Well, we all saw that coming. After the hugely disappointing latest part of the SimCity series, EA decided to pull the plug and shut down the studio that was behind it. Yeap, Maxis Emeryville, the team responsible for Spore and the SimCity series, is no more. And while a dedicated team of ex-Maxis devs is hired by EA in order to keep SimCity alive, we kind of expect to see this game being abandoned really soon. Continue reading Electronic Arts Shuts Down Maxis Emeryville
Unreal Tournament – New Official Trailer Is Full of Gibs & Relentless Action
Epic Games has released an official trailer for Unreal Tournament, showcasing frantic action in its first highly detailed map. As the team noted, this map sets its visual bar for where it would like to see Unreal Tournament continue moving forward. Those interested can go ahead, download and starting playing Unreal Tournament by visiting its official website. Enjoy! Continue reading Unreal Tournament – New Official Trailer Is Full of Gibs & Relentless Action
Here Is What Alien: Isolation Would Look like in Third-Person Mode
Alien: Isolation is considered one of the best aliens games to date. However, did you know that The Creative Assembly was experimenting with a third-person perspective prior to the game’s release? At this year’s GDC, The Creative Assembly presented a video, showing the game in third-person mode. During development, however, The Creative Assembly decided to abandon this mode in favour of a first-person perspective. Enjoy the video after the jump! Continue reading Here Is What Alien: Isolation Would Look like in Third-Person Mode
Dragon Age: Inquisition – Patch 5 Detailed, Will Bring Various Improvements to Gameplay & Stability
The fifth update for Dragon Age: Inquisition will be released soon, and Bioware has unveiled its changelog. According to its release notes, this new update will bring various improvements to gameplay and stability, and will also add an option to control the font size of subtitles. You can view the complete changelog of this upcoming patch below. Continue reading Dragon Age: Inquisition – Patch 5 Detailed, Will Bring Various Improvements to Gameplay & Stability
Meta Gear Online Gets New Trailer
Konami has released a new trailer for the multiplayer mode of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Metal Gear Online. This online element represents the third iteration of the popular multiplayer game, newly redesigned with the familiar gameplay and aesthetic styling of its companion single-player campaign. Metal Gear Online features a “class system” that more uniquely defines the strengths and abilities of player characters on the battlefield. Enjoy the trailer! Continue reading Meta Gear Online Gets New Trailer
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Two New Beautiful Screenshots Revealed
CD Projekt RED has revealed two new screenshots for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The first image shows Geralt chatting with a female character, while the second one shows the game’s beautiful smoke and fire effects. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt releases this March. Enjoy! Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Two New Beautiful Screenshots Revealed
Stardock Unveils Ashes of the Singularity – Strategy Game Powered by Nitrous Engine
Stardock today revealed Ashes of the Singularity, thus revealing the long-awaited first title to harness the groundbreaking power of developer Oxide Games’ Nitrous engine. In addition, Stardock has released its first screenshots that can be viewed below. Continue reading Stardock Unveils Ashes of the Singularity – Strategy Game Powered by Nitrous Engine
NVIDIA Titan X Revealed – Packs 12GB of VRAM, Runs Latest Unreal Engine 4 Tech Demo
During Epic Games’ GDC 2015 Keynote, NVIDIA presented the next iteration of its Titan cards. Titan X will be equipped with 12GB of VRAM and will include 8 billion transistors. In addition, Epic Games revealed a new tech demo for Unreal Engine 4 that ran on this new GPU. Continue reading NVIDIA Titan X Revealed – Packs 12GB of VRAM, Runs Latest Unreal Engine 4 Tech Demo
Unreal Engine 4-powered “RISE Oculus DK2 Tech Demo” Gets 4K GDC 2015 Trailer
Nurulize has released a 4K GDC 2015 trailer for RISE Oculus DK2 tech demo, powered by Unreal Engine 4. RISE is a fully immersive virtual reality experience that tells the story of a robot uprising from the perspective of a sentient robot agitator who’s been captured. This tech demo features real-time display of VFX assets, dynamic physical camera simulation for accurate depth of field, as well as a full 16-bit float scene for dynamic, accurate exposure adjustment. Continue reading Unreal Engine 4-powered “RISE Oculus DK2 Tech Demo” Gets 4K GDC 2015 Trailer
Quixel’s Megascans GDC 2015 Demo Reel
Quixel, an industry leader in high-end texturing solutions, specializing in art tools for the games and VFX industries, has released a new GDC 2015 trailer. This demo reel features content textured using Quixel Megascans and Quixel SUITE in V-Ray 3.0, Unreal Engine 4, Frostbite, Unity 5, Redshift, CryEngine, Marmoset Toolbag 2 and Octane Render. Enjoy! Continue reading Quixel’s Megascans GDC 2015 Demo Reel