Guys we are back again with some more Merc’s 2 video update, this time we give you some co-op footage. Merc’s 2 is looking better with every video. The game has been designed for hardcore action gamers, with tons of explosive options to choose from. This particular video shows off more in-game footage, do notice the stable frame-rate in co-op even with those many explosions. So which version are you planning to buy, PS3, Xbox 360 or PC?

TPM, a stealth encryption chip is being fitted into motherboards of most computers that are being rolled out now. This, according to Atari founder Nolan Bushnell will make PC game piracy a thing of the past:

“What that says is that in the games business we will be able to encrypt with an absolutely verifiable private key in the encryption world - which is uncrackable by people on the internet and by giving away passwords - which will allow for a huge market to develop in some of the areas where piracy has been a real problem.”

“Games are a different thing, because games are so integrated with the code. The TPM will, in fact, absolutely stop piracy of gameplay.

“As soon as the installed base of the TPM hardware chip gets large enough, we will start to see revenues coming from Asia and India at a time when before it didn’t make sense.”

Now before you try stocking up on as many pirated copies of NFS ProStreet as you can, keep in mind that piracy does developers, publishers and eventually gamers no favors (what with the lack of PC games available has shown as well as the closure of several studios) and that this is a better idea of circumventing piracy than what we’ve seen in the recent past.

While shouting hoarse about the earth being flat, claiming the existence of the tooth fairy to be true and screeching his belief that babies come from storks, Alex St. John, one of the creators of DirectX managed to slip in a fact (from his twisted view on things) that consoles are dead.

Beginning one of several brazen claims in his keynote, St. John spoke of the death of video game consoles: “Nobody needs a console when a game’s value and DRM is defined by community or an input device. Consoles just serve to keep you from playing a game you didn’t pay for.”

He asked, “What’s Sony and Microsoft’s motivation to make another console? It’s been so rocky, and it’s not about the pretty graphics anymore.” According to St. John, spectacular graphics have become a commodity, and not the platform for games to differentiate themselves. “The Wii is the exception that proves the rule — it’s not about the graphics, it’s about the input device.

You heard it folks, throw away consoles. All of the odd 30 million of them. They’re redundant. Like common sense.

Via, Gamasutra

Looks like the popularity of consoles has gone a step further, AMD have announced a new naming system to make their products more accessible and easier to understand for the n00bs mainstream users. i think that this might just help more people pick up PCs for gaming purposes, if done correctly. This is what AMD had to say:

Titled AMD Game!, the program will allow gamers to purchase hardware which meets a certain set of minimum requirements. New systems and parts will be labeled with AMD Game! or AMD! Game Ultra badges, meant to inform customers that the machine can capably play “today’s games.”

“We’re trying to help people identify PCs that are really ready to play the latest games,” AMD desktop gaming strategist Brent Barry explained to Shacknews. “Basically, to bring a little bit of that console-like simplicity to the mainstream gamers.”

Those who buy the AMD Game! certified systems will then be assured a standard of performance when playing recently released games. The company plans to update the specifications every six months to keep in line with current industry trends, though the name of the labels will remain the same.

Source: Shacknews