LEGO The Lord of the Rings gets Gamescom trailer, LEGOlas joke goes unmade
I like the LEGO games, and I like The Lord of the Rings. I also like the look of “LEGO LOTR.” The official title, LEGO The Lord of the Rings with the “the,” however, I don’t love, but trademarks are...
View ArticleCrysis 3′s Hunter multiplayer mode pits invisible bowmen against the most...
In Crysis 3′s Hunter mode — revealed in the trailer above — two nanosuited-up predators (not Predators, but also kind of like that) will have to hunt down 14 Cell troopers who are just looking for a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Borderlands 2 video blast: tantalizing tech demo and hour-long gameplay
We’ve already gazed at Borderlands 2 trailers blaring arena-style beast combat, Handsome Jack’s hilariously long face, and South African doo-wop, but today’s reels highlight Nvidia’s impressive PhysX...
View ArticleBorderlands 2 is out tonight: launch trailer derails hero train, reiterates...
As I write, Borderlands 2 is about seven hours away from release in North America. Eee! But before letting it march out of pre-purchase prison at midnight, Gearbox had to jingle the cell keys one last...
View ArticleCrysis 3 multiplayer trailer: 16-player support for PC version, New York...
The Crysis 3 Department of Trailer Distribution has distributed yet another Crysis 3 trailer – it’s what they do! This one weaves a tale of two multiplayer modes, Hunter and Crash-Site, and reveals...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BioShock Infinite reminds us it exists with Beasts of America trailer
It’s tempting to fear the worst for BioShock Infinite, with more and more Irrational Games staff members jumping ship each time we check in on it, but thankfully there are enough of them left to have...
View ArticleSimCity trailer: a mustachioed overview of urban planning, region play, and...
Creative Director Ocean Quigley isn’t just the charismatic mayor of mustaches: he’s an accomplished artist who’s been working on the SimCity series since the ’90s. In Maxis’ latest developer diary,...
View ArticleFar Cry 3′s co-op trailer is a swearing masterclass
British Characterisation Alert! In case you couldn’t tell that Callum – the narrator of this Far Cry 3 co-op trailer – was Scottish from his name, his unquestionably authentic accent, or the caption...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Potatoman Seeks the Troof has a trailer that has to be seen to be believed
Potatoes. Potatoes? Potatoes. Potatoman Seeks The Troof is a game about potatoes. It’s also a game about the ‘troof’, which I sincerely hope Potatoman can handle. In troof, it’s a 2D platform game...
View ArticleNew Rise of the Triad trailer is holiday twisted
The morning after being visited by three specters (or perhaps three jackbooted Nazi-ish occultists), Apogee has posted an all-new holiday-themed trailer for its upcoming remake of Rise of the Triad....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Frozen Endzone interview
Coinciding with the announcement of Frozen Endzone by Mode 7 Games, I’ve had an unusually detailed, information-packed talk with the Ian Hardingham (Lead Designer, Lead Programmer, Joint Managing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Frozen Endzone announced by Mode 7 Games, a simultaneous turn-based strategy...
Mode 7 Games has announced a sporty successor to Frozen Synapse, our 2011 Strategy Game of the Year, and one we continue to recommend as a kind of turn-based, top-down Counter-Strike. The British...
View ArticleBanished alpha footage mixes survival and city building, makes your day better
Alpha footage of Banished, a city builder from one-man developer Shining Rock Software, walked right by me as it went to YouTube a couple days ago. What was I looking at while it passed behind my...
View ArticleDungeon Defenders 2 co-op gameplay revealed in first trailer
Earlier this week, Trendy Entertainment announced that Dungeon Defenders 2—a follow-up to the co-op action tower defense original—will be free-to-play and feature a competitive MOBA mode. The new mode...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TimeGate Studios announces Minimum, creates unholy union between Minecraft,...
Timegate Studios revealed its upcoming third-person shooter, Minimum, which can only be described as a combination of Halo’s guns, Minecraft’s look and Quake’s frantic multiplayer pacing. The company...
View ArticleClik here to view.
4A Games releases first survival training video for Metro: Last Light
You too will know the joys of fighting humans and mutants as you vie for control of a doomsday weapon, comrade. 4A Games has released the first survival guide tutorial for its upcoming Metro: Last...
View ArticleWatch Dogs trailer shows new gameplay footage, urban chaos
When Ubisoft revealed Watch Dogs last year, there was some initial uncertainty about how the game’s structure and mechanics would mesh. Would it be an urban Deus-Ex-meets-Hitman hacking and...
View ArticleRemember Me trailer explains how we’ll play the game of mind games
The latest trailer for Capcom’s Remember Me spends six-and-a-half minutes explaining its backstory, memory modification techniques, and cute made-up words like “Remembrane.” As a gifted “memory...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Surrealist stealth game Tangiers will let you collect conversations, hurl...
I don’t know where Tangiers has been hiding, but I’m glad it’s finally emerged from the shadows of its stark industrial environment to show off its first teaser trailer, because it’s a doozy. Inspired...
View ArticlePayday 2 gameplay trailer shows a clean heist get messy
The folks at Overkill Software have released a new gameplay trailer for Payday 2, the latest game in their bank robbing franchise. If there’s one lesson to be learned from it, it’s “leave no...
View Article