Sports Interactive yesterday unveiled and announced Football Manager, the next yearly installment of their hugely successful franchise. Initially to be launched on PC, Mac and PSP, Studio Director Miles Jacobson was on YouTube to give us a quick rundown of a few new features and tweaks we con come to expect from the game, all… Continue reading Football Manager 2011 Announced: Volley of New Features Added
You jumped into a sword: The Case for Difficulty.
This is partly a response to Brent Powell’s article “The Illusion of Challenge” and partly a open letter of sorts to anyone who is willing to listen. There is a trend in the gaming media of bashing games with any kind of learning curve. If a game requires the player to try and fail a… Continue reading You jumped into a sword: The Case for Difficulty.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light hits Steam and PS3 September 28th, DLC planned
Just a few weeks before the ‘Exclusive’ Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light hits the Xbox Live Marketplace, Crystal Dynamics have announced that the co-op shooter will also be making its way to PS3 and Steam next month.
Review: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Twelve years ago Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft took the then-fledgling real time strategy genre by storm with it’s fast and highly tactical combat. It was the first real-time strategy game to feature three completely different races with unique gameplay styles. Though initially horribly unbalanced, copious patching and a great expansion eventually helped it evolve into the… Continue reading Review: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Friday Freeloader: Dragon Age Journeys
Before Dragon Age: Origins there was Dragon Age: Journeys. A highly polished 2D flash game from a new addition to the EA family; EA2D. Made as both an introduction to the Dragon Age lore and as a marketing tool Dragon Age: Journeys is a flash game well worth giving a shot. It has a lovely… Continue reading Friday Freeloader: Dragon Age Journeys
Elemental: War of Magic Gameplay Videos Pop up
Elemental: War of Magic is an ambitious RPG/TBS game from Stardock due 24th August. Elemental draws upon Stardocks past experience of 4X titles, like it’s cult hit Sins of a Solar Empire, and combines them with an RPG flair all hinged down with their new Impulse Reactor multiplayer service. Elemental looks to provide a very… Continue reading Elemental: War of Magic Gameplay Videos Pop up
Paradox CEO: Lead and Gold XBLA port canned
Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive, has confirmed that the Xbox LIVE Arcade port of the team based western shooter Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West has been cancelled.
Friday Freeloader: Warsow
Warsow is the star of this weeks Friday Freeloader. It’s a simple twitch-based online FPS with all your standard multi-player FPS game modes with a nice variety of weapons and a great visual style. If you’re burned out on your Modern Warfare’s and Battlefields and want something to spice up your shooter routine then Warsow… Continue reading Friday Freeloader: Warsow
New Multiplayer Characters for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Ubisoft have revealed two more characters in the lineup for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’s multiplayer component: The Soldier and The Blacksmith.
Crytek talk in-game Gun Design
Crytek designer Pascal Eggert talks to ‘The Firearm Blog’ about gun design within games. It discusses the compromises involved in creating something that is fun to play with and visually exciting, but also somewhat grounded in reality to help create immersion in game.
Review: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is probably the most hyped PSP game released in 2010. Helmed by Hideo Kojima, possibly for the last time in the main Metal Gear Solid timeline, the game is a sequel to both Snake Eater on the PS2, and Portable Ops, also released on PSP.
Spanish gaming site leaks new Halo: Reach screens (UPDATE)
The Spanish language gaming website levelup.com has released 22 new screenshots from Halo: Reach, detailing 3 new multiplayer maps for the game. (Update: The Screenshots have now been pulled from levelup.com, so this article has been re-edited to remove the dead links.)
Friday Freeloader: Alien Swarm
It’s Friday, so that can mean only one thing: Another free game for your playing pleasure! This week, we’ll be casting a look at Valve’s recently released shooter, Alien Swarm.
Overclocked Podcast interviews Lukewarm Media about Primal Carnage
Overclocked PC Gaming Podcast has an interview up with indie developer Lukewarm Media about their upcoming class-based humans versus dinosaurs shooter Primal Carnage.
Review: Persona 3 Portable
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable is the PSP port of the hit PS2 turn-based Japanese RPG, Persona 3. it follows the exploits of a group of teenagers as they explore the “Dark Hour” a hidden 25th hour of day, using their ability to summon the games namesake Personas. These Personas play a pivotal role… Continue reading Review: Persona 3 Portable