Archive: April, 2010
Bungie Signs 10 Year Exclusivity Deal With Activision
Announced yesterday this news was nearly a complete surprise, this will be Bungie’s first signing since their split from Microsoft in 2007.
To date, Bungie’s Halo games have generated approximately $1.5 billion in revenues, and following the mighty rift caused by the MW2 court scandal this might be just what Activision needs to boost its market share again.
Natural Selection 2 – First Look
I bit the bullet after looking at the Natural Selection 2 site. I’ve pre-ordered a game that is being build in peoples spare time (essentially… I’m being a bit harsh I know.)
Natural Selection blends action and stratergy by incorporating resources, buildings, command elements and good old FPS blasting (or chewing). It was a hugely succesful mod for Half Life, and there is a team of talented guys working hard on this sequel.
Review – Dawn of War 2: Chaos Rising
Good old Relic. From Homeworld to Company of Heroes, they have rocked the RTS world. The recent Dawn of War 2: Chaos Rising expansion is another nice title, it’s ‘stand alone’ nature means all newcomers are welcome to buy it without having to source a copy of the original. But you should anyway-it’s a good game!
I’ve chosen that term carefully, it’s a good game. It’s not fantastic, it’s not disappointing. Lets have a looksie eh?
Natural Selection 2 New Developments
Natural Selection was a Half Life 1 mod which caught the imagination of hundreds of thousands of players, the game took the engine in a unique direction by introducing a “commander” role and building implementation. It was a great success and had several excellent server styles to play on, but as all good things do it eventually lost steam and is now only enjoyed by a small percentage of the original players.
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