We’re now just a week away from the launch of Thief, and you all know what that means. Yes, it’s launch trailer time. So gather around, and gaze upon the Eidos marketing department’s last, best hope to get us interested in this game. They’ve pulled out all the stops with this one. There’s glowing eyeballs, exploding arrows, and one very topless tiger woman. I’m serious. Read on to see her for yourself.
Read more »Get Pysched. Bethesda has announced a release date for their new entry in the Wolfenstein series, The New Order. They’ve also unveiled a new trailer that gives us our first detailed look at hero BJ Blazkowicz and the dystopian alternate history he’s tasked to save. Oh, and pre-ordering gets you access to the DOOM beta. So there’s that too. Read on for the details.
Read more »Even in an industry which has sadly grown accustomed to studio layoffs, this one came as a shock. Ken Levine, co-founder and creative director of Irrational Games, is radically downsizing his studio, and relinquishing control of the Bioshock franchise back to 2K Games. Read on for the details, and to read Ken’s statement.
Read more »Let’s get one thing out of the way straight away – I’m not a fan of multiplayer FPS games, and I am not someone who gets excited about challenging, engaging, player vs player multiplayer maps. I have my feet very firmly planted in the ‘single player is king’ camp. With that said – I had a damn lot of fun with Titanfall, and based on the strength of what it offers to players, it just might be the killer console seller than Xbox One is looking for.
Read more »To make the wait for the second and final episode of Burial at Sea just a little more excruciating than it already is, Irrational Games has released a new video that takes fans behind the scenes of the DLC. Featuring commentary from Ken Levine and the voice cast, it’s a must watch for any fan in need of a Bioshock fix. But be warned, the video does contain some mild spoilers. That being said, read on for the details.
Read more »The absurd concept of Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us makes it a hard sell. After all, the desire to follow a noire thriller starring The Big Bad Wolf as he tracks down a serial killer in a town full of fairy tale characters requires a cross section of a lot of niche interests. Despite the odd mix of materials, Telltale manages to stitch up a quality tale in the first episode, and for the most part, the company does it again in episode 2, although the seams are starting to look a little frayed.
Read more »We’re all pretty much monsters waiting to happen under the right circumstances aren’t we? This new Dying Light trailer focuses on what everyone, survivors and zombies included used to be. And my stars, it’s all very chilling and disturbing.
Read more »I know… shocking, right? Activision Blizzard released their quarterly and yearly earnings report today, and 2013 was another very good year for Call of Duty. The latest game in the series, Call of Duty: Ghosts, dominated the sales charts. And last year’s Black Ops 2 continued to perform well. Not exactly news, I know. But there were a few interesting gems buried in the report. Read on for the details.
Read more »It’s good to feel loved, isn’t it? Volition is showing how much they still care for all of us by releasing four new DLC packs this week. Seriously, four. I counted. From stylish (and not so stylish) clothing, to cool cars, to crazy new powers, these DLC packs show just how much the developers at Volition still love us. And their game too, I guess. Read on for the details.
Read more »South Park: The Stick of Truth isn’t the only long delayed game finally getting released in the near future. Thief, the awaited franchise reboot from Square Enix and Eidos Montreal, will be hitting store shelves at the end of this month. To remind everyone what exactly the game is all about, a new trailer has been released which details pretty much everything you’d want to know about Thief before its release. Read on to see it for yourself.
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