PC

Now This Is Some Serious Borderlands 2 Loot

No, it’s not the result of a customisable weapon. It’s just 2K community manager Elizabeth Tobey‘s dachshund, Pancake. Isn’t Pancake just adorable?


February 7, 2012
PlayStation

The Sand, Suffering And Destroyed Luxury Of Spec Ops: The Line

Might we be seeing soldiers cry — or, at least get very pensive — in Spec Ops: The Line? Maybe. It may be set in the architectural wonderland of Dubai, but bad shit’s going to down in 2K Games’ upcoming military shooter. These screens and concept art shots show the shattered steel and glass of Dubai festooned with bodies of lynched soldiers and one firefight that looks like it might be happening in front of what might be a playground. Emotional manipulation needle’s in the red, captain!


January 21, 2012
PC

X-COM Creator: 2K Marin’s FPS A ‘Great Shame’

Kotaku AU

We now have two titles raiding the treasures of the X-COM IP — a first-person shooter by 2K Marin and a turn-based one more in tune with the original at Firaxis. One has to wonder, with all this strategic alien arse-kicking going on, has anyone thought to talk to Julian Gollop, the guy responsible for it all?


January 16, 2012
News

XCOM FPS Pushed To 2013, Firaxis Strategy Reboot Still Set For 2012

As someone who was quite fond of what he saw of the re-imagined XCOM at E3 this past year, but who’s also excited about the Firaxis strategy reboot of the franchise, I am somewhat conflicted by this news.


December 22, 2011
Uncategorized

Spec Ops: The Line’s New Trailer Has Sand In Its Eye

Here’s a new trailer for 2K’s upcoming Spec Ops: The Line. Hrm.


November 9, 2011
News

XCOM Delayed Past March 2012

Kotaku AU

Kotaku US is reporting that XCOM, which is being developed by 2K Marin, with part of the team based in Canberra, has been delayed past its initial released date of March 2012 into the next financial year.


September 23, 2011
News

Here’s Why The New XCOM Is Nothing Like The Old X-COM

XCOM is no X-Com. That is to say, don’t expect the upcoming first-person shooter XCOM from 2K Marin to be a new version of turn-based strategy classic X-Com. Why?


September 19, 2011
PC

‘New’ BioShock Infinite Trailer Makes A Mockery Of The Monorail

I’m not a scientist, so I can’t tell you exactly much of this new BioShock Infinite trailer (commission for the Tokyo Game Show) is actually new. So let’s just guess and say “some”.


September 15, 2011
News

Civilization V Game Of The Year Edition Hits Sept 27

A “Game of the Year” edition of Sid Meier’s Civilization V, featuring six packs and the digital soundtrack, hits stores on September 27 for $US50, 2K Games said this morning.


August 31, 2011
In Real Life

Take-Two Accused Of Treating Its Testers Like Crap

A former tester at Visual Concepts, the developers behind 2K’s NBA and MLB games, is trying to take the pair’s parent company Take-Two Interactive to court, accusing them of a number of workplace violations.