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PlanetSide 2 E3 Theatre Presentation

Posted by AJ on June 28, 2012
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Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) have released the PlanetSide 2 theatre presentation shown at E3 for everyone to see.  The presentation showcases the main features of the game, starting off with the game’s factions (Terran Republic, the New Conglomerate and the Vanu Sovereignty) by giving us a little background on their design, weapons etc as well as giving us a taster for some of the game’s classes and vehicles.  There will be an insane amount of customisation available, allowing you to adapt your weapons and vehicles to your play style. Continue Reading

AirBuccaneers HD development gets a speed boost

Posted by AJ on June 26, 2012
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The AirBuccaneers HD team have announced that development on their game, currently in the Alpha stage, will be receiving a major boost to its development throughout the short Finnish summer.  Due to the days being very long and bright the time the team have cut back on their summer holidays to push through July so they can release the beta by this fall with loads of new content.  The team have also announced that the game will see its full release by the end of the year.

For more information on AirBuccaneers HD check out the official website here.

Alexander “AJ” Bridgwood

GTN’s play with us – SkyDrift

Posted by AJ on June 14, 2012
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Ok, so you like to play games, we know that since you’re reading this post and this site. What we really want to do is play them with you. This is our huge monthly gaming session where the GTN team will be coming online together and playing games with you.

This month we’re playing SkyDrift, an air racing game where you race round different environments testing both your combat and flying skills against up to 8 players. Continue Reading

Playing Dead: Episode 4

Posted by AJ on June 13, 2012
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Telltale Games have released the 4th video in their Playing Dead series which focuses on behind the scenes information about their game The Walking Dead.

In this episode AJ LoCascio interviews lead game designers Sean Vanaman and Jake Rodkin to discuss the reception The Walking Dead – Episode 1 has received from fans and critics, review Episode 1 highlights and hint at what is to come in Episode 2.  Be warned though, there are spoilers in the video below so if you haven’t yet played Episode 1 it’s advisable to skip this one for now.

If you’ve missed any of the episodes released so far you can view them using the links below:

Playing Dead: Episode 1

Playing Dead: Episode 2

Playing Dead: Episode 3

For more information on The Walking Dead game check out the official website:  www.thewalkingdeadgame.com

Alexander “AJ” Bridgwood

Dishonored gameplay trailer released

Posted by AJ on June 1, 2012
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GameTrailers have released the first gameplay trailer for Bethesda Softwork’s upcoming stabby assassination game: Dishonored. To the tune of “what shall we do with the drunken whaler” the trailer shows more of the Dishonored world including the effects of the on-going plague, the government forces and plenty of stabbing.

Quite where the drunken whaler comes into it all remains to be seen but it does add in a whole load of atmosphere to an already dark and gritty looking game.

For more information on Dishonored check out the official game website here.

Alexander “AJ” Bridgwood

The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim: Dawnguard trailer released

Posted by AJ on May 31, 2012
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Bethesda Softworks have released the first trailer for their upcoming game add-on for The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim: Dawnguard.  The trailer heavily features those creatures which stalk the night, vampires and the Dawnguard who seem to be a group of soldiers dedicated to getting rid of the vampires. The trailer seems to hint at being able to choose which side you’d like to fight on which should hopefully mean completely different stories depending which path you go down.  Also included in the trailer is a new weapon, the crossbow, which should make for some new interesting gameplay options for those who prefer the ranged combat.

So, which side will you be looking to choose to fight on?

For more information on the game check out the official website here.

Alexander “AJ” Bridgwood

Charge into battle with the Skryim 1.6 update

Posted by AJ on May 24, 2012
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Bethesda have announced that in update 1.6 for Skyrim they will be introducing mounted combat following its teasing in the Skyrim Game Jam video shown off earlier this year at DICE 2012.  This is a free title update for all platforms and will see players now able to use melee and ranged weapons, thus making horses more useful.  Now we just need to see Bethesda implementing horses for companions so we don’t have to wait for them to constantly catch up as we ride into the sunset.

PC users are able to try out the highly requested mounted combat now by opting into the Steam Beta Update via the settings menu in Steam, while news on the Xbox 360 and PS3 release dates are yet to be announced.  Check out the full patch notes after the break. Continue Reading

Playing Dead: Episode 3

Posted by AJ on May 24, 2012
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Telltale Games have released the 3rd video in their Playing Dead series which focuses on behind the scenes information about their game The Walking Dead.

In this episode they talk to Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead comic book series, and show off in-game footage from episode 1 of their game.

If you’ve missed any of the episodes released so far you can view them using the links below:

Playing Dead: Episode 1

Playing Dead: Episode 2

For more information on The Walking Dead game check out the official website:  www.thewalkingdeadgame.com

Alexander “AJ” Bridgwood

AirBuccaneers HD Alpha 0.60 released

Posted by AJ on May 22, 2012
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Last week LudoCraft released the 0.60 Alpha update for AirBuccaneers HD.  This is their biggest update so far and includes a new map called Trollivuono, new post process effects for the game and XP is now accumulated for both player’s characters equally.

LudoCraft have told us that this will be the game’s last major Alpha release before the Beta, but they will keep releasing smaller updates and fixes in the meantime.  Check out the full patch notes after the break. Continue Reading