Ubisoft and Blue Byte have released a new update for their acclaimed strategy game, Anno 2070. This update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and comes with improvements to both the game’s Military balance and its Multiplayer stability, as well as various fixes, additions and improvements. You can view the entire changelog for this new update after the jump. Continue reading New Anno 2070 Update comes with improved Military balancing and Multiplayer stability→
Krater is a lush post-apocalyptic top down RPG based around crafting, exploration and consequence. Consequence brings not only the ability for characters to improve themselves, but also the possibility to sustain permanent injuries and even death. Although the game hasn’t even hit the alpha stage, Fatshark announced that their game has entered its ‘Playable Vision’ phase and released some brand new screenshots for it. Continue reading New screenshots and trailer for Krater; game enters its ‘Playable Vision’→
Wolfire Games has released a new video, in which the company’s main programmer shows off the changes that were made to the latest alpha version of Overgrowth.This week, David Rosen has added some more features to the detail objects and as a result of that, rocks and grass look better than before. Overgrowth looks lovely and you can gain access to its alpha phase by pre-ordering it. Enjoy! Continue reading Overgrowth Alpha 169 Changes→
Good news for indie and RPG fans, as a demo for the upcoming Driftmoon has just been released. Driftmoon is a roleplaying game that tells the story of the Pendant of Life, and how it was reforged to end the evil reign of King Ixal. The world of Driftmoon is filled with exciting adventures and exploration, captivating stories and quests, charming characters and countless delightful details for you to discover. Continue reading Indie RPG, Driftmoon, gets a demo and a trailer→
This week’s UK PC Charts have just been unveiled and at last everyone, we can notice a – subtle – wind of change. It seems though that nothing can top SEGA’s Football Manager 2012, although Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has managed to be placed at the second place. Star Wars: The Old Republic, Skyrim and Battlefield 3 have lost some places and The Darkness II can be spotted at the eighth place. Continue reading Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [February 5th – 11th]→
We do know that a lot of gamers have been dreaming for a crossover between Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. Ed Boon has expressed his desire for something like that, as well as Yoshinori Ono. Although something like that is quite difficult due to MK’s fatalities and general brutality – and the fact that most SF characters are not as agressive as those of MK – there is still hope. Continue reading Could Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter happen? Ed Boon drops a teaser on his Twitter→
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again; we love time-lapse videos. There is something unique and amazing watching these videos as they show off the incredible lighting of a game at different TOD’s. Seriously now, time-lapse videos are a beauty to behold. Don’t believe us? Take a good look then at the following time-lapse video of Skyrim that was created by CobbyTF2. So take a seat and enjoy it. Awesome work CobbyTF2, really awesome! Continue reading The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in all its beauty – Drooling time-lapse video→
Let’s be honest here, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning doesn’t look as good as we’d hoped to. It has blurry textures and looks a bit flat in most occasions. And I’m amazed with the subtle – yet noticeable – improvements that Skyrim’s FXAA Injector brings to the table. The sharpening filter is ideal for all those blurry road textures and the ability to adjust the game’s saturation – and bring it to your own taste – is something that most games should feature as an in-game option. Make no mistake, this FXAA Injector tool is a must-have tool as the game looks so much more vivid with it. Download link and comparison video below. Continue reading Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning looks awesome with this FXAA Injector – Vanilla vs Skyrim FXAA Injector→
Alan Wake PC is almost upon us, but have you ever wondered what has been changed or tweaked between the PC and the X360 version? Naturally, most of you think that the game’s resolution is the only thing changed. Well, you are wrong. There are some additional juicy differences between these two versions and Remedy’s Markus has revealed them. Shadows, SSAO, Volumetric Lights, GodRay and LOD distance have been either improved or added to the PC, so keep reading to find out what has been changed. Continue reading Alan Wake – Graphical Differences Between the PC and the X360 Settings→
