Second Diablo 3 Developer Diary Video Chronicles Pre-Alpha Development
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
A second developer diary video for Diablo 3 has made its way online, providing another retrospective look at the development process of one of the most hotly anticipated games in recent times. Like the first clip, part two takes us back over a year ago, this time to April 5th 2011 which was three weeks before Blizzard kicked off their internal beta testing process for the game.
Blizzard’s Jay Wilson, Christian Lichtner and Jason Regier discuss racing the clock to fit as many features in...
Sleeping Dogs Gets a Release Date and Limited Edition Content Incentives
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
After the announcement of Grand Theft Auto V, Sleeping Dogs — the game formerly known as True Crime: Hong Kong — may have lost some of it’s appeal. But for the time being, United Front Games’ open-world action game contender has one thing it’s behemoth competitor is lacking: a release date.
Square Enix have revealed the global launch window for Sleeping Dogs and an Australian release has been dated for August 16th 2012 on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Additionally,...
Monday Media Matinée 2012-04-16
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Another day, another matinée – here are all the gaming-related videos that have crossed our desktops since the last screening:
Prototype 2 “The Power of Revenge” Live Action Cinematic Trailer
Prototype 2 “Blade and Claws” Gameplay Trailer
Mass Effect 3: Resurgence DLC “Multiplayer Strategy” Trailer
Torchlight 2 “Papilon Pet Reveal” Trailer
Overgrowth “Art Asset Overview #30″ Trailer
Total War: Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai “Multiplayer...
Origin Bans No Longer Restrict Singleplayer or DLC Access
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
We’re not sure why EA hasn’t been shouting this from the rooftops themselves, but Gameblend are reporting that for over a month now (since March 8th) the Origin account suspension policy has been updated and bans from other EA services will no longer affect singleplayer access to games or DLC purchased from the Origin store.If you find yourself with a disabled account, please note that you can still play EA games in single-player mode. For PC games you will need to enable Origin’s...
Abrash on Life at Valve and What They’re Doing with Hardware
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Michael Abrash has written up a great blog post on the official Valve blog, recapping the last few years and how he ended up at Valve. Those with long memories will recall Abrash worked at id Software alongside John Carmack on the original Quake engine, handling many of the low level optimisations responsible for performance back in the days before 3D graphics cards were standard on PCs.
The post goes into fascinating detail about how Valve works as a company, talking about their management-less...
Sequel to Rune Being Considered by Human Head Studios
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Human Head Studio’s official Facebook page for their viking action game Rune had been suspiciously active recently for a fan-page of a 12 year old game and now it seems pretty obvious why. The latest post rather bluntly states “We are considering a sequel to the cult hit classic Rune!” (via StrategyInformer).
Over the past week, the developer had been sharing game art from classic Rune and asking fans not-so-subtle questions such as what platform they’d most like to see...
Game Review: Anomaly Warzone Earth
Posted by Game News on Apr 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
I enjoyed Anomaly Warzone Earth way more than I originally thought. I like Tower Defense games, but to be perfectly honest, the bloom has sort of come off the rose a bit for the genre. With a few exceptions, nearly every Tower Defense game I’ve played is exactly the same. It’s cool for the mechanic, but gets dull after a while.
Anomaly Warzone Earth flips the script on the genre, placing you in the role of attacker rather than defender. Rather than strategically placing turrets around...
13 Hour PlayStation Network Outage Tommorow is Planned Maintenance
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
After the last time that PSN went down for a significant length of time, it’s no surprise that Sony wants us all to know that this time it’s intentional. The official PlayStation Blog brings word of a major upcoming outage tomorrow for the PlayStation Network that it says is expected to last around 13 hours.We will be performing routine scheduled maintenance on the network on Monday, April 16th, starting at approximately 6:00 am PDT / 9:00 am EDT. This maintenance will last roughly...
Game Review: Yesterday
Posted by Game News on Apr 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Yesterday, like Pendulo Studios’ previous titles, is an artful blend of animated 3D characters and painted backdrops, but unlike those older titles like the Runaway trilogy and The Next BIG Thing, this is a dark story, both in mood and humor.
While Yesterday is a darker title, it is still a visually appealing game. Not only are the various environments gloomier and drearier, but it dares to go into locations that other Pendulo titles haven’t ventured, not to mention deal with themes...
Weekly Wrap-Up: Video Game Deathmatch Round 3 Has Started
Posted by G4TV on Apr 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Video Game Deathmatch: Greatest Story Ever Told is in full swing, and your favorite stories still need your vote to come out on top. In Round 3 we have match-ups like God of War vs. BioShock and Halo 2 vs. Mass Effect. Only you can decide which game has the greatest story ever, so head on over to our Video Game Deathmatch Site to cast your vote in round 3 now!
After you’re done, check out our excellent slate of webshows for the week:
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