We as gamers must have at some point in our lives played games such as Sonic the hedgehog, or Super Mario. These are classic examples of 2D platforming games. Of corse like most genres of games they evolve over time. You then get such classics as the original Spyro the dragon and crash bandicoot, still platforming games but on a 3D plane. As with all gaming genres there is always some great titles that get lost in the past, that [...]
The 13 Year History Of A Developing Game Duke Nukem has always been a firm favourite of mine, ever since I saw my dad first freeze a pig cop then kick it into a million pieces back on Duke Nukem 3D in 1996, I was hooked. The variation of levels and bosses coupled with Duke’s bad ass attitude really made the game for me and I would spend hours watching my dad play when it first came out. When I [...]
Being a die hard Duke Nukem 3D fan, it’s probably no surprise that I almost physically leapt at the opportunity to attend a Duke Nukem Forever (AKA DNF) question and answer session at BAFTA headquarters a couple of nights ago. Fellow writer Jokesound and I managed to squeeze ourselves into the sell-out event to get some hands on time with DNF, ask a couple of questions and meet CEO of Gearbox Software Randy Pitchford. So how did it go? Read [...]
Something that has become a bigger and more pressing issue in the world of games recently is the portrayal of women. After the “dickwolves” saga Penny-Arcade went through and some of my favoured sites like GJAIF harping on and on about similar issues, I found it increasingly difficult to keep silent on the issue. With the newest ‘controversy’ arising recently, I felt that even though I’m about as qualified to talk about this as I am to pilot a submarine, [...]
So we’re approaching the end of the first month of 2011, and in the grand tradition of each year feeling identical to the last (what with months being a concept of time and all that) January still feels as cold and miserable as December 2010. But that’s not really important, what’s important is what this year could bring us in the world of videogames. This could potentially be one of the more important years in gaming for a while. In [...]
A while back I did a full history of how Duke Nukem forever came about and its 13 year struggle to finally get a confirmed release date. Even though I was the ripe old age of 10 years old back in 1998 when Duke Nukem Forever (DNF) was first announced, I was pretty excited for a 10-year-old, mainly because I loved watching my Dad play the game and make levels with the level editor. But now it has been confirmed [...]
With Christmas right around the corner, news is being very slow in the gaming world, we also know that a lot of gamers out there maybe looking to their games for some entertainment this Christmas period, so in light of this I have brought back a post from 2009 which I think is worth a read, Something new will be round the corner tomorrow. When it comes down to it there is always one genre I swear by when gaming [...]
We as gamers must have at some point in our lives played games such as Sonic the hedgehog, or Super Mario. These are classic examples of 2D platforming games. Of corse like most genres of games they evolve over time. You then get such classics as the original Spyro the dragon and crash bandicoot, still platforming games but on a 3D plane. As with all gaming genres there is always some great titles that get lost in the past, that [...]
The 13 Year History Of A Developing Game Duke Nukem has always been a firm favourite of mine, ever since I saw my dad first freeze a pig cop then kick it into a million pieces back on Duke Nukem 3D in 1996, I was hooked. The variation of levels and bosses coupled with Duke’s bad ass attitude really made the game for me and I would spend hours watching my dad play when it first came out. When I [...]
So some of you FPS fans are probably every now and again playing the old Duke Nukem 3D, as it’s the only true first person Duke game you have. Previously You have probably been looking at your watch sitting in a darkened corner of your room between bouts of Halo and Duke Nukem 3D staring at your time device for 13 years. Why? This is because you have been waiting for the next FPS game in the Duke Nukem franchise, [...]
