Following on from Valve’s announcement of a major update to the Steam Community yesterday, day 2 of the drip-feed of information has arrived. Today Valve have announced that Groups will be getting an upgrade. With an incredible 2.5 million groups created since the launch of the Steam Community jump past the break to see what Valve have in store for groups. Continue Reading
Valve have announced that the Steam Community will be receiving a major update which will put more focus on user-created screenshots, videos and Workshop items for games on Steam. Game Hubs will be created for every game on Steam where the most popular user-created content will be showcased alongside related news, discussions and comments for the game. Continue Reading
As the Assassin’s Creed series continues to grow with Ubisoft introducing new features with each entry the multiplayer element was the most recent major addition to the series. It’s in this Animus trailer that we see some insight into how we go about assassinating our friends in Assassin’s Creed 3. Continue Reading
It may seem like it was just yesterday that the worlds of Cloud Strife and Mickey Mouse collided to create Kingdom hearts, but Dream Drop Distance marks 10 years of the series’ lifespan. By this point in time most gamers understand what Kingdom Hearts is and have decided whether or not it is a series that is worthy of their library, and Dream Drop Distance understands that about itself. For a Kingdom Hearts game with Disney characters, vibrant colors and wonderful music, Dream Drop Distance is the worst game for someone new to the series to be introduced to. The storyline has reached a point where it’s hard to make sense even for a seasoned Kingdom Hearts player and it’s fairly weaker than the other entries in the series, the gameplay is a bit more frustrating than the other entries, the storyline is a bit off and the game might be better off without some of the new features.
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Valve are branching out from their video-game routes into software titles using their gaming platform, Steam.
“Many of the launch titles will take advantage of popular Steamworks features, Continue Reading
The popular zombie mod, DayZ, is being made into a standalone game. “This is actually happening,” says DayZ creator, Dean “rocket” Hall.
The game will be developed, with rocket as the project lead, by Bohemia Interactive, the developers for ARMA 2 and, the upcoming sequel, ARMA 3.
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This is the second interactive trailer/demo we’ve seen for a game this week following the release of Dishonored’s ‘Daring Escapes’ gameplay trailer on Thursday. These interactive trailers are awfully good at giving two or more perspectives on how to do missions in the games they’re showcasing. This time it’s the turn of EA who have released an extended video of the Crysis 3 demo shown at this year’s E3. You have the choice to take on the mission in either Stealth or Armour mode. Continue Reading
The latest trailer, ‘Hard-boiled Gunplay’, to be released from Square Enix for their up and coming game Sleeping Dogs shows off the gunplay in the game from the cover system, Max Payne style slow motion, high speed shootouts and explosions. It’s looking visually impressive and lining up to be one of the surprise hits of this year, especially considering it’s an original and new IP coming from Square Enix and developers United Front Games.
Check out the trailer after the break. Continue Reading
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