Great news for iD Software as RAGE has managed to sit on the first place of both the digital and the retail sales. The Sims 3 remained at the second place, whereas Fifa 12 lost two places. Still, it’s nice to see a sports title at the Top 5 and should prove to EA Sports that PC gamers can appreciate a next-generation and polished sports title. F1 2011 on the other hand has managed to win six places, while Starcraft 2 has re-entered the retail charts. Continue reading Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [October 3rd – 8th]; RAGE dominates both charts→
Wolfire Games released a new video in which David Rosen, the company’s main programmer, is showcasing some changes that have been made to the game’s latest alpha version. David worked on some stealth mechanics and added a stealth chokehold with tethered movement, as well as body dragging that sports procedural foot placement for the legs of the main character. Those interested can pre-order Overgrowth and get access to its alpha version. Enjoy the video after the jump. Continue reading Overgrowth Alpha 152 Changes→
Square Enix and IO Interactive announced that a full-length, uncut walkthrough video of Hitman: Absolution will become available early this week. The walkthrough will be from the ‘Run For Your Life’ level which is the level they’ve been touring with these past days. In addition, Square Enix released a new screenshot that can be viewed after the jump. Hitman: Absolution is slated for a 2012 release on PC, X360 and PS3. Continue reading Hitman: Absolution – Walkthrough Video Coming Early This Week→
In a shocking turn of events, PC PowerPlay’s magazine cover revealed that Mass Effect 3 will actually support a multiplayer mode. Or as the cover suggests, Multiplayer comes to Mass Effect 3. In addition, the magazine traveled to BioWare’s office in Edmonton for hands-on time with the series’ first foray into online gameplay, and chat with Mass Effect Series Producer and Mass Effect 3 Project Director Casey Hudson about the decision to go multiplayer in the epic battle for the galaxy. Continue reading PC PowerPlay Magazine confirms Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer→
Remember that interview in which Sergey Grigorovich stated that GSC GameWorld was considering implementing the intrusive ‘always-online’ DRM? Well, that wasn’t the only major detail that was revealed. Grigorovich has also revealed more information about the game’s new engine, its FOV, the system requirements and the possibility of the game coming to current generation consoles. Oh, and the game is still planned for a 2012 release. Continue reading S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 New Details – New Engine, FOV, Higher PC Requirements→
Tribes fans, get ready as the highly anticipated closed beta phase of Tribes: Ascend will start on November 4th. The closed beta phase was originally planned to start on September but there were a few adjustments that the team wanted to make before the start of that phase and was eventually delayed. Continue reading Tribes: Ascend Closed Beta Starts On November 4th→
The team behind the Halo: The Fallen fan-made film has just released a teaser trailer that looks gorgeous. In case you were unaware of, Halo: The Fallen is a non-profit fan film based around the Halo universe. It’s a passion project that combines the talents of various artists ranging from student, freelance and industry. The team’s ultimate goal is to deliver a memorable and enganging film and let us tell you that they might succeed in doing so. Enjoy the teaser after the jump. Continue reading Teaser trailer for the fan-made Halo film, Halo: The Fallen→
Let’s be honest here, we are really put off by RAGE’s graphics quality. Even with all the tweaks to avoid the annoying texture pop-in, the game suffers from really low-quality textures. Add to that the pre-baked shadows, old-generation shaders and limited dynamic lighting and you get a game that could be easily released several years ago. In fact, iD Software’s previous game, Doom 3, looks way better than RAGE. Continue reading Doom 3 modded overshadows iD Software’s RAGE – New drooling screenshots→
All hell’s broke loose and all STALKER fans were really disappointed when they found out that STALKER 2 would probably require a permanent internet connection in order to be played. As you may have guessed, GSC GameWorld had to act. Fast. And according to the game’s Twitter account, this particular DRM method was only mentioned as a possibility, not a choice. Continue reading GSC GameWorld responds to STALKER 2’s always-online DRM→
Even though The Witcher 2 has some of the best textures we’ve seen so far, modder TC1984 went ahead and enhanced them by using Gibbed RED Tools, QuickBMS and Photoshop. The end result is even more crisper textures that can really be appreciated when you are pretty close to them. This texture pack is currently at its 1.2 version which among other things, replaces some grass & moss texture files with matched colors. Continue reading The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings – High Texture Pack→
