Now this is what I call an impressive tech demo. 3D artist Tor Frick has created an amazing sci-fi lab environment with only two textures. Frick used Epic’s Unreal Development Kit (UDK) and tried to push texture-reusage, without having to rely on alot of different materials. According to the artist, the entire scene uses 2 256*512 textures, one for diffuse and masks, and one for normalmap. The end result is gorgeous and shows how easily artists can overcome technical limitations. In fact, this lab environment will remind you of those in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The difference between them is that this tech demo uses only two textures, whereas Square Enix’s game used a lot of different textures. Simply amazing! Continue reading Impressive Unreal Engine Tech Demo; a Deus Ex: HR lab environment built with only two textures→
Namco has released a new trailer for their upcoming Ridge Racer game, Ridge Racer: Unbounded. Developed by Bugbear Entertainment, Ridger Racer: Unbounded looks like a mix between Split Second and FlatOut. Fans of this legendary series might find this new iteration a bit awkward, but there is no doubt that this new Ridge Racer game looks fun and interesting. The game is slated for release in the coming days for current generation consoles and PC in Europe and Australia. Continue reading Ridge Racer: Unbounded gets a new ‘Environment’ Trailer→
Irrational and 2K Games have released the fourth and final part of their Heavy Hitters video series for Bioshock Infinite. This time, the studios give us a glimpse of the Siren enemy that will be featured in Bioshock: Infinite. Ken Levine, Nate Wells and Shawn Robertson speak about this new enemy in this video. Sadly, we only get a few seconds of actually seeing the enemy in action, but oh well. Bioshock Infinite is currently slated for an October 19th on current generation consoles and PC! Continue reading Bioshock Infinite Heavy Hitters Part 4: Siren→
Deep Silver and X1 Software released today a new trailer for their upcoming tactical shooter that is powered by ArmA 2’s engine, Iron Front – Liberation 1944. The story takes place in southern Poland during the Soviet Offensive in the summer of 1944. The player takes on the role of a Russian or German infantryman, using teamwork, tactical skill and authentic war machines to battle for victory. Iron Front – Liberation 1944 is currently slated for an May 25th release, exclusively on the PC. Enjoy! Continue reading Iron Front – Liberation 1944 gets a new trailer, releases exclusively for the PC on May 25th→
Tribes: Ascend is a fast-paced multi-player first person shooter with jetpacks, skiing, vehicles, classes, and customizable weapon unlocks and upgrades. Hi-Rez Studios, the team behind it, has released a new video to showcase the Cloak & Dagger update. New content for the Infiltrator Class also includes an Assassin skin, a Mercenary skin, a Smoke Grenade, a Jackal, and Throwing Knives. Enjoy! Continue reading Tribes: Ascend – Cloak and Dagger Update→
CCP Games, the masterminds behind EVE Online, have unveiled the first in-game footage of their upcoming vampire MMO game, World of Darkness. The footage was revealed at this year’s EVE fanfest and looks amazing, although I have to say that I’m a bit worried about it. You see, whenever I see some promising teasers I get excited and I shouldn’t because that excitement might backfire in the future. Nonetheless, World of Darkness looks interesting, will be based on the same pen and paper RPG ruleset system of Vampire: Masquerade, has a talented team behind it, and will feature hand to hand combat. Enjoy its engine demonstration after the jump. Continue reading World of Darkness MMO – First in-game footage from this vampire MMO game→
It’s been a while since our last look in Overgrowth, right? Well, Wolfire Games have released today a new video in which the company’s lead programmer, David Rosen, shows off the changes that were made to the latest alpha version of the game. This week, David has been experimenting with the climb/drop pathfinding AI, and the first results look quite promising. David wants to extend this AI pathfinding so it will be interesting to see what this talented programmer has in store for us. Those interested in trying this indie game can pre-order it and gain access to its alpha phase. Enjoy! Continue reading Overgrowth Alpha 173 Changes→
A lot of GTA fans believe that the third part (and first full 3D game of the series) was the best. Naturally, most of them wanted to experience it with better graphics and thankfully there are currently two projects that aim to offer just that. The first one is called GTA III RAGE and has been in development since July 2011. The second one is a brand new project that may look similar to GTA III RAGE, but it’s a completely different approach from a different modder (and features a mix between Liberty City Stories and GTA III). This second mod has barely been started and the following video shows a part of the city of GTA III that has been converted to the RAGE engine. Continue reading GTA III comes to GTA IV (RAGE Engine) with some amazing mods→
BioShock fans, here is something special for you today. Preceding the events of BioShock 1 and 2, this short gives a look at a very significant event in Rapture’s history. In the lowest parts of the city, a small group of splicers have something planned that will change the course of Andrew Ryan’s vision of utopia. This short film is directed by JaredWPotter. Enjoy! Continue reading BioShock fans, here is something special for you; New Year’s End is a BioShock Short Film→
As we said in Friday, Slightly Mad Studios have released a new build for Project CARS that comes with some country tracks. Although we’ve shown you some, it’s to see one of those tracks in motion. YouTube’s member ‘Tandrusko’ decided to take his Jaguar and drive it around the Azure Coast. There are obviously some minor issues with the track – and some low-res textures here and there – but overall we’re impressed with what Slightly Mad Studios have added to the game. Enjoy everyone! Continue reading Project CARS – Azure Coast Country Track from Build 179→
