Mark S Taylor

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Release Date Announced

During Gamescom Konami came out and announced the release date for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will be available February […]

Wii U fans won’t have to wait much longer for one of the most hotly anticipated Wii U titles of the year, as The Wonderful 101 hits the shelves (and the Nintendo eShop) this Friday 23rd August.

Developed by […]

Ubisoft and NVIDIA join together to offer PC gamers an even better way to enjoy their games.

The merger will enhance the players experience for Ubisoft’s biggest titles, including Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell […]

With October approaching the bend very fast, means the release of Formula 1 2013: Classic Edition is coming even closer! Recently, we informed you what was going to be in the Classic Edition of Formula 1 2013, but […]

This week brings you some great releases on Nintendo Systems, including the highly anticipated Tom Clancy’s: Splinter Cell Blacklist! UK Nintendo downloads offer a vast range or new games, offers and exclusive DLC […]

One of the gaming industry’s biggest events, Gamescom 2013, kicked off in Cologne this morning. A Microsoft conference opened the show and gave us some juicy bits of news about the upcoming Xbox One. Here’s a […]

Players will have the chance to unleash their inner rocker when BandFuse: Rock Legends lands this November.

Developed by Realta Entertainment Group, BandFuse: Rock Legends offers a new take on the gameplay […]

At Cologne, Germany, EA and DICE were excited to announce at Gamescom 2013 that Battlefield 4 Premium, a service that like on Battlefield 3, will provide fans of the series a wealthy amount of content throughout […]

Fans of the uber-popular RTS “Command and Conquer” series who are looking foreward to the upcoming Command and Conquer 2013 will be exited to hear that in the next instalment in the series which recently finished […]

The PC games War of the Vikings and Magicka: Wizards War, will use the new high powered engine.

Bitsquid, game designers of their new high power game engine, announced that new games War of the Vikings and […]

Independent games developer ‘Lonely Troops’  has announced  the release of their newest title, ‘Hero Of The Kingdom’. A casual RPG available now for the PC.

‘Hero Of The Kingdom’ is a non-linear story driven […]

Players will “Feel the Fight” as the action, emotion, and intensity inside the Octagon are brought to life
EA Sports unveiled at Gamescom the first pre-alpha gameplay footage for the highly anticipated EA SPORTS […]

At Gamescom, EA Recently announced their next installment in one of the most influential PC game series, The Sims 4.
 

The Sims 4 Gameplay Reveal showed how the game will be bring a more dynamic and creative experience; that players can expect to get their hands on in 2014.

 
The game promises to provide new creative tools and a enriched relationship system that will allow a more engrossing journey with the Sims. To catch a glimpse at some of the new features the game will be offering, you can check the official trailer at TheSims.com Rachel Franklin, VP and Executive Producer for The Sims 4, said

“Over 10 years ago, we created a genre, now we’re taking our most revolutionary step forward by focusing on the heart of the franchise, the Sims themselves. he magic of The Sims has always come from the combination of the player’s creativity and the Sims’ free will, and in The Sims 4 we’re taking this further by unlocking more possibilities and deeper gameplay opportunities. The Sims 4 is the bold leap for the franchise where each Sim now has a rich emotional center that drives meaningful social interactions. Your ability to affect the mind, body and heart of these new Sims brings your stories to life in a way that is more personal than ever before.”

The Sims 4 promises to breathe new life into the foundation of the games core elements. Built with brand new technology, the game can create more intelligent and emotionally relatable Sims. These Sims will act more human, and Sims will react and change as the player interacts with the world around him. New creative tools to creating Sims and homes have also been added, with the intention of providing a more convenient system while not stifling a players creative mind.

Pre-orders begin today at TheSims.com/TheSims4. Those who pre-order now will receive the Limited Edition which comes with the Life of the Party Digital Content. . European audiences can also pre-order The Sims 4 Collector’s Edition which contains an interactive Plumbob Statue, the Creator’s Guide Hardcover Book, Life of the Party Digital Content, Up all Night Digital Content and The Sims 4 Digital Soundtrack. Both The Sims 4 and The Sims 4 Collector’s Edition will be available for PC in 2014 and are not yet rated by the ESRB. For the latest on The Sims 4 please visit the all-new franchise website at http://www.TheSims.com

Writers Opinion
We have been seeing a vast improvement in character development in recent gaming. The Walking Dead, Bioshock Infinite, The Last of us, and even games like Spec Ops: The Line have all pushed the boundaries of what we should expect in character writing. Most western rpgs, and even games like Heavy Rain have also pushed character interaction and the impact of our choices.
Although I have never indulged myself too deep in the Sims series, I am very interested to see where EA takes the character development. It’s a part of gaming that has really improved over the years, and there are many games coming out that will most likely continue to raise the bar before this game is released.

The Sims 4 can prove to move character development/interaction in even more dynamic ways, and I hope the developers seize the opportunity they have with this game. The Sims is a social series, and I think it should not only live up to the standards of what has been accomplished, but also exceed them.

HeroCraft and Games Workshop have announced that they are coming together to make the next installment in the Warhammer 40,000 series Space Wolf. Both parties are excited to be working with one another and see […]

The Nintendo 3DS outsells all other platforms and continues to be the best selling platform for it’s 3rd consecutive month. Animal Crossing: New Leaf continues to push the hardware sales by 14% ,and software […]

EA Sports continues to expand its impressive licensing resume by signing a new two-year deal to secure the English Premiere League’s Everton, which means Everton’s iconic Goodison Park stadium will make its debut […]

Today Gaijin Entertainment announced that their military MMO, War Thunder, has come to Steam. This announcement follows previous news of the game coming to the PlayStation 4 and the Oculus Rift.

 “Earlier this […]

Reef Entertainment has announced that a choice between two collectible figures will be given to people who pre order the new Rambo video game. The video game will follow, you guessed it, Rambo through the […]

Cubetractor, the retro strategy-puzzle game is the winner of IGF China’s Best Game
DEVELOPED BY the indie game company Ludochip. Cubetractor teaches players the art of pulling cubes as they defeat enemies through […]

Dying Light is a first person survival horror developed by Techland and is going to be released on Xbox-360, Xbox-One, PS3, PS4 and PC for 2014.

Dying Light is set in a massive open world set in urban areas […]