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Rune 2 Will Have Better Combat, More Speed and Tactical Options

Video game developer Human Head Studios has offered some more details on the planned sequel for Rune that it is working on, although it was not clear how it plans to secure the resources it needs to create the game and bring it to market. Ted Halsted, who is a co-founder of Human Head Studios and currently serves as...

27 April 2012
20:01 GMT

Devil May Cry Combat Will Not Compete with Bayonetta

The new Devil May Cry, created by developer Ninja Theory and publisher Capcom, has created some pretty strong reactions from the fan community but the main developer working on the game says that the game should be judged on its own terms and not via comparison with other games. Speaking to CVG about the Devil May C...

22 March 2012
17:31 GMT

Game of Thrones RPG Gets Combat Mechanics Trailer

The developer at Cyanide and publisher Focus Home Interactive have launched the first trailer for their upcoming role-playing Game of the Thrones, which focuses on the combat system of the game, showing how tactics and choices will influence the course of the game. The trailer is narrated by the development team and...

16 March 2012
13:01 GMT

Reckoning Diary: Style Versus Realism in Terms of Graphics and Combat

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was released last week and we’ve already posted our review of the role playing game made by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games in partnership with Electronic Arts. We’ve also discussed about a few of its features during this Gamer Diary series, from the great tutorial and opening...

13 February 2012
10:31 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur Combat Shows Different Developer Backgrounds

One of the leading developers working on Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning stated that the development team tried to create an experience that reflected the very different backgrounds of those who had created the core game mechanics. Speaking to CVG Ian Frazier, the lead designer working on Reckoning, said, “We di...

30 January 2012
16:41 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur Offers Better Combat than Skyrim

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the action and role playing mix currently being created by Big Huge Games and 38 Studios, is set to be launched soon and comparisons with Skyrim, one of the best games of 2011, were inevitable. Speaking to Gamefront, Ken Rolston, one of the leading developers on Kingdoms of Amalur: Rec...

25 January 2012
02:59 GMT

Silent Hill: Downpour Has Dual Difficulties for Puzzles and Combat

The Silent Hill series returns this year with Downpour and one of the developers working on the game says that dual difficulty sliders for combat and puzzles have been re-introduced in order to allow players to focus on the part of the game that they like best.Speaking to Joystiq, Tomm Hulett, who is the producer wor...

11 January 2012
15:01 GMT

Silent Hill: Downpour Has More Realistic Games, Less Pyramid Head

Silent Hill: Homecoming might not have been the hit that the series needed but the developer Vatra and publisher Konami are hoping that the changes made for the upcoming Downpour will convince gamers to give the franchise another chance.Devin Shatsky, who is a producer working on Silent Hill: Downpour, has told the U...

5 January 2012
19:51 GMT

Enhanced Mass Effect 3 Combat Options Showcased in New Video

BioWare has just deployed a brand edition of its Pulse online video show, this time focusing on the upcoming Mass Effect 3 and its overhauled combat, which delivers to all player classes lots of new attacks and powers.Mass Effect 3 is set to conclude the series of role playing shooters from BioWare, so the studio wan...

5 December 2011
15:21 GMT

Shank 2 Developer Details Combat and Boss Fight Changes

Shank 2 is set to make its debut in early 2012 so the development team at Klei Entertainment has now presented some of the major changes that will be implemented in the sequel to the already impressive 2D side-scrolling beat-em up.Shank amazed quite a lot of gamers through its sharp visuals as well as its over the to...

11 November 2011
04:19 GMT

Prototype 2 Gets Impressive Combat Trailer

Over the weekend, just as the New York Comic-Con was in full swing in the U.S., Activision has premiered a new trailer for its upcoming Prototype 2 open world brawler, showcasing the combat prowess of its new protagonist, Sergeant James Heller.Prototype impressed through the array of powers given to its main characte...

17 October 2011
02:26 GMT

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Developer Says Game A.I. Failed to Meet Expectations

It's rare for the developers who have worked on a high profile video game to criticize it soon after launch and it's even rarer to see one of the top game creators say that one element of the experience he helped direct is not up to his standards. But speaking in the latest issue of the magazine Play, Jean...

25 August 2011
17:41 GMT

Zynga Launches Empires & Allies Strategy Game on Facebook

Social games giant Zynga has just deployed a brand new game on the Facebook social network, in the form of Empires & Allies, a strategy combat title that promises to entice players with its own single-player campaign, not just focus on connections with friends and multiplayer.Zynga has been recruiting a large number ...

2 June 2011
03:10 GMT

The Witcher 2 Developers Defend Combat Difficulty

The Witcher 2 might be the most important role-playing game of the year, but some players might never get to see all the beautiful gaming that the CD Projekt RED title delivers because they are put off by the rather tough battles they will have to get through early on. I detailed my own issues with the combat diffic...

25 May 2011
05:36 GMT

The Witcher 2 Diary – This Will Be a Long, Tough Fight

The Witcher 2 is a very different experience when compared to the first game in the series and the changes that most gamers will notice right away are the ones that have been made to the battle system. The idea of combat styles that was central to the first Witcher is now completely gone and I, for one, have surel...

23 May 2011
18:31 GMT

Mass Effect 3 to Have Incredible Moments, Refined Combat

Mass Effect 3 will have lots of incredible moments that will serve to tie up any and all of the plot points opened by the first two games, while the combat of the new title will be more refined and hit the sweet spot between the cover-based shooter genre and the role-playing one. Mass Effect 3 has been on the rece...

12 April 2011
18:01 GMT

Combat Has Not Been Simplified in The Witcher 2

With Dragon Age 2 now out and played by millions of gamers, the next big role-playing game launch of the year is The Witcher 2, the game developed by CD Projekt that is set to be launched on the PC on May 17. The developers have shown quite a bit of the game, emphasizing that players will have a lot of choices for...

23 March 2011
18:21 GMT

The Witcher 2 Combat System Will Be Much More Advanced

The Witcher 2 is currently in the last stages of development at CD Projekt Red, so a developer from the Polish studio decided to detail some of the new features in the combat system of the upcoming role-playing game. The original Witcher title had some rather awkward gameplay, but impressed plenty of people, thus ...

11 February 2011
14:51 GMT

Dragon Age 2 Combat Video Answers Questions, Raises New Ones

One of the big issues that fans of Dragon Age: Origins have been having with the sequel that is slated to arrive in 2011 has been with the changes that BioWare could make to create a faster-paced game and a new video from the developer shows exactly how different the combat in the two games is. The first combat in...

21 December 2010
06:40 GMT

Meditation Could Help Soldiers Concentrate

According to a new scientific study, it may be that allowing soldiers some time to meditate before they go into battle could make them more tough mentally, as well as better capable of controlling their own emotions. This could lead directly to them being a lot more effective in battle, without the risk of snapping, ...

20 February 2010
04:26 GMT

New Arkham Asylum DLC Comes Out Tomorrow

A second downloadable content release for Batman: Arkham Asylum will be made available by Eidos tomorrow. "Prey in the Darkness" will feature two new maps, just like the previous DLC. It will offer a new mission for each of the challenge rooms, with the Heart of Darkness offering high-paced combat while the Hothouse ...

24 September 2009
04:22 GMT

Weekend Reading: Breaking Faith in Mirror's Edge

I like Mirror's Edge because it is first person and allows you to run really, really fast across a future city of white and red. It's a dystopia a gamer can love.The sense of freedom in the game is a direct result of the fact that Mirror's Edge is first person. It feels a bit weird at first but the sen...

31 January 2009
05:41 GMT

A Multitasking Fighter Jet

The new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), called F-35 Lightning II, will probably become the most relied-on aircraft in the US' strategic air fleet, seeking to meet the tactical requirements of the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Marine Corps alike. In this respect, it will combine all the capabilities of ...

10 November 2008
05:41 GMT

Man Vs Machine, Round 1! First Armed "Terminator" Robots Deployed in Iraq!

Oh My God! It's not like it wasn't expected or anything, but this time, it's for real. Cold steeled killing machines robots were seen on the streets of Iraq ever since the war began, but they weren't carrying guns. Until now. It takes years of development, millions of dollars and a lot of sick evi...

3 August 2007
03:41 GMT

Details Revealed on Condemned: Bloodshot - Combat and Puzzles

Ah, Condemned: Bloodshot... How some of you next-gen system owners have been waiting for this news to arrive! An interview with the game's producer over at CVG reveals many aspects about the game and while I took the liberty of selecting a few excerpts, you'll soon realize that the most interesting part con...

31 July 2007
06:17 GMT

Matrix Games Launch Their WWI-Based Strategy Title, Guns of August

Matrix Games and Adanac Command Studies have recently made the big announcement that Guns of August is out in the wild and ready to eat some of your PC's RAM. In this game, players will be able to experience the thrill of commanding massive wave assaults on the trenches of WWI, or race in the laboratories to dev...

24 July 2007
09:33 GMT

New "Robocar" Could Be Used in Urban Wars

Cars that can drive themselves have been a dream for motorists around the world since the 1950s, when the idea became popular. Such cars could save the driver from the effort of cruising through crowded cities, congested highways, impossible parking spots, being able to react much faster than a human.The latest rob...

29 June 2007
09:06 GMT

Combat in Space or Accident ?

A small Russian research satellite has been destroyed last week, and the cause remains unknown. Could it have been researching too much? Or maybe just "researching" the wrong subjects?Russian space experts are wondering whether the United States used an anti-satellite weapon to destroy their satellite or not.Guess w...

5 April 2007
04:31 GMT

Mercenaries Cheats and Combat Tactics (Xbox)

Mercenaries may offer a unique open-ended military experience like we've never seen before, but at its core, it's still a third-person action game. All the same basic strategic principles you've applied to such games in the past apply here as well, but like any good game,Mercenaries is filled with litt...

27 March 2007
02:30 GMT

Quake 4 Combat Tips and Tricks (Xbox 360)

In a desperate war for Earth's survival against an unrelenting alien enemy, the only way to defeat them is to become one of them. Armed with advanced weaponry and vehicles and aided by an elite squad of marines, you take the battle to the heart of the Strogg home planet and become Earth's only hope for vict...

5 March 2007
06:17 GMT


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