Part of this promise entails the PC version running at 60 frames per second in 1080p. In addition, the PC version will feature customisable Direct X 11 features including things like ambient occlusion and anti-aliasing. These features will be entirely optional, which is intended to make the game playable on a range of systems. The PC version will come with a day one HD texture pack, allowing people with high end rigs to make the game look even better.  On top of this, world density is a customisable feature on PC, allowing players to tweak this element of the game as high or low as their specs can handle.

Pre-ordering the game also unlocks the Triad pack in TF2, giving you access to a variety of new weapons and cosmetic items. In addition, you also get a few Valve themed items of clothing in Sleeping Dogs.

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The OUYA project has had numerous bouts of controversy since its conception and has received equal amounts of praise and criticism within the gaming industry. Even with regard to long standing arguments such as ‘Consoles vs PCs’ and ‘Timing of Next Gen Consoles’, the projects figures speak for themselves;

Over 41k backers generating more that 5.3 million dollars US in funding (Approx avg of $127 per backer) with a set standard sale price of $99 US/ £63 UK/ €81 EU/ $95 AUS (Not including available console Modkits).

There has been some backlash over the OUYA’s financial figures due to comments made by the projects CEO, Julie Uhrman. Initial comments made by CEO Uhrman on the Ouya project having ‘private investors’ as a source of initial funding made current and potential backers concerned over the validity of the Kickstarter campaign. CEO Uhrman later attempted to correct misconceptions by stating;

 ”Let me be clear, OUYA is not seeking additional funding outside of Kickstarter. Our priority now is to continue to focus on building a great game console while engaging in our ongoing Kickstarter campaign.”     

She would go on to mention that the ‘private investors’ she had previously mentioned were funds provided by those working on or personally related to the project.

Multiple other points of interest that have risen in relation to OUYA include the acquisition of an exclusive game title in ‘Human Element’ (NB; Scheduled Release 2015) and the projects hiring of a software/hardware engineer from Lab126, Amazon’s group behind well known Kindle products. And last but not least are the consoles specs and key features-

Tegra 3 QuadCore Proc. – 1gb RAM – 8gb Int. Flash Storage – Bluetooth 4.0       WiFi 802.11 b/g/n – USB 2.0/Ethernet – HDMI TV Connect Up To 1080p HD                    Android 4.0 – Wireless Controlling w/ Touch Pad  – ‘Hackable’/Modkits

The OUYA project has scheduled a March, 2013 launched date for the console.

“Dear Diablo Players,

Now that Diablo III has been out for two months, I would like to take a step back and discuss the launch, the feedback from the community, and talk about what the future holds for the game.”

(For full statement- http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/6080663481)

With regard to a game that had a twelve year build up, no definitive way of anticipating user numbers and a creation team from one of the video game industries biggest corporations; there is finally an official statement with admission of failures and mistakes. Despite a detailed and sincere styled message it may be too late for apologies.

This statement from the Blizzard executives arrives in time with Diablo 3′s latest publicity dive which was the death of an 18yr old Taiwanese man who suffered heart complications after playing the game for 40 hours straight. The death is now an addition to the growing list of issues with the title thus far;

• Massive play lockouts on launch date
• The (infamous) Error 37- Servers are currently busy. Please try again later.
• No offline single player mode
• Failure of ‘Infinite Endgame’ content
• Class action lawsuit by Korean Cyber-cafe owners
• General community backbiting over gameplay, graphics, duration, artistic content, character balances and support services.

Diablo 3 may be the case of ‘the bigger they are, the harder they fall’ but it is unsure at this point in time whether or not this train is too far off the tracks to salvage.

The details surrounding exactly what has changed within the game have been revealed, fans can now look forward to an Enhanced Interface which has been updated and improved to have native support for high resolution and widescreen displays as well as platform specific interface for the tablet versions of the game (touch power).

Upgrades to the games multiplayer introduces matchmaking functionality and the ability for cross platform gaming.
The source code has been cleaned up, sped up and now supports modern platforms, with over 400 issues found and fixed to improve the core of the game.
Features from Baldur’s Gate 2, such as class kits, sub-races and classes will now be included in this new enhanced edition.

All the cinematics within Baldur’s Gate have been replaced with hand painted and animated cinematics directed by Nat Jones

Details of the new adventure featured in Baldur’s Gate have been publicized at long last.
The new adventure is called The Black Pits and takes place deep within Underdark.
The player will receive a scroll via magical means. Unfurling it, they discover that they have been selected as one of the very few to enjoy the finest forms of entertainment in all creation.

The mad drow Baeloth has used his all-encompassing magical power to force a duergar colony into constructing his very own entertainment complex .Guests from near and far shall gather in anticipation, for Baeloth is known to be an excellent showman.

Come one, come all! Baeloth the Entertainer cordially invites you to the greatest spectacle the realms have to offer – mortal pitted against mortal in a desperate bid to survive! Thrilling combat, scintillating magic, and the grim spectre of death lurk above this, the greatest of all shows! All this and more can be enjoyed within… THE BLACK PITS!

In The Black Pit you will have to create a full party (up to six arty members)and battle through fifteen hellish arena- style battles in a desperate bid to escape ‘the entertainment complex’.
There will be Difficult challenges, unique battles, and a bizarre cast of characters.
providing an extra 6 hours of gameplay.

Dorn is a half-orc Blackguard whose otherworldly patron grants him terrible powers in the form of his black sword and unholy spells. Add him to your Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and inflict evil to the last corpse. The addition of this character adds another four hours of gameplay and gives access to The Blackguard kit to create your own champion of evil.

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition will continue to receive improvements after release, along with continued support for the vibrant mod community that has helped it remain so popular for so long.

Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition is available for pre-purchase for Windows  for $19.99 US, it will be available on the Apple App store for $9.99 US, on the MAC App Store for $19.99 US,and from Google Play for Android at $9.99 US .

via Baldur’s Gate Official Site

Those that order the Deluxe edition of the game will receive a set of guns as DLC as well as a hard cover art book and a making of DVD. In addition, the Deluxe edition comes with a 10 inch Hitman figurine.