Developer Cyanide and publisher Focus Home Interactive have sent out a fresh batch of screenshots from upcoming fantasy sports title Blood Bowl. Based on the tabletop classic of the same name, Blood Bowl sees players assuming the role of Orcs, Wood Elves, Humans, and Dwarfs in a football mashup that blends traditional rules with Warhammer lore. Players can employ all-out […]
Will Wright, the famed game designer behind timeless classics such as Sim City and The Sims, has left the mighty Electronic Arts to helm a fresh new venture: Stupid Fun Club. Wright joined the company in 1997 following the purchase of Maxis, his first studio. Wright is not cutting ties with EA entirely, however. Labeled as a “think tank,” the […]
Ubisoft has went ahead and launched the official teaser page for Assassin’s Creed 2. As you’d expect, it’s appropriately cryptic, with much significance being placed on the symbol of Animus. If you recall, this is a device that allow the user to revisit past events and experiences through the eyes of ancestors. Might there be time-traveling of sorts in the […]
The next Team Fortress 2 class due for a major update is the Sniper, Valve revealed in a recent blog post. Billed as the “largest TF2 update yet,” it’ll also include several new maps and gameplay enhancements. Another update is in the works as well that will bring fresh content to all classes. Though further details were not provided, Valve […]
As part of a recent investor presentation, THQ has confirmed plans to release follow-ups to a number of its key properties, including Red Faction and Saints Row. According to the presentation slide, Red Faction 4, Darksiders 2 and an MMO based in the Warhammer 40K universe are due out in THQ’s fiscal year 2012, which begins on April 1, 2011. […]
In midst of all the hubbub surrounding OnLive, an ambitious technology that promises to stream PC games over a network in a VNC-like fashion, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has stated that he does not believe such an initiative will be viable until — wait for it — 2013. This belief comes after careful research and development on such a venture, […]
Publisher Activision reckons that Modern Warfare will not only surpass sales records set this generation by Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, but also will become the “‘biggest selling video game of all time.” We kid you not, here’s a direct quote from brand manager Simon Wells: We want to propel this year’s title to be the biggest selling video […]
You may have heard of OnLive: a cloud computing effort aimed at broadening the PC game market, as it allows subscribers to play PC games on any computer regardless of requirements or specifications. Games are rendered on a remote machine which sends packets of data back in the form of compressed video. In turn, some have speculated that the service […]
The PC edition of time-shifting puzzle platformer Braid has been pushed back to April 10, creator Jonathan Blow confirmed today. The title was originally scheduled for release next week on March 31. In explaining the reasoning behind the delay, Blow mentioned that “some problems that came up in testing with various versions of Windows.” All in all, we reckon most […]
Activision made the next Call of Duty official today, announcing a November 10 deploy date for Modern Warfare 2. As expected, Infinity Ward is handling development duties on the follow-up to 2007 hit Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. No details beyond that were provided, but here is a choice quote from IW CEO Vince Zampella: “Everyone on the team […]
THQ announced today that Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor, the latest entry in Relic’s critically-acclaimed RTS franchise, has gone gold and is in the process of being shipped off to manufacturing in preparation for its April 9 release date. “Building upon the recent critical and commercial success of Dawn of War II, Relic Entertainment is set to deliver the […]
Marking day two in the week-long discounting of select Ubisoft titles, Prince of Persia can now be had for $24.99 today only, which is 50 percent off the original purchase price. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, the title signifies a significant design shift, featuring a unique art style unlike any other installments in the franchise. Players assume the role of the […]
Valve announced today that its Steamworks development suite is expanding with the introduction of Custom Executable Generation (CEG). Complimenting the already existing set of anti piracy tools in Steamworks, this does away with intrusive DRM, generating unique copies of games for each user, thereby allowing them to access the application on multiple machines without nagging install limits or having to […]
Valve sends word that throughout this week, each day will see a single Ubisoft-published title on Steam discounted from its original purchase price for 24 hours. First up is Assassin’s Creed, which is today’s deal and is now being offered for just $9.99 — a 50 percent savings from $19.99. Our wallets were already hurting from the weekend Steam offers […]
As part of a Microsoft-issued press release, it has been revealed that the Survival Pack for zombie shooter Left 4 Dead will hit Xbox 360 on April 21. As promised, the content will be available on that date for free from the Live Marketplace. To recap, the Survival Pack is comprised of an new multiplayer game mode — Survival — […]
Valve is giving independent developers a promotion push this week, as the company sends word that all Steam published Indie efforts can be had at 33 percent off the original purchase price. That includes hits like underwater shooter Aquaria, Audiosurf, and Darwina. But the deals inciting us to whip out our credit cards don’t end there. 2D platformers Oddworld: Abe’s […]
Atari announced today that Assault on Dark Athena, the Starbreeze-developed remake and sequel to The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, has gone gold. Featuring a single-player campaign clocking in at 11 hours, along with six diverse online multiplayer modes, the title is scheduled to ship out across North American retailers on April 7 for PlayStation 3, PC and […]
Previously slated for a Q2 release, Ubisoft’s rugged Western shooter Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood was given a more specific launch window today: June. The Techland-developed title is billed as a prequel to last year’s Call of Juarez, featuring a cross country gunfight-heavy single player campaign that sees players embarking on a journey from Georgia to the desolate Aztec […]
While we’ve known of its existence for some time, EA and developer BioWare officially announced today that Mass Effect 2, a sequel to 2007’s expansive sci-fi RPG, is in development. We’re going to surpass the extraordinary gaming experience we brought our fans in Mass Effect by delivering intensified combat and expanded weapon options as well as increased depth of planet […]
Details from the latest issue of GameInformer have hit the web, revealing that players assume the role of the first Big Daddy in BioShock 2. The genetically-enhanced lifeform will come equipped with both a drill and rivet gun, just like in the original game. Also, players will still be able to utilize plasmids. To sum up, you apparently play as […]