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UEFA EURO 2008 PS3/360 developer blog (UEFA Euro 2008)

Mar 31, 2008

Matt Prior, UEFA EURO 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3) Associate Producer... Obviously when making a game like EURO we have to include the tournament and the qualifiers and we've done a lot in terms of making everything match the teams you're up against. But at the same time we thought why not let gamers play the game from a different perspective and experience the highs and lows of a EURO campaign from the point of view of an individual player? ...

UEFA Euro 2008: How good are the player likenesses? (UEFA Euro 2008)

Mar 28, 2008

Has UEFA Euro 2008 managed to accurately recreate the faces of football's biggest names? Or will we find ourselves chanting "who are ya?" from the terraces? Take a look at these side-by-side comparisons and decide for yourself. ...

The sexy, sexy ladies of UFC (UFC 2009 Undisputed)

Jun 24, 2008

We’re sure you have many burning questions about UFC 2009 Undisputed. For example, how realistic are the character models for the Octagon Babes? Don’t worry, we have you covered with this screen-to-real-life comparison. Since we only have one Octagon Babe screenshot, we’ve padded out the rest of this article with exclusive ringside photos of the sexy ladies from the recent Ultimate Fighter 7 finals in Las Vegas. We hope you ...

Uncharted sequel location revealed by treasure map? (Uncharted: Drake's Fortune)

Nov 27, 2007

Nov 27, 2007 We know Naughty Dog love their franchises, first there was Crash Bandicoot then came Jak and Daxter and now, with the ending to Uncharted: Drakes Fortune giving more than a few hints that a sequel is on the cards, it seems its Nathan Drakes turn to be given the sequel treatment. But the ending of the game isnt all thats led us to believe that Drakes return is on the horizon. A recent piece of art work sent out by Sony came complete with a document entitled ‘Lost and Found ...

Video proof: Why Uncharted is the best looking PS3 game to date (Uncharted: Drake's Fortune)

Nov 15, 2007

Nov 15, 2007 Uncharted: Drakes Fortune is undoubtedly one of the stand out PS3 games of the year, and one that we certainly cant put down. Due to hit US stores in a matter of days, 17 November, with the UK release following on 7 December, Christmas may well come early for owners of Sonys black box. As those of you who have downloaded the demo from the PlayStation Store will already know, Uncharted is full off incredible visuals and set pieces and, thankfully, these dont end when the demo ...

Uncharted - exclusive interview (Uncharted: Drake's Fortune)

May 18, 2007

Our team has already reported (fairly positively) on hands-on play with Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune off the back of a press-only Gamer's Day earlier this week. Meanwhile, we've been busy grilling the game's director Amy Hennig for new information about the promising jungle shooter. In the exclusive interview she reveals - among other new game details - who the mysterious female character is, how the game will use the Sixaxis and where Uncharted fits in with Sony's Home online ...

The Epic tradition (Unreal Tournament III)

Oct 26, 2007

Oct 26, 2007 Inside an office in sunny Raleigh, North Carolina, Epic vice president Mark Rein settles back into a comfy seat. "It all started way back in the stone age," he begins. "You know, Tim Sweeney started the company in his parents' basement in Maryland." Today Epic is out of the basement and has the two monster-sized games Unreal Tournament 3 and Gears of War (PC) in development. Outside of Mark's office, staff members play on the Epic basketball court, others help themselves to a ...

Unreal Tournament 3 - interview (Unreal Tournament III)

Jul 24, 2007

Epic's Unreal Tournament games have always been well populated with playable characters attached to teams/factions within the universe, and the likes of Malcolm have become icons for the series. The latest, Unreal Tournament III, is no different with six teams and potentially 24 characters lining up to be "possessed" by players when it launches in November. But what inspires the game's character designs? What does Unreal Engine 3.0 mean to Epic's character artists and will we truly be able to ...

Interview with Cliffy B (Unreal Tournament III)

Mar 21, 2007

Cliff "Gears of War" Bleszinski has been blasted into the videogame stardom spotlight after the huge success of his flagship 360 shooter and now has his sights set on the future (surely working on Gears 2). We recently managed to snatch a few moments with gaming's best-groomed designer at the Game Developers Conference, where he nabbed three awards including best game for Gears and took to the podium to tell a gushing audience just how he thought up the UE3 chainsaw madness. In our chat Mr. B ...

"PC mod scene... already in trouble" (Unreal Tournament III)

Feb 26, 2007

In the wake of the recent revelation from Epic's Mark Rein that the developer is planning to bring Unreal Tournament modifications to Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3 and Xbox 360 and our feature looking at the impact of this, Red Orchestra developer Tripwire dropped us a line offering to comment on mods heading to console. Tripwire is a developer that knows a thing or two about game modifications. It created Red Orchestra originally as a mod - or total conversion - based on Epic's Unreal Engine ...

Can UT console mods ever work? (Unreal Tournament III)

Feb 26, 2007

Is the PC taking another bullet to the chest as a feature that was unique to the platform is now spreading to console? Epic Games vice president Mark Rein dropped an interesting little bombshell the other day concerning Unreal Tournament 3 and modifications, game reworks - and often labors of love - developed by third-parties and bedroom coders that have kept PC titles alive for years after ...

Unreal Tournament 3 - interview (Unreal Tournament III)

Feb 7, 2007

Ultra-realistic tactical shooters may have taken center-stage in recent years, but Unreal Tournament 3 proves there's still demand for brutal, flag snatching deathmatch amongst PC gamers, and with Epic Games' strengthened investment in console versions - no doubt fuelled by a certain 360 shooter that recently found success - rocket-flinging frag fests may become king of the couch again as well. Last week we sat down with UT3 producer and all-round good guy Jeff Morris to chat-up the ...

Unreal Tournament 2007: All About Vehicles (Part 2) (Unreal Tournament III)

Sep 5, 2006

In the concluding part of our special look at some of Unreal Tournament 2007's sci-fi influenced vehicles of mass destruction (here's part one if you missed it), the game's producer, Jeff Morris, gives us the insider lowdown on a selection of the new and updated craft that gamers will be able to take charge of in UT 2007. Necris Darkwalker "For the Necris' main battle tank - its main slugger - we wanted some tank elements but we wanted it to be very difficult to recognize as a tank. So we ...

Unreal Tournament 2007: All About Vehicles (Part 1) (Unreal Tournament III)

Sep 1, 2006

We recently had the good fortune to sit down with Unreal Tournament 2007 producer Jeff Morris to chat about developer Epic's upcoming sci-fi shooter, which is planned for a release on PC and PS3 in the first half of next year. Besides showing us the game, Morris talked at length - and with genuine enthusiasm - about many of the game's vehicles. So, direct from the mouth of Morris (and it's a mouth that works at a frighteningly rapid rate), here's an insider's overview of some of the mobile ...