Battlefield 4 interview part 4: destruction and the world of Bad Company
In part four of Sam Clay’s Battlefield 4 interview, executive producer Patrick Bach discusses bringing back the dynamic destruction found in Bad Company 2 – only with a vengeance. Video inside.
RuneScape Old School claims 1 million users, adds God Wars Dungeon
While Jagex launched RuneScape 3 this year, they also launched RuneScape Old School, an older version of the immensely popular browser-based MMORPG. It’s now had over 1 million players, and to celebrate Jagex will release the God Wars Dungeon.
The Evil Within screenshots feature a maniac with a hatchet
The Evil Within has some new screenshots available. Bask in the horror below. The Evil Within is in development for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC and is slated for release in 2014.
DayZ Early Access appears in Steam database, Hall focused on releasing alpha
The standalone version of DayZ is still very much on the way, shown by the fact that “DayZ Early Access” has appeared in the Steam database. The Escapist spotted the entry, and Joystiq reached out to creator Dean Hall for comment.
Candy Box 2 releases tomorrow
If you didn’t play ASCII game Candy Box earlier this year, then you probably got a lot more work done than I did. The compulsive candy farming game now has a follow up, and it’ll be available tomorrow to play in your browser right here. So enjoy your productivity levels dropping to somewhere around zero.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch gets a new gameplay trailer
Octodad: Dadliest Catch has a new gameplay trailer and you can watch it below. The game is due in 2014 on Linus, Mac, PC and PlayStation 4 and will support PS Move on the latter. But it’s optional: you can use the DualShock 4 if you like.
Oxide Games is a new studio of strategy veterans, with a new 64-bit engine
Composed largely of former Civilization V developers and Stardock’s CEO Brad Wardell, Oxide Games’ new 64-bit engine is called Nitrous and is being built for use on the PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4.
City of Steam to relaunch due to “a chronic lack of players”, servers switching off Nov. 22
City of Steam is set to close at midnight November 22, due to the game’s inability to retain a sizable playerbase. However the game’s developer, Mechanist Games, is unwilling to let go of the browser-based MMO and will be relaunching the game as City of Steam: Arkadia sometime in November.
Swedish McDonalds to launch burger named after Counter-Strike team
The McNIP, named after the 13-year-old Counter-Strike and League of Legends team Ninjas in Pyjamas will at Swedish McDonalds next week after a big fan of the team won a competition to name the burger.
Alone is a horror game within a horror game within an Oculus Rift
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Developers are seemingly constantly finding new ways to use the Oculus Rift and the shifted perspective it provides players. Greenwood Games have hit on something with their horror game alone. When you slip on the Rift you find yourself sat on a sofa in a living room playing a game on the television before you.
That doesn’t sound so horrific. It’s when things in the game start slipping into the living room that you’ve cause to be afraid.
InSomnia is a diesel-punk MMO but you wouldn’t know it from this trailer
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I’m not too sure what InSomnia is. I have a press release and a two minute long trailer in front of me but neither connect the dots completely. That’s part of the reason it’s so intriguing.
The other reason is it reminds me of Krater. Krater had its problems but its world wasn’t one of them. It looked like a lived-in wasteland, everything was built of scavenged parts and recycled pieces. InSomnia’s the first game since that looks to tap into that richly dirty style.
Scream hello to the shoutcasters of StarCraft II's WCS Global Finals
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Few men or women are qualified to cast shouts into the faces of millions simultaneously - yet that’s precisely the poisoned chalice Blizzard have proffered six renowned mic-mumblers ahead of the World Championship Series Global Finals at BlizzCon this November. Here are their names.
Call of Duty: Ghosts – Official Minimum Specs Revealed, 6GB RAM & 40GB HDD Required
Holy bloody hell. Activision has just revealed the official minimum requirements for Call of Duty: Ghosts, and even though the game supports dual-cores… PC gamers will need at least 6GB of RAM, 40GB of free HDD and a 64bit OS to run it. The PC version of Call of Duty: Ghosts is rumored to feature higher resolution textures than its next-gen version, however it’s pretty funny that the game demands 6GB of RAM as a minimum requirement. You can view the complete list below, and kudos to our reader ‘John Vanitsidis’ for spotting them. Continue reading
Blizzard might have to change Heroes of the Storm’s name yet again
Only a week after Blizzard revealed Heroes of the Storm to be the new name of its contender to the MOBA throne (previously titled Blizzard DOTA and Blizzard All-Stars) a Finnish board game designer whose game “Myrskyn sankarit” translates to “Heroes of the Storm” has suggested Blizzard might have to change the game’s name one more time. More after the cut.
The Stanley Parable patch incoming to replace offensive images
Davey Wreden, the creator of Source mod come indie meta-’em-up The Stanley Parable has announced he intends to remove images some have called insensitive from the game. The images show a white businessman alternatively offering a black child a cigarette and setting him on fire, done in mock 50′s public service announcement art. Check them after the break.
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