D3Publisher of America in collaboration with developer Infinite Interactive today announced a new entry in the ultra-addictive Puzzle Quest series, entitled Puzzle Quest: Galactrix. Seamlessly blending casual and hardcore gameplay elements, Galactrix presents an all-new futuristic, fantasy setting. In Puzzle Quest: Galactrix a horrifying scientific accident has provoked another race to attempt extermination of humankind; players will create a persistent […]

Many gamers reacted with shock and disbelief when Ubisoft released the official minimum system requirements for the upcoming PC edition of Assassin’s Creed. Ubisoft has since toned down some of the requirements, now suggesting 1GB RAM for computers running Windows XP and 2GB for Vista, as well as 8GB of hard drive space as opposed to 12GB. The minimum GPU […]

Starting in May, the Havok Complete middleware, which has been used in over 200 high-profile video game titles, will be made free to all game developers and students. Under its agreement with parent company Intel, approved game developers on the PC platform can execute a commercial distribution license with Havok for free. Havok’s core platform, Havok Complete combines the industry-leading […]

SEGA today released details on Aliens: Colonial Marines, Gearbox Software’s upcoming first-person shooter for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Driven by a original story penned by renowned writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, players take on the role of a United States Colonial Marine in the fight against an ongoing alien assault. Featuring a story driven single-player mode […]

Speaking in a recent interview, Gas Powered Games head Chris Taylor shared his thoughts on the state of the PC gaming market. Specifically, on piracy and how it is affecting PC games. Taylor believes piracy in general is a huge issue on the PC platform. He attributes the less than stellar sales of Crysis to piracy and says that we […]

It’s not Red Faction 3. It’s Red Faction: Guerrilla. THQ today announced that the third entry in its destructible open world series is slated for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC in fiscal 2009, which begins in April. Set 50 years after the events in the first Red Faction, Guerrilla will once again return to Mars and […]

Capcom’s Devil May Cry 4 is doing well. So well, in fact, that the company announced today that the game is the fastest entry in the DMC series to date, shipping 2 million copies in less than a few weeks.

Back in August, id Software revealed its plans to release Quake Zero, a free, online-enabled refresh of Quake III. That title has now been renamed to Quake Live. Today, id Software announced its partnership with advertising sponsor IGA to deliver Quake Live to the masses. Currently in development for the PC, Quake Live will be completely free, funded solely by […]

Two California residents, namely Darin Scott and Edward Polgardy of Cinemagraphix Entertainment, have filed a copyright suit against Duke Nukem developer 3D Realms. The suit pertains to Earth No More, a game 3D Realms announced back in June 2007. The two men claim to have pitched the idea for Earth No More to numerous game companies, including 3D Realms, in […]

Following NVIDIA’s recent acquisition of AGEIA Technologies, the company behind the hardware-based PhysX physics processing unit, it has revealed in a recent conference call that the PhysX technology will made available to all owners of a GeForce 8 series graphics card. According to NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, the plan is to the port the technology over to CUDA, a C-like […]

Electronics Arts today officially announced that Red Alert 3 is headed to the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3. Not much of a surprise there – but at least it’s confirmed now. Currently in development at EA Los Angeles, Red Alert 3 is promising to break new ground in the RTS genre, featuring a fully co-operative campaign while staying in line […]

Following the announcement of Mass Effect for PC, developer BioWare has released eight new screenshots from the upcoming port, showcasing the redesigned inventory screen, hotkey system and high-resolution visuals. Looks spiffy – hope the requirements aren’t too demanding, though. *Glares at Assassin’s Creed PC* Mass Effect PC Screenshots

The April 2008 issue of PC Gamer has a cover story on the long-rumored Commander & Conquer: Red Alert 3. Interestingly, the magazine mentions that readers will be able to partake in some sort of contest to secure a spot in the RA3 beta. If you can’t understand the excitement here, the Red Alert franchise is widely regarded by many […]

SouthPeak Games in conjunction with developer Spidermonk Entertainment, today announced a quirky new puzzle title for the Xbox Live Arcade, dubbed Roogoo. In the game, players guide meteors in the form of shaped blocks through a series of rotating disks in order to save the lives of the entire Roogoo race and the planet itself. As the game progresses, various […]

EA execs confirmed in today’s revealing conference call that the company plans to release all of the new games in Valve’s Orange Box compilation (Portal, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, and Team Fortress 2) as separate PC titles in retail. No word on pricing, but the three titles are expected to ship out at the end of March. Pointless? Yeah I’d […]

Traditionally, major first person shooter titles always made their splash on the PC. Over the last couple years, this trend has changed, with the console versions of titles like Call of Duty 4 and Unreal Tournament III actually performing better sales-wise than their PC counterparts. Epic Games’ VP Mark Rein shares his thoughts on this growing trend: I’m a real […]

A reliable anonymous source has sent along details on the system requirements for the PC release of Assassin’s Creed. The specs look rather demanding and it’s clear that you’ll need a Crysis-capable PC to run Assassin’s Creed in its full glory on PC. Minimum System Requirements: * Windows XP or Vista * 2 GB RAM * Dual core processor (Intel […]

THQ has announced it will acquire Big Huge Games, the developer of well-known PC franchise Rise of Nations, making the Maryland-based studio a wholly-owned subsidiary. Speaking to Gamasutra, THQ executive vice president of worldwide studios Jack Sorensen revealed that a new IP from Big Huge Games is currently in development, but wouldn’t divulge specifics. The big RPG, we always felt […]

Rockstar Games have announced that it has teamed up with Valve Software to deliver its backcatalog of PC games on Steam. That means gamers can now download the entire Grand Theft Auto series, Max Payne, Manhunt, and other Rockstar classics straight from Valve’s digital distribution service. All available Rockstar titles on Steam will be available at a discount of 10 […]

Just in time for the new year, homebrew developer Winnydows has announced the final release of XviD4PSP 5.027 after a long phase of testing and numerous release candidates. XviD4PSP is a video conversion software that accepts a wide range of video formats as input (XviD, DivX, x264, et al) and can convert video files for use with the PlayStation 3, […]