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David Jaffe, creator of God of War, joins Pixelbionic; Autoduel – PC online multiplayer vehicular title – announced

Autoduel
Pixelbionic announced that David Jaffe, legendary creator of Twisted Metal and God of War, has joined the company’s advisory board as a Creative Advisor for its inaugural project, vehicular combat game Autoduel. Jaffe is the latest addition to Pixelbionic’s development ‘Dream Team’, assembled for the game by co-founders Maxx Kaufman – a founding member of InXile Entertainment and Art Director of Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Kingpin: Life of Crime and The Bard’s Tale, and Mike Arkin – a Studio Head and Producer with over 150 published titles, including Die Hard Trilogy, Battlezone and the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series. Continue reading David Jaffe, creator of God of War, joins Pixelbionic; Autoduel – PC online multiplayer vehicular title – announced

Raiden Legacy Is Now Available To The PC

Raiden Legacy
DotEmu, developer and publisher specializing in modern releases of beloved retro games, announce that Raiden Legacy is now available on PC and MAC OSX. Released a few months ago on iOS & Android, this compilation includes four titles from the mega-popular Raiden arcade series: Raiden, Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2 and Raiden Fighters Jet. Continue reading Raiden Legacy Is Now Available To The PC

Video of 4A Games’ Office Spotted, Not As Dramatic As Jason Rubin Presented It

Metro Last Light
Yesterday, we posted our opinion about Jason Rubin’s story regarding 4A Games and the environment this studio has been working on. According to Rubin, ‘4A’s staff sat on folding wedding chairs, literally elbow to elbow at card tables in what looks more like a packed grade school cafeteria than a development studio.’ However, it seems that Rubin exaggerated as 4A Games’ office is… well… fine and not as bad as what Rubin made it look like. I mean, where exactly is the ‘elbow to elbow’ thing in that environment. Sure, this office cannot compete with those of Ubisoft, Konami or EA. But it’s not as bad as Rubin claimed. Special thanks to our reader ‘Timothy Sandos’ for spotting it! Continue reading Video of 4A Games’ Office Spotted, Not As Dramatic As Jason Rubin Presented It

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing – New Screenshots & Trailer Released

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
NeocoreGames debuted today the trailer for the Hunter’s Lair – a secret hideout for the legendary vampire hunter to meet with allies and accept new quests – for its gothic-noir steampunk action-RPG, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing. Set to release on Windows PC on May 22nd, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing will be made available for $14.99 on Steam. In addition, the company has released a new set of screenshots that can be viewed below. Continue reading The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing – New Screenshots & Trailer Released

S.K.I.L.L.- Special Force 2 Announced – Free-To-Play FPS, Powered By Unreal Engine 3

SKILL Special Force 2
Gameforge announced today its intention to release the online first-person shooter S.K.I.L.L. – Special Force 2 in Europe. This new FPS promises to offer numerous weapons and equipment, individually customisable characters, varied maps and a grand selection of varying game modes. Gameforge has also revealed that the first 5,000 subscribers will receive guaranteed entry for the upcoming S.K.I.L.L.- Special Force 2 closed beta. Continue reading S.K.I.L.L.- Special Force 2 Announced – Free-To-Play FPS, Powered By Unreal Engine 3

Batman: Arkham Origins – Official Teaser Trailer

Batman Arkham Origins
Warner Bros has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming Batman title, Batman: Arkham Origins. Batman: Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline occurring several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous villains and assassins, the game showcases a young, raw, unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. The full length trailer is planned for a May 20th release, so stay tuned for more! Continue reading Batman: Arkham Origins – Official Teaser Trailer

Thunder Wolves, Anomaly 2 & Sanctum 2 Are Now Available On Steam

Thunder Wolves
Good news for all PC gamers as three titles have just been released on Steam. Okay, this is not good news for our wallets but there was a time when gamers were constantly complaining about the lack of such titles on the PC. Well, it’s payback time as Thunder Wolves, Anomaly 2 and Sanctum 2 are currently available on Steam. Continue reading Thunder Wolves, Anomaly 2 & Sanctum 2 Are Now Available On Steam

Metro: Last Light – First Update Released – Adds FOV Support, Improves AMD Performance

Metro Last Light
4A Games was quick to react to the criticism surrounding Metro: Last Light and has released the first update for its title. This update fixes various issues with AMD’s hardware, and improves performance for these cards. In addition, the company is now giving everyone the ability to adjust the FOV to their liking, though we should note that this workaround may introduce some graphical anomalies. Continue reading Metro: Last Light – First Update Released – Adds FOV Support, Improves AMD Performance

New Details Unveiled For Brutal Hexen; Interactive Items Confirmed

Hexen
Brutal Doom is perhaps the best mod for id Software’s classic FPS. And as we informed you back in December 2012, talented modder ‘SGtMarkIV’ is working on a Brutal version for Raven Software’s classic title, Hexen. Brutal Hexen is still in beta stage, but thankfully those interested can download the beta from here. And now let’s see what SGtMarkIV is preparing for the next version of his mod. Continue reading New Details Unveiled For Brutal Hexen; Interactive Items Confirmed

Ubisoft has high hopes for Watch Dogs; could sell better than Assassin’s Creed 1

Watch Dogs v2
As we’ve already said, Ubisoft held today an investor call for the its 2012-13 earnings report. During that investor call, Ubisoft’s Alain Coore revealed Watch Dogs can sell as much – or probably even more – as the first part of the Assassin’s Creed series did. Continue reading Ubisoft has high hopes for Watch Dogs; could sell better than Assassin’s Creed 1