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Epic Games is making a breakthrough in the games community by offering one of the most acclaimed game engines, the Unreal Engine 3, free to the public. Now anyone can get their hands on this technology by downloading the UDK, or Unreal Development Kit. The Unreal Engine 3 has been… Continue Reading »

Sam Fisher is poised to go all stealth action on our bank accounts, as Ubisoft has announced a February 23, 2010, release date for Splinter Cell: Conviction. Fans of the series can be forgiven if they’re a little bit skeptical. This game has already been postponed so many times even… Continue Reading »

FROM APPLETELL - If you name your community Happydale or Utopiatown, you’re setting yourself up for an ironic plunge into the depths of horror. Such as is the case with Rapture, the setting in the acclaimed game BioShock, coming to Mac on October 7, 2009.
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2K Games announced that heavily anticipated sequel Bioshock 2 is coming February 9, 2010. The return to the underwater community of Rapture was originally slated to release in November 2009 but Take-Two pushed it out of a holiday season crowded with blockbuster games. November 2009 features 800-pound gorillas including Call… Continue Reading »

Starbucks’ prices look positively reasonable when you consider how much a little “Hot Coffee” cost Take-Two Interactive. The Grand Theft Auto publisher announced on September 1, 2009, that it has reached a $20 million settlement with investors in the class-action lawsuit filed over the Hot Coffee scandal surrounding Grand Theft… Continue Reading »

Game-to-film translations begin with an uphill battle to, well, not suck. Universal Studios’ adaptation of Bioshockhttp://www.gamertell.com/gaming/tag/bioshock/ has hit some major stumbling blocks, including a change in director. The movie treatment of the hit Take-Two game was initially to be helmed by Gore Verbinski, director of the Pirates of the Caribbean… Continue Reading »

Everyone anticipating being able to suit up as a Big Daddy in BioShock 2: it looks like your second descent into Rapture is going to happen a bit later than expected. The game, which was slated for a release in fall 2009, has just slipped to “fiscal year 2010”, presumably… Continue Reading »

We love it when a good deal comes along. We especially love it when we find it difficult to decide which of two great games to play first. Starting on July 7, 2009 BioShock and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be packaged together at retail for $29.99 on PC… Continue Reading »

Browsing around the gaming blogosphere recently, I’ve been gleaning what I can about 2K Games’ sequel to the epic, awesome BioShock. Since the game is due out this year, the slow, steady trickle of information has begun. There are a few mild spoilers ahead, but nothing story-based. Continue Reading »

Every advocate for games-as-art just got some pretty interesting (and potentially very bad) news - it appears that the ethereal, unconventional Shadow of the Colossus is going to be made into a movie. Ben Fritz of The Cut Scene reported that the Sony-owned property is set to receive the Hollywood… Continue Reading »