The original Bad Company spinoff in the Battlefield series kept the franchise’s setting firmly in modern times, but if the Bad Company 2 ESRB description is true, you’ll be seeing a return to WWII in the sequel. At the very least, the game’s opening will bring players back to the Eastern front, with the ESRB description saying, “In single-player mode, players conduct missions on an unnamed Japanese island during World War II and then move into the modern day through jungles, deserts, and snowy terrain.” Read the rest of this entry »
Inferno (Italian for “Hell”) is the first part of Dante Alighieri’s fourteenth-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through what is largely the medieval concept of Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin. [wikipedia]
So what does the greatest literary work ever composed, written by an Italian poet teetering on the edge of sanity have to do with EA’s latest hack and slash game?
To be honest, other than the overall concept, not a lot. Does this matter? Not really. Visceral Games have taken the concept of the circles of hell, but rather that having the main character a boring poet, they’ve given the honours to a veteran of the Third Crusade who has returned to find his partially naked girlfriend dead, and being taken down to hell by the devil. Such is his love for his Beatrice that Dante decides to face his own sins, his family’s past and his war crimes, as he pursues his love though the many circles of hell, dispatching of as many demonic monstrosities as he can on his way. Read the rest of this entry »
Vancouver 2010 is the official game for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and as such, sees you competing in four of the actual venues where the games are being held. Whilst the event listing (14 events) might seem a little on the small side, the range of events gives a pretty good mix of what we should witness if we watch the Winter Olympics this year.
With only 20 countries represented, most Kiwi’s will automatically cry fouls as the closest thing to national pride is pulling on an Aussie jersey. But that’s a minor oversight in a game that delivers the goods to this tried and tested genre. Read the rest of this entry »
Mass Effect 2 is billed as the dark second act of a sci-fi epic, the Empire Strikes Back of this space trilogy. It’s that, and so much more. Where the original game was clean and bright – all iPod whites and colourful locales – Mass Effect 2 is dark and gritty. The shadowy, neon-lit landscapes bring to mind Blade Runner.
It’s all sensory overload for a sci-fi geek; a brilliantly conceived world.
The original Mass Effect was one of my favourite games, and it’s gripping narrative, dragged me along relentlessly. However, it was also a game with many flaws, which became even more apparent to me on my second play through. The frame rate was atrocious, the texture load time was horrible, and the general feel of movement and combat simply lacked something. Read the rest of this entry »
Hot Damn i love my job. Last year i had the chance to meet with Kieran Brigden from Creative Assembly and get completely blown away with Total War Napoleon.
Over the next few weeks were going to bring you more information on Total War to whet your appetite. So sit back and hear about the genius that is Total War Napoleon.
Spotted on twitter this morning: Xbox 360 Battlefield Bad Company 2 Demo is now available for download from XBL Marketplace, come get it: http://bit.ly/2xqPYj
Battlefield Bad Company 2 brings the Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of Xbox 360 – featuring best-in-class vehicular combat with new vehicles like the ATV and a transport helicopter delivering all-new multiplayer tactics in the warzone. With the Frostbite game engine, players will experience ‘Destruction 2.0′ being able to blow-up cover and take entire buildings down. Players can also compete in 4-player teams in two exclusive squad-only game modes, fighting together to unlock exclusive team awards and achievements. The game also sees the return of the B Company squad in a more mature single player campaign. In-stores March 2010, reserve your copy now!
Here is the current schedule for upcoming content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: Read the rest of this entry »
