The
DOOM showing at QuakeCon was "to show something to [id Software fans]
that gives them the confidence that it is still a viable studio that’s doing
really cool stuff, that is making a game you want to play, and is treating Doom
with the care and respect that you want," Bethesda's Pete Hines tells
PC Gamer in explaining why they don't plan on revealing any more about the
next installment in the shooter series before next year. He also throws cold
water on hopes they will release the video of what was shown to attendees,
saying, "I don’t think there's any way that happens." He says they normally
would not show the game at this state at all to be "digested, and gone through
frame-by-frame and getting nitpicked to death." Now having shown it to a select
few, they will go quiet again until 2015. "And now we’re going to go away and go
back to making the game," he explains. "But to be able to counter other people
talking about us and we’re sort of just sitting here staying silent, or
operating from this negative space of like, ‘Oh, it got rebooted, oh it’s in
trouble.’ All of that stuff just bothered the hell out of me."
Now on
Steam is a
playable demo for
MotoGP 14, offering a test drive of the latest
installment in the motorcycle racing series (thanks Frans). There are no
particulars on the demo, so here's the description of the full game:
The
official video game of the MotoGP™ hits the track with all the riders from the
2013 and 2014 seasons, as well as legendary champions from the history of the
MotoGP™. Race on all the official tracks and take on your adversaries on the
brand new Argentina circuit. Put yourself to the test with new game modes,
including online Split Battle and offline Real Events 2013, not forgetting the
compelling career mode. MotoGP™14 has been completely overhauled thanks to the
new graphics engine that gives players the opportunity of experiencing all the
thrills of being a real MotoGP™ rider.
Also
on Steam is a
playable demo for
Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers, the
just-released new installment in the card-based strategy series (thanks Frans).
Here's word on the magic:
Hunt bigger game on a bold new adventure with
Magic 2015—Duels of the Planeswalkers! Command powerful creatures and wield
devastating spells to defeat your opponents in this epic game of strategy.
Hone your skills as you battle your way across the planes of the Multiverse.
Beware though, Planeswalker. Your biggest danger lies ahead. Garruk Wildspeaker,
the greatest hunter known, has fallen under the curse of the Chain Veil. He now
mercilessly stalks his own kind. Find him and stop him ... before he finds
you!
Well QuakeCon is rolling along down in balmy Texas, and I have my annual regrets
over not getting down there to see old friends and enjoy the festivities. It's
hard to imagine the whole shebang without John Carmack's keynote to properly
scramble one's brain, but it would still be fun to be there.
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