Adam Adamowicz, one of the main concept artists behind Fallout 3 and Skyrim, has died. Adam contributed heavily to the artwork for these and many other games for Bethesda. He has been described as “an anomaly in the game industry, a veritable one-man conceptual machine” by a fellow artist. The special thing about Adam was that he did a large majority of his work without digital assistance.
For those Mass Effect fans who absolutely need the demo for the third installment before it releases Tuesday, a new Facebook app might make it a reality. The app challenges players to click four icons in a specific order. Fail to do so after three attempts, and you will be locked out from the app for two hours. Those who are successful will receive either a download code for the demo on Xbox Live, or a free Avatar item.
Apologies for the lateness of last week’s episode, blame the internet, I mean it’s not perfect after all. Episode 26 sees our special guests from the Third Chair to discuss gaming news and what we’ve been playing. Vince returns for Episode 27 for a discussion on that crazy rumour that the next Xbox will not support used games and how that could impact Microsoft and the next generation in the highly unlikely event that it will actually happen. We also get some movie talk in because, well, it’s still February.
What a day it is for Xbox owners who are eager to find out more about the Xbox port of The Witcher 2. A new Dev diary hit the internet, along with a teaser video that shows gameplay of this “Enhanced Edition”. PC gamers will also want to take a look at these videos too because they’re getting an update to the PC version of the game which will have all of the additional content for the Xbox.
Hardcore Mass Effect fans might remember the stinging regret they felt three years ago if they played Mass Effect Galaxy which came out for iOS in 2009. Critically-panned and quickly forgotten by fans, this was nothing more than a quickie tie-in game. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for the new Mass EffectiOS game, Mass Effect Infiltrator which is due out soon.
The high-flying snowboarding game will be back on February 28th, and it comes packed with music, featuring 36 licensed tracks and 10 additional tracks laid down solely for the purpose of the game. Some of the artists include Foster the People, Skrillex, and DJ Shadow, and the 10 originals come from the likes of The Qemists, Camo & Krooked, Raffertie, and Amon Tobin.
Kinect Star Wars and its associated bundle have been officially announced, and they’ll be hitting shelves on April 3rd. The game alone will run you $49.99, while the bundle, which features a special edition Xbox 360, Kinect, controller, the game, and a unique C-3PO character, will cost $349.99.
The game has 5 modes including Jedi Destiny: Dark Side Rising, Podracing, Rancor Rampage, Duels of Fate, and the much anticipated Galactic Dance Off.
