Recent rumors of a new Mechwarrior game were confirmed today with the announcement of MechwarriorOnline. With the announcement of the game’s existence came a ton of details on what this new entry in the venerable mech-sim franchise will offer to fans who have been waiting years for a new installment in the series.
It’s only been a few months since the Frozen Synapse Humble Indie Bundle, but a new Humble Indie Bundle was launched today, called The Humble Voxatron Debut. Check out the trailer for the bundle below:
Gamers looking for overwhelming amounts of value in this bundle might be a little dissapointed as the new bundle features only one game: Voxeltron, an action-adventure game that takes place in a crazy voxelised world. It looks quite promising and gamers who preorder the bundle will gain access to the game’s current beta as well as the full game when it becomes available. The bundle also includes the game’s map and voxel editors, which allows players to both create custom levels and custom objects for the game.
The first chunk of DLC for Epic’s Gears of War 3 has been delayed at the last minute, according to a post on Epic’s forums. The Horde Command Pack was set to bring 3 new maps, 4 new fortifications, 3 new characters, and 2 new weapon skins to Gears of War 3’s multiplayer. It was set to go live today for 800 Microsoft points. Epic’s excuse for the delay is a technical issue, as you’ll see in the statement below.
“The scheduled Horde Command Pack release for Gears of War 3 is temporarily delayed due to a technical issue. We apologize to those of you who are anxiously awaiting to play. We know this is disappointing news as we’ve seen a lot of posts today showing excitement for this content. We have folks working around the clock to resolve this issue ASAP so you can all play and enjoy the Command Pack.”
The Canadian studio Silicon Knights, responsible most recently for X-men: Destiny, has reportedly laid off nearly 75% of its staff, leaving the reeling studio with just 25 core employees. Back in July of this year, the studio received a grant from the Canadian government to hire as many as 80 new employees, yet instead they are doing the opposite.
According to reports, sources “close to the company” have confirmed the layoffs, including that the entirety of the human resources departed has been axed. Silicon Knights has only released 4 games since 2000, including Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, and Too Human. The first two games I just mentioned were both strong titles, but most critics agree that the studio dropped the ball with Too Human and X-men: Destiny.
It is an undisputed fact that there
are some pretty horrific monsters in video games. These monsters were created
by developers with a specific goal in mind: Scare the hell out of the player.
Check out our feature on the most horrific
video game monsters to see this in action.
But sometimes, developers have no
intention of scaring the poor player, yet this is exactly what happens. The
original intentions of these unfortunately designed characters are lost on
players, as they are too creeped out to even comprehend the true nature of the
character. With this in mind, here are the top five Unintentionally Scary Video
Game Characters:
Did you just find out that you won’t be able to get into that cool Halloween party unless you’re wearing a costume? Perhaps all of your friends decided to dress up and you feel like an idiot as the only one in street clothes. Too much Insulin, and now getting free candy is a matter of life or death? Well, if for any reason you need to throw together a Halloween costume with no preparation, we at Player Affinity have some cheap, simple ideas for video game-themed outfits that you can make from stuff you already have lying around the house, or can gather up in a hurry.
The world of video games is full of monstrous creatures – From the mutant Necromorphs of Dead Space to the blocky terrors of Minecraft, right up to the myriad horrors of the Resident Evil games – and as we enter Halloween weekend, it’s worth taking a look at the very best (Or worst) of them.
