It Came From the Molyjam: Bowl or Die
Posted by Giant Bomb on Apr 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
This is the first of three stories about my time at the Molyjam. Tomorrow, you’ll read about a husband and wife couple who faced incredible adversity and kept going. On Friday, learn what Peter Molyneux thinks about…well, all of this.
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No matter the size, creating a game from scratch in 48 hours is daunting. That’s why the first night of game jams are usually spent getting to know people, sorting ideas, and finding teammates on your wavelength.
35-year-old Juan Rubio decided...
Game Review: The Splatters
Posted by Game News on Apr 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Making a mess all over, SpikySnail Games and Microsoft Game Studios have launched a fun little game called The Splatters straight from the Xbox Live Arcade and onto your television screen. The Splatters is a title having a very simple design that makes great use of primary colors in a paint-like effort to splash innovation onto each game environment. The Splatters are basically gooey little critters that have a stickiness to them which helps them stick to walls, or to each other. Made from liquid,...
More Spec Ops: The Line Multiplayer Details in our Video Interview
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Adding to our hands-on preview, we also chat with Spec Ops: The Line’s production assistant, Scott James, who is serving as the multiplayer tweak and balance master as the game nears completion.
In our interview Scott runs us through the game’s heady perks and abilities system, talks about the various modes on offer (of the ones we know about), touches on the development process with the team handling multiplayer duties (Darkside) and much, much more.
Click here for our full video...
We Get Sand in Our Pants After Going Hands-On with Spec Ops: The Line’s Multiplayer
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
AusGamers was recently invited out to San Francisco as the only Aussie outlet to get hands-on with Yager and 2K Games’ Spec Ops: The Line, a third-person cover shooter set in a sand-ravaged Dubai.
We’ve already dabbled in the single-player though, so this time it was to get a look at what the team are trying to do with the multiplayer offering, and while there’s definitely a host of staple and familiar features, there’s also a decent amount of uniqueness going on too.
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Halo 4 Footage Makes A Brief Appearance On Conan
Posted by G4TV on Apr 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Following the November 6 release date reveal, Halo 4 made its much-publicized appearance on Conan O’Brien’s TBS talk show Conan in a nine-minute sketch which may or may not confirm that the show’s host and his longtime creative partner Andy Richter will be lending their voices to the game. One thing is certain though: there’s a few seconds of multiplayer footage near the end.
Watch the video and you’ll see why it’s not clear if O’Brien and Richter really...
New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Screens, Trailer and Details
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
For all the fighting game fans out there, Namco Bandai has released a stack of new media and information for the forthcoming, and hotly anticipated Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
It’s certainly something to tide everyone over until we see the Project TEKKEN-developed Tekken X Street Fighter and we’ve added a host of new info to our Tekken Tag Tournament 2 game page. Click the thumbnails below for a better look at our new screens, and check out the most recent video showing off the game embedded...
Tribes: Ascend Review Gets a Perfect 10
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Hi-Rez Studios promised to bring back the fast-paced magic of Dynamix 1998 classic shooter Starsiege: Tribes and it looks as though they’ve delivered on the goods. No stranger to the PC shooters of yesteryear — before control pads slowed everything down — we tasked James Pinnel to give Tribes: Ascend the once over and he came back with nary a complaint.If you have ever played Tribes, then you need to stop reading right now and download this game. There is no other argument that...
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition Now Available
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
CD Projekt RED has today announced that their landmark role-playing game has arrived on consoles for the first time, as The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition is now available on the Xbox 360 as well as on the PC.All the RPG greatness of The Witcher 2 comes to the Xbox 360 in the richest and most plentiful edition ever. The Enhanced Edition adds around 4 hours of additional quests to the award-winning RPG and makes the intense story even more intriguing thanks to 35 minutes of new cut-scenes...
Wednesday Media Matinée 2012-04-18
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Another day, another matinée – here are all the gaming-related videos that have crossed our desktops since the last screening:
Dishonored Debut Trailer
Diablo 3 “Darkness Falls. Heroes Rise: The Monk” Gameplay Trailer
Halo 4 “Red vs Blue – Remember Not to Forget” Trailer
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier “Multiplayer” Dev Walkthrough Trailer
Grim Dawn “Kickstarter Pitch” Video
SSX “Mt Eddie and Classic Characters – First Look”...
Darksiders 2 Delayed — No Longer Coming Out This June
Posted by G4TV on Apr 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Darksiders 2 has been delayed. According to THQ, the sequel to Darksiders needed more development time in order to keep it as polished as possible. You’ll be able to play with Death as he journeys to save his brother’s name on _______.
THQ has a lot riding on the success of Darksiders 2, as the company recently layed off a slew off employees and the company’s president took a 50 percent pay cut, signaling to investors a desire to be a lean, more focused company that puts...
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