Skyrim Gameplay

By Mark

Bethesda have shown off Skyrim in action and everything they told us seems to be true. The new engine looks great as does the in game sequences shown we get a look at a range of things from fighting dragons to new finishing moves in melee combat.

You can also see more creatures, environments and magic gameplay all the while listening to that epic orchestral song from the teaser reveal.



Hell, even the third person walking animation looks good this time around. So who's stoked now?

Need for Speed: Shift 2 Developer Diary

By Mark

The first developer diary for Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed has hit the web and it mixes up some real racing footage and in game scenes.

The diary also features American La Mans driver Tommy Milner were he speaks about how the developers are trying to recreate the real racing feeling that so many other games ary trying to obtain these days. Aside from that expect the usual as you also hear what the talent behind the game is aiming to achieve.

Dark Souls Roughly 1.5 Times Larger Than Demon's Souls

By Mark

Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director of Dark Souls has been giving us more information about the upcoming spiritual successor to Demon's Souls. Speaking with 1up he notes in particular that the game will be significantly bigger:

"For simplicity of explanation, as compared to Demon's Souls, the map will be approximately 1.5 times the size. It may feel even bigger to the players."

He then goes into further details about this as he refers to Dark Souls' seamless open world experience stating:

"To clearly pose a sense of achievement to the players, we will most likely maintain the 'one map plus boss

It doesn't end there though with regard to what events and bosses will be found out in the open as Miyazaki explains there will be secret locations and areas that are not crucial to game completion but instead are there to encourage exploration from the player. To make their own adventures so to speak.

Source - 1up

Free DLC for Test Drive 2 in the Form of an Apology

By Jonny

Eden games have announced that the first piece of premium DLC for Test Drive Unlimited 2 will soon be availabe  for an absolute bargain of a price *whispers* its free.

Apparently this is there way of saying sorry for the many problems that have plauged the game since its release a couple of weeks back. Players of the game, across all platforms have been reporting  issues with corrupted save files, freezing loading screens and broken multiplayer features so as an apology to their fans who have stuck with them while they where hard at work on a patch, they will be releasing the 'Exploration Pack' DLC as a way of saying thank you.

The Exploration DLC will add new wrecks to discover as well as the Lancia Stratos version Rallye and 1969 Dodge Charger. Eden also announced that a patch has already been applied to the PC version and the console version is awaiting approval. Full list of fixes can be found below.

• • Logging into the game has been improved
  • Once into the game the online network experience is now much more stable in all areas
  • Save games no longer corrupt
  • Existing corrupted save games will be repaired in many cases
  • Friends lists are now populated
  • Invites now work correctly
  • Clubs have been brought back online
  • Exploits to gain money have been fixed
  • Casino access has been improved
  • Players will no longer lose money because of the Casino bug

Even though the game should not have released with so many issues in the first place, its still nice to see the developers give a little something back to the gamer.

First Battlefield 3 Footage!

By Mark

For all of you out there chomping at the bit to see some of DICE's return to the main Battlefield series then look no further, the first gameplay footage has been released.



So what do you think?

Gears of War 3 Dated 20th September Release

As suspected earlier at least one of the announcements to come from EPIC today was the release date for Gears of War 3 and the release date is now 20th September 2011 and that's worldwide.

After a couple of delays and push backs it's hard to see the date changing again so it's safe to say this is set in stone from now until release. As for beta information, maybe we'll have some soon.

Total War: Shogun 2 Demo Now Available

The latest installment to the Total War franchise will be Total War: Shogun 2 developed by Creative Assembly and it is now ready for you to try out and play around with.

The demo is available via Steam and SEGA say of the experience:

"You will experience a small taste of Total War's battles and campaign game play in this demo, as you play through the Chosokabe tutorial campaign that introduces you to the feudal Japanese world of Total War: Shogun 2.

"Fight different types of land warfare with the tutorial battle stages and finally master the historic battle of Sekigahara, keeping in mind that all of this is just a small taste of the full Total War: Shogun 2 experience."

So there you have it, get downloading folks.