Awesome Games Done Quick (also known as AGDQ) is currently hosting a seven-day marathon and was able to raise over half million dollars. Games Done Quick is a bi-annual charity gaming marathon. Volunteers play games at incredible speed (“Speedrunning”) for entertainment. The event is streamed live online, non-stop, and all donations go directly to the charity. Continue reading Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 Has Raised Over Half Million Dollars, Two Days Left To The Marathon
After A Huge Debate, GOG Will Remove Archive Protection From All Windows Installers
Last week, we informed you about the appearance of some password protected archives in GOG’s game installers for Windows. These protected archives sparked a lot of accusations as a number of PC gamers believed that GOG was implementing a sort of DRM in a specific number of games. Well, good news everyone as GOG decided to remove the archive protection from the select Windows installers found on its digital platform. Continue reading After A Huge Debate, GOG Will Remove Archive Protection From All Windows Installers
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Official PC Requirements Revealed, Requires At Least 6GB Of RAM
CD Projekt RED has just issued a press release, revealing the PC requirements for its highly anticipated RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. According to the official specs, PC gamers will need at least 6GB of RAM, a DX11 GPU and 40GB of free HDD space. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt releases on May 19th. Enjoy! Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Official PC Requirements Revealed, Requires At Least 6GB Of RAM
CRYENGINE-powered Monster Hunter Online Gets Official Benchmark Tool
Tencent has released a stunning benchmark program based on Monster Hunter Online. This benchmark tool sports a series of advanced technology including Real Time Rendering, Physical Based Shading, Realistic Vegetation Rendering, NVIDIA PhysX Clothing, NVIDIA Hairworks and NVIDIA HBAO+. Continue reading CRYENGINE-powered Monster Hunter Online Gets Official Benchmark Tool
Killing Floor 2 – New Gorgeous Screenshots Released
Tripwire Interactive has released a new set of screenshots for Killing Floor 2. Killing Floor 2 is coming first on the PC, and will support NVIDIA’s HBAO+, NVIDIA’s Motion Blur D3D Advanced Sample and PhysX Flex. The game will also feature Sub-Surface Scattering, Bloom Effects, Depth of Field and Screen Space Reflections. It does look great, so make sure to view the images below. Enjoy! Continue reading Killing Floor 2 – New Gorgeous Screenshots Released
Broken Age – Retail Version Releases In Spring 2015
Nordic Games signed a distribution deal with Double Fine Productions for the retail edition of Broken Age for PC, Mac, and Linux. The boxed version will be released simultaneously with the digital version in Spring 2015. Aside from the retail release, new German voice-overs have been recorded for all characters. Continue reading Broken Age – Retail Version Releases In Spring 2015
Dirty Bomb Is Now Exclusive On Steam
Nexon has announced a partnership with Valve to bring its PC first-person shooter Dirty Bomb exclusively to the Steam platform. Developed by UK-based Splash Damage, Dirty Bomb is an objective-based shooter set in an bombed-out, futuristic London, where an array of colorful Mercenaries run amok, battling to control what remains of the city’s riches. Continue reading Dirty Bomb Is Now Exclusive On Steam
Project CARS versus Driveclub – Heavy Rain / Weather Effects Comparison
MotoGamesTV has shared a video comparison between the rain weather effects of Project CARS and Driveclub. This video compares both the cockpit and the ‘behind_the_car’ viewpoints, giving us a proper idea of the differences between them. And while the ‘behind_the_car’ viewpoint of Project CARS looks great and ‘easier to the eye’, the cockpit view during a heavy rain in Driveclub is a beauty to behold (those ‘wind’ rain drop effects are spectacular). Here is hoping that Slightly Mad Studios will further enhance the game’s weather effects in order to rival those of Driveclub. Enjoy and kudos to our reader ‘beq-beq’ for bringing this to our attention! Continue reading Project CARS versus Driveclub – Heavy Rain / Weather Effects Comparison
Loading Human – Special VR Demo Playable At This Year’s CES 2015
Untold Games has revealed that it has developed a playable demo for the Open-Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) ecosystem, which utilises its bespoke VR gaming technology from the forthcoming Loading Human. The demo uses Loading Human’s proprietary VR gaming interface, UNICS (Untold Natural Interaction & Communication System), and players are required to shoot cubes within a VR environment using Razer’s Hydra controller and OSVR Hacker Dev Kit. Continue reading Loading Human – Special VR Demo Playable At This Year’s CES 2015
Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings DLC Releases Next Week
Ubisoft announced today that Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings, the downloadable campaign that continues Arno’s story after the events of Assassin’s Creed Unity, will be available for free to all purchasers of Assassin’s Creed Unity for the PC on January 13th. Continue reading Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings DLC Releases Next Week