Posts Tagged ‘Action’

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that Diablo III has been shipped and is now available in retail stores. “Diablo III continues the epic Diablo storyline, with players taking on the role of one of five heroic characters – barbarian, witch doctor, wizard, monk, or demon hunter – and embarking on an epic quest to save the [...] Continue Reading »

 

A new gameplay video for MechWarrior Online was released, giving viewers more of a look at the upcoming new mech game by Piranha Games. “Set in the year 3049 during the early stages of a massive interstellar war, MechWarrior Online puts you in command of the most powerful war machine to ever walk the field [...] Continue Reading »

 

NeoCore games today announced The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, an upcoming action RPG  based loosely on Bram Stroker’s classic Dracula novel. The game is currently scheduled to release in Q4 of this year. “Set in a gothic-noir universe resembling a fantastical 19th century Europe filled with monsters, magic, and weird technology, The Incredible Adventures [...] Continue Reading »

 

We missed a tiny blurb in the Prototype 2 launch press release way down at the end that says the PC version will be available on July 24th of this year.  There doesn’t seem to be any explanation on why this happened at the moment. This particular press release is so full of promotional language [...] Continue Reading »

 

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that Diablo III will launch on May 15th. In addition, pre-ordering on Battle.net has begun. “Starting that day, gamers with a thirst for fast-paced action and adventure will be able to purchase Diablo III at retailers throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the [...] Continue Reading »

 

The first MechWarrior Online trailer has been released, giving viewers a tease from the upcoming game by Piranha Games. “MechWarrior Online will be demoing epic gameplay battles at next week’s GDC, but in the meantime check out this super sweet behind-the-scenes look at an Atlas being prepared for its drop out of a Leopard class [...] Continue Reading »

 

Dungeon Defenders is a saccharine concoction of raw meat, cocaine, and the blood of a thousand million orcs. That is a high compliment, I swear. Its premise is comprised of some of the most lethally addicting game mechanics around: deftly-tuned, bouncy killing, coca-infused customization, and the chest-thumping camaraderie of four players placed against an ever-swelling, [...] Continue Reading »

 

Crytek today announced that MechWarrior Online, the upcoming new addition to the old mech series, will be powered by CryEngine 3. "Set in the year 3049 during the early stages of a massive interstellar war, MechWarrior Online puts you in command of the most powerful war machine to ever walk the field of battle, the [...] Continue Reading »

 

Infinite Game Publishing and Piranha Games today announced MechWarrior Online, and upcoming new free-to-play installment in the series that's expected to be released in the second half of 2012. "Set in the year 3049 during the early stages of a massive interstellar war, MechWarrior Online puts you in command of the most powerful war machine [...] Continue Reading »

 

A new Prototype 2 video was released today, outlining combat changes and enhancements in the upcoming sequel by Radical Entertainment. "Prototype 2 continues the shape-shifting, open-world action franchise, this time focusing on Sgt. James Heller and his mission to destroy Prototype's original anti-hero, Alex Mercer." Continue Reading »

 

Croteam today announced the availability of a Serious Sam: Double D demo, giving players a chance to try out the indie side-scrolling shooter. The demo is available to download  through Steam, Get Games, Impulse and Direct2Drive. "Serious Sam: Double D is full throttle action filled to the brim with trademark Serious Sam awesome and the [...] Continue Reading »

 

Here is something heartwarming: even though most of the people involved in the original Deus Ex have gone on to lesser achievements (Invisible War, Epic Mickey, Deadly Shadows, and the unplayable Blacksite: Area 51), the Deus Ex idea is so powerful, that a completely new team was able to step in and substantially grasp what made Deus Ex good and put it together even under the increasingly ridiculous constraints (simultaneous multi-platform development, subcontracting, consolization) of modern videogame development. Human Revolution is the cure to the Fallout 3 fake-sequel disease. Continue Reading »

 

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that Diablo III will not be released this year and has set a new release target of early 2012. "With every game we make, the temptation is always very strong to launch as soon as possible. However, we didn't put so many years of work into Diablo III to release a [...] Continue Reading »

 

The first trailer for Max Payne 3 was released today, giving viewers a look at the upcoming sequel that has been delayed multiple times. The game is currently scheduled to be released in March for the PC and consoles. "Still haunted by the memories of his traumatic past, Max begins a new life working private [...] Continue Reading »

 

Square Enix today announced Deus Ex: Human Revolution – The Missing Link, an upcoming DLC pack that will be released in October. "The DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION conspiracy grows deeper in The Missing Link. During lead character Adam Jensen’s quest for the truth in DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION, he mysteriously vanishes for three days. Where [...] Continue Reading »

 

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