Rockstar Confirms No Games for Windows Live for Max Payne 3
Posted by AusGamers on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Given the bad press that Microsoft’s Games for Windows Live DRM system has been receiving of late, it’s almost odd that Rockstar didn’t confirm this earlier, but in response to a Twitter query (via PCGamer), the publisher very clearly stated “No, Max Payne 3 for PC will not use Games for Windows Live”.
Rockstar’s most recent PC outing L.A. Noire did not use Games for Windows Live, but a recent screenshot that sported the GFWL logo had sparked some concern that...
Tomb Raider Delayed A Few Months Until Early 2013
Posted by AusGamers on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Originally slated for a Q3 2012 launch, a post on the official Tomb Raider blog has confirmed that Crystal Dynamic’s upcoming reboot of the iconic franchise has been delayed until “the first quarter of 2013″.
Given that we haven’t had any new media from the game since E3 2011, this announcement is not entirely surprising. Crystal Dynamics Studio Head Darrell Gallagher had this to say on the matter:We’re doing things that are completely new to Tomb Raider in this game...
AusGamers Diablo 3 "Hell is Coming" Giveaway
Posted by AusGamers on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
To help celebrate the release of one of the year’s most anticipated games, Diablo III, Blizzard and Steelseries have combined forces to give us a swag of prizes to giveaway to five lucky readers, with a grand prize consisting of the country-wide sold-out Collector’s Edition.
As usual we’ve put together a 50 words or less entry mechanism for you, this time with a bit of flavour though:If you could go on a date with any one of the Diablo III classes, who would it be and what would...
Game Review: Victorian Mysteries: The Yellow Room
Posted by Game News on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Victorian Mysteries: The Yellow Room is a whodunit mystery taken from classic literature. In this case, the story is taken from Gaston Leroux’s novel “The Mystery of the Yellow Room” and the game goes through the twist-filled plot in the form of an adventure/hidden object game.
In general, The Yellow Room looks good and it feels right for a story that takes place in the early 1900’s. Locations are colorful and the characters fit the part. In fact, the only place I found myself...
Torchlight II Preview
Posted by Game News on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Of all the Diablo clones that have come and gone in the years between Blizzard’s flagship titles, none has been talked about quite as much as the Torchlight series. The developer, Runic Games, is made up of people that worked on games like Fate, Mythos, and yes, even the Diablo series itself way back in the day. The first Torchlight, which was a bit cartoony, single player-only, and at a budget price, did very well for itself, but it had some obvious limitations, the biggest of which...
Report: GAME Australia Enters Administration – No Diablo 3 for Stores
Posted by AusGamers on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
According to a Kotaku article, GAME Australia has followed in the footsteps of its UK counterpart with staff being told this morning that they won’t be receiving copies of Diablo III.Despite earlier assurances that the fate of GAME Australia’s stores would be separated from the woes of the embattled UK company, it seems that distinction has not prevented them from following a similar fate, with a report from Kotaku this morning (thanks teq) indicating that GAME Australia has entered...
Wasteland 2 to Use Unity Engine
Posted by AusGamers on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
InXile founder and Wasteland 2 lead Brian Fargo has confirmed that the Kickstarter-funded tactical RPG will be built on Unity, the game engine oft-lauded by game dev educators for it’s generously-featured free-license version.
Broadcasting on Twitter Fargo explained “I can officially announce that we’ve chosen the Unity engine for Wasteland 2. It meets all the criteria we need. First screens looking good.”. News site Gamespy jumped to the conclusion that Unity’s proficiency...
18 Minutes More Borderlands 2 Gameplay – Siren and Gunzerker Classes
Posted by AusGamers on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The game isn’t due until September, but Gearbox and 2K Games don’t seem very shy about showing off Borderlands 2. Over the weekend IGN dropped two new extensive gameplay videos, narrated by their editors and offering a detailed overview on both the Siren and the Gunzerker player classes — demonstrating many of their abilities, load-outs and the various strategies they can employ.
Watch them below. Borderlands 2 is due on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 20th 2012.
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Monday Media Matinée 2012-05-14
Posted by AusGamers on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Another day, another matinée – here are all the gaming-related videos that have crossed our desktops since the last screening:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception “1.11 Patch Notes” Trailer
Sorcery “Sound” Dev Diary Trailer
Battlefield Play4Free “Name the Upcoming Map” Trailer
Heroes of Newerth “HoN-iversary Art Contest Award” Trailer
Torchlight 2 “Beta Update for May 10th” Video
Men In Black: Alien Crisis “Training #1″...
First Double Fine Documentary Episode Digs Deep; PayPal Donations Open
Posted by AusGamers on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Following their landmark Kickstarter project that raised over $3.4 million for the development of a new adventure game and ushered a wave of independent crowd-funded games, Double Fine have now opened a PayPal donation outlet — allowing supports that missed or overlooked the Kickstarter drive a new chance to contribute and pre-purchase a copy of the eventual game.
The announcement was made in the first episode of the Double Fine Adventure documentary series, video footage compiled by 2 Player...
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