“Mr. B… Big Sister doesn’t want you playing with me” : BioShock 2 Gameplay Trailer

GameTrailers have the exclusive first look at BioShock 2′s gameplay.  Yes, you definitely are a Big Daddy, the Big Sister is definitely a foe, you can use Plasmids and you carry both a drill and the rivet gun.

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Borderlands goes Cel Shaded

When Borderlands was last properly shown, it was a sort of gritty, grimy (and, unfortunately, fairly generic looking) effort.

Since then, the game has had a visual overhaul which has been revealed in this months PC Gamer (i’m assuming the US print edition) which Gearbox have claimed is to keep the games visual style as close to their concept art as possible.  The cynicist in me says its to differentiate the game from id’s RAGE, but i’m willing to give Pitchford & co. the benefit of the doubt.

Obviously, as we saw with Diablo III’s reveal, a change in art … Read More…

“Thanks fer standin’ still, wanker!” : TF2 Sniper Update

Hot on the heels of the Scout & Heavy updates, themselves not inconsiderable, comes the latest TF2 update, this time catering for everyones long-range homicidal maniac.

Valve are selling this update as the biggest yet, including…

multiple new maps and a bunch of gameplay tweaks

Not much more information yet, but there is word that this update will be preceeded by at least one cross-class update that will bring new content to all classes (which most of the internet prophets will no-doubt consider to be the absent grenades).

There’s also official word about why there’s still no sign of any … Read More…

Can you bind blood?: Call of Juarez prequel trailer

I picked up the original Call of Juarez for next too nothing in a Steam sale a while back.  I never finished it, largely because the OTT pseudo-religious fun that was the bible-quoting gunfighter Rev. Ray was totally overshadowed by the intolerable FPS platforming involved in Billy’s levels.

Still, Techland are back to have another crack at the story, setting the next game as a prequel which focuses on Ray and his brother (who shares all of his traits, hopefully meaning minimal strange rope-based platforming action).

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Virtually Defying the Virtual Laws of Virtual Physics?: The Saga of OnLive

If there was one story that took the GDC by storm, it was OnLive.

The streaming game service from one of the guys behind Quicktime that aims to end the console wars by, well, ending them alltogether and offer even the most basic laptop the opportunity to play Crysis with all the settings ramped up at a steady 60fps.

Sounds too good too be true right?… Read More…