If you have done any research in to Source mods over the last few years, then you will have likely come across Black Mesa. The fan-made project aims to recreate Half-Life 1, it started off as a free but unfinished modification, however, eventually Valve gave the game clearance to sell …
Read More »The Assassin’s Creed movie to start filming in September
The Assassin's Creed movie has been in the making for quite a while now. However, it looks like everything is finally coming together with filming due to begin in September, according to actor, Michael Fassbender, who will be playing an unspecified role in the film. In an interview with ComingSoon, …
Read More »Win 3 copies of Total War Attila this weekend!
Bank holiday weekend is upon us and our good friends at MSI UK wanted to offer up some shiny game codes. If you ever fancied yourself as a modern day Sun Tzu – then dust off your copy of The Art Of War and join in the fun with other …
Read More »Latest GTA V patch is breaking mods
If you have been playing Grand Theft Auto V with any mods installed on the PC, then you may find that they stop working after the latest patch. New reports are saying that patch 350.1 fixes up some bugs and stability issues but is also breaking a number of mods. …
Read More »Windows 10 won’t come to mobile this summer
Microsoft has been making swift progress with the Windows 10 operating system on desktops since its announcement last summer but it looks like the company needs a little more time to work on the mobile variant. Microsoft has revealed that Windows 10 for mobile won't launch this summer. Speaking at …
Read More »Microsoft not honouring Xbox One controller warranties?
When you buy yourself a controller, especially if it's an official one, you expect it to have a fair amount of life in it, even if you're a heavy gamer. However that's not been the experience of KitGuru reader Michael Allred, who recently contacted Microsoft support to make use of …
Read More »What happened to YouPorn’s eSports team?
Although Esports is a huge phenomenon in its own right, it really crossed into the mainstream in 2014, especially with the story that YouPorn, the streaming pornography site, had announced its intention to sponsor a DotA 2 team. It found one too, and rebranded them as Team YP, releasing merchandise …
Read More »Square Enix’s DX 12 crying ‘witch’ is more real than ever
Over the past two decades, as dedicated GPUs have given us more and more powerful PCs, able to render more and more impressive visuals, we've all become intrepid spelunkers of the uncanny valley. That's the sloped sided trough, where visuals are just good enough to make our brains think they're real, …
Read More »Dead Island 2 pushed back to 2016
Deep Silver has announced that Dead Island 2 has been delayed from Spring this year to sometime in 2016, much like Homefront: The Revolution. The announcement was made over on Twitter, the reasons behind the delay were also shared on the social network. “We have always set ourselves a big …
Read More »It looks like Watch Dogs 2 is in development
It looks like Ubisoft is going ahead with a sequel to last year's new IP, Watch Dogs, which was hyped to no end prior to release but ended up disappointing many after the fact thanks to downgraded graphics and repetitive gameplay. While it is clear that the original game had …
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will be ported to PC by Nixxes
We have some new details on the PC version of Deus Ex: Manking Divided. To kick things off, the PC version of the game won't be handled by the team at Eidos Montreal themselves, it will instead be handed over to Nixxes, the company behind several other Square Enix PC …
Read More »Steam now sells a few more classic Star Wars titles
Steam already had a pretty decent catalog of Star Wars games but now some of the few missing additions are available on Valve's platform. This follows on from the release of these classic Star Wars titles on GOG.com, which has been selling DRM-free versions. Games to be added include X-Wing, …
Read More »Team Fortress 2 to get competitive matchmaking
Apparently competitive matchmaking will be making its way to Team Fortress 2 soon, a feature that has been sought after for quite some time by the community. The feature is currently said to be a “high priority” over at Valve, which has not given TF2 many significant content updates as …
Read More »Shadow of Mordor is getting a game of the year edition
Warner Bros has announced that it will be releasing Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor next week with all of the previous DLC included in a new Game of the Year Edition. The GOTY edition of the game will be heading to the PC, Xbox One and PS4- last gen gamers …
Read More »Dwarf Fortress now has a Patreon page
There's been a big focus on difficult games in recent years, with learning cliffs considered far more of a legitimate choice for developers than the traditional smooth curve that makes a game easy for new players to get into. However as difficult as games like Dark Souls or Crusader Kings …
Read More »FB: Oculus is in development, too early for volume shipments
A high-ranking executive from Facebook, the owner of Oculus VR, implied last week that the highly-anticipated virtual reality headset from the company may not see the light of day this year. He indicated that Oculus VR was still working on its hardware and that it was too early to talk …
Read More »Windows 10 PCs may not hit the market in time for back-to-school season
Although Microsoft Corp. plans to make its Windows 10 operating system available to PC makers this summer, actual systems featuring the new OS will not hit the market ahead of the important back-to-school season, market analysts believe. Recently Lisa Su, chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices, said that Microsoft …
Read More »Apparently Ouya is going up for sale
You probably remember the Ouya, it was a small Android gaming console for the living room. It was also one of the more prolific Kickstarter success stories in recent years. However, unfortunately when the console launched, not many people wanted to buy one. Now the struggling company might be putting …
Read More »Hatred has a release date
One of the more controversial games to be announced over the last year or so, Hatred, has an official release date. The isometric shooter, focusing on slaughtering innocent bystanders, will arrive on Steam on the 1st of June this year. The game was announced last year and was immediately criticized for …
Read More »Mighty No. 9 will release in September, Deep Silver is publishing
Mighty No. 9 is one of the more widely known Kickstarter success stories but so far, a release date had not been set for the game, which managed to raise $3.8 million during its initial crowd funding run. Now we know that the game is set to release on a …
Read More »The Final Fantasy XV demo is getting an update
Square Enix took an odd approach with its Final Fantasy XV demo, for starters, it is only available to those that bought Final Fantasy Type-0HD and now in an effort to step out of the box even further, the publisher is updating the XV demo, fixing up some bugs, balancing …
Read More »Grooveshark could be forced to pay $700 million + in damages
Streaming music service Grooveshark has its future in the hands of a single ruling this week, where a New York based judge will determine whether it needs to pay damages on some of the thousands of copyright protected tracks that have appeared illegitimately on its platform over the past few …
Read More »Broken Age full game launches with new trailer
Although we still have 24 hours to wait until it becomes available in the EU, the second half of Double Fine's Kickstarter over-funded, point and click adventure game, Broken Age, is now available. The first part debuted way back in January 2014, with the developer then using funds from its …
Read More »Valve, Bethesda remove Skyrim paid mods
Valve and Bethesda have reversed their decision to sell a select number of mods through the Steam Workshop, amid a violent backlash from gamers that saw thousands around the world up in arms over what many perceived was an assault on the community driven mod scene. While initially talked about …
Read More »Techland teases new features for Dying Light modders
There is a lot of drama going on in the modding scene right now thanks to Valve's latest venture but there are still plenty of developers providing us with the tools to mod the old fashioned way. Techland has today released a trailer detailing some new features for modders using the …
Read More »Kojima’s Silent Hills game is officially cancelled
UPDATE: Less than an hour later, Konami has officially confirmed that Silent Hills is cancelled. In a statement sent out to the press the publisher said: “Konami is committed to new Silent Hill titles, however the embryonic ‘Silent Hills' project developed with Guillermo del Toro and featuring the likeness of …
Read More »CoD Black Ops III real trailer drops
If it feels like far too long since you've set the world ablaze with more bullets and explosions that even the Expendables would feel was excessive, never fear, as the next Call of Duty isn't far away. Along with a number of new screenshots, the next game in the series, …
Read More »A remastered version of Gears of War could be coming
It looks like Black Tusk Studios could be preparing a Gears of War re-release for the Xbox One in preparation for the series comeback next year. This is not the first time we have heard this rumor either as images of a Gears of War themed console popped up earlier …
Read More »Microsoft apologizes for using Witcher 3 PC footage
Earlier this week, Microsoft uploaded a ten minute video showcasing 1080p, 60 frames per second gameplay of the Witcher 3 to the Xbox YouTube channel. However, there was a problem with that- The Witcher 3 will not be 1080p or 60 frames per second on the Xbox console. Obviously, this …
Read More »Petition against Valve paid mods gains traction
Valve opened up a can of worms last night when it announced that it would be allowing developers to sell their mods on the Steam Workshop, with no quality control, curation process, or guarantee of future support or compatibility. The main issue people seem to be having though, is just …
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