PCs and Steam: Thread 01

[eastyy]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...s-3-is-out-now

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is now for sale

i am full expecting five nights at freddy's 4 to be out next weekend

[Neon Ignition]

Theres a right tussle going on across sites between fans and detractors over the frequency of them. Fans seem to think 3 is changed up in formula enough but others are saying its a very cynical cash grab. One poster said just to think of it as an episodic series given the price which seems the best approach.

[eastyy]

to be honest it is not my sort of game at all and i see footage of it and i just think...is that it ? and i reckon they can be churned out pretty quickly

[Neon Ignition]

I have wondered about it as it looks pretty much like you jusg click one or two swit hes on a fixed screen until something jumps out. Might pick up the first one as its the cheapest to try out

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-closes-simcity-studio-maxis-emeryville/

EA is closing down SimCity developer Maxis

Also, latest engine sizzle reels from GDC are out. First up is the one for Unity 5



Unreal Engine 4



CryEngine

[Neon Ignition]

For the announcement that Unreal Engine is going free, Epic have released this cinematic produced at 30fps in-engine. It's one of the loveliest ones they've done.

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-18-publishers-wanted-life-is-stranges-main-character-to-be-a-guy-qtes-added

Dontnod discuss the difficulties in getting Life is Strange to market without publishers forcing changes

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-18-microsoft-will-allow-pirates-free-upgrades-to-windows-10

Microsoft has confirmed that it's going to allow users who are running pirated copies of Windows 7 or 8.1 to access the free upgrade to Windows 10 when it arrives

[Kit]

I'll be honest I've never found the unreal engine particularly pleasing visually. Seems very dense with not much going on.

Source engine 2 is where it's at. This physics in source are still better than unreal (which is hilarious really considering its age) and just a tiny glimpse of source engine 2 kind of proves how much of a leap it'll be over unreal.



Edit: ****ing hate typing on mac keyboards.

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-26-valve-approved-half-life-2-update-headed-to-steam

A free Valve approved mod for Half Life 2 is coming out which updates the lighting, shadow etc effects of the game

[VR46]

Excellent, watching the video though, quite a lot seems to be darker.

Video comparison from SF's link

[speedlolita]

Seems to add a little visual sheen. The Source engine has either aged incredibly well or I'm just hugely nostalgic for it - given all of the hours of Counter Strike Source I played.

Still need to complete Half Life 2. And Half Life! lol

[PaTaito]

Still need to complete Half Life 2. And Half Life! lol

......

[Golgo]

I still haven't finished HL2 main campaign either. Finished the episodes though, worked backwards. They were much less dull than the main game.

[Kit]

Community mod, false alarm.

All I can see is some changed ambient occlusion that's it?

Pointless.