It’s really sad that there are no triple-A studios willing to take advantage of CryEngine 3’s secret power. And thank God that Crytek released its SDK, as its community has managed to produce some astonishing results with it. So, today we bring you new screenshots from [LSD]Timewarp82, chicken, iSqueezee, Cinoshe, neo83_gr, USSR_GRAND, and blackhorizon. All of them are Crytek’s community members and prove with their work how versatile this engine can actually be. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [December 18th – 24th]→
There is no denying that Crysis’ vanilla lighting looks a bit dated nowadays. And although you can tweak the SSAO and bring to the table some amazing results, Crytek’s member ‘Wulfen’ uploaded a video that shows off his new lighting system and the amazing combination of it with Cry-Styves’ Shaders. This combo seems quite demanding – if we can judge by the footage that is choppy, though we don’t know the user’s test system – but it surely looks sexy. This lighting/shader combo boosts Crysis visuals to a whole new level, so be sure to check this out! Continue reading The evolution of Crysis’s lighting; new lighting and shaders boost the game’s visuals to new levels→
Now this is simply awesome. YouTube’s user ‘avemagnadude’ recreated the entire Skyrim trailer in Minecraft. This mash up of the two games is incredible and took avemagnadude 2 whole months to create it. Everything is spot on, from the dragon to the game’s environments. This, this is art. There are no words to describe it so go ahead and watch it. Video – courtesy of Machinima – after the jump. Continue reading Minecraft meets Skyrim in this amazing machinima; Skyrim trailer re-created in Minecraft→
The fifth day of Steam’s Holiday Sale has just begun and PC gamers can get some interesting titles with a great discount. So, today guys you can find RAGE, Cities XL and From Dust with a 50% discount, Saints Row: The Third with a 33% discount, Dirt 3 with a 66% discount and Aliens vs Predator with a 80% discount. You can view the entire Holiday Sale list after the jump. Continue reading Steam Holiday Sale – Day 5 Is Now Live→
Okay STALKER 2 fans, here is something that might make you happy and start jumping around your room. GSC GameWorld has tweeted that we’ll get some official news in mid January and that “there is cause for hope”. Which basically translates to “Hey, there is a chance we might not close and STALKER 2 might not get cancelled”. Make no mistake though. Yeah, it seems that there is light at the end of GSC’s tunnel but for all we know, this message could be GSC’s attempt at damage control, so hold your horses. For now at least. Continue reading A Christmas present to all STALKER 2 fans; official news coming in mid January→
I tell you this; it’s a great day to be a PC racing fan. After the small teasers of GTR3 and the launch of Slightly Mad Studios’ Project CARS, here comes a new racing sim from the minds behind Ferrari Virtual Academy. Therefore, PC gamers, meet Assetto Corsa, a racing sim game that is being designed to provide a very realistic driving experience, with single player and multiplayer options, officially licensed cars and tracks developed using Laser scan technology, and the highest level of accuracy possible in reproducing real world motor racing environments. Continue reading PC gamers, meet Assetto Corsa; a racing sim from the minds behind Ferrari Virtual Academy→
It seems that Rocksteady is currently working on a new PC patch for Batman: Arkham City, as Steam had accidentally released yesterday its preliminary version. So, if you were unlucky enough to try and play your game, you’d notice major game-breaking issues. Moreover, GFWL was not working properly with that preliminary patch and the game was – pretty much – unplayable. Naturally, Steam released a rollback update and the game is now back to its previous, stable state. Continue reading Rocksteady is working on a new PC patch for Batman: Arkham City→
Back in the days, the PC version of Alan Wake – the one that was cancelled – was not supposed to be compatible with DX9 and Windows XP. As we had guessed back then, that DX10 requirement was simply a marketing trick from Microsoft in an attempt to boost Vista’s sales. Fast forward a couple of years and here we are today with a new PC build for Alan Wake that will support DX9. Yeap, you read that right and it’s official. Alan Wake PC will support DX9 and Windows XP. Continue reading Alan Wake PC will support DX9; more details about its game engine→
The OGSE Team sent us word about a crucial feature that will be implemented in the next version of their OGSE Mod. OGSE 0.6.9.3 will feature improved light sources on static render, which basically means that most of the point light-sources such as lamps, will have “real” lighting on R1 (static) render mode. According to the team, this was accomplished by “adjusting light-source properties in game SDK” and what’s more interesting, is that these light sources will be breakable. Continue reading STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl – OGSE 0.6.9.3 Mod will feature improved light sources on static render→
Okay, this is how you support your games. Earlier yesterday we’ve informed you about a new update for Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter and Croteam released today a new patch for Serious Sam 3: BFE. This new update comes with lots of additions and fixes and among other things, it features optimized lightning particle effect implementation and optimized render target switching to improve performance on multi-GPU setups. This update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client. You can view the entire changelog after the jump. Continue reading Serious Sam 3 – New Patch Released; memory consumption reduced by 50%,performance increased by 30%→
