Stardock announced today that it has secured the rights to the classic PC franchise Star Control with the intent to develop a new Star Control game. Development on the new game will begin this year with a release date to be determined at a later time. Continue reading Stardock Acquires Rights to Star Control Franchise→
GDC Europe 2013 organizers announced that Crytek’s executive producer Joshua Howard will show attendees how to apply game design to management and create more productive teams in ‘Better Teams Through Game Design. As the press release reads, Howard advocates people as players and not pieces in management, drawing from experience currently working on free-to-play FPS Warface and former projects such as Microsoft Flight and APB. Continue reading GDC Europe 2013 – Crytek and Silent Hunter Online talks added→
Despite the fact that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is one of the most anticipated titles of 2013, Mercury Steam – the studio that is currently developing the latest Castlevania games – is not willing to produce any further games based on the Castlevania universe. This may come as a surprise to some but according to Dave Cox, head of UK Studio at Konami Digital Entertainment and Producer of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Series, both Mercury Steam and Konami want to simply move forward and explore new universes. Continue reading Konami Explains Why Mercury Steam Will Be Leaving The Castlevania Universe Behind→
KING Art’s and Nordic Games’ point and click adventure, The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief, is now available to download via various Download-platforms for PC, Mac and Linux and will be available via the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade later this summer. Continue reading The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief – First Episode Is Now Available→
Hayssam Keilany, creator of the amazing iCEnhancer mod for GTA IV, has posted a new video from the Brigade 3.0 engine; an engine that supports real-time path tracing. This new video features a human model that dances, and we are almost certain that a lot will criticize the dancing itself. However, that’s not the point of the video. Most of you should focus on the spectacular lighting that has been achieved via tha path tracing techniques. Moreover, and contrary to previous videos, this one has less noise side-effects, so kudos to the team for making such progress. Enjoy! Continue reading Brigade 3.0 – Real-Time Path Tracing Engine – New Footage Revealed→
NeoGAF’s member ‘OnPoint’ has spotted a cool retro 2D indie title that is inspired by Castlevania, Actraiser, Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins and Demon’s Crest. According to its description, ‘Odallus is a NES inspired exploration game with lots of action’ and ‘it will be divided in stages, but there is no one-way-only in Odallus and levels have many paths, including to other levels. ‘ Continue reading Odallus: The Dark Call Is A “Castlevania + Actraiser” Inspired Title, Releases In 2014→
Jagex announced today the global launch of the next seminal chapter of the game, RuneScape 3. The launch of RuneScape 3 marks the beginning of the Battle of Lumbridge, the first gaming experience forged by players, who will shape the future of the RuneScape world forever. Continue reading Runescape 3 Is Now Available→
As promised, SEGA and Gearbox have released a new patch for Aliens: Colonial Marines. This update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below. According to the release notes, this patch comes with various improvements to the AI and addresses – among other things – the game’s melee encounter animations. Continue reading Aliens: Colonial Marines – New Patch Improves AI & Addresses Melee Encounter Animations→
