Half Life fans, get ready for a treat. Last week, the first public beta version of Brutal Half Life got released. This beta release of the mod inspired by Brutal Doom packs custom gibs, and offers the ability to dismember enemies. In addition, new blood sprites and decals have been added. Continue reading Brutal Half-Life – Brutal Mod Inspired by Brutal Doom – Beta 0.1 Now Available
Battlefield: Hardline Plagued By “Tages-Like” DRM, Game Locks Due to Hardware Changes
Back in 2012, Ubisoft was criticized for the DRM system used in Anno 2070; a really annoying DRM that locked the game whenever there was a certain number of hardware changes made to a computer (like changing your graphics cards). Obviously, this draconical DRM frustrated everyone and it appears that Visceral’s latest Battlefield game is plagued by a similar DRM. Continue reading Battlefield: Hardline Plagued By “Tages-Like” DRM, Game Locks Due to Hardware Changes
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Two New Screenshots Revealed
As you may have noticed, yesterday we did not post any new screenshots for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Blasphemy. Blasphemy I tell you. How could this be? Well, in order to redeem ourselves for such a thing, today we present you two new screenshots that have been recently revealed. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is scheduled for a May release. We’ve also included a shot – presumably – captured from a preview event, showing Geralt wearing the same outfit from the first “The Witcher” game. Enjoy! Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Two New Screenshots Revealed
Heroes of the Storm – Latest Update Adds a Number of New Features
Blizzard announced that a new patch has been released for Heroes of the Storm. Heroes of the Storm is a free-to-play online team brawler starring Blizzard’s characters and according to the team, a number of new features have now been added to Heroes of the Storm with today’s patch. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Battlenet, and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Heroes of the Storm – Latest Update Adds a Number of New Features
Xbox 360 Emulator “Xenia” Runs Real Game “A-Train HX” at 60FPS
Ben Vanik, creator of the Xbox 360 Emulator “Xenia” has released a new video, showcasing his emulator running A-Train HX at 60 frames per second. As Ben noted, there are currently a few graphical issues due to unimplemented shaders, but this game is currently fully playable on Xenia. And while this may not feel THAT impressive, it actually is HUGE for the world of emulation. Enjoy! Continue reading Xbox 360 Emulator “Xenia” Runs Real Game “A-Train HX” at 60FPS
NVIDIA PhysX FleX v0.25 Sample Demo Available for Download
NVIDIA users, here is something for you today. Remember those amazing FleX effects we featured a while back? Well, today you can get a taste of them yourselves as you can download a standalone sample tech demo. Continue reading NVIDIA PhysX FleX v0.25 Sample Demo Available for Download
H1Z1 Has Sold One Million Copies on Steam
John Smedley, president at Daybreak Games, has announced that H1Z1 has sold over one million copies on Steam. While H1Z1 was criticized at its time of Steam Early release and has mixed reviews on Steam, it was still able to break the initial one million goal (that most developers/publishers unofficially set). Continue reading H1Z1 Has Sold One Million Copies on Steam
The Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna Announced, Coming to the PC This Spring
Croteam and Devolver Digital have announced The Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna, an upcoming expansion pack for the award-winning first-person puzzler The Talos Principle. Continue reading The Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna Announced, Coming to the PC This Spring
Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition – Coming to PC on June 24th
Capcom has announced that the Special Edition of Devil May Cry 4 will be coming to the PC on June 24th. This special edition adds three new playable characters (Vergil, Trish and Lady) and includes the Legendary Dark Knight Mode (that was already available on the PC version of the original Devil May Cry 4 PC). Continue reading Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition – Coming to PC on June 24th
Linux and Gaming: Episode 3
Well everyone it is that time again, its time to talk about Linux and what it means to gamers. Continue reading Linux and Gaming: Episode 3