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Rise of the Tomb Raider will offer 300 in-game microtransactions

Rise of the Tomb Raider still doesn’t have a solid release date on the PC, but what it does (or will) have is microtransactions. Yes, we’re delighted too. Creative Director Noah Hughes explained on the Xbox Wirethat players will be able to use “Expedition Cards” to gain various modifiers or advantages, and while those cards can be acquired with credits earned in the game, they’ll also be sold for real money. Continue reading Rise of the Tomb Raider will offer 300 in-game microtransactions

VALVE Writter Says Half-Life 3 Won’t Be a VR Game

We know virtually nothing about Half-Life 3. We don’t know if it exists in any kind of incomplete state, or if not, if it will exist at all at any point in the near or distant future. We don’t even know if Valve wants to make it exist at this point. But we do know, thanks to Valve’s Chet Faliszek, that it will not be a VR game. Continue reading VALVE Writter Says Half-Life 3 Won’t Be a VR Game

Minecraft Streamer Buys $4.5 Million Mansion

It turns out that Notch isn’t the only guy who can afford to splurge on some swanky digs thanks to the magic of Minecraft. 23-year-old YouTuber Jordan “CaptainSparklez” Maron recently splurged on a $4.5 million pad above the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, and while it may not be in the league of Casa Notch, Maron didn’t make Minecraft—he just plays it. Continue reading Minecraft Streamer Buys $4.5 Million Mansion

CITIES SKYLINES : After Dark expansion 30% discount

Sounds almost like a horror title.Instead it’s expansion of the Cities Skylines.Anyhow,why does City Builders only focus on the daytime activities of your metropolis? That’s the issue Colossal Order is trying to address in the first expansion to Cities: Skylines, appropriately titled “After Dark”. The expansion goes live on September 24th for $14.99, but fans of the series need not pay full price. Continue reading CITIES SKYLINES : After Dark expansion 30% discount

SKYLAKE Tweaks Improve Discrete Graphics Performance

Tests on the first Intel processors running on its new Skylake architecture in early August gave some odd results regarding the performance of games using discrete graphics cards. In some benchmarks, both Haswell and Broadwell, the previous generation CPUs, performed marginally better than or tied with Skylake. When we wrote about Skylake, we mentioned that it was support for new memory and storage bandwidth, not pure CPU speed, that made it a valuable upgrade. Now we’ve got a bit more insight into why Skylake struggled to surpass its predecessors. Continue reading SKYLAKE Tweaks Improve Discrete Graphics Performance

FINAL FANTASY TYPE O HD will have 23% discount on PC release day

Though Final Fantasy Type-0 HD has been out on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox one since March 17 this year, the console price is still $49.99 at most retailers. Today the PC download version became available on Steam for $29.99, which blows the console price out of the water and actually gets even cheaper if you know where to look. Continue reading FINAL FANTASY TYPE O HD will have 23% discount on PC release day

BEST-SELLING GAMES OF 2015 SO FAR

Six games sold over 1 million copies on Steam.While Steam Spy is an “imperfect tool” by its own creator’s admission, it’s still a decent way to get broad strokes data on what’s doing well on Steam.GTA V, ARK: Survival Evolved, H1Z1, Cities: Skylines, Rocket League and Besieged have all sold over 1 million units since March 2015, the stats show. Continue reading BEST-SELLING GAMES OF 2015 SO FAR