BioWare has unveiled today the cast for 2012’s first blockbuster game, Mass Effect 3. The ensemble will see the return of fan favorites, including Martin Sheen as the Illusive Man, Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale as Male and Female Shepard and will introduce Freddie Prinze, Jr. as James Vega, a marine who will help Commander Shepard take Earth back. Continue reading Mass Effect 3 – Voice Cast Reveal + New Screenshots→
Deep Silver has released some brand new screenshots for their upcoming RPG, Risen 2: Dark Waters. Risen 2 is being developed by Piranha Bytes and features new gameplay elements that add to the diversity of Risen 2; for example, players can also use firearms now. And, being pirates, adventurers can also employ special new skills called Dirty Tricks, allowing them to confuse or attack enemies in combat. The game is currently slated for a 2012 release. Enjoy! Continue reading New Risen 2 Screenshots→
Remember when we predicted that Thief would be coming on Good Old Games? And it’s true that we were kind of disappointed when we found out that the hidden hero that was hinted in GoG’s announcement was not Garrett, but we knew that he would find his way to CD Projekt’s distribution service. After all, this is a true masterpiece and deserves to be in every digital distribution service. And look and behold; Thief Gold is right now available on GoG. Hell yeah. Continue reading Thief Gold is now available on Good Old Games→
PC gamers have been waiting patiently for the PC version of Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection, though most of them have been disappointed by the fact that it’s delayed for almost half a year. A few months ago, we contacted Warner Bros, who told us that Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection is coming to the PC, although there wasn’t any estimated release date as of yet. All of this could be changed though, as Ed Boon, creator of Mortal Kombat, has commented on the PC version of it. Continue reading Ed Boon comments on Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection PC→
This is amazing. You thought that PlanetSide’s ‘600 players’ fight was awesome? Wait till you see this new, 1K fight from Man vs Machine, a browser-based FPS that is created by the Swedish developer MuchDifferent. Contrary to other MMO’s, Man vs Machine has managed to support 1000 players in the same game session as they were giving their best in a single FPS battlefield. This is just awesome and there is also a video from that fight after the jump, so be sure to check it out. Continue reading Man vs Machine breaks world record with 1000 players fighting simultaneously on a single battlefield→
Following the example of, pretty much every other MMO, Sony’s legendary EverQuest will be free-to-play this March. When it launched in 1997, EverQuest redefined the online game landscape, introducing the concepts of raiding and guilds within an immersive 3D environment. Since its launch, EQ has maintained its loyal fanbase with 18 expansions and countless content updates. Continue reading EverQuest Goes Free to Play This March→
Wollay has released a new video for his upcoming indie, voxel-based exploration RPG, Cube World. This video shows some changes that Wollay made to the combat system. There are no more combo points but an energy bar called ‘spirit’. Each attack generates spirit points (SP) with which players can unleash a finishing move. In addition, the finishing move depends on the player’s weapons. Cube World looks lovely and could be one of the best indie games of 2012. Check out its new footage after the jump! Continue reading New Cube World footage shows off the game’s new combat system→
We bet that most of you are waiting patiently for the official release of the 1.4 patch for Skyrim. Bethesda promised to deliver both this patch and the Creation Kit in January and, as you can notice, the company won’t be able to fulfill its promise. No reason to panic though, as the PC version of the 1.4 patch will hopefully hit Steam this week, with the Creation Kit to follow. Continue reading Skyrim PC Patch 1.4 is coming this week, Creation Kit to follow; console patches coming at a later date→
Remember that mind-blowing RendeZook video of Battlefield 3? You know, the one that a player exits his plane in mid-air, destroys an enemy airplane with a rocket, and then re-enters it? Well, YouTube member ‘ThereIsaCanal’ went ahead and recreated that scene in real life. This is really mind-blowing and you should definitely take a look at it. Congrats ‘ThereIsaCanal’, such an amazing work mate. Enjoy everyone! Continue reading Battlefield 3 – RendeZook in real life→
GDC2012 starts in almost 5 weeks and DICE’s rendering architect, Johan Andersson, has revealed that DICE will attend and he will talk about the terrain system in Frostbite 2 as it was applied in Battlefield 3. According to GDC’s schedule, session is partitioned into three parts. The first part consists the scalability aspects, while the second will be focussed towards workflow aspects and describe how DICE has achieved full in-game realtime editing. Continue reading DICE’s Rendering Architect to talk in GDC2012; new terrain talk about what DICE has been working on since for FB2→
