Crytek has released the 1.9 Patch and the Ultra Upgrade for their shooter Crysis 2. First of all, the patch can be seen as requirement for the Ultra Upgrade, which features new graphic elements in the main part. The HDR motion blur will be improved, as well as the water rendering. The High-Res-Texture-Pack is only available for DirectX 11, so DX10...

The Squad System in Battlefield 3 will be different from the one in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. See below for the changes. As said by Alan Kertz from DICE, the squad spawning has changed compared to Bad Company 2 though the basic four man squad system will stay the same. In Bad Company 2 every squad member can spawn next to every other squad member...

Team Fortress 2 is free to play from now on, if you had already payed for it, you'll be a premium member and will get extra featues. On top, here is the "Meet the Medic" trailer: Valve has announced a huge free update pack for Team Fortress 2. Beside weapons and clothes for the player, TF2 is from now on free to play, so Valve can conquer this...

A new video shows a direct comparison of the graphics of Battlefield 3 on the PC and Playstation 3. The PC version performs better. Developer DICE said in the past that the PC would be lead platform for Battlefield 3, meaning the importance for the developer. After many rumours, this video shows the almost identical gameplay scenes and proofs thus...

Halo 4 will use the same engine as Halo 3 but with several improvements. Microsoft announced at the end of their E3 press conference the new Halo 4, and that's not everything. With it a whole new Halo trilogy was announced, so a fifth and sixth sequel are for sure.   Rumours say that Halo 4 is being developed for years now and will be...

The 3rd map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops was leaked, but it's only a rumor so far. This image shows the content of the new map pack for Black Ops, included are 5 new maps : Hangar 18 Drive-In Silo Hazard New Zombie level Although this is only a rumor, it could be possible. The second map pack, The Escalation pack, was also leaked (which you...

This is a demo gameplay trailer from Far Cry 3 during the E3. You play the role of Jason Brody who stranded on a mysterious island full of crazed people trying to kill you, but to find your lost girlfriend you'll have to face those beside pirates and drug dealers as well. Most likely, Voss is your antagonist in the game. Ubisoft has presented these...

The new Wii U console will be released summer 2012. During the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Nintendo unveiled the Wii U, and Sega's executive vice president of marketing Alan Pritchard talked about a possible release date. Alsthough this isn't confirmed yet, the release would be somwhere between spring and summer 2012. After analysing...

Call of Juarez: The Cartel will be released July 22. After several rumours about the exact release date of The Cartel, Ubisoft has set the release date of  Call of Juarez: The Cartel to July 22, 2011 during the E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles). This date is only for the console version of the game, meaning Xbox 360 and Playstation...

The debut-trailer of Starcraft II – Heart of the Swarm was released by Blizzard. The expansion also includes the official DotA map for Starcraft 2, the game will be releaed 2012. Features are a whole new singleplayer campaign, as well as units and maps are added to the multiplayer. If you aren't familiar with Starcraft 2, here is a short overview...

History: DotA is a custom map from Warcraft III – Reign of Chaos and it’s expansion, Warcraft III – The Frozen Throne. The date of the first appearance of the map is not 100% clear, but it was sometime in 2003. There were many different maps that developed on the first DotA mod, but the one that eventually become dominant was developed by Steve Feak...