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Peggle is Now Free on Origin
EA's Origin has made PopCap's popular puzzle game Peggle free for PC and Mac platforms starting today. It's part of its On the House program and is made available for free until August 5, 2014. On the House launched earlier this year and allows Origin members to grab free games as they become available. Past freebies include Dead Space, Battlefield 3, and Plants vs Zombies. Once you've ...read more
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Watch Dogs PC mod restores 'ultra' E3 2012 visuals
A modder tinkering with the PC version of Watch Dogs has installed various visual effects to significantly upgrade the game's graphics. Changes to fog effects, bloom, lighting and shadows, as well as various improvements to reflections and rain, are said to achieve a look that is reminiscent of the infamous Watch Dogs E3 2012 reveal trailer. When Ubisoft unveiled Watch Dogs that year, ...read more
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E3 - H1Z1 sit down with Adam Clegg at SOE
We started off our E3 with a shuttle ride over to the Westin Bonaventure courtesy of the nice folks at Sony Online Entertainment to check out their recent progress on their upcoming title H1Z1. When we got over there and went up to their suite we were greeted by Adam Clegg, Game Designer with SOE, who proceeded to show us the current state of H1Z1. While Adam was booting up a local server for us ...read more
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New Minecraft EULA exceptions drafted to clarify monetization
The fact that Minecraft users can run their own servers has always been a bit of a double-edged sword - a blocky, low-res sword yes, but one sharp on both sides nonetheless. Players can do just about anything they want on these servers, which is great, but these players also sometimes end up breaking terms of the game's EULA, which gets developer Mojang in trouble. "Some privately run ...read more
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Spencer explains Windows gaming absence at E3
The Microsoft press conference made good on its "Game On" title by focusing almost exclusively on games from start to finish. But all of them were on Xbox. Phil Spencer told Polygon that this doesn't reflect shifting priorities for Microsoft, but rather attention to the venue. "E3's a retail show," Spencer said. "It's a retail show, it's a console show, so it didn't really feel like the ...read more
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Microsoft releases Xbox One controller drivers for PC
Microsoft has released a set of drivers that enable Xbox One controller support for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows PCs. The Xbox One controller works with any game that currently features support for the Xbox 360 controller. After installing Microsoft's drivers, players can immediately start using the Xbox One controller in compatible games and apps by connecting it via a micro USB cable. Native ...read more
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Watch Dogs on PC to receive performance patch
The recent release, Watch Dogs, has been bogged down with not so stellar performance on quite a few gaming configurations but there is hope for those experiencing issues. The title's technical director, Sebastien Viard, has made it clear in the past that those on the PC in order to have a stellar experience on the game to be rocking an i7 processor and as graphics card with at least 2GB of ...read more
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Battlefield 3 is free on Origin until June 3
Battlefield 3's Standard Edition is available for free on Origin until June 3, a 100 percent discount off its regular $19.99 price, according to the game's listing in Electronic Arts' digital storefront. Released in October 2011, EA DICE's first-person shooter is also available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Battlefield 3's Premium Edition, which adds five expansion packs, in-game items and ...read more
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Payday 2 adding free heist DLC on PC this week
Overkill Software announced that the next batch of free content for its co-op heist sim Payday 2 is due to launch later this week on PC platforms. The new Shadow Raid heist is a stealth-only mission in which players must infiltrate a PMC warehouse in search of a stolen suit of samurai armor. Security is tight, however, and if alarms are tripped mid-mission, players have only 60 seconds to ...read more
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Xbox One Controller Drivers For Windows PC Coming “Very Soon”
PC users more comfortable with the dual-analog controller for their gaming needs can look forward to some interesting news from Microsoft ‘very soon.’ Windows PC drivers for the Xbox One’s controller are coming “Soon. Very Soon.” said Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb in a response to this NeoGAF post. Xbox One controller compatibility for PC was initially touted last year for release ...read more
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