Archive for the ‘PC’ Category

Quick Look: Contraption Maker

Watch extended gameplay footage from Contraption Maker featuring the Giant Bomb crew.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Sound Design

Take a behind the scenes look at what when into the sound design for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

Warframe Dev Set to Be Acquired by MMO Company Perfect World and a Chicken Meat Supplier

Warframe developer Digital Extremes is set to be acquired by massively multiplayer online games company Perfect World and Sumpo, a chicken meat products supplier. According to a document from Sumpo, the companies entered a “non-binding term sheet” on June 30, 2014, and are now “conducting due diligence investigations over the affairs of Digital Extremes.” Basically, […]

Microsoft Store Lists Kinect for Windows v2 for $200, July 15 Release Date

The Microsoft Store is accepting pre-orders of Kinect for Windows v2 sensors for $200, and is listing a July 15 release date. That’s the same day as Microsoft’s upcoming virtual training event, which aims to show developers how Kinect v2 enables speech, gesture, and human understanding in applications and experiences. Microsoft has previously said the […]

Classic Arcade Game Q*bert Reboot Headed to Steam

A piece of video game history is going to be easier to revisit when Q*bert, the classic arcade game, will release on Steam July 8. The PC version of the game will include Q*bert Classic and Q*bert Rebooted. Q*bert Classic will look like the original, pixelated game, only optimized for mouse and gamepad controls, while […]

EA Announces Battlefield 4’s Dragon’s Teeth DLC Release Date, Then Pulls Tweet

Electronic Arts may have let slip Battlefield 4’s Dragon’s Teeth DLC release date by mistake. The publisher’s official Origin Twitter account promoted a 20 percent discount on Battlefield 4 Premium and said that Dragon’s Teeth will release on July 15. It then quickly removed the tweet and reposted it without the specific date. Since Premium […]

Project Cars Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal With Bandai Namco

Bandai Namco Games Europe S.A.S. has announced it will distribute Slightly Mad Studios’ racing game Project Cars globally. Slightly Mad Studios, which previously worked on racing games like Need for Speed: Shift, and World of Speed, describes Project Cars as “the most authentic, beautiful, intense, and technically-advanced racing game on the planet.” It is due […]

Watch Dogs Opens Strong in Japan, Sells More Than 94,000 Copies

When Watch Dogs became the most pre-ordered game in GameStop’s history, it was clear it would perform well for Ubisoft in the United States, but it’s also enjoying some success in Japan. According to the Media Create sales charts (via Gematsu), Watch Dogs sold 94,623 copies in Japan in its first week since launch. 63,595 […]

Oculus Rift Sales Suspended in China Due to “Extreme Reseller Purchases”

Oculus VR has suspended sales of its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset developer kits in China because many customers bought them for the sole purpose of reselling them at a higher price. An Oculus representative explained the situation on the /r/Oculus subreddit, where a Chinese customer complained that his order of and Oculus Rift DK2 […]

Mighty No. 9 Launches Another Crowdfunding Campaign, Announces Animated Series

Comcept founder and former Mega Man producer Keiji Inafune has announced another crowdfunding campaign for Might No. 9, the action platformer successfully Kickstrarted last year with $3,845,170. Inafune and a post to Comcept’s website explains that the additional funding will be used for additional, bonus content and features, not the main game. The first and […]