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Counter-Strike dust2 Map Recreated in CryEngine Looks Incredible
We love our PC games here at eTeknix, and we love it even more when fan made projects like this crop up and inspire us at how diverse and capable the PC gaming community can be. TekVoL has recreated the iconic dust2 map from Counter-Strike in CryEngine, and while it’s…
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What Donkey Kong Country 2 Would Look Like in Unreal Engine 4
There’s certainly a trend over the last year or so to create classic games in Unreal Engine 4, and while that may seem pointless to some, it’s a great way for developers to practice their skills and working with a familiar scene is a great resource. Of course, it often…
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Doom 2 Getting Unreal Engine 4 Makeover in Fan Project
The art of recreating older games in newer game engines is nothing new, it’s something developers have been doing for many years, both professionally and for fun. Environment Artist John Eyre is the latest to crop up on our radar, taking the iconic FPS game Doom 2 and recreating its…
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Blizzard Working on a First-Person Game?
It looks like Blizzard has been working on an as yet unannounced first-person game, as a new job listing points us towards their one of their upcoming projects. While this is just speculation at this point, the fact that they’re looking for an “engineer for an unannounced project in a first-person…
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Star Citizen Development Timeline Estimates Revealed
Cloud Imperium has certainly taken on one hell of task with Star Citizen, not only has the game now grown into multiple games with their FPS and spacefaring projects, but the ever growing list of stretch goals pushed the development further and further into the future as the game rocketed…
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Epic Games Gives Out Another $50K in Dev Grants for Unreal Tutors
Epic Games continue to dish out the cash from their $5 million fund, with the aim of helping people working with Unreal Design Tools to create games. Their latest gesture saw them hand out $50,000 to content creators and tutors. The main focus this time was to help those who…
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Ubisoft Say “F**K IT” and May Delay 2017 Games to Improve Quality!
Ubisoft has done a lot of damage to the gaming scene over the years and to their own reputation. Time and time again they’ve delivered severely rushed and broken games, yet they keep powering on year after year doing the same damn thing. Slowly, it seems that Ubisoft has been trying to…
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CryEngine 5.3 and 5.4 Detailed – Vulcan, DX12, mGPUs and More!
CryEngine has long been a poster child for high-end graphics technology, so it comes as little surprise that the next two updates to the legendary game engine will come with support for the latest and greatest tech on the market, and new ways to make the best of it. Crytek…
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Hello Games Deploys Community Support Team
Hello Games may have taken one hell of a beating from the gaming community recently, but with the rocky launch of No Man’s Sky behind them, the team has been working hard to try to put things right. Not only have they just released the biggest update for the game…
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Fez Gets Speed Running Update Years After Release
For many, games stop when they are released. Many companies are responsible for stopping support of their games far before they are up to the promised outcome, many with features missing or game ending bugs still intact. Now after three years since its original release, Fez has been updated. The…
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Quantum Break on Windows 10 Will Receive Updates Afterall
When Windows 10 exclusive game, Quantum Break, was originally announced to be released on Steam, players who had already bought the game on Windows 10 looked to have a bitter pill to swallow, namely that despite the game still having issues on that platform, it would no longer be receiving…
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Why id Software Chose Vulkan over DirectX 12
id Software is one of the best-known game developers in the world, having created smash hit games for many generations. With the latest Doom game being another big hit, and a graphical powerhouse, did you ever wonder why they chose Vulkan over DirectX 12? The good people over at DSO…
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Injustice 2 Rumoured To Be Unveiled At E3
With the mixed opinions of the Batman v Superman film still fresh in people’s minds the rumours are already building ahead of E3 this year that the man of steel and dark knight may be making a return to your screen in a different way sooner than you expect with…
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Gran Turismo Sport Sacrificing Dynamic Weather to Maintain 60 FPS
The Gran Turismo series revolutionised the driving genre on consoles and showcased what was possible in terms of an expansive career model. Sadly, the series has fallen from grace in recent years and hasn’t lived up to the pedigree set by the original PlayStation titles. For example, Gran Turismo 6 suffered…
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