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 [...]
We have all seen our fair share of game clones over the years. Grand Theft Auto had The Get Away and True Crime, Mario Party has Raving Rabbids. Basically once one game has a great selling idea, another developer wants to get in on the idea. May I introduce Borderlands, a new game from Gearbox Software that combines First Person Shooting and Role Playing game into a nice combination in a post apocalyptic world. Yes basically the same idea as [...]
