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In: Gaming News|PC
24 Dec 2009window.google_analytics_uacct = “UA-2281360-3″; Bohemia Interactive, creators of Operation Flashpoint and ArmA, are working on a remake of the classic Carrier Command. Things had been pretty quiet on that front, but then we got these new screens.
window.google_analytics_uacct = “UA-2281360-3″; A single level demo for Locomalito’s new project Hydorah is now out and available for download. Note that the game isn’t designed for novices, since there is no checkpoint system, difficulty setting or an option to continue included in this preview build. Windows only.
window.google_analytics_uacct = “UA-2281360-3″; Square Enix today not only updated Final Fantasy XIV‘s North American website, but passed along a ton of screenshots for the upcoming MMO. Here they are.
In: Gaming News|Nintendo
22 Dec 2009Grandia and Lunar developer Game Arts delivers its first original title in over a decade to WiiWare next week, with The Magic Obelisk, an action-adventure game about the deep bonds formed between tree spirit and light spirit. Lukas is a tree spirit who wants to use his power to transform into a tree to help [...]
In: Gaming News|iPhone
22 Dec 2009A writer from AnandTech got a look at Epic Games‘ Unreal Engine 3 working on the newest iPod Touch. It’s an impressive feat even if there are some asterisks. The Unreal Engine 3 will only run on third-generation iPod Touches and the iPhone 3GS, and the demo being shown is not a fully-operable game, just [...]
In: Gaming News|PC|Playstation
22 Dec 2009If the weather outside is frightful, there’s a good chance Victor Fries is out there somewhere. Sony Online Entertainment reveals the DC Universe Online look for one of Batman’s most tragic villains, and I’m not even counting the movie appearance. Cryogenecist Victor Fries dedicates his life to saving his wife Nora from a rare disease, [...]
In: Culture|Gaming News
22 Dec 2009The latest issue of Wired has a great piece by Clive Thompson on the death of Duke Nukem Forever, and the development studio it took with it. There’s little real news in the piece – after all, the demise of both DNF and 3D Realms has been well-documented – but not everything has to be [...]
I am daring to be excited by Transformers: War For Cybertron. Why? Because I love any Transformers not involving Michael Bay, and I especially love the War Within comic series. Which is kinda what this game is like! Though, sadly, not exactly like; as this artwork shows, cues have been taken from the fan-favourite prequel [...]
In: Gaming News|PC
21 Dec 2009Totilo’s shining BioShock 2 preview was big on words, but where were the images? Here are the images, and they are just as lovely and enthralling as the experience Mr. Totlio describes. I’m getting chills already, and these are merely still images from 2K’s upcoming sequel. I can only imagine what stumbling across these scenes [...]
In: Developers|Gaming News|Technology
20 Dec 2009DrPetter, the talented developer behind Deflectorpool and Sfxr, just released an alpha for a new tool, called Sculptris. Sculptris lets you make 3d models quickly and intuitively as shown in the above video. You can export your creations as OBJ files or import OBJ files to use as a base for editing. It’s really fun [...]