Neowin News Feed for: Pc

The Cave announced from Double Fine and Sega

John Callaham — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:41:13 +0100

Sega has announced it will publish The Cave, a side-scrolling adventure game from creator Ron Gilbert and developer Double Fine, in early 2013 via digital download. Read more...

Free Mass Effect 3 Rebellion DLC pack coming next week

John Callaham — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:52:04 +0100

BioWare has announced that it will release its latest, and free, DLC pack for Mass Effect 3 next week. The Rebellion pack will add two new maps and more to the action-RPG title. Read more...

Diablo III real money auction house feature delayed again

John Callaham — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:17:49 +0100

Blizzard has announced yet another delay in launching its real money auction house feature for Diablo III. It also confirms that a new client patch for the game is due next week. Read more...

Warframe free-to-play game announced

John Callaham — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:19:52 +0100

Digital Extremes has announced plans to release Warframe, a stil somewhat mysterious free-to-play, co-op themed shooter. The game is taking beta sign ups for a winter 2012 launch. Read more...

Metro: Last Light gets live-action short

John Callaham — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:43:20 +0100

THQ has released a short film that promotes Metro: Last Light, the upcoming sequel to the acclaimed first person shooter Metro 2033 that's due to be released sometime in 2013. Read more...

Sony Online announces free-to-play shooter Bullet Run

John Callaham — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:50:40 +0100

Sony Online has announced plans to release Bullet Run, a free-to-play shooter with a reality TV show theme from developer Acony Games that will launch sometime later in 2012. Read more...

Mechwarrior Online closed beta begins

John Callaham — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:37:31 +0100

The closed beta for Mechwarrior Online has started this week and its developer Piranha Games has also announced plans to let gamers get an early start on purchasing content for the game. Read more...

McAfee says PC malware level is highest in four years

John Callaham — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:22:04 +0100

A new report on malware threats by security software company McAfee claims that the level of PC malware for the first quarter of 2012 is the highest in the last four years. Read more...

Shootmania Storm gameplay trailer released

John Callaham — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:18:54 +0100

Ubisoft has released the first gameplay trailer for Shootmania Storm, the upcoming sci-fi shooter from developer Nadeo that's due to be released later this year. Read more...

Diablo III sells over 3.5 million copies in first 24 hours

John Callaham — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:06:18 +0100

Blizzard has announced that Diablo III sold over 3.5 million copies in just its first 24 hours. That number doesn't include 1.2 million players who got it for free in a World of Warcraft promotion. Read more...

Max Payne 3 sells three million units since launch

John Callaham — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:41:04 +0100

As part of its quarterly financial report, Take Two Interactive has announced that Max Payne 3 has already sold three million units since its launch a week ago on May 15. Read more...

Alan Wake's American Nightmare arrives on the PC

Byron Hinson — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:09:35 +0100

Alan Wake's American Nightmare has been released on the PC today via both Steam and GOG. The game features improved controls, high-resolution graphics, better textures and the option of a 3D mode. Read more...

Marvel Heroes MMO releases first gameplay trailer

John Callaham — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:39:35 +0100

Gazillion Entertainment has released the first gameplay trailer for Marvel Heroes, the long-in-development MMO based on the Marvel super hero universe. No release date has been announced Read more...

Layoffs hit Star Wars: The Old Republic team

John Callaham — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:52:50 +0100

BioWare has admitted that some of its Star Wars: The Old Republic team members at its Austin offices have been laid off, although specific numbers were not officially announced. Read more...

Devil May Cry reboot DmC due out January 15th, 2013

John Callaham — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:31:01 +0100

Capcom has announced that DmC, a reboot of the publisher's Devil May Cry franchise, will be released on January 15th, 2013 for the Xbox 360 and PS3. A PC version will be released later. Read more...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown gets October 9th release date

John Callaham — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:52:53 +0100

2K Games has announced that XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the action-strategy revival of the X-Com franchise from Firaxis Games, will be released in the US on October 9th. Read more...

Bungie-Activision game publishing deal revealed

John Callaham — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:22:10 +0100

Some of the details of Bungie's game publishing deal with Activision have been revealed as part of the lawsuit between Activision and the founders of Infinity Ward. Read more...

Some Diablo III accounts already being hacked

John Callaham — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:09:30 +0100

Reports are coming in that a number of Diablo III accounts on Battle.net have already been hacked and taken away from their rightful owners. Blizzard has yet to comment. Read more...

Some Frostbite 2-based PC games to require 64-bit OS in 2013

John Callaham — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:36:37 +0100

In a new Twitter message, Digital Illusions' Johan Andersson has confirmed that some games that use the developer's Frostbite 2 engine in 2013 will require a 64-bit OS on the PC to run. Read more...

Leap Motion aims to outperform Kinect on PC and Mac

John Callaham — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:33:10 +0100

Leap Motion has announced plans to release a PC and Mac add-on motion sensing interface device that it claims is "200 times more accurate than anything else on the market." Read more...