Looking at a random aerial shot of Dubai might lead you to think you’re looking at a future New York. Or London. Or Hong Kong. But this place actually exists, newer than those places and more remote, too. The hyperreal city sits on the edge of the Arabian Desert, boasting skyscrapers and man-made islands unlike those found anywhere else. And, soon, if 2K Games and Jager Interactive get their way, it’ll be the next memorable video game locale, the place where thousands of players will shoot their way through a story of what happens when society’s rules crumble in a land of excess. More »
Remember back in 1996 when Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame did the music for Quake? His music in the launch trailer for The Darkness II sounds pretty much just like that. More »
Most licensed video games, particularly those based on iconic comic book characters, tend to play in the third person perspective — but not The Darkness, or The Darkness II. We spoke to the game’s producer Seth Olshfski about the challenges of bringing Jackie Estacado to live in the first person. More »
Today’s gamers crave choice. Choice in how they progress through a game; choice on how they develop their character. The gamers of 13 years ago needed not these things, which is why Irrational Games is including the punishing 1999 Mode in BioShock Infinite. More »
2K Games has unleashed a playable demo for The Darkness II, aka the further adventures of Jackie Estacado, exclusively for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. PlayStation 3 and PC players will get a taste come January 24.
Maybe you’re a fan of the original X-Com and met today’s news of the upcoming XCom: Enemy Beyond strategy title with great joy. Maybe you don’t know anything about the X-Com legacy and don’t know what the hubbub about either game is about. Which XCom is for you, then? More »
Legion of old-school X-Com fans groaned in frustration when 2K Games revealed that their re-imagination of the beloved strategy game would be a first-person shooter. But now, the publisher’s revealed a second title that goes back to the franchise’s roots. More »
One of my favourite things about the holidays is seeing all of the creative ways video game developers and publishers find to celebrate. More »
Ever since Epic’s Gears of War plucked heartstrings with a cover of Tears for Fears’ “Mad World” game creators have been attempting to recreate that magic, forging an emotional bond between gamers and game through evocative music. Let’s see how good a job Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and BioShock Infinite did of it with their respective Spike VGA Awards debut trailers. More »
Spec Ops: The Line isn’t just a game with neat sand physics and interplay, it has a lot going for it. Here’s a little action video montage that shows you some bits and pieces of how the game plays, what it looks like and some of that sand. More »
