Randy Pitchford… sidebar, is it only me or does anyone else always want to say Randy Pitchfork when reading that name? And does Randy Pitchfork make you think of shenanigans in a barn somewhere? Only me?… okay let’s carry on. Randy… the president of Gearbox (Borderlands developers) has previously had a go at Valve for being 360 fanboys and has …
The first thing that comes to your mind when you see this video is probably going to be something along the lines of “is this actually going to look as good as this video”. This trailer for CryEngine 3 is titled Beauty Speed Interaction and shows off the engine running on the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 and it …
Cross platform comparisons are always fun and the big one that we are all waiting for is whether the CryEngine looks better on the Xbox 360 or PS3. Well after the jump we have a shaky handicam video that compares the two so you can take a look for yourself. Now obviously we can’t use this sort of footage to …
Haze, despite it’s pre-release hype was not a good game. Anybody who says anything contrary is blinded, bound and gagged by their inner fanboy. Mildly entertaining, the PS3 exclusive was pretty much universally panned – the general reasons cited for it’s lacklustre reception being poor writing, shoddy combat and unrealised badly-executed ambitions. According to the developers - then known as …
As citizens of a country without official Xbox Live support, we know the effect that Germany’s draconian video game laws have. Unfortunately it seems the noose on violent game trade in the land of beer and sausages is going to tighten a bit more – 16 interior ministers have put down their tankards and bratwursts for long enough to request …
EA have just announced Crysis 2 for Consoles as well as PC. We all know from the videos a while back that Crytek had developed the CryEngine 3 and that it was also developed for consoles. While many thought that the Crysis brand would stay exclusive to the PC, with a possible announcement of a new IP (intellectual property), this …
One of the major stories that came out of this years GDC was the announcement that the CryEngine was on it’s way to a console near you. But the burning question in every fanboys heart is which console is going to be able to handle the power of the CryEngine the best? Well Eurogamer Portugal has posted up two screenshots …
And they said that it couldn’t be done. We have heard about it, now we get to see it. This tech demo of the CryEngine 3 shows off Xbox 360 and PS3 footage of what the engine is capable of on consoles, meaning that the level of visuals seen in Crysis (or better) is not only possible on consoles, but …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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