As spotted by Joystiq, Hugo Beyer, who has worked for developers such as Terminal Reality and Liquid Development, let slip on his LinkedIn page (which has since been pulled by Beyer) that he is working on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 under developer Nerve Software. Nerve Software worked on the first Call of Duty: Black Ops, making it seem likely that they will be working on the inevitable sequel.
If you’ve played Quake before, you might already be familiar with Nexuiz: a fast-pased arena FPS. Released in 2005 by developer Alientrap, and receiving significant updates through 2009, Nexuiz features some pretty impressive graphics. The game runs on a modified Quake engine known as DarkPlaces, allowing for dynamic lighting and shadowing. In this day and age when cover-based shooting and regenerating health reigns supreme,Nexuiz keeps you on your toes — there are no safe places to hide, and you must find health packs on your own.
Fans of Fallout: New Vegas will be upset to hear that David Anthony Pizzuto, who voiced Super Mutant ‘Lily Bowen’, has sadly passed away. Lily was a vibrant and vivid character, beautifully captured with David’s charismatic voice. His death will be another sad loss to Bethesda who also lost their concept artist, Adam Adamowicz, just last week.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim director Todd Howard has some ideas he garnered from a company-wide creative session at Bethesda for DLC for his team’s mega-hit open-world RPG. Howard expressed that the following are all “experiments,” but who knows what could come of them?
Modern Warfare 3 has been lagging somewhat in sales over the last month or two, 50% of what CoD: Black Ops was doing about this time after its initial launch. Why is that? Is the simple fact that everyone who decided they wanted the game has finally got it and the market for the game is finally drying up? Apparently not, because it’s upsetting enough news to warrant Activision releasing a statement.
Following in the footsteps of Nintendo’s Wii U, Microsoft is reportedly developing a tablet controller for its next console, according to Xbox World Magazine. The tablet will look similar to the Playstation Vita, but smaller than the Wii U’s controller, the report says. Also, it is described as “an HD screen surrounded by the traditional 360 buttons and sticks.”
While boring people are out in this “Real World” enjoying candle-lit meals surrounded by other humans, us gamers will spend our Valentine’s Day snuggled up on our couches with that special someone. While you and your beloved introvert are there shunning the rest of humanity, here are a few games that you can enjoy together.
