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Dev: The Witcher 2 Will Be the Most Complex RPG Ever Released on Console
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings won’t be a port when it comes to the Xbox 360, the developers tell me, it will be “an adaptation.” “We wanted to bring The Witcher experience to the Xbox entirely,” one developer said in a darkened room as another played through a chunk of the game. “It will…
By Brian Crecente Published August 19, 2011 -
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Simplifies With Polished Play
The first thing I noticed while watching a team of two Ubisoft developers play through a new level of Ghost Recon; Future Soldier wasn’t the Zambia setting or the rolling wave of dust and smoke created by a crashing plane, it was how clean everything looked. Gone were the screen-filling, often distracting augmented reality icons…
By Brian Crecente Published August 19, 2011 -
Free Witcher 2 Patch Adds Horde Mode, Makes Things Darker, Harder
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Version 2.0 will be a free patch that gives PC gamers a new tutorial system, a survival arena mode, a difficulty-increasing dark mode, oodles of patches and all of the previously released download packs. The free patch hits Sept. 29. All new installations of the game will update automatically.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 19, 2011 -
Watch Blizzard Open the Gates of Hell in Cologne
We showed you that fancy bit of 3D street art Blizzard created for Diablo III earlier this week. Now we have a sped-up video showing how the artists made it look like demons were bursting from the city’s streets. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find…
By Brian Crecente Published August 19, 2011 -
Guess Which Character Marvel Worried Capcom Would Get Wrong?
With more than 75 Marvel characters appearing in Capcom fighting games over the years, you’d think the comic maker would completely trust Capcom’s judgment when it comes to how their heroes and villains appear in-game. Not so with one particular character appearing in the soon-to-be released Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, the game’s producer tells…
By Brian Crecente Published August 19, 2011 -
Eight Minutes of Guild Wars 2 Gameplay and Art, Presented Without Comment
You’ve seen the trailer, now take a look at eight minutes or so of Guild Wars 2 gameplay shot from the Gamescom show floor. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Brian Crecente Published August 19, 2011 -
Part Brawler, Part Fighter, Anarchy Reigns Shows Promise and Flaws
It’s a little bit Virtua Fighter, a little bit Madworld Played in the back room of Sega’s Gamescom press booth, Anarchy Reigns is a fast-paced, action-heavy brawler that seems a bit too sloppy to have any lasting appeal. But when the game’s moments come together, like delivering a buzz-saw flurry of bloody sword slashes with…
By Brian Crecente Published August 19, 2011 -
Happy Birthday Zelda, From Your Fans
It’s the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda and to celebrate Nintendo is letting Gamescom fans create their own fan birthday cards for the franchise. Here are a few that graced the wall of Nintendo’s booth earlier this week. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2011 -
Gabe Newell Wants EA on Steam, and is Polite About It
Electronic Arts has Origin. Valve has Steam. Both want you as a customer for their online game store. And so far, neither can work out their differences enough to ensure that Electronic Arts’ games will be available on Valve’s massive computer download service. But things still haven’t come to a complete impasse, at least not…
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2011 -
A Sniper and a Bombsuit Make for A Wondrous Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Mission
“You’ve got a whole group coming down the street at you,” my co-op buddy calls out to me. But I’m not looking at the street. Instead, I’m staring straight down at the ground. At my feet there is a cloth sack, an improvised explosive device. A circle fills as I defuse the bomb. Crouching on…
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2011 -
Minecraft Creator Teams Up With Indie Dev On Inexplicable Game
I’m not really sure what Cobalt is, but as of today the folks behind Minecraft are helping to make the game, so I’ll assume it’s going to be great and very, very different. This morning Minecraft developers Mojang said that they were working with Oxeye Game Studios on Cobalt, a game they described as an…
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2011 -
World of Warcraft’ Transmogrification in Action
Earlier today we walked you through how you can combine the best looking armor you have with the best performing to make something that’s the best of both Here are some pics, via Blizzard’s Gamescom press conference and blog, of the 4.3 patch’s transmogrification in action. Also we’ve included a pic showing some of the…
By Brian Crecente Published August 17, 2011 -
Diablo III’s Gates of Hell Open on the Streets of Cologne
A street artists turned Cologne’s Rudolfplatz into a scene from Diablo III. In the pic above a group of developers check out the art in person. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Brian Crecente Published August 17, 2011 -
A Tour of the DOTA 2 Showdown
Valve’s Gamescom booth is dedicated to the hosting of The International the first tournament and hands-on with their upcoming strategy game DOTA 2. You can check out the live stream here throughout the week during play hours, or glance through our images above. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected].…
By Brian Crecente Published August 17, 2011 -
Diablo III Beta Will Begin by September, Still No Final Release Date
Diablo III‘s beta will hit by September, hopefully before, Blizzard game director Jay Wilson said during a Gamescom press conference today. When’s the game coming out? “When it’s ready.” Got it? Read more about Diablo III and its “inferno difficulty.”
By Brian Crecente Published August 17, 2011 -
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Comes Full Circle; Deathwing Is Going Down
Soon hardened World of Warcraft players will have a chance to take on Deathwing in a Cataclysm-shaking end fight. The Deathwing battle will come in a soon-to-be released patch for the Cataclysm expansion which includes three new five-player dungeons, a new raid and some cool new Ethereal-powered abilities. The biggest tweak coming with patch 4.3…
By Brian Crecente Published August 17, 2011 -
Just Pump it And Dance With The Ubisoft Girls
As seen at Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 stage show. You can also get up there and try to dance with them. Something that I think will happen with much more frequency once the beer halls open later in they day. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…
By Brian Crecente Published August 17, 2011 -
Gamescom Before the Storm
Here’s a quick look at some of the many booths crowding the halls of a Gamescom still free of its many passionate gaming fans. Today was press day. Tomorrow is when the doors open to the public. Click these images to see them in their full, glorious size in their original aspect ratio. You can…
By Brian Crecente Published August 17, 2011 -
Watch Them Play Valve’s DOTA 2
The International, Valve’s live DOTA 2 championship is happening now at Gamescom. That means that a select group of dedicated gamers are currently vying to be the champion in a game that hasn’t yet released. While no one but the competitors are allowed to play the game just yet, you can watch their hands on…
By Brian Crecente Published August 17, 2011
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