Friday Reading - Doom 4 to be 'Significantly Different' - briefly
(hx) 01:44 AM CEST - Aug,02 2008
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- id Details Rage Gameplay -
In an
interview with Shacknews, id Software's John Carmack and Matt Hooper
talked up new details on the company's upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter
Rage (PC, Xbox 360, PS3). The will feature a significant racing component.
Though Rage will not be a traditional "sandbox" game, it will see players
racing across open spaces towards instances that contain traditional shooter
sequences. Highlights: Two player online co-op is confirmed for
consoles and PC. Console players will also have the option of split-screen
co-op; Co-op will be an entirely separate mode that will not include
the story elements of the single player campaign; Hooper mentioned "armor"
and "inventory" systems, and indicated that there will be some type of world
economy that the player can participate in
- Doom 4 to be 'Significantly Different' than Doom 3 - During an
interview with Shacknews,
id
Software president John Carmack described Doom 4 as being "significantly
different" than Doom 3. When asked whether the game will be rooted in
the horror genre, Carmack indicated that it will instead focus more on pure
action elements a la Doom 2.
- Mass Effect Patch v1.01a -
A new patch for the PC edition of Mass Effect updates BioWare's RPG to
version 1.01a.
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Patch v5.5 -
A new unofficial Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines patch is now
available, continuing the support of this action/RPG past the demise of its
developer Troika Games with a new version 5.5 update
- Night Watcher (working name) Announced - Akella announced
Night Watcher
calling this a temporary name for a horror adventure game named "Nochnoy
Smotryaschiy" in Russian, planned for release in Q3 2008.
- Lighthouse Interactive to publish Dawn of Fantasy -
Lighthouse Interactive announced that it has secured the worldwide
publishing rights to the massively multiplayer online real-time strategy
game
Dawn of Fantasy. From Lighthouse Interactive Developed by Reverie World
Studios, Dawn of Fantasy's core production team is built around members of
the prominent game development professionals behind the critically acclaimed
commercial hits, Empire Earth, Empires: Dawn of the Modern World, and Rise a
nd Fall: Civilization at War. Dawn of Fantasy is the next evolution of
fantasy RTS games, featuring MMORTS simulation, in addition to the familiar
RTS environment. The game immerses players in an intense story-driven
experience built on a deep history and rich tapestry of mythology. Dawn of
Fantasy is scheduled to release in Q1 2009 for PC.
- Three New NCsoft Projects -
Korean developer is at work on Metal Black: Alternative and Blade & Soul,
which are apparently MMOGs, as well as Steel Dog, which appears to be an
automotive combat game, though it's not clear if this is also an MMORPG
- John Carmack on PC & Console Hardware -
Carmack said that while it would be "great" if the console life-cycle would
be longer, the lure of 'first mover advantage' will probably 'be far too
tempting' and will inspire an acceleration of the release of new hardware.
Thus he hopes that Rage will hit store shelves during the sweet spot of the
current console cycle, 'and not when everybody knows what's coming next
Christmas.' He concludes with a discouraging outlook for the PC, as he feels
that no amount of console missteps will reestablish the PC as the dominant
gaming platform.
- Devil May Cry 4 "pirated to hell and back," says Capcom -
Capcom in the US has admitted that sales of the PC version of Devil May
Cry 4 are suffering due to severe piracy issues
- Savage 2: A Tortured Steamed -
The Savage 2:
A Tortured Soul Website has word that the action/strategy sequel is on
sale via Steam
- Blizzard Tries To Forbid Open Sourcing Glider -
Blizzard has asked the court for a relatively unconventional order
prohibiting MDY from making the source code for its MMO Glider software
available to the public, and prohibiting MDY from helping people develop
other World of Warcraft automation software. Blizzard had previously asked
the court to shut down MDY's WoW operations in its motion for summary
judgment, but the court's summary judgment order did not address Blizzard's
request. Blizzard's requests to prohibit open-source release of MDY's
software and prohibit MDY's assistance in development of independent WoW
bots are new to this motion - and seem likely to raise eyebrows in the open
source and digital rights advocacy camps
- id Wants Another Doom Movie - id Software CEO
Todd
Hollenshead expressed interest in producing another feature film
adaptation of the developer's Doom shooter series. "Personally I'd like to
do another Doom movie, I thought working with it was a blast," Hollenshead
said. "There are some lessons we learned. The best way to do things better
is to get the experience."
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