Details about the PC version of Dark Souls, subtitled as the Prepare to Die Edition, was previewed last week by Namco Bandai to the videogame press. And unfortunately, the game appears to be a very barebones and un-optimised port from the console version. Read more »
Valve’s Source Filmmaker (SFM) has been released to the public for free since July, and in one short month, some outstanding machinima videos have already been produced. Here are a few of my favourite picks. Read more »
Earlier in the middle of the week, Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the next follow-up to the once popular CS series, was made available for pre-order on Steam for US$13.99, a 10% discount off the usual price of US$14.99. Read more »
Footage of Black Mesa (previously called Black Mesa Source), the Half-Life 1 to Source Engine modification that has been in development for over seven years, was leaked by an anonymous reader on the ValveTime.net forums. The original video has since been removed on YouTube due to a copyright claim by the developers, but was re-uploaded […] Read more »
The North American release of Persona 4: Arena is just a few days old, and the game has already been out for over a week here in Asia. I’ve played it quite rigorously the past week, and here are my thoughts of this highly anticipated fighting game (FG) adaptation. Read more »
Arc System Works has announced a new BlazBlue game, titled BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, at the recent Buru Fes (BlazBlue Festival) on 5 August. The game is scheduled to be released in Japanese arcades at the end of this year, with a likely console port coming several months later in 2013. Read more »
This year’s Tougeki 2012 — also known as Super Battle Opera (SBO) — the biggest fighting game tournament in Japan, is set to take place this weekend during the Japan Game Summer Festival 2012. Read more »
The latest 1.5.0 “Arcade” patch for StarCraft II, which greatly improves the multiplayer Custom Games function, has just gone live. Read more »
If you’ve purchased any recent Ubisoft PC titles over the last few years, make sure that your Uplay client (Ubisoft’s controversial DRM system) is updated to the latest patch 2.0.4 as soon as possible. This is because the previous versions of Uplay will install a browser plug-in backdoor that allows any website to take over […] Read more »
Razer has announced that their new high-end ambidextrous gaming mouse, the Ouroboros, will be released worldwide at the end of year for a recommended retail price of US$129.99. Read more »
