Finally, Batman: Arkham City recieves its desperately needed PC patch via Steam auto-update, fixing the crippling DirectX 11 performance issues that most people with a relatively new video card have been expieriencing. "We have just released a patch for Batman: Arkham City PC that provides fixes a variety of DX 11 issues, as well as fixes for a few other non-DX 11 related issues." Don't get too excited quite yet however, because the DX11 fixes implemented in this patch only take care of those of...

Unfortunately for our PlayStation 3 brethren, they may never see a fix to the biggest issue plaguing their Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim experience. Fallout: New Vegas director, Joshua Sawyer, says the 'PS3 lag' problem is an "an engine-level issue with how the save game data is stored" and would take a "large time commitment" to fix. Elaborating, he said "the longer you play a character, the more bit differences on objects (characters, pencils on tables, containers, etc.) get saved off and carried aro...

Fancy some Spinfuser disc launching, jetpack flag capping Tribes: Ascend action, but haven't been selected for the closed beta quite yet? Thanks to the game's developer, Hi-Rez Studios, we've got 100 keys to give away that will grant you instant access to the highly anticipated sci-fi shooter. How do you put yourself in the running? It's very simple: just follow @gamersunder on Twitter! Thousands of you already keep up to date with GU on our Facebook page, but we've mostly neglected building a ...

EA has gone on a mad domain registering spree, grabbing over a dozen Command & Conquer URLs, all featuring the word "Alliances". Strangely though, previous major C&C releases have also been included in the names such as redalertalliances.com, generalsalliances.com and so-forth.

What does it all mean? I guess we'll have to wait for an announcement, which is rumoured to come on December 10 at the Spike TV Video Game Awards, but in the meantime you can find the full list below.

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At approximately 6pm AEST on December 6th, that's Tuesday next week, Battlefield 3 will be updated with a 2GB client patch as well as a server update. The reason for such a hefty client patch is that it contains content required for BF3's Back to Karkand expansion. For a long list of specifics explaining what fixes and changes have been made, read on.


Bugfixes

• Fixed a problem with spawn timer now showing blue border on startup and lost spawn point
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Bethesda has announced that the Skyrim development tools used to create the game will be made available to players during January, titled the Creation Kit. In conjunction with its release will be the Creation Kit's release, we will roll out a new Wiki and videos to help you get started." You will also be able to publish your work to the Steam Workshop.

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DICE has confirmed that their Battlefield 3 'Back to Karkand' DLC pack will arrive on PS3 on December 6, followed a week later by PC and Xbox 360 - which while unconfirmed would pencil it in for a December 13 release. The expansion will feature four classic Battlefield maps including Strike at Karkand, Wake Island, Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula.

If you missed the Gulf of Oman gameplay trailer, check it out by clicking here....

The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive closed beta is now live. Those with existing keys can gain access now, while entry by the wider public will be orchestrated early next year. More beta gameplay than you can poke a stick at has already been uploaded to YouTube, so I thought I'd embed a clip here for you to have a look at.



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The latest Syndicate Deep-Dive video shows off the arsenal of Agent Tools at your dispersal in the forthcoming shooter. 19 weapons and 87 attachments will be available, with 25 upgrades. Of particularly awesome note is the swarm launcher, a 'super weapon'. There's no Skrillex or Digitalism soundtrack this time, but it's still a must watch. "Along with the latest prototype chip (DART6), see all the agent tools you have in your arsenal as you fight through this brutal world of corporate governance ...

I fondly remember laying on my bedroom floor reading the latest edition of GamePro, writing a list in my notebook - an actual one, made of paper - a detailed list of which games from the issue I wanted to purchase or rent for my Super Nintendo. Sadly, GamePro is the latest gaming magazine casualty of the new millennia. Originally launching in 1989 the GamePro name enjoyed much success during 90s, but with shrinking interest in print publications its time is up, starting with the closure of its webs...