It must have been quite a while since I last checked on how BioShock was shaping up, because the game I had in mind since 2004, and the things I came upon today while looking over an article scanned from the GameInformer magazine... well, let's just say they turned out to be quite different. An "underwater Fallout" (...)

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New Dev-chat and Screens for Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter

The last dev-chat held by the creators of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter has mainly cleared out some issue regarding the differences between the Xbox and Xbox 360 versions of Ubisoft's tactical-shooter, while part of its gameplay on the PC is still unknown to fans. (...)

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From the very first time it was publicly shown as a tech-demo trailer, the Offset engine stood out as a real jaw-dropper, and is now one of the most advanced next-gen engines (that I know of, anyway). The technology has already caught the attention of several companies, (...)

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Quantic Dream gives up on Infraworld, but reveals new 'next-gen'

Back in April last year we were thrilled to learn about two new projects for next-gen consoles, Infraworld and Omikron 2, under development at the French studio Quantic Dream - creators of Omikron and the recent Fahrenheit / Indigo Prophecy (best Adventure and most original game in 2005, by popular demand). (...)

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Change of Name and Direction for Half-Life 2: Aftermath

The ominous Valve lets out more steam and reveals a new direction for its future Half-Life 2 title, soon to become titles. The first episode will boringly enough be called Half-Life 2: Episode One, replacing the Half-Life 2: Aftermath titulature and predicting a whole series of chapters (...)

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NCsoft, Lineage II, Chronicle 4 - 'And They said: let there be more!'

Chronicle 4: Scions of Destiny is the latest addition unleashed upon NCsoft's Lineage II MMORPG, and arguably "one of the largest updates released in the MMO industry", increasing the game's world by one third. Mostly oriented towards high-level players, Chronicle 4 opens up two new hunting areas - Rune and Godard (...)

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