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Prototype

Open world games are pretty standard these days, with many developers trying to place players in the shoes of ordinary people who have an interesting story. But sometimes, game creators spice it up a bit, and give every gamer what he wants: a super-powered character who can cause havoc in the world around him with a ...

19 June 2009
04:41 GMT

Spider Man Game Set to Follow Prototype

Radical Entertainment has been working hard recently. Its upcoming Prototype videogame is set to launch this summer and, after a delay, the free running title featuring a morphing protagonist looks really interesting.But Radical might have even bigger plans once it ships Prototype, as several sources have been quoted...

27 April 2009
18:01 GMT

Godfather II

Open-world games are the latest fashion these days, courtesy of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series, which practically wrote the book on how characters could interact in an open-world environment and, eventually, set up their own criminal network that would completely favor them. But even though GTA is the bench...

17 April 2009
04:18 GMT

One Hour With: Godfather II

Open-world games are the latest fashion these days, courtesy of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series, which practically wrote the book on how characters could interact in an open-world environment and, eventually, set up their own criminal network that would favor them completely. But even though GTA is the bench...

10 April 2009
16:31 GMT

Saints Row 2

Sandbox adventure games have been, for quite some time, synonymous with Rockstar's very popular Grand Theft Auto franchise. Since GTA III, a first 3D installment in the series, people have always weighed other titles against it, with the most common result being that these titles couldn't compare to it. Wit...

6 February 2009
04:59 GMT

No More Heroes 2 Will Get a True Open World

No More Heroes was a game that really sparked a lot of the hardcore gamers' interest in the Nintendo Wii. It placed players in the shoes of Travis Touchdown, a character who needed to explore an open world on foot, or on his trusty motorcycle, in order to fight with the top ten assassins. However, even though t...

29 December 2008
11:01 GMT

Wishlist: Far Cry 2.5

I've been under the spell of Far Cry 2 lately. After having played it on the Xbox 360 to see how the control element felt, I switched to the PC and I am currently in the process of listening to the creepy communications tower voice in order to assassinate everyone I can. But I've been thinking that the game...

2 December 2008
20:01 GMT

Far Cry 2 Developer Details Multiplayer

Louis-Pierre Pharand, who is a producer on Far Cry 2, talked to Eurogamer and its readers and revealed that the game would have four distinct multiplayer modes. The now classic options of Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch will be in the game, with the entire 50 square kilometers of the world or just a portion of it ava...

23 September 2008
21:31 GMT

Far Cry 2 Release Date Set

It's going to be a bumpy ride going into the fall release schedule. Ubisoft has finally revealed a clear release date for its upcoming shooter frenzy called Far Cry 2 and the game is set to debut in close proximity to other eagerly waited titles like Dead Space, Resistance 2 and Fallout 3. The new Ubisoft shoote...

8 September 2008
18:01 GMT

Pre-Order Far Cry 2 and Get the Original Game for Free

If you live in the United States, Canada or Mexico and you plan on pre-ordering Far Cry 2 then it's about time to rejoice. Upon ordering you will be able to also get and then play the original game, which Ubisoft holds the rights to. The original Far Cry After puts the player in the shoes of Jack Carver, a...

3 September 2008
03:55 GMT

The Reason Why Mirror's Edge Is Not Open-World

Mirror's Edge has so far managed to impress mainly through its slick visual style and through the way it aimed to turn parkour into a viable gameplay mechanic. DICE, best known for its series of Battlefield games, which just received a new addition with Bad Company, is developing the game and Nick Channon, one o...

29 July 2008
19:06 GMT

Prince of Persia Not Getting a Demo

It seems that the upcoming iteration of Prince of Persia will not be getting a demo. The developers of the game are saying that the production schedule is tight enough as it is, and that they do not have the time and the resources required to put together a demo of the game that would do it justice.The new Prince of ...

15 July 2008
15:56 GMT

Deep Silver Takes You to a Ride to Hell

The 1960's, bikers, West Coast, gang battles, hippie culture, drinking, drugs and rock 'n roll - all these and even more adult-oriented activities are the things we're going to get in the next open world, freeform-style game from Deep Silver called Ride to Hell. And this is one of the few titles which ...

11 July 2008
13:06 GMT

Prototype Producer Details Web Mechanics

Prototype, in development at Radical Entertainment and to be published by Vivendi Games, is one of those games that offers freedom, an open world experience. The player is cast in New York, playing a character with limited to no memories of his past, that has the ability to steal the identities of people around him a...

22 May 2008
05:34 GMT

Grand Theft Auto IV

A whole lot can happen in a Liberty City minute (which is much longer than the little known New York minute). As I stroll down the road in my Macana, looking for a better ride and maybe some isolated guy I can deprive of his money, a police car rolls alongside me and parks abruptly as cops go after a hooded figure. T...

9 May 2008
19:11 GMT

Race Through Los Angles with Midnight Club

Rockstar has revealed that Midnight Club: Los Angeles will be out in North America on September 9 and in Europe three days later, on September 12. The racing simulator will head to both PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 when it launches.It will be set in Los Angeles and will contain one of the most accurate representati...

22 April 2008
16:06 GMT


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