BioWare Austin working on “several unannounced projects,” according to job ad
Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare Austin has confirmed it is working on several unannounced projects. The news comes from a job listing posted by the company this week.
Battlefield 4: Hainan Resort easter egg discovered, watch it here
Battlefield 4 developer DICE is fond of easter eggs, and a new one has just been discovered on the Hainan Resort map. See how to trigger it here.
Strider: the reboot-proof hero gets his second coming – interview
Strider Hiryu has endured as one of Capcom’s cherished heroes, but the company has pained over his return for many years. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with the publisher about Double Helix Games’ incoming reboot, and other failed projects.
Starbound beta patch will wipe progress “hopefully” for the last time, dev promises
Starbound developer Chucklefish has confirmed that the game’s incoming beta patch will wipe player progress “hopefully” for the last time.
Evolve: assault class hunter Markov detailed, players are ‘planet tamers’
Evolve developer Turtle Rock Studios has detailed the next-gen shooter’s assault class character Markov, and discussed the role of the human hunters.
Next Car Game hits Steam Early Access, pricing and contents inside
Next Car Game developer Bugbear Entertainment has rolled out its racer’s Steam Early Access build, along with pricing and content details
Vapor Trail Bundle from Indie Royale features PixelJunk Shooter, Gun Monkeys, more
The Vapor Trail Bundle from Indie Royale is now available. This week’s bundle features six titles: PixelJunk Shooter, Gun Monkeys, Megabyte Punch, Stronghold HD, Ride ‘em Low and Hexcells. All are available for Windows via Steam and Desura except Hexcells which is in Steam Greenlight. Four of the games are on Mac and three are also on Linux. Hit up the link for more details.
Silence: The Whispered World 2 screenshots showcase Sadwick and Renie
The Whispered World series, one of Daedalic Entertainment’s most popular adventure franchises, has a sequel in the works and a new set of screenshots are available showcasing Sadwick, a playable character alongside Renie in the upcoming Silence: The Whispered World 2.
Lords of the Fallen dev reflects on Dark Souls comparison, is not a franchise
Lords of the Fallen executive producer Tomasz Gop has discussed with VG247 the comparisons between Deck 13′s next-gen RPG and the Dark Souls series. It’s also not a franchise, which he feels makes that first impression all the more crucial.
No Man’s Sky “won’t” be delayed despite Hello Games studio flood
Joe Danger developer Hello Games has announced that while it’s still working out of a temporary location after storms on Christmas Eve caused flooding and ruined its offices, it’s working on getting its employees back together under one roof.
Steam has 75 million active users, Valve’s “goal is to make Greenlight go away”
Valve announced back in October that Steam has 65 million users. Today, during Steam Dev Days, the firm announced it now has 75 million active users – a massive jump for such a short period of time.
Valve to eventually offer TV, music, and movies through Steam Machines, SteamOS
Valves is looking to add music, movies, and TV to Steam OS further cementing its place in the consumer’s living room.
Alienware plans on releasing its Steam Machine in September
Alienware plans on releasing its Steam Machine, which was announced during CES 2014, in September. The news was announced during Steam Dev Days today in Seattle. Pricing and specs weren’t revealed, as far as we are aware, but all conferences are being recorded by Valve and will be made available to the public. Duringh CES, Alienware did say that the price of the box will be similar to that of next-gen consoles.
League of Legends – new players to receive a “static roster of free champions” for first few levels
League of Legends will be easier for new players to get into, thanks to a free batch of champions Riot Games will unlock in a future update.
Guild Wars 2 sales tail better than forecast, population “very healthy”
Guild Wars 2 isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, according to Arenanet – its ongoing sales are higher than anticipated, and its player base is strong and steady.
Star Trek Online Season 8.5′s release to coincide with 4th anniversary festivities later this month
Star Trek Online, Season 8.5, will coincide with the MMO’s fourth anniversary when it launched at the end of the month, Cryptic has announced.
Origin users spent 61 billion minutes playing games in 2014
Origin may not yet claim to rival Steam’s near-ubiquitous grasp on PC gaming, but it’s still getting a fair work out.
World of Warcraft migrations available free due to long queue times
World of Warcraft players frustrated by long queue times will be given the chance to jump ship, for free, to another realm.
38 Studios out-of-court settlements “clearly worthwhile”, says RI Commerce Corp lawyer
Parties affected by the possibility of an out-of-court settlement of the Rhode Island vs 38 Studios suit seem to be coming around to the idea, which would wrap the whole matter up much more expeditiously than at trial.
Steam Controller gets face buttons in place of touchscreen, uses AA batteries
Steam Controllers have had something of an overhaul, Valve announced during its Developer Days event today, ditching the touchscreen in favour of more traditional controls.
RaiderZ now available on Steam
RaiderZ, Perfect World’s answer to the question “why hasn’t the Monster Hunter MMO been localised for the west?”, is now available through Steam.
“Sales screw your fans,” says Castle Doctrine dev
The Castle Doctrine is going to get more expensive over time rather than cheaper, as developer Jason Rohrer isn’t impressed by the damage he believes is caused by sales and discounts like Steam’s.
Two new forums hint at Paradox going to space and Antiquity
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Paradox Interactive has added two new forums to the "upcoming games" section of the official forums, codenamed Project Nero and Project Armstrong, along with two pieces of concept art. Now is the time for speculation, though we won't have to wait long to find out exactly what these projects are. Paradox will be spilling the beans on January 23rd, which is conveniently in the middle of this year's Paradox Convention.
I suspect that Project Nero might be a new Europa Universalis: Rome, while Project Armstrong could certainly be related to a new Hearts of Iron game focusing on the space age, perhaps.
Macabre map shows real-time kills in EVE Online
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For all of EVE's player-run economic and poltical systems, it's also a gargantuan battlefield, where ships are blasting each other into space debris every where at any time. It's a dangerous universe out there, and this 3D map revels in all of these deaths.
The zKillboard map highlights all the conflict areas, split into New Eden, Wormholes, Nul, Lowsec and Highsec along with revealing the players involved, linking you to their zKillboard page. There's a lot of killing going on right now, which makes me glad I'm in the safety of my flat instead of a ship.
The five shapes of Steam Machine you didn't see at CES 2014
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Since properly revealing its many forms at CES last week, the Steam Machine has captured the hearts and minds of the gaming population at large, auto-becoming the must have gadget of 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019, and absorbing innovation awards from every corner of the mediasphere like a huge and unstoppable plaudit-sponge. I'm not sure if that's even true, but Valve definitely partnered with a bunch of third party manufacturers and they definitely showed us pictures of all sorts of differently sized PC cases, each one more expensive and improbably shaped than the last.
But what is a Steam Machine, and what does it mean for the future of games? Genuinely I've no idea and I'm not going to condescend by claiming to have the sort of insight you'd imagine I should have after working in the games industry for the best part of a decade, so instead here are FIVE different kinds of shapes of Steam Machine I'd like to see become a reality. Coincidentally, that's the same number of comedy shapes that I know!
New Video Showcases Oxide’s Mantle Tech Demo – 10,000+ Units Onscreen
Oxide Games has released a new video, showcasing its Mantle tech demo called ‘Star Swarm’. In case you’ve been wondering, Star Swarm is not a game but rather a demo showing off the Nitrous engine and what it means for the future of strategy games. This demo pushes 10,000+ units onscreen. Nitrous is capable of simulating and rendering large-scale, complex scenes never before seen in games, which opens doors to entirely new types of experiences that simply weren’t possible before. Enjoy! Continue reading
AMD Shows Off THIEF Running On A Radeon R9 290X At 5400×1920
AMD has released a new video, showcasing Square Enix’s THIEF running on a Radeon R9 290X at a mind-blowing 5400×1920 resolution. This tech demo was used to demo the company’s new APUs, and five monitors were used that were running the game at native 1080p. THIEF is scheduled for a February 25th release and will support both Mantle and TrueAudio. Enjoy! Continue reading
Concursion Blends Together Five Different Game Genres, Debut Trailer Released
Puuba today officially revealed its debut project called ‘Concursion’. Concursion is said to be a game that features five genres smashing head-first into one another. In order to give us a better idea of what this game is all about, Puuba has also released the game’s debut trailer that can be viewed below. Continue reading
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 – New Screenshots
1C Company has released a new batch of screenshots for its upcoming strategy title, Men of War: Assault Squad 2. Men of War: Assault Squad 2 is the next chapter in the award-winning Men of War series and a continuation of the Men of War: Assault Squad experience, and comes with significant game engine and visual improvements as well, with special attention paid to ones that were highly requested by the players. Enjoy! Continue reading
THIEF – New Screenshots Released
Square Enix has released a new set of screenshots for THIEF. THIEF is scheduled for a February 25th release, and its PC version will be developed by Nixxes Software. The team responsible for the PC versions of Hitman: Absolution and Deus Ex: Human Revolution will support both AMD’s Mantle and TrueAudio, so it will be interesting to see the benefits of Mantle in older engines such as Unreal Engine 3. Enjoy! Continue reading
Grand Theft Auto V Profile Returns In AMD’s 13.30Beta Drivers
A couple of months ago, we informed you about the presence of a GTA V profile in AMD’s Catalyst drivers. Most of us thought that it was just a placeholder and nothing more, however AMD had removed that profile from its Catalyst drivers after that discovery. Fast forward a couple of months and here we are today with the return of GTA V’s PC profile in AMD’s latest BETA drivers. Continue reading
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