Hydrophobia

By the year 2051, the world’s population will have hit a staggering total of 9.8 billion. Mankind’s resources will be unable to cope with the demands. Clean water will be hard to source. Food supplies are projected to be even tougher to maintain. Space shortages will give rise to housing problems. » Read Full Hydrophobia preview

When youre dealing with a convoluted plot in which scientists want to perform nano-experiments to purify water on a “molecular level” aboard a ship the size of a city thats about to get taken over by socio-environmental terrorists as it floats in the Indian Ocean; youd be right to reach for that klaxon marked “bullshit.” We do know that the terrorists who want to disrupt the experiments follow the teachings of 19th century political economist Thomas Malthus who » Read Full Hydrophobia preview

According to Blade Interactives Pete Jones, “games have got to be done differently, its got to change. People are looking at next generation like last generation, but we need a different way of thinking. Weve got to show gamers something different.” Not the words youd necessarily expect to come from the head of a studio whose biggest hit has been a Snooker simulator. But Blade Interactives latest project - Hydrophobia - aims high. Recruiting talent whove worked on Splinter Cell and » Read Full Hydrophobia preview