Oculus Rift 4K headset in development, new developer kits to “probably run Android,” says Carmack
Oculus Rift’s inventors are working on a 4K resolution headset, according to the firm’s CEO Brendan Iribe.
Star Citizen hits $23 million in funding, $25 million stretch goal announced
Star Citizen has now hit $23 million in funding, which has unlocked the Xi’an scout plane. According to Cloud Imperium’s Chris Roberts, the goal isn’t “simply to add an extra ship to the game,” but to add a new type of ship which can be expanded upon. “Once we’ve put the effort into building an alien experience for the Khartu, we can apply it to other Xi’an ships moving forward. Essentially, the extra funding lets us build an even more immersive universe,” he said. The next stretch goal is $25 million and upon being reached it will provide a larger alpha testing net with extra servers and worldwide infrastructure. This will also expand the number of remaining alpha slots. Thanks, Massively.
GTA 5 referenced in latest AMD Catalyst driver, PC petition reaches 609,239 signatures
Gran Theft Auto 5 PC rumors keep popping up, and now a Guru3D member has found a reference to the game in the latest AMD Catalyst driver.
Magic: The Gathering – Tactics will go offline in March 2014
Magic: The Gathering – Tactics will be taken offline in March, SOE and Wizards of the Coast have announced. New game accounts can no longer be created and all code for the title will be retained by Sony Online Entertainment, which has no plans to license or authorize an emulator of the game by fans. All websites and forums associated the game will be shuttered, and players which have an existing deck inventory prior to November 18 will be able to access the cards until the service shuts down on March 28. More information can be found through the link. Thanks, TenTonHammer.
RIFT – Trion resetting inactive character names as part of server unification process
As part of RIFT’s server unification process, Trion Worlds will be resetting the names of inactive characters. Those who have an inactive character will be receiving an email with instruction on how to preserve the name, and in order to save said character name, players will need to log into each inactive character before October 23. The firm said this is its way of freeing up character names for players headed to new shards. More information can be found through the link. Thanks, TenTonHammer.
Wasteland 2 update reveals world map, various ways to die
Wasteland 2 producer Montgomery Markland has posted an update on the game’s Kickstarter page, showing the world map and discussing some the situations players will come across when venturing around on it.
EverQuest Next Landmark and its beta to be handled by SOE in all regions
EverQuest Next Landmark will be handled by Sony Online Entertainment in all regions, which mean those in Europe will not have to go through Prosiebensat.1 to play the game or its beta. Here’s the quote: “We are delivering an entirely new and unique approach to MMO game design and development with EverQuest Next Landmark, and given that SOE’s Player Studio program is one of the cornerstones of EverQuest Next Landmark, SOE will directly manage EQNL and Player Studio for all regions.” Beta sign ups for Landmark are through here.
APB Reloaded’s “massive engine upgrade” would allow it to possibly “launch on other platforms in the future”
APB Reloaded will be getting a “massive engine upgrade” meaning once the tech changes are made, the game will be using the same version of Unreal Engine which powers Gears of War 3.
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag will contain various stealth options
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag will contain all manner of ways to be stealthy, according to an update on the Ubisoft Blog.
Nvidia Shield: GameStream out later this month, supports GRID cloud gaming, Shield Console Mode detailed
Nividia has announced its desire for a connected gaming ecosystem and plans to implement a streaming technology standard called Nvidia GameStream which upon release later this month with support over 50 games for local PC streaming on its handheld Shield console. In the future, the firm plans to add the ability to play these games on the go through its Nvidia Grid cloud gaming service. The firm also detailed its Shield Console Mode, which transforms the portable into a full gaming and entertainment console on your big-screen TV. To celebrate the release of GameStream on October 28, the firm is offering $100 off Shield plus free copies of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, Splinter Cell Blacklist and Batman: Arkham Origins with the purchase of select GeForce GTX graphics cards. More details through the link.
SteamOS: “if it were some other random company I would be pseudo-scornful,” says Carmack
During Nvidia’s Montreal conference, id Software and Oculus Rift man John Carmak said during the Q&A portion of a panel that if it has been “some other random” company other than Valve to come out and announce SteamOS and Steam Box, he would have been “pseudo-scornful” of the move.
SWTOR Galactic Starfighter development blog introduces you to expansion’s backstory
Star Wars: The Old Republic has
a new developer blog available touching upon the MMO’s Galactic Starfighter expansion which will contain 12 vs 12 space battles. While it doesn’t contain many details regarding gameplay, it does delve into the backstory, so it’s worth the read for players. More details regarding gameplay and the like will be revealed in a future update, promised lead designer Michael Backus. There are a few details regarding subscriber Early Access Rewards and Preferred Status player options through a previous post on the expansion if you care to have a look again. Galactic Starfighter will be offered as a free-to-play expansion to the public beginning on February 4.
Battlefield 4: Don’t alienate fans by “adding crazy features, crazy changes,” says DICE
Battlefield 4 lands on PC and current-gen consoles week after next, and what better time than now for VG247′s Sam Clay to have a chat with executive producer Patrick Bach regarding the game’s development. Video inside.
Guilds Wars 2 on sale at 40% off
ArenaNet is offering a hefty discount on Guild Wars 2 today – and as the MMORPG doesn’t have a subscription fee, that’s a terrific deal. Pick up the heroic edition for $30 or the digital deluxe edition for $42. According to the Guild Wars 2 Twitter, the deal is available for one day only – since that likely means US timing, get in as quick as you can.
Dark Matter ending to be expanded, project revised for episodic release after Kickstarter failure
Dark Matter players were disappointed this weekend to discover the game’s ending is a single title card of text, but developer and publisher have promised an update and explained the project’s decreased scope.
The Stanley Parable sells 100,000 copies in first week, on the way to Mac soon
The Stanley Parable only launched on PC late last week, but has already hit a significant sales milestone.
The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour now available on Steam
Puzzling horror adventures The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour have made their way to Steam. These classic games were among the first PC releases to take advantage of the then-new CD-ROM technology to deliver FMV cutscenes; they’re also just generally rad – packed with atmosphere, possessed of frankly mental stories, and genuinely brain-bending in places. The 7th Guest is also available on iPhone and iPad, and Trilobyte has tentative plans for a third entry in the series.
Nvidia G-SYNC aims to eliminate stutter, tearing and input lag
Nvidia has found a way to sync monitor refresh rates with GPU output – not the other way round, as is usual – in order to reduce or eliminate some of the most persistent problems of graphics output.
Nether pre-order access opens October 31
Phosphor Games has announced that it will open early access for those who’ve pre-ordered sandbox survival sim Nether on October 31. There are two pre-orders available at $30 and $50, and both include a number of 72 hour guest keys so you can bring some friends in to play with you during testing. You should check out Nether’s first gameplay footage to see if it floats your boat before Hallowe’en.
Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut hits Mac, PC this month, free to current owners
Previously exclusive to PlaySation 3 and Vita, The Director’s Cut version of Lone Survivor is coming to Mac and PC this month – and won’t cost current owners a cent.
Capcom & Codemasters To Remove GFWL From Their Games
Great news for PC gamers as Capcom and Codemasters are going – or at least planning – to remove GFWL from their titles. As Codies revealed, it was really impressed with what 2K Games had done to Bioshock 2, thus the team is looking into removing GFWL and replacing with Steamworks. Though there is nothing concrete at this moment, it is obvious that both of the aforementioned companies are willing to step in and free their games from GFWL before it’s too late (GFWL services will be discontinued on July 2014). Continue reading
Start Right Now – Universum: War Front Interview
Cyril Megem, the one man band responsible for the upcoming hybrid strategy game, Universum: War Front, talks to TPG about everything indie development.
EVE Online comic to be based on player-created stories
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Comic books are the rage at the moment. If it exists, it’s probably a comic too. EVE Online is getting its very own comic too, but its pages will be special. They may be written by a famous writer, but the events they are based on are not from EVE lore, but from events that actually happened in-game, caused by actions committed by real players. PC gamers, we finally have our first historical novel.
Sir, You Are Being Hunted goes all industrial with latest update
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Big Robot’s survival game is coming along hugely with each passing update. The last added tons of new objects to the game and added functionality to a lot that were already in there. This latest release adds a whole new biome and two new enemies. There are also fixes, balances, and other tweaks, too.
F1 2013 patch released to Steam. Fixes multiplayer matchmaking and framerate race time advantage
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Not that good at racing games? Well, turns out you could get the advantage over other racers in F1 2013 by simply running the game at a higher frame rate. It made the cars go faster and have better lap times than their slow-framed competitors.
No longer, though. The latest patch fixes the issue. Mostly.
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