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Rumor: Valve Releasing New Version Of Warcraft III Mod
Having hummed along quietly for around a year now since being picked up by Valve, IceFrog – developers of the popular “Defence of the Ancients Allstars” scenario for Warcraft III – seem to be making progress on their latest work. Actor Jon St. John, who you’d know as the voice behind Duke Nukem, took to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2010 -
Bloody Warfare In Bloody Desert, The Indie RTS
Santiago Gonzalez has been working on the kind of indie game we don’t normally expect from an indie developer: a real-time strategy game set in the present day. Called Bloody Desert, things are looking a little rough in the demo video above, but hey, it’s an indie game, so you shouldn’t be expecting World In…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2010 -
Report: Dragon Age II On PC Loses Mod Tools, Strategy Camera [Update]
Dragon Age II on PC may be retaining its strategic combat mode, but there are other PC-specific features that won’t be included in the game’s sequel. In an interview with French magazine Joystick, BioWare’s Mike Laidlaw has revealed that the “Baldur’s Gate” camera perspective available to PC owners in the first game won’t be returning…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2010 -
Kinect Patent Says It Can Read Sign Language
The patent for Microsoft’s motion-sensing camera Kinect was released to the public last week, and while we knew most of the stuff contained within, I’d be lying if I said I knew the device could recognise sign language. But it does. At least, according to the patent it does (things may have changed since, we’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2010 -
Rumor: Splinter Cell, Prince Of Persia PS2 Games Coming To PS3?
First there was God of War, then Sly, now it appears two more franchises are taking their PlayStation 2 entries and tarting them up for a release on the PlayStation 3. Amazon France has listings for trilogy boxsets for both Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia, saying that both are set to appear on Sony’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2010 -
Video Games, Strippers & Goldman Sachs
Carrianne Howard wanted to design video games, so she enrolled in a course at a for-profit college. She’s ended up as a stripper. Why? Becuse despite lofty promises made by the college, the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale (which is part-owned by disgraced financial giants Goldman Sachs), she never found work as a games designer.…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2010 -
LEGO: Red Dead Redemption Would Be A Great Idea
Were one game from 2010 selected to be turned into LEGO – and Mass Effect 2 turned down the chance – I’d like to think that Red Dead Redemption would be next in line. Because beneath all the manliness and staring and lonely sunsets and shooting, it’s a game about fantastic characters doing battle in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010 -
Starcraft: The Barbarian
I’ve clicked on a lot of Thors in my time with Starcraft II, but I’ve never heard one talk back to me like this one does at around the 1:00 mark. Actually, I’ve never heard half this stuff – only endless repetitions of IM HEAVY METAAHL – so thank you, Starcraft tinkerers, for unleashing the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010 -
Europe’s GT5 Collector’s Edition Is Ridiculously Expensive
Sony has revealed a Gran Turismo 5 collector’s edition that is even more elaborate than the American one. It’s a lot more expensive, too. You get the following: * Metal sculpted box finished in SLS AMG Obsidian Black * Exclusive GT branded SLS AMG 1:43 model car * GT leather wallet containing Signature Edition competition…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010 -
Mortal Kombat Still Looking Bloody
Some screenshots for the new Mortal Kombat game, previously only available in Game Informer magazine, have now been posted online for the millions of you who gave up on paper long ago. They’re as violent and bloody as you’d expect, and the faithfulness to not only old characters but old levels will be appreciated by…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010 -
Civilization V Will Be Available In Demo Form
I’d imagine most people picking up Civilization V will know exactly what they’re getting themselves into, but just in case you don’t, you can always check out the demo that will be released in September ahead of the game’s release. Actually, I’d imagine many people picking the game up regardless will be interested in seeing…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010 -
24 Hours In The Life Of Red Dead’s Hero
24 Hours Marston is a comic by Eric “Kafka” Feurstein, depicting the kind of things Red Dead hero John Marston gets up to in a day on the frontier. It’s a fairly hit-and-miss comic, but when it hits – normally when truly nailing some of the game’s lovable absurdities – it hits. You can find…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010 -
Boxed Games Still Way More Popular Than Downloadable Ones
Digital download sales might be the future of gaming, but they’re certainly not the present, with a recent study finding that between 80-90% of games bought are still those that come on a disc and are sold in a store. This means that, at a rough estimate, 10-20% of total sales are of the digital…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010 -
Play Mario…With Your EYES
The kids (and grown-ups) at Waterloo Labs in Austin, Texas have come up with a way for us to play video games with nothing but our eyes Blink, look left and look right replace things like press A and push left. Sure, it looks a little janky at first. And also looks slightly useless. But…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010 -
Settlers Of Catan, As Nature Intended
Last month we took a close look at a new version of classic board game Settlers of Catan, one being readied for Microsoft’s giant touch-screen computer. Since then, a new build of the game has been released. God this stuff looks good. It really is the best of both worlds; the social intimacy of a…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2010
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