Valve has announced that Half-Life 2: Aftermath will be the first in a line of episodic add-ons for the Half-Life sequel, expanding on the story behind the Combine invasion and Gordon's mysterious relationship with the G-Man.
Re-christened as Half-Life 2: Episode One, the expansion pack previously known as Aftermath will kick off a regular flow of new content. Due for release on April 24th, Episode One will be delivered across Valve's Steam client, although there is no current confirmation of
Friday 7 April 2006
Ubisoft Montreal has revealed that Rainbow Six Vegas, the Las Vegas-set outing for the anti-terrorist series, will drop the characters from previous games and introduce a brand new team of sharp-shooting operatives when it launches on PS3, PC and Xbox 360 later this
Friday 7 April 2006
After some vigorous and intensive frisking we've successfully retrieved a clutch of new images - craftily concealed within a dwarf's beard - from Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the recently announced MMORPG from developer Mythic Entertainment.
These latest shots show off two of the game's six playable races - the dwarves and the greenskins - and give a glimpse of some of the locations where warmongers will be able to explore and, of course, get down to the serious
We've bagged an extensive trailer to Paradise, the follow up adventure from the makers of the thrilling best-seller Syberia (click on the movies tab above for a look).
Far away from crowded loot drops and camping snipers, Paradise 's mysterious setting of Madargane promises to give us an engaging, enigmatic adventure. You'll step right into the life of an amnesiac trying to find her identity, inside a country run by a brutal dictator: her father.
Your ticket to Paradise gets punched when it
Over the Hedge trailer (WMV, 8.11MB) - right click to download
Thursday 6 April 2006
Pavement golf, fairway destruction derbys and remote control street races are all in the offing for players of Over the Hedge, Activision's fast approaching cartoon adventure based on the latest film from DreamWorks - and we've got a video showing these multiplayer minigames in action.
Over the Hedge enables players to take control of the urban-dwelling animal stars - RJ the raccoon, Verne the turtle, Hammy
Thursday 6 April 2006
Publisher Ubisoft has announced that it will release Rayman 4 this Christmas for next-gen and current-gen machines. Michel Ancel, superstar creator of platforming hero Rayman and the excellent Beyond Good & Evil, will spearhead the development of the latest game in the cartoon action series.
Ubisoft expects the new Rayman "to sweep players off their feet," an ambitious leap for the decade-spanning Rayman series. But with Ancel at the creative wheel, we're hoping Rayman
• SiN Episodes: Emergence movie (WMV, 68.2MB) - right-click to download
Thursday 6 April 2006
We've successfully captured a cluster of shots from upcoming first-person shooter, SiN Episodes: Emergence, as well as an extensive trailer that treats us to a look at the game in action. You can check out the movie by clicking the link above.
Emergence is the first instalment in a series of nine episodic adventures that revisits the world of SiN - first introduced to gamers back in 1998 - as
Thursday 6 April 2006
If you're expecting Half-Life 2: Episode One for PC to be little more than an Antlion hunt on the streets of City 17 when it's released on 2 June, you better take a glance at these new screens. The Combine might be rattled, but the war isn't won yet.
Fortunately, you'll have Barney, Alyx and her ever-enthusiastic robo-pet Dog to help you smash through Striders, soldiers and sand-dwelling critters as you attempt to escape the city before it becomes a giant smoking hole in
Crashing into battle with a +1 advantage for surprise come these screens of humans versus Skaven in PC RTS Warhammer: Mark of Chaos
Based on Games Workshop's fantasy board game and created by Black Hole Entertainment, this RTS title will not only feature four separate armies but also includes the chance to add champions and mercenaries to the massed ranks of High Elves, Empire, Chaos and Skaven soldier.
And in keeping with the lead miniatures and poster paints of the licence, Mark of Chaos'
Ubisoft has addressed the delay between the shipment of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter on the PC, and the blockbuster release on its console cousin, the Xbox 360. Namely, the two titles have been developed independently, and contain some very interesting differences.
Most notably, you'll be locked into the first-person perspective throughout the game. While this may knock down the cool-factor of sneaking, peeking and sliding into and out of cover, it promises to bring us right back to the
