Tag archive: first person shooters

Britain's Ministry of Defense wants to update its solider training tech and is looking at Xbox games with an envious eye. Apparently, newer recruits who have grown up with the latest generation of gaming consoles tend to lose interest with the MoD's unrealistic simulated training war games. The MoD currently uses something called Battlespace2; troops that were sent to Afghanistan had training with this digital war simulator. However,… Read More

Judging by the trailers alone, Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Human Revolution is going to be among the best games of 2011, which is saying a lot considering the competition it will be facing. The trailer below is all cinematics and no gameplay (a gameplay trailer was released last month), but it is still among the best looking trailers from the batch released at the VGAs this weekend. The story of Deus Ex centers on Adam Jensen, a security… Read More

One of the more stable franchises on the PlayStation 3 that seems to have remained somewhat under the radar (at least compared to other PS exclusives like Uncharted which officially unveiled the third sequel today to national attention), the Resistance series has managed to gain and keep a loyal following and dedicated fanbase that have been eagerly awaiting a glimpse at the upcoming sequel. With the SpikeTV Video game Awards coming this… Read More

We might have to wait a few months… ok, years, before we actually get our hands on the next BioShock game, but that isn’t stopping Irrational Games from tickling your fancy and building the anticipation. Announced just last month, the makers of the original BioShock are returning to the property (2K Marin developed BioShock 2) to bring us a prequel of sorts. The exact relationship between the floating city of Columbia in 1912, and Andrew… Read More

Although a new James Bond movie may be indefinitely delayed due to legal shenanigans at MGM stemming from their $4 billion of debt, that isn’t stopping 007 from appearing on a video game console near you. In fact, if anything, it is pushing the property further towards video games until MGM gets itself together, or sells the rights. Blood Stone 007 is an original new James Bond story staring the voices and likenesses of Daniel Craig, Dame Judi… Read More

If you own an Xbox, play Modern Warfare 2, and have $15 to spare, odds are this preview will get you blood moving. Inside Xbox has released a new video that details  the new Modern Warfare 2 DLC, the Resurgence Pack.  The map pack will feature 5 maps, including three new levels- Fuel, Carnival, and Trailer Park; as well as two ports from the original Modern Warfare game- Strike and Vacant. The DLC will cost 1200 MS points, or $14.99.

Quote from the review at PCExtreme: “These are probably some of the best headphones I have ever used, especially in gaming scenerios where hearing which way your opponent is coming from can mean the difference between getting a frag or getting fragged. I am an avid LAN Party attendee and I have been known to host one here and there… so I know how important 3 dimensional sound is when playing games – especially first person… Read More

Some 27 per cent of the 1000 gamers polled by CESA (the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association) at the show said that they would like to own a GameCube, which bodes well for the future of the console in Japan – and Microsoft can also take heart from the 17 per cent who stated that they would like to own an Xbox. It should be noted that this isn't a representative sample of Japanese gamers, with CESA admitting to US… Read More

Activision has acquired Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward a week before the firm's critically acclaimed World War II-based first-person shooter launches for the PC, the publisher has announced. According to Activision, the company has exercised an option to acquire the remaining 70 per cent of outstanding common stock in Infinity Ward, making them a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision and adding them to a stable of FPS… Read More