The new trailer for RAW: Realms of Ancient War shows off the cooperative mode in the action RPG. As more games incorporate social interaction in their games, the more we'll see developers talk about how much better their game is with a buddy. Nothing wrong with that as video games are great with friends, like the upcoming Borderlands 2. Wizarbox and Focus: Home Interactive's ...
Read More »More loot, skills, and monsters await you in the dark action RPG Path of Exile. With crowd-funding becoming a popular trend for game developers, it wouldn't be surprising to see more games go for this route when they might not be accepted by publishers. Old RPG franchises like Shadowrun Online are advertised through Kickstarter as a way to bring out games developers to make a game they ...
Read More »Game Designer Director David Vonderhaar from Treyarch steps through the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 multiplayer trailer with a commentary on all the cool things available. Mild spoilers before you watch the trailer below: You are not going to see anything new in this multiplayer trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. What you will get is a commentary from Game Designer Director David Von...
Read More »Can you survive long enough in the deadly ruins below the surface so you can solve tricky puzzles in La-Mulana? Dark Souls was a surprising hit from last year. The Action RPG wasn't the best looking game in terms of realism like Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or as engaging (or attempt at being engaging) like a Final Fantasy game. But Dark Souls was praised for its difficulty and ability...
Read More »Try out a few of F1 2012's features and Season Challenge in the demo. I imagine there are a few gamers that would like to experience what it's like to be an F1 racer. To feel the vibrations of a powerful engine shaking their body as they race down a track; hearing the roar of audiences demanding for your success; seeing the sun reflect off your opponent's tail-wing that was ad...
Read More »The turn-based strategy sequel fans have wanted for the XCOM franchise is nearly a month away, and is now accepting pre-orders. I'm looking at the launch of XCOM: Enemy Unknown with some mixed thoughts. On one hand I love a great turn-based game that has a great strategic depth and RPG elements. Based on what I've seen and heard, the XCOM series seems to deliver all of my tur...
Read More »Guild Wars 2 is already setting landmarks in being one of the most innovative MMORPGs released so far. It's pretty common to find a good game, but very rare to find a game that claims to "redefine the MMORPG genre," as Eurogamer.es claims. Developers like BioWare have tried redefining the MMORPG with emphasis of storytelling and role-playing in Star Wars: The Old Republic.&nbs...
Read More »Starting in October you could play as the angry Wolverine or the powerful Scarlet Witch in the Massively Multiplayer Online game Marvel Heroes. MMORPGs based upon superheroes is not a new thing. NCSoft started the ball rolling first with their City of Heroes (then added expansions like City of Villains). Later Sony and Warner Bros. created DC Universe Online, where players could intera...
Read More »The popular MMO game engine service from Idea Fabrik, HeroCloud, will now take advantage of the monetization service from PlaySpan. What technical feature connects an early version of The Elder Scrolls: Online with Star Wars: The Old Republic? The answer to that question is the HeroEngine, owned by Idea Fabrik which is specifically designed to make MMO-style games in a 3D world. The He...
Read More »Main characters Ellie and Joel in The Last of Us move their way through the remains of a hotel only to have a rough encounter with some raiders. EA asked a question long ago on whether a video game could make us cry. The new video for The Last of Us from Naughty Dog (developers of Uncharted, Jak and Daxter Collection) might not be a game that could bring you to tears, but for 16 minutes it d...
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