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New Planetside 2 Video Shows Engine, Faction and Gameplay Details

Sony Online Entertainment has released yet another video for their upcoming first person shooter MMO Planetside 2, with the developers working on the game detailing the new game engine and the factions that will fight in it.There’s also some gameplay shown towards the end of the video, although it does not offe...

6 January 2012
10:03 GMT

GTA Developer Avoids First Person Shooters and Genres Where Originality Has Faded

Rockstar Games, the developer of hit franchises like Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead Redemption, tries to avoid genres like first person shooters because it wants to deliver original things with all of its projects, and there are just too many companies that make such shooters without bringing anything new to the mix.Ro...

31 October 2011
05:41 GMT

Brink

In the long line of futuristic post-apocalyptic games that Bethesda brought over in the last couple of years, Brink is their newest addition and it promises some new and unique gameplay features that will leave you raising your eyebrows every now and then. Hardcore shooter fans will definitely get a dose of adrenal...

21 May 2011
09:33 GMT

Bungie Aerospace Corporation Trademarks Crimson Name

The Bungie Aerospace Corporation, a company which is headed by the same team of executives that led the video game developer, has filled a trademark for the name “Crimson” on May 4 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The application shows Crimson listed as a “computer game software ...

12 May 2011
19:01 GMT

Alien Arena 2011 for Linux Released for Holidays

Alien Arena 2011, one of the best freeware, open source first-person shooter games for Linux systems was released yesterday, December 16th, as announced by COR Entertainment, LLC. Just in time for the holidays, Alien Arena version 7.50 brings major improvements and new features that smooth up the gameplay. "Alien Ar...

17 December 2010
09:19 GMT

Nuclear Dawn Interview

Since Nuclear Dawn has been announced for release in the first quarter of 2011, we've decided it would be a great idea to give you some new insight into what the game would be all about and so we've directed a couple of questions towards the development team. As you are well aware, Nuclear Dawn will no l...

11 December 2010
07:17 GMT

Hacked Kinect Used for Playing Quake via iMac, Linux Laptop

Microsoft's Kinect has been designed in order to bring full-body control to the company's Xbox 360 gaming console, so the idea of using the device (after going through the whole hacking process) in order to control gameplay on a PC actually seems to be pretty sound. And, in fact, that's just what a de...

25 November 2010
09:15 GMT

Ex Modern Warfare 2 Guys Still Thinking About Exploding Heads

We've heard that the people who left Infinity Ward in the last weeks now have a potential home in Respawn Entertainment, announced as building a development team and having an exclusive publishing deal with Electronic Arts.What we do not know yet and what the people who started the company are not talking about ...

19 April 2010
16:41 GMT

Weekend Reading: No Love for New XCOM

Take Two will publish a new XCOM videogame, with development duties assigned to 2K Marin, the team behind the hit BioShock 2 release of earlier this year, more precisely to its Australian branch. Actual details on the new project are limited, but we know that the new title will be a first person shooter and that the ...

17 April 2010
11:41 GMT

XCOM First Person Shooter from 2K Marin Confirmed

2K Games and Take Two have announced that they are indeed working on a XCOM game, with plans to launch it for the Xbox 360 home gaming console from Microsoft and the PC.The team says it will combine the classic strategic elements that made X-COM a classic while moving the main action to the first person shooter genre...

14 April 2010
05:09 GMT

Bulletstorm Is Now Official, Has Huge Guns

People Can Fly, Epic Games and Electronic Arts have announced that all the rumors are true and that they are indeed working on a new first person shooter called Bulletstorm, which they aim to launch at some point in 2011. The three companies are planning to remake the genre by putting together a game relying on &ldqu...

13 April 2010
04:18 GMT

The Conduit 2 Coming This Year

High Voltage Software, as the developer, and SEGA, as the publisher, have announced that they are partnering up to launch The Conduit 2, a new first person shooter that will be launched exclusively on the Nintendo Wii. The game is set to be released during the fall season of this year and will carry a Teen rating.The...

1 April 2010
03:41 GMT

Sony Confirms Killzone 3 Will Come Out

Sony has gone on the offensive. It all began with the launch of the PlayStation 3 Slim and the price cut, and continued with the outing of such exclusives as Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and God of War III. Now, the battleground is motion tracking and Jack Tretton, the president of Sony Computer Entertainment of Americ...

23 March 2010
17:41 GMT

Central Interference: The US Armed Forces Will Rely More on Videogames

It seems that the United States Armed Forces, the best prepared military force on Earth, is aiming to step up the use of videogames in the training process of most troops, the idea being that a soldier who has gone through videogames as close as possible to real life will be better prepared for combat than one who ha...

22 March 2010
05:42 GMT

Weekend Reading: Nobody Really Cares About Modern Warfare

Various analysts have pointed out that the Call of Duty franchise, the Guitar Hero games and World of Warcraft account for about two thirds of the revenue of Activision Blizzard. We already know that the music genre is in free fall and that the number of Guitar Hero titles launched in 2010 will be severely reduced. T...

13 March 2010
11:01 GMT

Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx Longer than Previous DLC

Randy Pitchford, who is the president of development studio Gearbox Software, revealed at the DICE Summit, which took place in Las Vegas, that their latest release, Borderlands, is a 3-million copies sold franchise and that they are ready to deliver more content for it as long as gamers are interested in it and as lo...

23 February 2010
03:46 GMT

A First Look at Aliens vs Predator

First, I should mention that my opinion may be a little bit biased, since I absolutely love the AvP universe (the movies don't count, don't even bring them up). This could result in either hating the game or absolutely loving it, but whichever the case may be, like in any legend, its roots will still be pla...

19 February 2010
13:01 GMT

Call of Pripyat's Processing Station and the View to a Kill

On yesterday's scavenger run, aside from all the ammo and food to supply an army I collected from the sawmill and its zombies, I also found one or two almost intact weapons, and I figured that they'd bring a welcomed boost to my retirement fund. So, first, I headed over to Cardan to fix the weapons, and the...

19 February 2010
12:01 GMT

Crytek Feels That Bringing Crysis 2 to the Xbox 360 Generated 'Creative Constraints'

Not long ago, Crytek surprised the PC gaming community by announcing that Crysis 2 would take place in the urban environment of New York City. Compared with the original Crysis that took place on a completely open island, where you could go and do anything and anywhere, skyscrapers taking over palm trees and thick bu...

19 February 2010
06:32 GMT

Grappling Hook

SpeedRunGames has really pulled a number on us by releasing Grappling Hook mostly because it's the type of game that will leave you wanting for more even after you complete all the 22 levels, unlocked by the full version. It's like the game was first thought of as a shooter, but, somewhere along the way, ...

18 February 2010
12:51 GMT

An Aimless, Scavenging Run in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Continuing from yesterday's little "Love Boat" adventure, I barely managed to drag my feet back to Skadovsk, turn in the quest and collect my hefty reward. With all the money in my pocket, and my recent experience with the lack of supplies at a crucial point, I almost had a moment of weakness and headed towards ...

18 February 2010
12:31 GMT

Codemasters Prepares Another Original FPS

Codemasters has announced that it is developing a new first person shooter at its studio in Guilford, the main man behind the new intellectual property being Stuart Black, the senior designer working on Black, the FPS launched by Criterion in 2006. The team in charge of the new FPS for Codemasters also includes Tom G...

18 February 2010
08:47 GMT

Metro 2033 Displays Its Impressive DirectX 11 Abilities

THQ's Metro 2033 is just a month away from its launch, but the game hasn't been making a lot of headlines, despite its rather promising features. Based on the novel with the same name of the Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, the title takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Following the story that unfolds...

18 February 2010
07:24 GMT

Call of Pripyat's Derelict Barge and the Conflict That Ensued

In spite of my initial assumption, trying to go around the Plateau, and either approach it from Jupiter or look for information regarding a path to it there, proved to be fruitless, so I had no choice but to return to Zaton. Usually, the center of any community, the man that knows everything must be the bartender, so...

17 February 2010
15:01 GMT

Saving the Zone, One Dead Bandit at a Time

Getting to the plateau for the third helicopter is where the game really gets interesting in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, because your only clue is that you need to talk to other Stalkers and find a path up to the crasher chopper. And by some bizarre twist of events, it looks like this info has leaked to the Stal...

16 February 2010
13:01 GMT

Heading the Call, Begging the Road to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s Pripyat

GSC Game World's S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat may have been launched in the CIS back in October 2, 2009, but the game finally got its English localization just ten days ago. The title does the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series honor, and it's a good gaming experience, but there's something missing. Just like wi...

15 February 2010
14:01 GMT

AvP Isn't in the Same Multiplayer War with Other FPS

While the single player is definitely the biggest part of Rebellion's upcoming Aliens vs Predator, with three different campaigns and a powerful atmospheric and immerisve element, the game also has a multiplayer that can make its developers proud. The demo Rebellion released last week proved just that, with the ...

12 February 2010
07:09 GMT

60 FPS Is Essential for Dante's Inferno

Does an action adventure title really need to run at 60 FPS in order to be attractive to gamers? The people at Visceral, those who are creating the upcoming Dante's Inferno, are saying “yes” and the need for a constant and fluid frame rate is so great that the company committed to reaching 60 FPS and...

8 February 2010
13:31 GMT

Multiple Playable Characters Appear in New Medal of Honor

Electronic Arts has shown off the first gameplay trailer for the new Medal of Honor videogame at the Spike Video Game Awards, which took place last year, and since then the company has kept its silence about what they plan to do with the revived franchise.While the new videogame will clearly be linked to Afghanistan ...

5 January 2010
17:41 GMT

MAG Gets Open Beta, Goes Gold

MAG has generated a lot of attention since it was first announced, and, whether that's a good thing or not, it has done so with a single feature. The team-based, first-person shooter promised to deliver a battlefield of unrivaled proportions for its genre. The game's developer, Zipper Interactive, pegged it...

22 December 2009
06:37 GMT

Modern Warfare 2

Modern Warfare 2 does not live up to the hype that surrounded it before the release date and to the standard set by its predecessor, which was released in late 2007. It ticks all the points on the list: there are better graphics, there's a bigger “What the Hell?” moment, there are tougher characters,...

20 November 2009
08:00 GMT

PC Version of Modern Warfare 2 Unplayable Until November 10

Modern Warfare 2, the biggest videogame release of 2009, is set for November 10. But, as always, it is the best kept secrets that are most widely under assault and the title has apparently already arrived in the hands of some eager players, mainly from torrent sites but also from a few retail stores that have broken ...

9 November 2009
05:02 GMT

Infinity Ward Might Work on New IP

Infinity Ward has become a development studio associated with the Call of Duty brand and the Modern Warfare series. Their collaboration with Activision goes back a lot and players are already talking about Modern Warfare 2 and its 2011 release date. But it seems that the developers themselves might actually be intere...

5 November 2009
18:01 GMT

Download Bioshock for Mac OS X Free Demo

Earlier confirmed by Feral Interactive as headed to the Mac, Bioshock is now available as a free download as well, in the form of a demo version. Developed by 2K Boston and 2K Australia, and originally published by 2K Games, Bioshock introduces gamers to a world filled with fascinating characters, intelligent enemies...

5 November 2009
05:08 GMT

DOOM Classic Released for iPhone, iPod touch

The App Store has just made room for id Software’s iPhone port of DOOM, a classic, first-person shooter that should be welcomed by most handset owners and fans of the FPS genre. Priced at $6.99, the game is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch and requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later. “Welcome to Hell! Prepa...

3 November 2009
06:59 GMT

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Gets a Limited Edition Version

Battlefield: Bad Company developer DICE and publisher Electronic Arts barely managed to escape being stoned to death by an angry mob of gamers, formed as a reaction to the decision the two companies made to charge for the in-game unlockable items. It looks like the mauling left some deep scars and made them remember ...

30 October 2009
12:01 GMT

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

It's not a pretty game. It's not about a hero and it's not about glory. The concept of Dragon Rising is a breath of fresh air, as it steps away from the cinematic depiction of war that games have started to portray exclusively and throws you in the middle of combat as a soldier should be, on a need to ...

30 October 2009
10:00 GMT

Borderlands: Soldier's Diary, Day 4

You may wonder why the diary starts at day four. Well there's a simple answer to that conundrum, my inquisitive friends. I've been too busy shooting everybody in the hat-mount to take notes. Seriously, since the game came out, Borderlands is the only thing I've been doing. I'm pretty sure somewher...

30 October 2009
06:34 GMT

Borderlands: The End of Arid Badlands

As I mentioned before, I'm completely addicted to Borderlands. There's something about the game that really makes me want to come back for more. Endlessly more and more until I end up like one of those suicidal gamers that were found starved and exhausted to death in an arcade in front of a “Release s...

28 October 2009
17:01 GMT

Borderlands, a Soldier's Life for Me

Enticed by the “trexican dominatrix” joke in the intro, I decided to start my adventure with Borderlands as Mordecai. The sniper wielding, pistol drawer seemed like it would offer some nice gameplay, but I felt let down a little pretty quickly. Things start pretty easy for him, with the sniper as an excel...

27 October 2009
16:31 GMT

Bioshock Is Out for Mac OS X

Announced back in September for the Macintosh platform, Bioshock is now available for Mac OS X, according to Feral Interactive. Developed by 2K Boston and 2K Australia, and originally published by 2K Games, Bioshock introduces gamers to a world filled with fascinating characters, intelligent enemies and complex, mora...

27 October 2009
11:00 GMT

Epic Games Teases Unreal Announcement

It seems that Epic Games is shifting its attention to the Unreal franchise soon and the official website of the developer, which has long created some of the most successful shooter series on both the PC and the various gaming consoles, is now displaying the image that is attached to this very article and the ingenio...

23 October 2009
13:31 GMT

Postapocalyptic RPG-Shooter Metro 2033 Will Be Published by THQ

Metro 2033 was initially announced in 2006, but things seemed to stay quiet otherwise. It had a release date of 2008, but, when it missed it, the game completely disappeared and went into hiding. Rescued from the blizzard of nuclear ash, it has been picked up for publishing by THQ and is now promised to return to the...

23 October 2009
02:59 GMT

Brain Perceives Gaming as Similar to Warfare

A study reported by the New Scientist shows that gamers benefit from testosterone, which improves their performance and enhances their aggression, only when facing off against gamers that they perceive as being strangers, with testosterone levels plummeting when they are gaming against friends. The results are part o...

2 October 2009
16:21 GMT

Bioshock for Mac OS X Available October 7th

Feral Interactive has announced that October 7 will see the release of Bioshock for Mac OS X, telling gamers to “prepare to descend to the depths of the undersea city of Rapture.” Feral Interactive is a publisher of games for Macintosh founded in 1996 and based in London, England. Developed by 2K Boston ...

25 September 2009
06:01 GMT

Operation Flashpoint 2, The Dragon Rises with Stunning Beauty

Codemasters released today a developer video for the sequel to Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, better known as simply Operation Flashpoint. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising gave away some of the technological wonders that it would encompass, through the “Fog of War” trailer that showcased the st...

22 September 2009
16:01 GMT

Tron Legacy Videogame in Development

Disney held an event during which it revealed its plans for the future and it seems that one of the biggest news almost did not make it out. Steven Lisberger, who directed the last Tron movie, has confirmed that Disney is working on a videogame tie in for Tron Legacy, set to be released at the same time as the movie ...

15 September 2009
02:41 GMT

No Multiplayer Beta for RAGE, Demo Discussed

These days, most videogames are trying to attract some player input even before the title is out, usually via closed or open beta stages that iron out the last bugs and gauge the reaction coming on release day. But RAGE is pretty much confirmed as not featuring a multiplayer beta and id Software seems to be thinking ...

26 August 2009
13:31 GMT

Starcraft II Map Editor Can Create FPS, RPG Videogames

The bad news is that Starcraft II is not coming out in 2009 and millions of real time strategy fans will find they have to look to an unknown date in 2010 for the sequel to the most loved RTS in the world. The good news is that the people at Blizzard are showing off features related to the game that will certainly se...

24 August 2009
18:11 GMT

F.E.A.R. 2 Is Getting Reborn in Single Player

Monolith Studios, as the developer, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, as the publisher, are announcing that F.E.A.R. 2 will be getting a new downloadable content pack set to expand the single player content of the shooter.The DLC will be called Reborn and is set to arrive on the PlayStation 3 from Sony, the...

4 August 2009
04:15 GMT


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