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The long-awaited launch of the epic action RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, has finally become a reality and gamers in the US are able to get their hands on Big Huge Games’ title today across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Those of us in European territories will have to wait until later this week, unfortunately, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all sit down and enjoy this hard-hitting launch trailer for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, together:
The launch of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is just around the corner and fans of epic RPG adventures will only have to wait until February 7th (in the US) and February 10th (everywhere else) to embark on new quests, discover new lands and defeat new (and very ugly) creatures in EA and Big Huge Games’ upcoming title.
The rocking launch trailer for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is already out, however, highlighting the game’s focus on ultimate choice, combat and incredible visuals.
We challenge you not to be impressed:
[Update] Added the latest screenshots for Mass Effect 3 below, showing the in-game personas of the voice cast. [End of Update]
Dialogue has always been a vital part of BioWare’s epic space opera RPG series, Mass Effect, with eerily natural conversations taking place with all manner of alien (and otherwise) lifeforms across the galaxy.
“Say young one - reckon you be a Hero worth your weight in gold? Do your boots tremble with fear, or quiver with excitement, when you think of grand old adventures through the lands of Amalur?
Anyone looking forward to the release of Mass Effect 3 (either because of its epic singleplayer campaign or the mysterious multiplayer mode) won’t want to miss this latest gameplay trailer showcasing the classes and abilities you’ll be able to take advantage of while immersed in the co-operative missions online with friends.
We can all agree that a game’s sound and music can immeasurably improve any given title and both elements are able to ratchet up the intensity and atmosphere of what would otherwise be a mediocre experience.
The importance of sound and music in a game, then, cannot be underestimated and the developers at Big Huge Games are very aware that the audio of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is another chance to set this action RPG apart from similar games.
The buzz surrounding Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has hit incredible heights recently, and not just because of the recently released demo, either!
When big names collaborate it often turns out to be more hype than it’s worth, but when one of the world’s best comic book artists, Todd McFarlane, comes together with one of the world’s best fantasy writers in the form of R.A. Salvatore and one of the world’s best RPG game designers, Ken Rolston (the man behind The Elder Scrolls III and IV), then you better sit up and take notice.
The result of this amazing get-together is more than just a few embarrassing photos on Facebook. These guys have all contributed their strongest work to make the best game they can possibly make.
This game is Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
Continue reading El33tonline’s hands-on preview of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
The days of us being in the dark concerning the date for the Mass Effect 3 demo are over. EA finally lifted the lid on the highly anticipated taster in the latest ME3 trailer, which ends with the phrase “DEMO AVAILABLE 2/14 ON XBOX LIVE”. Now I know what I’ll be doing this Valentine’s Day!
Last week, EA announced that by downloading and playing the upcoming demos for both Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Mass Effect 3, you’ll be able to unlock special content in the full version of each respective game.
Play the Reckoning demo, unlock themed content for Mass Effect 3. Play the Mass Effect 3 demo, unlock themed content for Reckoning. Simple, yes? Yes.
While news of a demo for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning may be (slightly) old hat by now, the gameplay slice for Big Huge Games’ action RPG serves a second purpose, above and beyond giving everyone a taste of what they can expect in the epic, fantasy world dreamed up by personalities like Ken Rolston, Todd McFarlane and R. A. Salvatore.
If you play the demo of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning when it’s released next week, you’ll be able to snag awesome in-game extras for EA and BioWare’s Mass Effect 3!
The Mass Effect series of space opera action RPGs have a long, storied history of featuring bounteous amounts of pre- and post-release downloadable content to entice gamers into pre-ordering the respective franchise entries, with pieces of armour, new weapons and entire new story arcs promised as reward.
Mass Effect 3 is no different.
It was only a year ago (almost to the day!) that BioWare and EA first unveiled the next instalment of the pair’s epic space opera RPG series in Mass Effect 3 at 2010’s Spike Video Game Awards, and now at this year’s show, a brand new absolutely incredible gameplay trailer has been released.
Mass Effect and action fans alike: Do not miss this:
BioWare recently confirmed rumours and speculation that the traditionally role-playing game focussed studio is currently working on the next entry to the Command & Conquer series of strategy games, with Command & Conquer: Generals 2 being its first foray into the franchise.
The game is due for release in 2013, and you can watch the crushing debut trailer for Command & Conquer: Generals 2 and also catch the very first details and screenshots for the amazing-looking strategy title:
For Mass Effect 3, the design team is working incredibly hard on ensuring that combat options afforded to the game’s different classes are sufficiently different and have provided varied abilities, melee attacks, weapons and close range flourishes to make each character type unique.
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