Epic’s Project Sword and Epic Citadel

Epic games has recently shown their new project “Project Sword”. For years, Epic has always had their focus on PC and consoles, but for the first time they have shown a new interest – the mobile platform. On PC and consoles they always focused on high-end graphics and they seem to continue that trend on the iPhone with an incredible demo running in real time; and the best thing is that everyone with an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad can download it for free. Epic citadel is a tech demo that everyone can download and be amazed; the graphics look amazing ...

Unity Education Giveaway

Unity Technologies, the creators of the Unity development platform, are giving away free education plus 250,000 dollars worth of hardware and software to schools worldwide. Unity believes that the mobile market is the future of the game industry and students should be focusing on it more. However, the mobile game market is growing so incredibly fast that it's almost impossible to keep up with current technologies for educations to teach, and therefore unity has announced its “Mobile Generation Education Project”. With this project unity wants to help educations to educate their students in the process of making games for the ...

New Kirby’s Epic Yarn Commercial

It shows a handful of new abilities Kirby will be adding to his collection in his new adventure, such as a firetruck and a swimming dolphin; he even closes a volcano with his magical yarn! The trailer also provides a bit of background on how Kirby entered the world of yarn, though not much is known yet about the mysterious poncho-wearing figure. Kirby's Epic Yarn is due for release in Q3 2010.

What do Sam & Max, Team Fortress 2, Penny Arcade and Strong Bad have in common?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71B11mBOw0A I have no idea, but recently the minds behind the Sam and Max and Monkey Island series have released a trailer for an upcoming game that will involve these characters. Not much is known as of now, but more info will be released on 9/2/10.

The Brooklyn Inductive Power Station and more

While wandering around the business section at Gamescom, the team stumbled upon what appeared to be an interesting device for charging gaming controllers, and all of a sudden, we were invited into the booth for an impromptu interview with a representative from Vidis. The charger is called the Inductive Power Station, and it only requires you to lie your controller (with rechargeable battery attached) on top of the device, which looks like a large iPhone, and it will immediately begin charging. A light on the bottom of the device will be red while the battery is not fully charged, and will ...

Square Enix and Obsidian show Dungeon Siege 3

Square Enix gave Obsidian Entertainment the unique chance to develop a western RPG, and Dungeon Siege 3 is the result. Developers Nathan Davis  Alvin Nelson of Obsidian were present at Gamescom 2010 to demonstrate the action RPG that is to be the sequel to the earlier Dungeon Siege games and is simultaneously developed for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. This will result in more or less identical gameplay and no concessions will be made. The game will feature a similar control scheme regardless of platform. Davis said that there would be several different classes to choose from, but the demo showed ...

First Look at Rift: Planes of Telara

Rift: Planes of Telara is an MMO currently in development by Trion Worlds, and was playable in the public sector of Gamescom, held recently in Cologne, Germany. Nisute was invited to a behind closed doors presentation of the game, however, where a few of the developers were present to explain the game and their intentions for the final release. A devastating magical eruption has tattered the veil between Telara and other planar dimensions.  Treacherous and powerful rifts occur when two planes intersect, allowing passage between dimensions. Now no part of Telara is truly safe from invasion by otherworldly ...

Square Enix shows Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Deus Ex: Human Revolution, published by Square Enix and developed by Eidos Montreal, will be the third part in the popular Deus Ex series. Rather than being a sequel it is perhaps best described as a reboot, according to game producer David Anfossi. In order to understand the Deus Ex universe and characters, and to get a gist of the recipe that makes Deus Ex what it is, the development team played through the two original games several times. After all, the game is met with high expectations and rightfully so: the earlier games were more than well-received and the ...

Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds hands-on

Last year, most of the oldschool hardcore fighting games made their revival with titles like Tekken 6, King of Fighters 12 and Street Fighter 9. This year, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, Super Street Fighter 9 and Blazblue were added to that list. By now, it's has been almost 10 years since we have seen an iteration of the critically acclaimed Marvel vs Capcom series, so it surprised none when the sequel, Marvel Vs Capcom 3 was announced for release next year. This past GamesCom, we had the opportunity to try out the next step in the Marvel Vs Capcom legacy with our own ...

Assassins Creed Brotherhood: The Story Continues

I really have to admit that when I finished Assassins Creed II, I had an empty feeling. I felt sorry for Ezio, being used for a project of higher goals, eventually not knowing more of his story and his future. The wait is finally over at E3, and a new gameplay video has been showed at Gamescom. Not only did we get to see this awesome video, the multiplayer version was also available in an eight-minute match, playing with six people at a time. Let's not rush it; first things first! The trailer that has been shown at E3 was showed ...

Glasses-free 3D HDTV imminent

Always felt those cumbersome glasses that come with 3D TVs were a deal-breaker for you? Well, no more! Electronics manufacturer Toshiba recently announced that it will be bringing it's no-glasses-required 3D-enabled HDTV's to market before the end of the year. The company had already achieved glasses-free 3D earlier, but was not able to produce resolutions higher than 1280 x 900. That's all in the past now, though the new models will initially go for several thousand US Dollars. Probably not all that friendly on your budget, but a very nice improvement over current 3D HDTV offerings nevertheless.

Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes hands-on

Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes is a sequel to Sengoku Basara 2 and was already released on July the 29th in Japan, but is now coming to Europe on the 12th of October and for North America on the 15th of October. It will be released on both PS3 and Wii. The game will give players the opportunity to play through Japanese history as they fight their way against key historical figures. The game features a “Heroes Story” mode that allows players to make decisions that can change the story or influence who your enemies and friends are and in the end ...

Okamiden hands-on

At Gamescom we got our hands on the new Okami title for the DS, Okamiden. The game is in 3D, and showed some decent graphics with a thick black cell shading outline on everything to mimic Japanese ink illustrations, just like those in the original Okami game. The overall gameplay and direction feels a lot like the original Okami for the Wii. The game story takes place some time after the first Okami which featured the sun goddess Amaterasu. This time you go through the adventures of Chibiterasu. He is a young sungod that needs to save and restore the world. You ...

NAMCO BANDAI shows Inversion

One of Namco Bandai's completely new games on Gamescom this year was the third person shooter Inversion. Producer Matthew Carch presented the press with a short gameplay demonstration for the first time. The game bears heavy resemblance to Gears of War in both gameplay and visual style, but will differ from the aforementioned and other third person shooters using an impressive gravity system. The player will be able to lift up enemies from behind cover using gravity control in order to get a better shot for instance, but many objects in the environment can be thrown around or even relocated using the same system. ...

1C: Red Orchestra 2 & Men of War: Assault Squad

We went to visit 1C today for a presentation of their games and a little Q&A. 1C is mostly known for it's Men of War and Red Orchestra series. The first game they showed us was Red Orchestra 2. Red Ochestra 2 takes place in 1942/1943 during the Second World War in Stalingrad. While they didn't show much single player content, they did show us the significant changes they made compared to the first installment. First thing they said was that the game is a shooter and that it's very realistic. A shot to the heart or the head is an ...

Codemasters show off F1 2010 at Gamescom

At Gamescom, Codemasters showed gameplay and their vision for the upcoming racing title “F1 2010”. The game is developed by their own Codemasters studio in Birmingham. It will feature both single and multiplayer and is based on the real life Formula One 2010 season. It is the sequel to the F1 2009 game and will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. When we sat down in the room we were introduced to the producer and game designer who were about to show us the game. It ran on a Xbox 360, and someone in the back of the room ...

First look: Dragon Age II

My colleague Tom and I went to see the Bioware presentation during GDC. The presentation was about the history of Bioware and the Baldur's Gate franchise. After the great presentation, Tom and I went over to speak with both Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk about their presentation and about our love for Bioware games. When we spoke with Ray, I was trying to pry out little bits of information regarding Dragon Age II. Apparently there has been a lot of talk of how the dialogue system would be implemented. Once day I read that apparently only icons were shown in the ...

Biart: Taking a Different Approach to Water

Today we had the opportunity to talk to the Russian developers from Biart. The company specialized  in building their own engine called the BiEngine. The engine focuses on water, and underwater mechanics. The developers are partners with NVIDIA, Intel, and have licenses for making games for Microsoft and Sony. Deep Black The first thing we could watch was a multi-platform game called Deep Black. The game takes place in a recent time, where 50% of the game is played underwater and 50% on the surface, all in first person. The weapons that are used on the surface have a different effect in ...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective hands-on

In the Capcom press room at Gamescom we got to try out Ghost Trick Phantom Detective. The basic premise of the game is that you start out with a dead character that lost all his memories and your goal is to regain all of your memories and really find out who you are. The game had some very nice stylized pixel art, awesome animations, good use of color and great sounds. The trial introduced us to the concept of controlling your soul. The game has 2 modes: the real world and the ghost world. In the real world you are ...

Portal 2 Co-Op

First impressions of the Playstation Move

Today I got the chance to play with the Playstation Move. I was curious to see how it would be different from the Wii remote. The game I got to play was TV Superstars. In this game you have to do your best by doing a series of acts to make yourself more popular and eventually become 'The TV Superstar'. A lovely lady showed me how the game worked and went through a process of naming my character and taking pictures of my face. These pictures were used for your avatar. After that I got to select a couple of mini-games. ...

Dawn of War 2: Retribution announced

Announced at Gamescom Europe 2010, Dawn of War 2: Retribution seems to be the biggest expansion pack for Dawn of War 2 yet. And yes, we finally get base building back! Sort of... While attending a behind-closed-doors showing of the game, the first few details on what to expect from Dawn of War 2: Retribution were disclosed. Here is a list of what to expect from the new title in the franchise: Multiple race campaigns -Orks announced -More to be revealed as we approach release date Army Builder -More squads to play with (not limited to 4 squads) -Resources in single player campaign -Special capture points on the map from where the player can ...

The destruction continues: Red Faction Battlegrounds

Announced at Gamescom Europe 2010, here are a few things you might want to know about the game: Downloadable Game 4-player co-op on and offline (including combined 3 vs 1 local vs internet) Top-down view of battlefield Different kinds of vehicles Destruction will still play a big roll Primary and Secondary weapons Pick up ammo and shields to resupply Armageddon DLC (tie in with story) Origin Tv-Series DLC (tie in with story) Game Modes: Deathmatch Team Deathmatch King of the Hill Capture the Flag Singleplayer Challenges Will be released before Red Faction Armageddon. Owning one of the two titles will give you benefits for the other. So owning both will give you bonuses in both games. Also announced is that ...

Swords and Soldiers: Coming to your console!

The only casual-type of game I got to see yesterday was Swords and Soldiers, made by Dutch developers Ronimo. The game is a 2D real-time strategy, with side-scrolling gameplay.  The game is about three factions (Aztecs, Vikings and Chinese Empire). The different groups all battle to gain the honor of the gods, using different aspects of battle. The player can select different characters to build towers, fight against their enemy, collect money and mana, or even rain fire from the sky. The ultimate goal is to break through to the end of the level, destroying your enemy's base. The gameplay is ...

Behind closed doors: Red Faction Armageddon

During our behind-closed-doors showing of Red Faction Armageddon demo we were able to get a glimpse of the new gameplay and art direction. Here is basically what you need to know: Armageddon takes place two decades after RF: Guerrilla. A war is going on on the surface of mars which drove the people to go underground. Now because of this new setting, in terms of location and technology advancements, the team got the chance to come up with a new style and look for the game including new advanced weaponry. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl4m8Lmx07o[/youtube] Here is a list of notable things that were apparent from the demo: Weapons Magnet Gun (shoot ...