ALT+F4: Zombies and Deals

It has finally dropped below 90 degrees here in my sun bleached corner of the globe. So now that the risk of heatstroke is gone for the day, here’s some PC gaming news. Today the date for the release of Resident Evil 5 has been announced, along with an awesome benchmark utility that will let you get an idea of how the game will run. In addition to that is a truckload of savings across the various digital distro sites, all of which have a ton of great games available on the cheap.

Check it all out after the jump.

Resident Evil 5 to Infect PCs

Capcom has declared that September 18^th will be the day PC gamers finally get to take part in the Resident Evil 5 party. As an added bonus to playing at high resolutions and antialiasing away all the jaggies, the game is also going to have the added bonus of being viewable in stereoscopic 3D. While I’m personally not a fan of funneling hundreds of dollars into making pictures pop out at me, it’s a pretty cool sounding feature.

“Fans that pick up the PC version will be the first to experience stereoscopic 3D out of screen effects as their living rooms are transformed into the world of Kijuju. Infected Majini coming at players from every angle, dust flying in and out of screen and the scariest bosses to date are taken up a notch. Resident Evil 5 PC is a whole new level of fear players will never forget. The game also supports Stereoscopic 3D in all of its cut scenes – an industry first.”

In addition to this news, Capcom has released a benchmark utility to ensure you’ll be able to pop zombie skulls at buttery frame rates before you invest in the title. The application includes a variable benchmark which should indicate the performance you’ll see in-game, and a fixed benchmark that just does its best to kick your computer in the stomach and laugh. The benchmark includes an option for DX9 or DX10 and even allows you to check out the stereoscopic 3D if you’ve got the hardware.

Then benchmark is available from Fileshack and nZone.

[Source: Gameindustry.biz]

Weekend Steals

• Good Old Games

Tom Clancy Pack for the price of $9.99. This pack includes the original Rainbow 6 and Ghost Recon.

Good Old Games is also offering combination savings when you purchase strategy titles The Nations and Alien Nations, buying together will cost you a whopping $8.98.

• Impulse http://www.impulsedriven.com/

Impulse has some awesome sales this weekend, one of the best being World of Goo for 50% off, coming in at $9.99.

Braid is up for grabs for $9.99.

Droplitz is 50% off, coming in at $4.99.

Puzzlequest Galactrix is also 50% off, which brings the puzzler to $9.99.

If Tranis are your thing, you can get the Trainz Pack for $49.99, a package deal that usually cost $70, a great deal for a fan of the series.

• Direct 2 Drive

Direct 2 Drive has a deal of the week on Cogs, for 50% off, bringing the cost of the title to $4.99

• Steam

The weekend deal seems to be the Brothers in Arms Pack, which includes Earned in Blood, Road to Hill 30, and Hell’s Highway for $19.99. A pretty awesome deal.