MicroVolts Open Beta Introducing Zombies - It’s That Korean Game That Curiously Looks Like TF2

Way back, you might remember a Korean game which put out a trailer that suspiciously looked, and sounded a lot like the Team Fortress 2 trailer. The game in question was H.A.V.E Online, a free to play MMO shooter where action figures have come to life and started fighting each other. An English version has since been released with the title MicroVolts. It is currently in open beta. It’s not an FPS(it’s third person shooting). According to VE3D, they’ll be introducing a new zombie mode on May 5th. Check out the suspiciously similar trailer below and press release…

Portal 2 DLC #1 Announced! - Free On All Platforms

In what is an unprecedented move, Valve has announced that the upcoming DLC for Portal 2 will be free on all platforms. Owners of Portal 2 on the PC, PS3, XBOX360 and the Mac(which technically everyone on the PC owns since everyone who buys the PC version will be able to play the Mac version) will be able to get it this summer for free. The DLC will add new test chambers, a leaderboard and new challenge modes for single player and coop. Great! I’m also assuming there is going to be new hats as well. In case you missed it you can read my review of Portal 2 here. Read the rather short press release below…

Pocket Change - Mount & Blade Week & VVVVVV Is Going For 2 Bucks!

On Steam, you have the Mount & Blade series on discount. To be completely frank, the first Mount & Blade may be cheap but you can ignore it. Mount & Blade Warband is the version that you want. The upcoming With Fire And Sword is also good and has a small 10% pre order discount. And for the love of all things good! Can everyone just buy VVVVVV! it's just 2 bucks! It's is a brilliant game. discounts of the week below...

Disciples III Resurrection Announced - The Undead Has Risen

Akella announced Disciples III Resurrection, a direct sequel to Disciples III Renaissance, a turn based strategy game with a gothic art style and an interesting unit upgrade mechanic(it was simple but vital to the combat in the game). It sounds like Resurrection will be a standalone game since they are calling it a sequel. Resurrection will introduce a new faction into the game, the undead. No release date announced. Press release and screenshots below…

UPDATE: Need For Speed The Run Revealed Accidentally? - Using Frostbite 2 Engine

UPDATE 2: EA has an official site up for the game. Bigdownload reports that NFS: The Run will be using the Frostbite 2 engine that will power Battlefield 3. EA Blackbox will be developing the game. I wonder if this will be a graphical power house. hmmm


UPDATE: An EA representative has confirmed with IGN that this is real.

Bigdownload posted that shopto.net, a UK online retailer had accidentally posted up info on a new Need For Speed title call Need For Speed The Run and started to take pre orders for it(it has since been taken down, guess EA didn’t like it one bit). The site posted up the premise for the game, apparently you are on the run from the cops and you must go on this cross country drive from Los Angeles to New York all the time evading the cops. They even posted a debut trailer that someone has manage to post up on YouTube. Need For Speed The Run  is supposed to be out on November 11th 2011. Leaked debut trailer below…

Star Wars The Old Republic Gamespot Video Interview - You Get Your Own Starship!

Gamespot has posted up this rather enlightening video interview with Star Wars The Old Republic Lead Writer, Daniel Erickson. Lots of cool stuff here. It seems to have everything I’d ever want in a Star Wars game. You get your own starship that acts as your base of operations? Super cool! Voiced dialogue for the entire game? That’s pretty hard to imagine. I wonder how big the actual game will be upon release. Star Wars The Old Republic releases late 2011(I suppose Holiday 2011). Video interview below…

EA Download Manager Gets Steam Like Update

This might have been stealthily released without getting the attention of most people, but I noticed an update for EADM today. And my oh my, it looks like a major update that adds features that puts it closer to Steam(at least the way Steam works). You can now link up your Facebook, XBOXlive gamertag, or PSN account. Curiously no option to link up a Steam account. This will pull your friends list of people that also have an EADM account. The biggest addition is the new in game overlay. Hitting Shift + F1 will open an in game overlay with a friend list(you can chat with friends) and a web browser. There is even an in game frame counter(not sure how to disable this yet). The only down side is that there doesn’t seem to be an offline mode yet. You need to be online and log in to your account to play your games. All recent EA games can be added to your EADM account(you need to redeem your retail CD key in the settings). List of changes below…

Age of Empires Online Video Blog #3 - Info On Defense of Crete Mode

Age of Empires Online is currently in closed beta(it’s a free to play RTS that combines some stuff from social games as well as more persistent MMO stuff). Thankfully I’ve been able to grab a beta key for myself and will be jumping in on this. Gas Powered Games has put out part 3 of their AoE developer diary. In this video, they go through this new game mode call Defense of Crete. It’s a tower defense mode. There’s coop too and it looks like total mayhem. Just like what happened to the facility when you … murdered me. Video blog below…

Driver San Francisco Story Trailer - The Return of Tanner, well… sort of

The iconic PlayStation arcade driving game is back(and yes it used to be good. I played the first Driver on PlayStation 1). The series has had a rocky time with its poorly received sequels. With Driver San Francisco, Ubisoft are putting you back in the shoes of Tanner, but the catch is that he’s had an accident. A very serious accident and he is in a coma. The game introduces a new shift mechanic that allows you to shift into another car without ever stopping or getting out of the car. Tanner thinks he is out of the coma, but you are actually playing the game as a dream. Not sure where the narrative goes with that, but they are touting this shift feature as a major addition that will keep you in the action. Maybe it is all a simulation done by an AI. An AI that likes potatoes? Will it bring back the former glory of the first entry back? You’ll have to wait till August 30th when it releases for the PC, PS3 and XBOX360. Story trailer below…

Brink Get SMART Series Trailer Part 3 - General Gameplay

Part 3 of the SMARTening trailers is out. In this trailer, they explain the general gameplay in Brink. In addition, Bethesda has posted on their blog a FAQ on dedicated servers for Brink. You’ll be able to download the dedicated server files from Steam(it is a Steamworks game after all) and host your own server. So no, you aren’t stuck to any one server provider. So you think you’re SMART? You will be tested soon. And then I shall if you really are SMART. Testing will begin soon. Watch the trailer below to get SMART…

Diablo III Development In Final Phase - Testing Should Resume After Crunch

Diablo III designer, Jay Wilson, said to the NYTimes that development for Diablo III is entering crunch mode. “We’re definitely in the home stretch. We’re crunching. This is when the magic happens” he said. Based on leaked documents(purportedly leaked), it was clear that the game publishing giant is aiming to get Diablo III out the door by this year. Blizzard’s Rob Pardo has also expressed intentiond of releasing Diablo III this year. Hmmm… I don’t know, could be close. Might make it this year or early next year. But… after crunch… is surely testing phase… testing… must continue testing…

Source: VG247

The First Templar Marie Character Trailer - She Kills With Style

Haemimont Games coop action RPG, The First Templar, has gone gold. It will be releasing on May 10th  and you can pre purchase it now on Steam for 15% less than the regular price. Kalyspo Media has released a new trailer showcasing a female character. Oh… she was female too…I remembered her… she murdered me… Go ahead watch her kill people… below…

Portal 2 Review - It’s Good To Be Back, Now… Continue Testing

It’s tough to follow through on a game that was such a seminal critical hit like Portal. Portal was a break away success. It was never meant to be a huge game on its own, and was an experiment for Valve(part of the Orange Box package). It ended up being one of gaming’s classics for combining puzzle elements with a first person perspective and having an interesting theme and back story to boot(and generated a bunch of internet memes). With Portal 2, Valve wanted to ‘make a sequel that was more of the new rather than the same’(Gabe Newell said this).

Total War: Shogun 2 Multiplayer Tutorial Video Part 2 - Ever Wondered How The Clan Ladder Works?

Kieron Brigden of Creative Assembly is back with the sequel to the extremely successful Total War: Shogun 2 Multiplayer Tutorial video. Yes a sequel to a video. This time, he goes into more detail about the avatar conquest mode. Retainers, veteran units etc. He also explains about the clan conquest mode a little, which is quite confusing for new players. I think it’s just the rainbow colours blinding people. I’ve included both part 1 and part 2 for your viewing pleasure below(part 2 is below part 1)…

UPDATE: Portal 2 DLC Confirmed - Release This Summer

UPDATE: Bigdownload reported that Valve VP, Doug Lombardi told fastcompany.com  that "We will be announcing some DLC for it, so folks can keep a look out for more content coming this summer. We'll be putting more details out about that in a week or so. We'll support that with more videos or more comics.". So there you have it folks, it won't take long before you get the first bit of extra content for Portal 2. That is, if Valve time doesn't come into the picture. 

In an interview with Digital Spy, Valve writer, Chet Faliszek confirmed that Portal 2 already has a DLC in the works. He didn’t really say much about it other than “We have a DLC that we're going to be announcing. Really can't give you any detail [until] after launch, and we're going to have some details about how that'll get released and what that'll form forthcoming.” If it follows Valve’s past DLC release trend, it should be free for the PC. Excellent! Chet also said in that interview that Portal 2’s single player will be 3 times longer compared to Portal and the coop campaign will be 2 times longer. Oooo you know what, It’ll be super cool if they released a DLC that was a new coop campaign. Portal 2 WILL be out on April 19th.

Source: Digital Spy

Call of Juarez: The Cartel Gameplay Trailer - Captive Honour Ain’t No Honour

Techland’s Call of Juarez modern take, ‘The Cartel’ is putting things in a new setting. The new wild west, Mexico. The game now has you taking down well… the Cartel. Call of Juarez: The Cartel will introduce 3 player coop single player campaign(which is of course playable solo as well). The first to Call of Juarez games were first person shooters and based on this trailer(with the bit in first person) it looks like the cartel will also continue to be a FPS game. It is due out summer 2011. Keep a lookout for a Megadeth reference. Trailer below…

New Sid Meier’s Civilization V DLC’s On The Way - Patch Incoming Next Week

2k announced that a new DLC featuring the Danish civilization will be available next week on May 3rd. The DLC will also add a new Denmark scenario that will have you trying to take on the British Isles. They’ve also announced another separate DLC that will add 10 new single player maps called the ‘Explorers Map Pack’. Both DLC's will be priced at USD$4.99 each. Press release below…

Brink Get SMART Series Trailer - Objectives

In this video, they introduce all the different type of objectives in a Multiplayer game of Brink. And oh boy, there is quite a lot of objectives. The human escort missions seems interesting. He can get hurt and stuff, and you need to heal him to get him moving. It’s like a more vulnerable version of Payload, except the carts a human. Never imagined I would say that for an escort mission. Brink releases on May 10th. Video below…

Darkspore Launch Trailer - Collect, Customise, Combat!

The next iteration of Spo… I mean, it’s not exactly an iteration of Spore is it? Darkspore is like this odd amalgamation of video game action RPG with slot machine gambling and creature customisation. Does it know what it wants to be in the first place? I don’t know, but Leo will be giving this one a go and he’ll have a review up in the near future. For now, you can watch this launch trailer that EA has released. Oh yeah, forgot to mention it, games out now. Trailer below…

F.E.A.R 3 Delayed Again - Releasing June 24th

F.E.A.R 3 which was already delayed once to May 24th, has now been delayed to June 24th. Videogamer reported that GameGears(A UK Retailer) has changed the release date to June 24th and they have got confirmation from Warner Bros. Interactive of the delay. It is highly likely that June 24th is the release date for Europe and North America should usually be a day or two earlier. I’ll update this post when I’ve got confirmation of the new North American release date.

Source: VG247

Magicka Marshlands DLC Released - Caverns Has Also Been Released For Free

The Caverns DLC won the community poll and has been released as a free DLC for Magicka. Magicka Marshlands is a paid DLC which you can purchase for only USD$1.99 on Steam. Both these DLC’s add a new challenge arena with new monsters that are specific to the level theme. Yes, you now have those annoying moving trees that grab you and…do some disturbing things to you. Now, if I can only get my regular multiplayer buddies to try them out.

Men Of War: Assault Squad Paid DLC Released - Also Patch 2 Out Now

Digital Mindsoft’s excellent super hardcore RTS, Men of War: Assault Squad, has got a new DLC available now. While the first DLC was released as a free update, with new units and stuff, this DLC, titled ‘MP Supply Pack Alpha’ will introduce 5 new competitive maps. From 1v1 all the way up to 5v5 maps. They’ve also released the second patch for Assault Squad which adds a bunch of fixes, ranked match options, a new Steam leaderboard and new units! Hooray! Oh and apparently you can register your Gamespy CDkey(multiplayer key) on Steam to unlock the Steam version, regardless of where you bought the game from(yes also works for retail versions).

Trackmania 2 Full Canyon Trailer - Drive Cars In Loops

You might have watched the short teaser trailer Ubisoft put out for Trackmania 2 and you want more. Now you can watch the full Canyon trailer(instead of a teaser). Watch cars fling of ridiculous jumps and do loops. Trackmania 2 will enter into private beta testing this June and will feature the track editor, which was a staple for this series. Trailer below…

Expect More Warhammer 40k Licensed Games From THQ

With Warhammer 40k: Space Marine and Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online, THQ made a press statement that they will be extending their multi year agreement with Games Workshop. They say it’s their most succesful IP in their roster with Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II leading the charge with 6.5 million units shipped. My guess is you can expect Relic to make Dawn of War III. Who knows, maybe it’ll be a free to play game. The press release states they have rights to publish Warhammer 40k titles across all platforms, mobile, social and regular old video games on the PC and consoles. Press release below…

The Witcher 2 Combat Overview Video - It Looks Quite Stunning

Want to see a good overview of the combat for The Witcher 2? Gametrailers has an exclusive developer commentary video that goes through the beginnings of The Witcher 2 and shows off the combat. Awesome stuff. The Witcher 2 will be out on May 17th. Can’t wait for it, watch this cool combat video below…

Brink Get SMART Series Basics Trailer - Learn The Basics of Brink

New series of videos showcasing the multiplayer modes, your abilities and classes. Brink releases on May 10th(it’s a Steamworks game) and it’s looking really sharp. Looks like a mix between Team Fortress 2 with Mirror’s Edge. A very multiplayer focused game, so don’t expect a great single player experience… well at least from what I have seen. There’ll be coop missions (that will be playable with bots in single player) plus some other cool multiplayer modes. One looks like the Payload maps from Team Fortress 2 with a robotic cart. Video below…

Mount & Blade: With Fire And Sword Gone Gold - New Siege Trailer

Raaarrwwwwh! Raaarrrwwwhh! Raaaaaarrrhhh! EiEIEiEi! Mount & Blade: With Fire And Sword has gone gold! Release date is now set for May 3rd. New siege trailer released. Watch the trailer and growl like a medieval erm… pre Napoleonic erm… barbarian? Go ahead, give it your best shot. Rwaaaaarrhhh!…

Hydrophobia Prophecy Coming To The PC

Dark Energy Digital announced that the XBOX live arcade downloadable game, Hydrophobia, is coming to the PC via Steam on May 6th. The PC versions been given a new title, Hydrophobia Prophecy and will sport better graphics, an updated ending and some exclusive new levels and even new ‘game mechanics’. They are promising this will be a lot better than the XBOXlive release which garnered some mixed reviews. Hydrophobia Prophecy will be available on Steam at the introductory price of USD$10.19, 15 off it’s regular price. I’ve embedded the trailer for the XBOX360 Hydrophobia below…

Dead Cybord Debut Trailer - What Is The Meaning Of Life? & Death?

Dead Cyborg is a freeware indie adventure game. It’s completely free to download and you can help them out by donating if you like the game. The game isn’t available quite just yet(middle of 2011) and will be released as episodes. The official site says if you like exploring fps games and you like the old text based adventures, you will like this game. The story is apparently about the meaning of life and death in a post apocalyptic metal and concrete world. The game is the work of one man, Endre Barath, and is developed using the Blender Game Engine. Debut trailer below…

Some Dude Says Gabe Newell & Valve Are Done With Single Player Isolated Experiences

That some dude is none other than Geoff Keighley from Gametrailers.com. A well respected industry veteran(in the video games journalism business that is). He did a short documentary that is on sale on the Apple store(for just USD$1.99) called The Final Hours of Portal 2. He said he was told by Gabe Newell and Valve’s project manager, Erik Johnson that they are done with ‘isolated single player experiences’. Geoff further states that both of them think that Portal 2 will be the last of such single player isolated experience. You can read the whole report on Geoff Keighley’s insider ‘expose’ over at Kotaku.

The comment is said to be ‘curious’ and Stephen Totilo over at Kotaku says that even they(Valve) aren’t sure what all this means and that they are ‘still figuring it out’. I think this is mostly related to the solitary protagonist which the first Portal was a lot like that. You felt alone(other than the untrustworthy AI). Valve have clearly tried to add a lot more other characters in their games(from Half Life 2’s cast of AI characters to the 4 player coop character of Left 4 Dead). I don’t think this means they are done with single player games, just that they want to move away from the solitary feeling that some parts of Portal 2 and most of Portal 1 made you feel.

Source: Kotaku

Operation Flashpoint: Red River Launch Trailer - The Role of 4 Different Soldiers

Operation Flashpoint: Red River is now available in Europe. It will only be available in North America on June 7th. It’s not listed on local retailers or on Steam here yet, so I presume we will be getting the game in June. That’s quite a delay in release for the rest of the world. Either way, they’ve released a launch trailer for the game. 4 players, 4 different soldier roles take on coop campaign. I suppose if you play this solo, bots take over the role of your team members. Just ignore the fact it’s not out for us yet. Launch trailer below…

Counter Strike Orange Esports League 2011 Announced - Elite Keyboard Warriors, Take Note

E-club Malaysia announced today that a Counter Strike 1.6 tournament will be held on May 14th to 15th with help from Razer Gaming and Orange Internet Shop Sdn. Bhd. Only 32 teams  will be able to participate and sign up is open to all. The tournament will be held at the Orange Internet Café at Wangsa Maju(this is in Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur btw) and the competition format will be double elimination. The top winner will be able to win RM2000 plus top teams may be offered a 2 year sponsorship contract. You can read more information about the tournament at the official page here if you fancy yourself a 1337 gamer(that’s leet for those not that into leetspeak).

This Week’s Gaming - Quiet Week But More Time For Shogun 2

Quite a quiet week. The only new big releases are Darkspore and Operation Flashpoint Red River(in Europe) which I won’t be playing(well most likely wont be playing). We will have a review of Darkspore though(not by me). This week with all the new games completed, I can focus on my Shogun 2 game.

Total War: Shogun 2 Shimazu Campaign Game Diary 3 - Cunning Maneuvers On The Strategic Map

With the Shoni army right at the doorstep of Buzen, Shimazu reinforced the region with more troops from Hizen. Instead of engaging the Shoni invasion force directly, Hongo Yoshimune(the general leading the army) decided to make the Shoni army wait in the winter and that losses from attrition. The Shimazu cut out the enemies escape route by placing their navy at the straits to Kyushu essentially blocking the Shoni army from retreating in the winter.

Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale The Journey Begins Trailer - Rezlus Looks Sassy

Coop gaming has definitely come in a big way these days. Atari are giving it another try(they did publish Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime) with Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale, a four player coop action RPG. They are depending on the D&D license to push this game. They released a new trailer that goes into the story for the game. Some fella name Rezlus is wrecking havoc. You and your buddies will be able to give him the smack down come Spring 2011. The game will also have DLC levels that you possibly have to purchase. The Journey begin trailer below…

Natural Selection 2 Beta Gameplay Videos On YouTube From NaturalSelection2HD

Unknown Worlds RTS/FPS Hybrid, Natural Selection 2, currently in beta and available to those that pre order the game, is looking really good. There was a bit of concern regarding the performance of the engine Unknown Worlds built for NS2(it is their own tech) but obviously things are still in pre release and improving all the time. If you’d like to watch some new beta gameplay footage, I found NaturalSelection2HD on YouTube to be an excellent channel to subscribe to. They keep you updated to the changes made in the game and post a tonne of new gameplay footage very often. They also do plenty of interview with the Unkown World guys for new info on the game. Subscribe them if you like their stuff. I’ve posted some their latest videos below…

Minecraft 90 Minute Playable Demo Available On PC Gamer

The indie game that is taking the world by storm, Minecraft, has now a demo available for download. The demo, available at the PC Gamer site, is a full 90 minutes playable demo that has most of the content unlocked, mines, minerals, tools, weapons etc. It locks after 90 minutes but you are free to explore the world after that(it doesn’t boot you off the demo). It even has PC Gamer branded cows. lol. Check out the demo here and see what’s the fuss all about.

Dungeon Siege III Anjali Character Trailer - Magic Is Her Middle Name

With a name like Anjali, you expect her to be a nice traditional Indian girl do ya? But Obsidian Entertainment has other ideas. In Dungeon Siege III, Anjali is a legend. An Archon(no idea what that means, probably a demigod of some sort) who has been brought back to fight along side you. She uses a lot of magic attacks and has another ‘form’. Dungeon Siege will be out on June 21st. Anjali trailer below…

F.E.A.R 3 Story Arc Trailer - The Story So Far

With F.E.A.R 3’s impending release, you might want to have a bit of a refresher on the story so far in the series. The series really has a pretty convoluted plot with alma(crazy ghost girl), experiments gone wrong, and a homicidal super soldier. Don’t expect this trailer to go through everything. It is after all just under 1 minute 30 seconds. F.E.A.R 3 releases on May 24th and features a coop campaign(2 player). Watch the story arc trailer below…

Section 8 Prejudice Stats Portal Overview Video - Not That Type Of Portal

The guys at TimeGate Studios have put up a short video showcasing the stat tracking for Section 8 Prejudice. No actual portal involved here(other than an internet portal). Section 8 Prejudice is available for pre orders now at Games For Windows for USD$14.99 and yes… unfortunately it uses GFWlive. Will be out on May 4th. Preview video below…

Battlefield 3 Fault Lines Full Trailer With Developer Commentary

Now you can watch 12 minutes of moving pictures & sound with Patrick Bach(executive producer for Battlefield 3) commenting over the trailer. Lots of the commentary is centred around the Frost Bite 2 engine. This trailer looks very impressive, but I hope we get to see something new soon(E3 maybe). Video below...

Max Payne 3 Screenshots - Dual Wield Shooting

Rockstar has put up a couple of new shots from Max Payne 3 that shows Max in different stages of his life. All of the shots look after Max Payne 2(he clearly looks old even in the shots without his beard and bald head). Apparently Max is in Sao Paolo Brazil and he’s addicted to pain killers. We’ll hear more about this game at E3 for sure. Behold bunch of new screenshots below…

Pocket Change - Sales of The Week

This week, Metro 2033 is discounted on the weekends on both Steam and GamersGate but advantage GamerGate. Metro 2033 is 75% off on GamersGate(only 50% off on Steam). Also brilliant adventure game The Shivah is on sale for only a mere USD$2.48(also on Gamersgate). Full list of interesting discounts below...

Prototype 2 Heller vs Mercer Developer Diary Video - Emo Protagonist

Prototype 2 by Radical Entertainment will put you in the shoes of one James Heller. Someone you would not expect to be playing in a sequel. Heller is hellbent(no pun intended) on exacting revenge on Alex Mercer(the first games protagonist). In this developer diary, they explain the motivates of these characters. Video below…

Crysis 2 Level Editor & SDK Coming In The Near Future - Cry Some More

Crytek announced that a level editor for Crysis 2 will be released early this summer(July'ish hopefully). Using the level editor, you can create new maps, levels, items for Crysis 2. Crytek also announced that they will be releasing a CryEngine 3 SDK in August.The SDK will allow you to actually build your own games and so much more(compared to the limitations of a level editor). From the site “It will be a complete version of the engine including C++ code access, our content exporters (including our LiveCreate real-time pipeline), shader code, game sample code from Crysis 2, script samples, new improved Flowgraph and a whole host of great asset examples, which will allow teams to build complete games from scratch for PC”. Sweet. The SDK will also be free and with opportunities to publish games you produce(you need to refer to their licensing site). Perhaps we can have someone do a Crysis 1 CryEngine 3 conversion. Good to see Crytek moving aggressively in this direction. Definitely following the Epic Games way of promoting their engine.

UPDATE: Fable III Coming To Steam - Not Available In Malaysia Though

UPDATE: Fable III on Steam is not available for Malaysia(or anyone else in this region). Currently only available for EU and North America.

A Microsoft published game on another digital distribution platform? Well that’s what they have announced. Lionhead Studios announced today that Fable III will be released on Steam as well as the Games For Windows live platform. Although they didn’t make it clear in the press release, I’m pretty sure it will still need Games for Windows live client to run on top of Steam. I think they realised that releasing it just on Games For Windows will be significantly restricting sales potential considering Steam’s dominance in the digital distribution realm. The game releases on May 17th. Lionhead has released this developer diary video to give you a peek at what they are doing for the PC version of Fable III. Developer Diary video below…

JoWooD Entertainment Confirmed To Be Closing Down

Austrian based game publisher JoWooD Entertainment will not be saved from insolvency. Based on this German report, all negotiations with potential investors have failed. JoWooD, well known for Euro centric PC games like the Gothic RPG series, AquaNox(under water FPS), Traffic Giant, The Guild and even Painkiller was in the news when they indefinitely put the expansion for Arcania: Gothic 4 on hold. The company filed for bankruptcy on January 2011 and it was expecting to find new investors to bail them out. It was reported that for first 9 months of this financial year, JoWooD made a net loss of € 25 million. The same period last year they barely managed a € 967,000 net profit. RIP JoWooD. The Gothic 4 expansion might be saved though as the rights to the title should fall back to the developers, Piranha Bytes.

Duke Nukem Forever Come Get Some Trailer - NSFW

2k released a new trailer showing animated words from game magazines saying good things about the games. The animated words explode, Duke says some shit, and there’s some skin shows. NSFW. Not for kids. Duke Nukem Forever comes out June 14th. You can get more then. Trailer below…

Will Wright Talks On Video Games & Learning

Will Wright has always been a big proponent for gaming and play as educational tools. In this talk he gave for the Summit on Science, Technology and education, he describes how the medium has evolved over time and the tremendous possibilities to learn from gaming. It’s a 20 minute talk and Will is as usual very entertaining and funny. Watch it below…

Anomaly Warzone Earth Review - Not Your Usual Tower Defence

We’ve all played our fair share of tower defence games in the past(and potentially more coming in the near future), so it comes to me as a pleasant surprise that 11 Bit Studio’s Anomaly Warzone Earth is a fresh and unique approach to tower defence games. It’s a reversed tower defence game where you control the creep. Let me explain…