Realtime Immersive has just released two new tech videos. These videos are a series of games and simulation technology demonstrations that were created by Realtime Immersive and showcase the power of the CryENGINE software development kit in various simulation and serious games projects. All parts of the following videos have been captured out from real-time in-game scenes, so go ahead and watch them. They are simply amazing! Continue reading New Impressive CryEngine 3 Tech Demos; CryEngine 3 at its best→
One of the greatest things of PC gaming is the workarounds that most modders/programmers/developers can come up with for various issues and technical limitations. By now, most of you will be aware of FXAA, an anti-aliasing method that can be forced to pretty much every game and comes without any major performance hit. If you’ve ever tried that method, you’ll be already aware of the blurriness that is introduced with it. Well, get ready everyone because Andrej Dudenhefner created an injector tool that forces Subpixel Morphological Antialiasing to every game, with results similar to FXAA but with an even lower performance hit and without any blurry effects. Continue reading PC gamers, meet SMAA; an AA method that comes without any performance hit and can be forced to any game→
Okay guys, I’m puzzled here. This is the first time I’ve seen a racing game requiring such a high-end GPU. Team 6 Studios have just revealed the system requirements for their upcoming arcade racer, FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction. And get this right; the team recommends a GTX590 and 20GB of free hard-disk space. Just… wow. A GTX590 GPU is required? So this game should have mind-blowing graphics, right? Well, to be honest, I haven’t seen anything from FlatOut 3 that justifies such high requirements. Continue reading Flatout 3: Chaos & Destruction – Team6 Recommends A… GTX590; Game requires at least 16GB of HDD→
Bastion PC fans, get ready for a free DLC that is headed towards your way. On December 14, Supergiant Games will bring the Stranger’s Dream DLC for Bastion on XBLA, which should give us some good reasons to come back to the game while preserving the core experience just as they intended. Most importantly though is that this DLC will be free for all PC gamers. Continue reading Bastion DLC Announced; coming to PC for free→
Frozenbyte has just released a new update for their mesmerizing puzzle-platformer, Trine 2. This is the first patch for the final version of the game and it updates it to v1.07. Among other things, this patch comes with support for more mouse buttons in Configure menu and fixes for various localizations and crashes. This update with be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its entire changelog after the jump. Continue reading Trine 2 – Update 1.07 Released→
All hell has broken loose today as there was a rumor that – according to UkraNews – GSC GameWorld would be closing its doors. And sadly, it has been confirmed by both GSC GameWorld’s employees and GSC’s director Dmitri Bourkovski, who has officially confirmed the closure of GSC and the cancellation of Stalker 2. Yeap, GSC GameWorld is no more guys. Moreoever, there was a major leak of STALKER 2 artworks and screenshots just a few hours ago. Now frankly, we don’t know if this leak was intentional – as a means to calm the game’s fans down – but we do know that STALKER 2 looked promising. Oh boy, what a shame. The STALKER series was one of the best PC exclusive series and we are really shocked now. Nevertheless, you can find bellow a lot of artworks and two, in-game, screenshots. A sad day today and yeah, we’ll miss you our beloved STALKERs! Continue reading Leaked STALKER 2 screenshots and artworks, game is canceled, GSC GameWorld is closing→
Mass Effect 3 is one of the most anticipated games of 2012 and BioWare released a new episode of BioWare Pulse to give us a glimpse at Shepard’s new, dynamic combat animations. The combat system in Mass Effect 3 looks better and more polished than before and we can witness in the following video the detailed nuances that the developers added in combat to create a more dynamic Shepard. Mass Effect 3 is currently slated for a March 9th 2012 release on current generation consoles and PC. Enjoy the video after the jump. Continue reading Mass Effect 3 – New Video Shows A More Dynamic Shepard→
Hi-Rez sent us word about the addition of a new goddes for their DOTA inspired game, SMITE, and the release of a new beta patch for their free-to-play FPS game, Tribes: Ascend. The new goddess of SMITE is called Arachne and she started out as mortal woman with excellent weaving skills and was turned into a spider by the cruel and jealous goddess of crafting, Minerva. You can find some artworks for this goddess after the jump. Continue reading New goddess for SMITE and a new beta patch for Tribes: Ascend→
Resident Evil fans, here is the second episode of Resident Evil: First Hour. Resident Evil: First Hour is a re-imagined prequel to Resident Evil 2, and follows Leon Kennedy as he and two other police officers find themselves trapped on a farm outside Raccoon City, fighting for their lives against an undead horde. The second episode sees Leon Kennedy, Richard and Philip as they find themselves trapped alone and at the mercy of a flesh hungry undead horde. Enjoy the video – courtesy of Machinima – after the jump. Continue reading Resident Evil: First Hour – Episode 2 (Live Action Fan Film)→
Tripwire Interactive are happy to announce that the Killing Floor Free Weekend is now on! And not only is the game free to play for everyone from Thursday 8 Dec through Sunday 11 Dec, but we have just started the Twisted Christmas 2 event AND released a new Winter Weapon pack – all free too. To show it all off, we’ve just released a new trailer as well. To round the package off, the game will available at a 75% discount on Steam throughout the free weekend. Continue reading Killing Floor – Free Weekend Started, Winter Weapon Pack & New Trailer Released→
