Chris Parker's Posts

Dundee Hosts 4Talent Day

4Talent, Channel 4's acclaimed new talent scheme will hold a Talent Day in Dundee as the initiative continues its journey across the UK. The University of Abertay Dundee has partenered with Channel 4 to become a host for their 4Talent Day which will take place on Wednesday 17th October at the Hannah Maclure Centre, Dundee.    The focus of the event is on Games Design and it will be ...

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YouTube Set For European Expansion

YouTube is looking to up their programming efforts internationally with a new push that will include several new channels in Europe. YouTube, the worlds most popular video-sharing site has announced that it is adding 50 channels on top of the 100 it has introduced in the past year. This will also include country specific channels for France, Germany and the UK.   Robert Kyncl, head of YouTube...

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Get Your Build On For A SimCity Gameplay Video.

SimCity is back and looking better than ever. Today EA posted a gameplay trailer for the highly anticipated new game in the SimCity franchise on PC and Mac, slated for a release sometime in 2013. The gameplay video puts an emphasis on how SimCity is a game about choices and playing the game as you like. From generating wealth, to having the largest population. SimCity covers all angles.   If ...

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Loadout Closed Beta Impressions

Loadout, the new frantic, fast-paced, Free-to-Play third person shooter from Edge of Reality is looking to turn the dial of team-based shooters up to 11.  The premise of Loadout is simple. Everything is customisable. The main focus of Loadout is letting you play the game your way, and that means all you gun-nuts out there get to customise everything about your weapon and then unleash it upon ...

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Batman: Arkham City Glides to Mac this November

Feral Interactive, the leading Mac publisher have announced that Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition will be released for Mac this November.The critically acclaimed action-adventure game starring everyones favourite caped crusader will arrive complete with all DLC available for the title including Harley Quinns Revenge. Batman: Arkham City builds upon the atmosphere and intensity of Arkha...

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Prepare for a Scare. The Secret World Issue #3 is here!

The Secret World Issue 3:The Cat God gives players new missions, villains and the first seasonal tie-in of the modern day MMO. Continuing with their ambitious post-launch update schedule, Funcom are announcing a new batch of content in their third update to their modern world MMO The Secret World.   "The Cat God" will bring with it a new storyline, a brand new villain and a tie-in w...

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Take Command! X-Com:Enemy Unknown Demo Arrives on Steam

If you're looking to step into the fray of X-Com:Enemy Unknown early and own a PC, look no further.  On the 24th September, 2K Games announced that a free, playable demo of X-Com:Enemy Unknown will be available to all Steam users.    The short demo for X-Com:Enemy Unknown will guide players through the first two tutorial levels of the campaign. Throughout they will learn the ba...

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