A couple of days ago, Metro: Last Light got some new footage, showcasing new parts of its environments and some of is gameplay features. Courtesy of Play3, this new footage will instantly put Metro: Last Light back on your radar. There are still two months until the release of this new Metro game, and we can’t wait to get our hands on it. Enjoy! Continue reading Metro: Last Light Gets New Footage→
Havok today announced the launch of a major new version of its industry-leading Havok Physics technology. The release is the culmination of more than 5 years of internal R&D effort. It features significant technical innovations in performance, memory utilization, usability and simulation quality, and represents a major leap forward in physics simulation for games. Continue reading Havok Unleashes Next Generation Physics Engine, New Engine Using Up To 10 Times Less Memory→
And the SimCity fiasco keeps going on and on. A couple of days ago, Maxis’ studio head, Lucy Bradshaw, said that an offline mode for SimCity was not possible at the moment and that it would take a significant amount of engineering work from our team to rewrite the game for single player. That was a bunch of crap, and that’s why we did not inform you about this. And it seems we were right, as a Maxis insider told RPS that SimCity can run in offline mode and that a patch wouldn’t take very much engineering. Continue reading Maxis Insider – SimCity Can Run In Offline Mode Without Much Effort→
Bohemia must feel really great with ArmA 3’s success. Despite the fact that the game is still in alpha stage, ArmA 3’s users are already more than those of all previous ArmA games combined. This further shows that there is a market for hardcore sim titles. That, or most of those guys purchased this new ArmA game in order to be ready for a possible DayZ mod. Either way, we are sure that Bohemia enjoys ArmA 3’s early success, so it will be interesting to see whether the final game will meet commercial success or not. Special thanks to Guru3D’s reader ‘Chillin’ for spotting it. You can view a Steamgraph with all ArmA games below, and make sure to read our Performance Overview. Continue reading ArmA 3’s Alpha Is A Big Hit, Surpassing All Previous ArmA Games Combined→
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 has been released and YouTube’s member ‘xKyleNxCoD’ has posted a video from the PC version, running at 1080p with max settings. We’ll post our Performance Analysis in the coming days, so stay tuned everyone for more. It will be interesting to see whether City Interactive pushed Crytek’s engine, and how this game performs on the PC. Until then, though, enjoy the following video! Continue reading Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 – PC Maxed Out Footage Revealed→
Now here is something really cool. YouTube’s ‘falcont2tjockey’ has recreated Bethesda’s Skyrim in Age of Empires 2. Well okay, this is a parody but still, it’s Skyrim in Age of Empires 2. And you know what? We’d actually love to play it. Honestly. It’s cool, it’s funny, it’s well made, and it shows why we all love mods. Brilliant work, though the camera movement is a bit annoying in this video. Nevertheless, it’s cool so go ahead and give it a go. Enjoy! Continue reading The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Recreated In Age of Empires 2→
Developer Overkill has revealed today that a sequel to its PAYDAY game will be released this Summer on PC, PSN and XBLA. The game will support 4-player co-op and will come with the ability to customize weapons and characters, multistage jobs, and dynamic scenarios. Overkill has released a teaser trailer that can be viewed below. We’ve also included a preview video, courtesy of Outsidebox. Enjoy! Continue reading Payday 2 Revealed, Coming This Summer On PC, X360 and PS3→
We’ve featured some screenshots of Tropical Skyrim in some of our weekly Skyrim galleries, but this is the first time we’ve seen this mod in action. This mod was released yesterday and as its description reads, it is a complete overhaul of Skyrim’s climate, from a snowy wasteland to a tropical paradise. Continue reading Tropical Skyrim Mod Transforms Skyrim Into Far Cry 3/Crysis→
Crytek has confirmed details of what they will be presenting at this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Situated at booth #1402 in the Main Expo’s South Hall, Crytek will be inviting attendees to take a closer look at their GFACE social gaming platform and how it integrates with free-to-play FPS Warface, as well as presenting the latest in game development technology with a series of CryENGINE 3 demonstrations. Continue reading Crytek to Show GFACE and Warface at GDC Expo 2013, Incoming New Tech Demo→
