Sometimes, the best sci-fi ideas find their roots in the real world. Take the setting of THQ’s new first-person shooter Metro 2033. Moscow’s Metro public transportation system was not only built to serve the purpose of ferrying people around a big city; it was also built to shelter citizens in case of nuclear attack. So, the game’s …
At first, Just Cause 2 seems like it’s barely evolved beyond its 2006 predecessor, which itself was just another GTA clone. It’s an sandbox-style game with a solo protagonist who uses his martial talents to reset the status quo of the game world. You’ll see a lot of familiar open-world mechanics in Just Cause 2: the attention …
When I met with Peter Molyneux at GDC this year, he discussed superhero battles that could never happen, tattletale weapons that you’ll be able to sell online and how his upcoming game Fable III will make players feel like President Obama. The respected designer behind the blockbuster Fable franchise likes to talk. That loquaciousness …
Sony brought the Playstation Move to New York yesterday and I got a chance to play with the upcoming motion control peripheral some more after my initial gropings at GDC. It wasn’t just me who’d be getting hands-on time. When my cab pulled up to the hotel where the event was happening, there was a line of dozens of people So, at the …
Today’s the fifth birthday of the Playstation Portable. So, um, yay?
I remember the first time I saw a PSP, however many E3s ago. It was displayed behind a thick slab of glass and I wasn’t allowed to handle it. But, from about 10 feet away, that thing looked like the future. The future that players were promised–a handheld …
Just like we did for Christopher Nolan’s involvement with the Superman movie reboot, the Techland team is chiming in with unsolicited advice on how the newly-cast Chris Evans can understand his red-white-and-blue alter ego a little better. With a little help from our cheat sheet, Evans can sound like he totally knows what he’s …
Atomic Games, best remembered for the controversy that led the cancellation of Six Days in Falluljah, just revealed the first scant details about their new game Breach. The best bet is that it’ll be a shooter focusing on the same kind of politically charged situations that Atomic Games’ last game was supposed to touch on.
The …
While at GDC, Techland was lucky enough to get a one-on-one interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America. As we talked about his take on the threat of Playstation Move, Reggie showed off a little bit of the swagger that’s made him a sometime-controversial figure in the games business. We also discussed why and when …
I haven’t finished Mass Effect 2 yet. (I know, I know! What am I waiting for?) But, Casey Hudson–the project lead and co-writer of Mass Effect 2–says that’s okay. That’s because the new DLC for Bioware’s super-successful sequel will nestle itself into the story no matter where you are in assembling your strike …
I’m finally back in the saddle after a week in lovely San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference. GDC’s always a lot to take in but here are the things that made the deepest impressions on me.
Biggest Surprise:
NBA Jam
I’m not much of a sports gamer, but I went to EA Sports’ event last Tuesday to find out just what the …
Even if she was just a bunch of crude pixels when she debuted in Metroid, Samus Aran’s gone on to become of gaming’s most iconic characters. She was one of the medium’s first female personas and has starred in some of the best action titles in every generation of game hardware. Her newest adventure reveals more about the bounty …
The Game Developers Choice Awards just ended a while ago and, as expected, Naughty Dog’s sophomore effort cleaned up big time. Warren Spector, the creative force behind Deus Ex who’s now working on Epic Mickey, hosted the affair in a mouse-eared top hat and tails. Spector spent a bunch of time on stage with the team from Uncharted 2, …
