set in The Witcher universe
The secret move that has become fundamental to the design of fighting games
Coin-up games were the rage back then, in 1987 a secret move was discovered, and its impact is still being felt to this day. The first Street Fighter was the first competitive fighting game ever produced by Capcom. The amount of coins fed to the arcades back then must be astronomical.
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Environmental lead developer talks about the post-apocalyptic world of Disintegration
Disintegration is a first-person sci-fi shooter developed by V1 Interactive and published by Private Division. The title features a single-player campaign and a player versus player multiplayer mode.
Rocket League March Update released, adds DirectX 11 support, HDR Audio improvements & more
Psyonix has released the March Update for Rocket League. According to the release notes, this new patch adds support for DirectX 11, as well as dynamic range controls for Audio. Moreover, it comes with some tweaks and enhancements for camera and controls. Continue reading Rocket League March Update released, adds DirectX 11 support, HDR Audio improvements & more
Ex-Guerrila Games dev on angry PS4 fans regarding Horizon Zero Dawn PC: “What the hell is wrong with you”
Yesterday, Guerrila Games and Sony announced that Horizon Zero Dawn will be officially coming to the PC this Summer. And, apparently, some PS4 fans didn’t take this well. Some of them cursed Sony and Guerrila Games, while others claimed that they’d boycott any new games from Guerrila. And, from the looks of it, this childish behaviour made an ex-Guerilla Games developer wonder what the hell is wrong with these people. Continue reading Ex-Guerrila Games dev on angry PS4 fans regarding Horizon Zero Dawn PC: “What the hell is wrong with you”