A lot of Capcom fans have been wondering why the Japanese company has chosen GFWL over Steamworks, as Valve’s DRM seems a whole better – and provides proper protection prior to the game’s launch – than the one of Microsoft. Well, time for some answers as Capcom’s Senior VP of planning and business development, Christian Svensson, went ahead and explained the reasons for choosing Microsoft’s DRM. Continue reading Capcom explains the reasons choosing GFWL over Steamworks; Piracy A Big Issue In All Platforms→
Harebrained Schemes has released the first screenshots of Shadowrun Returns. Shadowrun Returns is a story-based tactical role-playing game for desktop computers and tablets that was excessively (and wonderfully) funded by fans on Kickstarter. The team’s goal is to create a game that reflects the original tabletop RPG’s narrative and tactical detail, and acts as the spiritual successor to the groundbreaking Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Shadowrun games from way back in the 90’s. Shadowrun Returns features turn-based tactical action. During action sequences like data heists or infiltration missions, you control a team of shadowrunners, pitting them against antagonists ranging from powerful individuals to a small army. Enjoy! Continue reading Shadowrun Returns – First Screenshots Unveiled→
Valve has posted a new job listing at its website, indicating that the company will start working on a new hardware device. Before jumping to early conclusions, this does not mean that Valve will develop a new console, but a new device that has not been specified as of yet. In fact, the first hints indicate to a computer hardware, so don’t get your hopes up console gamers. Continue reading Valve Confirms Hardware Development – Frustrated By Lack Of Innovation→
Facts: we love Assassin’s Creed and we love parkour. Therefore, it was to be expected to share this video. YouTube’s member ‘devinsupertramp’ has created an Assassin’s Creed film in which Ronnie Shalvis is dressed up as Connor Altair – a costume that was made by Devin’s friend Allison Dredge – and showcases his parkour/free running skills. This is a great parkour video and for the love of God, don’t try this at home. Enjoy! Continue reading Assassin’s Creed III In Real Life – Parkour/Free Running Showcase→
Hammerpoint Interactive has released two new, gorgeous screenshots that showcase the first ‘Colorado’ map of The War Z. According to the team, all area except for snow peak mountains on the edge of the map are playable, meaning that you’ll be getting around 160-170km of playable terrain. This basically means that this map size is pretty comfortable for up to 130+ players. In addition, Hammerpoint has released the first gameplay footage that can be viewed below, courtesy of GameTrailers. Enjoy! Continue reading The War Z – New Gorgeous Screenshots & First Gameplay Footage→
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is considered one of the best part of the GTA series. And although it didn’t have any Multiplayer capabilities, a team of modders decided to overhaul Rockstar’s classic game. Multi Theft Auto (MTA) is an open-source software project that adds full on-line gaming support to Rockstar North’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PC game. It is the first open-source modification that adds a highly customizable network play element to a commercial closed-source single-player PC game. Continue reading Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Multiplayer Theft Auto Mod 1.3.1 Released→
Nvidia has released a new beta set of drivers for its graphics cards. Nvidia GeForce 306.02 is recommended for players of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Darksiders 2, Guild Wars 2, and MechWarrior Online, as they add realistic ambient occlusion shadowing to each of the listed games, in addition to adding NVIDIA Control Panel MSAA and CSAA anti-aliasing support to Darksiders 2. Continue reading Nvidia GeForce 306.02 Beta Released; New SLI profiles, Ambient Occlusion added to a lot of games→
DICE has revealed the changelog of Battlefield 3’s September Patch. This update will go live on September 4th and will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Origin client. In case you have not enabled automatic updates, you will be notified from the Game Manager that a new update is available. Once you acknowledge the update, it will start downloading within the Origin client. Continue reading Battlefield 3 – September Patch Detailed, Arrives On September 4th→
Great news for The Witcher fans, as CD Projekt RED has reduced the price of The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition to $29.99/€29.99/GBP19.99/AUD29.99. And do we have to remind you that the GOG version does not feature any kind of DRM for this amazing RPG? Perfect, just perfect. And imagine that – a developer reducing a game’s price, even though its working on some modding tools that will be released for that game at a later date. Damn, CD Projekt RED is really spoiling us. Continue reading The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition – Price permanently reduced to $29.99→
Great news for indie fans as Benjamin Rivers’ unique horror adventure game, Home, is now available on Steam and comes with a 15% discount until September 7th. Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens. Continue reading Indie horror adventure game ‘Home’ is now available on Steam→
