Outerra Engine Shows Off Gorgeous Outdoor Environment

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YouTube’s member ‘luishi5000’ has created a gorgeous outdoor environment with the Outerra Engine. luishi5000 made these structures to show off the potential scale of models in Outerra, and these models have baked in ambient occlusion. The total polygon count on the models (combined) is about ~400,000 (triangles) and this scene runs with 60fps at 1080p with a GTX660Ti. Enjoy! Continue reading Outerra Engine Shows Off Gorgeous Outdoor Environment

Weekly UDK Gallery [March 3rd – 9th]; this is what Aliens: Colonial Marines should look like

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It’s really amazing witnessing such detailed environments from 3D artists that surpass those of triple-A titles. Shaun Baker has created a gorgeous environment that is based on the Aliens franchise, an environment that puts to shame those featured in Aliens: Colonial Marines. Imagine if Gearbox’s title looked like that. Man, now that would be awesome. But anyway, alongside Baker’s shots you can find some more from 3D artists SeanO’Connor, Jackson31, rockstar6, Dommel, vemadesign, cmc444, Mr Smo and Boyo. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly UDK Gallery [March 3rd – 9th]; this is what Aliens: Colonial Marines should look like

Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [March 3rd – 9th]; Bioshock & Halo In CryEngine 3

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Today we bring you new shots from 3D artists and CryEngine 3 modders Glode, scotthomer, Rens, chicken, QuadReaktor, ReVan1199, EliteGhost and i59. The highlight of this week is undoubtedly scotthomer’s finished Bioshock environment, as well as Rens’ finished environment based on Bungie’s Halo. These two guys will be featured in the next issue of the online Vertex magazine, so make sure to keep an eye on it. Both scotthomer and Rens proved that CryEngine 3 has a lot of potential, so here is hoping that developers will start taking advantage of it. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [March 3rd – 9th]; Bioshock & Halo In CryEngine 3

Empire Eden is an interesting 2D side-scroller ‘Run n Gun’ RPG, Kickstarter ends in 17 days

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As said and in the past, we love 2D games. And we are happy to inform you today about an interesting 2D side-scroller RPG called Empire Eden. Empire Eden is being developed by a small trio of dedicated game enthusiasts, a team that has recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for its title. This campaign goal’s is $19K and so far it has managed to raise only $1500. The bad news is that it looks interesting and there are still 17 days left to it. Continue reading Empire Eden is an interesting 2D side-scroller ‘Run n Gun’ RPG, Kickstarter ends in 17 days

DayZ Standalone – 20 Minutes Of Gameplay Footage

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Dean “Rocket” Hall has released a new devblog for the standalone version of DayZ, showcasing 20 minutes of gameplay footage. DayZ Standalone features better visuals than its mod counterpart, though we can see all known ‘issues’ that are present in Bohemia’s ArmA titles – like low-res blurry textures at the distance and flickering objects. Naturally, some of them will be ironed while other won’t be fixed or tweaked (a ‘noisy’ texture would be ideal for the distant textures. After all, that was the technique that a lot of Skyrim modders followed in order to provide a better IQ). Still, DayZ is not popular for its visuals, but for its atmosphere and gameplay mechanics. And thankfully, this standalone version looks even better than its mod version. DayZ Standalone is planned for release later this year. Enjoy! Continue reading DayZ Standalone – 20 Minutes Of Gameplay Footage

Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 – First Details Revealed

Pro Evolution Soccer 2014
The latest issue of EDGE has been sent to subscribers and thankfully, some of them have shared the first information about Konami’s upcoming soccer title. The good news is that the game is based on the FOX Engine, however it is considered now as a new engine due to Konami’s tweaks and enhancements. The game will use a new physics engine and collisions will be better than ever. Konami is aiming for photo-realistic graphics, and the game is built on three pillars. You can view below the first details, as well as the pillars. Let’s hope that the company will unveil more in the next couple of days or weeks. Special thanks to ‘Thomas’ for sending them via email. Continue reading Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 – First Details Revealed

Project CARS – New Community Mind-Blowing Screenshots Released

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Project CARS is a beauty to behold. Although its driving mechanics are not up to what we’d expect from such a game (and its physics are worse than those featured in Assetto Corsa), Slightly Mad Studios’ racer is the best looking racing game we’ve ever seen. The company has released a new set of community screenshots, showcasing the game’s visuals in all their glory. Enjoy! Continue reading Project CARS – New Community Mind-Blowing Screenshots Released

EA/Maxis employee gets banned on NeoGAF for ‘attempting to distort the news aggregate’

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Before starting this article, let me tell you that we’ve seen such behaviors in the past on various boards. However, it’s really funny when a developer – that does not reveal his or her true identity – tries to damage control with an anonymous account on either a gaming website or a gaming board/forum. NeoGAF’s member ‘GlassBox’ attempted such a thing and got banned for trying to ‘distort the news aggregate‘ all without actually disclosing to anyone there that he or she works for the ‘company in question.’ Continue reading EA/Maxis employee gets banned on NeoGAF for ‘attempting to distort the news aggregate’

Electronic Arts will give out a free PC game to all SimCity owners

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Electronic Arts has made an announcement yesterday regarding SimCity’s current state, and although the company avoided to discuss whether it will remove its always-online DRM system, the big publisher revealed that all SimCity owners – who have suffered from those infamous server issues – will get a free PC game on March 18th. Continue reading Electronic Arts will give out a free PC game to all SimCity owners

Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons Gets A Walkthrough Trailer

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Starbreeze and 505 Games have released a walkthrough trailer for their upcoming game, Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons. According to its description, in this title players will control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before. Players will solve puzzles, explore the varied locations and fight boss battles, controlling one brother with each thumb stick. The game is planned for a 2013 release on XBLA, PSN and Steam. Enjoy! Continue reading Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons Gets A Walkthrough Trailer