SimCity’s Glassbox engine simulates fire
If only firefighters could predict fire patterns and behavior as well as the Glassbox engine that's going to power next year's SimCity. Check out the quick preview below to see how the fire simulation will run in your city.
The new SimCity is coming
...and it looks pretty sweet so far. We don't have much to go on, but this recently released look at the game's engine (dubbed "GlassBox") is quite encouraging.
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EA contemplating Battlefield subscription
EA, apparently encouraged by Activision's success with the Call of Duty Elite service, is "looking at" implementing a similar subscription service for its Battlefield games. Head of EA Games Patrick Soderlund said, "I think it's fair to say that we're looking at that. Like all other companies, we're looking at how we can maximize our investment in this and get the most out of our investment and get more people playing this product. That may take us to different places, but we're not really talking about where that is yet."
Check out more info at GamesIndustry.
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Diablo III Launching May 15
It's official, folks. Blizzard's long, long, long-awaited Diablo III is finally hitting store shelves on May 15. In his obligatory press quote, Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime said, “After many years of hard work by our development team and months of beta testing by hundreds of thousands of dedicated players around the world, we’re now in the homestretch. We look forward to putting the final polish on Diablo III over the next two months and delivering the ultimate action-RPG experience to gamers worldwide starting on May 15.”
Check out the full press release here.
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Shadow of a Soul: Chapter I may scare your pants off
There's a new independent horror game coming out right before Halloween next year. It's called Shadow of a Soul: Chapter I, and based on this new trailer, I have high hopes. Amnesia: The Dark Descent is one of my favorite horror games -- in fact, it's one of my favorite any games -- and this trailer has a similar creepy feel to it. Check it out after the jump. You can also head over to the developer's blog to see how the game is progressing with some pretty frequent updates.
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Battlefield 3: Sharqi Peninsula video
Battlefield 3's Back to Karkand expansion pack launched yesterday, and EA is celebrating the launch with a new gameplay trailer. From EA: "This launch trailer features gameplay footage from the legendary Battlefield map Sharqi Peninsula, now reimagined and powered by the Frostbite 2 engine." If you've got the Limited Edition version of Battlefield 3, the Back to Karkand expansion is yours free. If not, you're out of luck. Or out $15. One or the other.
Risen 2: Dark Waters launching April 24
Deep Silver, the publisher behind this year's Dead Island, has announced that their upcoming game Risen 2: Dark Waters will be releasing April 24. In this sequel to the 2009 game Risen (which, to be honest, flew below my radar), it seems as though "monstrous sea creatures" are causing quite a ruckus for a little harbor town called Caldera.
Screenshots and official press release after the jump.
NEW Resident Evil Revelations Trailer from Gamescom
Capcom just released the latest trailer for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS title Resident Evil Revelations. And, damn, does it look yummy. After the break.
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The House that Wii Built
Does Nintendo have some home improvement to do, or will the Wii U bring casual and hardcore players together under one roof?
E3 has come and gone, and enough time has passed to percolate on the Wii U and its potential. Very little tangible information was given, which when considering Nintendo is not too much of a surprise. But the conference did beg the question, exactly how will the Wii’s next iteration fit into the future gaming landscape?
Team Fortress 2 Now Free to Play!
Team Fortress 2 is now Free to Play
June 23, 2011 - Valve, creators of bestselling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead,and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), announced today that after four years and over 200 updates, its popular and critically-acclaimed online action game Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is now Free To Play (F2P).
The F2P announcement comes as part of the "Über Update". Released today, it is the largest content pack delivered to TF2 since it shipped in 2007.
New players interested in experiencing what PC Gamer calls "the most fun you can have online" will have access to training and offline practice modes,so they can hone their skills before jumping into the ever-expanding TF2 universe.
To celebrate the launch of the Über Update, Valve has released "Meet the Medic," the latest in its series of TF2 animated shorts.
TF2 is now Free to Play for PC & Mac players via Steam.
For more information on Free to Play,please visit http://www.teamfortress.com/freetoplay.