It’s been nearly a year since the startling announcement that the most beloved console FPS franchise of our time would be returning for not one, but three fully-fledged sequels. As yet another E3 draws closer, we’re now just weeks away from seeing Halo 4 up close and personal. Though newcomer 343 Industries has done an outstanding job of keeping the heavily anticipated title under tight wraps, quite a few details ...
Joel and Ellie won't have an easy road ahead of them. Their path across the US will intersect with other survivors, some of whom won't be friendly. In this scene set to the somber chords of Hank Williams, Sr., Joel and Ellie continue their journey west in a battered pickup truck. As they drive towards the next destination on their route, and hopefully a place to find critical resources, the ...
Rarely do the words 'narrative' and 'zombies' get thrown together in the same sentence, unless it's "They shouldn't have bothered putting some crappy narrative in a game about zombies. I just wanna blow them Walkers' limbs off!" Okay, that was actually two sentences... two fairly stupid sentences, but you get the point. If you have ever heard of The Walking Dead, however, then you know that the term character-driven-zombie-story actually ...
The PlayStation Vita has finally gotten one its most desired apps, as Skype launched on the handheld just a short while ago. The video conferencing and communication app arrives on the PS Vita to expand the handheld's offering as a communications tool, aside from the stellar mobile gaming experience to be had on the handheld. Skype on the PS Vita offers video calling capabilities and voice calling functionality on both Wi-Fi ...
Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is off to a good start as far as generating buzz for their next shooter, but some analysts see the market for Call of Duty beginning to taper off. Black Ops 2 smashed sales records for the Call of Duty franchise, selling well at its launch, followed by year long strength month after month until the release of Modern Warfare 3. The Call ...
A hidden file in Max Payne 3 may have given us our first hints at what vehicles to expect in Grand Theft Auto V. Discovered on the GTA Forums, the source code for Max Payne 3 apparently has a file in that lists a variety of cars, bikes, helicopters, planes, boats, and trains. It's hard to discern the lists validity at this point and whether this is a complete, or ...
In a recent interview on Irrational Games' Irrational Interviews series, two of the games industry's best story tellers, get together and talk about game creation. Amy Hennig, Naughty Dog's Creative Director and the mind behind the Uncharted Series, sits down with Ken Levine, Creative Director of Irrational Games, and the lead on Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite. The podcast delves into a mixture of topics that the two creatives touch on when ...
Joel and Ellie won't have an easy road ahead of them. Their path across the US will intersect with other survivors, some of whom won't be friendly. In this scene set to the somber chords of Hank Williams, Sr., Joel and Ellie continue their journey west in a battered pickup truck. As they drive towards the next destination on their route, and hopefully a place to find critical resources, the ...
The Dark Knight Rises is just mere months away now, due to hit theaters this July. The third movie in Chistopher Nolan era, inspiration has been drawn from a number of places for its story. Knightfall which debuted the villian Bane; The Dark Knight Returns in which Batman returns to Gotham City after a ten-year absence; and No Man's Land, which depicts Gotham being overrun by gangs. Each are considered ...
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It’s been nearly a year since the startling announcement that the most beloved console FPS franchise of our time would be returning for not one, but three fully-fledged sequels. As yet another E3 draws closer, we’re now just weeks away from seeing Halo 4 up close and personal. Though newcomer 343 Industries has done an outstanding job of keeping the heavily anticipated title under tight wraps, quite a few details have seeped through, and while some fill us with an eager elation, others have us scared sh**less. Big changes mean big ...
Today, Microsoft has dropped a 'details bomb' on us about the Limited Edition of Halo 4. Get ready, because this one's a doozy: War Games Map Pack Access The competitive multiplayer modes of Halo 4 are known as War Games. The Limited Edition includes access to nine maps - three future competitive multiplayer map packs, each including three locations, available for download post-launch on Xbox LIVE. Yes, you read that correctly; you get nine maps in the form of future DLC with the purchase of the Halo 4 Limited Edition. Specializations Everyone will have access to select Specializations, but those that purchase the Halo 4 Limited Edition will receive the ability to unlock six Specializations early, available at launch on Xbox LIVE. You can use them, one at a time, to achieve higher ranks ...
Two brand new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 maps have arrived on the Xbox 360. Available for all Xbox Live Gold subscribers: Erosion and Aground can be downloaded for the refreshingly low price of free. The two maps come bundled with the new "Face Off" gamemode, which is a more intimate 1v1 and 2v2 playlist. Aground is set on a shipwreck off the coast of Scotland, in Erosion you'll traverse Italy's Roman ruins. The maps have been tailor made for the smaller player count, and will ...
Halo 4's November release is slowly inching its way towards our Xbox 360's and 343 Industries is beginning to take the wraps off of their hard work. We've already heard bits and peices about the games new multiplayer features, and its "Spartan Ops" mode, today they've gone into greater detail. Spartan Ops will serve episodic content to Halo 4 players in weekly cinematic episodes that revolve around the UNSC Infinity.The hub of the "Halo 4" multiplayer experience is the UNSC Infinity – the largest starship in the UNSC fleet that serves as the center of your Spartan career. Here you'll build your custom Spartan-IV supersoldier, and progress your multiplayer career across all "Halo 4" competitive and cooperative game modes. Surrounded by the sights, sounds and crew of the biggest vessel in the UNSC fleet, your multiplayer experience will be embedded in the fiction of "Halo" like never before, where your progress ...
A hidden file in Max Payne 3 may have given us our first hints at what vehicles to expect in Grand Theft Auto V. Discovered on the GTA Forums, the source code for Max Payne 3 apparently has a file in that lists a variety of cars, bikes, helicopters, planes, boats, and trains. It's hard to discern the lists validity at this point and whether this is a complete, or partial list of the vehicles in GTA V. There's still no word on when we should expect Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V. Industry analysts are still split on the timing of the release, and Rockstar has been silent on when to expect the game. Some believe that the developer is readying the open world title for a late 2012 release. While others believe that 2013 is the earliest that we should expect the game. There seems to be a common consensus that Rockstar will reveal more details about the game in late May, or early June near E3. Here's what was discovered: GTA V Car List apc bobsleigh benson biff bobcat boxville buccaneer burrito brzbus casco cadge car_brzhatchplc car_brzsedanplc car_brzhatchjnk car_brzsedanjnk carga cavalcade cognoscenti cs2000 chavos dukes dune feroci forklift futo furzen fxt gant hauler minivan infernus patriot phantom prairie police rancher rhino schafter seinove skimobile taxi vanpony willard winky trash railmu flatty snowplough GTA V Bikes List: enduro jz125 z75 faggio2 spike GTA V Helicopter List: autogiro bchopper annihilator bentham maverick hind napalm scamp heli_vcpf heli_tfe GTA V Planes ...
It looks like South Park fans are going to have to wait a little bit longer for Obsidian Entertainment's RPG: South Park: The Stick of Truth. THQ has recently announced that the game has been delayed into 2013 in their latest quarterly earnings call. "Matt and Trey won't ship until it's ...
For Mass Effect 3 fans that are patiently awaiting DLC, Sony may have just revealed what's on deck for the RPG. Sony's Hong Kong website has listed "The Rebellion Multiplayer Expansion" as upcoming content for the game, but unfortunately the description doesn't look like its going to include that ending elaboration that Bioware promised fans. While the info was up for a while, it has since been removed. Here's what it said: The Rebellion Multiplayer Expansion opens two new fronts against the Reapers: Firebase Jade's jungle reservoir and Firebase Goddess on Thessia. ...
A couple of curious, unannounced titles have turned up in a few profiles of ex-EA employees on LinkedIn. A Michael Joseph C has listed the names of a variety of AAA titles that he has given professional 'feedback' on, including (but not limited to): Dead Space 2, Devil May Cry 5, and Battlefield: Bad Company 3. The titles he has viewed for this job range from 2009 to 2011; considering how Bad Company 2 came out in 2010, it is believable that a prototype of a sequel may have been ...
Back in 2010, the Economic Development Corporation of Rhode Island loaned a reported $75 million in order to lure developer 38 Studios away from their headquarters in Massachusetts and toward the state of Rhode Island. The deal was highly controversial when it was initially secured, and even RI’s current Governor, Lincoln D. Chafee, was critical of the loans before the deal was even complete. Fast forward two years later – 38 Studios is on the verge of bankruptcy and the citizens of Rhode Island may have to face some heavy financial repercussions. Rhode Island should have realized that dealing with Curt Schilling, a man who has spent his entire career playing a game that encourages the widespread use of performance enhancing ...
The concept of in-game monetization remains a controversial and widely debated topic throughout the gaming industry, though its use and practicality are featured most on the PC through free-to-play social games. The F2P model continues to generate significant revenue and relevance for a number of smaller developers. Zynga and its array of social networking games, for example, have garnered over 240 million monthly active users on Facebook alone. Ubisoft, a company primarily dedicated to console gaming, hints that it may be turning to a similar formula. The company recently released its earnings report. In it, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot implied the possibilities of seeking an in-game monetization method on consoles. According to Guillemot, the developer will see tremendous growth due to "the forthcoming arrival of the next generation of consoles which will be increasingly connected and will strongly boost the market thanks to a new qualitative leap and the integration of ...
Most of you who have the Diablo III client downloaded and ready to go but cannot connect to the servers due to an unprecedented mass of anxious gamers trying the same thing, are probably under the impression that if you've waited 11 years for this game, you can more than likely wait a few more hours. Here's a tip for those of you still patiently waiting: when you finally begin the fight for Sanctuary, ignore any Templars you come across. Diablo III players have taken to Blizzard's forums as well as ...
CD Projekt Red is staffing up for not one, but two new RPG projects after the success of The Witcher 2. According to the developers website, they are working on two "all-new role-playing games". One which is a brand new intellectual property, and the other is set in a "mature dark-fantasy universe". A recent blog post on CD Projekt Red's company site indicates that the new project will be "vast", and "built from the ground-up". Details are understandably thin at this point, as the company hasn't announced anything officially as of ...
Capcom has come under fire in recently, for its use of on-disc DLC. If there's one thing that gamers just don't like, it's when a company sells them a product with unlockable content on the disc. In an attempt to put out the fire, Capcom is taking fan suggestions into consideration. In a recent post on the Capcom Unity Forums, Christian Svensson iterated Capcom's changing stance on the issue. 'We have been listening to your comments," says Svensson. "As such, we have begun the process of re-evaluating how such additional game content ...
