Posts tagged FPS 
America's Army: Proving Grounds due this year, beta testers being enlisted
The next version of America's Army will arrive this year, the US Army announced on its Facebook page. The developer is taking beta tester applicants for the next Army game, which its official forums users were given a head start on two weeks ago. America's Army first launched in July 2002 as a free ...
Riccitiello: We were 'horrified' by Newtown, studies don't link video games to gun violence
EA CEO John Riccitiello said EA didn't see any impact on sales of shooters following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, nor during the following political maelstrom. Riccitiello said he has a unique vantage point on the issue of gun violence and the media, since he ...
Dustforce devs announce FPS 'Spire'
Hitbox Team, the developer behind Dustforce, has revealed its next project, a first-person shooter entitled Spire (not to be confused with the other indie FPS, The Spire). The game sees players doing their best to ascend a mysterious tower. "The internals of the tower are ever-changing," according ...
Renegade Kid has original FPS hitting 3DS eShop this year
Renegade Kid, the team behind Mutant Mudds and this lost Crash Bandicoot demo, is working on an original FPS for the 3DS eShop, studio founder Jools Watsham tells Nintendo Force. Watsham confirms the news on Twitter, noting that this will be the first FPS on the 3DS eShop. The game is scheduled to ...
Far Cry 3 review: The slippery corpse
Far Cry 3 likes holding your hand, but not in the clingy, clammy way committed by worrywart games. A more pedantic guide would have dragged you through a clockwork jungle, crushing the chaos that lies beneath brilliant moments of discovery and sudden warfare. What you get on the pirate-infested ...
PlanetSide 2 trailer asks what 'your FPS' can do
Sony's PlanetSide 2 is now available, and this video for the game asks (somewhat smugly) if "your FPS" can do what PS2 does. The point being conveyed, of course is that most games in the genre don't have the same scale as what's on display here. ...
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified review: A black mark
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified should have been a pleasing success, a competent shooter on the go, but instead it triggers the awkward smile and feigned gratuity reserved for an earnest, botched gift. Like a slice of cake poured from a decanter, there are clear, disturbing signs of a good ...
Why DmC runs 30 FPS on consoles, according to Capcom
DmC is capped at 30 FPS on consoles, but according to director Hideaki Itsuno, the game will feel like it's running at 60 FPS – and it all comes down to mind games. "60 FPS is a speed the brain and the eye can catch up with and understand," Itsuno tells Eurogamer. "But at 30 FPS there's a ...
MechWarrior Online Founders' Program ends soon, open beta next week
Joystiq got to see MechWarrior Online in its closed beta at PAX Prime a few months ago, and the game was coming along nicely: a little light on the fast-paced shooter action and heavy on the MechWarrior-based customization options and battle mechanics. Infinite Game Publishing and Piranha Games ...
A Week Between Blockbusters
You're reading Reaction Time, a weekly column that claims to examine recent events, games and trends in the industry, but is really just looking for an excuse to use the word "zeitgeist." It debuts on Fridays in Engadget's digital magazine, Distro. Thanks to a shared caution between movie studios, ...
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Indie, but not alone: How Vlambeer's advice helped guide Dog Sled Saga
Posted on May 24th 2013 6:40PM