Alien: Isolation is considered one of the best aliens games to date. However, did you know that The Creative Assembly was experimenting with a third-person perspective prior to the game’s release? At this year’s GDC, The Creative Assembly presented a video, showing the game in third-person mode. During development, however, The Creative Assembly decided to abandon this mode in favour of a first-person perspective. Enjoy the video after the jump! Continue reading Here Is What Alien: Isolation Would Look like in Third-Person Mode
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Total War: ATTILA – PC Performance Analysis
Total War: ATTILA has just been released and Green Man Gaming was kind enough to provide us with a review code for it. Total War: ATTILA is built on the next iteration of the Warscape Engine, and it’s time now to see how this strategy game runs on the PC platform. Continue reading Total War: ATTILA – PC Performance Analysis
Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove Hits Kickstarter
Remember when that new Toejam and Earl was teased? No? Well it was. Well here we are now and there’s a kickstarter campaign for a new entry in the franchise. The game most resembles the original title on the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive. Continue reading Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove Hits Kickstarter
Fans Recreate Saturn’s Sonic X-Treme for the PC, Release First Playable Version
Sonic fans, get ready for something really special. SonicRetro members JollyRoger, Tichua, Bormon and Andrew75 have been working at recreating this Sonic X-Treme – or should we say porting – to the PC via OpenGL. And after months of hard work, the team released today the first playable version of this freeware Sonic X-treme PC game. Continue reading Fans Recreate Saturn’s Sonic X-Treme for the PC, Release First Playable Version
Review: Binary Domain
Want another third person shooter? This time made by the team behind Yakuza? Based in Japan with robots that fall apart? You might have some interest in Binary Domain because it’s actually kind of cool. Hit the jump for the full review. Feedback welcomed as always! Continue reading Review: Binary Domain
SEGA Buys New Studios, Notably Demiurge
SEGA Networks recently bought its way into a few western developers. For those of whom are unaware SEGA Networks is SEGA of Japan’s Mobile division so I typically wouldn’t report on this except one of the studios, Demiurge, has a history of making more fully featured content. Continue reading SEGA Buys New Studios, Notably Demiurge
Total War: ATTILA – Extreme Quality Setting Built for Future Graphics Cards
Total War: ATTILA releases today and The Creative Assembly decided to share some new information about the game’s requirements. According to the development team, Total War: ATTILA will feature a graphics preset option that is designed for future graphics cards. Continue reading Total War: ATTILA – Extreme Quality Setting Built for Future Graphics Cards
Alien: Isolation Has Shipped 1.76 Million Copies Worldwide
SEGA has announced that it has shipped 1.76 million copies of Alien: Isolation worldwide. This is definitely great news for all Aliens fans, as Alien: Isolation targeted a really niche market. Continue reading Alien: Isolation Has Shipped 1.76 Million Copies Worldwide
Alien: Isolation – Lost Contact DLC Now Available
SEGA announced today that ‘Lost Contact’, Alien: Isolation’s fourth add-on pack, is available to download from today. According to the press release, ‘Lost Contact’ adds a new Salvage Challenge to the game’s Survivor Mode, pitting players against a series of 10 challenges in a new map featuring some of the game’s toughest enemies. Continue reading Alien: Isolation – Lost Contact DLC Now Available
New Toejam & Earl Game Under Development
Any DSO reader who had a SEGA Mega Drive or Genesis (depending on your territory) might remember the classic Toejam and Earl, released in the early 90’s for SEGA’s most successful outing in the hardware business. The game later had two sequels, though response was mixed to both and the third entry, an Xbox exclusive originally intended for SEGA’s Dreamcast, seemed to arrive to very little fanfare. Continue reading New Toejam & Earl Game Under Development