As part of the build-up to the third installment of Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft - developer and publisher of the highly anticipated title - has released the first episode of its "Inside Assassin's Creed III" series, offering gamers an in-depth look into how the game is made, the improvements therein, and just how much effort and research goes into creating a title of its magnitude.
Last November we were treated to an official confirmation that Rockstar Games were indeed knuckling down and beginning the full-time development process of the fifth iteration of their insanely popular Grand Theft Auto games. Yesterday, the company raised the excitement levels a little further by releasing some official and rather splendid looking screenshots from the game giving us a little glimpse of the adrenaline fuelled capers that we can expect from the fictional city of Los Santos.
Although I personally am not a massive video game fan, I do own an Xbox 360 and a PlayStation 3 that in recent times has really only been used to play two different games on - the Call of Duty offerings and probably my favorite set of games of all time, Grand Theft Auto. I don't mind admitting that I was a little disappointed with the GTA IV release. The visuals and open world mapping was stunning as always, even the storyline of the title was something that I was extremely excited about but when the time came I just found that stepping into Niko Bellic's shoes and being involved in a story line that detracted from the core missions in the game didn't really sit right with me.
Need for Speed is one of the most exciting driving titles on the market. If you like tooling around in super cars, injecting them with subhuman doses of nitrous before bursting corners and markers at light-speed, then you've more than likely played at least one iteration of Need for Speed, and the next in line - Need for Speed: Most Wanted - won't be breaking from that mold for anybody. In fact, it's one of those enthralling motor-based gaming series where very little braking is actually done at all, and although it can be quite repetitive in terms of gameplay, the missions and achievements always keep drivers coming back for more.
In the gaming world, Assassin's Creed is kind of a big deal, and if you like your stealth/action adventure titles, then it's more than likely you're a fan of the series. Sure, it doesn't manage to garner the same kind of following as your Halos and Call of Duty(s) of the world, but it's certainly not far off, and naturally, Assassin's Creed III is one of the most hotly anticipated future titles on the horizon.
Those playing games on mobile devices are invariably referred to as "casual gamers", despite the quality of gameplay and graphics knocking on the door of the hardcore titles we know and love from the consoles. If research gathered by mobile game developer MocoSpace is anything to go by, casual is certainly an apt description of today's mobile gamers, with a third playing titles while they ought to be working hard in class!
Microsoft has long been the king of the airplane and flight simulation. Some would call it a game, but those who live and breathe Flight Simulator would probably have a few things to say about that, so we'll just stick to calling it a simulator for the sake of not getting a few thousand angry emails.
There's no doubt that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was one of, if not the most anticipated game in history. Just ask one of the workers at the 13,000 worldwide outlets providing special midnight openings for last Tuesday's launch - or indeed one of the many millions of avid gamers that queued up to grab their copy.
Along with all the massive game releases in the recent weeks comes some news on the next hot title in the world of gaming world, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Those of you keeping up with developments in the world of iOS gaming may remember how we told you, not so long ago, that Rockstar's epic game, Grand Theft Auto 3 is on its way to both the iPhone and the iPad. Pretty awesome, right?
