Daedalic Entertainment and publisher Lace Mamba Global today released the official teaser trailer for Deponia, Daedalic’s next big PC adventure game. The official trailer features first impressions of Deponia’s humor as well as its numerous, extensively animated cutscenes. Deponia is the next big adventure game release by Daedalic Entertainment, creators of award-winning genre highlights like A New Beginning and The Whispered World, brought to life with detailed hand-painted backgrounds in widescreen format and top-quality cartoon animation. Continue reading Deponia, Daedalic’s next big PC adventure game, coming to the PC in Spring 2012→
You’ve probably heard the rumors that Diablo III was coming to consoles and that it was confirmed by Blizzard’s community manager, right? Well, guess again as it appears that some people mistook Bashiok’s response to a fan that asked him whether Diablo 3 was coming to consoles or not. That’s at least according to Bashiok himself, who tweeted that his positive response wasn’t meant to be an announcement. Continue reading Diablo III is NOT coming to consoles anytime soon→
There is something really great about all those slow-mo and timelapse videos and YouTube’s member, ‘tjmhay’, has released a lovely and relaxing slow-mo Battlefield 3 video. To make things even better, tjmhay chose Samuel Barber’s classic tune, Adagio for Strings. An excellent choice if you ask us. This is just beautiful and you should definitely give it a go! Continue reading Lovely and relaxing Battlefield 3 slow-mo video→
Tripwire Interactive sent us word about a new update that is available on Steam. The key features of this new update are the Modding and map making tools, as well as the overall performance optimization. While the limited functionality preview versions of the SDK have been available to select modders for a while, this release now makes the full capabilities of the Mod SDK available to everyone. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client. You can view the entire changelog for this update after the jump. Continue reading New Red Orchestra 2 Update comes with Modding and map making tools→
With Diablo 3 just around the corner, we began wondering what was going on with its major competitor, Torchlight 2. And here is some awesome news for all those interested in Runic Games’ upcoming action ‘hack n slash’ RPG. According to the developers, a small closed beta is currently planned for it, though we don’t know yet when it will be launched. Continue reading Torchlight 2 will receive a small closed beta→
Great news for racing sim fans as rFactor’s 2 open beta is GO. Well, to be more precise, it’s a GO only for those interested in buying the game. Bummer. Those interested in trying the game – without having to pay for it – will have to wait for its demo that will not come out anytime soon. As the developers revealed, the intent of this release is to receive feedback on the new modding process. At the same time, ISI is testing the purchase system and online accounts. Continue reading rFactor 2’s open beta is a GO→
GroBroPros released a new, live-action fan made video for Skyrim, showcasing what Bethesda’s game would look like in modern day. As with the game itself, our real-life friends can put buckets on heads and coin purses still get thieved. Oh, and throwing fire and ice at each other is still the preferred way of settling a dispute. This is an amazing fan made video and you should definitely give it a go. Enjoy! Continue reading Fan-made live-action Skyrim video shows how a modern-day Skyrim game would look like→
Today, Ubisoft announced that The Settlers Online, a browser based free-to-play strategy game set in the Settlers Universe, has reached more than 1.5 million players in its initial rollout in Germany, US, France and Russia. Developed by Ubisoft Blue Byte, The Settlers Online combines the popular gameplay elements of The Settlers franchise with brand new features suited to a persistent, web-based browser game. Continue reading Report: The Settlers Online hits 1.5 million players; European Open Beta starts today→
Now here is something really interesting. Rockstar North is currently looking for Game Testers to play test their games on a 12 month contract, paying around £14,000. Rockstar has currently in the works only GTA V, so we can safely assume that GTA V will be among those games that will enter the beta-testing phase. This could very well mean that the Q&A phase of GTA V is about to begin, a sign that GTA V’s development is coming along nicely and we should expect more news about it in the coming months. Continue reading Rockstar is looking for GTA V Game Testers→
Sony Online Entertainment revealed today a new feature that is currently available to all DC Universe Online gamers via the game’s 8th game update. This new feature is the all-new Research & Development (R&D) system, a system that allows players to create new and powerful items. Research & Development brings Equipment Mods – a new type of item that will socket into players’ existing gear to give them a stat and combat rating increase. Continue reading DC: Universe Online – 8th Game Update is now available and comes with Research & Development System→
