Ah, the memories. Back in the golden 3DFX days, Ubisoft released a futuristic racing game that left us drooling all over our monitors. POD was awesome, beautiful and original. It really showcased what our computers could achieve. And we are pleased to announce that Good Old Games added compatibility with modern operating systems and has it right now, for only 6 dollars. Continue reading POD Gold is now available on GOG→
Just A Game released today a brand new trailer for their arcade racing game ‘Ignite’. This action-packed video will give you an impression of the innovative and fast-paced gameplay modes: Quick cut scenes, pimped-up cars and roaring engines are sure to get any Motorsports fan’s heart pumping. It looks fun, albeit a bit lower-budget so check it out. “Ignite” will be PC exclusive and available worldwide via Steam on October 28th. Continue reading Ignite – Launch Trailer Released, Coming to the PC on October 28th→
Ubisoft released today a new, official online trailer for Blue Byte’s upcoming real-time strategy and simulation game, Anno 2070. Anno 2070 moves the Anno franchise into a new era, taking players into a world inspired by today’s challenges and tomorrow’s technologies. Anno 2070 takes place in a near-future environment where climate change has forced humanity to adapt to rising sea levels that have left stretches of once-fertile land completely inhospitable. The game is slated for a Winter release, exclusively on the PC. Continue reading Anno 2070 – Official Online Trailer→
Battlefield 3 is finally released, and it’s time to see how this highly anticipated FPS game performs with a modern-day PC. Contrary to other performance analyses, this – as pretty much every other in DSOGaming – is addressed to the average Joe, who does not have the latest and fastest GPU/CPU. So, is our GTX295 outdated and is it time to replace or is it Battlefield 3 enjoyable in Ultra settings with a GTX295 and a Q9650 at 4.2Ghz? Well, time to find out. Continue reading Battlefield 3 PC Performance Analysis→
Warner Bros and WaterTower Music announced today the November 1 release of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North that is composed by the award-winning composer, Inon Zur. The soundtrack will debut day and date with the Action RPG video game, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. After three highly acclaimed performances of the music at E3, Inon Zur has continued the tradition of iconic The Lord of the Rings music and crafted an epic and beautiful nineteen track score to the game, recorded at famed Abbey Road studios in the U.K. Continue reading Crysis composer, Inon Zur, will be behind LOTR: War in the North’s soundtrack→
Keen Software released today a demo build of their upcoming 6DOF space and base shooter, Miner Wars 2081. Miner Wars 2081 is played in an entirely destructible environment and will include single-player, co-op, and standard multi-player modes – with an MMOG in the works. The demo is 630MB in size and is based on the game’s latest build. The demo also sports the new rendering engine, as well as many other tweaks, including automatic turrets on motherships and numerous other cool stuff like 12 new playable ships (22 ships total). Continue reading Miner Wars 2081 – Public Pre-Alpha Demo Released→
Noticed something interesting? Yeap, those system requirements for Bethesda’s upcoming RPG – that were supposed to be released yesterday – are nowhere to be found. Fear not though, as there is a high probability that they will finally get revealed sometime today. This comes from Pete Hines himself, as he tweeted yesterday that the PC spec tests are running today. Continue reading The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim PC System Requirements Released→
7sixty and Firefly Studios announced today that Stronghold 3, the eagerly-awaited latest installment in the premier castle-building series is available across the globe today in stores and from digital retailers. In addition, Firefly Studios released the game’s launch trailer that can be viewed after the jump. Stronghold 3 is the true sequel to the much-loved original, which sees the return of the franchise’s most notorious enemy: The Wolf. Continue reading Stronghold 3 Released + Launch Trailer→
I’m seriously amazed by what Minecraft’s community can recreate/reproduce these days. Yesterday, we posted MineWars, a mashup between Minecraft and Star Wars – in case you haven’t seen it yet, please do so. It’s really amazing – and here comes today a cross-over between Battlefield 3 and Minecraft. So, we’ll call it MineField and let me tell you that I’d actually pay to play such mods guys. And I bet that I’m not the only one willing to. Developers, take notes; this is one of the reasons we love mods and why PC games should feature them. Continue reading Battlefield 3 meets Minecraft in this mind-blowing crossover→
Funcom announced today that over half a million people have registered to participate in the ongoing beta testing of ‘The Secret World’, a game that will be published by Electronic Arts. Almost everyone joining the community has chosen to affiliate themselves with one of the game’s three secret societies – the Illuminati, the Dragon, and the Templars – fueling the conflict that is already emerging on forums and social media channels everywhere. Continue reading The Secret World hits over 500,000 registered users→
