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0  GamesCom: Fallout: New Vegas Hands-On Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 6:57 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY Inheriting the reigns of the Fallout series is a double-edged sword at this point. On the one hand you have access to one of gaming's most-loved properties, the ability to build upon the revered work of Black Isle and Bethesda and the opportunity to follow-up one of 2008's best-selling, most critically lauded titles. More »

6  Top Ten RPGs Of This Generation... So Far Sat, Aug 28th, 2010, 12:46 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS This console generation has seen a remarkable shift in what it means to be a role-playing game. Elements that have traditionally been exclusive to RPGs - such as leveling/upgrading characters and equipment, branching, non-linear plots, and collectible items - have begun to be incorporated in numerous other genres, blurring the lines between them. However, the core RPG genre remains intact, featuring a wide variety of the best Western and Eastern game designers have to offer. This is Gaming Union's top ten RPGs of this console generation (roughly 2005 to present), in alphabetical order. More »

0  Hunted: The Demon's Forge Pre-Order Packs Detailed Mon, Aug 16th, 2010, 11:20 am (EST) BY DARRYL Bethesda Softworks have announced that there will be quite a few different pre-order packs available for those who digitally pre-order a copy of their upcoming title, Hunted: The Demon's Forge. More »

0  Bethesda Dates Upcoming FPS, Rage Mon, Aug 16th, 2010, 7:15 am (EST) BY DARRYL Bethesda have announced the release date for id Software's upcoming first-person shooter, Rage - a game that's been in development for quite a while already. Currently, the 16th of September, 2011 is that day, more than a year's time. Hopefully development speeds up so it can be pushed fowards and PS3, Xbox 360 and PC players can get their hands on it sooner. More »

2  Bethesda Confirms New Project Fri, Aug 13th, 2010, 2:37 pm (EST) BY COLIN Bethesda's director Todd Howard has confirmed that the developer has been working on a new project for roughly two years now. Howard confirmed the project at Quakecon during a panel with former heads of Infinity Ward, now Respawn Entertainment, West and Zampella as well as RAGE producer Tim Willits. Not a lot of details were revealed, save for the fact that they have been working on it for over two years. More »

	0  ZeniMax Acquires Arkane Studios Fri, Aug 13th, 2010, 11:59 am (EST) BY DARRYL ZeniMax, the company that also owns Bethesda Softworks, have announced the acquisition of formerly independent studio, Arkane Studios. More »

	1  id Tech 5 Reserved For Bethesda Games Thu, Aug 12th, 2010, 6:41 pm (EST) BY COLIN id Software's revealed in a statement to Eurogamer that their id Tech 5 engine will be reserved only for Bethesda published games. No licensing to third party developers like what Epic has been doing with the Unreal Engine 3 this entire generation thus far. More »

0  Fallout: New Vegas Features Impressive Voice Cast Wed, Aug 11th, 2010, 2:59 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Bethesda Softworks have announced that their upcoming role-playing game, Fallout: New Vegas, is to feature a stellar cast of voice talent. Ron Perlman is joined by the likes of Matthew Perry, William Sadler, Felicia Day, Michael Dorn, Kris Kristofferson and Rene Auberjonois in a move which Pete Hines of Bethesda hopes will add to the overall experience. More »

1  Fallout: New Vegas Screenshot Compilation Thu, Jul 8th, 2010, 2:45 pm (EST) BY ALEX Fallout: New Vegas is only a few months away, but if you just need another fix, then check out an awesome screenshot set over on CVG. The screens aren’t exactly new, but they are all awesome! More »

0  Fallout Online Teaser Story And Art Surfaces Mon, Jul 5th, 2010, 3:24 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Chances are if you're into the Fallout universe, you may have heard about the rumoured Fallout MMO that was planned for release from Interplay before Bethesda and Interplay got into a big lawsuit over the Intellectual Property of Fallout. Now that Bethesda has dropped the lawsuit, Interplay is teasing more of the Fallout MMO with a bit of concept art, as well as some little viral story set in the Fallout world. More »

0  E3 2010: Fallout New Vegas Hands-On Preview Tue, Jun 29th, 2010, 12:18 pm (EST) BY ALEX The eagerly anticipated 'sequel' to 2008's Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas was showcased at Bethesda’s booth at E3 2010. It isn't exactly a sequel per se, as the story has no correlation to Fallout 3's, taking place three years after the events in Fallout 3, and 39 years after those in Fallout 2. Fallout 3 changed a lot about the Fallout universe, and New Vegas will still reflect many of those changes, though Obsidian is bringing us back to the west coast. Can they strike gold in the Mojave desert? Prospects are looking good for New Vegas. As it uses the same engine as Fallout 3, not too much has changed, though a few changes have been added, such as the ability to aim down the iron sights on many guns. Another addition is the Reputation system, which functions similar to Karma in FO3, although the Karma system will return, it won't affect relations with NPCs, that job is left to Reputation. Plenty of new guns have been added as well, along with new reloading animations too. Some weapons have extra modes in VATS, although the only ones seen firsthand were a golf club with the ability called "Fore!", which hits the opponent in the groin, and your fists, with an uppercut ability. More »

0  E3 2010: Brink Hands-On Mon, Jun 28th, 2010, 3:49 pm (EST) BY ALEX Brink is an upcoming first person shooter developed by Splash Damage and published by Bethesda. Set on a floating city called the Ark, a 'utopia' that houses the remnants of Humanity on a flooded Earth, players choose a side from either the Security or the Resistance. Both of these forces think they are protecting the people of the Ark, with the Security keeping order as it is, and the Resistance trying to gain equality for everyone. More »

0  Fallout: New Vegas To Use Steam Platform Wed, Jun 9th, 2010, 4:58 pm (EST) BY ALEX Fallout: New Vegas will be fully integrated into Steam upon release. What exactly does this mean, though? On a post on Bethesda's official forum, Senior Producer Jason Bergman explains that, "Fallout: New Vegas uses Steamworks for achievements and other features (such as friends lists, cloud storage of user preferences and so on). Use of Steam will be mandatory at retail. So what does that mean? We’ve implemented Steamworks in as light and unobtrusive a way as possible. Yes, you will have to install Steam when you install Fallout: New Vegas if you don’t already have it." More »

0  E3 2010 Preview: Bethesda Mon, Jun 7th, 2010, 7:57 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS E3 is fast approaching! Those of us lucky enough to attend are starting to feel the weight of this beast of a games expo coming down on us, or maybe that's just me. Gaming Union's publisher preview series started off with a little Japanese company you may have heard of, Capcom. Next on the list is Bethesda Softworks, probably best known for the Elder Scrolls RPG series and more recently Fallout 3. Bethesda has revealed their lineup for the show floor, but what surprises will be in store behind closed doors, and at the major press conferences? As mentioned above, Bethesda recently released their booth lineup for E3 which includes heavy hitters such as Fallout: New Vegas and Rage, as well as relative unknowns Brink and Hunted: The Demon's Forge. The next iteration in the Fallout series, New Vegas, is being developed by Obsidian - which is composed of some of the team behind the original Fallout games. Hopefully, New Vegas turns out better than Obsidian's last project, Alpha Protocol. Rage is also expected to have a big showing at this year's show. The hybrid shooter-racer from id Software has been through numerous changes throughout its development cycle, now slated for a 2011 release. The game is being spearheaded by John Carmack, the man behind Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein, so there's reason to be optimistic. More »

	0  Fallout: New Vegas Developer Diary - Feargus Urquhart Thu, Mar 18th, 2010, 2:10 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Obsidian Entertainment are the creative minds behind the next installment into the Fallout universe, Fallout: New Vegas. It's said to take place three years after Fallout 3, but is not a sequel to the game. More »

	0  Bethesda Announce Hunted: The Demon's Forge For PS3, Xbox 360, PC Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 12:12 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Bethesda Softworks have announced that they will be publishing Hunter: The Demon's Forge, the latest multi-platform title from inXile Entertainment. More »

0  Fallout: New Vegas Coming Autumn 2010 Thu, Feb 4th, 2010, 12:23 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Bethesda have announced that Fallout: New Vegas, which is being developed by Obsidian, will be coming out a little bit sooner than first expected. More »

0  ZeniMax Acquire Publishing Rights to RAGE Tue, Dec 15th, 2009, 12:31 pm (EST) BY DARRYL ZeniMax Media Inc. who recently acquired id Software in June 2009, have announced that they have picked up the publishing rights for id Software's under-development first-person shooter, RAGE. It means that Bethesda, a subsidiary of ZeniMax, will be publishing the title. More »

0  New RPG on DS Brings Astounding Graphics and More Posted on 2009/09/10 BY KYLE WYNEN The Nintendo DS is not at all synonymous with games that have good 3D graphics. Buzzwords like Frames Per Second, Dynamic Lighting, and Draw Distance are seemingly foreign to the DS. However, one new title for the platform coming out this Fall is poised to smash that stereotype; Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is possibly the best looking game to grace the DS to-date, and better yet, it's like Bethesda's Oblivion, but in your pocket. More »

0  IL2: Sturmovik Birds of Prey: Dogfighting Has Never Been So Much Fun Posted on 2009/08/03 BY NELSON The World War II genre is a rather tried and tested area for a lot of game developers. With so many conflicts and battles to tell, there's always been a rather limitless amount of potential from it. This week saw the arrival of a new contender to the fray, which has been developed by Russian software developer Gaijin Entertainment and published by 1C Company. It focuses more on the aerial battles undertaken during the war and arrives under the name of IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. More »