And in other PC gaming news…
PC Gaming news eh? There’s a lot of it about. PC Gamer has been a ferocious day of exclusive screenshots, oodles of Eve Online news, some of the friendliest-sounding cross platform play we’ve heard about in years, and more.
But we know what you’re like. You’re greedy gamers. You want more input. More things to click. More facts to absorb. And that’s exactly what you’re going to get after the jump.
UK government funds road safety MMO
The UK government has spent £2.8 million developing a browser based MMO designed to teach young players road safety.
The game is called the Code of Everand, and it was commissioned by the UK Department of Transport. It’s a free-to-play MMO designed to teach young players the basic tenants of road safety. Our own Ed Fenning gave it a quick spin earlier today. He says “I don’t think I learned much about road safety. Only to look both ways and then place a deadly trap to kill monsters before crossing.”
APB player customisations will be preserved for Reloaded
If APB was notable for anything, it was the vast levels of customization that it allowed. Literally, if you could think it you could probably do it. GamersFirst are assuring players that the many hours they put into their creative endeavours will be preserved for when the game is resurrected as APB: Reloaded.
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim details revealed
When it was launched in 2006, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was the most one of the prettiest games you could wish to bless your eyes with. Five years on, the Gambryo engine isn’t going to cut it for the winter realm of Skyrim. Enter the Creation Engine. Follow us through for the latest info.
EVE removes Pentium 3 support in latest update
EVE Online receives the highly anticipated Incursion update today. However, a small number of players will not be enjoying the new content as the update does not support some older CPU models, Pentium 3 among them. Read on for the techy details.
The PC Gamer EU DC Universe Online League now recruiting
Calling all heroes! If you’re playing DC Universe Online then you should totally join the brand new, super heroic PC Gamer league of heroes. Join us in our epic quest to find the Joker and punch him in the face. You’ll find details on how to sign up below.
Detonate update adds extra kersplode
We love explosions here at PC Gamer, which is why we couldn’t help but be impressed by the recent update to the indie demolition game Detonate. It’s a game about building structures and then annihilating them using carefully placed bombs. Read on for a video of some of the spectacular demolitions.
Cannon Fodder 3 announced. First screenshots released
A sequel to Sensible Software’s classic series of Cannon Fodder games has been unveiled by Russian development team GFI. Codemasters, owners of the IP, have told Eurogamer that “Plans to release outside of Russia and the CIS have yet to be announced.” Find the first screenshots and more info after the jump.
EVE extends player subscriptions for free
The nice guys at CCP have blessed players with extra time on their subscriptions to enjoy the latest addition to the Incursion update. More details after the jump.
New Vegas mod adds bullet time and other awesome features
Fallout: New Vegas is pretty good at the whole ‘being a wasteland wander bad-ass’ thing. But the guys behind new mod Project Nevada are taking it to new heights. Read on for an outline of the new features and a trailer.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution won’t have dynamic difficulty of any kind
Last year, games site, games.on.net reported that Eidos Marketing and Communications Director Matt Birch said Deux Ex: Human Revolution would have dynamic difficulty that would scale “based on how much experience points you have, and how you level up within the game.” Apparently not.
For the cover feature on the game in the new issue of PC Gamer UK, we talked to the team behind the game and asked about the system. Producer David Anfossi tells us it’s absolutely untrue, and there’s no form of scaling difficulty in Deus Ex: Human Revolution whatsover. Here’s the quote.
Portal 2 will let PC and PS3 gamers play together
Valve have announced that Portal 2′s co-op mode will have cross-platform support, meaning we’ll be able to team up with Playstation 3 and Mac players to take on Glados. The game will also support Steam chat across all three platforms.
World of StarCraft mod turns StarCraft 2 into an MMO
The powerful editing tools that came with StarCraft 2 have been used to create tower defence games, first person shooters and even recreate Tetris, but none have gone as far as to turn StarCraft 2 into an MMO, until now. Below you’ll find a video of World of StarCraft in action.
Dawn of War 2: Retribution closed multiplayer beta launching soon
THQ have announced that a closed beta for Dawn of War: Retribution will be launching at the end of this month. Anyone who’s pre-ordered Retribution, or bought or registered a Dawn of War game on Steam will be eligible.
And in other PC gaming news…
Monday. Another day, another mountain of news we couldn’t quite get round to. We’ve worked out backs off today, but its just not enough for you, is it? Well, you drinkers of all things PC gaming news, you’d better join us after the jump for the roundup of today’s other news.
Three. Two. One. (Make your own hyperspace sound effects)
- Super Street Fighter IV may still be headed for PC. Or it might not. Equivocation is amusing. Or sometimes it’s not. Saying something is hard. But saying PRECISELY NOTHING AT ALL is even harder.
