It has been a long time since the last UT game (being UT3 in 2008 and die-hard fans would ignore that, preferring UT2004 or even UT99) and even longer since Quake III (1999). Since then all we have really had are casual multiplayer shooters with persistent unlocks and no real place in eSports. The setting of most of the popular multiplayer games also restricts their ability to be taken seriously as an eSport, Contemporary war or WWII doesn’t really mater, it is still war and therefore not a “game”.
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Any gamer that plays RPG’s will tell you that they have either hated how Dragon Age II was corrupt or how much they hated the ending to Mass Effect 3. Well sorry folks this isn’t another tidbit about your space game but it looks like Bioware is already moving onto developing the next Dragon Age. The last entry in the series was a serious disappointment to almost every fan of the series because the game felt extremely rushed, as if they didn’t even care about what the final product was and were just cashing in on the Dragon Age name. Well Mark Darrah of Bioware wants to change that to the most of his, and his team’s ability. On the Bioware forums Mark has posted that the team has been going back through the games they made that were great and they wanted to explore new possibilities in these games because of how much video games have advanced over the past years. Because of the great upset of Dragon Age II the team wants to hear your opinion about what should happen in the next entry of the series. Mark writes, “The next thing for the Dragon Age team members and I to do is hear from you, and not just on the forums, or Facebook, or Twitter. We’ll be attending a number of conventions and gatherings, including PAX East in April. The most valuable thing we can get out of those meetings is to hear from you on those same topics – what does Dragon Age mean to you, and where would you like to see it go? We’re excited to hear what you have to say!” Also because of this action of moving onto the next Dragon Age Mark also has rejected any possibility for Dragon Age II DLC, but who is upset about that?
Rocket Science, how hard can it be? Well as BBC’s Top Gear found out, quite hard.
Kerbal Space Program is a game currently in development by Squad and, as is all the rage these days, you can play an early build right now. 0.13 is freely available to everyone and anyone who pre-orders the game gets to keep up with the latest version (0.14.1 at the time of writing).
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LudoCraft Ltd have released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming game, AirBuccaneers HD. Currently in development in the Alpha phase, the trailer shows off various elements of the game including the various weapons available to use in the game, different ways of destroying and taking over enemy ships and a few of the maps. Check it out below:
You can currently download the Alpha version for free on their website here.
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Recently Game Informer got a chance to play through a fifteen minute demo of The Last of Us to see what the game was like, even though they haven’t written anything yet Naughty Dog has released screenshots of the demo on their website. The Last of Us is a game revolving around and older man and a younger girl named Joel and Ellie. The most we know about the game is that it is supposed to be the first zombie game with a big emphasis on story. Hopefully we will see more at E3, until then check out the screenshots here.
A long awaited release of a classic game has finally come to the PlayStation 3. Its once again time to grab a board and hit the slopes in SSX: Deadly Descents. Continue Reading
Telltale Games have released the 2nd episode in their talk show, Playing Dead, which focuses on behind the scenes information about their upcoming game The Walking Dead.
In this episode they talk to Gary Whitta, story consultant for their game and screenwriter for The Book of Eli, and Sean Vanaman, one of the game’s lead designers. They take a look at the art of expanding Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead universe in video game form and how the player’s choices will affect the game’s story as it progresses.
Telltale Games have also released 3 new screenshots for you to feast your eyes over. You can view those and the trailer after the break.
EA have released the announce trailer for Medal of Honor Warfighter, the next installment in the series which went modern in their last game, Medal of Honor. You’ll once again be returning to the modern battlefield playing as Tier 1 soldiers and taking on the dangerous PETN. Here’s the blurb straight from EA:
Medal of Honor is back and once again puts you in the boots of today’s most precise and disciplined warriors. This time however, you’re going global. Powered by Frostbite 2, Medal of Honor Warfighter delivers an aggressive, gritty, and authentic experience that puts gamers in the boots of today’s most precise and disciplined warriors in an up close and personal look at today’s battlefield and the fight against the ongoing global terror threat. Inspired by actual events, and written by Tier 1 Operators while deployed overseas. When an extremely deadly explosive (PETN) penetrates civilian borders, Preacher and his fellow teammates are sent in to solve the problem.
It’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) time again and Paradox Interactive have announced 3 new games at their conference with all of them playable at the show in San Francisco in their gaming lounge. In development are The Showdown Effect, Dungeonland and RED Frontier with my favourite being Dungeonland, it looks Magicka esque and that can only be a good thing! So, check out the new games after the break straight from their press release.
Ubisoft have released their reveal trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3 today. It confirms the rumours and speculation of the game being set during the American revolution, and sees the new protagonist rising as a new assassin from the embers of his burning village. “Born of Mohawk and British Blood, his fight for freedom and justice will be forged in the flames of revolution.”
The game is confirmed for an October 30th 2012 launch in the US and October 31st 2012 in the UK and will be coming to the PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360. It has also been confirmed it is in development for the Wii U. Check out the trailer below:
Official Assassin’s Creed 3 website: http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac3/
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