In an interview with G4TV, Todd Howard revealed what most of us already knew. According to Todd, mods are essential for single player games and are basically the biggest community avenue for them. This is true indeed, as there are a lot of gamers that wanted to try Skyrim due to some specific mods. In other words, mods really helped Skyrim’s sales and that’s one of the reasons that Bethesda decided to release the Creation Kit. Continue reading Todd Howard: mods make games better; are a huge community avenue for single player games→
Zero Point Software has released a new trailer for their browser-based FPS, Interstellar Marines. Interstellar Marines is powered by the Unity Engine and this trailer showcases the changes that were made to Deadlock. Deadlock 0.3.0 includes, among other things, the ability to shoot each other in multiplayer, new dynamic weather/game modes, new impact effects and lit particles system and weapon aiming with RDS (Red Dot Scope). Enjoy! Continue reading Interstellar Marines – Deadlock 0.3.0 Trailer→
505 Games and Rebellion have revealed Sniper Elite V2’s exclusive pre-order bonus for the ultimate mission – Assassinate The Führer. Fans who pre-order Sniper Elite V2 from any UK retailer prior to May 4, the UK launch date, will gain access to this ultimate single player mission as well as two new weapons – the Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle SVT-40 and the standard German service rifle Kar 98. Continue reading Sniper Elite V2 – Pre-Order Bonus gives you the chance to assassinate… Hitler→
Founder of Kot In Action, Motorsep, has uploaded a new video for their upcoming indie FPS/RPG hybrid, Tomes of Mephistopheles. Tomes of Mephistopheles is a first-person action-RPG dungeon crawler. With its fast-paced fluid combat, a multitude of medieval and magical weapons, an in-depth custom spell system, and randomly generated persistent worlds, ToM is a pinnacle of the genre. The following video shows off some of the features that were added to the second alpha build of the game that will be available pretty soon. Enjoy! Continue reading Tomes of Mephistopheles gets new footage, alpha #2 coming soon→
Back in the days, I really loved all those 2D wrestling games. My favourite one was WWF WrestleFest. Man, that was one of the best arcade games ever. The roster was amazing, the graphics were awesome for that age, gameplay was top-notch and hit detection was polished. It was one hell of a game and I’m delighted to report that THQ and Seed Studios are developing a new, 2D WWE WrestleFest game. Continue reading WWE WrestleFest Coming To Steam In Summer 2012→
Avalanche Studios, original creators and developers of the award-winning Just Cause franchise and the recently released and critically acclaimed Renegade Ops, today announced the launch of a new website to coincide with its presence at GDC 2012 in San Francisco March 5th-9th. Located in the Career Pavilion in Booth 1016, Avalanche Studios staff will be on hand to meet with prospective candidates for job openings in both its Stockholm and New York studios. Continue reading Avalanche Studios is developing three triple-A projects, announcements coming in the next months→
Greater Good Games is a two-man, independent game studio whose creators’ dream is to use their passion for making games to help others. The studio was co-founded by Dayle Flowers, a former Tripwire Interactive employee, and one of the driving forces behind both Killing Floor and Red Orchestra 2, and Noah Wood, an illustrator and game enthusiast. Greater Good Games was built upon a commitment to charity, and shares a portion of the proceeds from every single sale with the charity “Doctors without Borders”. Continue reading Ex-Tripwire Interactive Employee Creates ‘Greater Good Games’ – ‘Break Blocks’ Their Debut Title→
Great news for all FPS fans as the open beta phase of Blacklight: Retribution has just started. Blacklight: Retribution promises to set the new standard for free-to-play shooters, by fully leveraging Unreal 3 technology and implementing DirectX 11 to give gamers cutting-edge graphics that will blow away expectations as well as minds. You can view the download link, as well as the launch trailer that is courtesy of Machinima, after the jump. Continue reading Blacklight: Retribution Open Beta Phase Launched→
Slightly Mad Studios has revealed some interesting details about the upcoming features of Project CARS. According to the developers, 24 hour racing will be featured in it, as well as day-night cycle and mixed class racing. In addition, the team has added hands to the cockpit views and a new camera functionality to the latest build for screenshot purposes. As promised, Slightly Mad Studios is also working on replacing some of the game’s assets (like the trees) and on tweaking the tire physics. Furthermore, the company has released some new community screenshots that can be viewed below. We also have a new video for it from Project CARS’ member ‘ricxss’. Enjoy! Continue reading Project CARS Details – Incoming 24 hour racing, day-night cycle confirmed→
Ubisoft has just launched the official website of their upcoming FPS title, Far Cry 3. The website currently features some videos, as well as a synopsis of the game. It also features a pre-order button for those interested in pre-purchasing the title. Ubisoft promised to update the website with new content in the coming weeks and according to them, this is the place where more news and updates on Far Cry 3 will be posted first. Continue reading Far Cry 3 – Official Website Launched→
