Man, it was a really great week for all CryEngine 3 fans. A lot of CE3 modders have been experimenting with the latest SDK and have created some stunning open-world environments, similar to those of Skyrim. Therefore, today we bring you new shots from the works of modders karatekodden, scotthomer, hostilis, Paul Bannon, CryHD, Puppy, chicken, ReVan1199, Hynik, Tiesto and RMC. Oh, and did we mentioned some screenshots from an upcoming Trespasser mod, featuring a gorgeous T-Rex? Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [February 17th – 23rd]; Skyrim’s Environments Invade CryEngine 3→
Today we bring you new shots from the works of 3D artists Joopson, Jackson31, JFletcher, Christian Nordgren, AkiRa, DQ89, davidosterlind, rockstar6 and BringMeASunkist. The highlight of this week is rockstar6’s environmental screenies that are inspired by Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us. Artist rockstar6 has outdone himself, offering an environment real close to what Naughty Dog has created, and we really need to point out that this fan-made level has not been finished yet. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly UDK Gallery [February 17th – 23rd]; What ‘The Last Of Us’ & ‘Hobbit’ Could Like In UE3→
Polycount’s 3D artist ‘RTshaders’ has created an amazing mini-game, in which players can dance to the rhythm of Gangnam style. What’s really incredible here is that this mini-game was created via Unity 3D Engine and sports some incredible visuals. In fact, the city that we get to see in the background looks close to what we’d expect from next-generation open world games. If only we could explore it. But anyway, you can find below a download link, as well as some screenshots and a video. Continue reading Free mini-game – powered by Unity 3D Engine – lets you dance to the rhythm of Gangnam Style→
Fact No.1: the latest Ridge Racer game felt a bit awkward. Fact No.2: Fans of Bugbear expected something closer to FlatOut, while Ridge Racer fans expected something closer to… Ridge Racer. Fact No.3: Bugbear offered something completely new instead of a new Ridge Racer game. Fact No.4: The company has just released a teaser trailer from its upcoming next car game, that looks really close to a next-generation version of FlatOut. According to the devs, this teaser trailer features in-game, real-time footage. Our guess is that Bugbear will officially unveil this new racing game in the coming days, so stay tuned for more! Continue reading Bugbear Entertainment Teases Its Next Car Game, Possibly FlatOut Next-Generation→
Our dear readers, unfortunately our GTX 690 has not arrived yet, meaning that our Performance Analysis for Crysis 3 will get slightly delayed. As you may have heard, though, the first level of Crysis 3 seems to be behaving really strange, even on high-end PC systems. Ironically, it appears that the game suffers from some optimization issues, as modder MaLDo has discovered that the ropes physics are causing big performance hits for no apparent reason. Continue reading Modder MaLDo discovers possible culprit for Crysis 3’s low performance→
2K Games and Irrational Games have revealed the pre-order awards for the Steam version of Bioshock Infinite. Players can go ahead and pre-purchase BioShock Infinite now and help unlock special rewards. Possible rewards include a Free Copy of Bioshock, exclusive In-Game Items for Team Fortress 2 and a Free Copy of X-Com: Enemy Unknown! Continue reading Bioshock Infinite – Steam Pre-Order Awards Revealed→
Funcom has announced that its free-to-play MMORPG, Age of Conan: Unchained, is now available on Steam. Age of Conan: Unchained is an award-winning and critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online game set in the sexy, savage and brutal world of Conan the Barbarian. Tread in the footsteps of the greatest fantasy hero of all time, and explore the vast reaches of Hyboria. Players can choose between twelve different classes, from Barbarian to Demonologist, and fight their way to riches and glory as you battle creatures straight out of hell or even engage in colossal guild vs. guild warfare. Continue reading Free-To-Play “Age of Conan: Unchained” Is Now Available On Steam→
Hayssam Keilany has released some new screenshots and a video from the latest version of his iCEnhanver 2.5 mod for GTA IV. As usual, GTA IV modded looks gorgeous and it could very well challenge other next-generation open world titles. Of course we can notice some engine limitations (LOD issues and flickering on various objects) but overall, GTA IV iCEnhancer 2.5 looks great. Enjoy the screenshots and video after the jump! Continue reading GTA IV iCEnhancer 2.5 Alpha 2 – New Stunning Screenshots & Video→
Futuremark has released today three videos, showcasing the full demos of its latest benchmark tool, 3D Mark. As Futuremark suggested, ‘if 3DMark Fire Strike brings your PC to its knees, sit back, watch the video and see what you are missing’. The company is also working with Nvidia and AMD to resolve some negative scaling issues when three or four GPUs are being used. Enjoy! Continue reading 3D Mark Benchmark – Full Videos From All Demos→
Get ready for some bad news. IGN has decided to shut down 1UP and Gamespy. Naturally, some may say “Hey, this is good news for you guys. Less competition means more viewers coming at your site“. However, that’s not really the case and we don’t want to look at this from a competitive perspective. Gamespy was a legendary gaming portal and it saddens us that it will be shut down. Continue reading IGN Decides To Shut Down 1UP and Gamespy→
