Following the rumours and subsequent strip-mining of EA Black Box, nobody really knew what was happening with the Need for Speed series. Now, Blues & Eurogamer are carrying word that the series is progressing in a 3-pronged revamp on every format under the sun. The 3 products, each developed by a different developer (none of […]
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Windows 7 – too game or not too game
Are Windows XP’s days finally numbered? TechRadar have an article asking such a question as Windows 7 reaches Public Beta and at first glance seems to be the next big thing. After Vista totally failed on almost every level to replace XP as everyone’s favourite Microsoft OS, Redmond were forced back to the drawing board […]
Earlier in the month, we reported that Crystal Dynamics were downsized and in December, Free Radical & Factor 5 disappeared, amongst others. Since then, there have been significant rumours of layoffs at larger companies including Microsoft, EA and Sega. Unfortunately, these days, rumours have a habit of coming true. Kotaku are keeping track of all […]
Activision Blizzard, that new mega-conglomerate we’re all learning to hate, have unvealed their main 2009 line-up at a Massive Inc. corporate upfront event. No prizes for guessing which names will appear in the list then…
Many will argue otherwise, but I found Doom3 to be a pretty enjoyable romp. No, it wasn’t scary at all (oooh… monsters in the cloest!) and yes, it was hyped way beyond its means (especially as Far Cry stole most of its technical thunder), but the gunplay was solid and what semblance of a plot […]
Microsoft really are doing their damnedness to shift their Evil Megolamanic Empire image. First they release a Beta for one of their Operating Systems that is both a) relatively bug free and b) actually quite damn good. Now they’re pioneering another gaming initiative. Granted, Microsoft’s initiatives are often like Sony’s proprietary format grabs – fraught […]
I tend to avoid MMOs like the plague, but it’s hard to miss the hoo-hah surrounding Age of Conan. It was heralded for its entire development as being the first MMO to be built for DirectX 10, packed full of hardcore adult content including nudity, violence and mature themes, coupled with a combat system more […]
You know there’s something not quite right with an industry when a product can sell (not just ship, mind you) 1.5 million individual copies across 6 major platforms and it’s performance is deemed ‘unsatisfactory’… Unfortunately, such a fate has befallen the latest Tomb Raider game, Underworld. Despite receiving above average reviews (in spite of some […]
During a keynote speech at the CES, Activision Publishing head honcho Mike Griffith boldly claimed that computer games are set to eclipse all other forms of entertainment. As per usual, the figures quoted are fairly meaningless, effectively comparing apples to oranges, but Griffith proceeded to compare the still-blossoming video games market to the huge century-old […]
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‘Make DLC, not DRM’ – DoW 2 Interview
Strategy Informer have posted an interview with Relic’s Jonny Ebbert, lead designer on Dawn of War II. Whilst mostly just covering the same groundwork about the game that others have before (The move from base-building to a more squad-focused game, Tyranids etc.), there are two interesting quotes that stand out from the rest. Read the […]