Sims, Mass Effect 3, and Warp

Maxis knows best how to make a city simulation game!

The popular game developer behind games such as SimCity, The Sims, and Spore, have been rumored to be unveiling a new Sim (City? Maybe SC5?) title at the Game Developer Conference. Held early next month, no news or announcement has been officially made yet. Electronic Arts hasn’t announced anything either, so keeps eyes and ears open. The publisher will stream their show during the GDC, which will be on March 6th.

Assassin’s Creed Franchise Comes to a Close in October… Maybe

Bringing a close to the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed 3 has been given an official release date.  Ubisoft has announced the title’s release on October 30th of this year.  Fans can get ready for what Ubisoft is calling its “biggest launch in… history”.

Assassin’s Creed has maintained a release a year, and the main story line involving Desmond Miles comes to a close in October, but Ubisoft only plans on ending that story arc and slowing development (ie yearly releases) of the franchise.  This shows that the developer still plans to create Assassin’s Creed titles in the future.  One setting I would like to play the game in is industrial Britain ~1750–Oliver Twist gets revenge!

New Star Trek Game On The Way From Namco Bandai

Namco Bandai has announced plans to team up with Paramount pictures in creating Star Trek – The Video Game, set to release in Spring of 2013.

New Unreal Engine will be “Shocking” …ly Good

Mark Rein, Vice President at Epic Games, has recently revealed that Unreal Engine 4 will be made available in 2012, and had quite the air of confidence about it.

When Mario Met Chell

Never platform alone

Like every product of the late-eighties and early-nineties, I have dreamed since I was a boy of a day when I could mix Super Mario Bros. and Portal.