CD Projekt Red will use a new proprietary engine for Cyberpunk 2077, one it hopes will “make RPGs comparable to top-shelf shooters, both in terms of game world presentation and the epic proportions of events that the player is drawn into.” “If we look at RPGs nowadays we find two …
Read More »Platinum Games courting Darksiders, ex-Vigil employees
The courts have approved the auction results which portioned up THQ’s development assets, but one studio and the franchise that put it on the map were notably absent: Vigil Games and Darksiders. It’s a long shot, but some murmurs suggest Platinum Games may not let that be the end of …
Read More »THQs individual titles, studios up for bids
THQ’s private equity investor has agreed to hear bids on the publisher’s individual assets including titles and studios, VentureBeat reports. Piecemeal sales of the company’s properties, which include the popular Saints Row series and its developer Volition, would likely generate more cash than the previously planned $60 million all-in-one sale. …
Read More »NRA calls games a “corrupting shadow industry”
The National Rifle Association has laid part of the blame for last week’s Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting on video games. “There exists in this country a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and sows, violence against its own people,” NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre said in …
Read More »Say hello to the new GamesRadar
No, we didn’t hire a puppy. Nor did we steal him. BUT, we do have some new members on the team that you may not have met yet and we wanted to take this opportunity to introduce them to all of you. Some you may already know via our weekly …
Read More »RadioRadar podcast 016: Call the Hotline
(opens in new tab) The lack of major releases this week didn’t stop us from finding stuff to talk about! We go over some of the best indie games in recent memory, and discuss the biggest news of the week. This Week’s Hosts: Hollander Cooper, Henry Gilbert, Lucas Sullivan, and …
Read More »RadioRadar podcast 015 – Turkey Tiime
(opens in new tab) It’s a short week for us and we’re sort of burnt out from reviewing like two-dozen Wii U games so it’s a short week, but we still stumbled into the podcast room to record a new episode! This Week’s Hosts: Hollander Cooper, Henry Gilbert, Tom Magrino …
Read More »Mirrors Edge 2 in development, says ex-Battlefield head
Mirror’s Edge 2 is in development at DICE, so says ex-Battlefield executive producer Ben Cousins. “It is general knowledge in the Stockholm dev scene that Mirror’s Edge 2 is in production at DICE,” Cousins said. Cousins was responding to EA Games vice-president Patrick Soderlund, who said he doesn’t want DICE …
Read More »Action games help your brain, researcher says
If you wanted to feel good about your brain without leaving your chair, cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier has some great news. The idea that video games mess up your vision and contribute to attention deficit orders is not only bunk, she said at a recent TED conference (via Polygon), but …
Read More »Cheap gaming Halloween costume ideas for the lazy gamer
More like lazyween Halloween is coming up, and we’ve a strong feeling you flat-out forgot to get a costume. It’s fine, we’re not going to judge you–in fact, we’re going to enable you. We’ve assembled a quick list of the laziest Halloween costumes imaginable, and all are themed for different …
Read More »