Better late than never I guess. Piranha Bytes has released a demo for the PC version of Risen 2: Dark Waters that can be downloaded from Steam. Risen 2 is an interesting action RPG, although we expected more from Piranha Bytes. Oh, and the game has been dumbed down – compared to the first Risen. And the combat system is not as deep or polished as we’d hoped to. In other words, it’s not up to Piranha Bytes’ standards and you can try it for yourselves to see whether we are right or not. Continue reading Risen 2: Dark Waters – PC Demo Released→
The Dark Eye – Chains of Satinav is an interesting 2D adventure game that has just been released. As with most games, it contains some easter eggs and holy cow at that sex scene. That was definitely something we had not expected to see, so kudos to Daedalic. It doesn’t really show much flesh, but that is irrelevant. Enjoy and special thanks to YouTube’s member ‘kenah7’ for capturing it! Continue reading The Dark Eye – Chains of Satinav – Sex Scene Easter Egg→
Daedalic Entertainment and Deep Silver successfully completed the development and test phase of The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav and announced today that it has reached Gold status. The game will be released on June 22nd and is available as a retail box in selected countries as well as on steam worldwide. Continue reading The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Is Now Gold; hits PC on June 22nd→
Deep Silver today announced the development of a new entry to the Dead Island franchise. The next battle between life and death will be waged in Dead Island Riptide and is currently in full development by Techland for consoles & PCs. An extensive reveal of its’ thrilling new perils is planned for later this summer. Below you will find a teaser image for it. Enjoy! Continue reading Dead Island Sequel Announced, More Info Coming Later This Summer→
Deep Silver released a new DLC that is packed with a new adventure for Piranha Bytes’ pirate RPG Risen 2: Dark Waters. According to the press release, gargoyles have infested the world of Risen 2: Dark Waters. The nameless hero will explore the mysterious Air Temple to uncover the mystery that surrounds it. The Air Temple DLC offers an additional island with new characters, quests and enemies, and is available for a price of £7.99 for the PC. Continue reading Risen 2: Dark Waters – Air Temple DLC Is Now Available→
There is no denying that there is something special about Piranha Bytes. Although their games are bugged to death, at their time of release, they are really addictive. They are not ground-breaking but – at the same time – they are unique and something that is worth your time and effort. And although Risen 2 is dumbed down (compared to the first Risen or the Gothic series) and consolized (especially the inventory system), it’s a pretty good and enjoyable game. Naturally, Piranha’s title had major technical issues when it was released, and that’s precisely why we decided to wait until they fix them. Continue reading Risen 2: Dark Waters PC Performance Analysis→
Deep Silver today announced the upcoming release of the “Game of the Year Edition” for the award-winning game Dead Island. This new edition gives players who are yet to experience the mega hit Dead Island a version packed with content: including the “Bloodbath Arena” mode, the “Ryder White” story line and the weapon blueprint for “The Ripper”. This complete Dead Island package includes all the gripping extra content that was previously only available digitally. Continue reading Dead Island – Game of the Year Edition Announced→
Great news for fans of Risen 2: Dark Waters as Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes have revealed the changelog of the game’s first PC patch. According to the publisher, this patch fixes major issues like the SLI stuttering effect, the flickering of trees that was present in Nvidia hardware and the crashes to desktop due to the 7.1 sound system. Moreover, this update will add a new ‘dodge’ move in your fights and players will be able now to block attacks from monsters. You can view the complete changelog of Risen 2’s first patch below and the patch has already went live. Enjoy! Continue reading New Risen 2 PC Patch comes with fixes for both SLI and 7.1 sound systems, adds a dodge move→
Daedalic Entertainment and Deep Silver present the new official trailer for the upcoming adventure-highlight, The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav. The official trailer offers atmospheric insight into the background of The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav and the fantastic world of Aventuria. The scenes show the story of the young trapper Geron, whom a dark fate had been predicted. He and his mysterious companion Nuri investigate a deadly plague of crows and have to search for the source of this evil. Continue reading The Dark Eye – Chains of Satinav gets a new Official Trailer→
Man, that’s just sad. Risen was a great PC title that was not plagued with all issues that were present in previous Piranha Bytes’ games. SLI was working fine, there were not major pop-ups, performance was good… generally speaking, it was a polished game – for Piranha Bytes’ standards. Fast forward a couple of years and here we are with a really broken game called Risen 2: Dark Waters. Now I don’t want to be harsh, but I’m pretty sure that the multiplatform development had a major impact to the PC version. I tell you guys, it’s a really broken game. And what’s even more disappointing is the fact that the day-one DLC that was released for Risen 2 can be easily unlocked via the in-game console. Continue reading Risen 2: Dark Waters – DLCs can be unlocked via the in-game console→
