During EA’s investor conference call – that took place today – the big company revealed that its next-generation engine that will be powering its upcoming sports titles will be unveiled at this year’s E3. As EA’s Frank Gibeau stated, Frostbite 3 and the next-gen engine that will be powering EA’s sports titles are ‘fully functional right now and powering the games you’ll see at E3 in June. In other words, yes; next-generation sports titles will be shown off during this E3‘. Continue reading EA Sports Will Showcase Its Next-Generation Engine At This Year’s E3→
And it’s official. Electronic Arts and Maxis have officially revealed that The Sims 4 is currently under development and is planned for a 2014 release on PC and Mac. This information comes straight from EA’ blog, and more details about this new The Sims title will be revealed later today. Continue reading The Sims 4 Officially Announced, Coming To PC & Mac In 2014 [UPDATE]→
Get excited everyone. Okay, some of you won’t be happy but this is at least a good thing, right? Walt Disney and Electronic Arts announced today a new multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines. In other words, there is still hope for a new Battlefront game, as well as the completion of Star Wars 1313. Continue reading EA and Disney come to an agreement; EA will develop and publish games based on the Star Wars franchise→
Seems that DICE and EA won’t stop teasing us with BF4. The developer and the publisher of this highly anticipated first-person shooter has released another new screenshot, showcasing the great visuals that their Frostbite 3.5 engine is capable of. As you may have guessed, this image is – obviously – from the PC version of BF4. Battlefield 4 is planned for a Fall 2013 release on current-generation consoles and PC. Enjoy! Continue reading Battlefield 4 – Yet Another New Screenshot→
Today we bring you new shots from modders EliteGhost, the_grim, Exer, iSqueezee, maxmead, silentss, TheMagnumman357 and ultranew_b. The highlight of this week is the ocean recreation via CryEngine 3. As we can see, some of the modders tried to get as close to the real water as possible. We’ve also included some videos from the indie CE3 title StoneRage, a HD FX/Particles mods that is a must-have (can be downloaded from here) and a video demonstration (from modder Mike Geebus) of what CryEngine 3’s modded ocean can look like. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [April 28th – May 4th]; water never looked this good before→
DICE and Electronic Arts have released a new screenshot for Battlefield 4. Powered by the advanced technology of DICE’s proprietary Frostbite 3 engine, Battlefield 4 promises to offer players a glimpse into the future of interactive entertainment – a future that is more human, dramatic and believable than anything before it. The game is planned for a Fall 2013 release on PC, current and next-generation consoles. In other news, a BF4 survey suggests that dinosaurs might be coming to DICE’s FPS as a DLC. Nothing is confirmed yet, so take it with a grain of salt. Enjoy the shot! Continue reading New Battlefield 4 Screenshot Released→
Today we bring you new shots from the works of CryEngine 3 modders Mazila, the_grim, NanoTurtle, Maximum-Dev, EliteGhost, Zepic and magictricknick2. The highlight of this week is Mazila’s Tron mod that recreates the bike battle from the movie (you can also see a video from it, though its framerate is a bit low). CryDev member ‘please_REboot’ has also shared two screenshots that show off some amazing water effects. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [April 21st – 27th]; Tron comes to CryEngine 3→
Yesterday, EA announced that it has reduced its workforce in various locations, with rumors suggesting that around 100 employees were laid off. This announcement came after a rumor that its EA Partners program will be shut down, and despite EA not commenting on that front, the company has closed two other studios (PopCap Vancouver and Quicklime Games). According to Kotaku, EA cut 10% of their workforce with that decision. Continue reading EA Layoffs Spotted, No Comment On Shutting Down EA Partners→
A new BF4 poster from an EB Games pre-order list has been leaked today, suggesting that DICE’s upcoming shooter will be released at the end of October. EB Games is an Australian website, therefore we’re currently looking at an October 31st release for Australia, October 29th release for the US and November 1st for Europe. Continue reading Battlefield 4 Poster Suggests An October 31st Release, Hints At First DLC→
Enodo has released a new demoreel from its latest work that is powered by CryEngine 3. Enodo aims to bridge two worlds, with only one purpose: to level up its client’s business by questioning cutting edge Real Time 3D technologies, to show that the mechanisms governing the world of video games are powerful and will revolutionize the way to understand urban or industrial projects, their development, and their communication. In other words, this isn’t a video-game and this is running in real-time. Think of it as a tech demo of what can be achieved with CryEngine 3. Enjoy! Continue reading Enodo Releases An Impressive CryEngine 3 Demoreel→
