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| Continuing Gamasutra’s ‘Road to the IGF’ feature, they talk to 2D Boy's Ron Carmel and Kyle Gabler about their IGF 2008 Seumas McNally Grand Prize finalist World of Goo.
The title, which was one of the most-nominated in this year's IGF, is a physics-based puzzler to be released for PC, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo's Wii - and featuring balls of goo that don't realize they are delicious. |
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| Avid Gamer look into why Unreal Tournament 3 is supposedly dead. With worrying statistics at the helm as well as analysis upon those statistics, its a stark and harsh reality for the game. |
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| The PC game ‘Duke Nukem Forever’ has been in production for 10 years so one way or another, it must’ve cost the developers a small fortune. However, as 3D Realms have decided to release their latest teaser on BitTorrent, distribution of their advertising content by this method will be reduced to zero. Groovy. (December 30, 2007) |
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| One of the most important Spanish (and european) web of videogames, has published the List of the 80 games more anticipated of 2008.
Today the first part of the list, 80 to 61:
80.- Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (Spark Unlimited/Codemasters) – PC/PS3/Xbox 360
79.- Hard to be a God (Akella/Nobilis Ibérica) - PC
78.- WET (A2M/ Vivendi Games) - PS3/Xbox 360
77.- Command & Conquer 3: Kane´s Wrath (EA Los Angeles/Electronic Arts) – PC/Xbox 360
76.- Dark Messiah of Might & Magic: Elements (Arkane Studios/Ubisoft) – Xbox 360
75.- Zack & Wiki: Barbaros Treasure (Capcom) - Wii
74.- Civilization Revolution (Firaxis/Take Two) – PS3/Xbox 360/Wii/NDS
73.- The Lord of the Creatures (Arvirago/Atari) - PC
72.- Patapon (Interlink/Sony) - PSP
71.- Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix) – Nintendo DS
70.- La Conspiración de Bourne (High Moon Studios/Vivendi Games) - PS3/Xbox 360
69.- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Gearbox/Ubisoft) - PC/PS3/Xbox 360
68.- Dead Spa |
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| It’s this ‘What if’ concept that Turning Point adopts to give it a unique angle on the now familiar World War II FPS. The game is set in an alternate reality to our own, based on one pivotal moment in history - Winston Churchill, having been involved in a traffic accident in New York, 1931, does not survive. The accident kills him and Britain becomes defenceless against the Nazi regime. |
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| Games Radar writes:
"It’s time to invent a bunch of uninspired goals and ambitions for the coming year so that next year you can hate yourself for not accomplishing any of them. It’s an awful tradition that probably shouldn’t exist in any form, but this year we’re changing things.
We set down the potent cocktails that we resolved to stop drinking last year and took some time to pen some realistic goals, ones we can really stick to. No, really. Our new goals actually correspond to our gamer sensibilities, unlike those douchey ones like “get out of debt” and “enjoy life more.”
Seeing as we’re incredibly generous, we’ve compiled seven resolution suggestions so that you too can tackle 2008 head on and stab it through its ugly heart with a cold blade of unforgiving willpower.
Read on, set your goals and enjoy another brilliant year of gaming." |
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| This is the third and final part of Destructoid's look on the gaming icons of 2007.
1. BioShock's Andrew Ryan
This speech is perhaps the most famous in-game quote of the year, and is sure to be fondly remembered over the years to come:
"I am Andrew Ryan, and I'm here to ask you a question. Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.' I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose... Rapture, a city where the artist would not fear the censor, where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality, Where the great would not be constrained by the small! And with the sweat of your brow, Rapture can become your city as well." |
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| This is a game that is very much in love with the idea of shooting naughty brown people. It's not the gore that's offensive here, it's the whole tone of the game. This is a game obviously designed to appeal almost exclusively to the American market. |
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| Game Watch are reporting that Counter-Strike Online, Valve and Nexon's shot at total Asian gaming domination, just enjoyed a successful three-day closed beta. Around 170,000 Korean CS players took a shot at the upcoming, heavily localised, Steam-free version of the classic FPS, which among other tweaks features some new maps and new weapons. CSO is scheduled for release in Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan. |
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| So the wishful thinking begins again. You don’t have to wonder why so many Xbox 360 gamers would love Metal Gear Solid 4 to go multiplatform. The series has had a huge success on many platforms from MSX to the Xbox. Konami has made millions of dollars on this franchise but for some bullheaded reason, will not go multiplatform with it’s latest triple A title. Is Hideo Kojima just a Sony fanboy in disguise? |
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| Surfer Girl offers a glimpse into what are coming in 2008: Factor 5's next title, two upcoming Tron titles on XBLA, Grasshopper's DS remakes, EA's Wii and DS exclusives, Xbox Originals lineup, additional Grand Theft Auto titles, Cryptic's Marvel Universe Online, Wolfenstein, and a new Eidos title. |
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| 2007, Bethesda hardly knew thee. For this week’s “What we’re playing,” Bethesda developers are reflecting on their personal favorite games from this past year. Looking through the list, you’ll see lots of the well-known favorites, including Mass Effect, Super Mario Galaxy, and Rock Band. If Bethesda's staff had to lock themselves in a room and fight over their official office pick for GOTY, it would end up being between the Orange Box or Bioshock. If you’ve been following this blog, or playing games this year, this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
As for the format for their rankings, there really isn’t one…this lists let folks at Bethesda format their lists as they please. If you’d like, feel free to share your picks in the comments section.
On to the lists…
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| Webuser.co.uk: “When Microsoft extended the lifespan of its Windows XP operating system, announcing that it would remain on store shelves until June next year, it appeared that people were taking a dim view about the merits of upgrading to Windows Vista.
Windows XP was supposed to expire in January 2008, but the five-month kiss-of-life was explained by Microsoft as a response to feedback from its customers, which made industry-watchers wonder whether the real reason was that people were not prepared to upgrade to Vista, which went on sale in January this year.
Microsoft was at pains to stress that Vista was doing well, but admitted there were “some customers who need a little more time to make the switch.”” |
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| SunJournal: “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the latest in the celebrated series of first-person shooters, has some pretty big shoes to fill. The fact that it must compete with the much-hyped Halo 3 and Bioshock doesn't make things any easier.
But Call of Duty 4 ($59.99 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC and Nintendo DS) has one major advantage: It does everything right.
First, the graphics are awesome. As in, my jaw hung open in awe when I first saw the beautifully rendered images on a high-definition TV. It still looks like a video game, but sometimes not by much”. |
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| Metacritic publishes the list of Best Game of the Year. This list is built from the Average of all a game's Review Scores, and includes the reviews from across the entire videogame industry's reputable press.
Unlike other GotY lists, this is "by the numbers" and not the opinion of an editorial board.
This Metacritic GotY list is divided by platform. |
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| Many thought that this game would not make it out of the exclusive Playstation 3 gate in 2007, as rumors spread like wildfire that it would be pushed back into 2008. But Epic comes through with a full ball's out, fast-as-hell kick ass, in-your-face First-Person Shooter that is sure to please every Playstation 3 owner. Listen up Playstation 3 fanboys, this is your Halo 3. |
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| Watch a full game of Savage 2, the sequel to the critically acclaimed online multiplayer RTS hybrid. |
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| Just as Microsoft's past year was characterized by launches, the next will be defined by a departure. Bill Gates is slated to end his day-to-day executive duties in Microsoft at the end of June and shift to full-time philanthropy. Here's Seattle Post-Intelligencer's annual look at what to watch at Microsoft in 2008.
By Todd Bishop, December 30, 2007 |
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| Even more categories along with the winners from the GameTrailers Game of the Year Awards 2007:
- Best Xbox 360 Game: Halo 3
- Best PS3 Game: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Best Wii Game: Super Mario Galaxy
- Best PC Game: The Orange Box
- Best Multiplayer Game: Halo 3
- Best Software Lineup: Xbox 360
- Biggest Surprise: Bungie Leaves Microsoft |
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| The last part of DigiBattle's Best of 2007 awards, including their 2007 Game of The Year: |
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