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Top 10 Games That Were Way Ahead Of Their Times
Technological advancements have revolutionized the gaming world. With high-fidelity graphics, motion capture, ultra-high resolutions and extremely detailed gameplay, video games have come a long way. But there are some noteworthy titles, which pushed the limits like no other (back in their day), paving a way for our favourite games as we know them today. Here’s our pick of the top 10 of those games, which were way ahead of their times. Wolfenstein 3D (MS-DOS PC, 1992) There’s no need for introductions here. More lovingly known as Wolf 3D, this was the reason behind the mainstream popularity and commercial success of the FPS genre, thanks to its fast paced action and impressive graphics. It makes extensive use of ray casting, in which only the surfaces visible to the player were...
System Shock Remake Moved To Unreal Engine 4, Check Out The Pre-Alpha Footage
The upcoming System Shock remake by Night Dive Studios has moved to Unreal Engine 4, from its planned Unity engine. Speaking to Polygon, Game Director Jason Fader said,“Unity is not a great engine to use if you want to make an FPS on console,” Fader said. “So we spent a few weeks researching other engines, really diving deep with Unreal and Lumberyard, and we made the decision to pull the trigger and move forward with Unreal.” He also added that Unreal Engine was the smarter way to go, considering the game’s cross-platform support, fidelity, performance and content-creation pipelines. Called as a “faithful reboot”, the remake will not touch the story and the characters, but it will have more refined dialogue. Modern game visuals and design principles are being applied, bu...
System Shock Remake Coming To Playstation in 2018
System Shock remaster, originally announced as an Xbox and PC exclusive, is now said to release for the PS 4 as well, as announced by developer Nightdive Studios on the Playstation blog. Sony has partnered up with the studio in order to bring the game to their beloved platform. The game was announced as a Kickstarter project last month, with a crowdfunding target of USD 900,000. Since then, old and new fans alike have pledged more than $1 million at time of writing, with people who’ve put in $50 and more getting closed beta access. For the Xbox and PC, the game is targeting a December 2017 launch. The project directorm Jason Fader, wrote in a kickstarter update, “After we saw the overwhelming demand for PS4, we reshuffled our priorities and focused on talking to Sony about mak...
System Shock 3 Being Teased Right Now
A countdown clock on developer Otherside Entertainment’s website set to reveal System Shock 3 has gone and done so ahead of time. The timer is set for 5 days from now, at which point it will unveil a sequel to Looking Glass Studios’ cyberpunk shooter series. Right now, two S’s are visible on the countdown site. However, the page unveiling the newest System Shock is already live. This is good news for fans of the franchise, of which the last entry made it to PC back in 1999. Otherside is made up of several members of the defunct Looking Glass team. Current series IP holder Night Dive Studios is working on a new game, too: a reimagining of the original System Shock. The company recently released an enhanced port of the first game, too. And for more news and reviews, keep ch...
System Shock Remake Artworks & Screenshots Revealed
The classic cyberpunk adventure, which went on to spawn a sequel and inspire Irrational Games’ BioShock franchise, received a high-definition makeover, which is now available for purchase. But as Night Dive Studios’ CEO Stephen Kick told Fast Company earlier this month, the company’s next big project is to take the original game and completely reimagine it. Night Dive Studios acquired the rights to the System Shock franchise IP from the Star Insurance Company, which picked them up after original developer Looking Glass Studios was forced to relinquish the assets following its closure. After testing the waters with its Enhanced Edition ofSystem Shock, the studio is now working on a full remake. The spirit of the original title guides the fairly young Night Dive, which open...