High resolution texture pack out now for Dragon Age 2 PC

Apparently BioWare’s first patch for Dragon Age II isn’t the classic early release patch that targets stability issues and features the typical hot fixes, instead, the developer unleashed more like a little gift for those who purchased the PC version of the RPG – weights a whopping 1.08GB, the pack features high-resolution texture upgrades.

However, BioWare recommends the update for those with beefy GPUs as the hi-res textures will be best observed on DirectX 11-based video cards with latest drivers installed, which in turn enables the “Very High” option. 

The upgraded textures will require at least 1GB of video memory - users should meet the game’s recommended system requirements for optimal performance. 

I for myself will wait to until I grab a DirectX 11 graphic card, most probably the Nvidia GTX 560 Ti.

Get the Dragon Age II hi-res texture pack from here.

EA CEO: ‘We dropped the ball’

Electronic Arts has acknowledged it struggled to cope with the console transition to this generation, admitting that publisher made mistakes the past years. However, The company reckons its back in business and believes it’s now in a better position than it has been for some time.

"Through this last transition to the PS3 era... for a whole bunch of reasons that aren't worth getting into in a short answer, I think it's fair to say we dropped the ball," CEO John Riccitiello said at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference.

This is why EA intentionally leaked Crysis 2

Almost the whole web now knows that the PC version of Crysis 2 has been leaked and is now available almost wide-open for download on torrent servers.

Electronic Arts decided to throw out random accusations for the PC community, and once again they pulled the piracy excuse on that specific platform, seeking true fan’s support.

The reason why I think EA deliberately leaked the Crysis 2 PC beta is; if you search Crysis 2 on Google, first results will be EA’s website, second query is the “Crysis 2 leaked” blog title on the publisher's webpage. Well here is the biggest puzzling question.

Polyphony brings Gran Turismo to 1.05 update

Polyphony Digital just announced the release of GT5's latest patch, bringing the game to a 1.05 update - this is the latest update of the Polyphony's sim racer and probably the biggest weighting a whopping 600MB worth of data.

The new update will feature a very delicate option to switch off the HUD during the gameplay, knowing how many complained about the HUD  taking up most of the screen, seems like Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi is mighty well listening to fan's feedback.

Update will give players the chance to have mechanical damage enabled during offline practice mode and a 'grip reduction' setting for wet tracks.


So here is the change-log  in the new 1.05 patch:

PES11 PS3 Getting an Update Tomorrow

Konami will be releasing today a free downloadable content content to update their critically acclaimed Football simulation title Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.

The update will be available for the PS3 on December 21st. Since PES11's release, developers have been listening to fans' feedback, and this update will include the following improvements:

Rumor: Uncharted in development for the PSP2

Apparently a report from Game Informer has blown the lid off a handheld version of Uncharted, which said that it's indeed in works and is set for 2011 holidays release on the very powerful rumored "PSP2".

US gaming magazine Game Informer stated that Uncharted will be a spin-off of the original debuted title on the PlayStation 3, of course if rumors are to be true - which we may suggest you to take this report with a grain of salt as of now.

'Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception' official reveal!! First teaser trailer

Its all real now, Entertainment Weekly has revealed the next chapter in the critically-acclaimed, top-selling PS3 franchise – UNCHARTED3: Drake’s Deception, the third title of the series which will debut at VGA this upcoming Saturday.

Naughty Dog's creative director Ann Henning hinted about the theme of deception being played out multiple ways, starting from Drake doing the deceiving himself, then Drake being deceived to some unknown deception about Drake's identity.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 "Houses" trailer

Newly unleashed trailer from Atari's upcoming open-world racer Test Drive Unlimited gives a glimpse on what you'd expect and see from the game.

The game scheduled to release on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the PC - it was later confirmed that it'll hit store shelves on February 8, 2011.