Category Archives: PC
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 17:57 BST
Bad Piggies is now available in stores for PC
Bad Piggies is now available in stores for PC, Focus Multimedia has announced. Bad Piggies has players creating “ultimate machines” to get the Pigs safely to the eggs they love to chomp on so much. Bad Piggies PC will run you £9.99. A video is below.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 17:48 BST
Hitman: Absolution trailer asks how many lives will you take to save just one
Hitman: Absolution has a new trailer floating around the interwebs, and we’ve posted it below. It was shown during the 2012 Golden Joystick Awards which occurred today. Watch it below. Hitman: Absolution is out on November 20 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.Thanks, CVG.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 17:41 BST
Need for Speed: Most Wanted on Vita is “exactly the same game” as PS3, barring a few differences
Need for Speed: Most Wanted on Vita, is “exactly the same game,” as the PS3 version apart from traffic density and number of players online, according to producer Matt Webster.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 16:48 BST
Indie Royale Halloween Bundle now available
The Indie Royale Halloween Bundle is now available and features the five-episode season Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse, Home, Pathologic, MacGuffin’s Curse, and EvilQuest.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 16:16 BST
Sleeping Dogs dev: ‘split from Activision removed expectations of the game’
Sleeping Dogs developer United Front Games has discussed with VG247 the feeling around the studio when the game – then called True Crime: Hong Kong – was dropped by Activision.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 16:02 BST
Sleeping Dogs DLC: United Front’s supernatural love trip
Sleeping Dogs: ‘Nightmare in North Point’ DLC brings the occult to Hong Kong. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with United Front Games about the expansion and the success of the game so far.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 15:27 BST
RIFT players will “never” be offered a lifetime subscription option, says Trion
RIFT players will “never” get the chance to purchase a lifetime subscription to the game, according to Trion global brand director Jim Butler.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 15:03 BST
Far Cry 3 Minecraft mod now available for download
The Far Cry 3 mode for Minecraft is now available. The free downloadable mod allows players to explore “the warped tones of Far Cry 3″ in the sandbox title. It contains the locations and characters, including Vaas, Jason and Citra, in it as Minecraft mobs. The map also features over 50 Easter Eggs, hidden through the Islands. It was created by Michael Lambert – Sacr3, creator of Newcraft City, and artists Axel Janssen and Yohann Delcourt. Download it here.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 14:56 BST
Need for Speed: Most Wanted launch trailer shows racing, stunts
Need for Speed: Most Wanted’s launch trailer has been released by EA. The Criterion racer is out October 30 in North America, November 1 in Europe and Australia, and in the UK on November 2 for PC, PS3, Vita, and Xbox 360.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 14:52 BST
Ghost Recon Online patch adds Halloween themed items, clan compatibility starts rolling out
Ghost Recon Online will receive patch 0.9.0 today, which includes new features and Halloween themed content.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 14:27 BST
Competition: The Witcher series turns 5, win both games on GOG
The Witcher series has turned 5 today, and to celebrate the anniversary, developer CD Projekt RED has teamed up with VG247 to give away ten GOG codes for both the Witcher and Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings. Enter below.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 13:29 BST
Medal of Honor: Warfighter UK price round-up, get it cheapest here
Medal of Honor: Warfighter is out in the UK today. We’ve trawled the depths of the internet to find out where you can buy it cheapest. Check out the prices below.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 12:06 BST
Deadlight gets Steam launch trailer, watch it here
Deadlight rolls out on Steam across today, and developer Tequila Works has revealed a launch trailer to mark the occasion. Check out the zombie-fuelled platform action below.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 11:53 BST
Max Payne 3 multiplayer celebrates Halloween with spooky masks, triple XP
Max Payne 3 is taking part in the Halloween festivities by adding spooky masks into the multiplayer mix.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 11:36 BST
Rock of Ages multiplayer goes F2P for Halloween weekend, 75% off full game
Rock of Ages developer ACE Team is getting in on the Halloween festivities by making the game’s multiplayer component free to play on Steam over the weekend, while the game is currently on sale at 75% off. There will also be a selection of new DLC thrown in for good measure.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 09:45 BST
Square-Enix anonymously monitoring your gameplay, discusses how it uses gathered data
Square-Enix is watching the way you play its games, according to new reports that suggest the publisher’s end-user license agreement gives it permission to capture your playing trends. It’s not a massive conspiracy though, just a new trend in opinion-forming. The publisher has revealed all in a new interview.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 09:07 BST
ex-S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 devs show off Survarium gameplay screens
Survarium is the new MMO shooter from ex-S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 devs Vostok Games. The studio released these shots at the start of October, and in all fairness we missed them at the time, but decided to post them anyway as they’re a wee bit special. Check them out below.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 08:57 BST
Microsoft rep on Windows 8 mature content restrictions: ‘Valve can keep being Valve’
Microsoft’s policy to mature games on its Windows 8 digital store essentially forbode any games that fell into the ‘mature’ or 18+ age bracket. It seemed like a strange decision at the time, but earlier today we reported that Microsoft has announced that certain restrictions will be relaxed.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 16:01 BST
Tropical trolling: crazy talk with Far Cry’s Keen
Far Cry 3’s lead game designer, Jamie Keen, talks to Stace Harman about the rational thinking behind the title’s bat-crap crazy events and characters.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 08:31 BST
Black Ops 2 matchmaking based on latency & ping, Treyarch confirms
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will do away with region-based, and favour matches made via latency and ping. Treyarch’s David Vonderhaar has shed light on the change.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted on Vita is “exactly the same game” as PS3, barring a few differences