Homebrew News

Originally Posted by wraggster

Diaspora: Shattered Armistice, the Battlestar Galactica game based on the FreeSpace 2 Open engine, has launched! This cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac) release includes the ability to fly the MK VII Viper, the Raptor (or the new MK VIIe strike variant), multiplayer, a mission editor, an original soundtrack, and full voice acting."

http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/0...ra-has-arrived

Originally Posted by wraggster

Activision has revealed the minimum requirement for the PC version of Black Ops 2.
The latest Call of Duty PC requirements will require Windows Vista or later after Activision upgraded the engine to use DirectX11.
A Steam hardware survey from August 2012 reveals that Windows XP still powers 12.6 per cent of Steam’s users.
Set during the 21st century Cold War, Black Ops 2 will be released on November 13th, with a Digital Deluxe Edition available for PC.
The full minimum

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Originally Posted by wraggster

This news is a little late, but important nonetheless: The PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 won't support Windows XP, because the engine has been upgraded to DirectX 11.'But my computer is for serious things, like charts.'

The operating systems supported are Windows Vista and Windows 7.As a result, Black Ops 2 has "enhanced lighting, shadows, anti-aliasing, bloom,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Funcom will release a new patch for The Secret World which makes changes to 'Lairs' for the benefit of 'casual players'.
"The intention going forwards is that Lairs should offer a full endgame progression for casual players of The Secret World," said the developer, who offered the below list of changes that'll be made in Patch 1.2.Here they are:

• Lairs are now for groups

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Star Wars: The Old Republic senior designer Austin Peckenpaugh has detailed a load of changes coming to the MMO's classes in an upcoming Game Update 1.4.
"For Game Update 1.4, we wanted to address several key issues with class gameplay usability and balance," explains Peckenpaugh. "Foremost among these are adjustments to crowd control and the Resolve system, the subsequent class

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