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Obscure II hands-on (Obscure II)

9/05/2007

Survival horror can be a lot of hard work, especially when there's no light relief to break up the gore-filled barrage of trouser-filling frights. So just as the movie world has Scream and The Faculty to have fun with the formula, so gaming has Obscure - and we've been given hands-on access to a nearly finished PS2 build of its sequel, Obscure II. The game's unique in that its co-operative two-player mode runs for the entire game. We were impressed with the sheer number of dialogue lines as ...

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – hands-on (Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising)

21/07/2009

Dragon Rising is ultra-realistic, far from the medipacks of Medal of Honor and even further from the regenerating health magic of Call of Duty. Yes, it’s one of ‘those’ games, the ones where bullets make you absolutely dead, or where, if you’re simply grazed by some shrapnel, the wound will pump blood realistically all over your uniform. ...

Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising (Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising)

10/10/2008

Imagine if you were playing a war game and you suddenly noticed that the weapon you were wielding was held together by eight-sided nuts instead of the statutory six-siders. You’d naturally be horrified, the integrity of the experience would be compromised, and you’d probably never touch it again. ...

Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising (Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising)

11/07/2008

There is one question to ask, one question to answer even before the demonstration begins. One question that almost defines the development of Operation Flashpoint 2. “Can you do that?” We point at the incredible rendered scenes that the British developers, Codemasters, have made available to the press. ...

Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising (Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising)

22/01/2008

Currently feathering its nest with engine-refinements before presenting itself to the world in its full-motion glory, Operation Flashpoint 2 could be the most hardcore military sim weve seen in ...

Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising (Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising)

26/09/2007

Sept 26, 2007 The year isnt 1985 any more. The time is now. The place is an island, rich in oil, off the coast of Russia and Japan, of contested ownership between the Ex-Soviets and China. Supporting commercial interests are American Marines, who face an invasion. Youre part of a Rapid Reaction Task Force, trying to stop this flashpoint turning ...

Operation Flashpoint 2 (Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising)

18/05/2007

A dozen soldiers are scouting ahead of a convoy of tanks through dense woodland. But this is not a pretty scene. There are no squirrels in this place: just men with guns on the way to war. Their rifle butts are square into their shoulders; they're aware that they're painfully exposed, their eyes alert, darting. You can smell the incoming ambush. The attack is ferocious, unexpected and entirely unfair. A missile, launched from an attack chopper some miles away, slams into the side of a tank. ...

Half-Life 2: Episode Three storyline speculation (The Orange Box)

16/06/2009

Where next for Gordon Freeman? We hazard a few educated guesses. ...

Order of War - multiplayer hands-on (Order of War)

9/09/2009

Five minutes into our multiplayer hands-on demo of Order of War, a real-time strategy published by Square Enix, and there’s not a spiky-haired hero in sight. Partnering up with Wargaming.net, an up and coming western developer focused on strategy games, is part of the Square’s grand plan to branch out from the console role-playing franchises it’s currently most famous for. ...

Order of War - first look (Order of War)

3/06/2009

In a surprising foray into the real-time strategy field, Square Enix has teamed up with Wargaming.net to create a meticulously accurate re-creation of historical WWII conflicts in Order of War. The focus will be on territory taking instead of resource gathering, along with cinematic camera angles allowing long-distance visibility without the standard “fog of war” ...

Otherland (Otherland)

21/10/2008

We’re on Mars. An ancient, arid world. Red sands stretch to the horizon, dotted here and there with exotic alien buildings. Above, the evening sky is...whoa. An arc of something is sweeping across the vast dome of the sky, turning dusk instantaneously to star-studded night where it passes. ...

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast)

9/03/2006

Sick of the relentless realism, turbine-upgrading and constant bodywork-pimping of current racers? Are you eager for a nostalgia trip, free from lame decals and tacky spoilers? Then keep your eyes peeled for OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast. Blue skies, palm trees and the most arcade-style handling you've ever experienced await in OutRun 2006. Going back to glorious basics, accelerator and brake buttons are all you need. Forget handbrake turns, crash-breakers and ramps that have you flying through ...

Overlord - hands-on (Overlord)

8/05/2007

"This is not proper behavior for a lord of darkness." At least, that's what we thought as we lumbered into a wall while blindly flailing at some off-screen hobbit-like "halflings" in an early build of Overlord. The game starts you off with God-like powers, a crazy looking axe, a suit of armor that oozes pure badassedness, and a free ticket to take over the world. Only, your God-like powers aren't all that God-like. Your undoubtedly cool looking - yet wimpy - weapon strikes fear into the heart ...

Overlord (Overlord)

19/01/2007

Friday 19 January 2007 You are the Overlord, Keeper of the Ruined Tower, Harvester of Souls, Imperator of Halflings, Defiler of Evernight Forest, Most High Lord of Chaos, Guardian of the Sacred Sparkle, Lord of Lust and Lechery, Reveler in Perversity, Grand Executioner, Lord of the Necromantic Arts, the Bane of Unwilling Virgins. No wonder you have a bunch of groupies. Youre the risen lord, once defeated by seven heroes who left your corpse lying in your home tower and returned to their ...

The Overlord trilogy of previews (Overlord II)

20/02/2009

At Codemasters’ Gamers Day 2009, we were given a chance at a sneak peek on three new titles in the works based on 2007’s twisted fantasy action adventure, Overlord. The grotesquely charming Minion horde is back as these games begin and continue the story of the original Overlord, written by its award-winning games author Rhianna Pratchett. All games are scheduled for release in June 2009. ...