The Game Developers Conference is an annual expo which hosts the largest gathering of professional video game developers from around the world. Every year GDC, along with a few other notable events (PAX, E3, etc) helps to set the tone for the future of the gaming and tech industries, so it’s no surprise that these […]
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Windows 10 and the future of PC gaming
By now most people are familiar with the Windows release cycle: one good, one bad, one good, one bad, and so on. If history is any indication then this should mean that windows 10 will be “good,” since Windows 8 has been almost universally despised, at least by PC gamers. With Windows’ seemingly predictable cycle […]
DayZ: Update 0.54 and new renderer info
The DayZ team released update 0.54.126645 today which brings with it a handful of new items and mechanics to sink your teeth into. Apart from the usual crashing issues here and there that come with a new update, there are also reports of players losing all their weapon attachments upon logging in, so keep that in […]
Quick look: Upcoming Into The Stars Game
2015 is shaping up to be a great year for fans who prefer to spend their gaming time in outer space. Highly anticipated games such as No Man’s Sky and Star Citizen are just a couple of the more well-known space forays on the horizon, but they are by no means the only exciting content […]
PREVIEW: Stranded Deep
If you haven’t heard of Stranded Deep, you’re not alone. Released on Steam’s early access channel this past January, BEAM Team Games, the Brisbane, Australia based team behind the game, have been quickly making a name for their survival based endeavor. After spending some time with the early access version (at the time of this writing […]
Arma III – Don’t pass over these three hardcore, co-op missions
Ah, mods. Who doesn’t love them? Sure, it can be annoying trying to install a giant mod with nothing but a poorly translated readme to guide you, but with the advent of Steam’s ever expanding Workshop, modding your favorite game is easier than ever. Arma III may be almost a year and a half old, […]
Battlefield Hardline Beta Impressions and Short Review
If you’re like me, when Battlefield Hardline was initially revealed, you were probably skeptical and a bit worried about the franchise’s future. My worry only increased as Visceral Games began to push their mantra of “Speed, Story, and Strategy,” which sounds like an empty slogan that some executive created to make the slaughter of a […]
Blackpool Airport Released For FS9
Developer RJ Sim has recreated the famous Blackpool International Airport for all of you FS2004 fans out there. Released on January 29th, the publisher said: One of the UK’s oldest airfields, Blackpool is a favourite for both passengers and pilots. Development on VFR Blackpool began before the sad news that the airport was to close […]
The Year Ahead – DCS Edition
Well, 2015 is here, and, if you’re like me, you’re probably already looking ahead and trying your hardest not to salivate over the games that are sitting on the horizon. No matter what video game genre you prefer, the start of a New Year stirs up all sorts of excitement; especially for those of us impatiently waiting […]