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Assassin’s Creed Syndicate will not arrive on PC until a month after it hits consoles. Ubisoft has announced that the PC SKU will be released on November 19th, while the PS4 and Xbox One versions remain on track for October 23rd. Note that the PC game has a different developer …
Read More »Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Seeds of Evil remasters in the works for PC
Remastered versions of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil are heading to PC, courtesy of Night Dive Studios. According to the developer, both games will be re-released with enhanced graphics and other improvements. No word on a release or pricing info yet, but the titles have been …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski reveals free-to-play multiplayer FPS LawBreakers
Cliff Bleszkinski’s studio Boss Key has unveiled LawBreakers, an upcoming free-to-play multiplayer FPS to be published by Nexon. Boss Key revealed the title – formerly known as Project Bluestreak – earlier today on Twitch with the debut of a live-action trailer to set up the game’s backstory: Warring factions battling …
Read More »Fable Legends for PC won’t be available on Steam
It looks as if the PC version of Fable Legends will only be available through the Windows 10 store. Microsoft has not been specific about the launch details of its exclusive games such as Fable Legends and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, but Lionhead’s social media coordinator @LHAlbionGirl confirmed on …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV surpasses 5m registered users
Final Fantasy XIV currently boasts more than 5m registered accounts worldwide, according to Square Enix. The milestone has been reached in just two years out from the re-release’s launch, following theshutdown of the original FFXIVin 2012. Square Enix notes that the number excludes those playing via an introductory free trial. …
Read More »Galak-Z heading to mobile devices in 2016
PS4 indie release Galak-Z will come to iOS and Android devices in 2016, developer 17-Bit and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment America have announced. The mobile release will swap out the game’s subtitle from Galak-Z: The Dimensional to Galak-Z: Variant Mobile. The port will be optimized for the new platforms with …
Read More »GOG Galaxy will allow users to roll back game updates
Upset by the latest update for your favourite game? Well now there’s another option instead of creating a hashtag and threatening to boycott future products on forums. GOG Galaxy, which was launched by The Wither 3 developer CD Projekt in May, is introducing a new ‘rollback’ feature. It allows users …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: August 16-22
Rocket League fell from the top spot of Steam’s weekly best sellers chart for the first time since its launch, as Ark: Survival Evolved was able to retake peak position thanks to a discount offer. Promotions meaningfully shook up the top five for the first time in nearly two months. …
Read More »PC Batman Arkham Knight patch due in ‘next few weeks’
Warner says that the first of its interim patches for the broken PC version of Batman Arkham Knight has been submitted for testing. The teams have been working hard to address the issues with the PC version of the game,” Warner said. We are happy to confirm that we are …
Read More »4GB of RAM is still plenty for gaming PCs, apparently
Super-rigs with 16GB or even 32GB of RAM enjoy little gaming benefit over those with a gentle 4GB. That’s according to Techspot, which took on the challenge of testing whether the ever increasing amount of RAM being installed in modern PCs is necessary for those wanting to indulge in high-end …
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