During an AMA on reddit this week, Dean Hall announced that DayZ would be moving to a new engine called infusion. Rocket: So that is what we have been doing over the last three months. It is one of the reasons that development had seemed like it had slowed. The studio is now about 160 people we had a team building event last weekend. It is kind of crazy to...
After Valve announced a delay for their Steam Machines until some time in 2015, many industry insiders predicted some fallout between Valve and the hardware manufacturers that had previously committed to the program. While Valve is notorious for long delays, with the rapid pace of hardware development, hardware manufacturers are less patient when it comes...
id Software and Bethesda debuted the teaser trailer for the long-awaited Doom reboot. The trailer gives viewers a glimpse at what appears to be a re-imagined Cyberdemon. At the end of video it’s announced that Doom will be officially revealed during QuakeCon 2014. This year’s QuakeCon will take place July 17th – 20th. To get more details on...
Ubisoft has managed to find itself in a bit of controversy after it was revealed during E3 2014 that they had scrapped plans to include playable female leads in Far Cry 4 and Assassin’s Creed Unity. it was claimed that the work required to create new the new sounds and animations for a female character was far too high to justify for either game....
Consumers that are subscribed to the Microsoft Retail Store mailing list likely received an interesting email today. Microsoft is gearing up for the Summer by offering free 2 hour classes during the day for children between the ages of 8 and 13. The classes are held Monday – Thursday at participating Microsoft Store locations nationwide. It would...
It’s one of the industry’s worst kept secrets; When it’s possible, always show the PC version. For a variety of reasons, PC versions tend to look and perform better. Additionally, demoing games for 15 hours straight on a console can lead to some heat issues. By going with the PC version, a developer can ensure a smooth show experience for all...
We’re only a short time removed from the official announcement that Grand Theft Auto V would be coming to PC. Retailers like Amazon have been quick to capitalize on the hype around the announcement by getting the title up for pre-order as soon as they possibly could. Thanks to the Steam description for the game, it would seem that in addition to the...
At the end of April, Blue Manchu released Attack of the Artifacts, an awesome expansion to their already exciting free-to-play game Card Hunter. I had never played Card Hunter before I ended up with the task of reviewing the expansion, but I have no idea how I missed out on playing this game the minute it came out. I’m a huge tabletop gaming nerd, so I...
