Well, deep inside we all knew that both From Software and Namco Bandai would give us the dumbest PR statements about Dark Souls 2’s “downgrade-ation”. And alas today, From Software told MCV the reasons why the final build of Dark Souls 2 looks worse than its early builds. Before continuing, we strongly suggest grabbing some popcorn because this is going to be gooooood. Continue reading From Software Responds And Gives The Dumbest PR Statement About Dark Souls 2’s “Downgrade-ation”
Grave – New Indie Open-world Survival Horror Game With Oculus Rift Support
Broken Window Studios has released the GDC 2014 trailer for its upcoming open-world survival horror title called Grave. Grave will support Oculus Rift and will feature dynamically changing worlds, light-based combat and a heavy emphasis on survival akin to classic survival horror titles. The game is planned for a 2015 release. As a side note, Sony has just announced its VR device so expect more VR news between the inevitable battle of Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus. Enjoy! Continue reading Grave – New Indie Open-world Survival Horror Game With Oculus Rift Support
Paradox Interactive Will Distribute Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity
Paradox Interactive has announced that it has signed a deal with Obsidian Entertainment to market and distribute Pillars of Eternity worldwide. Now I know, most of you will damn Obsidian for doing something like that after a successful Kickstarter campaign but according to both sides, Obsidian is the one driving this car. Continue reading Paradox Interactive Will Distribute Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity
Phenomenal Visuals Achieved in CRYENGINE via Quixel Megascans
Quixel has released a new video, showcasing its amazing Megascans tech that has been implemented in CRYENGINE. Megascans is basically a scanning technique that allows developers to scan real world textures. Scanning tech promises to bring huge improvements to a game’s visuals and a similar technique is being used in Ethan Carter and Get Even. And if the following videos are any indication of what this tech can achieve, then we can look forward to some really phenomenal results. Enjoy and kudos to OnlySP for spotting it! Continue reading Phenomenal Visuals Achieved in CRYENGINE via Quixel Megascans
Kingdom Under Fire II Customization Trailer
Blueside has released a new trailer for Kingdom Under Fire II that focuses on character customization. Kingdom Under Fire II is a RTS and RPG hybrid that has been under development for quite sometime. The game will be coming on PC and PS3, and will offer crossplatform functionalities between these two platforms. Enjoy! Continue reading Kingdom Under Fire II Customization Trailer
Ether One Gets A Release Trailer
White Paper Games has released the launch trailer for Ether One; its first person adventure that is powered by Epic’s UDK. Ether One is said to feature two paths; one is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace and the other a deeper, more adventurous path in which you can complete complex puzzles to restore life changing events of the patients history in order to help the validation of their life. Continue reading Ether One Gets A Release Trailer
One-Hour Video Details Unreal Engine 4 Blueprints in Solus
During the Swedish Game Awards, Sjoerd “Hourences” De Jong described the development of his new UE4-powered game, Solus, using Unreal Engine 4’s Blueprint visual scripting system. Solus is a survival sci-fi discovery game and in this speech, Sjoerd reveals how easy it is to create an indie game thanks to Epic’s new game engine. Enjoy! Continue reading One-Hour Video Details Unreal Engine 4 Blueprints in Solus
Unity 5 Engine – First Screenshots Show Amazing Detail
Alongside the announcement of its new game engine, Unity Technologies has released a set of screenshots. Unity’s CEO said that Unity 5 will be able to compete with both CRYENGINE and Unreal Engine 4, and these shots back up those claims. These first screenshots show amazing detail that was never possible in earlier versions of that engine. Enjoy! Continue reading Unity 5 Engine – First Screenshots Show Amazing Detail
Unity 5 Announced, Aims To Rival Both CRYENGINE and Unreal Engine 4
Unity Technologies has announced the successor to its Unity 4 Engine that is – obviously – called Unity 5. According to the company, Unity 5 supports 64-bit operating systems and comes with a completely overhauled audio system, physical shaders, and advanced real-time lighting. Continue reading Unity 5 Announced, Aims To Rival Both CRYENGINE and Unreal Engine 4
Thief Update V1.3 Released, Adds Mantle & TrueAudio Support, Brings Various Optimizations
Square Enix, EIDOS Montreal and Nixxes Software have released the highly anticipated patch for THIEF that adds support for AMD’s Mantle API and AMD’s TrueAudio. As usual, this update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Thief Update V1.3 Released, Adds Mantle & TrueAudio Support, Brings Various Optimizations