Arktos Entertainment Group and Hammerpoint Interactive today announced the launch of the official website for the upcoming, zombie-apocalypse MMO, The War Z (TWZ). The game was first announced on July 19 and, within 24 hours, gathered more than 100,000 registrations for the closed beta. The War Z is slated for release in fall 2012 for the Windows PC platform. Continue reading The War Z Gets An Official Website – Game Is Currently In Alpha Phase→
Facepalm Games today announced that it has hired Tom Jubert – whose credits include Penumbra, Driver: San Francisco and FTL – to lead narrative development on The Swapper. The Swapper is an atmospheric, 2D puzzle-platformer, and was announced recently as one of the PAX10 – the group of indies selected by Penny Arcade’s group of experts for exhibition at PAX Prime on 31st August 2012. It’s also one of the seven games backed by Indie Fund. Continue reading Penumbra’s Tom Jubert Hired for Narrative Design on The Swapper; new screenshots released→
Ubisoft released a new Co-Op walkthrough video for its upcoming first person shooter, Far Cry 3. In this walkthrough, Ditte, Game Designer on Far Cry 3 gives us exclusive insights on the co-op mode. Far Cry 3 is currently planned for a November 30th release on current generation consoles and PC. Enjoy! Continue reading Far Cry 3 – Co-Op Walkthrough Video→
Before starting, let us tell you that StarCraft II’s Patch 1.5 changelog is huge. And when we say huge, we mean HUGE. Blizzard has finally released the highly anticipated Update 1.5 for StarCraft II and there are numerous changes, re-balance tweaks, UI improvements, performance improvements, and bug fixes. Moreover, Blizzard has finally added an anti-aliasing option for it. As usual, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the game and you can view its complete changelog below. Take a deep breath before hitting the jump button and here we go… Continue reading StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Gets Its Biggest Patch Ever→
Great news for PC gamers attending this year’s GamesCom, as Bohemia’s military sim FPS will be playable. According to the company, the latest build of their game will be available, alongside the PC and X360 versions of Carrier Command: Gaea Mission. Arma 3, the latest installment of the tactical military simulation game from independent developers Bohemia Interactive, creators of the award-winning mil-sim series Arma. Continue reading ArmA 3 will be playable at this year’s GamesCom→
Ubisoft has released a new Q&A trailer for Splinter Cell: Blacklist. In this video Splinter Cell Community Developer, Zack Cooper, got a chance to chat with Blacklist Creative Director, Maxime Beland, to get his thoughts on the definition of being a “Ghost”. Splinter Cell: Blacklist is currently planned for a Spring 2013 release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading Splinter Cell: Blacklist – ComDev Q&A #2 Ghost Play Style→
Wargaming today announced that Update 7.5 for its free-to-play action MMO World of Tanks is now available in Europe and will go live in North America on August, 2nd. Update 7.5 features new Tier 10 medium tanks and tank destroyers, premium vehicles, battling arenas, as well as new medals and titles. Continue reading World of Tanks – Update 7.5 Is Now Live→
Nexon Europe have announced today that Vindictus, the ultimate free to play gaming experience, is unleashing an Ancient and extremely powerful Dragon exclusively into the realms of Vindictus Europe. Many years ago, Fomorians and Humans lived together in perfect harmony. But as time went on, their strength and might grew, overpowering the weak and feeble Humans. Continue reading Vindictus Enters the Realms of Gods and Dragons→
Electronic Arts has released a Single Player trailer for Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Before hitting the jump button and start viewing it though, let’s get one thing straight – gaming studios should stop using CG sequences. I mean seriously, the CG cut-scenes looked phenomenal and after drooling all over the place, you get to see some actual in-game footage and you get disheartened by the game’s visuals. Ironically, MoH: Warfighter is a great looking game, but it’s clearly no match for those CG movies. Anyway, Warfighter is currently planned for release this October. Enjoy! Continue reading Medal of Honor: Warfighter Preacher Story Video – Single Player Campaign Gameplay Trailer→
IO Interactive, a Square Enix studio, today announced the launch of the HITMAN: SNIPER CHALLENGE PC version. An exclusive standalone pre-order sniper experience available to play from the moment customers pre-order their copy of HITMAN: ABSOLUTION. Continue reading Hitman: Absolution – PC Sniper Challenge Released→
