Originally Posted by wraggster A new study into scary console claims has named EA’s Dead Space 2 as the scariest game on Xbox 360. The Vertical Slice study, published on Gamasutra, also drew a number of other conclusions about the nature of scary games and the most effective means of frightening players. For instance, it claims that actual combat “is not as scary as the implied threat of combat”. And the first confrontation is always the scariest in the game. Repeated failure is also another barrier to frights. ...
Originally Posted by wraggster There's proof that farming isn’t just popular with casual gamers – Farming Simulator has sold 500,000 copies worldwide. The specialist PC series has sold 300,000 units in Germany alone following the release of Farming Simulator 2011 last November, which also broke into the PC Top Ten in the UK. And publisher Excalibur, which handles UK sales, expects similar success from the expansion pack and the Platinum Edition, which hit shelves on October 14th. “It’s a ...
Originally Posted by wraggster A version of the latest update to world-build ‘em up Minecraft, which adds a wealth of new features, has been publicly leaked. The pre-release build of the update has been “sanctioned by [creator] Mojang” according to Minecraft forum sectional moderator Opeth. The build is available, via one of Opeth’s posts, for download, however: “Any user found distributing the .jar or links to it will be dealt with and have posts removed,” asserts the post. “The links above should be used. http://www.next-gen.biz/news/minecra...anctioned”-use
Originally Posted by wraggster Polish demoscene group Plastic is working on a PlayStation Move enabled Sony Santa Monica production. Sony Santa Monica Studio is home to the God of War team. A video, below, teasing a mysterious game popped up online earlier today, sparking speculation that a new, unannounced Move title was in the works. The video shows a floating hand touching materials in a forest. At the 1 minute 7 second mark a PlayStation Move controller appears at the bottom right corner of the screen. ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Battlefield: Bad Company 1 and 2 were "adventure flicks", according to lead designer David Goldfarb. Battlefield 3, however, goes "much closer to contemporary reality and current events". "We're depicting a war and everything that suggests," wrote Goldfarb on the Battlefield blog. "We have tried to get closer to the slang of the modern warrior. We are mixing tension-building passages with the chaos of suddenly erupting firefights. We've sought ...
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