Piracy actually increases legitimate sales of video-games according to EU Commision’s report

Now here is something really interesting. EU Commission’s report on the effect of piracy on the legitimate sales of video-games has found that piracy can actually benefit publishers. According to the report, piracy increases video-games sales by 24%. Continue reading Piracy actually increases legitimate sales of video-games according to EU Commision’s report

The Steam version of BLUE REFLECTION will render 2D images at 720p, “we hope you will accept this”

KOEI Tecmo has stated that the Steam version of BLUE REFLECTION will render images at 1280×720. Now while the external resolution will be unlocked, KOEI Tecmo confirmed that the images will be stretched once PC gamers choose a higher resolution (which will obviously result in blurry visuals). Continue reading The Steam version of BLUE REFLECTION will render 2D images at 720p, “we hope you will accept this”

Intel’s 8th generation desktop CPUs to offer up to 25% performance boost in multi-threaded PC games

Intel has issued an official press release in which the company claimed that its new 8th generation desktop CPUs will be up to 25% faster than its 7th generation desktop CPUs in multi-threaded games. Intel used Microsoft’s Gears of War 4 as an example, in which the new Intel Core i7 8700K performed 25% faster than the Intel Core i7 7700K. Continue reading Intel’s 8th generation desktop CPUs to offer up to 25% performance boost in multi-threaded PC games

Three brand new screenshots released for Square Enix’s survival action shooter, Left Alive

Square Enix has released three brand new screenshots from its upcoming survival action shooter, Left Alive. Left Alive targets a 2018 release and is being developed by Toshifumi Nabeshima (Armored Core), Yoji Shinkawa (Metal Gear Solid) and Takayuki Yanase (Ghost in the Shell). Enjoy the screenshots after the jump! Continue reading Three brand new screenshots released for Square Enix’s survival action shooter, Left Alive

Brand new screenshots for Zone Of The Enders: The 2nd Runner – Mars

Konami has released a new set of screenshots for Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner – Mars  (also known as Zone of the Enders: Anubis Mars). Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner – Mars will be a remaster of the second Zone of the Enders game. Continue reading Brand new screenshots for Zone Of The Enders: The 2nd Runner – Mars

The Evil Within 2 will be powered by the STEM Engine; custom-built engine based on idTech

While The Evil Within was a really interesting game, it suffered from some really awful performance issues on both consoles and the PC. And when its sequel was announced, a lot of us wondered whether it would be powered by the id Tech 5 or the id Tech 6 Engine. Well, it appears that neither of them will be powering as Tango Gameworks has developed a new engine that is based on the id Tech Engine, called STEM Engine. Continue reading The Evil Within 2 will be powered by the STEM Engine; custom-built engine based on idTech

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat – Misery version 2.2 is now available for download

Misery Development has released a brand new version of its Misery mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat. In case you didn’t know, Misery is a full concept modification of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat that touches every game aspect including textures, sfx, music, weapons, A.I., items, weather, mutants, difficulty and much much more. Continue reading S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat – Misery version 2.2 is now available for download

Sonic Adventure : Last Impact is a Unity-powered game from the creator of Super Mario 64 Online

Kaze Emanuar, best known for his amazing online romhack for Super Mario 64, has been experimenting with the Unity Engine and released a demo featuring SEGA’s blue hedgehog. Sonic Adventure : Last Impact is a fan game – currently in prototype stage – that mixes Sonic with Mario 64: Last Impact’s environemnt, and is based on the Hedge Physics middleware. Continue reading Sonic Adventure : Last Impact is a Unity-powered game from the creator of Super Mario 64 Online