Dead Space trailer takes us into the Sprawl
Dead Space 2 is a few weeks away, but we still don’t know much about the huge space city in which it takes place. Fortunately, the latest Dead Space 2 gives us a tour of the haunted metropolis known as the Sprawl, which comes complete with suspicious bloodstains, flaming train cars and mad scrawls on the ceilings. And to think it used to be such a nice neighbourhood. The video is posted below.
New images emerges for mystery Bioware game
A new screen has emerged from the trailer for Bioware’s new game, due to be revealed this Saturday at the Spike TV VGA awards. It’s taken through a rifle scope, aiming at a woman reaching for a child in what look to be the same ruins as those shown in the teaser trailer.
Broken Sword 2 remastered edition coming early next year
The classic adventure game Broken Sword 2 will be making a comeback early next year in the form of a ‘remastered’ edition, which will include improved backgrounds, revamped animations and cutscenes, and an accompanying comic. Read on for more details and screens.
Devs explain Dragon Age 2 changes in video diary
A new developer diary for Dragon Age 2 delves into the origins of the new ideas behind the game. We get to see clips of an initial animation the team put together to test ideas for the game, and the developers themselves give us some insight into the reasons behind the changes they’re making for the sequel. The video is embedded below.
Team Fortress 2′s Pyro comes to Killing Floor, Killing Floor’s gas mask comes to Team Fortress 2
Christmas promotion madness. Arena-based co-op zombie shooter Killing Floor is adding a Pyro character for anyone who also owns TF2, and TF2 is adding a new gas mask for the Pyro for anyone who owns Killing Floor – or buys it before January the 4th. It’s part of Killing Floor’s Twisted Christmas festivities, which also add a Santa’s Evil Lair map, a Baddest Santa character skin, and Christmas-themed zombies including undead reindeer.
Killing Floor is an office favourite at PC Gamer, and this is an impressive amount of weaponised festive cheer. See their Christmas update page for the rest of the disgusting details.
Test Drive Unlimited 2 trailer takes racing to Ibiza
The original Test Drive Unlimited was a free roaming open world racer set on a Hawaiian island. You could cruise around looking for races and earning money to buy new cars and houses, and it was a promising precursor to games like the excellent Burnout Paradise, with an MMO-slant that’s still unique today. Test Drive Unlimited 2 is looking to usurp Criterion’s street racer with a sequel that boasts bigger and prettier locations, showcased in the latest trailer, embedded below.
Progress report from PC Gamer Minecraft Republic
World of Warcraft isn’t the only place PC Gamer readers have been braving a cataclysm! Residents of the PC Gamer Minecraft Republic have recently braved all manner of natural upheaval: lands torn asunder as mountains appeared, oceans engulfed, and lush green valleys turned into barren deserts! But through it all, the brave citizens of the PC Gamer Republic continue to build.
Following up on our earlier report, I’m proud to say that new lands have been claimed in the name of the Republic as more visitors continue to arrive on our fair shores and, despite some criminals vandalizing public buildings, many great buildings continue to arise from nothingness, thanks to dedicated builders! We’ve got full details and screenshots of the best creations made within the past month below.
Bejeweled 3 demo released
A couple of days ago Bejeweled 3 launched, at a quiet tea party in a London living room. Now there’s a 60 minute trial available, so you can check out the glitzy match 3 puzzler without having to throw any money at it. The hour long trial is about 59 minutes more than is needed to get completely hooked on the game. It’s available now on the PopCap site. The game’s available to buy now from PopCap, Direct2Drive and Steam for $20 / £15.
Call of Duty: Black Ops dev explains plans for knives and sniper rifles
Some recent forum posts have revealed Treyarch’s plans to fine tune the sniper file and knife attacks, hoping to address complaints that sniper rifles are too weak, and knife lunge is too powerful. The changes will hit in the next Call of Duty: Black Ops update, and you can read about them below.
EA’s label president say offline games are “finished”
EA Games Label President Frank Gibeau has spoken out to say that games without online components are done for, describing the “fire and forget” 25 hour single player model as “finished”.
Complete tasks to win games in the Steam Treasure Hunt
Steam has launched a treasure hunt game that asks players to complete game-related objectives to be in with a chance of winning 100 games. There are also a few Team Fortress 2 hats up for grabs. Details follow.
New Space Marine screens are bad news for Orks
Some fresh Space Marine screens have emerged from the Warp, showing scenes of the Emperor’s finest space-knights space-chopping their way through the Ork hordes. The screens are embedded below. Expect plasma pistols and massive explosions.
Today in ArmA, I…
…blew up a T-55 Russian tank with a sniper rifle by putting a bullet in its engine block. Video within.
Next World of Warcraft expansion likely to add new continent
In the slew of interviews surrounding the launch of Cataclysm, Blizzard developers have revealed a few details about their plans for the future of World of Warcraft. Instead of revamping old areas as Cataclysm has done, it looks as though the next expansion will concentrate on adding new zones to the game. Blizzard are also toying with the idea of releasing smaller expansions more often.
Confessions of a Zuma Blitz obsessive
Right now, I should be writing about my terrible addiction to Zuma Blitz. Realistically, an article like this should take me no time at all. But it’s taken me four long hours to confess to you the depth of my obsession. Why? Because every time I write a sentence, I’m drawn back to my web browser and before I know it, I’ve clicked ‘Play Again’. ‘Research’, I mumble, over the sweet sound of plinking. Research into a basic colour-matching game that I’ve already sunk 30 hours into.
