[PN] This week in gaming (16 - 22 Jan 2012)

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The major gaming news for the week of 16 - 22 of January.

League of Legends receives colorblind mode in the Sejuani Patch

In the previous patch for League of Legends (Also known as LoL), along with a new champion (Sejuani) and some major reworks, the game has received a colorblind mode support.

Red/Green Colorblindness is a condition that affects about 1 in 12 males and 1 in 100 females, so the world's most popular and free-to-play MOBA game now support's this. A lot of complain had been received by RIOT games in the LoL forums and they decided to implement this once and for all, to great appreciation.

Source : League of Legends getting colourblind mode in upcoming patch | PC Gamer

Max Payne 3's release date pushed to June

The Heavily Anticipated Rockstar game has been pushed back to a June 1 PC release Internationally, with a May 18 release for Consoles.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick in a statement "​

[font=arial, verdana, sans-serif]We do not take changes to our release schedule lightly. This short delay will ensure that Max Payne 3 delivers the highest quality, groundbreaking entertainment experience that is expected from our Company.â€[/font]

This was also alerted by email via Flipkart for those who have Preordered the game (like me). The game is heavily anticipated by gamer's worldwide and on the top of the want list for gamer's worldwide. Let's just hope we get a proper PC port.

Source : Max Payne 3 release date pushed back to May | PC Gamer

Discuss it on our Forums! - Max Payne 3 - Discussion Thread - TechEnclave

Mass Effect 3 Demo coming on Valentine's Day

Bioware's last game in the epic trilogy is going to release it's demo on the 14th of February across PC, PS3 and the 360.

The Demo will allow us to play the First level of the game, for the first time set on Earth, and we would see Reapers attack the Earth. We'll also have the opportunity to try out multiplayer co-op for the first time in the gaming series.

I guess i have a reason not to have a girlfriend this year *ahem*

Source : Mass Effect 3 demo dropping February 14 - GameSpot.com

Discuss it on our Forums! - Mass Effect 3 - Discussion Thread - TechEnclave

Resident Evil 6 officially announced

One of the most popular horror games in the History of Video Gaming is set to receive another sequel after the massive success of the previous game, Resident Evil V.
[font=AllerRegular, sans-serif]Capcom’s R&D and marketing head Katsuhiko Ichi said “Resident Evil 6 represents a giant stride forward in the evolution of the series. The development team, led by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, is working tirelessly to deliver the most impressive Resident Evil title ever both in terms of scope and production values. We are all genuinely excited by the title and cannot wait to share it with the world.â€[/font]

[font=AllerRegular, sans-serif]It's releasing on consoles on 20 November, and the PC version is just set to release on a "Later" date. Below's the reveal Trailer, looks sick.

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Source : Resident Evil 6 set in China and US, out November 20 | VG247

[font=AllerRegular, sans-serif]Discuss it on our Forums! - Resident Evil 6 - Discussion Thread - TechEnclave[/font]

[font=AllerRegular,sans-serif]The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim set to receive Mod tools, and 1.4 Patch on PC

The super Lengthy RPG-Action game is going to receive Mod tools in order to prolong the shelf life of the game, and also to keep the game continuously supported by it's fans. The mod tools will release on Steam, just like the game.

You can read what all is being fixed here - http://www.bethblog....tes/#more-17547

Discuss it on our Forums! - TES V: Skyrim - Discussion Thread - TechEnclave[/font]


[font=AllerRegular,sans-serif]Alan Wake releasing on PC via Steam in February, Specs released

The critically acclaimed Xbox 360 is finally going to release on Steam in February. It's going to be released on Steam exclusively (So all of you who hate Game for Windows live must be happy) and will not release on Mac, and it will have support for Steam cloud and Steam Achievements.

Both of the DLC's, The Signal and The Writer are going to be available at launch with the game.

Here're the current requirements for the game.

: Windows Vista or Windows 7 (see below for Windows XP)

PROCESSOR: A dual core processor is required:

AMD: Athlon X2 2.8GHz

Intel: Core 2 Duo 2GHz

MEMORY: 2 GB

HARD DRIVE: 8 GB

VIDEO CARD: DirectX 10 compatible or later with 512MB RAM

AMD: ATI Radeon 3650, 4450, 5550, 6450 or higher (per series)

NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT, 9500GT, GT120, GT430, GT520 (per series)

SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c compatible

INPUT: Mouse and keyboard, Xbox360 controller also supported
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Source : Alan Wake hitting Steam in February, PC specs listed | VG247

[font=AllerRegular, sans-serif]Discuss it on our Forums! - [/font]Alan Wake - Discussion Thread - TechEnclave

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