Fantasy or Reality?
Gamers are taking a bashing in England once again, after newspapers wrongly interpreted a scientific study to mean that most of us can’t tell the difference between a game world and the real one.
Gamers are taking a bashing in England once again, after newspapers wrongly interpreted a scientific study to mean that most of us can’t tell the difference between a game world and the real one.
Elder Scrolls developer, Bethesda, has revealed that vampires will be a playable race in Skyrim. Game director, Todd Howard confirmed that players will be able to transform into a bloodsucker – a revelation that’s sure to have vampire RPG fans champing at the bit, as it were. Once you become a vampire, it will change the way you play the game. Sunlight will affect you, the more powerful you get and players will be able to feed on people as they’re sleeping. Howard confirmed that you will be able to play through the entire game as a vampire and benefit … Continue reading Vampires Announced for Skyrim
Times sure have changed since Chella first started writing The GiN Playmate eight years ago. So we retire the old and bring in the new. Goodbye Playmate. Hello Eurofiles!
Dead Island developer, Techland is having a bad week. After a debug version of the game was accidentally released on Steam, earlier this week, the developer issued an apology for the buggy game. Just days later, a gamer has discovered a line of hidden code in Dead Island that names a skill as ‘feminist whore’. This name doesn’t appear in the actual game, but the offensive line of code has sparked outrage. The skill applies to Purna, a female character who scores more points for killing male zombies. Techland has openly apologised for the incident and issued this statement: "It … Continue reading Dead Island Dev Apologises for Offensive Code
Chella literally falls into the new Child of Eden game this week, going down the rabbit hole into a world where butterflies sing and whales float endlessly by on waves of colored light and sound.
Ubisoft has released a new gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed Revelations and Ezio’s getting stabby with it. It’s slick with an amazing soundtrack (Ubisoft discovers dubstep)and as we’ve come to expect from the AC trailers, it leaves us wanting more. Assassin’s Creed Revelations hits shops on 15 November 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=6kmulGwfHrc Looking forward to this one and I hope we get to do mid-air combat as shown in the trailer. Publishers: Ubisoft Developers: Ubisoft Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Events: Gamescom 2011
Sony has confirmed a price drop for the PlayStation 3 to $249 or £199.99. The announcement came during Sony’s Gamescom press conference, in Cologne, Germany last night. But the price drop comes as no real surprise, as rumors have been circulating for some weeks.With a strong line-up of games coming to PS3, this makes the console a more attractive purchase for Christmas, so let the battle commence. Publishers: Sony Computer Entertainment Platforms: PlayStation 3 Events: Gamescom 2011
Very stylish Resistance 3 trailer from those clever bods over at Sony. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=hkdAtMgcYAo If only the actual game looked like this. Publishers: Sony Computer Entertainment Developers: Insomniac Games Platforms: PlayStation 3 Events: Gamescom 2011
L.A. Noire was rather disappointing for film fans who wanted a truly noire storyline. But with a possible new developer making the sequel, there’s a chance at redemption. Play it again, Sam.
Chella lists the eight aesthetic choices that games make over and over again, to the point that they are almost starting to blend into one massive single game world.