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Tomb Raider Reboot Gets More Details

The Tomb Raider reboot that is supposed to make Lara Croft a relevant figure in the world of gaming yet again should arrive during 2012, and the developers working on the game are eager to show off the latest details about the new treasure raiding experience. Speaking to the fans who are following the development of...

23 January 2012
07:05 GMT

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the most disputed in World War II and most people see it as the turning point on the Eastern Front, the moment when it became clear that the might of the Wehrmacht was shattered and that the Red Army was ready to take the initiative and drive towards Berlin. The battle has been ...

29 September 2011
07:52 GMT

Naughty Dog Wanted to Create a Fantasy Uncharted

Uncharted might just be the best franchise for the PlayStation 3 home console from Sony, a series that manages to both push the limits of the included hardware and to deliver a cinematic, smooth, engaging experience.But it seems that the lighthearted series might have been something completely different if Naughty Do...

23 September 2011
05:50 GMT

Quick Look – Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

In a game world where the first person shooter space is dominated by blockbusters like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 it's nice to see that Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad manages to capture fans with the promise of debilitating suppression fire and with realistic military scenarios. R...

14 September 2011
19:01 GMT

Players Don't Want Realistic Games, Epic Games Says

Epic Games, the studio behind the massively popular Unreal Engine technology that's used to power many games in recent years, has talked about the possibility of attaining photo-realistic graphics and confessed that gamers might not be so thrilled with lifelike visuals in their experiences. Epic Games, throug...

29 July 2011
15:51 GMT

EA's FIFA 12 Is Close to Photo Realistic Graphics

Electronic Arts' upcoming FIFA 12 soccer simulator is close to having photo realistic graphics, but the company confirmed that it's more focused on delivering the most realistic gameplay first, and then improve on the visuals. Video games are looking better and better these days, but, considering platfor...

22 July 2011
15:51 GMT

Violent Video Games – Not a Good Xmas Present

An associate professor of communication at Wake Forest University, studied the impact of realistic and violent video games on children and adolescents, and said that even if most parents believe they are harmless, the effects can be very negative.Marina Krcmar says that as the games become more and more realistic, th...

23 December 2010
03:02 GMT

Modern Warfare 2 Relies on Animation

Modern Warfare 2 is now out and estimates are saying that millions of gamers will be playing it before the end of the year. The first game in the series, which was released in late 2007, has set the bar pretty high in terms of graphics and image realism and Modern Warfare 2 is set to offer a whole new experience, tak...

16 November 2009
14:21 GMT

Perfect Unreal Engine Impossible

Tim Sweeney is a legend in the videogame world. He is one of the co-founders of Epic Games and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and technical director of the company.People like Cliff Blezisnki and Mark Rein might get more exposure but when it comes to the tech of Epic videogames, Sweeney is the genius...

27 May 2009
13:11 GMT

Anti War Groups and Military Men Oppose Six Days in Fallujah

Barely has a day passed since Konami has partnered up with Atomic Games in order to create and release a video-game called Six Days in Fallujah, and the outraged reactions are starting to pour in. The odd thing is that people coming from both military backgrounds and anti war groups are saying that creating a title t...

9 April 2009
14:41 GMT

Mr. Game Designer, Break Down That Door

I played two games in the last two days dealing very differently with the most basic of game props: doors that players can move through. In Mirror's Edge on the PC, the character, Faith, runs and as such cannot afford to slow down in order to put her hand on a knob in order to turn it. She hits the door with eit...

31 January 2009
00:01 GMT

Weekend Reading: Are Games Too Realistic?

This is a relatively new game debate that has sparked a lot of controversy and fierce arguments among a lot of industry analysts and experts. On one side, games aim to deliver a more lifelike experience so that players would be able to identify themselves with the characters they are controlling. Things like realisti...

17 January 2009
06:01 GMT

Ubisoft Talks About the Fire in Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2 was a very good game that offered players quite a lot of interesting features, never employed in any other titles, and which took realism to new heights in game design. From the weapons that begin to jam if you use them too much, to the fact that you need to fix your car in order to keep it running, everyth...

24 November 2008
03:04 GMT

Resident Evil 5 Takes Realism to New Levels

Realism is a very big part of most games. Trying to recreate a real world environment and characters is often a pretty hard task. Especially with things such as clothes, objects or foreign languages. That's why Capcom, the developer behind the upcoming Resident Evil 5 title, wanted to make it as real as possible...

1 October 2008
20:01 GMT

There's a New Flashpoint on the Radar

Codemasters has signaled, using smoke signals and a two-key randomly generated code, that the Operation Flashpoint franchise is going to get a new installment sometime in winter. A spokesperson for Codemasters went on to say that "launch timing is to be revealed as a countdown over next couple of months."The first ga...

21 March 2008
06:18 GMT

Getting Chilly with EA's NCAA Football 08

Today's news brings a rather interesting subject about Electronic Arts' NCAA Football and Madden franchises. The company is set to ramp up the realism of video game play by introducing a host of new features to its series. Basically, when it rains outside your home, it will rain on the pitch too. Neat huh?T...

23 May 2007
06:50 GMT


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