The video game arms race is a visual one. It always has been and it doesn’t appear to be changing. But there’s a lot more to a video game than just how good it looks.

The effect sound has on a video game, and on players themselves, cannot be understated. Play your favourite game with your television muted. It’s empty, isn’t it?

Given how crucial audio is to a truly great game, it’s interesting the bulk of mainstream video game discourse tends to gravitate towards graphics and visuals. Is audio underappreciated?

"I think that the depth of the immersion in a game is what players are looking for,” says Nick Warseck, audio lead at Rockstar New England. "People play games to take a dip in another reality because it's fun to escape for a bit.”

"I think that graphics and visuals are the tal ... Read more »

City Interactive has today unveiled the contents of its premium versions of Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2.
The highly-anticipated sequel – set to be released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on August 21st 2012 – will be available in two premium flavours, offering players the opportunity to own prestigie editions of the best sniping game to date.

The stunning Collector’s Edition will come in a prestigiously produced folded box, housing an extraordinary arry of contents:

• A steelbook copy of Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
• A ‘Sniper Tactics and History’ hardback book, developed in collaboration with military experts with combat experience
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Capcom today announced the release date for DmC Devil May Cry.

Developed by critically acclaimed Cambridge based developer Ninja Theory in close collaboration with Capcom, DmC Devil May Cry will release for PlayStation3 and Xbox 360 on January 15 2013 in North America and Europe.

In addition, Capcom also confirmed that PC gamers will also be able to experience the title with the news that development of a Windows PC version is well underway with a release scheduled for later in 2013.

DmC Devil May Cry will be fully localised with voice talent in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian and in addition, Polish, Dutch, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese languages will be supported with localised te ... Read more »

Today, Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Commander, an isometric tactical combat game, is now available to play on Facebook.

Brenda Garno Brathwaite, Loot Drop’s cofounder and lead game designer, has created features that both hard-core and social game players can enjoy. Hard-core gamers will appreciate the beautiful graphics, tactical gameplay and faithful translation of the Ghost Recon franchise to the Facebook platform. Facebook and other casual game players will like the approachable dynamic combat system and the ability to start and stop the game at their convenience without penalty. Ghost Recon Commander also features 10 replayable missions, three difficulty le ... Read more »

We knock on Death’s door in the Darksiders II demo at a THQ presentation and have a casual chat with Vigil Games Associate Producer, Jay Fitzloff, about balancing action with story, supernatural ‘humanity’, and the tricky parts in making sequels.

A game where you play as the Grim Reaper…

You would think that this had been done somewhere before Darksiders II, and it probably has, but having a full-on apocalyptic scenario in a mainstream title release (that has a decent script and everything) reduces the number of comparable games quite considerably.

It’s a story about the four Horsemen, those being War, Death, Fury, and S ... Read more »