Now this definitely passed under our radar. Focus Home Interactive revealed last week that its latest Sherlock Holmes game will be powered by Unreal Engine 3, and released a tech demo for it. With Crimes & Punishments, the development studio Frogwares will give up its home-made engine in order to switch to the well-known Unreal Engine 3 from Epic. This choice will first allow the game to benefit from bigger environments that are more gorgeous and more varied, but it also allows the development of new investigation mechanics, that the previous engine’s limitations did not permit. Enjoy the tech trailer below and stay tuned for more! Continue reading Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments Will Be Powered By Unreal Engine 3, Tech Demo Released→
NeocoreGames announced that The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, a gothic-noir steampunk action-RPG influenced by Bram Stoker’s Dracula, will release on May 22nd on PC for $14.99 through Steam. In addition, the studios has released a new video, showcasing the game’s Character Progression, that can be viewed below. Continue reading The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing Gets A Release Date→
As we’ve said and before, we strongly support indie developers. And today, we present you the IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaigns for Death to Spies 3 and Schein. Alexey Agamalov has informed us of Death to Spies 3, a title that was meant to hit PC and X360. According to Alexey, their publisher ‘kicked’ them, therefore they had to resort to an IndieGoGo campaign. Continue reading Indie News – Death to Spies 3 & Schein IndieGoGo Campaigns Launched→
Ubisoft has released a new comdev for Splinter Cell: Blacklist, in which the French companies describes the modes that will be available in Spies vs Mercs. According to Ubi, there will be two modes: Classic and Blacklist SvM. The classic mode will offer 2v2 battles and will be like you remember it from Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory. The Blacklist mode, on the other hand, will offer 4v4 battles, as well as plenty of customization. Splinter Cell: Blacklist is currently scheduled for an August 20th release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading Splinter Cell: Blacklist – Ubisoft Reveals More Info About Spies vs. Mercs→
Deep Silver and Bohemia Interactive have released new images for Metro: Last Light and ArmA 3. Metro: Last Light’s shot showcases an outdoor environment in all its glory, while ArmA 3’s screenshot gives us a glimpse at a – new? – environment. Both of these games look great, so go ahead and take a look. ArmA 3 is currently under beta phase, while Metro: Last Light will be released next week. Enjoy! Continue reading Metro: Last Light & ArmA 3 Get New Screenshots→
Raindrop Studios released today a teaser trailer for its upcoming surreal, environment driven, first-person survival game, Raindrop. And let’s be honest here; this teaser looks really great, especially considering that it is coming from a small team. At first glance, we thought that Raindrop was using Crytek’s proprietary engine. Imagine our surprise then when we found out that the engine behind it was not CryEngine 3 but Unity 3D. Continue reading Unity Engine Gives CryEngine 3 A Run For Its Money, Raindrop Teaser Looks Spectacular→
Remember yesterday’s teaser? Well, it appears that it wasn’t either Prey 2 or Doom 4. Bethesda Softworks today announced a new title, Wolfenstein: The New Order, an action-adventure shooter slated for release in Q4 2013. The game is being developed by MachineGames, a studio comprised of seasoned developers known for creating compelling, critically-acclaimed story-driven games. Continue reading Wolfenstein: The New Order Announced, Coming To PC, X360 and PS3 In Q4 2013 [UPDATE]→
Good news for all Metroid-vania fans, as Chasm, a 2D fantasy ARPG platformer that features procedurally generated Metroid-like dungeons and authentic pixel art, has been funded. Developed by Discord Games, Chasm’s Kickstarter campaign aimed to raise $150K, a goal that has been achieved, and there are still 4 days left to it. Continue reading Indie 2D Fantasy ARPG Platformer ‘Chasm’ Funded→
Full Control, a Danish development studio currently running the Kickstarter to make a Jagged Alliance: Flashback, a prequel to the Jagged Alliance series, today announced that Chris Camfield has joined the advisory board for their project. Chris was responsible for co-designing and implementing the classic Jagged Alliance 2 games, as well as leading design in the unreleased Jagged Alliance 3. Continue reading Jagged Alliance 2 Veteran Joins the Jagged Alliance: Flashback Kickstarter Team→
PQube and Milestone released today the third Gameplay Video for their upcoming Motorbike title MotoGP13, the official MotoGP World Championship 2013 game, which will be out in June 2013. This new gameplay video features, for the first time, the MotoGP 2013 contents and the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix circuit. The game will be released on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading MotoGP 2013 Gets A New Gameplay Trailer→
