Yes I know it’s Monday, but I didn’t know that yesterday, sorry bank holidays always throw me off so lets all pretend it is Sunday and have a look at some of the best and most interesting stories from around the web you may have missed this (last) week.
The The ability to destroy a planet may be insignificant next to the power of the Force, but in a real time strategy I’m thinking it is pretty important… Well Planetary Annihilation will enable you to do just that assuming it gets the funding. 20 left days to go and an amazing $733,000 of their lofty $900,000 goal already, watch the pitch after the jump and you will see why.
Another year, another chance for the gaming industry to pat itself on the back. Voting for the 2012 Golden Joysticks is now open.
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Rockstar Games have released 3 new screenshots for Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) following the release of 3 earlier on this week. In a post titled ‘leisure’ on the Rockstar Games main website are 3 screenshots which show off different activities taking place within the world of Los Santos. Continue Reading
This Week in the Universe rounds up some of the best and most interesting stories from around the web you may have missed this week.
It’s the fourth and final day of the Steam Community update and Valve have announced that the last update to the Steam Community will be Friends. Valve have broken away your friends from the Community into a separate area so that everything to do with them is in one area. The Community will now consist of just the Game Hubs, Steam Workshop and Steam Greenlight focusing on the larger Steam Community. Continue Reading
Blizzard have released the Cinematic trailer for the World of Warcraft Expansion, Mists of Pandaria. Like all trailers of this kind it tells you nothing about the game. Still, go watch a Panda(ren) beat up a man and a.. bigger, greener man.
Sadly DreamWorks Animation have made me unable to watch it without laughing.
Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend…
Day 3 of the Steam Community update reveal focuses on your collection of screenshots, videos and workshop items you’ve created. All of the content you’ve created and shared will now be put into one convenient area to make it easier for you to manage and display your content. Continue Reading
Can you imagine racing up to 11 of your friends in an open world, taking on challenges on the fly to a remixed version of The Who’s Baba O’Riley? In EA and Criterion Games’ Need For Speed Most Wanted the multiplayer will allow you to do just that. Well, you might have to play the music yourself but the thought of it sounds pretty incredible. Similar to Burnout Paradise’s multiplayer where you simply dropped into a world with your friends you’ll be able to pick a car from a selection of Sports, Exotic, Track and SUV and enjoy a nonstop playlist of competitive events. Continue Reading
Another new feature for the Assassin’s Creed series has been announced by Ubisoft for the 3rd game. Players will be able to explore and navigate the open seas to command your own naval warship as well as taking on enemy warships in naval warfare. In the trailer after the break we see the player navigating their warship, using cannon and other weapons to take down enemy warships and boarding them to engage in close quarter combat. It all looks pretty impressive with the Anvil engine clearly working its magic here. Continue Reading
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