Diablo III Open Beta Weekend Starts This Friday

Blizzard announced that the Diablo III open beta weekend, which offers open access to all players with a valid Battle.net account. Beginning this Friday everyone is invited to log in and help us put the game and servers through their paces in this three day stress test as we march toward the game’s release on May 15. You can begin downloading the Diablo III client right now! Continue reading Diablo III Open Beta Weekend Starts This Friday

Mount & Blade: Warband – Napoleonic Wars DLC Is Now Available

Paradox Interactive announced the release of an all-new DLC to Mount & Blade: Warband for the PC. Entitled Napoleonic Wars, the DLC brings the brutal real-time combat of Mount & Blade to 19th Century Europe, presenting players with the opportunity to re-fight the final years of the Napoleonic Wars as any of five historical superpowers, using more than 220 unique military units. With a wide range of soldiers at their command, from artillery and engineers all the way to battlefield musicians, aspiring tacticians and combatants can engage in epic multiplayer mayhem with up to 250 players at once. Mount & Blade Warband: Napoleonic Wars is available now for $9.99. Continue reading Mount & Blade: Warband – Napoleonic Wars DLC Is Now Available

Crysis 3 gets a teaser trailer, full gameplay trailer coming on April 24th

As promised, Crytek has revealed a teaser footage for their 2013 CryEngine 3 powered FPS, Crysis 3. This teaser shows some breathtaking graphics, with warm lighting effects, smoother animations and a step forward to introducing more believable TODs. It doesn’t show much, but it will definitely make you happy and optimistic. Can’t wait to see what Crytek has in store for us. Enjoy! Continue reading Crysis 3 gets a teaser trailer, full gameplay trailer coming on April 24th

Impressive DemoReel video shows how SimCity would look using CryEngine 3

Enodo has released a DemoReel 2012 video for their cities that were achieved with CryEngine 3. According to the company, the virtual cityscapes shown here made it easy to visualize the changes that would result from a large-scale urban planning project, so that the impact of every design choice could be thoroughly considered, since changing any element of the virtual world is made easier with real-time 3D rendering that lets objects be moved and changes seen immediately. The end result is spectacular and showcases how SimCity would look using CryEngine 3. It’s a pretty impressive video, so give it a go. Special thanks to Rage3D’s member ‘Napoleonic’ for spotting it. Continue reading Impressive DemoReel video shows how SimCity would look using CryEngine 3

Street Fighter X Tekken is up for pre-order on Steam, comes with 10% discount

Street Fighter and Tekken fans, get ready because the PC version of Street Fighter x Tekken is just around the corner. The game is slated for a May 11th release and those interested can pre-order it from Steam. This pre-order comes with a 10% discount, meaning that it will cost you around 35.99 euros. Enjoy the game’s intro movie below and as promised, we included its system requirements! Continue reading Street Fighter X Tekken is up for pre-order on Steam, comes with 10% discount

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 hits stores on August 21st, three new screenshots released

City Interactive has zeroed in an August 21, 2012 launch date for the release of Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2. The sequel to the multi-million unit selling first-person shooter (FPS) for PS3, X360 and PC uses the advanced CryENGINE 3 game engine to produce the most authentic sniping experience to date in a video game. Or at least that’s what the company claims. Continue reading Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 hits stores on August 21st, three new screenshots released

Prey 2 is cancelled… NOT; Coming in 2013

It took Bethesda a while but finally, they made an official statement about Prey 2’s development. According to Beth’s official blog, the game is still under development, however it won’t be released in 2012. The delay is said to be due to the fact that ‘game development has not progressed satisfactorily this past year, and the game does not currently meet our quality standards‘. Fair enough, however this seems like an attempt of damage control and nothing more. Continue reading Prey 2 is cancelled… NOT; Coming in 2013