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After a shellshocked welcome from the industry at large for an Unreal Engine 4 which promises some of the prettiest space marines yet rendered, Epic was still faced with the Wii U dilemma. Will the industry's prime middleware provider support the only third of the next console generation currently … [Read more...] about Unreal Engine 4 Not Meant For Nintendo Wii U, Epic Says

The Assassin's Creed series has certainly gotten into a comfortable release cycle, with the seven studios currently pumping out sequels running like whatever the equivalent for well-oiled is for game development studios. That doesn't stop Ubisoft Montreal CEO Jean-Francois Boivin from worrying about … [Read more...] about Annual Assassin’s Creed Releases May Fatigue Players, Worries Ubisoft

The long-running and spectacularly successful Total War series of RTS games will be getting an F2P incarnation. Not much is known about the game at this point, apart from its obvious progenitor and that it will most likely involve insane amounts of historically accurate soldiers murdering each … [Read more...] about Total War: Arena Bringing F2P Large Scale Historical Battles

The original X-Com was the game that launched a thousand game industry careers. While it certainly sold well for the time and made a solid amount of money, its real success is being cited among early influences by a large number of today's developers. All of which makes the thought that it was once … [Read more...] about Original X-COM Was Cancelled Twice Before Release, Creator Reveals At GDC

Players have discovered that the Warzone game mode, which was a staple in all three previous Gears of War games, is also present in the newest incarnation, Gears of War: Judgment. This discovery has excited many fans who have fond memories of the intense, strategic gameplay that Warzone offered. To … [Read more...] about Gears of War Judgment Contains Hidden Left Over Warzone Game Mode

Being confused by a Metal Gear Solid game or any Hideo Kojima game for that matter is par for the course, which is why when Metal Gear Solid V was announced with both "The Phantom Pain" and the "Ground Zeroes" subtitles, everyone just sort of shrugged. Uncharacteristically though, Kojima felt the … [Read more...] about Metal Gear V Ground Zeroes & The Phantom Pain Differences Clarified By Kojima

Yes, you can play as Batman. More than one of them actually. Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine are doing the honours on this one and if any of their usual care and love for licenses shines through, it will truly be a thing to behold. It's coming in the fall to PCs, bringing what sound like … [Read more...] about DC Comics & Turbine Making Dota-Alike Game Called Infinite Crisis

Seeing how thanks to Apple's App Store and the fall of AAA exclusives, hardware now lives or dies by its ability to appeal to indie developers, Nintendo's move to open up its eShop to the troubadours and scallywags of game development is somewhat less than astonishing. First and foremost, you no … [Read more...] about Nintendo Relaxes eShop Criteria For Indies

Few games inspire as much player devotion to characters as Bioware's space epic, Mass Effect. This beloved series has captivated players with its rich storytelling, complex characters, and immersive universe. Though characters were changed up regularly throughout the trilogy, most of them stuck … [Read more...] about Mass Effect 3 Almost Lacked Tali, Played By 82% As Male Shepherd

Civilization expansions are usually fairly dry affairs that are targeted more at enthusiasts. Firaxis is giving its new one a bit of a kickstart with the inclusion of playable XCOM units.   When the expansion drops on July 9th, or 12th if you're outside the US, you'll find the XCOM soldiers … [Read more...] about Civilization: Brave New World To Feature XCOM Units

It's usually the new games that get the spotlight following a show like Pax East, but since Borderlands and its characters have become somewhat iconic, when Gearbox reveals a new character, it's sort of a big deal. Especially when that character is an axe-wielding combo machine with skills like … [Read more...] about Borderlands 2 Sixth Character Is Krieg The Psycho

Double Fine's eponymous Kickstarted adventure game has come by a moniker of its very own. A fairly non-Double Fine one as well, as Broken Age seems to hew far from the rich and evocative fare Tim Schafer usually favors. Storyline and Characters "Broken Age is a point-and-click adventure telling … [Read more...] about Double Fine Adventure Now Called Broken Age