Far Cry is one the four game that are regarded as pillars of First person Shooter (FPS) genre. Developed by Crytek, German game developers and published by Ubisoft, it hit the market on March 23, 2004 and within the period of four months is sold more than 730,000 units. A sequel to the game was released on October 23, 2008 and it changed the history of gaming. Instead of Crytek Far Cry 2 was developed and published by Ubisoft. Development of the game took place in the Montreal studio of Ubisoft which better known as Ubisoft Montreal. Although Ubisoft marked Far Cry 2 as a true sequel of the previous one, but there was no similarity in the two games, even the protagonist of the game was changed. Dunia and Havok Physics were used as the game engine. Dunia was developed specially for Far Cry 2 by Ubisoft Montreal. It was because of Dunia and Havok that the game is so unique about its graphics and dynamic weather. The game was released on Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Genres of the game are First person shooter, action and Sandbox. So it can be said that Far Cry 2 is played in first person shooter perspective with lot of action in sandbox style of gameplay.

Experts and game enthusiast often call Far Cry 2 as a GTA in jungle. As the Far Cry 2 is an open ended first person shooter. You can play with one or more mercenaries and factions. Sandbox style of gaming and progress in the game as you want, ensuing the sandbox style settings in the game. There many options for the weapons and vehicles in the game. You can use wide range of vehicles like boats, trucks, cars, and the above all hand gliders. Depending on the situation player can choose playing styles like stealthy infiltrations or head on assault. Far Cry 2 is a unique game because it takes place in an open world instead of maps like most of the FPS games. Background for the game is beautiful and dangerous Africa. Topography of the game includes savannah, jungle and desert with an total area of 20 sq miles. Actions performed by player will effect the environment. Soldiers will try to kill the player as soon as they saw him, in spite of the factions he is working with. Only firing free zones in the game are ceasefire zones near all the big towns in the game. The sci-fi creatures from the previous installment are replaced by human mercenaries.

Weapon inventory of Far Cry 2 is one of the largest of all, including weapons in set of primary, secondary and special. Other than weapons from these categories a machete is carried all times along with set number of grenades and Molotov cocktails. Battle rifle, an assault rifle, MP5, MGL grenade launcher and sniper rifles are depicted as primary weapons. Special weapons will include light machine guns, recoilless rifles, a mortar and a flame thrower and mortar.  A gas powered tranquilizer is included in the game in order to control wild animals. In the secondary section semi-automatic pistols, SMG (submachine guns) and flare guns are included. The weapons will have an interesting feature of degradation, making the game more real and interesting. When weapons are used continuously they will get susceptible to jamming, dirty and ultimately leading to terribly fail becoming unusable. Weapons can be bought from various gun shops, in the exchange of money, gold and diamonds. Weapons in the gun shops will be brand new and will cam along manuals to use them. Weapons picked up from dead enemies will be found in bad conditions and can fire only for few time before going useless.

Far Cry 2 is based in a fictional troubled nation in Central Africa in the year 2008. The nation is involved in an civil war and many mercenaries have been called by the two main factions of the country fighting for power. Two faction in the game are APR (Alliance for Popular Resistance) lead by Oliver Tambossa and UFLL (United Front Liberation and Labour) lead by Addi Mbantuwe. Both of the factions are corrupt and their only interest is money and power. To win the war both sides have hired many mercenaries and protagonist of the game is one of them. Adding to the woes is the discovery of diamond mines with all the factions and foreign mercenaries without payment are fighting  for them. Player has to fight against all these factions and soldiers and also the major villain of the game the Jackal. He is arm dealer providing weapons to both to the factions and increasing the war. Aim of then player in the game is to find Jackal and kill him. Most of the soldiers in the game will be enemies except few friends which will include mercenaries. The game is divided in 4 acts with each having two endings. Be a mercenary and fight for money, diamond and blood.

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Resident Evil is coming to the Wii its another good news fro Wii users. As we discussed in another post that is Wii is targeting hardcore gamers in order to increase the fan base. This strategy includes releasing games from the genres like First person shooter and shoot ‘em up. The game is named as Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, and in Japan by the name of Biohazard: The Darkside Chronicle. It will be released in the genre of on-rail shooting game exclusively for Wii. The game is jointly developed by Capcom and Cavia. Major part of the game is based in the Raccoon City, leaving only few areas like Rockfort Island. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles will employ Havok Engine as the game engine. Havok Engine will help the game to enhance the survival horror settings. There will be only two playing modes in the game Single player and two-player co-op, multiplayer mode is not included in the game. All the main designers for the game already worked for the franchise on the previous games.

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is basically a game reformed from the previous game segments of the series, with some new events also included. It will cover the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica. Leon S. main protagonist for nearly every game of the Resident Evil series will continue to be the protagonist for Darkside Chronicles. Leon will be supported by female protagonist of the game Claire Redfield. The Code: Veronica segment will give payers a chance to play as Claire together with Steve Burnside. Although the game will be a remake, there will be some unseen or never seen before aspects of the series storyline top be explored. One of famous protagonist of the game Albert Wesker will make an appearance in one of the flashback of the game. In order to give the game a new look with carrying the basics of the series many characters of the series are included in the game, like Sherry Birkin and Ada Wong.

It is exciting to play games from the action genres with the help of wireless Wii remotes. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles will be an on-rail on shooters game. When you are playing in the co-op mode, the player’s partner is seen on the screen during the gameplay. Capcom indicated that the game is different from The Umbrella Chronicles, by commenting that they want the game to give the payers a new experience. Surprisingly going against the policy of less violence Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles supports more horror then the previous games. These horror settings will be enhanced with the help of Havok Physics. One more important AI feature of the game is adjustment of the difficulty level automatically depending on the skills of the player. One thing that makes The Darkside Chronicles different from other on-rails shooters is the feature of evading attacks. Players now can enjoy giving the damn zombies headshots easily, because of the use of Wii remotes. Camera view in the game is more vibrating, you will find zombies coming from every direction, and your partner is in danger. With all these elements Capcom, hopes Darkside Chronicles will give awesome results and try to confine the spirit of on-rail shooters.

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Max Payne is back. Most awaited game till date is now on the countdown of release. One of the best projects of Rockstar Games. Max Payne is considered as the most innovative game of the gaming industry. Havok Physics, Bullet time action and many other gaming technologies. are introduced by Max Payne series. There are two installments in Max Payne series: Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. Both the games registered blockbuster sales. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is often considered as Best Third Person Shooter game. After the long wait of six years there is news of Max Payne 3 under development.

Max Payne 3 will also be a third person shooter video game. It is under development of Rockstar Vancouver not under the Remedy Entertainment like the previous games of the series. Just like the previous two installments Rockstar Games will publish the game. Release dates are not confirmed but most probably it will be out in the last quarter of the year 2009. Most of the media sites are claiming the game will be released this Christmas. However any announcements of dates are still to be confirmed by Rockstar Games. Max Payne 3 will be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows. Just like the developer’s creator for the game is also changed, it will not be Sam Lake. Official website of Max Payne was updated in 28^th April. It was featuring official wallpapers of the image of Max Payne.

Sam Houser of Rockstar Games stated that they are starting a new chapter of Max’s life with the game. The Max Payne in this game is not like the previous one. This Max Payne is never seen before, he is few years older, more world-weary and cynical than ever. According to the press release since the last game he has left New York behind and has “drifted from bad to worse” Further the press release states that Max has been double crossed in this new city. Max is searching for truth and a way out.

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Halo 3: ODST or formerly known as Halo 3: Recon is an upcoming game for Xbox 360. It will be a standalone expansion for Halo series. You can call Halo series as the best FPS (First Person Shooter). Halo 3 will be based in the same fictional universe of Halo. The character you will take on will be of an UNSC Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (ODST). Just like the other Halo games Halo 3 is developed by Bungie. The game will be published by Microsoft Game Studios. It will be released in five playing modes as Single player, co-op, online co-op, online multiplayer and multiplayer. Halo 3 will use the proprietary Halo engine mixed with Havok Physics. Combination of Halo engine with Havok will give it a different look from other Halo games. Release date set by the Microsoft Studios for Halo 3 is September 30, 2009.

Halo 3: ODST resembles previous Halo games strongly. However players will not assume the role of Master Chief as in the Halo trilogy. In its place the player will take on as alone UNSC soldier in the city of New Mombasa, Kenya. Players this time are forced to act more cautiously, because the trooper you are assuming will not feature the reflexes and strengths and advanced armor of the Master Chief. The ODST trooper will be more vulnerable to gunfire. Although, the game is not focus on stealth gameplay, it will have some stealth elements will be incorporated. One of the new and exciting feature will be inclusion of open world environment.

Primary objective of ODST is to lead the soldier through the ruins of New Mombasa. While doing so the soldier has to discover what happened to his teammates. The game starts when the soldier founds a piece of evidence left behind hanging on lamppost. After discovering the evidence a flashback is triggered and the player assumes the role of the missing soldier. After the fist signal for the player, the choice of the direction will be on the player. Multiplayer of ODST is same as like Halo 3. There are total 24 maps. Total maps of the game will consist of:

Halo 3 Maps – Snowbound, Narrows, Epitaph, Construct, Guardian, High Ground, The Pit, Valhalla, Sandtrap, Isolation, Last Resort.

Legendary Maps – Blackout, Ghost Town, Avalanche.

Heroic Maps – Rat’s Nest, Standoff, Foundry.

Mythic Map I – Orbital, Assembly, Sandbox.

Mythic Map II – Longshore, Heretic, Citadel.

Halo 3 ODST is set during the events of Halo 2 in the fictional city of New Mombasa. Games protagonist is unnamed and is refereed as “The Rookie.” He serves for UNSC Marines’ Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs) or “Helljumpers.” ODSTs often position in small, one-man Human Entry Vehicles (HEVs), launched form spaceships in the upper atmosphere. The rookie is separated from his four teammates Romeo, Buck, Mickey and Romeo. He must find out what happened to them, he assisted by an city maintenance AI known as the Superintendent. Just like for the previous games of Halo Martin O’Donnell (Bungie Audio Director) is contributing music for ODST. O’Donnell anted to create new music that was redolent of Halo but in branched in a different direction.

Development for the game began in March 2008. in the Bungie community Brian Jarrard stated in an interview that ODST “is a labor of love to the Bungie fans” who want more and more Halo related content. After Halo 2 fans were excited about what is happening on Earth and how humanity is defending it. ODST is more about action on Earth then story elements. Bungie wanted something different from Halo games, that’s why main character of the game was made an ODST. Fans were not happy for Halo 2 leaving Earth settings early in the game. With in an interview with MTV, Microsoft cleared that Bungie is working on new Halo game independent of the franchise spin-offs Halo Chronicles and Halo Wars. A year after Halo 3 was released on September 25, 2008 Bungie debuted a teaser for the game. During Tokyo Game Show on October 9, 2008, officially unveiling the game’s name as Halo 3: Recon and release date Autumn 2009. The trailer was created on pre-rendered graphics instead of using game engine. In the unfinished elements of the game includes dialogue delivery by voice actors.

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The Black Army is an action role-playing game. It is under the development of Fade Blue Entertainment. It will be the first installment in the Black Army Franchise. The game is yet to be announced for publish. All of the work of the game is in process. There is news that Fade Blue Entertainment will publish the game. Genre of the game will be action role-playing game and hack and slash. It will be launched for Microsoft Windows. This is one of the rare games to be launched for Mac OS.

The game engine will work with incorporate Havok physics and feature destructible environments with an in-game damage effect. The developers aim is to make the game run on a wide range of systems. In order to present the game in overhead view Black Army will use a custom 3D game engine. Enemies in the game will also use the 3D environment. This will allow them to crawling up the side of a wall from the depth into the combat area and many more such actions.

Black Army will give players a different view every time they play the game. For complete this task developers are using a random level generator, a random encounter generator, and an enhanced quest level. The developers are promising an overall gameplay of both static and randomly generated levels. To go along the main storyline quests there will be class-specific quests to go along with the main storyline quests.

It’s black in the olden days of swords and shields. A hero was to fight against a surprise attack lead by hostile bandits but during a mix up her is milled by a spear through a spear heart. As he started to die everything stars to bury. He saw bandits burning village and killing women. Suddenly a beast arrives from nowhere and kills everything and stomps over the guy. As the things stops the guy dies. He finds himself naked on rock when he awakes. He is not aware of what happened, the beast appears from lava and they talks. During there talk the guy discovers that his life is granted again, only on one condition that he has top work for the demon. The accepts without knowing the real intentions of the demon, and also the real work he has to do of destruction and torment. Next the guy finds himself on the same spot of the village where he died but everything is normal and the whole event looks like a dream. Everything seems fine the village, women are alive and he don’t have a spear in his heart. But it will not remain the same for long time.

The developers started working on Black Army from July 20^th of 2008. Real life friends and over-the-internet pals were involved in the game mix-up. The game was solely stared by WikiPedia account, HollywoodHoncho. If ever needs to contact him his Xbox 360 Gametag is HF Honcho if you ever need to contact him. Few characters are confirmed for the game. There will be more then class in the game. Commonly named as Barbarian first class is Berserker, Assassin, Paladin, The Archer, Corrupt Knight, and the Sorcerer.

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Havok Game engine is behind the success of many blockbusters of gaming world like Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Halo 3, MotorStorm; MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and many more. Developed by famous Irish software company Havok, Havok Physics is a physics engine. It is designed for video games and computer. Havok’ basic function is to allow interaction between characters and objects in real time and giving objects physics like qualities in three dimensions. Havok allows for more natural animation and worlds, like ragdoll physics or intelligence in massive falling thing. For doing so Havok uses dynamic simulation. Havok also released a promotional animation for the game engine. Havok Software Company is now owned by memory chip giants Intel.

First version of the Havok SDK the Havok 1.0 was disclosed at Game Developers Conference (GDC) in 2000. Since then it has evolved into a number of products. Most famous of them all is Havok version 5, released in September 2007. Source code of the game engine is distributed after licensing. It currently works on every known gaming platform of the world, starting from Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation portable, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo’s Gamecube. Reason for the compatibility of Havok with most of the consoles and platforms is that its code is written in C/C++. It is portable with any system with a compatible C or C++ compiler.

Since after the release of first version of in 2000, it has been used by over 150 games. Most of these games are of first person shooter genre. Even the physics engine in Valve Corporation’s Source engine uses a modified version of Havok. However, many games from genres other then first person shooter. Few of them are Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Halo 3, MotorStorm; MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Saints Row, Saints Row 2, Age of Empires III, StarCraft II and Diablo III. In most recent time, it has been used in Fallout 3, an RPG developed by Bethesda Softworks. One of the most awaited game F.E.A.R 2 is also registered to Havok .you can also found Havok as a bundled plug-in called reactor for Autodesk Media & Entertainment’s 3ds max. Havok is also used in the Second Life virtual world.

Now company is developing a specialized version of Havok Physics called as Havok FX. It will use ATI and NVIDIA GPUs for physics simulation. A release date is however still not announced by the company. From day of its release, Havok is providing us with great graphics enhanced games and promise to provide in the future.

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Since the beginning of time, the forces of Order and Chaos have been engaged in an eternal struggle to decide the fate of all Creation. That struggle has now come to the Mortal Realm…, neither Man, Demon, nor Angel will be left unscathed…, and you enter the world of Diablo. An unknown force of evil has swept across the land, plunging it into the civil war and terrorizing the populace…are u frightened it’s just an introduction of Diablo the real devil is still to be introduced. Diablo series got fame for its dark and fearful environment first time devil was presented from so close to the players.

Diablo III is the latest game of the franchise to be release in 2009. Trailer was unveiled on June 28 2008 by Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational in Paris, France. Like its predecessor’s Diablo III is also an action role-playing game.

Diablo III is mostly resembles its predecessor, Diablo II. The main engine incorporates Havok physics and destructible environments with an in game damage effect. Havok allow interaction between objects or other characters in real time by giving objects physics based three dimensions. Its heared that developers are aiming to make game run on most of the gaming platforms, and have stated that DirectX 10 will not be required. To provide the gamer an Isometric overhead view Diablo III will use a custom 3D game engine. Enemies will also utilize the 3D engine as for example they can crawl up the side of a wall from the depths into combat area. A random level generator, a random encounter generator, and an enhanced quest system, are included this time to give the player a different experience when replayed. Overall, you can say that Diablo III includes both static and randomly generated levels. Additionally, there will be class-specific quests to go along with the main storyline quests.

Diablo III starts in the well-known devil’s dark fantasy world-Sanctuary. Sanctuary was saved by handful of unnamed warriors in Diablo II. Warriors that survived the onslaught of the armies of the Burning Hells had gone mad from their ordeals, therefore depends on the new generation of heroes to face the force of evil threating the word of Sanctuary. Players are allowed to explore familiar settings such as Tristram.

Development on Diablo III began as early as in the year 2005 when Blizzard North was still operation. In Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2008 demonstration, the difference in artistic design of the Diablo III from the predecessor games was shown. Diablo III had undergone three revisions before reaching the standards felt necessary by the team behind Diablo. Most of the game physics and Mechanics are complete only adding game content is remaining. Talking about the characters of the game five, classes have been unveiled so far from the team of Diablo III, as they are Witch Doctor, Barbarian, and Wizard. Except the Barbarian class, all other classes are new. Diablo III is also got better visuality as Diablo Diablo II and I are remembered as colorless, dark game. Expectation’s are high, but let us see what is there for us in devil’s world this time.

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