Mojang FPS Project Killed

Source: http://minecraftgallery.com/mojang-logo-wallpaper/

The game studio that brought you Minecraft, Mojang, has cancelled a project with another company due to unique reasons, as the project was in its prototype stage. The project was supposed to be a first person shooter where Mojang and another company collaborated with one another, but has ended.

The reasons for the cancellation can be best expressed by the man himself, Notch. Notch says that Mojang "did not want more external dependencies" and that "The success of Minecraft meant we could focus on projects fully owned by us."

Although, there will be collaborations in the future, but if the other company wants to "make money", then there won't be any collaboration between them at all, interesting.

[Joystiq]

Read More

Back Due To Technical Difficulties

Its been almost a month now since my last post, and I am sorry for not updating the site. Due to the technical difficulties of my internet connection, I wasn't able to connect until at least three AT & T technicians came over and finally resolved the problem by giving me a new modem.

Although, the good news is that I will continue to post starting tomorrow, so take care everybody!

Read More

Total War: Rome 2 Announced

Video game developer, The Creative Assembly, has announced their next game in the turned-base/real time strategy Total War series, Total War: Rome II. Rome II will be the eighth "standalone" game in the series and is a successor of the 2004 game, Rome: Total War. With the mass support for the next Total War to take place in Rome, the developers have listened and surprised everyone with their announcement by releasing a live action announcement trailer:

The proposed release date is sometime in Q3 of 2013, as the developers strictly promise to have a larger campaign map with possible expansion to the east. Visuals will be improved dramatically with their new graphics engine and a new camera system that will allow players to focus on one of the possibly many thousands of soldiers on the battlefield. PCGamer caught up with the lead designer for Rome II and had an interview with him were you can watch it here:



If you want to learn about every detail that has been revealed, you can check out PCGamer's article here.

Read More

Horrific X Games RallyCross Accident

Keep in mind, if you don't like to see human beings turned into crash test dummies, don't watch the videos!

With the ongoing action sporting event, X Games Los Angeles 2012, which ends tomorrow, one event that truly reminded everyone that RallyCross is a dangerous auto sport was when yesterday, Finnish driver Toomas Heikkinen jumped a 50 foot gap and fell short of the landing, causing his vehicle to crash head on into the steel ramp.

Heikkinen is a X Games rookie and having this happen to him will leave a strong impact on him, as his RallyCross inspired Ford Fiesta landed upside down at the bottom of the gap, causing his vehicle to catch on fire as he escaped from the Fiesta.

Although, good news is that Heikkinen only suffered minor abdominal pain and a broken ankle, which could have been worse if it wasn't for the safety features in his vehicle. As for now, it's his decision if he still wants to compete in the RallyCross portion tomorrow, glad that he is okay.

Longer version with aftermath

And take note of the cheesy sound effect when Heikkinen collides with the ramp.

Read More