Epic games show off upgrades to Unreal Engine 3
The video below is a realtime tech demo called "Samaritan" revealed by Epic Games during the GDC 2011(Game Developers Conference). This is from no upcoming game whatsoever and is just created to demonstrate the latest enhancements to Unreal 3. The video pretty much gives you an idea of how the future of gaming will look like.
Unreal 3 has been around for a while now and has been powering some of our favorite games. Unreal 3 has powered games like: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Borderlands, Bulletstorm, Gears of War 2, Mass Effect 2, DC Universe Online and many more. Upcoming games like the new Batman: Arkham City, Bioshock Infinite, Gears of War 3, Mass Effect 3 and Mortal Combat will all be powered by the latest Unreal 3 Engine.
The improvements to the Unreal 3 engine just made the beast an even bigger beast giving developers more options to implement amazing graphics into their games. Again, this is video is in realtime, not CG.
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New L.A. Noire video explains interrogation and investigation
Rockstar released a second video showing crime investigation and interrogation in L.A. Noire. Just like their first video, Rockstar formally narrates how the detective aspect in the game will play out. The video shows how the players will interact with witnesses and clues in the game. Missing some clues or not catching if your witness is telling the truth or not can change the outcome of the case.
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Seeing these videos gets me excited for Rockstar's latest work. I praise them for always providing something different for us gamers. The detective work is unique and i can't help but mention again about the facial expressions in the game.
L.A Noire will be released on May 20 2011 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Release Date Announced
A prequel to the original game, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is the third game from the Deus Ex series and is developed by Eidos Montreal and will be published by Square-Enix.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Gameplay Trailer
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be released on August 23, 2011 on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
You can follow Eidos Montreal on Twitter and like them on Facebook for more updates.
Beyond Good & Evil Soundtrack For Free!
With the recent release of Beyond Good & Evil HD and the potential sales of that being the pushing drive of Beyond Good & Evil 2 getting the green light. Ubisoft is being nice and is releasing the entire soundtrack of Beyond Good & Evil for free! Yes, for free. Get it while you still can and here's to hoping we get Beyond Good & Evil 2. Cheers!
Beyond Good & Evil Soundtrack Download
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Saisen
"Hiten Mitsurugi! Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki"
So there's a new Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X for us here in the Philippines) game on the PSP. I know the anime series has ended long ago so seeing a game for it surprised me. Dragon Ball Z has been finished for more than 10 years too but we get a new DBZ game like every year so that doesn't count.
From the looks of it, it's an anime fighting game and one that honestly doesn't look very impressive. I've played many anime based fighting games before, believe me most of them don't hold up. However, after being heavily hit with nostalgia from hearing the opening theme played at the beginning of the video, I am obligated to try it. I might do an impressions post or maybe even an all out review , then again maybe not. If you're interested in an impressions post and / or review of this game from me then please leave a comment and let me know. And with that I leave you with a video of the PSP game Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Saisen. Quite a mouthful ei?
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