- The 50 best FPS on PC - 21 May 2018
The best shooters endure. While the state of the art moves on in other genres and leaves old designs in the dust, it’s as fun to fire a well-made shotgun from an early 90s FPS as from one released today. For that reason, this list runs the gamut from genre classics to those released in the last year. There’s bound to be something for you inside. (more…)
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- Aliens vs. Marines mod recasts AVP into Crysis 2 - 9 November 2012
If a sound epitomized Rebellion's 1999 FPS classic Aliens vs. Predator, it's the terror-inducing ping of a motion tracker. Eyeballing your demise creeping closer upon a sensor screen occurred most often during the Marine campaign, and the same weighty pressure of panic from being hunted by something quite evolved into efficiently snuffing out life appears in Aliens vs. Marines, a recreation of AVP's Marine missions glittering with acid-droplet-like beauty on CryEngine 3. Author oldschool.Dave's efforts so far look astounding: explosions deform around objects, injuries don't magically heal themselves, alien encounters won't be scripted, and quicksaving heads out the airlock. From the work-in-progress video, the mod perfectly captures the opening moments of a Marine barreling haphazardly down metallic corridors, shooting egg sacs, and flipping over chairs. And, of course, it's exquisitely…
- Do not adjust your gamma: The 5 scariest PC games of all time - 27 October 2012
Welcome! I am your (g)host, Craig FEARSOME, beckoning you in to this eldritch gathering of... LOOK BEHIND YOU! Yes, there is NOTHING there. The very absence of fear is perhaps the greatest fear of all. No? But I used Caps Lock and italics! WhAt aBOut NOwWow? Fine, you are unafraid of typography. How about a list of the scariBOOest PC games? Hah. I saw you flinch! Now you are atmospherically prepared, ensure there are neither babies nor pets between yourself and the nearest toilet, lest your bowels react unfavourably to this mildly cursed list of possibly evil games, aka The five Scariest PC Games of alllllllll timmmmmme*. *What? No AvP? No FEAR? No Hidden: Source? Where's Pathologic? Why not Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason instead of Amnesia? All fine questions... that I can answer by pointing out that you might find things scarier than I do. Even though it does make you less of a man than…
- Daily Deal - Aliens vs. Predator™, 75% off! - 15 October 2012
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- Daily Deal - Aliens vs. Predator, 80% off! - 26 June 2012
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- Sega Publisher Weekend - 22 September 2011
The SEGA Publisher Weekend has begun! Now through Sunday take advantage of great deals on SEGA titles or save huge on the SEGA Collector Pack ! Other great deals include: Alpha Protocol at 90% off Aliens vs. Predator™ series at 75% off Total War: SHOGUN 2 at 50% off The Dreamcast Collection at 75% off Total War Mega Pack at 66% off All discount offers end September 27th at 10AM Pacific Time.
- Midweek Madness - Aliens vs. Predator - 5 April 2011
Save 75% on Aliens vs. Predator in this week's Midweek Madness! Bringing the legendary war between two of science-fiction's most popular characters to FPS fans. Experience distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay as you survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps surrounding the damned colony of Freya's Prospect. Offer ends this Thursday at 4pm PST.
- Steam Halloween Sale On Now - 28 October 2010
The Steam Halloween Sale is on now. Save 50-75% off select spooky titles now through November 1st. Plenty of zombies, ghosts and horror to keep you busy all weekend.
- Aliens vs. Predator Patches Scrapped for Consoles; PC Support Unchanged - 15 July 2010
SEGA has officially cut support for Rebellion's Aliens vs. Predator on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with no patches or updates planned for release, according to a forum post (via AVP.net ) by SEGA assistant community manager "Clumsyorchid". Clumsyorchid explains that "patches for the console versions of AVP... have sadly been scrapped," though there is no new information on "PC patches and would not assume there will be any changes unless stated otherwise." Seven updates have been published for the PC version through Steam, including a day-one patch. Within the patches are numerous balance changes, fixes, and updates, none of which will make it to the console versions of the game. Aliens vs. Predator recently received a DLC map pack , it's second, across all three platforms. It is unclear if further DLC is in development or if this signals the end of Rebellion's work on the project en…
- Aliens vs Predator Update Released - 8 July 2010
Updates to Aliens vs Predator have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. New Features * Predator Focus Attack now knocks you down between 9-12m; * Alien Focus Attack damage has been returned to it’s correct values ;* The chance to spawn on occupied/blocked friendly spawn points and consequentially knock players out of world is reduced; * Joining a Dedicated server which is running on non-standard ports, leaving and then hosting a player match, will now no longer cause any clients who join the hosted match to lose connection upon starting the game;
- Aliens vs. Predator DLC Map Pack Goes on a Bughunt - 30 June 2010
Aliens vs. Predator will pick up four all-new battlegrounds this July in a second paid downloadable content map pack, publisher Sega has announced , titled 'Bughunt.' Due out on July 7 at $6.99 (560 Microsoft Points) for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the Bughunt pack contains two new maps for AvP's standard multiplayer modes then another two for the 'Survival' mode. Sega boasts that "for the first time, these maps will include environmental hazards and new weather effects." If you don't own AvP but you do have a DirectX 11 graphics card and fancy seeing a swarming horde of xenomorphs, check out the spiffy AvP DX11 benchmark test . Watch the video on Shackvideo . Read More
- Aliens Vs. Predator Going On A Bughunt - 30 June 2010
Aliens Vs. Predator fans who weathered the storm of mediocre review scores are being rewarded with a second helping of downloadable multiplayer maps next month in the Bughunt Map Pack, complete with environmental hazards and weather effects. The Bughunt Map Pack, available on July 7, consists of four new multiplayer maps: Crash Site and Furious for the game's six different competitive online modes, and Tempest and Monument for AvP's co-op Survival mode. The four new maps all come complete with environmental hazards and weather effects, both new features added to the game with this pack. Look for the Bughunt Map Pack to hit the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Steam on July 7 for $6.99 or 560 Microsoft points. Crash Site Furious Tempest Monument
- Aliens vs Predator Update Released - 28 June 2010
Updates to Aliens vs Predator have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. New Features * Enabled XP gain, leaderboard updates and associated achievements and skin unlocks for non-ranked games as well as Ranked Matches. Now the differences between ranked and unranked games is that in Ranked Matches, skill-based matchmaking, team balancing and other Ranked Match associated rules are enforced and in Player matches they are not. You are now unable to have a game that does not update the leaderboards, or award XP. * Major overhaul of low-level networking code for player-hosted (i.e. not Dedicated Server) games in order to improve connection stability and pings. Bug Fixes * Prevented runaway memory consumption under D3D11 if an FMV is playing when you lock (ctrl-alt-del - "lock computer") your machine with an NVIDIA card. * Several "group…
- Aliens vs. Predator DirectX 11 Benchmark Released - 29 May 2010
Rebellion has released a swish standalone DirectX 11 PC benchmark test based upon its shooter Aliens vs. Predator , available in a 303MB download from FileShack . This isn't the benchmark but is nice, isn't it? The benchmark test requires a graphics support supporting DirectX 11 bells and whistles, which are used to produce such fancy features as tessellation, advanced shadow sampling and DX11 anti-aliasing. After showing a cinematic of xenomorphs on the prowl, it'll tell you your average FPS for boasting purposes. Handy, that, no? Aliens vs. Predator was released for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on February 16. Read More
- Aliens vs Predator Update Released - 4 May 2010
Updates to Aliens vs Predator have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. Client * Fix for a Skybox rendering problem in D3D11 build on Nvidia Fermi cards; * Various small D3D11 optimisations ;* Fixed rare bug where clients would get stuck on the loading screen. * Fix clients not seeing the 'custom match' flag updating in the 'Browse' screen when the dedicated server was changing settings after initially hosting a match without changing any variables; * Use an prefix for rcon command output text upon successful receipt of a rcon command; * Prevent windows cursor being stolen when starting in windowed mode but then doing ALT-TAB immediately. * Show (and sort) dedicated server search results as they come in instead of waiting for search to complete before displaying anything. * Fix extraneous appended to MOTD text when joining game in…
- Amazon Doing Xbox 360 Deals All Day Long - 27 April 2010
It's that time again! Time to watch the clock, solve the clues, and save big on the Xbox 360 titles featured all day long in Amazon's Gold Box. Is BioShock 2 for $40 really a good deal? Either way, that's what Amazon.com is leading off with today, giving Xbox 360 owners a chance to revisit Rapture at 33% off the asking price. By the time you get done with shipping costs you aren't saving too much, but I suppose it beats not saving anything at all. Then we have today's timed deals. The first deal, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for $46.49, is about to expire. Next up looks to be Mass Effect, unless I am misinterpreting the clue, "Prepare to journey to the darkest reaches of space in this RPG hit." Why not Mass Effect 2? Wait for it... Here's how the rest of the day unfolds: 11AM Pacific: BioWare's deepest universe to date just got bigger... 2PM: Rock out with your Stratocaster. 4PM: A legend…
- Aliens vs. Predator Update Released - 22 March 2010
Updates to Aliens vs. Predator have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Game Client New Features: * In multiplayer damage from the Predator's Smart Disc has been reduced, unless it's a headshot. * In multiplayer minor hits from the Predator's Plasma Caster bolts will no longer knock down enemies. * When joining a dedicated server on which a round is in-progress you now have a limited time to choose your species/team and skin before entering the game, if the game mode and server settings allow this. Bug Fixes: * Fixed clients not always being correctly notified that the game had ended. * Improvements to the networking code used in dedicated server games to increase stability and reduce pings. * DX11 optimisation when using tessellation; * Fixed DX11 gamma controls on NVIDIA boards; * Return to the server…
- Weekend Deal: Aliens vs. Predator 33% Off - 18 March 2010
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