Soothsayer extraordinaire, Michael Pachter believes that Treyarchs’s soon to be released Call of Duty : Black Ops won’t fare as well with the gaming press as Infinity Ward’s latest – believing that the press is going to be overcritical of Black Ops simply because it isn’t Modern Warfare 2. Odd. I’m looking quite forward to Black Ops, simply because it …
Call of Duty : Black Ops gets is set to make its mark on the world with its imminent release. after the Infinity Warn fiasco, this is Treyarch’s moment to shine, and prove that they’re the premier Call of Duty developer. It’s tough to outshine Infinity Ward – but with Modern Warfare 2 “nuking the fridge†a little, qand the …
PC gamers complained about Modern Warfare 2. A lot. The game shipped without dedicated server support, instead utilising an Xbox Live-esque peer-to-peer matchmaking service. It also locked out modders – people who like to tinker with the game to bend it to their dorky will. Treyarch will be making up for Infinity Ward’s discretions. not only have they confirmed that …
That video we posted yesterday suggesting the groundwork had been laid for a Subscription-based Call of duty model? Absolute Rubbish, according the the two development teams behind the main series. Infinity Ward (or what’s left of them, anyway) and Treyarch have both come forward to confirm that you won’t have to pay any more than you are already to enjoy …
This week’s Pach-Attack show has Michael Pachter answering some questions and giving his professional opinion on FPS clones and the future of storage. Towards the end of the video, Pachter makes a pretty bold prediction saying that he thinks that the ex-Infinity Ward folks over at the recently created Respawn Entertainment are working on a space-shooter. Is Michael Pachter going …
If you haven’t already seen part one of Frozen Crossing, the fan film inspired by Modern Warfare, then do yourself a favor and check it out here, right now. For those of you who have already seen it, you will know that it steps up the game for low budget fan films with incredible camera work, great action and some …
Ousted Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella have told the world to expect something big from their new company Respawn entertainment at this year’s E3. According to the pair’s Facebook page the we’re in for a “big time announcement at E3 next week†they’ve also advised that we kiddies stay tuned! How delightfully patronising. With the studio only …
Eurogamer has posted up some screenshots from the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack. As much as it pains me to admit it, the idea of playing on some of these old MW1 maps really appeals to me. Especially the first one as that cramped space is something I felt the MW2 map rotation was missing. Grenade spamming the office …
City life is a game of optimality. In the small studio apartments of Vancouver …
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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