Unreal Engine 4 Looks Even More Unrealer

Posted By: Dave Bast In: Gaming News, Playstation 3, Tech, Xbox 360 On May 17th 2012

Unreal Engine 4 Looks Even More Unrealer

It would be hard to imagine the world of modern gaming without the efforts of Epic Games and their series of Unreal Engines. I mean just look at the list of games that have used the engine to craft their worlds; there are too many for me to list here. It’s easy to think of the Unreal Engine as an engine for shooters, but in looking at the list there seems to be no limit to the type of game that can call Unreal home. With the next-gen consoles on the horizon, Wired sat down with Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney to talk about the where Unreal started and what Unreal 4 has to offer.

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Tomonobu Itagaki’s Devil’s Third needs a new publisher

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On May 16th 2012

Tomonobu Itagaki’s Devil’s Third needs a new publisher

Most of the big publishers have struggled to remain solvent in this economy, but THQ has been hit especially hard in recent years. Despite some surprise hits like the Saints Row series, THQ has had to shut-down many of their development studios in order to remain in business, and now the company is saying that it’s no longer in a position to release Devil’s Third, the upcoming third-person shooter from former Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki.

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Capcom blames poor sales of Street Fighter X Tekken on crowded market

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Playstation 3, PSP / Vita, Xbox 360 On May 15th 2012

Capcom blames poor sales of Street Fighter X Tekken on crowded market

Fighting games have experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years, but it appears that the revitalized market may have finally reached its carry capacity. Capcom announced today that Street Fighter X Tekken’s sales have fallen well below expectations, and Capcom is blaming the crossover fighter’s poor performance on an over-saturation of the fighting genre.

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Assassin’s Creed III Gameplay Trailer

Posted By: Dave Bast In: Gaming News, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On May 10th 2012

Assassin’s Creed III Gameplay Trailer

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed III featuring a protagonist named Connor who once again exists in the morally grey shadows of a larger historic conflict, in this case the American Revolution. At first glance the gameplay appears to have a less stealthy feel to it. I’m sure there will still be aspects of the game that play by more traditional and sneaky Assassin’s Creed rules, but some of the gameplay looks like it takes place in open musket-to-musket combat. This is the natural progression of the franchise, opening up the gameplay mechanics one sequel at a time. Take a look at the new trailer after the jump.

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RUMOR: Ubisoft making an Avengers game

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, PC, Playstation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 On May 6th 2012

RUMOR: Ubisoft making an Avengers game

It’s kind of weird that The Avengers was released this past weekend without any sort of licensed game tie-in: the movie has already set box office records and will probably go on to be the biggest film of the year, so you’d think videogame publishers would be lining up for the chance to cash-in on The Avengers craze. Well, while there wasn’t an Avengers game released in time for the premiere of the movie, apparently Ubisoft will announce a game starring Marvel’s A-team very soon.

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In The Distant Future…

Posted By: Richard Dang In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Video Gallery, Xbox 360 On May 6th 2012

In The Distant Future…

Released on May 2nd, 2012 and deveoped by Ronimo Games, Awesomenauts is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game that consists of 3-on-3 matches. There are a total of six Awesomenauts to choose from which all depends on your play style. The game is currently available on both Play Station 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It is purchasable through the Play Station Store and Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Xbox LIVE points or the equivalent of ten dollars.

 

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Play The Dirt Showdown Demo Before Its May 29th Release

Posted By: Dave Bast In: Gaming News, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On May 4th 2012

Play The Dirt Showdown Demo Before Its May 29th Release

For all of you gritty racing fans, Dirt Showdown has a new demo available for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. The demo is of their new ‘Ultimate Hoonigan’ game mode which will be released with the game on May 29th, and offers players a chance to not just race, but battle their friends as well. Even if you aren’t a fan of previous Dirt games, or if you’re not a racing fan in general, check out the demo anyways as this time around Dirt is really pushing the competitive envelope.

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Black Ops 2 Breaks Records, Annoys Anonymous

Posted By: Dave Bast In: Gaming News, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On May 4th 2012

Black Ops 2 Breaks Records, Annoys Anonymous

Ah it’s that time of year again; the birds are chirping, the trees are in bloom, and we’re all about to spend the rest of the year loving, hating, hyping, and debating the next Call of Duty game, Black Ops II. Some will endlessly analyze the smallest details available to the community, while others will spend their time wondering whether or not this is the year fans finally admit they’re sick of the franchise. Somehow the game already smashed the 1st day pre-order sales of its predecessor,Black Ops, by about 10 to 1. While some of this might be genuine excitement about the franchise, I think some of it has to do with the fact that this game takes place in the future, territory that is foreign to the Call of Duty series. If this is true, and this success is due largely to the new setting, then Activision will probably place the next game somewhere in the 31st century, but I digress.

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Timesplitters Developer: “Pretty much every FPS loses money.”

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On May 3rd 2012

Timesplitters Developer: “Pretty much every FPS loses money.”

Steve Ellis, the co-founder of Free Radical Software and one of the developers behind classic FPS’s like Goldeneye and Timesplitters, gave a rather candid interview with UK gaming mag Edge regarding the state of the FPS genre, and why he’s stepping away from the genre that he helped to popularize.

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