The original POSTAL goes open source

Running With Scissors announced today the release of the source code for its Robotron-inspired isometric shooter POSTAL to the public. POSTAL was an instant hit, grabbing the attention of gamers, parents and politicians across the country, and Running With Scissors has been supporting and updating it ever since. But now, it’s time to go one step ahead and release its source code to the public. Continue reading The original POSTAL goes open source

New video shows six minutes of gameplay footage from Free Radical’s cancelled Star Wars: Battlefront 3 game

YouTube’s ‘FuZaH’ has shared a new video, showcasing 6 minutes of new gameplay footage from Free Radical’s cancelled Star Wars: Battlefront 3 game. This is a follow up to last week’s video that showcased the game’s alpha build. Continue reading New video shows six minutes of gameplay footage from Free Radical’s cancelled Star Wars: Battlefront 3 game

Microsoft appears to be working on a “Game Mode” for Windows 10 that will improve performance

It appears that Microsoft is working on a “Game Mode” for Windows 10 that will improve performance while playing games. According to WindowsCentral, this mode is featured in the recently leaked build 14997, although it isn’t working yet, and will be available very soon to Insiders. Continue reading Microsoft appears to be working on a “Game Mode” for Windows 10 that will improve performance

Resident Evil 7 Demo – New patch improves HBAO+ performance, adds support for CPUs without SSE4.1

Capcom has released a patch for the PC demo of Resident Evil 7. According to the release notes, this patch adds support for CPUs without SSE4.1 (AMD Phenom and Intel Core2 series) and improves HBAO+ performance. Continue reading Resident Evil 7 Demo – New patch improves HBAO+ performance, adds support for CPUs without SSE4.1

Here are the five most unoptimized PC games of 2016

We’ve already shared our list of our top 10 most optimized PC games of 2016, however we thought it would be cool to also share a list with the most unoptimized PC games of 2016. As always, we judge games based on their PC performance optimizations. As such, the games that are listed are not necessary bad games; they simply perform poorly on the PC platform. Continue reading Here are the five most unoptimized PC games of 2016

These are the PC games that were released in 2016 and sold more than one million copies on Steam

2016 is almost over, so it’s time now to see which games sold more than one million copies on Steam. Thanks to SteamSpy’s data, we have a pretty good idea at which titles were able to hit the “one million” goal, so here we go. Continue reading These are the PC games that were released in 2016 and sold more than one million copies on Steam

Chris Roberts explains why Star Citizen & Squadron 42 will be now powered by the Lumberyard Engine

Yesterday, we informed you about Cloud Imperium’s decision to ditch CRYENGINE in favour of Amazon’s Lumberyard Engine. And today, Cloud Imperium’s Chris Roberts explained why the team decided to switch engines. Continue reading Chris Roberts explains why Star Citizen & Squadron 42 will be now powered by the Lumberyard Engine

New mod attempts to recreate Counter-Strike 1.6 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Modder ‘Z00L’ has released the first beta version of his Counter-Strike 1.6 mod for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This mod will feature reworked maps, keep the improvements Counter-Strike:Global Offensive had over the years, and all that while keeping the nostalgia and feeling from Counter-Strike 1.6. Continue reading New mod attempts to recreate Counter-Strike 1.6 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive