Archive for the ‘PC’ Category
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University of Florida Has Officially The Best Class Ever, ’21st Century Skills In Starcraft’
1 Comments September 2, 2010 Posted by Matt under Main, News, PC
University of Florida professor Nathaniel Poling has proposed and been allowed to teach a class called “21st Century Skills In Starcraft“, where it “valuable 21st Century Skills through a hands-on approach.” I wish I were kidding. When asked about the course, Professor Poling said, With society becoming increasingly technology-based and fast-paced, it is important for professionals to be highly proficient... [Read More]. -
Call of Duty: Black Ops – Wager Matches
8 Comments Posted by Tyler under Main, News, PC, PS3, Videos, Wii, Xbox 360
In this video it shows the chaos of the four new Wager Matches. With these in the game along with the regular Multiplayer variants, it is bound to add some fun and chaos into the mix of things. [Read More]. -
Call of Duty: Black Ops MP Reveal Night
10 Comments September 1, 2010 Posted by Tyler under Hot, Main, News, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
With Treyarch having a Black Ops blow out tonight showing a ton of new features for their foray into the modern war. Here are a list of things you can expect to see in the next installment of the Call of Duty franchise. Bot matches. Basically a training mode for you and another person. You can play any map, set the number... [Read More]. -
Three Big Surprises From Valve In The Next Year
6 Comments Posted by Tyler under Main, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Everyone take cover, Valve has stated that there will be “big announcements” in the next 12 months. Specifically three of them (could that be a hit?) in the next 12 months.(Valve Time) In a recent interview Valve’s big man Gabe Newell discussed what happened with the Portal 2 surprise at E3. How people speculated the wildest things. Well Gabe had this to say... [Read More]. -
New Arkham City Screens Look Sexellent
5 Comments Posted by Kreyg under Main, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Batman: Arkham City was announced a few weeks back and it’s left us gamers wanting more. Well, here is a bit more for everyone out there. These screens show off some action, gadgets, and some of the villains you’ll be facing. Is it me or does Harley Quinn look better than she did in Arkham Asylum? [Read More]. -
Weapon Created In Garry’s Mod Plays Music Created By You
2 Comments August 31, 2010 Posted by Tovan under Main, Misc, Not News, PC, Videos
There’s a number of very talented people currently creating content for Garry’s Mod. Case in point, this musical gun that has been affectionately titled the Gunstrumental. Using a series of patterns and pauses (which I cannot attempt to understand), this weapon fires a variety of projectiles at certain times and pitches in order to create the desired musical result. Here... [Read More]. -
Publisher Acclaim Goes Bankrupt – Again
4 Comments August 29, 2010 Posted by Lee under Main, PC, Previous Generations, Retro
It was roughly six years ago when Acclaim Entertainment filed for chapter seven bankruptcy. This created waves of joy that rippled across the Internet like a boulder dropped into a lake. What the brand was notorious for over the sum of nearly two decades was putting their name along side titles that have been hit or miss, mostly the latter.... [Read More]. -
Bulletstorm New Gameplay Video
7 Comments August 28, 2010 Posted by Tyler under Main, PC, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
A new video showing some of the mayhem you cause and create in the game from Epic -- Bulletstorm. This is shaping up to to be a kick-ass game, and at the end just wow, I can't wait to fight that thing. [Read More]. -
Portal 2 Had Competitive Multiplayer
2 Comments August 27, 2010 Posted by Tyler under Main, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Portal 2 seems to be in the news a lot the week. With it being one of the most wanted sequels to a game in a long time. Valve has been hard at work giving gamers a game that they want. With a longer and more chaotic campaign, and the addition of co-op, this is shaping up to be an amazing game. In... [Read More]. -
Left 4 Dead Originally Started As A Fairy RPG
5 Comments August 26, 2010 Posted by Tovan under Main, News, PC
When Gabe Newell, Doug Lombardi, and Erik Johnson are all placed in the same room–you know something interesting is about to happen. In this specific case, the three Valve higher-ups discussed the game that was in development prior to Left 4 Dead. This prototype was an “action fantasy sort of role playing game that had no story”, as described by... [Read More]. -
Grab The Lotion And Tissues – Playboy Announces The Launch Of A Game Label
9 Comments Posted by Matt under Main, News, PC
Playboy.com has recently announced a partnership with Bigpoint to help distribute a browser MMO called PoisonVille. Players will be dropped into the fictional, crime filled city of PoisonVille , where they must attempt to “counteract corruption.” Also, players will occasionally run into “beautiful, Playboy-caliber women” while fighting off the rival gangs. To me, this sounds like a low end version... [Read More]. -
Even More Portal 2 Videos To Get You Excited
5 Comments August 25, 2010 Posted by Tovan under Main, Misc, PC, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
Had enough Portal 2 videos yet? Apparently neither has Valve, because the developer is continuing to pump out what seems to be increasingly complicated gameplay footage. Thankfully, Valve is known for easing players into new game mechanics--as there seems to be a lot of new ways to solve puzzles in this highly anticipated sequel. [Read More]. -
Valve: Microsoft Is Holding Back Steamworks On The Xbox 360
5 Comments Posted by Tovan under Main, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
During E3, no one fully expected Portal 2 to be announced for the PlayStation 3–not even considering the possibility of Steamworks support. Prior disagreements between Valve and Sony had previously led many fans to believe that the two companies would never cooperate. However, looking back, the partnership makes sense. As it turns out, Sony is very open minded in allowing... [Read More]. -
This is Vegas Blew $50 Million, Then Got Canceled
4 Comments Posted by Matt under Main, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
A source close to the This is Vegas development team recently told CVG that Warner Bros. has officially canned This is Vegas. Warner Bros. resumed development after they had bought out Midway assets in June, and shut down the developer Surreal Software. Midway reportedly spent an estimated Whopping $43 million on the game, before shipping over to Warner Bros. where... [Read More]. -
Nightmare House 2–Horror Themed Half-Life 2 Mod Released
1 Comments August 24, 2010 Posted by Tovan under Main, Misc, Not News, PC
Nightmare House was first given life back in 2005 in the form of a small map pack for Half-Life 2. Yesterday, the continuation of the story was finally released–Nightmare House 2. The official website provides a handy little synopsis of Nightmare House 2, which reads as follows, The story resumes with the player lost and confused in a hospital known... [Read More]. -
“3D TVs are f***ing expensive” Says Doom 4 Dev, Still Not Viable For Games
5 Comments Posted by Tovan under Main, Misc, News, PC
If you’re someone who is looking forward to the eventual 3D apocalypse, then you’re going to have to wait a bit longer. According to Todd Hollenshead, current developer of both Doom 4 and Rage, 3D will not have any significant impact on the video game industry in the foreseeable future. For Hollenshead, one main point of opposition against 3D is... [Read More]. -
Alien Swarm Gets New Game Mode In Update
3 Comments Posted by Tyler under Main, News, PC
We remember the free Steam game Alien Swarm that was released a little while ago. It was a great free game from Steam, but it did not offer much in variety. Well now Steam has added a few things to change it up a bit. The update includes a new game mode and a harder difficulty setting. The new game mode title Onslaught Mode is... [Read More]. -
Fallout: New Vegas Ends After Storyline Completion
9 Comments Posted by Lee under News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Those who actually completed the storyline of Fallout 3–prior to the slew of DLC–are aware that the ending disappointed some. The problem lied in the fact that the experience ended after you reached the game’s climax sequence. This leaves you to stare at rolling credits and wish you had done more of the various side quests. Fallout: News Vegas is... [Read More]. -
British Defense Secretary Wants Medal of Honor Banned
20 Comments August 23, 2010 Posted by Tyler under Hot, Main, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
We all probably now know that we will be playing as Taliban soldiers in the new Medal of Honor game coming out later this year. Well that is a heated controversy, since you play as a terrorist organization that kill American and British soldiers. The thing that most of these people are missing though is that you will only be playing as... [Read More]. -
Long Awaited Left 4 Dead DLC – With A Twist
7 Comments August 21, 2010 Posted by Matt under Main, News, PC, Xbox 360
Valve has officially revealed The Sacrifice, some brand spanking new DLC for the 2009 zombie hit Left 4 Dead. Which will be compatible with both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. The Sacrifice is the story of L4D2‘s first DLC, The Passing, as told through the eyes for the original survivors. It will show how Bill, Zoey, Francis... [Read More].
