“We’ve banned hundreds of hackers this week alone, and we are determined to punish the players who play without integrity,” the official Battlefield Twitter account said in a series of three tweets. “A patch is just around the corner, and we will continue to ban cheaters. We take it seriously. That is our attitude here at Battlefield. We have zero tolerance for cheating players and are banning more all of the time.”
The announcement of the distant Clancy-fever-dream that is Rainbow Six: (Angry) Patriots brought back memories of playing the first game in the series, or at least I’m going to pretend it did for the purpose of what I say next. Careful planning, exchanging tactical tips with school chums, watching my elite squad fail to navigate the complex architectural geometry of a door. The memories quite literally did not come flooding back. But when I saw the ‘Vision Video’ for the new game, which serves as a warning of a dire future that can hopefully be averted, I did find myself retreating into memories of better times.
Meet Heavy Rainbow Six: Queasy Terrorism Emotivator.
Jolly voxel-based isometric shooter Voxatron is now available, in its alpha form, as part of an Indie Humble deal. Not a bundle, just the offering of this one game, which is debuting today, at a price of your choosing. After this, it will be available for $15. I’ve been playing for a couple of weeks and reckon it’s worth every cent of that pricetag, but if you want it cheaper, now’s your chance. The graphics are lovely, as you can see in the new trailer below, but it’s the completely destructible world that most often made me want to applaud with delight, either dramatically when pillars collapsed or in the smaller detail of walls chipping away during fights. Imaginative and fun, this is a fine deal.
Saints Row the third now officially has EVERYTHING in it. Everything you expect from a video game, everything you couldn’t reasonably hope for and Burt Goddamn Reynolds.
It’s here and the rumour mill is already grinding away at full speed. Suggestions that Tommy Vercetti is the main character and San Andreas is the setting. Rumours also abound that this is only the story of one of four playable characters and 3 more trailers are to be released. Fingers crossed for more trailers, eh?
The sequel to the 2008 Japanese hit Otomedius Gorgeous.
Otomedius Excellent is a unique 2D side-scrolling action arcade game exclusive to the Xbox 360 that combines pretty girls with spaces ships. The game features nine characters that players can select from, Gradius-style gameplay, three-person multiplayer support locally and on Xbox Live, stunning soundtrack and improved graphics over previous games in the series.
The classic Gradius-style gameplay gets a stunning update in this new sequel. Environments are rendered in high definition and complemented with thrilling music. The game also features a gallery mode in which players can view their unlocked stills and graphics in a new gallery that grows as you progress through the game.
Battle your way across this 2D side-scrolling shoot-’em-up either solo or with your friends as you try to conquer the missions and attain hard-to-find items.
Team Fortress 2?s sinewy neck of content has been slashed open once more, pumping forth a bloody torrent of hats and features. It’s the third annual Halloween update, and it brings full-body costumes for every class (including a fantastic “teleporter gone wrong” Brundlefly for the Engineer), an update for classic King of the Hill map Viaduct turning it into Eyeaduct, which features dimension-jumping slipgates and a spooktacular boss fight with the Demoman’s demon-posessed eyeball, and finally another superb Halloween-themed comic book depicting the origins of said demon eyeball. It’s all still Free to Play of course, with the new costume items being found randomly throughout the map or available to buy immediately in the MannCo store. A short demonstration of the boss battle is after the jump.
This trailer for Serious Sam 3: BFE shows off the many types of weapons to battle with.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a first-person shooter game that will be a prequel to the original game, Serious Sam: The First Encounter.
Return to the glory days of first-person shooters, where men were men and cover was for amateurs.
Serious Sam 3: BFE takes place during Earth’s final struggle against an invading legion of beasts and mercenaries. The game is set against the collapsing temples of an ancient civilization and the crumbling cities of Egypt in the 22nd century — a fusion of classic twitch shooters and modern gameplay features.
With four-player local multiplayer (there is no online multiplayer), this game is designed to be played locally with friends. Described as the spiritual successor to Burn Zombie Burn, it’s an isometric shooter-RPG that screams nostalgia. Playing as one of the four main characters; Jack, Rachel; Luxo or Brian, you embark on the hub world, completing a variety of different quests.
Each character has their own tale to tell, with Jack, the classic teenage gamer geek, waking up in the zombie apocalypse. Rachel, Jack’s ex-girlfriend, dumps him because of his gaming addiction, but now finds herself needing the benefit of his years of gaming experience to survive the zombie onslaught. Luxo and Brian find themselves intertwined; Brian needing to collect zombie brains for his scientific research, and Luxo the alien required to collect items that will allow him to learn the lingo.
All Zombies Must Die oozes personality, and is filled with references to classic zombie movies and games. The game is littered with environmental elements that have an effect on enemies. Power cables electrically charge zombies, while nuclear pollution turns them into super-zombies if they aren’t killed quickly.
Each gun feels unique, with shotguns blasting enemies to a pulp, while the SMG provides an effective spray of bullets. One thing the developer is quick to emphasise is the deliberate inclusion of friendly fire, meaning you have to be careful with your ammo. If you’re not, Doublesix says filling a teammate with lead initiates a deathmatch between you.
Each character has their own main weapon and power in the game. Jack, the character we got a chance to play as, roams around with a shotgun and unlocks the ability to set zombies on fire. All characters can also equip a secondary weapon, ranging from uzis to katanas. The ability to customise guns to increase the probability of certain weapon effects adds another level to the RPG elements of the game. Being able to increase the likelihood of your bullets giving enemies an electric shock or releasing a shockwave means you’re able to choose how to play. Weapon status effects can be applied to any weapon, meaning you don’t have to become too attached to a particular gun.
The game provides what looks to be a strong narrative throughout the campaign and you’re always fed tasks to complete. By killing zombies and completing these quests, you gain experience to level up your characters, either increasing health; attack; defense or speed, meaning you can effectively build your own character classes. We had a blast playing All Zombies Must Die at MCM Expo, and look forward to its full release on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year.
Check out this GameSpot exclusive trailer for GoldenEye 007: Reloaded with quick cameos from Jaws and Oddjob.
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is the true HD James Bond experience that you and others around the world have been waiting for.
The game offers striking HD visuals, realistic environments, and gameplay running at a consistent 60 frames per second. In addition, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded features unprecedented player choice and has immense replayability with new offerings that include new MI6 Ops Missions.
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded takes multiplayer to a new level, maintaining and improving its renowned four-player split-screen action and also adding full, adrenaline-pumping 16-player online matches with more maps, weapons, characters, and game modes than ever before.
