Nvidia’s Shadowplay is an amazing tool that takes advantage of the company’s latest GPUs in order to capture footage at 1080p with a minimum performance hit. This tool is currently in a beta phase and although it works pretty well on a variety of systems, Nvidia has locked it to specific CPUs. This obviously means that if you own an older quad-core system, you won’t be able to use it. Thankfully, there is a workaround for this requirement so keep reading. Continue reading This Is How You Can Use Nvidia’s GeForce Shadowplay With Older CPUs→
When it was originally released, The Witcher 2 was criticized for its combat mechanics, as it felt a bit ‘awkward’ and Geralt could not react as fast as gamers had expected him to. Therefore, CD Projekt RED had to release a patch that addressed most of the game’s combat issues. But why was the combat of The Witcher 2 so unforgiving? Well, according to game director Konrad Tomaskiewicz, the game was inspired by Dark Souls. Continue reading The Witcher 2’s Combat Mechanics Were Inspired By Dark Souls, The Witcher 3 Will Be Easier On Normal→
Wolfire Games has released a new video for its rabbit bunny action brawler, Overgrowth, in which the company’s programmer, David Rosen, demonstrates some of the new features he added to it. Rosen added some tail physics to the game, as well as muscle/fat/ear-size parameters and the ability to change characters scale. In addition, Rosen has improved the wolf animations. You can find some release notes for this latest alpha version of Overgrowth below – alpha version is available to those who pre-order the game. Enjoy! Continue reading New Overgrowth Video Details Alpha 203 Changes→
Kotaku has spotted an EA job listing, according to which EA Canada is currently working on an open-world Star Wars title. And in case you’re wondering then no; this isn’t a prank. This new Star Wars game will be coming on next-gen platforms and will most probably be powered by Frostbite 3. After all, this is the engine that will power most of EA’s latest titles. Continue reading Report: EA Canada Is Working On An Open-World Star Wars Game→
Frontier Developments has released a new developer diary for its upcoming space combat title, Elite: Dangerous. In this latest dev diary, Chris Gregory (Art Director) talks through the various techniques used to put together the Damocles video as well as discussing how it has helped advance the game. It also contains some sneak peeks of the latest game build in action. Enjoy! Continue reading Elite: Dangerous – Developer Diary #8→
Christina-Antoinette Neofotistou has informed us about her new 2D Cartoony Casual/Strategy Battle game, titled PAWS – Prime Alien Watch Squad. PAWS – Prime Alien Watch Squad is a casual strategy battle game for iOS, Android and PC, that is designed to be really simple to learn and really fun to play, and Cristina has released an alpha demo for (while there is also a Kickstarter campaign for it underway). Continue reading 2D Cartoony Casual/Strategy Battle Game “P.A.W.S.” Gets An Alpha Demo→
Allgraf today announced that its sandbox science-fiction action-release Darkout will launch on PC via Steam on December 4th. Set on a remote, undiscovered planet, Darkout will feature a sandbox environment, where players progress through randomly generated 2D levels as they research, build, and defend themselves against alien beings that roam the darkness. Darkout will be available on Steam from December 4th for $14 .99, £9.99, €11.99. Continue reading Science-Fiction Sandbox Adventure “Darkout” Hits Steam On December 4th→
And we can officially claim now that PC has entered VR gaming. YouTube’s member ‘Cyberith’ has posted a video, showcasing GTA 4 with Cyberith Virtualizer + Oculus Rift + Wii Mote. The end result is mind-blowing and shows the future of gaming, although we are pretty certain that fatigue will be a real issue with this setup. Still, the overall experience seems to be unique, so go ahead and take a look at what may be casual in a couple of years. Enjoy! Continue reading PC Enters VR Gaming – GTA 4 showcased with Cyberith Virtualizer + Oculus Rift + Wii Mote→
