The modding community for Skyrim has already provided a plethora of mods that transform Skyrim into a completely different beast, but these are just the humble beginnings Bethesda will be rolling out the Creation Kit on February 7th which will make modding that much more easier for the community. Once the Kit lands, players can download the kit from under the Tools tab on Steam.You can check out the video below for a preview of what you can expect.

The news was revealed by a tweet from Bethesda’s Pete Hines, who also went on to tease a “special surprise” in store for fans.

“For our Skyrim PC fans, the Creation Kit is on track for release on Tuesday. And, we also have a special surprise with it. #whatcoulditbe!?”

Not even the slightest hint was given for what the surprise could be. Let us know your thoughts on the matter below.

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There’s no denying that the customer is always the number one priority when it comes to Valve. The developer values their community more than anything else, and that’s precisely why the company is one of the most beloved in the industry.

Gabe Newell is known to personally reply to emails sent to him by fans, regardless of what the mail concerned. Whether it was about their games, Gabe’s wardrobe composition, or even his opinion on Cat pictures, it didn’t matter. One guy by the name Alex decided to give it a shot and mailed Gabe about a LAN party which he was helping organize. Not even in his wildest dreams would he have imagined such a response.

Alex was greeted by a box at his doorstep which contained a plethora of goodies to give away at list LAN party. As you can see from the images below, the items include T-shirts, posters, mouse pads and even Team Fortress 2 trading cards. Get a closer look at all the contents over here.

Stay classy Valve, you guys are the best.

Some brand new gameplay details for Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us have just surfaced from GameInformer’s sneak peek into their March issue cover story . Players will be placed in the shoes of Joe, as he and Ellie scour through the post apocalyptic world looking for supplies and melee weapons to survive against the horde of infected enemies that plague the world.

Melee weapons will break after prolonged usage, and constantly need to be replaced. Gunplay will also be featured in the game.  Ellie will be controlled by the game’s AI, but Naughty Dog has stressed that they are playing a large emphasis on refining the AI so that gamers won’t be required to play the role of a babysitter.

Be sure to pick up the March issue of GameInformer for the full blown first in-depth coverage of one of this year’s most anticipated title.

Capcom will be rolling out its version 2012 patch for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition on February 21st for both the PS3 and Xbox 360.

The update does not feature any new additional content, but includes several bug fixes that should lessen the frustration. Here’s the scoop:

PS3 version fixes:

• In the Car Crusher stage, a bug that made it impossible to advance has been fixed.
• Against specific characters, a bug that caused Juri to pass through her opponents when they were hit at point blank range with close standing medium punch has been fixed.
• Against specific characters, a bug that caused Dee Jay to pass through his opponents when executing close standing heavy kick super cancelled into heavy Sobat Carnival has been fixed.
• Against Sagat, a bug that caused Cody’s EX Bad Stone to miss when Focus Attack Lv. 3 -> Dash -> EX Bad Stone was performed has been fixed.
• In SSFIV AE, a bug where Dudley’s Step Straight caused an opponent’s hit animation to not operate as expected has been fixed.

Xbox 360 version fixes:

• In the Car Crusher stage, a bug that made it impossible to advance has been fixed.
• Against specific characters, a bug that caused Juri to pass through her opponents when they were hit at point blank range with close standing medium punch has been fixed.
• Against specific characters, a bug that caused Dee Jay to pass through his opponents when executing close standing heavy kick super canceled into heavy Sobat Carnival has been fixed.
• Against Sagat, a bug that caused Cody’s EX Bad Stone to miss when Focus Attack Lv. 3 -> Dash -> EX Bad Stone was performed has been fixed.
• In SSFIV AE, a bug where Dudley’s Step Straight caused an opponent’s hit animation to not operate as expected has been fixed.

“This patch does not have anything that changes the nature of the game, but we hope that you can enjoy a more perfect version of SSFIV AE Ver. 2012!” said. assistant producer Tomoaki Ayano.

In other news, Capcom has announced that Street Fighter X Tekken has just gone gold and the game will arrive in stores on March 6th in North America, and on the 9th in Europe. To celebrate the occasion, a new character was teased in an image which you can see below, where only the outline was shown. Street Fighter fans won’t take more than a second to that the character in question is M. Bison.

Warren Spector, the man who has largely responsible in bringing us the ground breaking Deus Ex back in 2000, will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference. Spector has contributed to several influential titles such as Ultima Underworld, System Shock, Thief: The Dark Project, and of course, he founded Ion Storm which eventually gave us Deus Ex and its sequel Invisible War. Meggan Scavio, General Manager of GDC commended Spector by saying that his carrier “exemplifies the exact qualities that a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient should possess.”

Deus Ex holds a close and dear spot in our hearts, and we even named it the Best Game of the Decade. Congratulations Warren, your work has shaped the industry in many ways and know that we gamers will always be behind you no matter what you undertake.

The post apocalyptic shooter which was earlier slated for a Q3 2012 release, will now ship only during Q1 2013, THQ has announced.

The publisher revealed during an investors call that the developers require more time to polish up the game. Metro 2033 was a vastly under-appreciated gem which slipped to the shadows of several other big release. THQ hadn’t exactly done its best in promoting the game either, but it looks like they’ve learned from their mistakes. CEO Brian Farrel promised that great emphasis will be placed on Last Light, and that they would invest twice as much on marketing for it than its predecessor.

Activision has revealed that the first wave of Modern Warfare 3 DLC which arrived on Xbox Live last month, will be available on PSN for Call of Duty Elite premium members on February 28th.

The content will be free of course, as the price is already included in the Elite premium subscription. The Piazza and Liberation maps will be available to all gamers sometime in March on the 360, and in April for the PS3 and PC. Activison has 20 DLC packs in the pipeline for the coming months, and you can expect the publisher to stay true to its tradition and release it first on Xbox Live with a PSN and PC release following a month later.

The long awaited PC port of Alan Wake will finally be hitting Steam on February 16th, with a boxed retail version to follow soon after.

The standard edition which will come included with all DLC, will be priced at a mere $30, while the limited collector’s edition will cost $35. The PC version of the game will feature several enhancements over its 360 counterpart, including Stereoscopic 3D and AMD Eyefinity support. Here’s what you can expect from the additional development time:

• Experience Alan Wake’s Pacific Northwest in higher resolutions and higher fidelity than ever before.
• Refined and fully configurable mouse and keyboard support (or if you prefer to play with the Microsoft gamepad connected to your PC, you can do that too!) .
• A wide selection of customizable graphics settings and support for 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios.
• Multithreaded engine that takes advantage of quad core CPUs.
• Additional options our fans have sought after, such as field of view adjustment as well as “hide HUD”.
• Works with AMD Eyefinity 3D 3-screen mode.
• Works with NVIDIA NVISION2 Stereoscopic 3D.

Markus Mäki, CTO at Remedy commented on the occasion.

“We’ve done our best to do justice to the PC version and do things the way they should be done for PC. The PC version looks absolutely beautiful. We’re bringing the game to life in a whole new way,”

The developer has also announced that it has jumped on-board EA’s Origin digital distribution service. To celebrate the partnership, Alan Wake, which was earlier announced to utilize Steamworks, will be available on Origin soon after its launch.

Those who didn’t get a chance to try the stellar game on the 360 should not pass on PC version, especially when taking into consideration the asking price and additional content included.

EA has just let loose the Launch trailer for Kingdoms of Amalur. The trailer gives us brief glimpses at the game’s combat system, which is what sets it apart from other RPGs according to the developers, while also briefly explaining the outset of the plot. Enough words, check it out for yourselves and let us know your thoughts.

Reckoning arrives in North America on the 7th of this month, and on the 10th in Europe.

Ubisoft will be transitioning to new gaming severs next week, and as a result, many of its PC games which require a constantly on internet connection will be unplayable.

Tom Clancy’s HAWX 2, Might & Magic: Heroes 6 and The Settlers 7 are among the list of PC games, while Mac gamers will be denied Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell: Conviction and The Settlers. Also, Uplay for PC will be completely taken down during the during the period.

However, some of the publishers recent titles which embraced a new DRM measure which  required a one time activation will remain playable offline if it’s already activated. Recent titles such as Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and Driver: San Francisco will remain unaffected with even online modes to be available across all platforms. Online modes of several other games will be possibly “impacted”, but the publisher hasn’t issued any further details.

The transition process will be initiated on 7th February, which is next Tuesday. The publisher hasn’t mentioned how long we can expect it to last.