Sniper Elite V2, the sequel of the critically and publicly acclaimed Sniper Elite, the third person tactical WWII shooter, has been announced today. Sniper Elite V2, a game to be released on the current generation of consoles, will bring a modern approach to the original concept.

Released in 2005, Sniper Elite saw gamers playing an American OSS secret agent disguised as a German sniper in Berlin during the final days of World War II. It earned considerable public and critical applause with its blend of stealth action – which emphasized patience and cunning over reflexes alone – culminating in being awarded ‘Best PC/Console Game’ at the TIGA awards 2005. … More

Yesterday, at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin, Peter Vesterbacka, the maker of Angry Birds, compared the explosive growth of mobile and social gaming with the decline of console gaming, concluding that the latter is “dying”. His reasoning, as reported on VentureBeat, points at key differences between these industry sectors, such as the ability of companies targeting mobile or social games to develop and release new content more quickly.

He jeered at the traditional model which involves companies selling games priced around $40-$50 which are then extremely difficult to update, … More

Three nVidia GTX 580 in SLI – that’s what it took to reach the high end capabilities of the new Unreal engine, unveiled today at Game Developers Conference. Epic’s VP Mark Rein clearly pointed out that the demonstration is way above the technical capabilities of the current console generation and added that “this this is our proposal for what the next generation of gaming is going to be. […] The whole idea behind this is to tell the hardware manufacturers that this is what you should be doing down the road.”

The demo used to demonstrate the new engine’s capabilities focused on a … More

During a presentation held yesterday at Game Developers Conference, Chris Donahue, head of OnLive publisher and developer relations, revealed some of the plans for the payment methods to be implemented in Europe for the cloud streaming service, such as cashcards and mobile payments.

“Our economy engine is a little bit limited at the minute but we’re looking at it,” stated Donahue. “We’re launching in Europe later this year, so we’ve got to change. They don’t accept US credit cards there. There’s pay by mobile and all those other billing things.” … More

On the 18^th of January 2011 Ubisoft announced that the Animus Project Update 2.0 DLC (downloadable content) for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood is now available for free for the XBOX360 on the XBOX LIVE network and for the PS3 from PSN. The update comes to enrich the Brotherhood’s multiplayer with a brand new map and a new game mode. The first DLC pack was released in December last year and it also featured a new map together with a new game mode. The original Animus Project Update was also free to download for both gaming consoles. … More

Ubisoft is renowned for using the same IP for countless iterations until it has been sucked dry of any novelty or appeal. So the press release that surfaced today, announcing a new installment for the Prince of Persia series has the same surprise value as the night-day cycle.

The video game currently in development is called Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and the storyline behind it will naturally complement the one on which Sands of Time has been build upon. The French developer has promised a gameplay experience that will follow in the footsteps of the previous game, but enriched with innovations that will not disappoint the fans of the famous series. … More