Ah, it’s that time of year again. 2013 was a good year, full of surprises. It was also the year we got our first ‘next-gen’ titles, so it’s time now to see which are the top 10 PC optimized games of 2013. Before beginning, let us be crystal clear on this; we are not judging their gameplay mechanics. No no no no. We’re focusing on their tech side. This year we’ve also included the biggest disappointments, as well as some honorable mentions. So, let’s take a look at our list, shall we?
Time for yet another live action fan film for yet another video-game. YouTube’s ‘CanCinema’ has shared a new fan film that is based on the latest adventures of Lara Croft. Now I know what you’re wondering – is Lara’s breast big enough? You perverts. Anyway, this is a good fan film, though I don’t agree with the use of that particular music (I find it really ‘anticlimactic’). Enjoy!
YouTube’s ‘CorridorDigital’ has posted a pretty cool live action short in which Lara Croft, Master Chief and Connor from Assassin’s Creed III try to steal Mario’s powerups. The cosplay costumes in this film are gorgeous, as are the CG effects. Mario’s moves however are quite… bad. And when I say bad, I mean really bad. Kudos to our reader ‘GhostRiderLSOV’ for informing us and Kotaku for spotting it. Enjoy! Continue reading Lara Croft, Master Chief & Assassin Connor Are Put Up Against Mario In This Live Action Short Film→
It’s always great to dig up the past and uncover things that never crossed your mind. Tomb Raider is a franchise that was introduced with Playstation 1 and was developed by Core Team. However, that team was merely a shadow of its former self by the time it was developing the fourth part of this IP. As Nathan McCree – Tomb Raider’s original composer – revealed in an interview with Platform-Online, the whole original team had practically left by then. Continue reading Tomb Raider’s original composer on TR4: “the whole of the original Core team had practically left”→
We’ve got lots of news today, therefore we decided to include some new announcements in a single article. Our reader ‘Gianluca Manocchio’ has informed us about Breath of Fire 6. Spotted by Eurogamer and NeoGAF, Breath of Fire 6 is planned for a Japanese release on tablets and smartphones and PC. Although it is not clear yet whether it will be coming to the West, Breath of Fire 6 will be an online title that will be built for touch-controlled devices. Continue reading The Elder Scrolls Anthology & Breath of Fire 6 Announced, Next-Gen Tomb Raider Sequel Confirmed→
Square Enix has revealed that its three top titles – Tomb Raider, Sleeping Dogs and Hitman: Absolution – have broken even, meaning that even though these titles did not sufficiently contribute to Square Enix’s profits, their development expenses were covered. In other words, they were successful but not as much as the company hoped to. Continue reading Square Enix – Tomb Raider, Sleeping Dogs, & Hitman: Absolution Have Broken Even→
Crystal Dynamics has released a new patch for the PC version of Tomb Raider, and according to its changelog, this patch comes with significant performance improvements in CPU limited areas. Now we are not certain about these improvements because we did not notice any at the start of Mountain Village (right after the attack from the wolves). But anyway, some users may notice those improvements, so kudos to Crystal Dynamics for at least releasing it. This update will be auto-downloaded from Steam and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Tomb Raider Gets A New Patch With Significant Improvements In CPU-limited Areas→
Nixxes seems determined to fix all those issues that plague the PC version of Tomb Raider. That, or they don’t have any other project to work on. But anyway, the studio responsible for the Tomb Raider PC has released a new update that was meant to fix a problem introduced in the previous patch. Since this isn’t cool enough, though, the team has implemented a number of performance improvements that are specifically noticeable at higher quality levels. Naturally, this patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can find below its complete changelog. Enjoy! Continue reading Tomb Raider PC Gets Yet Another Update With Performance Improvements On Higher Quality Levels→
Sweet Mary and Jesus. Last week, Square Enix revealed some sales numbers for Tomb Raider, Hitman: Absolution and Sleeping Dogs. Those numbers were described as estimates sales numbers, however it seems that they were the real numbers. Square Enix’s estimated numbers were higher than those reported, and according to a Japanese PDF report (coming straight from Square Enix), the company wanted to ship 5-6 million copies of Tomb Raider, 4.5-5 million copies of Hitman: Absolution and 2-2.5 million copies of Sleeping Dogs. Continue reading Square Enix wanted to ship 5-6 million copies of Tomb Raider & 4.5 to 5 million of Hitman: Absolution→
Now this is a nice surprise. Croteam has released new patches for Serious Sam 3 and Serious Sam HD: TSE. Not that many of you are still playing those old-school game, however it’s great witnessing a developer supporting its titles even after months (and years) from its initial release. In addition, Nixxes Software has released a new update for the PC version of Tomb Raider. Unfortunately, no; there isn’t any fix for the game’s bugged areas and the team does not yet have a resolution for the players that are experiencing crashes and major graphical corruption on Nvidia’s hardware. Those updates will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can view their complete changelogs below. Continue reading Tomb Raider, Serious Sam 3 & Serious Sam HD: TSE Get New Patches→
