FPS Rantings

October 12th, 2007

You don’t know Jericho: Meet Billie Church

Another game I’m looking forward to is Clive Barker’s Jericho, which is scheduled to come out on the 23rd this month. Like his previous foray into games, Clive Barker made Jericho a first-person shooter. This time, there’s a twist: you control multiple members of a special ops team. Yes, the previous “special” abilities similar to […]

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August 31st, 2007

What’s latest on FPS Creator

Have you ever wanted to create your own first-person shooter because you think you can do better? Here’s your chance. FPS Creator X10 is currently in development, and The Game Creators (the tool’s developer) has come out with the latest update.

As you’ve seen, everything is just click and drag. You don’t need to do the […]

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August 1st, 2007

Far Cry 2 ditches old scheme and takes S.T.A.L.K.E.R. approach

It seems Ubisoft has learned its lesson. The French publisher made a research on what made Far Cry cool, and discovered that it was the realistic parts at the beginning of the game (i.e. when you were raiding military camps and using all sorts of strategy to survive) that consumers liked most.

And what’s not […]

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July 19th, 2007

Far Cry returns for a sequel

If you think the Far Cry “franchise” hasn’t been milked enough, guess again. GameSpot revealed that UbiSoft is set to come out with a sequel to the popular 2004 shooter. Since Crytek, the game’s original developer, has sold UbiSoft the rights to Far Cry, you can be sure that the Germany-based developer won’t be coming […]

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July 17th, 2007

Killzone 2 videos get compared

Last 2005, a video of Killzone 2 was shown at E3, and was criticized for looking too good. Because of this, pundits argued that the video didn’t show actual gameplay footage. Fast forward two years later. Guerilla Games, the sequel’s developer, has come out with another video for this year’s E3. Have a look at […]

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July 13th, 2007

Metroid Prime 3 controls seem to suck

Yes, it’s E3, the most wonderful time of the year—next to Christmas, at least. A flood of videos at the event are coming in, so get set for a viewing extravaganza. First up is a video walkthrough of a level in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. The game is coming out next month, so soak yourself […]

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