Coming off a succesful string of Hitman games and a notch-better-than-its-reputation Hollywood adaptation, the announcement for an all-new IO Interactive IP seemed to make perfect sense; after all, it’s not difficult to imagine the whole of IO staff trying to think-tank up something (anything!!) different after having stared at virtually nothing but the back of …
A blog for those who spend more time thinking about gaming than gaming
Category Archives: News
Breaking News: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky
08/09/2008 – 22:55
Though Clear Sky has not fared all that badly in reviews so far – despite complaints of show-stopper bugs and ubiquitous brokenness – scepticism has begun to rear its ugly head in terms of the probability of GSC Game World’s ability to salvage the game with patching, and not in the least because of claims …
Lorne Lanning: The Problem with Consoles
06/09/2008 – 23:16
In a recent interview with GameDaily1, Lanning controversially purported that
…anything that makes development more expensive, rather than better, faster, cheaper, I think is a step backwards. … I see [the PC] allowing for more smaller games to be sold that can be delivered to anyone who’s connected at much lower price points.
I’m always pleased to …
GalCiv 2 Peace Report, Day 1
26/08/2008 – 15:43
Tom Francis, of PC Gamer UK magazine, has posted the first part of his latest AAR of Galactic Civilizations 2 over at CV&G.com. It is to be included in the latest magazine issue as a separate booklet, and the online blog will be updated every few days til the complete piece is up there. This …
PS3 BioShock Release Date 21 October
21/08/2008 – 18:37
BioShock’s release on the PS3 has finally been dated for October 21st in the US, and 24th the rest of the world.
The PS3 version of the game is being touted as an enhanced package containing features exclusive to the platform, such as a new ‘Survivor’ difficulty mode, support for the new PSN Trophies, and a …