Mount & Blade Warband: Napoleonic Wars Multiplayer DLC Announcement Trailer

Here's another Paradox Interactive game announcement. The hardcore medieval sim/action game Mount & Blade: Warband is getting an expansion title Napoleonic Wars. You can probably guess what this expansion adds. This is a multiplayer only expansion that adds new battles units, weapons from the final years of the Napoleonic Wars. I can imagine it now... a line of undisciplined musketmen all running around the field like headless chickens. Trailer and info below...

Crusader Kings II: Ruler Designer DLC Trailer & Info

Paradox Interactive announced a DLC for designing your very own custom ruler in their latest grand strategy game, Crusader Kings II. This is definitely a first for them(at least in my memory). You can even create your own dynasty and your own coat of arms for it. Not sure what the modders will think of this. This DLC is priced at USD$4.99. Watch the DLC announcement trailer below...

Sleeping Dogs Gameplay Highlight Trailer - Story & Driving

Sleeping Dogs, the re-imagined new game from United Front and SquareEnix has got its first batch of gameplay trailer. This trailer showcases driving in Sleeping Dogs. Don't expect super realistic driving here. The driving reminds me of Midnight Club(it was a racing game like Need For Speed: Underground but made by Rockstar). There's the usual illegal street races to hijacking vehicles. I've also embedded a story trailer. Check out the trailers below...

Warhammer 40K Dark Millennium No Longer To Be An MMO

THQ announced today that Warhammer 40K Dark Millennium will now be a single player experience with robust online multiplayer features. It's not going to be an MMO because that would mean investing A LOT of money. "As previously announced, we have been actively looking for a business partner for the game as an MMO. However, based on changing market dynamics and the additional investment required to complete the game as an MMO, we believe the right direction for us is to shift the title from an MMO to a premium experience with single and multiplayer gameplay, robust digital content and community features,” said Brian Farrell, President and CEO of THQ Inc. “Because we believe strongly in the high-quality and vast creative work that is in production, this is the right decision for both our portfolio and for gamers devoted to this powerful property." Furthermore, THQ also announced that Vigil Games and Relic Entertainment has been reduced in size(lay-offs).

Source: Businesswire.com  

Ghost Recon Online Class Trailers - Recon & Assault Class

Ubisoft's free to play PC focused Ghost Recon Online is in closed beta currently. Here are the two latest class overview trailer that go through the abilities and how the Recon and Assault class plays. Watch the trailers below...

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Coming To Steam - No Tentacle Jokes I Promise

The XBLA indie 2D shooter/exploration game Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet looks like it will be making its way to the PC. Shadow Planet Productions has confirmed that it is coming soon to Steam and will feature mouse and keyboard controls and will come together with Shadow Hunters DLC. ITSP features some incredible and creepy art by Michael Gagne bringing an alien world to life. The game itself is old school 2D shooter with a blend of exploration. Very soon on Steam. For those that want to get a better idea of what ITSP is, check out the gameplay montage video below...

Trine 2 Review - The Wizard Is Back!

What does a Wizard, a Warrior, and a Thief...  I'm sorry, I meant an entrepreneur, have in common? They were all in the indie physics puzzle game Trine released back in 2009. Trine was a physics based co-op platformer that allowed 2 player to play through the game, solving physics puzzles along the way while taking on some enemies(mostly trolls). Frozenbyte, the developers of Trine has released a sequel. For Trine 2, Frozenbyte expanded on it quite a bit. The game has more depth in terms of levelling your character and introduces new physics puzzles and 3 player co-op(at last!).

Legend of Grimlock Launch Trailer - Goes Back To Old School Dungeon Crawling

It's not released yet, but the old school RPG dungeon crawler from Almost Human(a 4 man indie team) is due out on GoG.com on April 11th. You get a nice 20% discount if you pre order now at USD$11.99(it will be priced at USD$14.99 at launch). I've posted about this game before and what I love about it is that it looks and plays like Wizardry, an old school RPG that takes place all in first person. And it looks really good! Check out the launch trailer below...

Assassin's Creed 3 For The PC Ditching Mouse & Keyboard Support?

Say what? Ubisoft Montreal Creative Director, Alex Hutchinson said in a Gamespy preview of Assassin's Creed 3 "We're definitely supporting PC, we love PC, but I think it'll be PC with a controller. I don't see us investing hugely in a mouse and keyboard setup. I think if you want to play on PC and you want to play Assassin's Creed, you have a controller." Okay I don't remember the last PC game that didn't at least try to support the mouse and keyboard setup(I'm sure there were games that did ditched the good old rodent and keyboard) but this is just weird. Sure, limited resources, time constraint can all be a factor but... but... Anyway, Ubisoft seemed determined that it WILL be released for the PC on 30th October 2012. Perhaps Mr Hutchinson was being a tad bit funny there. If this is indeed the case, I'll be expecting them to announce a delay for the PC version right about a month before the stated release date :s

Source: Gamespy

Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Gameplay Video Part 1 - Take Part In A Gang War

Rockstar has released part one of a two series videos that put the spotlight on the multiplayer mode in Max Payne 3. Multiplayer, a first for the series, retains bullet time. Any player can use bullet time and only player in direct line of sight is affected by it(meaning someone can flank you while in bullet time). Gang Wars is the main multiplayer mode where players take on the role of gang members in an objective based multiplayer game. As each side fulfil or fail an objective the story in the multiplayer game changes... ie a new objective pops up that takes into account the result of the last round... somewhat similar to what BRINK does. Payne Killer is a two player co-op mode... I don't need to say much about this. Watch the video below...

Battlefield 3 Patch For The PC Deploying Tomorrow

Danial Matross, DICE community manager tweeted "PC patch has a date which is tomorrow. Coming in hot we will go into maintenance mode from 9-11:30 CET. More details coming on the blog." It's a pretty massive patch and the patch changes notes is super long. Check out the patch notes below...

Tribes: Ascend Cloak & Dagger Update Preview Trailer

This update was deployed just last night. Here's a short trailer Hi Rez Studios released as a preview. I'm currently going to take a look at this game. Perhaps we shall do a massive community event for Tribes: Ascend. It is free to play after all and anyone can download it from here. Leo did a first play of it which you can watch here. Video below...

Elemental: Fallen Enchantress Introduction Video - Footage Of Closed Beta Gameplay

After the botched release of Elemental: War of Magic, Stardock are doing their best to improve the game in every way possible, from hiring someone who knows what he's doing(Derek Paxton, creator of Fall From Heaven Civ 4 mod) to making sure the game engine isn't so buggy. Verdict? I don't quite know yet. But check out the first trailer for the standalone game below. Also I've included a Let's Play of the closed beta from Youtube user Das24680 if you want to see how the game is shaping up...

Gettysburg Armoured Warfare Launch Trailer

Gettysburg Armoured Warfare, the hybrid RTS, third person shooter releases today. This promises a unique experience that we've never had before. Looks kind of Total War'ish but I doubt it is the same type of experience. Check out the release trailer below...

Bioshock Infinite Heavy Hitter Trailer Part 3 And 4

I seemed to have missed the third part of the heavy hitter series of videos from Irrational Games. Part 4 is the final part of these series of videos. The boys of silence and the siren. Cool stuff. The game is due out on October 19th. Check out the videos below...

GoG.com To Carry Newer Indie Titles Soon

The good old site for Good Old Games is getting a bit of a renovation. According to Gamespot, they will now be offering newer titles and will be renaming its site to GOG.com. The two debut indie games are Trine and The Whispered World. CD Projekt are sticking to their no DRM stance which will make getting bigger publisher a tricky task. Sure, the big boys may allow their older IP's to be on GOG.com with no DRM, but what about newer titles? So far, GOG.com has hosted The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings as the only newly released title. This would make GOG.com a major contender in the digital distribution market(remember, no unnecessary client required to run the game).

GOG.com managing director, Guillaume Rambourg, told Gamespot "Our plan is not to sell past DLC separately, but rather bundle that content with the main game, so that we can offer a massive package at a good price. Again, our aim is to provide value for money to gamers so that they are happy to buy games from us and therefore never fall on the dark side, by which I mean piracy." This is good news for those that want to run their games without any hassle. Just don't expect to buy all the latest games AAA from GOG.com(you can expect indie titles) just yet. Perhaps I'll be forced to eat my hat regarding this.

Source: Gamespot

World of Darkness Ingame Footage - Imagine Vampires Walking In The Streets

EVE Online developers are working on a new MMO called World of Darkness. It's got a flavour of Vampire: The Masquerade in it. Dank, depressing cities with Vampires! It's based off of White Wolf's comic of the same title which is why it looks similar to Vampire: The Masquerade(same IP). There are three principle cities, London, Paris and New York and one player can become the Prince of a city. There's some political mechanic in the game which makes World of Darkness a little unique from other MMO's. Here's a short graphics test video released in a recent EVE Online Fan Fest. CCP promised they will reveal more end of this year. Video below...

Assassin's Creed III Video Interview - Connor Kentway, The New Protagonist

UPDATE: A New teaser trailer uploaded on Connor Kentway.

VG247 posted a video interview with Assassin's Creed Development Directors, Tommy Francois gives the low down on the new protagonist, Connor Kentway. Assassin's Creed III releases on 31st October 2012. Video below...

Prey 2 Cancelled? My Dreams Of Being Bounty Hunter Shattered

Remember the Prey 2 reveal? They went with a new direction of a bounty hunter hunting vigilantes and had that super cool trailer? Rumours abound that it has been cancelled. Tweets from Human Head's Brain Karis states that Zenimax forced them to cancel all GDC talks on Prey 2 "Yes, Zenimax forced us to pull all Prey2 related talks from GDC. I'm pretty devastated by the news. This was to be my first conf talk." For a title that showed much promise, this seems rather surprising. Prey 2 is a game under the publishing arm of Bethesda... there's no official word from them. Will keep you guys updated on this.

Gettysburg: Armoured Warfare Releasing March 27th

Yes it's that soon. Paradox Interactive announced today that the strategy third person alternate universe world war 1 plus tanks and modern day weapons game will be released on the PC on March 27th. It'll cost you USD$9.99 on Steam. Press release after the break...

Nvidia Launches Latest Pixel Crunching Graphic Card, The GTX 680

Nvidia recently launched a new top of the line enthusiast graphic card, the GTX680. Priced at USD$499, it is a monster of a card. Check out the introductory video below...

Far Cry 3 Gameplay Trailer - Shows Pre Order Bonuses

Ubisoft released this trailer which is a compilation of footage of that leaked XBOX360 recording I posted weeks back. They've also revealed that pre order bonuses also include an exclusive set of missions(2 to be precise) and one extra weapon for multiplayer. Far Cry 3 is releasing on September 4th. Check out the gameplay trailer below...

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Launches - PC Version Arrives May 18th

Capcom's four player co-op Resident Evil spin off, Operation Raccoon CIty is now available for the XBOX360 and PS3. The PC version will be out on May 18th. The game is co-developed with Slant Six Games which the the studio that works on the SOCOM games that are released for the Playstation platform. Makes sense that Operation Raccoon City would have a heavy action vibe to it. Launch trailer below...

OMGeek's Waveform Review

What makes a computer game different from a movie? If games can look just as good as a movie, and sound just as intense, and provide the same kind of escapism, and elicit just as much emotion from you, then why play games at all?

Could it be that little element of any game that tickles the parts of your brain that says yes or no? Up or down? Blue or red? Merge with an artificial intelligence and become a contemporary techno-god, or plunge the world into a new dark age bereft of modern communication and technology? Interaction. Decision-making. Control.

Ironically, Waveform is the game that it is because of the way that the game takes away some of that control from you. In Waveform, you can’t say up or down because you have no choice but to go up or down. You do have a say in when up ends and down begins, but it’s really not as easy as it looks. Read the full review here

Funcom Goes Crazy - Releases 30 Minute Presentation of The Secret World

So maybe we've been getting a slither of media from Funcom regarding their upcoming MMO The Secret World. How about a full 30 minute presentation of the game? This is from a closed door GDC 2012 presentation of the game. Watch it below...

Naval War: Arctic Circle Video Dev Diary - Weather & Radar

Paradox has released another video dev diary of the upcoming Naval War RTS, Naval War: Artic Circle. The devs about how they are modelling weather and the importance of radar in the game. I'll get hands on of this soon. I'll put out an early impression as soon as I can. Check out the dev diary video below...

SimCity Inside SimCity Trailer Part 1 - The Power of GlassBox

EA Maxis gives a sneak peak at the technology behind the upcoming SimCity. It is using a brand new engine called GlassBox. Each part of the building is part of the simulation. You can know also drop extra parts of a building on top of another building to improve it's efficiency and what not. Keep in mind this is not final graphics. Check out the video below...

The Withcer 2 Enhanced Edition XBOX360 Trailer

I checked... they said this is an XBOX360 trailer. Hard to believe but it looks bloody good. The Witcher 2 hits the XBOX360 on April 17th. PC owners will get the enhanced edition update free of charge! Check out the awesome trailer below...

Trine 2 Expansion Environment Teaser Trailer

Frozenbyte released this teaser video showing off new environment for an upcoming expansion for Trine 2. I'm currently in the process of writing my review for it(I need to hurry this up). The expansion will have 6 new levels with new enemies and skills to upgrade the wizard, thief, and warrior. That's all we know about it. I quite like the bit that takes place in the desert. Check out the teaser video below...

Hawken March Extended Gameplay Trailer

The free to play Unreal Engine 3 powered mech multiplayer action, Hawken continues to impress me with its visuals and gameplay style. Most of the maps I've seen so far are urban which means lots of cover and places to ambush. It's a like a blend of the old school MechWarrior with influence from multiplayer shooter map design. Either way, it looks mighty promising. Check out the trailer below...

Grim Dawn Gameplay Footage - The Occultist Class

Crate Entertainment has released another pre-alpha gameplay footage of the action RPG, Grim Dawn. This video shows the Occultist class playing through 'Abandoned Waterfront' level. The devs say that there is a lot of choice in the way you explore this level. The walls can be destroyed and you can explore forests around the level. I can't believe a self funded indie game can look this good. I suppose the days of indie games looking low key might be a lot rarer. Check out the video below...

Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition Announced - No New Baldur's Gate

It turns out it's not a new Baldur's Gate after all. The Baldur's Gate website now has info that Atari, Wizard of The Coast and Overhaul Games are working on Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. The site says the enhanced edition will feature a "re-forged version of the Infinity Engine with a variety of modern improvements". The Enhanced Editions will feature all the expansions. Now sure how they could improved on that aging engine(it does run atrociously on modern machines due to single process affinity... ie no support for multi core processors). They plan to release Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition this summer.

Source: Baldur's Gate Official Site

Max Payne 3 Design & Technology Series - Visual Effects And Cinematics

Rockstar has released the latest video in the design & technology series for Max Payne 3. I'd say the new cinematic style is more inspired by the comic book style only with in game graphics and animation running in the background. Looks pretty cool. I must say the game looks great. Ma Payne 3 releases on May 15th. Watch the video below...

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliance Now In Open Beta - Free To Play MMO Strategy

Which means you can now hop on it and play it online. Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliance is a free to play web based game. So before you think this is the C&C RTS game that you've been waiting for... just hang in there. We know Bioware has a new studio working on Command & Conquer: Generals 2, not exactly the Kane story line... but a proper RTS. For now you can try out this browser based MMO Strategy game. Press release after the break...

UPDATE Diablo III Release Date Set! It's Arriving On 15th May!

UPDATE: I've posted my explanation on why I wont be buying Diablo III here.

Blizzard has announced the global release date of the much anticipated Diablo III. It'll be out on 15th May 2012! You can already pre-order the digital version today. The price....wait for it... SG$90. That's about RM217! Yeah it's not cheap. And I doubt the retail version would be any cheaper. Release date press release below...

Total War: Fall of The Samurai Reveal Trailer Part 3 - Riffles Clash With Steel! Who Will Win?

Here's part 3 of the reveal trailer for Fall of The Samurai, the stand alone expansion for Total War: Shogun 2. In this trailer, the Creative Assembly team talk about the clash of technology and different weapons. Torpedo ships, Ironclads, Gatling guns! A new camera mode that allows you to follow the trajectory of a cannon ball... Fall of The Samurai releases on 24th March. Watch the latest trailer below...

Bioshock Infinite Heavy Hitters Trailer Part 2 - Handy Man

Irrational Games lets in on one more heavy hitter in Bioshock Infinite. It turns out the Handy Man is the bad guy that flings the protagonist in the debut trailer for Bioschok Infinite. That beating heart and the giant hands. These guys are beasts! Bioshock Infinite releases on October 19th. Watch the trailer below...

Alan Wake Review - No Bullet Time Here

Well technically, there is some slow mo effect when you fire the flare gun... but I'm not sure if that's just my PC's frame rate taking a dive! I've been a huge fan of Remedy Entertainment since the original release of Max Payne(2001). It was a third person action game that took the world by storm as it unleashed its furious gun fights that were influenced by the John Woo style of violence with beautiful cinematography. In other words... it was the introduction of bullet time and slow mo effects in games. When I read the news that Remedy were working on Alan Wake, I was delighted at first and later horrified that it was to be an XBOX360 exclusive with Microsoft as the publisher. After multiple delays and rumours that the project had been put on hold, Alan Wake finally arrived on the XBOX360 in 2010 and two years later, here it is... on the PC... the platform it was first showcased on.

Battlefield 3 Close Quarters DLC Expansion Gameplay Trailer

The first of the three expansion I reported here has got a trailer showing off what to expect. The expansion also includes 4 new 'in doors' maps which I presume will be 'close quarters'. Hopefully it'll be better than Operation Metro... le sigh. This is coming out in June. Watch the premiere gameplay trailer below...

Get A First Glimpse Of Dishonored In Motion!

A futuristic stealth/action game set in a Victorian era themed world? It's steam punk baby! Count me in! Dishonored, the upcoming game from Arkane Studios is finally shown in this Gamespot exclusive video. And in motion, it looks gorgeous. Not much actual gameplay footage here... just footage of the game world in motion. Also the devs talk about the game. Watch the video below...

Spec Ops: The Line Community Trailer - Let The Bodies Hit T... Oh Wrong Song

2K did this trailer just for the community. It features, lots of dead bodies, massacre of civilians and... well you get the point. Spec Ops: The Line is a third person shooter that features one unique feature... sand physics! Although this trailer dissapointingly fails to showcase that. It releases June 26th. Trailer below...

OMGeek Thermaltake Meka G1 Review

When you are into gaming as much as I am, having a quality keyboard and mouse is very important. I want something that can withstand the abuse I give mashing buttons running through the mean streets of Oman in Battlefield 3, or simply fighting demons with my raid in World of Warcraft. The quality of these can mean the difference between fragging an enemy or being on the receiving side of an RPG to the face.

So today, I’d like to share my experiences with a mechanical keyboard that I have had the privilege of using so far. One thing is for sure, if you are looking for a mech keyboard with macro keys, then this one is not for you. Read the full review here.

CryEngine 3 Visual Spec Trailer GDC 2012

The engine from Crytek isn't about to be forgotten this year. It's still going strong and they've been improving it since it's initial release. This video also shows some tech demo stuff from Warface, Crytek's Korean free to play shooter.  Check out the latest tech preview video below...

Tribes: Ascend Llama Island Trailer - Release April 12th

While Tribes: Ascend might be in open beta, it's still not properly released. It's proper release has been confirmed to be on April 12th. No more beta. It's free to play so you can jump in now(or later). They've released a new trailer, which sort of pokes fun on another trailer. Can you guess which trailer for hat game it is aping? Trailer below...

Mechwarrior Online Interview And Gameplay Footage

Piranha Games Mechwarrior Online is a beacon of hope for us Mechwarrior fans. It's not exactly Mercenaries, but it takes the frantic, tactical combat of Mechwarrior and places it in a Free To Play online game. It looks amazing because it uses CryEngine 3(the game engine powering Crysis 2). Check out the video below...

War of The Roses GDC 2012 Gameplay Trailer

Fatshark's next entry is finally shown in this trailer. It's medieval multiplayer mayhem with cavalry, men with large pike's(that's not a euphemism) and huge swords. It looks bloody nice... imagine a faster paced Mount & Blade(a better looking M&B) with persistent player progression. Oh and those killcams are brutal. Gameplay trailer below...

Bioshock Infinite Heavy Hitters Trailer Part 1 - Motorised Patriot

Irrational Games has a history of designing weird, twisted creatures/enemies in their games. They've released a brand new trailer showcasing one of these enemies. This one is called the Motorised Patriot, it's George Washington with a Gatling gun! Need I say more?. Trailer below...

Naval War: Artic Circle GDC 2012 Trailer

Metal and Naval Warfare = Naval War: Artic Circle. A real time naval warfare strategy game that is set to storm the seas... or rather your computer screen. Sure the graphics might not be much to shout about but we haven't got a game quite like this yet. That's not to say this might not be so good. But there is potential at least. Trailer below...

EA Announces 3 New Expansion Packs For Battlefield 3

EA announced that Battlefield 3 will be getting three expansion packs(not concurrently of course). The first one is called Close Quarters and is focused on new weapons, dog tags etc(due in June). The second on is Armored Kill(out in Autumn) new vehicles like tanks ATV etc. The third one is End Game(out in the Winter), no idea what this one is about. These seem to me like smaller DLC packs than full blown expansion packs. Press release below...

Medal of Honor Warfighter Debut Trailer - Releases October 23rd

Second times the charm? EA's giving the Medal of Honor franchise another go with Warfighter. While the Medal of Honor reboot focused on Afganistan, Warfighter will take players across he globe in headline ripping scenarios(rescuing hostages in Philipines... check, defeating Somali pirates... check). It's still about a Tier 1 Navy Seal guy and modern combat. Medal of Honor Warfighter will be using the Frostbite 2 engine(powers Battlefield 3) and is being developed by Danger Close LA(the original team that worked on the single player portion of Medal of Honor). It's will be out on October 23rd for the XBOX360, Playstation 3 and PC. 2012 Debut trailer below...