Alan Wake, the new thriller game from Remedy exclusively on the Xbox 360, has been a long time in the making. In fact, the last game Remedy put out was the classic 3rd person shooter Max Payne 2, a good seven years ago. This time around, the focus is less on all out action and more on giving the viewer (erm – the player) the creeps. Does it pay off?
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Read MoreAs Fable fans await the third installment, Lionhead Studios has started putting out production diaries in video format to give gamers an idea of the changes in store for the franchise. This time out we get a sneak peak at the newly streamlined interface, as lead designer Peter Molyneux has said that one of the goals of Fable III is to bring it more into the action-adventure realm, without totally discarding the RPG interface. One thing that certainly appears to be improved is the world map, which is now a…
Read MoreSteam for the Mac has been released, and many of us wondered why Valve is giving away Portal for Free until May 24th. The video above makes it all clear. Gamers should thank Aperture Laboratories by buying their next home testing initiative, Portal 2, this fall.
Read MoreThe Resurgence Pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is due to hit the Xbox 360 in early June, while PC and PS3 dates are yet to be announced. The new map pack will contain 5 new maps (not pictured above). The first batch of 5 downloadable maps for CoD: MW2, Stimulus Pack, broke records when it was released at the end of March, with over 1 million players downloading the approximately $15 DLC in the first 24 hours of release. There is a very good chance that this…
Read MoreI know I wasn’t the only one at rgbFilter who unsurprised, but still a little frustrated at the cliffhanger ending to Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II. Well, Ubi has come out with some news about the follow-up, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. The game continues Ezio’s story as a full-fledged Assassin, focusing on fighting the corruption in Rome, around beginning of the 16th century… so no, not THAT corruption… Besides continuing Ezio’s story, the game will introduce a new multiplayer component. Although the details are scarce, players will be able help the Assassins…
Read MoreThe more I see of this game, the more I can’t wait to play it! While there have been many attempts before to create a ‘Western’ themed game, none of them have pulled it off successfully, however this game, a ‘Grand Theft Auto in the Old West’, looks like it could change that. Early impressions of the game posted today at Kotaku are good, and it looks like this game will be a must buy for 360 and PS3 owners. Hopefully, like Rockstar San Diego’s other franchise Midnight Club, there…
Read MoreWith less than a week until the release of Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake for the Xbox 360, now is a good time to point out that the live action prequel ‘Bright Falls‘, part 4 of 7, has been released. The latest episode keeps up with the twisted atmosphere. I hope the game can maintain that atmosphere. Meanwhile, over at the Remedy forums, one of their writers, Mikko Rautalahti has posted his take on the pre-release reviews so far… Yeah, we don’t really look at the Metascore all that much. It’d…
Read MoreIf Mario was first designed in 2010, he’d probably have to adopt some of our modern trends… Game designer Zack Hiwiller recently posted on his blog a series of screenshots of what Super Mario Bros. would be like if it was made today. His observations are spot on but, obviously, from the note he added, there are other game designers who might feel a bit ‘uncomfortable’ looking at his post: While this post is meant to be humorous, it isn’t meant to be humorous at the expense of my fellow…
Read MoreIf you’re a racing game fan, and have a 360, you’re doing yourself a disservice if you haven’t already picked up Forza 3. It’s one of the few racing games I actually enjoy on any console (Pole Position on Colecovision not withstanding). That being said, a new pack of 10 exotic cars have been made available on Xbox Live, for 400 points, which amounts to about $5. To be honest, I know so little about exotic cars that I THINK I’ve heard of one or two from the list, which…
Read MoreIt looks like Steam for Mac WILL start rolling out tomorrow, maybe even the real tomorrow, not the Valve Time equivalent, (generally meaning later this week). With tomorrow’s launch will be the Mac version of Portal, plus the top-down dungeon crawler Torchlight, from Runic Games. It’s also interesting to note that although Team Fortress 2 is listed in the Steam for Mac beta software, and that it’s the graphic Valve has put in an iMac (above), it’s not listed in the initial batch of games to be released. We’ll just…
Read MoreThough Microsoft’s full body controller system for the Xbox 360 has long been slated to come out sometime around the 2010 holidays, it’s now looking like October will be the month, though we can expect more details during E3 in June. This tidbit was dropped by Microsoft’s marketing manager for Saudi Arabia, Syed Bilal Tariq… “is going to be somewhere in October and we will be in a position to confirm the date at E3, which is in June, but definitely it is going to be October 2010.” From GamerTagRadio…
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