Before BioShock came around on the Xbox 360, console gamers had a very different view of the first-person shooter genre. No PlayStation 2 or Xbox game had really explored the “thinking man’s” shooter like PCs had done at that point, and their owners couldn’t really imagine beyond the likes of TimeSplitters 2, Red Faction, and Halo. All fabulous games, mind you, but they are all games...
*Spoilers* Sean Bean dies in the Civilization VI trailer, but does Sean Bean dying really count as a spoiler anymore? The man has been killed off in more movies than any other actor of his caliber, and his curse has followed him into video games as well! Speaking to him behind the scenes, 2K Games gets Sean Bean to open up about his feelings on the issue, but he takes it in stride....
Despite being a revival of a six-years dormant franchise and receiving a lukewarm response from critics and fans alike, Hangar 13’s Mafia 3 is selling quite nicely. Publisher 2K games says Mafia 3′s first week resulted in a “sell in” of 4.5 million units – meaning a combination of digital purchases and copies shipped to, but not necessarily sold from, stores. This makes it the fastest-...
Wow, who would have thought that strategy games could be so bombastic? Well, that’s the way it’s always been since the days of Command & Conquer, but 2K Games’ XCOM series is now the standard bearer of both excellence and explosions when it comes to the genre. XCOM 2, one of the best received strategy games of 2016, has broken free from its PC boundaries and is now available for...
2K Games has a released a wealth of information on The BioShock Collection, which launches Sept. 13 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. First up are the trophies and achievements. Fans will be pleased to know that 2K has removed all multiplayer trophies from BioShock 2, meaning no more alternate goals and strides for individuality in this team sport. Multiplayer achievements never...
Once again, we find ourselves with hints of a BioShock: The Collection bundle coming out for modern consoles, only this time they were quickly followed up with an official announcement. Four times the game has been rated by a ratings body, including the USA’s own ESRB, and this latest leak even comes from the official 2K Games website itself! The only game in memory that has been this ...
Mafia III has finally been revealed by 2K Games, and this new entry brings gangster Lincoln Clay to the foreground. Lincoln is an upstanding citizen who takes to a life of crime for both a pursuit of wealth and revenge on the Italian mobsters who killed his friend. The game takes place in the city of New Orleans, torn apart by organized crime, religion, Zulu culture, and racism seen in...
Last week I had the chance to visit Hangar 13, the studio behind the upcoming Mafia III, and spend a couple hours with the game. Today I’m back with some footage showing off some of the parts of the game I checked out. The footage was provided by the developer, but it’s representative of my time with Mafia III. In the video Managing Editor Joey Davidson and I go over how this game...
We’ve only had to wait for Mafia III slightly longer than we had to wait for Mafia 2, but it’s coming along, and now we have a release date and some story details. Set in 1968 in the city of New Bordeaux, a stand-in for New Orleans, Lincoln Clay has been betrayed by the Italian mob, and he intends to exact justice through every means available, making them hurt in the wallet at least...
The image above first appeared on, and then disappeared from, NeoGAF. It’s said to be the map for the next Red Dead Redemption. While we’re taking that with the biggest grain of salt we can find, there are some bits worth latching onto. Techradar claims that “a source close to the development of the new Red Dead game has confirmed to us that the map is indeed the real deal.” The map,...