The fear in updating classic games such as Counter Strike (1.6 and Source) is that the well honed game mechanics, or even just the “feel” of the game, will be irrevocably changed. Counter Strike 1.6 still has a strong following and is still included in tournaments, and Counter Strike: Source has a massive following on Steam.
Read more »My luck with fish has been rather tenuous over the years. My first one actually lasted almost a year. The next ones after that lasted less than 24 hours (both of them), although I think that was due to the fact that they were $0.77 each and that I had bought them from a tank with a dead fish in it. Later on I purchased minnows and they lasted a while (I even had a snail growing!) before donating them to my friend after a few close calls with my cat.
Read more »Gamescom 2012 may be over, but the event certainly provided a plethora of new announcements from publishers and developers alike. One of the bigger announcements came courtesy of Ubisoft who announced not one, not two, but three new free-to-play games set in the universe’s of two of Ubisoft’s well known franchises: Anno Online, Might and Magic Heroes Online and Might and Magic Raiders.
Read more »Darksiders II has been out for just over a week now, and is proving to be quite the hit with both fans and critics alike. For those of you who are yet to dive into Death’s dance (and if you haven’t, what’s wrong with you?!) THQ have released a new trailer. Entitled ‘Dealing Death’ the trailer is narrated by Vigil‘s Lead Combat Designer Ben Cureton who provides some excellent tips on how to become an expert at Death’s combat style.
Read more »EA have released a new trailer for Medal of Honor Warfighter which explores the game’s single player campaign as Preacher and his team-mates are tasked with hunting down a global threat and taking the fight directly to the enemy.
Read more »For all those dance crazy fans amongst you – put on your dancing shoes and get excited – as Ubisoft have announced the track lineup for their upcoming booty shaking Just Dance 4.
Read more »EA and Criterion Games are hoping their latest trailer for the multiplayer features of Need For Speed: Most Wanted revs potential buyer’s engines, and from what we can see, it definitely ticks all the right boxes.
Read more »There be ships left, right and centre in Ubisoft‘s latest trailer for their upcoming powerhouse release Assassin’s Creed III, and boy – naval battles have never looked so good.
Read more »Zombies – they’re so hot right now. So hot, in fact, that it seems every developer and publisher worth their salt has, at some point, included zombies into their games. And the next publisher up to the zombie plate is Ubisoft, who aren’t just making zombies a small part of one of their games – they’re making them the whole focus of their exclusive to the Wii U title – Zombi U.
Read more »We can’t say we’re surprised, but we can say we’re disappointed that PC players will now have to wait several more weeks for Assassin’s Creed III – its PC release date has been pushed back to November 20th for North America, and November 23 for Europe (including Australia and New Zealand).
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