Originally Posted by wraggster Rovio's breakthrough franchise shows little sign of slowing The latest edition of Angry Birds has soared past ten million downloads just ten days after its release, the game’s developer has claimed. Rovio said Angry Birds Rio had been “breaking all records” in a message released on the firm’s Twitter account. Rio is the fastest-selling Angry Birds edition yet, the figures suggest, showing that the mobile market’s lust for the franchise hasn’t dulled. ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Battlefield 3's exec producer Patrick Bach has described sandbox games as largely "hardcore, boring, hard to get into and not very popular." Ouch. The EA man told Edge that his team has demonstrated its ability to create open world games in the past but, logistical problems (and, apparently, a certain development philosophy) have meant that Battlefield 3 will be a much more scripted, linear affair. ...
Originally Posted by wraggster SSX: Deadly Decents creative director Todd Batty gets on camera for a behind-the-scenes video to explain how EA aims to reinvent the SSX franchise without taking away what made the originals so good. SSX puts a more real-world spin on the traditionally arcade series, using NASA topography to map out over 200 real-world slopes and adopting an overall more gritty look. Once you've seen the video flick over to this full interview with Batty who discusses how his team is tackling the revival ...
NextGenRetro is now an open blog, folks. Basically that means any registered user will be able to write an article for the site. Once an article is submitted it will be looked approved, or not, by an editor or admin. The point of this is that now anyone with something on their mind has a place to voice themselves. A place that will allow an article to get thousands of views. Head over to NGR and voice yourselves!
Joseph Parton of NGR: As any avid gamer knows, Nintendo released their newest foray in to the handheld market, the Nintendo 3DS. The 3DS marks one of the pioneer voyages in to the realm of glasses-free 3D. The system released this past Sunday and has already set sales records. However, the biggest question on many people’s mind is whether they should buy one or not. I have recently ...