Taking Action To The Brink And Back
Brink is a shooter that adds some neat Parkour elements to the mix, but otherwise plays like a lot of other games with heavy multiplayer elements.
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RAGE Novel Hits Stores
The novel RAGE is now available. Penned by Matthew Costello, the novel is based on the highly anticipated first-person shooter releasing this fall from id Software, creators of DOOM and QUAKE. The asteroid Apophis has annihilated Earth, and only a small percentage of humanity’s best and brightest have been saved. Buried deep below the ground in life-sustaining Arks, these chosen few are tasked with one vital mission-to restore civilization to a devastated planet hundreds of years after the impact. When Lieutenant Nick Raine emerges from his Ark, he finds a future indistinguishable from nightmare. Humankind has not been entirely destroyed … Continue reading RAGE Novel Hits Stores
A DLC With TLC
The Honest Hearts DLC for Fallout: New Vegas adds the beautiful and deadly Zion National Park into the mix, where you are just as likely to be mauled by bears as rolled by raiders. It’s a nice change of pace.
AT&T To Provide QuakeCon Networking
id Software and Bethesda Softworks are pleased to announce that AT&T is an official sponsor of QuakeCon 2011, North America’s largest Bring-Your-Own-Computer (BYOC) LAN party and gaming festival. AT&T’s network will deliver more than five times the bandwidth ever made available to the event -ensuring the most connected and social QuakeCon ever. AT&T’s participation provides this year’s attendees with the best possible networked gaming experiences and opens up more possibilities than ever for fans at home to enjoy the event through increased live and on-demand video streams. "We are absolutely stoked to have AT&T as an official sponsor of this … Continue reading AT&T To Provide QuakeCon Networking
Innovating The Old Hack And Slash
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge takes the normal hack and slash action RPG and adds a lot of great features like the first-ever level creation engine for the console. Yet it keeps that dungeon crawl flavor we love.
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Ships
Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced that the co-op fantasy action game, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, is now available in North America and will go on sale across Europe on June 3. Developed at inXile Entertainment, Hunted is available on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC. Hunted is a fresh take on the classic dungeon crawl experience that delivers the intensity and action of a modern-day shooter. The game has been called "A Dungeon Crawl for the Gears Age" by Kotaku.com while Joystiq.com says "…every encounter … Continue reading Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Ships
Bethesda Softworks Ships Brink
Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced that its acclaimed first-person shooter, BrinkTM, is now available in retail stores across North America, and will go on sale in Europe on May 13. Developed at Splash Damage, the game is available for the Xbox 360 video game entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows. "We’re excited to be getting Brink into the hands of gamers," said Pete Hines, VP of PR and Marketing at Bethesda Softworks. "It’s clear from the response from fans who have had a chance to play the game over the … Continue reading Bethesda Softworks Ships Brink
Rage-Based Book Announced
Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, and Del Rey, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that Del Rey Books will publish a novel based on the upcoming RAGE video game. The novel, also entitled "RAGE", will be written by author and game writer Matt Costello and will release in North America on August 30, 2011. The novel will be published simultaneously in the UK and British Commonwealth by Ebury Publishing, part of the Random House Group. RAGE is the latest game from id Software, the acclaimed designers of such classics as the Wolfenstein, DOOM, and QUAKE … Continue reading Rage-Based Book Announced
Prey 2 Announced
Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced that Prey 2, the sequel to the popular 2006 game, is scheduled for release in 2012 and will be available for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows. Further details on the game will be revealed in the May issues of Official Xbox Magazine and PlayStation: The Official Magazine, as well as in magazines throughout Europe. Prey 2 is being developed by Human Head Studios, the studio that created Prey, the original, award-winning game. Prey 2 is being built on the … Continue reading Prey 2 Announced
Dead Money Is Unforgiving But Fun
Dead Money is the first DLC to be released for Fallout: New Vegas. And like with Fallout 3, the first DLC has some teething problems. Still, Dead Money is fun, if frustrating.