Tag Archives: PC

Hands On: Crysis 3 Beta Impressions

Crysis 3 beta handson

Crysis 3 is the latest FPS from Crytek. A downloadable multiplayer beta of Crysis 3 was recently made available for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. We tried out the Playstation 3 version for a couple hours to see how it fairs. Here’s a breakdown of our impressions…

Pros:

  • Nice graphics for the Playstation 3 (probably better on PC)
  • Great controls
  • Jumping and climbing is awesome
  • Shooting
[ Read More... ]

History: Let’s Take a Look inside the Office of Doom Era id Software

History Let's Take a Look inside the Office of Doom Era id Software

id Software has made some of our favorite games of all time and some of the most revered titles of all time. As a company they’ve grown and changed tremendously over the years, not just in their staff, but also in the games they make. They started off with classic style platforming games, then eventually moved on to making the prototypes of the modern FPS. Eventually, they made … [ Read More... ]

DICE 2013: Gabe Newell Raps about PCs in Living Rooms & User Created Content in Keynote

Gabe Newell DICE Keynote 2013

Co-Founder and President of Valve, Gabe Newell, gave the keynote speech for D.I.C.E. 2013. He goes over how the PC will be a part of gaming in your living room. He also goes over user created content and its value to the gaming industry. Furthermore, he discusses cloud gaming. The keynote is entitled “A View on Next Steps” and was recorded today.

D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, … [ Read More... ]

Co-Creator of Doom, Wolf3D & Commander Keen Tom Hall: MultiPlatform Game Creation Tool

Tom Hall Game Creation Tool Pieces of Fun Logo

Tom Hall has been in the game business for a while and although he’s not as well known as his former co-workers, he was equally important to the fun and character of early id Software games, most notably, Commander Keen & Wolfenstein 3D. He’s been working with his long time friend, John Romero, at Romero’s company Loot Drop. He recently started his own company, Pieces of Fun[ Read More... ]