It would appear that Visceral Games are taking their job seriously and have decided to bring a host of improvements to Battlefield Hardline based on the feedback they received from beta testers. The company just started a new initiative called CMW – Community’s Most Wanted. This is where they will list some of the most important improvements and fixes for ...
Read More »Far Cry 4 features lots of women including 2 of the antagonists
We already knew that Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 will not include any playable female characters, but apparently women will play an important role in the upcoming title nevertheless. Creative director Alex Hutchinson revealed for Outside Xbox that we’ll be seeing a lot of ladies throughout the game. The company “tried very hard to make sure of the four main antagonists, half ...
Read More »Age of Empires Online officially shut down
Age of Empires Online has been officially taken offline. The MMO real-time strategy game, which was a collaboration between Robot Entertainment (formerly Ensemble) and Gas Powered Games, was taken offline today at 4 PM Pacific Time. The announcement comes via their company blog, and ends a run which began with the game’s launch in August 2011. The final statistics stand ...
Read More »FIFA 15 trailer shows graphical overhaul
The latest developer diary for FIFA 15 features a trailer that shows off the graphical improvements to the next installment of the popular sports franchise. EA Canada boasts of updated character models and body rigging that produce “the most realistic players ever created in a FIFA title” and a group of improvements designed to make the pitch more realistic. A ...
Read More »DayZ might run on new engine with DirecX 11 support soon
DayZ has been in the early Alpha testing phase since December 2013 so it’s safe to say that development for the game is progressing rather slowly. Sure, Bohemia Interactive has released plenty of updates since launch and a bunch of interesting features have been already added, with more promised to arrive soon. So what’s taking so long? Gamespot recently caught up with ...
Read More »Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade pre-order prices revealed
Behaviour Interactive announced the launch of the Founder’s Program for their upcoming MMORPG Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade. The company also revealed the prices for the pre-order packs, which range from $40 up to $450. Behaviour explains on their official website what this Program is all about: “Buying any Founder’s Pack is the same as Pre-Ordering the final game. Only with ...
Read More »Ultima Underworld series being revived by original creator
One of its original creators behind the Ultima Underworld series is reviving the franchise. Paul Neurath has formed new development studio OtherSide Entertainment in order to bring out a successor to the dungeon crawling RPG series called Underworld Ascension. This new title will be the first in the series since 1993. Neurath went on to say: “With Underworld Ascension, we ...
Read More »Unreal Engine 4 voted best game engine by developers
Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4 was recently voted the best game engine by developers in the Develop 100: The Tech List. The voting was done by over 45 technology know-hows, indie devs, and other industry experts. Unreal Engine 4 ranked number two overall on the gaming tech list, being surpassed only by a credit-card sized computer that goes by the ...
Read More »Bioware unveils Dragon Age Inquisition’s “first fully gay” character
Bioware RPGs are well known for featuring characters of all sexual orientations and Dragon Age Inquisition is no different. A few days ago the company revealed Dorian, a Tevinter mage that was said to be the “first fully gay” male character of the series. While this new character seems like a great addition to the companion lineup, the company’s statement managed to raise ...
Read More »Deep Silver unveils Escape Dead Island
Dead Island publisher Deep Silver has announced a new installment in the zombie shooter franchise: Escape Dead Island. Developed by Swedish studio Fatshark, Escape Dead Island follows Cliff Carlo as he arrives on the zombie-infested island of Banoi from the first game, weeks after the events of Dead Island, as he and his friends try and find out exactly what ...
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