Are you a fan of modding? That’s either the creation of new bits of software for your favourite game or simply grabbing someone else’s published creation and adding it to your game. One of the first mods I saw that caught my attention was one that changed zombies to Teletubbies in Left4Dead. I’ve never applied [...]
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Video Q&A for the new Space Hulk game
Danish Full Control are building a multi-platform Space Hulk computer game. The game will have its own level builder. This means you can design Space Hulk challenges for your gaming group on your PC and they can play them around the gaming table on their iPads in the break between your Warhammer 40K night. We’ve [...]
The Evil Within: Skyrim’s makers turn to horror
Did you enjoy Skyrim? Was it an immersive world? Imagine then, if you will, that Bethesda wanted to make a horror game. On top of it all, they’ve partnered with Shinji Mikami for this. Yup; the brains behind the original Resident Evil. There’s a Facebook page in place for brave fans.
Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter showcase the Great Weapon Fighter
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios are the team behind the MMORPG Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter. Geek Native’s Paul has had beta access and shared his thought in the review No More Lonely Nights but has the game rumbles to general release we’re getting more public teasers and extra insight from the developers. Up now [...]
Tekken goes virtual CCG and avoids the horror of the button mash
Do you suspect you would enjoy Tekken and the in-game mythology that’s built up over the years if you could only avoid the horror of the button mash. I don’t mean randomly pumping the console controller, I mean learning the complex, button bashing, sequences that you need to muscle memory out in order to play [...]
The movie version of Bioshock Infinite
Watch out for spoilers if you’re still to finish the game. This is an experiment. This video takes the cutscenes from the game to make a three hour and thirty minute movie. Okay, the creator makes the point of saying this isn’t just a collection of cutscenes as a lot of the story and dialogue [...]
The Hawken Genesis graphic novel
Following the story of Rion Lazlo and the inventor James Hawken, Hawken Genesis is a hardback graphic novel from Archaia Entertainment that’s based on the free-to-play MMO Hawken. The game features giant mechs battling on a technologised world and this graphic novel acts both as a prequel and as a sourcebook for the game. It [...]
Neverwinter MMO Review – No More Lonely Nights
So as I mentioned in Friday’s post, I spent this weekend blasting through the Neverwinter MMO beta. I’d like to thank Andrew for hooking me up with access to the Press beta and my better half for understanding that this weekend I would be here in body only. Over the course of the weekend I [...]
Chris Avellone may join Torment: Tides of Numenera
Chris Avellone was lead designer on Planescape: Torment. He may now join Torment: Tides of Numenera if the Kickstarter can break $3.5m. As of posting the project has raised $2,949,768 from 53,956 backers. That’s a huge total and smashes the $900,000 asking price. However, the $3.5m will be a tough ask; there are 13 days [...]
Chronicles of Mystara combines two old school D&D scrollers
At PAX East Capcom announced Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara. Is this anything new? Not at all. This is very old. Chronicles of Mystara combine two ancient scroller beat’em ups from the Golden Axe era. In this case we’re talking about Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara. [...]
