Randy Pitchford Borderlands 2 Video Interview

GameInformer has posted up a lengthy video interview of Gearbox boss, Randy Pitchford talking about Borderlands 2. What is Gearbox doing with differently with Borderlands 2? Watch the interview below...

First 10 Minutes Of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City On YouTube

GameReactor has uploaded a YouTube video of the first 10 minutes of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.  A shooter from Slant Six Games that puts the focus on co-op action. The game is due out in March for the consoles and the PC. Check out the video below...

Bastion Review - The Kid Reached The End, Gives His Opinion

It's been a long time comin'... but the kid never gave up... always trucking along...always eating away at the obstacles... The Bastion calls to him like the fireflies that are attracted by the light... but he ain't about to get burnt by it... oh no Sir! The Bastion beckons...

King Arthur II: The Role Playing Wargame Launch Trailer

King Arthur II is now available on Steam and GamersGate. It is the sequel to King Arthur which I thought was quite a unique take on the Total War formula of turn based and real time strategy. It might not have had the right balance... which I hope this sequel would have rectified. Check out the launch trailer below...

Crusader Kings II Developer Interview Video

The lead developer for Crusader Kings II gives us a short summary of what a game of Crusader Kings II is about. Crusader Kings II releases on February 14th. Check out the video interview below...

Aliens: Colonial Marines Cinematic Trailer - Delayed To Fall 2012

Gearbox has released a nice short cinematic trailer for the team based shooter, Aliens: Colonial Marines. They've recently announced that the release date has been pushed back to fall(initially it was spring) which would put it in roughly Q3 2012. Watch the cinematic trailer below...

Blacklight Retribution Heavy Weapons Trailer

Blacklight Retribution, the free to play sequel of Blacklight: Tango Down, is now in closed beta phase 4. The developers have promised open beta news to be soon'ish'. It's a a futuristic team based shooter with armour, weapon customisation and some sort of high tech x ray scanner that lets you see player through walls... yeah no need to wall hack in this game. Check out the latest trailer below...

Mass Effect 3 Special Forces Trailer Shows Off Multiplayer Co-op

New trailer out for Mass Effect 3. This one shows the multiplayer action and details the classes and races you can play as in the multiplayer co-op section of the game. Mass Effect 3 releases on March 6th. Trailer after the jump...

Dead Island Ryder White Campaign DLC Incoming - Trailer Out

SPOILERS... for those that haven't completed Dead Island. Techland are releasing a new campaign DLC which will allow you to play Ryder White, the bad guy in Dead Island. It's a single player story campaign so there are no new characters for co-op unfortunately. The Ryder White Campaign DLC will be out on February 1st. Check out the trailer below...

Crusader Kings II Pride Trailer - Pride Comes Before A....

The latest in a series of live action trailers for this character driven grand strategy game by Paradox. You might be proud of your little Kingdom... but there is always a bigger enemy. Watch the latest trailer below...

Warlock: Master of The Arcane Video Interview - Fantasy Civ V?

Paradox has uploaded a video interview with the producer of Warlock: Master of The Arcane, a turn based fantasy strategy game based on the Majesty franchise. I have a preview copy of it and it's... well even a look at it and you will be able to tell, it takes quite a bit from Sid Meier's Civilization V, aesthetically and mechanically as well. It uses hexes damnit! :s To be fair mechanics are the differentiation but I wouldn't blame you if you said this looks like a fantasy version of Civ V. I'll try to have some preview content up for this game. For now, check out the developer interview below...

No Blizzcon For You This Year!

PC Gamer is reporting a rather major news! Blizzard has announced t hat they won't be having their earth shaking, gargantuan yearly convention.... called Blizzcon, won't be happening in 2012. Heresy! Apparently their schedule for 2012 is packed to the brim. They are organising a 2012 Battle.net World Championship that will be taking place in Asia. It would host a World of Warcraft Arena Tournament as well as a StarCraft II tournament. Beside these tournaments, Blizzard are busy at work on StarCraft II: Heart of The Swarm, Diablo 3(still no release date), and WoW: Mist of Panderia(this is still not a joke). In light of their busy schedule, there you have it... they are only having Blizzcon in 2013.

Source: Battle.net Blog

Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm Trailer Takes A Leaf Off Of Call Of Duty

For those new CoD player, you'll probably miss the reference, but a boat... crossing a bombardment area... Remember the Stalingrad mission in Call of Duty? The one where the officer shouts NOT ONE STEP BACK!. Well here's where we're at in terms of cinematic quality in games at this point... the mod to RO2, Rising Storm showcases a rather pretty trailer of the attack of Iwo Jima(from the side of the Americans). This is awesome war movie stuff. You can register for Beta here. This is a mod and will require RO2 obviously. Check out the trailer below...

Are Retail Games Priced Unfairly In Malaysia? - Publishers Do Take Note

Pricing has always been the eternal question in Malaysia and around our region. Well, at least for video games(PC or console games for that matter). It is one that has divided so many gamers into those that buy original and to those that continue to buy pirated game(or instead drop into the slew of free to play games available now). Although it can be argued that even pirates(you have to be fair here) could afford original game, just not that too often. This isn't the main reason for piracy, just one that is often quoted. At least in Malaysia.

EA Expanding Origin With Offers From 11 Publishers

EA announced today that their digital distribution platform , Origin, will be getting bigger with the addition of 11 publishers that have agreed to put their titles on Origin. They've announced that "Additional titles from publishers CD PROJEKT RED, Freebird Games, Recoil Games, Autumn Games, 1C Company, inXile entertainment, Paradox Interactive, Core Learning Ltd. and N3V Games will be available on Origin in the coming months". More competition can't be a bad thing right? They've also announced that TRION World's MMO RIFT will be making an appearance on Origin.

Source: BusinessWire

Tribes: Ascend First Play Video

Leo has been playing the free to play Tribes: Ascend which is currently in beta. It's very much a Tribes successor with lots of jet packs moves and trick shots. Lots of skills required and don't stay stationary. The only issue is with ping since there isn't a sever closer to Malaysia. Check out the first play video below...

Happy Chinese New Year!

Malaysian Gamer wishes everyone a Happy Chinese New Year! I hope all of you are having a great holiday. I know I needed one. It's back to work for me, writing reviews, previews, and videos. Thanks for supporting Malaysian Gamer. Have an awesome week!

Alan Wake Hitting Steam On February - Minimum Requirements Out!

Remedy has confirmed on the official forums that the PC version of Alan Wake will be released on Steam in February(nothing more specific than that. They also posted the minimum requirements to run the game. Alan Wake for the PC will be using Steamworks which means it will NOT be a Games For Windows game. Requirements seem pretty reasonable. Remedy are trying to make the game compatible with Windows XP SP2, at the moment there are a few bugs that need sorting out for the game to run on Win XP. Minimum requirements after the jump...

War of The Roses Developer Video Interview

Here's a new video with Gordon Van Dyke from Fatshark talking about their upcoming medieval multiplayer focused game, War of The Roses. Imagine Mount & Blade: Warband only in large scale multiplayer. If you don't know Mount & Blade, it's like a medieval large scale, team based, multiplayer game. With objectives like sieges and all out battles, War of The Roses puts its own spin on things with some persistence in terms of your character. Check out the video below...

Salem The Crafting MMO Developer Video Interview

We've been hearing about this one for quite a while. This is the first time they have shown gameplay footage in a video. Salem is being called a rafting MMO. It takes place in the New World, as colonists you and other will have to forage and build up your colony. The entire world is crafted by human players(well at least that is the idea behind it). This is a free to play game that I am quite excited to try out. It's set for a Q3 2012 release. Video interview below...

A Game Of Dwarves Gameplay Trailer - This Is Dwarf Fortress

Recently, Paradox announced A Game Of Dwarves(to be out sometime this year), a fortress constructing strategy game from Zeal Game Studio. You have dwarves, tunnelling randomly generated worlds, levelling up, defending from hordes of enemies... familiar? This does seem like a more friendlier version of Dwarf Fortress. My curiosity is piqued. Watch the debut gameplay trailer below...

ESA Drops Support For SOPA - SOPA Shelved

Good news! The ESA, the organisation that runs E3 and is considered as the lobbying arm of the video games industry has backed out of supporting SOPA(the Stop Online Piracy Act). SOPA is a bill that would have given IP holders absolutely authority over anything related to their IP including screenshots and videos. It would allow IP holders to call for the blocking of a website(very very bad). Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith conceded that they would not be considering SOPA until a compromise was reached. The sister act(no relation to Whoopi Goldberg), PIPA(Protect IP Act) has been put on hold. Mr Smith said "I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns regarding proposed legislation to address the problem of online piracy."

Resident Evil 6 Confirmed! Trailer Released

Capcom released the debut trailer for Resident Evil 6. You're back to playing as Leon Kennedy. Something about the President affected by a bio terrorist attack and making the hardest decision Leon has ever had to make. That's not all though, you also play as Chris Redfield with the game taking you to China. Co-op is confirmed. Resident Evil 6 is announced for the XBOX 360 and PS3(to be release on November 20th 2012), with a PC version said to be released later. Debut trailer after the jump...

Max Payne 3 Targeting & Weapons Explained In Trailer

This latest trailer is part of the design and technology series that give a behind the scene look at the tech behind the game. Max Payne 3 is looking pretty solid. You can actually wield different weapons in two hands now. It is due out on May 29th for the PC. Check out the trailer below...

UPDATE: Mass Effect 3 Trailer Confirms Demo Releasing on February 14th

UPDATE: Bioware Blog confirms the demo will be out on all platforms. February 14th is only for those who have early access. To get in the demo early all you need to have is own Battlefield 3(with an activated online pass for console users). For those that don't own BF3 you'll need to wait til; February 17th. They are claiming it will be 1 - 2 hours of single player content(demo will be single player only).

Bioware confirmed that we'll be getting a demo for Mass Effect 3 on February 14th in this new trailer. It states that the demo would be out on XBOX Live(most likely an exclusive thing). PC gamers would probably have to wait a bit to get the demo(hopefully I'm wrong)... sigh. The trailer itself talks about how Kinect is used in the game. Use voice to throw frag grenade, use abilities etc. You can also use voice to control conversation choices. Mass Effect 3 releases on March 9th. Trailer after the jump...

Star Trek Online Now Free To Play - Now You Can Boldly Go Where No Man Has Ever Gone Before

They've mentioned it last year and now it is freeeeeeeee! You can register for an account and download the client here. It isn't region locked so you can download it. Servers might be an issue, I can't confirm that yet. I'm downloading this... giving it a try. Maybe I'll document my early run in the game. Star Trek Online Free To Play Launch Trailer below...

Dear Esther Getting Steam Release On February 14th

Dear Esther was one of those moody, artful Half Life 2 mods that garnered quite a bit of critical reception. It's a rare game that sort of blurs the definition of what a game is. They've been nominated for the IGF grand prize and good news... releasing it as a proper standalone game on Steam this February 14th! Certainly one to check out. Watch the official trailer for the full release below... Oh yeah... it does look amazing!

VG247 Play through Of Jagged Alliance: Back In Action

Ohmwrecker over at VG247 has posted a nice 20 minutes video of a preview version of Jagged Alliance: Back In Action. I can't say I'm impressed. In fact it looks slightly disappointing. It does look like the difficulty has been toned down quite a bit. And it's real time with no real turn based option. Pause and play is still not turn based. Oh dear. Watch it for yourself below...

Total War: Shogun 2 Fall of The Samurai Story Trailer

What happened to the Samurai? Why exactly did they fall? I tell ya... it's because of the heavy armor and the big ass sword they're carrying. Creative Assembly has put out a brand new trailer for the upcoming standalone expansion for Shogun 2 that gives us a short breakdown just what the heck happened(or is going to happen, depending on who or how you play) with the Samurais. Trailer below...

Is THQ In Trouble? - Rumours That Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Being Sold

A thread in NeoGAF seemed to have suggested that THQ are close to bankruptcy and are considering cancelling all 2014 games. GamesIndustry.biz got an official statement from THQ stating that all 2014 titles are still in development and they want to focus on developing top quality titles. "THQ has not cancelled its 2014 line-up, and has not made any decisions regarding the planned MMO" the press statement read. GamesIndustry.biz wrote that an insider(great, another one of those) stated that THQ are looking for a buyer for Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online(the Warhammer 40k MMO). THQ has been under some financial pressure lately with them cutting staff and closing studios, most notably Kaos Studios(Homefront). Considering Relic and 4A Games(Metro: Last Light) is under THQ, I hope this doesn't affect all studios under the THQ arm. I WANT MY COMPANY OF HEROES 2 DAMNIT! Will update when new info pops up.

Source: Bluesnews

XCOM, The Shooter Delayed To 2013

GameInformer, in its latest issue seems to have confirmed that 2K has delayed XCOM(the shooter) from 2K Marin to 2013. This news comes at the heels of the announcement of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a strategy title from Firaxis, the folks that brought you the Civilization series. XCOM has gone through one major design change since its initial reveal back in 2010. Perhaps now with the announcement of Enemy Unknown, much of the rage for turning XCOM into a shooter would... hopefully have been subsided.

Source: IGN

Issue 1 Of Indie Games Developer Magazine Out Now - It's Free!

For all you aspiring game developer/designers, there's a new game dev mag in town... well at least on the internet. Indie Games Developer Magazine is now available, and it's free! You can download it or view it online(it's on Flash 10). The mag is supported by the indie game development community and has a bunch of handy tips which you'd definitely want to check out. It's great that indies now have a nice resource in the form of a developer magazine.

Mass Effect 3 Will Require Origin - Won't Be On Steam

Bioware detailed the release of Mass Effect 3. On their official forums, Chris Priestly stated that it will require an Origin account(all versions will require Origin). You can still play single player offline(Origin has an offline mode, and it will require a one time online authentication) but multiplayer obviously will require online connection. He also goes on to add that it will not be on Steam due to Steam's rules regarding how DLC's are handled. Awwwww.... sadface.jpg No Steam for you Sheppard. Mass Effect 3 releases on March 6th.

Source: Bioware Social Network Forums

Jagged Alliance Back In Action Gameplay Trailer - Go Back To Arulco

BitComposer's remake of Jagged Alliance 2, Jagged Alliance Back In Action is releasing on Steam on February 10th. Here's a new gameplay trailer showing how real time is mixed with turn based action. Not sure what to think of it, might be a disaster. Looks really pretty though. I want this to be good. Trailer after the jump...

Wargame: European Escalation NATO Troops Gameplay Trailer

Imagine R.U.S.E but as a more hardcore wargame. Wargame: European Escalation is an upcoming RTS/Strategy title from Eugen Systems, the guys that gave you R.U.S.E. Wargame also features their Iriszoom engine which supports thousands of units on screen and a huge landscape. This looks plenty exciting! Oh and the MLRS reming me of the awesome times I had in World In Conflict. Wargame: European Escalation releases February 2012. Trailer after the jump...

Naval War: Artic Circle Developer Video Diary 1

Naval War: Artic Circle is a strategic and tactical game about... well... naval warfare. Modern naval warfare to be precise. These aren't in abundances these days. For the first in a series of developer diaries, they introduce you to the concept of this game. Sounds really cool. Check out the video below...

CD Projekt Open Letter To The Gaming Community - They Tackle The P Word

That's piracy for those not clued in. The whole issue is that back in December they initiated law suites directly against those that downloaded the game illegally(piracy.... arrr ye matey). Some in their community weren't too enthused about their actions. CD Projekt addresses those murmurs of discontentment(yeah that's a cool word) in this open letter. Read it below...

Victoria II A House Divided Developer Interview & Video Diary

Here's more info on the upcoming expansion for Victoria II, A House Divided. Politics and revolution are getting a bit of an overhaul. Ever wondered what new features that will be introduced in the expansion? The expansion is due out on the 24th of this month and will cost you USD$19.99. Check out these videos below...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 Still In The Works - Team Continuing To Work On It

Just a small update on the GSC Gameworld saga, it they've posted an update on the Facebook page stating that they are continuing to work on the game. "The Stalker team is extremely happy! Why? Because we are continuing work on Stalker 2 after the holidays." I'm quite sure they don't have a publishers for it and the team might not be in full strength. Just last month we got word that they in a bad state and the company might be closing down and S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 cancelled. It seems that there is some positive news although it we don't know how they've managed to keep working on the game. S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 was planned for a late 2012 release... I would say, don't hope on it releasing this year.

Age of Empires Online Introduces Skirmish Mode

I wrote a while back about my impressions of Age of Empires Online, a free to play online RTS that was a lot of Age of Empires minus all the cool stuff locked up and behind bars(to be unlocked by grinding). To put it lightly... I wasn't impressed. They've now added Skirmish mode in the shape of a skirmish booster pack(yes you pay for it). The skirmish mode allows you to team up with friends and find against AI opponents for loots and level ups. If you want to check the game out, you can download it for free here. Skirmish Booster Pack Trailer after the jump...

Razer Reveals New Concept Gaming Tablet

Razer has certainly been putting out a tonne of new concept gaming hardware. This one's a tablet meant for gaming. Called the Project Fiona Tablet PC(obviously a working title), it houses a next gen Core i7 processor that brings the power of a desktop PC on the go. It has a 10.1" 1200X800 screen. Again rather brave idea, but I'd like to see this one coming out and looking at consumer reaction. Check out the specs and preview video below...

Crusader Kings II Greed Trailer

Paradox has released another one of those live action trailers for their upcoming character driven grand strategy game, Crusader Kings II. Greed is apparently rife in the middle ages. Watch the trailer below...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Screenshots - First Glimpse At X-COM's True Successsor

I don't know about you but these screenshots make me rather excited. This is X-COM! From base building to tactical turn based battles, the classic strategy game is back! This is still not a straight up rework of the original. Your characters have new stats and the game wont necessarily be using the old game systems. Firaxis has also been worryingly reported to have said that they are streamlining aspects of the game, getting rid of the tedium, to reach a wider audience :s Awwww and I was excited. They aren't calling it dumbed down though. You decide. Screens below...

Diablo III Rumours - Releasing February 1st?

According to Joystiq, BestBuy(a North American Retailer) has set the product release date to February 1st and has plans to put a digital countdown timer to its imminent release. There is this picture which seem to confirm this news unless it's some amazing Photoshop trickery of BestBuy is pulling out info out of their.... behinds. While Blizzard hasn't released an official statement on this, it does look likely it will hit the store shelves rather soon. Granted February 1st might be only the North American release, although Blizzard has always done a worldwide release for all their products so far. Keep an eye out on Diablo II news. We might get confirmation soon.

Source: Joystiq

Shank 2 Uncut Gameplay Trailer - Gratuitous Violence Is Good

EA published 2D brawler, Shank is getting a sequel. Due out this year, expect more blood wrenching moves and gratuitous violence... just the way I like my video games. Shank 2 will most likely hit the PC on Steam Q1 2012. Watch the gameplay video below...

Steam Continues To Grow - Over 100% Sales Growth For 2011

Valve announced today that its digital distribution platform, Steam, has had over 100% sales growth for 2011. It makes it the seventh year the runaway leader in its market has been making over 100% growth in sales. Steam has 40 million  registered users with a record of 5 million user online concurrently. Valve President, Gabe Newell said "Support for in-game item trading prompted the exchange of over 19 million items. Support for Free to Play (FTP) games, launched in June, has spurred the launch of 18 FTP titles on Steam, with more coming in 2012." He went on to state that this year, they are prepping up for the release of a Big UI Mode for Steam which will allow it to be used on much bigger displays(like TV's). I'm sure most of you has downloaded quite a bit from Steam this year(what with the amazing sales deals and what not)... ever wondered how much data was downloaded last year? 780 Petrabytes! Don't ask me how much that is :s It's probably a a lot!

Source: VG247

Trine 2 Noob's Play Episode 2 Part 2

Part 2 of Episode 2 of our idiotic bumbling about in Trine 2 is out. If you missed the previous episode, you can watch it here. Watch Trine 2 Noob's Play below...

Breaking News! XCOM: Enemy Unknown Announced! Developed By Firaxis

Which could only mean one thing right? Turn Based? Gameinformer unveiled the scoop in this post. It will be a strategy game like the old school X-COM game. Sadly it still doesn't add the hyphen in between the title :s It has been confirmed there will be turn based tactical combat and a strategic real time view. Oh boy! Firaxis Head Steve Martin said "It’s been a dream of ours to recreate X-COM with our unique creative vision. We’re huge fans of the original game and it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to re-envision a game that is as beloved as X-COM". It's to be released Fall 2012(also coming out for the PS3 and XBOX360 as well as the PC) and we'll get more info when Gameinformer releases their February issue. This would perhaps satiate the fanboys that raged at the news of 2K Marin doing the first person XCOM. Firaxis well known for their turn based Civilization series has a great track record for turn based strategy. Can they do a proper tactical combat game? We'll have to wait and see.

Source: GameInformer

Castle Story Mixes RTS With Minecraft

Here's another little interesting indie title. Castle Story(not to be confused with Cave Story) will need you to use builders to build a base and then go destroy castles. Interesting concept, this is exactly an RTS with a Minecraft coat over it. It's being developed by a start-up indie studio called Sauropod Studio. Check out their debut demo video below...

Syndicate - Deep Dive Coop Trailer

EA's Syndicate re imagining releases February 21st. Here's a new trailer showing off coop. A brief description of the different characters in the coop section of the game(basically different classes) Trailer after the jump...