Tag Archives: first person shooter

Dreamkiller: Mega-Bloodbath FPS Details

Dreamkiller is a new PC/Xbox 360 game currently in development by Mindware Studios, the creators of the popular first-person shooter Painkiller. Not ringing a bell? That’s understandable. When Painkiller was released five or so years ago, it mostly served as a very well produced throwback to classic shooting games like Quake and Doom. As you [...]

Left 4 Dead 2 Details

As any PC gamer will tell you, Left 4 Dead was one of 2008′s biggest games. Consequentially, Left 4 Dead 2 was one of the biggest games at this year’s E3. What is it, exactly? Well, it’s essentially a multiplayer focused first-person shooter, action game, involving guns, chainsaws, and zombies. A lot of zombies! GameFly™ [...]

Red Steel 2 Impressions

At 2009′s Electronic Entertainment Expo conference, Ubisoft finally, after years of suspense and anticipation, unveiled Red Steel 2, and it may be a little different from what you expected. In fact, to an extent, Red Steel 2 has just about been a complete overhaul of the system. However, rest assured that that is a perfectly [...]

A First Look at “The Grinder” for the Wii

Developing studio High Voltage Software has by no means been sitting around. Since before the final stages of The Conduit, HVS has been hard at work on two Wii games: Gladiator A.D. and The Grinder. While both games look very fascinating and a worthwhile use of High Voltage’s time, for now the subject is of [...]

MAG: Massive Action Game

MAG stands for “Massive Action Game”. The game currently has a limit per game of 256 players…on the map…at the same time. Do you have any idea what kind of impact this is going to have on the multi-player first-person shooter world? Probably a lot. For a long time now the standard amount of players [...]

Multiplayer Details on The Conduit for the Wii

Most any fan of Wii shooters has heard of The Conduit; a first-person shooter in development by High Voltage. It was almost at the last minute that the company has really concentrated on the multiplayer component, which is online for up to 12 players. True, The Conduit will not support many features that shooters are [...]

Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood

Call of Juarez was a western-style first-person shooter released in 2007 that put players in the roles of both Reverend Ray and his step-nephew Billy Candle. The fact that you switch off between them was ironic, because as Ray your goal is to track down and kill Billy, and as Billy your goal is to [...]