As we’ve said and before, the driving force behind PC gaming – at this point – is MMO and F2P. And after EA, Blizzard and Ubisoft jumping on the F2P bandwagon, here comes Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War franchise, with its freshly announced Total War: ARENA. Continue reading Total War: ARENA Announced – Free-To-Play RTS/MOBA Hybrid→
Square Enix has released a teaser trailer for the new Thief game that is being developed by EIDOS Montreal. As with most teasers, this does not show anything that will wow you, despite the fact that it is made from in-engine footage. According to the publisher, the reveal trailer will be released on April 2nd, so stay tuned for more. Thief will be available in 2014 for PC and PS4, and it is also planned for other next-generation consoles. Enjoy! Continue reading Thief – Teaser Trailer Released – Reveal Trailer Coming On April 2nd→
Bioshock fans, we got some bad news for you today. It appears that the PC version of Bioshock: Infinite suffers from auto-aim assist while entering the iron sight mode. At first, this bug was reported to be present once players plugged in a gamepad, however this issue can be spotted even if you’ve never used a gamepad (as we’ve encountered it ourselves during our playthrough). This issue/bug seems like a leftover from the console version, as this auto-aim assist is something common for most console games. In order to fix it, PC gamers will have to start the game with a controller plugged in, disable aiming assist in the Controller Options and unplug the controller. You can find a video demonstration below, and we should note – once again – that this bug is present even if you haven’t used a gamepad before. Continue reading Bioshock: Infinite – PC Version Suffers From Auto-Aim Assist In Iron-Sights Mode→
PC Gaming Aliance has revealed some interesting figures yesterday at GDC 2013. According to the reports provided by DFC Intelligence, the PC gaming industry showed strong overall growth of 8% in 2012, that there are over 1 billion PC gamers worldwide and that China is the fastest-growing and largest market for PC games. Continue reading PC Gaming Is Dead… NOT – PC Gaming Software Market Increased 8% Over 2011→
Gamespot has posted a video from the gameplay demo of the new Space Hulk game that is being developed by Full Control. Space Hulk is set in the isolated corridors and tomb-like chambers of an ancient vessel lost in the graveyard of space. Players lead a small army of fearless Space Marine Terminators to battle in a ferocious fight for survival against hordes of predatory alien Genestealers. Space Hulk will offer multiplayer cross platform functionalities and is planned for a 2013 release on PC, MAC and mobile devices. Enjoy! Continue reading Space Hulk – GDC 2013 Gameplay Demo→
Man, GDC 2013 keeps delivering. SEGA announced today that Company of Heroes 2, the eagerly anticipated strategy game from Relic, will be running an exclusive, early access beta phase which will go live Tuesday 2nd April. Company of Heroes 2’s beta will be hosted on Steam and will take advantage of Steamworks’ various features (such as match-making and friend list). Continue reading Company of Heroes 2 – Early Access Beta Announced – Goes Live Next Week→
We are pretty sure that a lot of gamers were impressed – graphically – with what DICE has showcased yesterday. Even though we knew that Battlefield 4 ran on the PC, we did not have any information about the specifications behind the PC system that was used. Thankfully, AMD has unveiled that its upcoming dual-GPU card, HD 7990, codenamed ‘Malta’ was used to demonstrate Battlefield 4. Continue reading AMD Unveils New Dual-GPU At This Year’s GDC 2013, Battlefield 4 Ran On The HD 7990 ‘Malta’→
Following Nvidia’s steps, Activision has released a new tech demo that showcases a next-generation character. This animated character is being rendered in real-time on current video card hardware, using standard bone animation. According to its description, the original high resolution data was acquired from Light Stage Facial Scanning and Performance Capture by USC Institute for Creative Technologies, then converted to a 70 bones rig, while preserving the high frequency detail in diffuse, normal and displacement composite maps. Continue reading Activision Showcases Next-Generation Characters→
Codemasters has released a new trailer for GRiD 2 that focuses on the European cars, clubs and locations that will be featured in it. Players will be able to get behind the wheel of BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution (Evo3), BMW Motorsport 320 TC, Caterham-Lola SP300R, Ford Focus ST 2013, Gomez Competition GC 10.1, McLaren F1 GT, Mercedes Benz 190E 2.5 Evo 2, Mercedes Benz SLS GT3, Pagani Huayra, and Volvo S60 BTCS. The ‘GRID 2: European Expansion’ video also reveals two of the four Touring Cars in competition. GRID 2 is currently planned for a May 31st release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading GRID 2 – Expanding into Europe Trailer→
