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How Kingdoms of Amalur aims to create a new genre
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is almost upon us, and early reports are highly favourable – but what exactly is this new IP? We get the skinny from lead designer Joe Quadara on a revolutionary RPG. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning A single-player RPG developed alongside an upcoming MMORPG with a shared setting. Creatives list reads like ... Read More»
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Posted: Feb 6, 2012 at 8:39am
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Mass Effect 3 Achievements Revealed
The Mass Effect 3 Achievements have been released and as usual there is one for importing your save from Mass Effect 2 (or complete the game twice). However it is not just an Achievement, as you will have the opportunity to really see the effects of you game save once imported especially if you have ... Read More»
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Five Licenses that Didn’t Fit the Gameplay (and What They Should have Went With)
Licensing a popular property is usually a fast track to getting your game into the hands of at least fans of the franchise you paid good money for (the game was great and able to stand on it’s own merits before you blew that much of budget, right?). Here we have five licenses that missed ... Read More»
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Full list of Mass Effect 3 Achievements revealed
BioWare has revealed the full, official list of the Achievements for their highly anticipated game, Mass Effect 3. The full list is given below, but be warned- it contains a lot of spoilers, so proceed with caution. Driven 5 Return to active duty. Bringer of War 10 Chase down an assassin. Mobilizer 15 Bring a veteran ... Read More»
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Quick Quotes: Some monsters in Reckoning are playable races in Copernicus MMO
“There’s just south of 300 maybe in the Providence studio, which is the core of the [Copernicus] MMO team. I’s set in the same universe [as Amalur], so it will become obvious over the next, I don’t know how many months and years of time. This game exists in the same world. In a small ... Read More»
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Bioware to release video guides and weekly blogs for Star Wars: The Old Republic
Bioware has announced plans to release a series video guides and weekly features for Star Wars: The Old Republic players. The videos are designed to help new players get acquainted with the MMO, and the first one, hosted by social media coordinator Eric Musco and posted below, explains how to create a character and how ... Read More»
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BioWare- Mass Effect 3 story leaks were “frustrating” but “they’re not representative of what is going to be in the final game”
Story files for Mass Effect 3 were leaked last year, and they were met with some negative response by fans, who said that it read a lot like fan faction and was bland. BioWare says that it was really frustrating to see those filed leaked, mainly because they were in a largely unfinished state and ... Read More»
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Early reviews for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning surface
A couple outlets have gone live with reviews for 38 Studios’ Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and so far, it sounds promising. In the latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine, it was handed an 8 according to Metacritic, and IGN has gone live with its review, handing the RPG a 9. According to IGN, Big Hige ... Read More»
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SSX: Own the Planet – Antarctica
EA has released a new video for their upcoming snowboarding game SSX, showing the Antarctican tracks we’l be racing through in the game. Looks speedy. SSX releases in March for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Stay tuned for more updates. Read More... Read More»
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Syndicate | DART 6 Infomercial
EA has released a video showing features of their upcoming FPS, Syndicate in an infomercial format. It’s an interesting feature that allows you to cause weapon malfunction, induce insanity in enemies, and persuade hostiles to switch allegiance. Have a look above. Syndicate releases on February 21 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Read More... Read More»
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Amalur has the best combat in an RPG, better than Dark Souls- Ken Rolston
Oh my, my. The hype is at an all time high, isn’t it? First saying that the in Amalur lore is richer than that in Elder Scrolls, saying that Amalur’s combat sets it apart from games like God of War and Skyrim, and now this. The game certainly looks awesome. In a Q&A session at ... Read More»
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EA confirms “small number” of layoffs in Vancouver offices
EA has confirmed a “small” round of layoffs in its Vancouver offices due to the location undergoing a “transformation” of EA Canada and Black Box studios’ home. Here’s the full quote, as given to IndustryGamers: “EA in Vancouver is transforming its studio to align with EA’s transformation to high-growth digital formats, including online, social gaming ... Read More»
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Kingdoms of Amalur lore is richer than Elder Scrolls- Ken Rolston
Kingdoms of Amalur is almost here, and it’s been compared to Skyrim a lot. One of the USPs of this upcoming mega RPG, other than its flashy (and yet surprisingly deep) combat is its lore. From what we’ve heard, seen and experienced so far, the world of Amalur is rich, deep and full of content, ... Read More»
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Reckoning is 200 hours long at speed run- dev
We all know Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is supposed to be a huge game. Info has been given to us about its length already, and it’s a known fact that the game has at least 200 hours of gameplay. Reckoning’s lead designer Ian Frazier, however, says that the game will give you 200 hours of ... Read More»
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Battlefield 3 DLC announce expected next week
During the publisher’s quarterly financial report, EA’s Peter Ausnit said new DLC for Battlefield 3 would be detailed at a New York event next week. Battlefield 3 released in October 2011 and is yet to receive any DLC beyond pre-order and special edition content, some of which was later unlocked for all players following a ... Read More»