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The 50 best FPS on PCMay 21, 2018 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunThe 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…) New Weeklong Deals, Monday March 3rdMar 3, 2014 - AnnouncementCheck back for new deals every Monday at 10AM Pacific. New Weeklong Deals, Monday March 3rdFeb 10, 2014 - AnnouncementCheck back for new deals every Monday at 10AM Pacific. Aliens vs. Marines mod recasts AVP into Crysis 2Nov 8, 2012 - PC Gamer 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 atmospheric. Planned as a Crysis 2 mod for now, Aliens vs. Marines might sprout into a standalone release in the future. And yes, it's exceptionally tough thinking up an egg-laying pun without tossing everyone's cookies, so I won't bother.Do not adjust your gamma: The 5 scariest PC games of all timeOct 27, 2012 - PC Gamer 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 I am, I'm contractually obliged to let you know that it's all okay, and that you're allowed to be a big baby in face of those games that I consider as scary as a kitten's hug. But please do let us know what you do find scary, and what your list would be, because fear is best shared in a big group. System Shock 2 You awaken on a broken, quiet space ship. You're one of the few people still alive. The walls are covered in bloody graffiti and the ship's crawling with crew possessed by aliens. It's a standard set-up, but the fact that it wrings out scares from a murk of tropes is truly impressive. System Shock 2's genius lies in plain sight. If you want ink black shadows and scary violin screeches, you have come to the wrong game. This not the canned scariness of Dead Space. There are no closets with monsters. There are long sections of space corridors, punctuated by terrifying fights where you always seem on the back foot. Your weapons break. Your mind gets invaded by the ghosts of those that perished. The incongruous details really put it over the edge. Did that man just apologise for attacking me? Yup. Is that the sound of a screeching monkey? Holy fuck it is. All the while you're being guided by the voice of the ship's captain, who leads you on to one of the most guts-wrenching twists in gaming. It's a trick that worked so well that the developers pulled it off again years later, in BioShock. Day Z If there is one thing more terrifying than a game world that barely acknowledges your existence, it's one that's also filled with zombies and humans. The multiplayer post-apocalyptic DayZ welcomes you to its 225sqkm of zombie infested world with disdainful silence. You spawn on a beach miles from anywhere. You need supplies and weaponry. This is where most games would start telling you where you go and what you need to do to, but here all you get is a sneer and a challenge to figure it all out on your own. You are not the star of DayZ; you are meat for the beast. The elements can kill you. The zombies can kill you. But the worst thing is the players. You just don't know...Daily Deal - Aliens vs. Predator™, 75% off!Oct 15, 2012 - AnnouncementToday's Deal: Save 75% off Aliens vs. Predator™! Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! Daily Deal - Aliens vs. Predator, 80% off!Jun 26, 2012 - AnnouncementToday's Deal: Save 80% off Aliens vs. Predator! Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! Sega Publisher WeekendSep 22, 2011 - AnnouncementThe 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. PredatorApr 5, 2011 - AnnouncementSave 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 NowOct 28, 2010 - AnnouncementThe 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 UnchangedJul 15, 2010 - ShacknewsSEGA 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 entirely, given that the PC patches have already been released. Shacknews has contacted SEGA for further clarification on the matter and will update you with any response. Read More Aliens vs Predator Update ReleasedJul 8, 2010 - Product UpdateUpdates 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 BughuntJun 30, 2010 - Shacknews 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 BughuntJun 30, 2010 - KotakuAliens 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 ReleasedJun 28, 2010 - Product UpdateUpdates 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 "groups" issues have been fixed, including a reported issue with Group leaders causing group members to disconnect from Games if they leave and then join another Server. * The spawning system has been tweaked, so that players will have a reduced chance of spawning very close to other (enemy) players. ;* Server start up crash which occurred on Win 7 32bit Home Premium has been fixed. * Several Server stability (crash) issues have been fixed; Balance Changes * Flamethrower primary fire now ignites target if 25% of health has been depleted. Flames will now continue to burn until target is dead, or target extinguishes flames. Base damage is unchanged. * Alien leap attack now causes the knockdown flinch on all targets from the "long distance" range. Damage is unchanged. * Alien tail attack now causes the light attack flinch, which does not "root" the target. Damage is unchanged. * You are now not able to jump and start a melee move in the air/until the jump has completed, or initiate a melee move and then jump until the melee animation has finished. Affects all species. * Stealth attack has had some tweaks to reduce the potential for an initiation to occur from outside the allowed "angle" and range has been reduced from 8m to 6m; * The Predator flinch ranges have been equalised with the Aliens, and as a result can now be knocked down by a counter (from any species), or an Alien leap attack that successfully lands. * Knockdown leap distance is now between 9-12m instead of 6-12m. Affects Aliens and Predators. * Predator maximum leap distance is now capped at 12m (in line with Alien) and is not modified by vision mode. * The Marine block will now only block 50% of an incoming light attack damage value instead of 100%. Aliens vs. Predator DirectX 11 Benchmark ReleasedMay 28, 2010 - ShacknewsRebellion 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 ReleasedMay 4, 2010 - Product UpdateUpdates 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 progress; * Invitations to dedicated server games now work. * Fixed all dedicated server games showing as "at lobby" in the server browser, regardless of being at lobby or in progress. Dedicated server * Fixed "Ghost players" being created on a server if the Steam backend could not be reached for authentication when someone connected. These appeared in the player counts when browsing servers, and in the server details player list when viewing servers in the Steam client server list. ;* Added more info to server console when players connect/disconnect, and print out the player list in the command window (including scoreboard) at the end of each game. * Use an prefix for rcon commands and echo command output to server console as well as sending it to rcon client. * Enabled logfiles (writes out console output and some command line errors only to files in logfiles_dedicatedserver). You can still override the logfile directory by specifying -logdir on the command line and if you do so any logfiles from a previous session will be archived in a directory called logfile_backups. * Small performance optimisations; * Dedicated server species ratios' commands check for unset values and report the default values instead of the invalid value (-1). The dedicated server was correctly setup in this case, but the command feedback text was inaccurate; Amazon Doing Xbox 360 Deals All Day LongApr 27, 2010 - KotakuIt'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 legendary war between two of science-fiction's most popular characters. 6PM: Charge up your Xbox 360 controllers. 8PM: This hit franchise comes to life on Xbox 360. So I'm guessing Mass Effect 2, some guitar thing, Aliens Vs. Predator, a small duck, and I don't know, Final Fantasy? See anything you like? Amazon Gold box Deals Aliens vs. Predator Update ReleasedMar 22, 2010 - Product UpdateUpdates 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 browsing screen instead of top-level menu when you fail to join a server; * Fixed the lobby timer not always displaying correctly on clients. * Improved 'SayTeam' console command; * Improvements to ranked matchmaking; * Fixed occasional problems with peer-to-peer games after playing on a dedicated server; * Fixed rare multiplayer bug where all players would be disconnected during level load if just one of them had a network problem during the load. * Fixed a cause of clients sometimes getting disconnected when pressing ALT+TAB or ALT+ENTER on the end-game scoreboard. * Fixed predators being able to cancel other players& Plasma Caster Lock-on. Dedicated server New Features: * Dedicated server no longer needs the Steam client to be running. * Dedicated server can use DLC maps. * New console/config file commands for dedicated server for friendly fire, team balancing and species balancing options. ;* New console command to set a Message of the Day; * 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. * The dedicated server now installs to a standalone directory, and the install size is now ~2.2GB instead of 15GB; * Improved feedback and output for various console commands; * Improved server console output when players disconnect; * Improved server console output when there are problems starting the server; * Additional server console output about the Steam connection; * The dedicated server will now also be available via the HLDSupdate tool. Please note that while we believe there should be no problems as both the Steam Client version and the HLDSupdate version are identical, we cannot test the HLDSupdate version without making it available to everybody. Server administrators are advised to install and use the HLDSupdate version using their discretion. Bug Fixes: * Prevent "Adding Master Server" console output looking corrupted. * Fixed team selection not working for the first map hosted on a dedicated server; * Made ...Weekend Deal: Aliens vs. Predator 33% OffMar 18, 2010 - AnnouncementAliens vs. Predator is available for 33% off until Monday!
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