Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition gets early July release date
As reported by CVG, Capcom have confirmed the PC version of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition will arrive in early July.
PC gamers missed out on Super Street Fighter IV’s updated features when it was released on consoles last year, but Capcom appear to be putting more emphasis on our favourite platform this time around. According to their official blog, “Nobody wants to get the PC version out as soon as possible more than us. We still have some logistical hoops to jump through before we can set a hard and firm date, but the goal is to definitely be in the earlier part of July.” This is excellent news.
Capcom recently confirmed Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition details and mentioned that they’re planning on taking PC gaming more seriously. We welcome more evidence of this.
Steam Daily Deals offer discounted games. PC gamers’ economic stability threatened
Daily deals are now set to appear on Steam every 24 hours. We love deals at PC Gamer.
Yesterday, you could pick up Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising with a massive 75% off. Today’s offer will be revealed in about seven hours time. The discounts will be highlighted on Steam’s homepage, Facebook, twitter feed, and in PC Gamer’s And in other PC gaming news posts.
Do you buy the majority of your games in Steam’s sales or are you more of a pre-order/pre-load kind of gamer?
Red Faction: Armageddon trailer has evil space sorcerer
Rule one of living on Mars: Never let the evil tattooed space sorcerer underground, he’s only going to cause trouble. This time he’s trying to take control of Mars’ race of secret underground insects (you know the ones). Luckily there are a number of cures to the old mad space sorcerer problem, in the form of big guns, or even bigger mech suits.
Also, there’s mention of an airstrike, which raises hope that not all of the game will be set in dingy caves. We’ll find out in a few weeks time when the game’s released on June 7 in the US, and June 10 everywhere else. You’ll find more footage in the recent co-op multiplayer trailer, and on the Red Faction Armageddon site.
Dead Island screenshots make a bloody mess
The latest batch of Dead Island screenshots may well be the most violent yet. We’ve seen ‘orrible zombies and blood soaked swimming pools, but the image of an undead head disintegrating into a cloud after being shot in the head sets a new bar. Still, you know how it is, playing zombie games means seeing lots of zombie brains. Mmm, brains. New images below.
Diablo III’s NPC companion system revealed
Sometimes you just want to play solo, without the added hassle of dealing with the myriad of jerks, loot whores, whiners, and elitists clogging up the online RPG space. But you don’t ever have to go it entirely alone in Diablo III: Blizzard’ just unveiled the details on the game’s Followers system, which lets you bring one of three memorable NPC companions with you when you’re off by your lonesome.
Hard Stuff: Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB review
The X-Fi HD is something of an oddity. It’s a USB-powered external soundcard designed for laptops—and when it comes to delivering awesome audio, it exceeds expectations. However, the features of the card leave you wondering who Creative had in mind when designing it.
PC Gamer US Podcast #272: Monstrous
Leader Josh takes his platoon consisting of Chris, Dan and Lucas through the no-man’s land that is the week’s news. Stories include patches for StarCraft and Civilization, Chris and Lucas’ love for Monster, your stories regarding PC gaming, letters read in funny voices and much more
And in other PC gaming news…
Minecraft really is the gift that keeps on giving. If you’re looking for something to re-ignite your passion for blocks, or to spice up your existing server, today’s top Minecraft mods piece will help you out.
We also reported on the Minecraft-inspired indie Terraria today – a game that’s only restricted by the number of players your server can handle. Check it out on Steam soon.
Read on for today’s bonus links.
PC Gamer UK Podcast 55 – Deus Ex: Human Revolution interview special
Welcome to Episode 55 of the PC Gamer UK podcast. For this interview special, Tim is joined in the studio by Deus Ex: Human Revolution art director Jonathan Jacques Belletete for an in depth chat about the sequel, and all things Deus Ex.
For our audio impressions of the first ten hours of the game, check out our Deus Ex: Human Revolution impressions podcast, or our three diaries, The Psychopath, The Hacker and The Thinker.
Download the MP3, subscribe, or find our other podcasts here.
Assassin’s Creed Revelations being developed by six studios, movie planned
Six studios across the world are working on Assassin’s Creed Revelations, combining to form one of the largest development team Ubisoft have ever had working on one of their games. What’s more, a seventh studio has announced that they will be making an Assassin’s Creed film to run alongside the series.
Blendimals lets you blend animals then explode them
Most animals can do at least one thing well. Cows are good at eating grass and mooing. Rhinos can move people out of the way by jabbing them with their horn. Rabbits jump around instead of running.
Blendimals lets you create the ultimate animal by blending them in a virtual blender (it’s nowhere near as bloody as it sounds). Then you can use your creations to progress through obstacle-ridden levels that would cause a standard God-created animal all kinds of issues.
You can download Blendimals for free from the official site. Don’t forget to share your tastiest blends in the comments.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 release date revealed, Infinity Ward respond to leak
Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling has responded to last week’s Modern Warfare 3 mega leak on Twitter, saying that not all of the leaked information is correct.
“A lot of hype & a lot of leaked info on #MW3, some still accurate, some not. To avoid spoiling the experience, I’d wait for the real reveal,” he said.
One part of the leak that’s looking more and more certain is the release date. A Modern Warfare 3 poster, and retail sources have all but confirmed Tuesday November 8 as the big day. The poster features artwork identical to the Modern Warfare 3 box art leaked a couple of weeks ago, suggesting that that, too, is legitimate. You’ll find the poster image below.
2D Minecraft-alike Terraria is out today
Terraria’s destructible, two-dimensional worlds may remind you a little of Minecraft. In fact, anyone following Minecraft creator Notch on Twitter will be familiar with the trailer above, which shows the game’s frenetic multiplayer mode in action.
Terraria challenges you to survive in a randomly generated, destructible world full of monsters and treasure. Like Minecraft, players craft new items and build structures to help them survive, and the best materials for tools can be found deep in the mines beneath the surface. Each randomly generated world can be explored with as many friends as the server you’re on can handle. Where it differs from Minecraft is in the depth of items and monsters, from ravenous eyes of Cthulhu to jetpacks and laser rifles.
The developers have plenty of post-release support planned for the game, with extra player vs. player modes and pets currently in the works. Terraria is coming out on Steam later today for $9.99. For more on the game, check out the Terraria site.
Corsair to launch high-performance, low(ish) cost SSD: hold on if you’re planning an upgrade
Thinking of buying an SSD to speed up your system in the next couple of weeks? If you can hold off for a little while longer you might be doing yourself a favour. News in this morning is that Corsair is launching a new line of solid state drives (SSDs) which are looking particularly promising in terms of price and performance.
Hitman: Absolution box art leaked in marketing survey
Some prototype box arthas been spotted by Kotaku in a marketing survey, showing three possible covers for Hitman: Absolution. Amusingly, the game’s listed in the mock-ups as Hitman: Subtitle. It’s likely they were created before the Absolution subtitle was decided. You’ll find the three pics below. Which would you choose?
