Definitely winning our “Did Not See THAT Coming Award”, the new Need For Speed game will have you running around with bipedal foot travel… Without a car! “Running” is the industry term for this sort of gameplay, and that’s not all, there’ll also be jumping, climbing and hand-to-hand combat. All in what used to be a driving game!
Battlefield 3, the highly anticipated title from European developer DICE, has been shown at E3 and officially been dated. On October 25, 2011, the Frostbite 2 engine is slated to amaze and dazzle, with brand new multiplayer gameplay and some amazing graphics. DICE has mentioned that they are working closely with “highly decorated ex-SAS operator and acclaimed author”, Andy McNab, “to ensure the authenticity and grittiness of today’s war is captured in both the single player and multiplayer campaigns”. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 showed the original Frostbite engine’s prowess with superior sound design and amazing visuals all around. If that game wasn’t even made to be all that realistic, it’s going to be amazing to see what they do with experts on board.
An early contender for Least Informative Video Of E3, the Arma III debut trailer provides almost no information about the game at all. A mere 47 seconds long, viewers are treated to little more than a logo, and social media links.
Much like the Emperor Palpatine taunting Luke with his lightsaber in Return of the Jedi, the marketing team at Razer is saying “You want this…” And yes, you DO want these new Star Wars-themed gaming accessories.
Another indie gem will be coming to PC gamers this year in the form of Desktop Dungeons.
For those who haven’t discovered this brilliant game, it condenses the
awesome and addictive experience of a roguelike down into a fast-paced
puzzle RPG. While this sounds a bit strange, it’s actually really cool.
Limbo was touted by many as 2010’s Braid and compared to many other popular minimalist platform games. It was a puzzle platform game created by Indie Developer Playdead Studios, and it set you as a young boy lost on the edge of Hell searching desperately for his sister. While story was a relatively simple one, it was still very interesting, open-ended, and encouraged much discussion of the “Game as Art” debate.
Okay, the largest, loudest Big Gaming Thing of the year is going on right now, and we all want to know about the incredibly important Big New Game Stuff, but let’s take a little break from the marketing hysteria and try to actually play some games this week. You know, games that are actually available right now. Here are some you can download this afternoon and enjoy, rather than hammering your F5 button for news about what the new Halo guy will look like.
