GDC08: PhyreEngine, Sony’s new (free!) cross-platform engine
Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Development Tools, Video Game News, Video Game Dev | No Comments »Quietly unveiled at yesterday's PSN session was PhyreEngine, a new "free to use graphics engine" from Sony Computer Entertainment. According to the presentation, the package includes full documentation, "70+ samples" and "full source code and artwork" of sample game ...
Microsoft Unveils Full XNA Game Studio Plans
Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Development Tools, Video Game News, Video Game Dev, Video Game Industry | No Comments »Just as we suspected, the cunning group at Microsoft has revealed big plans for its XNA program, aimed at giving homebrew software developers a chance to showcase their talent. John Schappert, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Live, Software and Services for ...
Mass Effect Overhaul: Coming to PC this May
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in Video Game News | No Comments »May 2008? Crikey, we never expected BioWare's 360 RPG Mass Effect wouldn't release on PC, but we're a little surprised that it'll be with us so soon. BioWare's a developer that doesn't mess around when it comes to ports - ...
GTA4 Posters Appearing around Brooklyn, NY (Faked!)
Sunday, February 10th, 2008 Posted in Video Game News | No Comments »Some of our readers pointed out a few things that make this story seem faked. One of the obvious being spelling mistakes on the poster! LOL! Consider this story faked! Here is the faked source: http://x2theg.blogspot.com/2008/02/gta-iv-more-viral-marking-spotted.html Sorry. We should have looked closer ...
Online PC Gaming Service “Steam” hits 15 Million Users
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 Posted in Video Game News | No Comments »Steam creator Valve has announced that its distribution platform has recently reached more than 15 million users, as its holiday sales grow over 158 percent over the year prior driven by Call of Duty 4, BioShock and Orange Box. The company ...
CNET Reviews 40gb Sony Playstation 3
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Video Game News | No Comments »Sony set out to make a multimedia powerhouse with the PS3, and we’re glad to say that it succeeded admirably. The inclusion of a Blu-ray player makes it almost a must-have for gamers looking to get into high definition video ...