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 […]
Following the big Christmas reveal (which was so big we missed it) of the Delorean-esque 88-Special, Criterion have unveiled the remaing thee cars from the upcoming Legendary Cars DLC pack in their latest CrashTV Podcast. Accompanying the 88-Special are the Manhattan Spirit (Ecto-1), the Carson Nighthawk (KITT) and the Cavalry Bootlegger (General Lee), each of […]
In light of the continued absence of a sequel to one of Monolith Productions first games – Shogo M.A.D. – it seems we will all just have too make do with the upcoming sequel to the 2005 hit F.E.A.R. The new trailer released at CES focuses on the EPA (which presumably means ‘Enhanced Power Armour’ […]
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Snowbound – Halo Wars Gameplay footage
Some more footage of AoE-developer Ensemble Studios swan song, Halo Wars, the RTS based on the million-selling franchise, has been captured at CES. The cam footage from the floor at the trade show (comprising ~ a minute and a half of actual gameplay) depicts a battle between humans and the Covenant on an ice-bound world, […]
Prototype went quiet after a few well-publicised slips and poorly received demos. Obviously, not content to release a half-arsed effort, Radical have beavered away to improve the game significantly and the demo vids after the cut certainly show a more refined game. Hopefully, as it approaches release, we’ll see something a bit more structured than […]
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Raptor Copter for iPhone Released
Flashbang Studios have released the semi-sequel to the acclaimed Off-Road Velociraptor Safari for the iPhone via the Apple Store for an introductory price of $0.99/£0.59. Once again using the versatile Unity player, the goal is to collect raptors using your personal Chinook and deposit their corpses into teleporters for future consumption. Stats are tracked via […]
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2009 IGF Finalists announced
The 11th Annual Independent Games Festival takes place on the 23rd to 27th of March in San Francisco. As per usual, the highlight of the event is the IGF Competition, of which the finalists have been announced here. Nomination highlights include the f*cked up Source-powered Zeno Clash, the Worms-esque Cortex Command, old lady simulator The […]
Meta-publisher SEGA have released their early-2009 release schedule, including choice morsels such as definitive March release dates for Madworld & Empire: Total War (but we knew that anyway), over-confident Q1 releases for Alpha Protocol & the feared-dead Aliens: Colonial Marines and possibly-2009-but-we’re-not-really-sure releases for Xbox/PS3 DMC-esque Bayonetta. Source – Videogamer.com The full list lives after […]
Because we’re having a slow news time, what with there being a typical post-christmas lull, a global recession and nothing but a load of announcements & promises in the form of press releases (coupled with the fact we forgot to do it in 2008), here’s the CNS Best of 2008