Funcom announced that one million gamers are now registered for ‘The Secret World’ beta tests. This impressive number confirms the game’s position as one of the most highly anticipated massively multiplayer online games in the world, and the number is also significantly higher than what Funcom’s previous MMO ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’ saw at the same time in its pre-launch development phase. Continue reading The Secret World – Open Beta Weekend starts on May 11th→
I’ve been a big supporter of Mass Effect 3’s indocrination theory. Naturally, my opinion with yours may differ but take a moment and watch this documentary from CleverNoobNetwork. Totaling in at over an hour and twenty minutes, this beast of a documentary goes over every single detail – big and small – and aims to prove, render plausible, or disprove each individual aspect of the indocrination theory. It’s a nice watch, so sit back and enjoy! Continue reading Mass Effect 3 – The Indocrination Theory [Over One Hour Documentary]→
Electronic Arts revealed today their Q4 FY12 and FY12 Financial Results. FIFA 12 established the best year in franchise history – with downloads and micro-transactions totaling $108 million. FIFA Ultimate Team — a pure digital companion to recent FIFA titles was the second best-selling EA offering in the UK in fiscal 12. Continue reading Electronic Arts Q4 FY12 Results – Mass Effect 3 Sales Exceed $200 Million at Retail→
You do remember the Crysis 2 backlash when Crytek revealed that it was going to be a multiplatform title, right? PC gamers were worried about that change and feared that this simultaneously development would impact the PC version. And frankly, they were right. Crytek’s Cevat had stated – before the game’s release – that the company would not invest in features that could not be made into consoles and when Crysis 2 got out, PC gamers found out that the PC version was a simple port of the console one and nothing more. Sure, there were some improvements to the game’s textures (and some graphical features that were only present on the PC) but the game, at its heart, was created with consoles in mind. Continue reading Crytek’s Rasmus Højengaard: PC gamers will be still worried about Crysis 3’s multiplatform development→
Man, some modders are really talented. Today we bring you some amazing screenshots from the works of Crysis 2 modders Mr.Guybrush II, hostilis, the_grim, chicken, darkchazz, rGOt, iSqueezee and mystichobo. These guys did some excellent work and their jungle environments look bloody amazing. But wait cause we have some more surprises. This time we also bring you some videos from modders ShadosProd, The_Distiller, rGOt and lgk. Seriously everyone, take a look at the videos because we’re talking about mind-blowing stuff. Enjoy and stay tuned for more! Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [April 29th – May 5th]→
MaLDo has been hard at work these past weeks with the latest version of his amazing Texture Pack for Crysis 2. The modder has released some new comparison shots between the latest version of MaLDoHD and the vanilla version of Crysis 2. This time around, MaLDo concentrated in fixing and improving the wall textures. The end result is astounding and we can’t wait to get our hands on this new Texture Pack. Notice also the shadows that are being casted from the leaves in the modded screenshots. As always, the vanilla shots are on the left and the modded shots are on the right. Enjoy and stay tuned for more! Continue reading New Crysis 2 modded screenshots from MaLDo; time to stare at some lovely walls→
Crytek and Electronic Arts have revealed some new screenshots and artworks for Crysis 3. These new shots showcase the same level that was featured in the first pack of screenshots. What’s really striking here is that the lighting system seems way better than the one used in both Crysis 1 and 2. Crytek has nailed it and Crysis 3’s TOD looks phenomenal. Here is hoping that the game will come with mod tools. Crysis 3 is currently slated for a 2013 release. Enjoy! Continue reading Crysis 3 – New Screenshots and Artworks Revealed→
Funcom announced that 200,000 participants are now engaged in battle through ‘The Secret War’, a unique browser-based social experience that draws upon the conflict between the three secret societies in Funcom’s upcoming massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. Launching on June 19th, 2012, ‘The Secret World’ MMO pitches players against each other as they fight for the power to control the world for their secret society, and through ‘The Secret War’ social experience, participants can get a taste of the epic conflict that hits on June 19th. Continue reading The Secret World hits its ‘200K participants’ mark at The Secret War→
Earlier today, EA released an indie bundle on Steam that features Deathspank, Gatling Gears, Warp, Shank 1 and Shank 2. It was a surprise seeing EA releasing an indie bundle what came afterwards caught us off guard. Markus ‘Notch’ Persson was really annoyed by EA’s actions and said some harsh words against them. Notch called EA ‘a bunch of cynical bastards‘ and said that they are ruining everything. Wow. Continue reading Markus ‘Notch’ Persson attacks EA for their indie bundle; ‘EA is a bunch of cynical bastards’→
I tell you guys; Crytek should seriously hire MaLDo. After a long break, the modder is back and has introduced some truly amazing new features to the upcoming version of his MaLDoHD mod. The latest version of MaLDoHD will come with a new manhole, a new puddle, parallax on distant buildings and FDR on walls. To demonstrate those changes, the modder has released some shots that can be viewed below. MaLDo has outdone himself and Crysis 2 looks – almost – like a completely new game with his mod. Enjoy and stay tuned for more! Continue reading Crysis 2 – MaLDo introduces new manhole, new puddle, parallax on distant buildings and FDR on walls→
