Category Archives: PC

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:20 BST

Rezzed 2013 gameplay & panel live-steams announced: full schedule inside

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Rezzed 2013 is the UK’s biggest indie and PC expo, showcasing panel sessions featuring Obsidian’s Chris Avellone, and DayZ creator Dean Hall, along with gameplay of Total War: Rome 2, Dreamfall Chapters, Project Eternity, Sir You Are Being Hunted, Wildstar and more. You can watch it all live this weekend.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:08 BST

Shadow Warrior: new screens show guns, demons & katana slaughter

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Shadow Warrior reboot developer Flying Wild Hod – of Hard Reset fame – has released a batch of shiny new screens for its blood-filled blaster.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 10:44 BST

Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina DLC weapons revealed, mad fantasy names included

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Borderlands 2 developer Gearbox Software has released a gallery of weapon images from the game’s fourth DLC pack, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep. They all have mad fantasy RPG names like ‘Casual SWORDSPLOSION!!!’ and look quite lethal.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:29 BST

Mass Effect 4 & Dragon Age 3 to share core mechanics, says BioWare

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Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age 3: Inquisition will share several common features under the hood, developer BioWare has confirmed. The first draft of Mass Effect 4′s design document has also been completed.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 09:35 BST

Project Eternity: latest update discusses Paladin class & abilities

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Project Eternity developer Obsidian Entertainment has published a new Kickstarter update that talks about the game’s Paladin class, as well as its unique abilities.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 08:57 BST

Molyneux and Walking Dead writer head-to-head interview talks stories, emotion & more

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The Walking Dead lead writer Sean Vanaman and 22 Cans founder Peter Molyneux have interviewed each other on topics such as writing, character, story and emotion.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 08:48 BST

Steam game sharing feature appears in client code

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Steam owners Valve may be looking to allow game sharing in a future update, as suggested by a few lines of tell-tale code found in the store’s client code.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 06:08 BST

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition PC requirements released

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High Voltage Software has released the minimum and recommended system requirements for Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition, which hits PC on July 3 via digital distribution and arrives in stores in August.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 05:21 BST

Oculus Rift venture funds used to expand staff, no new platforms planned

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Oculus Rift is using the $16 million in venture capital it raised recently to expand its already top-notch team of engineers.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:32 BST

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara four pack available on Steam

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You can now pick up a four-pack of Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara on Steam for $45. The pack includes four complete bundles of the remastered Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara. Having a couple of extra games handy is a perfect way to entice a few mates into the drop-in, drop-out co-op, I guess.

Thanks, Capcom Unity.

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:12 BST

Everquest 2 EU services transfer to ProSieben this week

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Sony Online Entertainment will transfer management of Everquest 2 in Europe across to ProSieben sometime this week.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 02:02 BST

Escape Goat 2 will have joined rooms, new puzzle components

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Escape Goat 2 will allow players to move back and forth between multiple single-screen rooms as they solve new kinds of puzzles.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 01:52 BST

Deadpool also includes an appearance from Rogue

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Activision has detailed another guest character appearing in the upcoming Deadpool – everyone’s favourite X-men star, Rogue.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 01:24 BST

Star Wars: The Old Republic hosting double XP weekends

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BioWare has announced a number of double XP weekends for Star Wars: The Old Republic to be held over northern summer.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 01:17 BST

Gunpoint recovered development costs in 64 seconds

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Gunpoint developer Tom Francis has quit his job because he suddenly has an enormous pile of money and plenty of ideas of what to do with it.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 01:02 BST

Pinball FX2 offers free table to Steam users

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Zen Studios will give away its new Pinball FX2 table Sorcerer’s Lair to all Steam users from June 21. Destructoid reports the table will be free indefinitely rather than as a timed promotion. If the new table puts you back in the Wizard mindset, a couple of new premium tables will arrive on the same day – Marvel Civil War, Fantastic Four and Paranormal will be $3 each.

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 00:40 BST

Battlefield 4 PC will be optimised for AMD components

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Thanks to the PC-like architecture found in next-gen consoles, the PC version Battlefield 4 will ship optimised for AMD components.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 00:34 BST

Nvidia to license GPU tech to other companies

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Nvidia is planning to make its graphics tech available to smartphone and tablet manufacturers, putting it in competition with Qualcomm and opening the door to deals with Apple and Samsung.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 23:59 BST

EverQuest Next confirmed as official title of new MMORPG

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EverQuest franchise diector Dave Georgeson has confirmed on Twitter that the next EverQuest game is officially titled EverQuest Next. The game was announced under the same moniker way back in 2010, but it was described as a working title only. We’ve heard very little since, although Massively reports development was completely rebooted at least once, so don’t hold your breath; that said, there are hints we may see it this year.

Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 23:52 BST

Space Nomads alpha demo available now

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Loading Studios has released an early demo of its in-development, first-person tower defence effort, Space Nomads. You can download the demo from the game’s newly launched Indiegogo campaign, which is after CAD $60,000. Be aware that it is probably far from representative of the finished product, but if it takes your fancy the indie is offering a number of incentives to help out with the Linux, Mac and PC title.