NCsoft today launched the Pre-Purchase programme for Guild Wars 2, the most anticipated game launching this year. Players who pre-purchase the Guild Wars 2 Collector’s, Digital Deluxe or Standard/Digital Editions will receive guaranteed entry into beta weekend events and a three-day headstart prior to launch. As a bonus, players who pre-purchase any edition will also receive an exclusive Hero’s Band, providing their Guild Wars 2 characters with a broad range of power boosts. Continue reading Guild Wars 2 Pre-Orders Are Now Available→
Truth be told, we were a bit worried about Carrier Command: Gaea Mission. You see, Bohemia is a talented team there is no doubt about that. However, their engine was seriously bugged – back in the days of ArmA 2 and Take on Helicopters – and suffered from a lot of performance issues. Well, good news guys as the remake of Carrier Command uses a different engine that runs amazingly well. This newly, in-house engine, is GPU bound and did not stress our CPU even when there were firefights on-screen. Way to go Bohemia. Continue reading Carrier Command: Gaea Mission – Beta Performance Analysis→
Great news for all indie fans as Scary Girl is now available on Steam. Scary Girl is a side-scrolling action game where you play as Scarygirl – a girl who has been adopted by a giant intelligent octopus and is trying to figure out who is the man haunting her dreams. Players will traverse unique, extremely vibrant, colorful, and magical worlds in a seamless mix of 2D and 3D platforming action. Continue reading Scary Girl is now available on Steam and comes with a 20% discount→
BioWare and Electronic Arts have released a new update for Mass Effect 3. This patch fixes – among other things – the face import issue that some gamers have experienced. In addition, the update fixes several crashes, an issue when an unresponsive game state could occur during transition after the Conduit level and an issue when saves from different accounts on the same computer could get locked. You can view the entire changelog below and the update will be auto-downloaded next time you run Mass Effect 3. Enjoy! Continue reading Mass Effect 3 gets a new patch; face import fixed→
Rumor alert. Rockstar North’s employee leaking the release date of GTA V. GTA V could possibly hit stores this October. Internet explodes and gamers start jumping around. Joystiq grabs a screenshot of it. Employee removes the release date from his CV and LinkedIn account. Speculation begins. Over and out. Continue reading Rumor: GTA V hitting stores this October→
Nvidia have released a new beta version of their universal ForceWare drivers. ForceWare 301.24 Beta come with the implementation of FXAA and Adaptive Vsync, the addition of FXAA support, and with a performance boost that is up to 23% in several top PC games. As always, these new drivers add new (or updated) SLI and 3D profiles for a lot of games. You can find the key features, as well as the download link, below. Enjoy! Continue reading GeForce ForceWare 301.24 Beta Released; boosts performance by up to 23%, FXAA implemented→
In celebration of one million units sold throughout Latin America, Konami Digital Entertainment has announced it’s re-releasing its hit game, Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 on April 10th at lower prices for a number of formats. The game, originally released in September 2011, has been praised for its realism and key advances, and its low price will make it a key signing for soccer fans. The lower price gives new fans the opportunity to pick up the controller and play against friends in what is regarded as the most authentic soccer game in the market. Continue reading Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 reaches one million units, to be re-released at a reduced price→
Sergey Zhukov, a former GSC employee (animator), has leaked an animation video of the upcoming S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 game. This video shows off the new animation system that will be – hopefully – used in the game, as well as the more detailed characters. STALKER 2 definitely looks up to date, and hopefully we’ll get more footage of its early stages at a later date. Enjoy! Continue reading STALKER 2 – Leaked Video from former GSC employee→
You know what, I’ve never been a huge fan of eSports. But then I started watching some fighting games and was uterly amazed by their skills. I mean, seriously now, how can you not be impressed when you watch in action Daigo or Tokido with his infamous Akuma pose? And then, I gave a go to Starcraft 2 and boy was I hooked on it. IGN held its ProLeague Season 4 in Vegas this weekend and if you missed it, then… well there are no words to describe what you’ve missed. Continue reading Fnatic ‘aLive’ is the champion of IPL4’s StarCraft 2 Tournament→
Wolfire Games have released a new video to showcase the changed that have been made to the latest alpha version of Overgrowth. This week, the team’s programmer has added physics to the weapons that have a huge impact to the fights. In addition, David Rosen has added stances, attacks and parries for one-handed dog sword. Overgrowth looks great and keeps getting better and better. Enjoy and those of you who pre-order it will be able to gain access to its alpha stage. Continue reading Overgrowth Alpha 175 Changes; weapon physics added, one-handed sword fight implemented→
