Grand Theft Auto DNA, part 2: the art of sandbox gaming
In part 1 of Grand Theft Auto DNA, we explored how vehicles and driving physics evolved over the GTA series. Today, we discuss the role of sandbox environments like Liberty City and San Andreas.
READ MORE >XCOM dev launches Haunted Hollow on iOS
The clock has chimed thirteen, blood drips down my walls, I hear footsteps in the empty hallway, and a Dracula is biting my neck, which all chilling omens all indicate that XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Civilization developer Firaxis has now launched its first mobile game. Turn-ba...
READ MORE >Sid Meier's Ace Patrol coming to iOS on May 9
Firaxis Games already has one original iOS game in the works, but the popular strategy developer is releasing a new game with Sid Meier's name attached and hitting the App Store next week, publisher 2K Games announced announced today.
READ MORE >"wow..had no idea this existed. i guess it plays kinda like w40k?"
see all 5 commentsGrand Theft Auto DNA, part 1: driving evolved
In part 1 of our Grand Theft Auto DNA, we dissect the driving system in GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, and GTA 4 to understand how driving evolved over the course of those series, and how it should work in the upcoming GTA 5.
READ MORE >"New old writer. I wrote for Shack from 05 through 07. Now I pop up every so often as a freelancer."
see all 22 commentsGrand Theft Auto 5 trailers show good, bad, and ugly
Those trailers that Rockstar has been teasing since last week for Grand Theft Auto 5 have finally been released, and as promised, they show off main protagonists Trevor, Michael and Franklin wandering around Los Santos.
READ MORE >"I think the LA Noire thing needed stupid amounts of storage. That game filled a BR, supposedly. "
see all 61 commentsThe Bureau is 'an evolution,' not reboot of XCOM
After years of silence, the XCOM FPS has resurfaced as a tactical cover-based third-person shooter known as The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. Yet, in...
READ MORE >"continuing on those thoughts... i think men in black 3 had the style of a sixties agency pretty ..."
see all 16 commentsThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified coming August 20th, now a third-person shooter
After a week of teases, 2K Games has officially announced The Bureau: XCOM Declassified--the game formerly known as just XCOM.
READ MORE >"3rd person? LOLOLOL...and a hearty "meh" settles around the internets..."
see all 22 commentsHow original X-COM creator would have made Enemy Unknown (and failed)
Original Xcom creator Julian Gollop has played through XCOM: Enemy Unknown and found it to be a great and entertaining game. But that doesn't mean he wouldn't have done some things differently, and probably failed in the process.
READ MORE >"I know what he means, I just lost the same way yesterday (4/25/13). I was doing great, and had ..."
see all 13 commentsXCOM: Enemy Unknown available on Mac today
XCOM: Enemy Unknown has hit the Mac today, available through the App Store for $49.99.
READ MORE >"If you bought it on Steam, do you get access to the Mac version, too?"
see all 8 commentsXCOM shooter has 'evolved'; new screen shows situation room
2K Games has finally revealed what we have known for awhile: The planned XCOM tactical shooter has "evolved," and an announcement on what is going on at developer 2K Marin should be revealed in "the coming days," perhaps as early as April 26.
READ MORE >"Imagine walking through that on your way to get the newest reports on UFO sightings 8)"
see all 9 commentsNew trailer hints at XCOM shooter reveal on April 26
A new trailer has emerged from Veritas MCMLXII pointing toward an impending relaunch of the XCOM shooter. This trailer isn't quite as detailed, but as with any conspiracy theory, it's what you don't see at first that is more important.
READ MORE >"People seem to forget that it wasn't just a straight up shooter. It also had squad based ..."
see all 19 commentsPossible XCOM teaser says Russian meteor a hoax
The XCOM hype continues to build. Earlier today, we found out about some mysterious marketing materials possibly pointing to the possibly rebranded...
READ MORE >"The big reveal is going to be that the bald guy in the silhouette is actually Peter Molyneux."
see all 11 commentsXCOM shooter relaunch could be soon, based on marketing pack
The mystery surrounding 2K Games' XCOM shooter rivals the conspiracy theories and covert shenanigans the series is known for. But it looks like the wait on news may be ending soon.
READ MORE >"I think the idea is rad, but I love my Xcom anyway, but I think a noir scifi would be cool."
see all 9 commentsValve refunds gamer due to BioShock Infinite's religious content
Players are forced to make choices in games all the time, and most of the time those choices have little bearing on one's personal life. But what if a portion of a game went against your religious beliefs?
READ MORE >"I find this pretty silly, but if Valve didn't have a problem with it and it really offended the ..."
see all 129 commentsXCOM FPS site taken down, videos removed
The XCOM shooter has had its site removed and videos pulled from 2K's official YouTube channel, and recent domain registrations indicate it may be getting a rebranding as "The Bureau."
READ MORE >"and if we're going to talk shirts, his shirt in the original game was pretty colorful"
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"jesus christ stop saying ant farm... you think it's an intelligent analogy clearly but saying it ..."
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