More Tomb Raider details revealed
More information has emerged on the new Tomb Raider reboot. It’s a prequel set before any of the other games in the series; it will take place in an open world environment; and Lara will have to secure food and water in order to survive.
First Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime screens and trailer
Following the announcement that a new Ghostbusters game is on the way, Atari have released the first few screens and a trailer, all of which can be found embedded below.
The Minecraft Experiment, day 10: Death Slump
When I first started playing Minecraft a few months ago, I played with a rule: if I die, I have to delete the entire world. This is the tenth entry in the diary I kept of that experiment – the first is here.
Atari games and STALKER going cheap this week
This week in the US Direct2Drive is offering sales on some of Atari’s best games, including 75% off Kings Bounty and the superb Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. Meanwhile today’s Games for Windows Marketplace deal is selling STALKER for 99 cents. Read on for details.
Oddworld bundle coming to Steam
Two new entries into the weird and wonderful Oddworld series will be coming to Steam before the end of the year. The games will be bundled into the Oddboxx, which contains Abe’s Oddysee, Abe’s Exoddus and two more Oddworld games that have never before been released on PC.
Comprehensive Fallout: New Vegas patch imminent
Obsidian have announced that the massive Fallout: New Vegas patch they’ve been working on since launch is almost here. There have been a few incremental updates to the game in the last couple of months, but this larger update should squash the remaining bugs and finally bring the game up to par.
What lies within Cataclysm’s brimstone box?
PC Gamer’s MMO expert Josh Augustine isn’t in the office today. But his World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collectors Edition is. Watch within as we unearth the contents of the box that holds Josh’s freetime for the next eight months with you.
You are quite well prepared: PC Gamer’s World of Warcraft: Cataclysm launch liveblog
In three hours, Cataclysm, the third expansion to World of Warcraft, launches in the UK. I’m going to liveblog the whole thing, from server restart to our first log-in, through to the first dungeon, and my inevitable early death when we go to bed at around 4am. To say I’m excited is to understate just how much I’ve been looking forward to the launch of this. I’m PC Gamer’s biggest WoW nerd, and the leader of our ridiculously awesome, 416 character World of Warcraft guild.
You are not prepared for the multiple nerdgasms that are about to follow.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm First Impressions
At midnight tonight, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm finally launches. Thanks to a staggered deployment of new features and content, about half of what Cataclysm offers to MMO players old and new is already in the game. That includes re-worked Azeroth, new combat mechanics, improved dungeons and some slightly improved graphics technology.
And it’s good. Really, really good. The World of Warcraft of today is streets ahead of the World of Warcraft that launched six years ago. And the new levelling content that’s been added finally brings the opening stages of the game to the same quality and entertainment levels that veteran players will have seen with the previous two expansion packs.
Right now, WoW is a phenomenally entertaining game; and I think you should take the free trial and have a play right now. You don’t even need to buy the new expansion to have a poke about the new Azeroth.
Dawn of War 2: Retribution’s multiplayer generals profiled
The new general units for each race in Dawn of War 2: Retribution’s single player campaigns will also feature in multiplayer mode. Relic have revealed some of the special abilities that will be available to the Tyranid Swarmlord and the Eldar Autarch.
Bejeweled 3 is out, PopCap throw living room launch party
World of Warcraft players will be celebrating the release of Cataclysm tonight with an international series of glamorous midnight launch parties. PopCap have taken a cosier approach, hosting the Bejeweled 3 launch party in somebody’s front room, with a fine selection of tea and biscuits.
Rumour: Prototype 2 to be announced this weekend
The appearance of a series of clues makes it very likely indeed that this weekend’s Spike TV Video Game Awards will see the announcement of Prototype 2.
New Tomb Raider game to tell Lara’s origin story
Square Enix have announced a new Tomb Raider game. It will simple be called ‘Tomb Raider’, and aims to completely reset the series, following Lara on her very first adventure.
Free Lord of the Rings Online updates revealed
A series of updates for Lord of the Rings Online will be landing between now and early next year, opening up Epic Quests from the game’s expansions to free-to-play accounts. The updates will also upgrade Legendary Items, add more raids and instances to the zones of Middle Earth and make high level raids accessible to more players. Read on for details.
Eve Commissioned Officer hits UK on Friday
A new edition of Eve Online aimed at new players is set to be released in the UK this Friday. The Commissioned Officer edition will come at a budget price, and will give new characters free stat-boosting brain implants. The new edition won’t offer anything new for players who already have characters, but if you’ve always fancied trying CCP’s interstellar MMO, the new edition could be a good way to get started.
