Dead Space Is Dead, Joins Red Faction On Island Of Misfit Game Franchises
This may be the last we see of one Isaac Clarke
Another franchise with so much potential is biting the dust. Word is leaking, at least as VideoGamer would have it, that Electronic Arts has dispatched its glossy horror-becoming-action franchise to the land of its necromorphs. Cody thought favorably of the third game, I even enjoyed their mobile effort, but despite EA’s attempts to tweak it for broader audiences with more Gears of War-style action on a moment to moment basis and bundling in controversial fourth wall-breaking microtransactions, the game’s poor sales have apparently sunk the franchise.
Garrett Returns: New ‘Thief’ Title Revealed In Game Informer, Due Out 2014 [VIDEO]
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Our good pal Garrett as he appears on Game Informer’s April cover.
Did you know that for many years after the release of Doom, all you could do in first-person shooters was shoot things? I know, right? When Thief: The Dark Project came along in 1998, it blew so many minds, mine included, when it challenged you to hide in shadows and cover your steps as you burgled every shiny thing that caught your eye. Set in a dark, Victorian-themed world of nightmares and the supernatural, Thief spawned several sequels (although the third game featured many of the same flaws as its sister game at Ion Storm, Deus Ex: Invisible War), but has otherwise been out of the limelight – perhaps fittingly – since 2004. Prep your arrows, thieves, we go back in soon.
‘XCOM’ Meets Guys In Big, Heavy Armor: New ‘Space Hulk’ Screens Emerge
GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER
Before X-COM, there was Warhammer 40,000 and there was Aliens. Well, sometime after that, the creative minds at Games Workshop decided the twain shall meet, coming up with a tabletop game (and later PC favorite) that featured men in large suits battling dastardly Genestealers in derelict space wrecks. It’s not hard to see where Space Hulk inspired a legion of games, most notably StarCraft, and while long dormant as a video game franchise, Space Hulk is coming back in a big way for PC, Mac, and iOS, complete with multi-platform play.
Tomb Raider Now Available – Review Is Imminent
I’m pretty sure that’s not ketchup she’s covered in.
As of about 42 minutes ago, Tomb Raider is now available to the public…Unless, that is, you shop at Tesco, who broke street date and started selling the game early…
I don’t know why companies keep doing that…I mean, you’d think getting busted and not getting any games for a while would outweigh the few extra dollars you’d make.
ANYHOOZLE…Tomb Raider is now available and the official review will be up…
Is The World Ready For ‘Portal R&D’, A Sitcom-style Web Series?
It’s funny because it’s true.
It wasn’t long into the new teaser for Wayside Creations’ new Portal-based web series that I thought I was watching a corny facsimile of Better Off Ted, a series that starred a multi-national conglomerate and its expanse of wacky experiments. Portal seems to provide plenty of material for such a series as this new show – aptly named Portal R&D – takes place before whatever crazy cacophony got Aperture’s labs shut down in the first place. I’ve included the trailer below as well as a link to the group’s original ground-breaking work, Fallout: Nuka Break.
With 500,000 Subscribers, There’s Never Been A Better Time To Join EVE Online
Look at all those stars…
Like any online community, the more people are involved, the better the experience gets. This is true of social networks like the good ol’ MySpace, Facebook, but it holds particularly true for EVE Online where all players share the same universe. In other MMOs where a server contains a population of only a few thousand people, even when consolidation happens, you’re always going to feel like you’re amongst a crowd. With EVE, the universe changes drastically based on how many total subscribers you have.
Heroes And Generals Open Beta Announced – With Trailer
The age of the MMOFPS is upon us
It seems like we’re entering the age of the Massive scale FPS. For years, the MMORPG has dominated the world of multiplayer gaming but now, we’re getting more and more first person shooter MMO’s and they are looking more and more refined, all the time.
It started a while back with the release of Planetside. After that was World War II online and then several other came along. Recently we’ve had Planetside 2 release from Sony Online Entertainment, Defiance from Trion Worlds will be releasing soon and now Square Enix has announced the open beta of Heroes and Generals; a WWII based FPS that’s looking SUPER HOT.
And we have a trailer!
Let’s Talk About Kerbal Space Program – Gameplay Video Inside
3…2…1…Have a blast!
I don’t even know where to begin talking about the craziness that is KSP. The folks over at Squad have hit this one out of the park, and the game is still in ALPHA. Version 0.18.4 is what I have here and it’s already hot.
The deal is, you get to build rockets, space stations, space planes, etc…, then you get to launch them, fly them, set them up in orbit, buils lunar bases, explore the galaxy and generally have a blast…off…
See what I did there?
Rift: Carnival Of The Ascended Trailer
BIIIIG Ugly!
Rift has announced their second anniversary will kick off with the Carnival of the Ascended and Rift update 2.2, which includes a new PvP Warfront mode, additional Planar Attunement tiers, extra collectibles and items, and subscriber bonuses.
And we have a nice trailer for the expansion
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Trailer Incoming
What is this?
It’s only been a few months since the release of Assassin’s Creed III and Ubisoft is ready to show off the next installment Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Read the rest of this article…
