Deus Ex Developer Hates Consolization

What do Eido’s Jean-Francois Dugas and PC Gamers have in common? Well, both of them hate consolization! Jean-Francois Dugas, in an Interview with EDGE, has expounded on “dumbing down” features and how they plan to keep the game to it’s roots while still tweaking the gameplay and design.

But he said developer Eidos Montreal would not attempt to dumb down the much-loved RPG-shooter franchise. “At this point we don’t know exactly which platforms we’re going to be out on. The PC, we’ll be there for sure. But for us, console-isation isn’t about dumbing down features. If we’re to go console we will want to keep the complexity alive. We want the menu interface and controller to feel simple without risking any of their potential”

Diablo III - Not Till 2010

In an interview with Wired, Blizzard’s Executive Vice President of Game Design, Rob Pardo has unveiled that Blizzard is taking their sweet time with Diablo III. The highly anticipated RPG will get a release after StarCraft II - with StarCraft II shooting for 2009, it’s logical to assume that we’ll get to play Diablo III in 2010. A bit unnerving, but not unexpected.

Wired: Exactly. That’s key.

I have no idea if you guys are even remotely close to knowing this, but when — broad, ballpark estimate — can we expect to see Diablo III on retail shelves?

Pardo: When it’s ready.

Wired: Ok … alright …

Pardo: [Laughter]

Wired: Is that like 2 years from now? A decade from now?

Pardo: I don’t … I don’t know how far out it is, but it’s still fairly early in development. I think when people see it, it feels so polished and so finished, but the reality is we have a very small portion of the game done right now.

A lot of the way we develop is: We wanna make sure the game is really fun and the visual fidelity we want … we wanna make sure we have a small area that feels really done so we know what to build. So even though it looks really complete a lot of the content is just not there. We have a long ways to go to build each of the different acts in the game and put in all the quests and all the different monsters. We have a lot of development ahead of us before it will be something … It will definitely be out after StarCraft II.

Fallout 3: Expect the Unexpected

If you love open-world games like Mercenaries – The world in flames, and GTA series also you are a fan of post-apocalyptic games alike, Fallout 3 would give you the right material to pamper your gaming desires, here are few factors which definitely would give you the bang for your buck. Read more

Fallout 3 - Dozen Screenshots

Another dozen screenshots of Fallout 3.

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Fable 2 Coming to PCs….Eventually

Peter Molyneux’s unbelievably over-hyped and over-exposed RPG will eventually make an appearance on PCs. In an interview with VideoGamer, Molyneux hints the PC version is in works, though we won’t see an announcement “Just yet”.

He said: “If you recall we didn’t release a PC version of Fable immediately. I don’t think we even announced it immediately. There’s no announcement either positive or negative on a PC version just yet.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Hitting Stores November 13th

The highly anticipated World of Warcraft expansion will be hitting store shelves on November 13th.

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich KingTM, the second expansion for its award-winning subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), will arrive in stores on November 13 in North America, Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Russia, and November 14 in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. The expansion will be available in Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on November 18. Details regarding the launch of Wrath of the Lich King in mainland China will be announced at a later date.

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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Now Available on Steam

Another brilliant title release on Steam, following the HUGE announcement that Crysis will get Steam treatment, CD Projekt’s critically acclaimed RPG will now be getting some Steamy action. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition will be available in North America on September 16th and Worldwide on September 19th.

Australian Censor Board Ruins Fallout 3 for Everyone

Remember that whole Australian Fallout 3 censorship fiasco? Fallout 3 gets banned in Australia, only to be announced it’ll indeed get released but with censored content? Here’s something that’ll really make you smile — The censored Australian version of Fallout 3 will now be the global version. In even simpler terms, thanks to the retarded Australian censor board, everyone will get censored Fallout 3. Lovely news, ain’t it?

Deus Ex 3 Info Coming Next Month!

The eagle-eyed losers (just kidding!) at NeoGAF have spotted another snake in the forest, or in more relevant terms, Deus Ex 3 on the cover of PC-Zone Magazine hitting stands October 9th, with the headline being “The Conspiracy is revealed” Anyway, after hearing this newsbit, we feel compelled to procure a sock/towel and do some unmentionable things…

Two Worlds: Epic Edition Goes Retail

Press Release: SouthPeak Games today announced that Two Worlds: Epic Edition is now available for PC at retailers nationwide for $19.99. Two Worlds: Epic Edition is the ultimate compilation including all previously available add-on content. Read more

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