Rage unlikely to support dedicated servers
John Carmack has admitted that they are unlikely to provide support for dedicated servers in their upcoming videogame title Rage.
Modern Warfare 2 is already a high profile game which has a similar limitation.
Carmack said: “It’s not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we [...]
Spore Islands: EA Spores now on Facebook
Electronic Arts has launched a version of their game Spores on the Facebook.
The Facebook game has been named Spore Islands.
This edition of the game is mostly a strategy game where you manage your own creature and compete against other users.
The company aims to generate revenues from [...]
Disney Epic Mickey game coming to Nintendo Wii next year!
Mickey Mouse is set to become a videogame hero as Disney has announced a game for the Nintendo Wii gaming console.
Mickey Mouse would feature in the Disney Epic Mickey game that would be launched sometime next year.
Videogame creator Warren Spector spoke about this [...]
id Software launches Doom on Apple App Store
id Software has launched their hugely popular videogame title Doom on the Apple App Store.
It can be played on both Apple iPod Touch and iPhone.
The game has been optimized for the touchscreen device with new updated controls specially designed by John Carmack himself.
It also [...]
Nintendo Wii sales are down big time
Microsoft and Sony have finally managed to overcome the challenge posed by Nintendo and their Wii gaming console.
Nintendo has admitted that the sales of Wii are down massively.
Nintendo executive Satoru Iwata even admitted: “The Wii has stalled. Games of high demand could not be continuously released and [...]
Microsoft Windows Vista gets DirectX 11
Platform Update for Windows Vista 971644 is going to bring support for DirectX 11 to Windows Vista users.
Windows 7 already comes with DirectX 11 so this is good news for Vista owners with compatible graphic cards.
This update is likely to be available directly from Windows Update on relevant [...]
Nokia N-Gage gaming platform shutting down next year
Apple has shown how mobile devices can be used for serious gaming.
Nokia tried the same with their N-Gage gaming platform but it did not work as well for them.
The company has now announced that the N-Gage gaming platform would be closed down next year.
They [...]
Trials HD on Microsoft Xbox Live Arcade looks very nice
Excitebike coming to Nintendo Wii next month!
This is great news for the fans of Excitebike.
The game is coming to Nintendo Wii next month.
It would be released on November 9.
The developers have improved some elements but it is essentially the same fun game it was.
Here is demo video:
Some of the [...]
Nintendo DSi LL with a 4.2 inch screen announced
Rumors were true indeed.
Nintendo has announced a new variant of their DS gaming console.
Nintendo DSi LL would be sold for around USD 222.
It arrives in the market next month.
Nintendo DSi LL would feature a larger display (4.2”).
The company [...]
