Murdoch University-hosted GO3 Electronic Entertainment Exposition and Conference will be held at the Perth Convention Center, . Starting March 30, the three-day affair will be an attempt to touch the Asian and European communities with the state of the art style and leisurely grace brought about by the Western E3. Way up high the updates list for the GO3 Expo is that 's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, and 's PlayStation 3 are a go-for-show at the exposition, to be headed by Gametraders.
So for sure, alongside the granddaddy PCs that will probably at the expo, the next-gen consoles will be around to steal away others for hands-on demonstrations. Plus, over US$ 6,000-worth of prizes will be given away at the event, along with massive discount vouchers for attendees, even the . Also hot-listed is the news that , an ambitious PvP MMORPG that made a stirring at the 2007 Game Developers Conference, will also be making a show at the Euro-Australasian E3 with some hands-on experience lead by associate producer Andrew Edelsten.
The game itself in last year's E3 in . Also renowned for its on 3, Fury also whisked away some sites' "Most Surprising Game at E3" awards, this free (yes free) game will allow players to fight head on against other players within a realm, and form an army of allies against other realms. If the world was looking for a World of Warcraft-killer, here's one such candidate to come out at the fourth quarter of 2007.
Fury will be shafted through Gamecock. Spreading throughout the communities of World of Warcraft and The Sims is the topic about the game footage surrounding the exploitation of third-world producers. While these ads were supposed to promote the Fair Trade Mark of the Fair Trade Foundation, they've been a hot topic of debate with flames licking both sides of the battlefield.
What was ultimately surprising is the fact that both communities actually have a lot of knowledge of the issues addressed by the Fair Trade videos. In fact, Hugh Hancock, the director of the videos, was happy to comment on the repercussions brought about by the advertisements: The reaction from the Internet has been fascinating! Whilst some people might think of hard-core gamers as apathetic or apolitical, we're seeing a lot of informed, intelligent and passionate advocacy and enthusiasm on both sides of the fence.
If anything, I'd say that the men and women who are playing and seem to be more interested in talking about these issues than most! The video advertisements placed by Fair Trade Fortnight were created using Machinima, a tool used by most creative folk to make movies in game engines. The is well-known for incorporating Machinima to produce in-game movie sequences.
The Strange Company, in cooperation with Hand Up Media, will be creating more sets of ethical Machinima movies which will premiere in the next year. Here, check out the Sims version of the advertisements. which was established in 2005, has announced its first offering, something it has dubbed a "Spy-Fi Action MMORPG" that uses the 3.
Global Agenda is a mission based MMORPG where one is thrown in a world of espionage and tactical covert operations. You will fight in a war which isn't dominated by armies, but with elite teams of highly trained and well-equipped special agents, where technology is a race, knowledge is power, and everyone has an agenda. This game has been in development for two years by veterans of the industry, so we should expect the final product to be polished.
The list of features is pretty long, and some of them will be hard to actually pull off. If they can do it though, we may well be looking at the next dominant MMORPG. a massive scale between player-created agencies
Protect your secret identity through covert activity while increasing your skills and influence
Early signatories include , , and . Anyway, Epic was able to enlist another company that will bring light and joy to UE 3 in more ways than one. -based is set to incorporate its engine Enlighten with that of Epic's.
According to the technology development maker, Enlighten will alter the way lighting is handled in games by allowing more dynamic lighting effects to be computed during run time. Epic Games VP is quite excited as he mentioned, "It is great to have Geomerics on board for the Integrated Partners between their lighting technology and Unreal Engine 3."
When it comes to MMO title , expectations are all nothing short of being tremendous.
You've seen the previous and released by developer , and judging from those, we can tell that TCoS must be one well-created game. Some remarkable features of this game include , , and add to that the use of 3, and it looks like that TCoS has everything working for its cause. The only remaining question now is that, "Will the game deliver?
" The developers promised a Q1 of 2007 meantime, just take a look at these new batch of screenshots and decide if you like the game or not. We betting that you do. After a rather long period of lull, the Korean game publisher is back with new updates on their upcoming MMORPG, .
Bound to be released some time this year, this MMO title makes use of the 3, and is expected to bowl over both PC and XBox 360 gamers with its detailed graphics and physics. A game that can be more accurately refer ed to as an MMOFPS, the game is set in a post-apocalyptic world where humans are still reeling from the effects of massive natural disasters. As if that wasn't enough, humans were divided into two opposing races: the Alternatives who have undergone major mutations after being exposed to powerful energy sources known as Lunarites, and the Sapiens who were treated as slaves once the Alternatives discovered that they are physically stronger than the Sapiens.
Scheduled to be released some time this year, we can't wait to see what Webzen has managed to make with the Unreal Engine. A couple of days ago, we mentioned that developer , creator of , is making a new game . Moments after that, the rumor spread like crazy among MMORPG enthusiasts and some even speculated that the new game could be .
When you really think about it, Transformers fit the previous requirements pretty well. First, the Autobots and Decepticons were created by - definitely a major U.S.
toy company. Also, the previous reports also mentioned in-game crafting and designing for the general public. Lastly, there's a new movie about it coming up.
Puzzle solved? Sorry, but not really. In a recent interview, NetDevil CEO Scott Brown reiterated, with a straight face if we may add, that the new game is not Transformers.
After that he wouldn't divulge anything more about the game and moved on with other topics. The official then freely spoke about their FPS title in the works for the PC. He revealed that they've been wanting to do this ever since .
Epic's 3 graphics engine and the physics processor have continued to fascinate him and his company, he added.
Mr. Brown also hinted that they are also planning to enter the console arena.
He admitted that there have been serious talks about this course of action but they are not planning to leave the PC platform entirely. He promised, finally, that everything will become clear later in 2007. And so the guessing game for this mysterious MMO continues.
But we honestly hoped it was Transformers...
If you thought that you've seen the last of Dutch musicians , you're going to flip your mind with this video. Because not only is it a trailer for upcoming post-apocalyptic game . Oh, no, it isn't.
The said Dutch (or Netherlander or Netherlandian, depending on where you live) band has also lent their musical talents to and came up with "The Howling." Personally, I've never heard of Within Temptation, but watching this video reminds me of Evanescence and even Linkin Park. Their music is cool and seems to fit the game.
Well, at least it fits the clips they show of the game. Nonetheless, it's a trippy video to watch. Besides, when was the last time there was a tie up between a real world music band and a video game - an MMO at that?
OK, they do this often with Second Life, but I meant when was the last time a Dutch band tied up with an MMORPG? Hmm? The game uses 2.
5, but for what its worth, the graphics look more like it was done with Unreal 3 (then again there isn't that much of a difference when you're watching a compressed Game Trailers vid, hehe). This third trailer/music video has definitely bumped TCoS up the ladder of anticipated titles. Care to see why?
The Integrated Partners Program or IPP was recently started by . The objective of the contract is to have other companies integrate their own engines with to produce cross-platform technologies. It actually is a good move for Epic Games, further expanding on the grasp of its cutting-edge graphics and a best-of-breed toolset engine.
The first ones to join were IDV and Fonix Corporation. The two specializes on and respectively. Today, the IPP wagon gets a little more crowded as two more companies pledge allegiance with Epic Games.
Technology is the first of the two and Epic's VP is more than happy with the partnership. often ask me if they get their face in a game. Unreal Engine 3 functionality to make that possible in their games," Rein announces.
Also, leader in A.I. middleware Kynogon also signed an IPP contract.
The company is mostly known for creating real-time behavior simulation for NPCs. Kynogon CEO Pierre Pontevia points out: "We have customers who are using both Kynapse and Unreal concurrently. This is an important step in our effort to support them.
" With these developments, things are getting better and better for Unreal Engine. It seems as well that Epic Games is having the time of its life. We ourselves can only watch and wait in awe until a new technology comes and challenges this dominion.
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