Well, we kind of saw that coming. Back when Gearbox and SEGA showcased Aliens: Colonial Marines, we were worried about its direction. Everyone was expecting Aliens: Colonial Marines to rule their world and instead of that, they got a big letdown. In fact, here is what we wrote back in December: “I seriously hope that this new Aliens game will surprise me pleasantly, though I’m a bit disappointed from what I’ve already seen”. We could bash this new Aliens game, but then again this is not a Review for Gearbox’s title. Though to be honest, its gameplay mechanics are similar to those of other FPS titles, so it’s kind of bizarre witnessing websites and magazines bringing the hammer down on this Aliens game, when they have been enjoying this type of games and have been giving high scores to such titles this whole time. But anyway, let’s see how Aliens: Colonial Marines performs on the PC platform. Continue reading Aliens: Colonial Marines – PC Performance Analysis→
Great news for FPS arena fans as Nadeo’s Shootmania Storm has just entered its open beta phase. The Open Beta give access to most of the game modes (except Heroes, Royal Exp and Elite Exp), servers and maps. Some features will remain limited for the players on free accounts and those interested can unlock all of the features by pre-ordering the game at a discount on the official website. Continue reading Shootmania Storm – Open Beta Launched→
After what happened with the unofficial Twitter account of CD Projekt RED, the company behind The Witcher series has created a new and official, english Twitter account. As the description reads, this is the official Twitter account for CD Projekt RED – the developer of critically acclaimed RPGs, The Witcher franchise and Cyberpunk 2077. In other words, it can’t get more official than this. Continue reading CD Projekt RED Creates An Official Twitter Account→
Great news for Star Trek fans as Namco Bandai has announced that Star Trek: The Video Game will be released worldwide on April 26th. The producers and development team of Star Trek: The Video Game worked closely with the entire creative team responsible for the re-imagined 2009 blockbuster Star Trek film to ensure what players see will look and feel remarkably authentic. In addition, the company has released two new screenshots that can be viewed below. Continue reading Star Trek: The Videogame Gets A Worldwide Release Date, New Screenshots→
During Time Warner’s Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Earnings Conference Call, John K. Martin, revealed that there will be a new Batman Arkham game in 2013. Warner Bros expects to have a wonderful year, and the release of this new Batman game will be a big push for the publisher. Continue reading New Batman Arkham Game Coming In 2013→
Playnews – an independent news agency that focuses on the games industry – has informed us about an interesting statement from SEGA’s senior producer, Matthew J. Powers. According to the news, Aliens: Colonial Marines primary development has not been outsourced to TimeGate and Gearbox Software was not responsible just for the game’s multiplayer, Sega of America’s Senior Producer Matthew J. Powers confirmed to Playnews on Tuesday. Continue reading SEGA: Aliens: Colonial Marines SP was not outsourced to TimeGate Studios→
Wargaming announced today the establishment of Wargaming.net League for its armored MMO action game World of Tanks. With the new professional eSports league, the company aims to become a key player in the competitive gaming realm by introducing its unique team-based strategy-focused gameplay to the world of professional gaming, as well as expand the Wargaming brand to new gamers, fans, and professional eSports players. Continue reading Wargaming Launches Professional eSports League→
Ghost In The Shell and cyberpunk fans, rejoice. A new Ghost In The Shell game has been announced – thanks to Japanese website Gigazine – at a live event of the new GitS: Arise anime. Ghost In The Shell Online will be made by Nexon and will be set in the Stand Alone Complex universe. Needless to say how excited we are about this. As you may have guessed, this is a PC title but question remains: will Nexon port it to the Western market (there is a mention for a worldwide release, but who knows)? Continue reading Ghost In The Shell Online FPS Announced, Coming In 2014→
Each and every time I watch these retro isometric games, I keep asking myself why indie devs have not embraced and exploited this visual style. Am I the only one that finds this cute, cool and sexy? Nyah, can’t be. But anyway, Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG with support for up to 4-player co-op that blends together Minecraft with Harvest Moon. Continue reading PC gamers, meet Stardew Valley; RPG that mixes Minecraft and Harvest Moon with 16bit visuals→
Back when Gearbox revealed the first gameplay footage of Aliens: Colonial Marines, I was a bit sceptic about it. The AI of Aliens looked horrible, there were lots of uninspired scripted events (and not in the same level with – let’s say – those of AVP2) and the graphics were average at best. Of course Gearbox stated back then that it was beta footage, but we all know that – in this time of age – beta footage equals to almost final footage. Fast forward a couple of months and here we are with an Aliens game that looks like a failure. Continue reading Aliens: Colonial Marines Is Going Down, Primary Development Handled By TimeGate Studios→
