New DLC For ‘Skyrim: Dragonborn’ Trailer

The new Skyrim DLC titled: Dragonborn looks very promising, and I want to beat Skyrim right now so I can play it. It shows off new lands to explore , and some new monsters to kill. Doesn’t it look great? This will be the third of Skyrim’s DLC, and will be 1600 Microsoft points ($20) and will release on December 4th on Xbox Live, and we assume that it will release the following month for PC on Steam. In related news, there’s still no word on when, or if for that matter, the Skyrim DLC will ever reach the PS3.

Buy the new DLC on December 4, 2012 for $20!

– From the room of Alex_N

Total War DarthMod Nick “Darth Vader” Thomadis Mod Creator Retires

DarthMod Creator Nick “Darth Vader” Thomadis Retired today, therefore hopes of a new DarthMod for the Upcoming Total War Rome 2 have been vanquished. However, he stated that support for the current three DarthMods would continue, and that they might actually improve.

This is however, sad news, as many people love DarthMod and say it really makes the Total War games better. Many speculate that it has to do with Darth Vader not being invited to The Creative Assembly (The creators of the game) Modders summit, and that he’s upset that Creative Assembly does not give him any recognition. This is however, totally understandable, as he does not get paid for doing this, and it is for his own enjoyment. So will we see a new, non Darth Vader approved DarthMod for TW:R2, or will DarthMod be gone forever? Only one way to find out, and that’s by waiting for TW:R2.

Read about and Download DarthMod Empire here

Read about and Download DarthMod Napoleon here

Read about and Download DarthMod Shogun II here

Read the retirement post here

– From the Room of Alex_N

Is Windows 8 Really What We Need?

With Windows 8 right around the corner, due out on October 26th, is Windows 8 really what we need? We have seen the new UI that forces at start up, and so far, it does not look very appealing. It looks like something you would use on your tablet, while drinking a cup of coffee and using your mac-book at Starbucks, because you’re a hipster douche who hangs out at Starbucks for the free WiFi.

Get yo’ tablet design out of my desktop

Now of course, you can use a more traditional Windows UI, but this new ‘metro’ UI will be what you see every time you boot your computer, and if you’re a good person, that’s at least once every 3 days. I can tell you, that I’m going to be throwing my computer out of my window if I have to see that every time I boot up.

With the new UI aside, lets talking about PC gaming on windows 8, shall we? As you may or may not know, I love me some video games, and I really love PC Gaming. But what’s going to happen to our beloved PC gaming on Windows 8? Well, Microsoft wants to embrace the PC gaming culture, as long as you do it the Microsoft way. This article drives that point home. There’s also been outcry from Gabe Newell of Valve, who goes as far as suggesting that we take to Linux for PC gaming. The CEO of Stardock, Brad Wardell points out three big problems with Windows 8, who says it’s “Schizophrenic” and “Obnoxious”. Blizzard, of Starcraft, Diablo, and Warcraft fame also does not like it, echoing what Gabe Newell said. Markus “Notch” Persson of Minecraft fame, voiced his concern in a reddit AMA about a month ago, stating that he worries if Windows 8 is locked down, then it will hurt Indie gaming in the future. If Gaben being worried wasn’t enough, then Notch being worried should be.

So what does Windows 8 hold in store for users? We’ll find out as more and more people get their hands on it, but only you can be your own Judge.

– From the Room of Alex_N