EL33TONLINE: News tag archive: gearboxsoftware
It’s very easy to make a game frightening by intelligently placing cheap scares along the way to get a few jumps out of players, but it’s a lot more difficult to flood an experience with extreme tension and horror to add impact to those cheap scares.
Things like ambient sounds, moody lighting and atmospheric environments all contribute to the tension of a game, which ultimately lead to moments of catharsis to allow you to let off some steam and release that tension… before starting all over again.
No wonder gamers are such a twitchy lot!
“All games should have robot reinforcements from the moon base.”
A very wise piece of advice indeed, delivered by Gearbox Software’s Steve Gibson, who was at gamescom 2011 to demonstrate Borderlands 2 to a room packed with an audience twitching with anticipation. It was a piece of advice thinly veiled as a tongue-in-cheek challenge to other game developers – put more mechanical creatures in your games that are able to be called in from the moon base!
I tend to agree. All games should have robot reinforcements from the moon base, and in Gearbox Software’s Borderlands 2, not only are there lots of creatures and insane enemies to dispatch, there are also lots of robots!
Continue reading El33tonline’s preview of Borderlands 2.
The rumours swirled and reports were filed, but no official announcement had been made by either publisher 2K Games or developer Gearbox, but now today, the confirmation has arrived.
SEGA, Gearbox Software and developer WayForward have today jointly announced another way for you to dive into the creepy, acid-spitting world of ‘Alien’ with a new DS game, Aliens: Infestation.
Billed as an action-packed platform shooter “with a hardcore, retro feel,” Aliens: Infestation aims to feature a deep storyline, too, that will change depending on how you play the game.
Have you been patiently waiting to get a taste of Duke Nukem Forever, but you’ve been holding off on actually buying Gearbox and 2K Games’ explosive first-person shooter before you’re convinced?
Well, if you’re an Xbox LIVE Gold member, you’re now able to enter the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and download the long-awaited demo for Duke Nukem Forever to get just the taste you need!
Here’s what you’ll be able to see in the sample:
The legend that is Duke Nukem Forever is now available in stores in South Africa, the UK and Europe, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, bringing to an end fifteen years of development hell!
Thanks to the efforts of Gearbox Software and 2K Games, as well as the continued contributions of the game’s long-time steward George Broussard, a brand new over-the-top first-person shooter has arrived for us all to enjoy!
Quick, grab the debut screenshots for Gearbox Software’s recently unveiled Aliens: Colonial Marines!
Hurry, they’re heading this way!
We were all expecting Ubisoft and Gearbox Software to announce a new entry to the long-running Brothers in Arms franchise at E3 this year, but I doubt any of us outside of those companies could have predicted just what form the latest iteration of the shooter series would take.
It’s taken a peculiar form, is what I’m saying.
As promised, the fourth full outing for Gearbox Software’s Brothers in Arms series of tactical first-person shooters has been announced, but this time the franchise seems to be taking itself a little less seriously.
Or… a lot less seriously.
After fifteen years in varying forms of development, Duke Nukem Forever is finally finished and ready to launch around the world next week on June 10th in Europe, the UK and South Africa, and then on June 14th in North America.
What better way to celebrate the return of the ‘King’ than a bombastic launch trailer heralding the game’s release? Watch below:
(Warning: Contains nudity, violence, strong language, and nostalgia.)
[Update] Added the debut teaser trailer below. [End of Update]
Gearbox has just dropped a super surprise announcement and revealed that its much talked about shooter set in the ‘Alien’ universe is indeed still alive and kicking, and will make a showing at E3 2011 next week.
Additionally, Gearbox has announced that the game will launch in the ‘Spring’ of 2012.
What’s the game? Aliens: Colonial Marines!
The most impossible thing in the world has just been accomplished, so look to the skies to see those pigs flying, and schedule a ski trip in Hell, because Gearbox Software has just announced that Duke Nukem Forever is finally finished, and has gone gold!
From a Twitter message posted by Gearbox:
When it comes to big announcements regarding the mythical Duke Nukem Forever, it’s usually a time to grit your teeth, ball your fists and get ready post some ill-formed comments on a forum.
The last time a big Duke Nukem Forever announcement was made, we learned that the game had been delayed… again. Now today, Randy Pitchford at Gearbox has another video message for us. Can you guess what it is?
One of the signature weapons found in Duke Nukem 3D was the shrink ray – a gun that was able to reduce your enemies down to size in seconds flat, allowing you to squish them flat with the bottom of your boot.
Duke Nukem Forever will also feature this classic weapon from first-person days of yore, and by the looks of a new trailer for the game, Duke himself will be going on an adventure as a diminutive action hero after he’s exposed to the effects of the weapon.
Grand times ensue:
Gearbox has just revealed the official PC system requirements for Duke Nukem Forever, and for those of you who spend most of your gaming time on the ol’ beige box, these specifications are probably well in hand.
With these requirement lists, Gearbox has also confirmed that you’ll need an internet connection for a one-time authentication via Steam, and you’ll also need to install a few bits of software (included with Duke Nukem Forever) to get started.
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