Category Archives: PC News

Diablo III Not As Dead As Some Think.

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It has been over than a year after release for one of the most anticipated PC games of last year, Diablo III. Today Blizzard released an info-graph revealing statistics for Diablo III for the past year.

Dragon Age III: Inquisition

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Publisher Electronic Arts and developer BioWare have confirmed they will be showing Dragon Age 3: Inquisition at E3 next month. The role-playing game has been in development for some time and the makers appeared at numerous trade shows;  mainly in order to get some feedback from fans for use in the development.

“The Sims 4″ is coming in 2014

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The most successful PC game franchise of all time continues!
“The Sims 4″ should be released in 2014 for PC and Mac. Developer Electronic Arts emphasized the game will offer a classic “single-player offline experience” unlike the latest Sim City.

Bethesda announces Wolfenstein: The New Order

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Wolfenstein is widely acknowledged as the game that really began the FPS genre. A side scroller in the 80′s, the game did not thrill many gamers. Wolfenstein 3D in 1992 changed all of that. A one of a kind game, Wolfenstein 3D led you through a WWII Nazi stronghold.  Escape was your goal, and killing Nazis was a bonus. Now, Bethesda is bringing a new Wolfenstein to gamers.

E3 and Conferences

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E3 is the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. Tens of thousands of professionals will experience the future of interactive entertainment. The most influential people leading the most innovative companies in the industry attend E3 to see groundbreaking new technologies and never-before-seen products for computers, video game consoles, handheld systems, mobile and social, and the Internet.

Elder Scrolls Online early gameplay footage leaked

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As the newest addition to the Elder Scrolls series, Elder Scrolls Online comes to the stage as an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game). Players can create their own unique characters and explore the world as loners or as a group, fighting off hordes of zombies, creatures of nightmares, and bloodthirsty bandits.

Disney Shuts Down LucasArts

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According to sources close to Kotaku, Disney has laid off the staff of LucasArts and cancelled all current projects, including the amazing Star Wars 1313 shown at E3 last year and Star Wars: First Assault.

Blizzard’s next big thing: Hearthstone

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All you want to know about Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, now here on Gaming Capacity.

Borderlands 2 adds Ultimate Vault Hunter mode

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With fans desperately waiting for a level cap increase for months, many had given up hope they would ever be able to make their characters more badass. 2K Games recently announced at PAX East that the level increase had not been forgotten.

What to buy: Gaming Keyboards

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Finding the right gaming keyboard is essential for any PC gamer. You don’t always have to pay a premium price to get a good one, so we are going to give you a helping hand to find the keyboard suiting your budget.

Pax East hast started, what’s new?

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Pax East opened its doors this morning at 10 am Boston time. What did Publishers and developers announce right from the start? Learn more by reading this.

Aliens: Colonial Marines receives 4GB Patch

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The PC version of Aliens: Colonial Marines is set to get a huge 4 GB patch which will fix many issues the game has been facing, as well as improving the graphics to a degree. The patch notes list is very long, which is expected considering the large amount of complaints developers have received since the games launch last month. The full patch notes are below.

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is coming to PC

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A new title has appeared at Steam registry. Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 has showed up today and could mean that the game, released for PS3 and 360, is coming to PC sometime this year.

Will Blizzard surprise us at Pax East?

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Blizzard announced we will see something new.

Command & Conquer – Pay2Win?

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Electronic Arts talked about its free-to-play game, Command & Conquer. If we are to believe John van Caneghem, Lead Designer, all factions, units, maps and game modes will be available for all players from the beginning.

Dishonored DLC ‘The Knife of Dunwall’ arrives April 16th

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Those that have played Dishonored vividly can recall the actions of Daud – the legendary assassin that puts the game’s plot into motion. Beginning April 16th, you’ll return to this fateful moment and play the role of Daud in the story-driven add-on, The Knife of Dunwall.

Unofficial Steambox from Xi3 Corporation

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Xi3 Corporation announced it will begin accepting pre-orders for its PISTON™ Console (PC)

Borderlands 2 gets a new Vault Hunter

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With a teaser video by Gearbox Software at the SXSW Interactive, it looks like Borderlands 2 will get a new Vault Hunter. An experiment test subject gone awry, this badass looks angry. The character appears melee-focused, which the Borderlands 2 roster currently lacks. Zer0 makes up for the missing character with his sword attacks, but he does not have the same force that Brick had in the first game.

15 new Assassin’s Creed 4: Blag Flag screenshots

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GC recently reported that Ubisoft will be releasing Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag in October of this year. Now you can feast your eyes on some brand spanking new screenshot.

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag release date and announcement trailer

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Can’t wait for the next Assassin’s Creed on next gen consoles? Well, you could be playing it sooner than you think.

Fallout 4 “Confirmed to be in development” says source; reveals new information

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With Bethesda tweeting that they are looking for (tweet #1) experienced UI designers for their “unannounced” game, as well as (tweet #2) future generation console programmers, rumors were bound to start flying about what they are developing in that secret base of theirs. One of the main guesses has been a new Fallout game. With Bethesda sitting their Fallout series on the bench for the past several years, now would be a great time to bring one up to the plate. Everyone has “known” for the past year that Fallout 4 was already being worked on, but almost no one has come forward with any news. Speaking with an anonymous source, Fallout 4 is confirmed to be in current development.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag confirmed

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When Ubisoft stated they were making a new Assassin’s Creed game for a 2014 release, many wondered how it would play out after the seemingly closed ending of Assassin’s Creed III. The company attempted to allay these concerns with the announcement that it would star a new protagonist. Now Ubisoft has confirmed that the newest addition to the franchise will be Black Flag.

11 Bit Studios Teases New Game

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11 Bit Studios, the creators of anomaly warzone earth and funky smugglers, have teased a new PC game with a short teaser trailer.

GTAV delayed: Release date announced

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Rockstar have finally nailed down a date for GTAV, it’s just a few months later than expected. It isn’t the first time that Rockstar have delayed a game to make sure it’s ready and polished to be released to the millions of fans. This is what Rockstar had to say on their website:

GC’s worst and most disappointing games of 2012

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GC takes a look back over 2012 and sifts out the rotten and disappointing games to be brought to the front and made an example of. Let’s take a look at what we chose:

New Colonial Marines trailer

Sega America have just released this on their official YouTube channel, another trailer detailing more backstory to the highly anticipated release of Aliens: Colonial Marines due out this February on Xbox, PS3, Wii U and PC.

Sign up for The Elder Scrolls Online BETA

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You can now sign up to be part of Bethesda’s MMO, The Elder Scrolls Online beta.

Sure to be a big deal to the PC community and not to mention the legions of Elder Scrolls fan’s, access to this beta will be highly contested.

Ravaged to get DLC

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Following on from Ravaged’s recent permanent price drop to £6.99 on Steam, Dawn 2 Games has announced that on the 20th December the game will receive it’s first DLC for free.

THQ has its own Humble Bundle sale

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THQ have been in a bit of trouble lately, the poor sales of many of their games have landed them near bankruptcy. So what does that mean? SALE!

Ubisoft has UK Steam issues

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Ubisoft seem to be having difficulties with steam in the UK at the moment.