Some good information in this one. Gabe believes that Linux is the future of gaming, and that we should expect to see new hardware (steam box) coming soon.
Category: Games
In February, NS2 was Gorgeous. Now, it is Reinforced. The culmination of nearly six months of development, Reinforced takes Natural Selection 2 to new height. Here is the launch trailer:
Female Marines. Cluster Grenades. Bone shield. Webs. Dual Railguns. Linux Support. Single Player Interactive Tutorial, Commander Tutorial, Special/Deluxe/Standard first person view models – Those are just some of the pieces of content released today.
They also released the new map Biodome:
Here is the changelog:
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A couple of Battlefield 4 videos came out of Gamescom this year, and I have to say that they all look pretty good. If you missed any of them, you can check out the videos below:
Battlefield 4: Official “Paracel Storm” Multiplayer Trailer
I keep reading news articles popping up that basically say that next-gen games are going to be inferior to the PC versions at launch. This is a bit disappointing, as usually when we get new consoles they keep pace with the PC for at least a year or two. However it looks like that is not the case this time, and they will seem outdated at day one. We already have Infinity Ward stating that the PC version of Ghosts will be better due to a separate set of higher quality assets for the PC. “PC is taking a different tack from previous games [in the series,]” executive producer Mark Rubin told Kotaku. Where older Infinity Ward CoDs shared assets between PC and console, this time around, things will be different. Now, PC has its own set of assets,” Rubin says. “It’s going to look better than any Call of Duty we’ve ever made on PC.” I have also read similar reports that Battlefield 4 does not look so great on the PS4.
Now we have Ubisoft announcing that will see their best games enhanced with PC-exclusive effects and features. So far they have confirmed that Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and Watch Dogs will get the special treatment on PC. These features include support for TXAA, HBAO+, SLI support, and higher resolution assets.
It looks like if you want a true next gen experience, you are better off skipping the consoles this time around and building a nice PC.
It has been a while since I last posted about a Humble Bundle. Most people know about them by now, so I figured why bother. However, the latest one is such a great deal that I felt the need to post about it. Its also worth mentioning that while it is called the Origin Bundle, they do provide Steam keys for Dead Space, Burnout Paradise, Crysis 2, Medal of Honor, and Mirrors Edge. Battlefield 3, Dead Space 3, and Sims 3 is Origin only.