Above is a video showcasing just a snippet of all of the volunteer effort and time that has been put into the upcoming QuakeCon 2010 event in my hometown Dallas, Texas. The crews work forklifts, run thousands of CAT5 lines, crimp them, terminate them, and then test them all for the sake of gaming. Needless to say, it’s taken quite a bit of manpower. Check out the video to see just a small view of how much each one of those BYOC stations need to get online.
Loot Ninja will be on the scene all day Friday and Saturday of this week attending QuakeCon 2010, getting hands-on with Fallout: New Vegas, Brink, and Hunted: Demon’s Forge behind the scenes. We’ll also be sitting in on the “Making Blockbusters” panel with Jason West and Vince Zampella from Respawn Entertainment (former heads of Infinity Ward). We’re getting the chance to ask pertinent questions and get interviews with developers and engineers about these awesome games. Trouble is, we want to throw in a few questions from our very loyal readership. We want to know what things are important to you guys? Submit your questions about any one of those games I mentioned above in the comments section. If you feel so inclined also include some questions about Doom 4 (there might be an announcement on Thursday).
There is no such thing as a retarded question, just don’t get pissed off if we give you a retarded answer in return. HA! Ask away Loot Ninja gamers.
We took a look at Brink at E3 and weren’t totally impressed. But with a ton of development time still around, there’s a good chance the game will get polished to the point that we want to spend quite a few hours playing the game. Based on the just released first developer diary, it looks like Bethesda has a solid storyline here for Brink. But will the gameplay hold up?
This is what the Hilton Anatole conference center in Dallas, TX looks like at the moment. Right now it doesn’t look like much, but very soon (starting Thursday) thousands of gamers will flock to fill those seats for the BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) gaming competition for QuakeCon 2010. Loot Ninja will be on the scene both Friday and Saturday to take on the event this year, giving you all of the coverage on id Software and Bethesda’s upcoming games. Games like Fallout: New Vegas, Brink, Rage, and Hunted: Demon’s Forge. If you can’t find a game in there you are excited about, you aren’t a gamer. Oh, and I also hate you.
Anyway, we’re getting hands-on with ALL of those games (besides Rage) behind closed doors on media-only builds and we want to know what questions our Loot Ninja readers would like to know about any of these upcoming titles. Keep in mind that there is also the possibility of seeing Doom 4 announced so throw in some Doom questions as well.
Be sure to leave your questions in the comments section. I will take note of as many as I can fit in and relay them to the people you want to talk to but are stuck behind a computer all day reading our site. We’ll bring you those answers and I’ll even play snippets of the interview on Twisted Gamer Radio. Stay tuned as we continue to cover QuakeCon 2010!
Wait, we’re still doing E3 write-ups on the site? Oh yeah, we are. We are WAY behind on these things. I do apologize for that. With a normal job, doing the TGR podcast, and trying to write-up daily news for you guys, we kind of have to put the E3 2010 write-ups on the backburner. Please be patient, Matt and I will pump these out soon.
Stepping into the Bethesda E3 booth was quite the experience. It was something only a few people could actually do (by appointment only). Inside, Rage was the only non-playable demo of their lineup, but while Matt was wasting his time watching a video of Rage, I spent my time playing Brink, Fallout: New Vegas, and Hunted: Demon’s Forge. The first game for me to see at the booth was Brink, the futuristic first person shooter that blends single-player, co-op, and multi-player gameplay into one seamless experience. From what I saw, it was just another shooter.
One of the only games I didn’t get to check out at E3 2010 was Rage. Matt got to sit in on the visual demo while I got to get hands-on with Fallout: New Vegas, Brink, and Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. Yeah, I got the better end of the deal. But I still feel bad for missing out on the new wasteland epic from Id Software. Word is, it might be playable at QuakeCon 2010.
We’ve talked about Brink before - Bethesda’s pseudo-Borderlands style game. This is the official cinematic trailer (ie. no gameplay) of the game. I’m personally looking forward to it - the combination of seamless online and offline gameplay combined with the unique art style has me hoping Brink delivers where Borderlands failed to.
While Bethesda has really disappointed me by getting behind lackluster titles like Wet and Rogue Warrior, Brink is actually shaping up to look pretty damn cool. A lot of people are equating Brink to Borderlands - but it’s a hard comparison to make since so little is known about the game. At any rate, it’s nice to see this much character customization in the game - plus it looks really fucking cool.
BRINK Game Director Paul Wedgewood from Splash Damage took some time out of his busy schedule to put on a developer session every day of Eurogamer Expo this year. I caught the final session on Saturday. What was on display was pretty awesome.
BRINK is about the last known bastion of civilization in 2045 known as the Ark. Originally built as an experimental habitat shit has happened that has made it a permanent habitat for the past 20 years. In that time the original citizens survived and reproduced and taken on refugees, growing the population beyond the intent of the Ark. Refugees have taken up homes in Container City, a place previously reserved only for storage. The imbalances of society have caused some to rise up, placing the Ark on the BRINK of civil war. There are two sides to this war (as is normally the case), refugees and the police. The refugees see themselves as rebels, fighting for equality. The security force are just doing their jobs, viewing the troublesome refugees as borderline terrorists.
Game developer Bethesda - you might remember them from such games as Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion - announced today that they will be revealing a new game “in the next month or so”, according to MTV. While exciting, this is not the Elder Scrolls 5 announcement I’ve been waiting for, but rather confirmed as a game other than Fallout or Elder Scrolls, and not an iPhone game either.
I’m curious to see what it is - Bethesda’s parent company, Zenimax, recently bought id Software, so chances are it could be a Bethesda/id type of game along the lines of Brink. I guess we’ll find out within a month or so.
Bethesda and Splash Damage decided to dish out a little more love on the recently announced Brink. Long story short, a perfect environmentally-friendly city called the Ark was built. The world falls apart and the Ark is the only safe haven. Lots of people in a small place and all hell breaks loose. Insert player.
What makes this so revolutionary is Splash Damage are proposing to blur the lines between single and multiplayer. Your character will be built and playable single player, co-op, and multiplayer. One character, multiple game modes. Me likey. Brink will also be sporting a SMART button which makes the game do what the player wants them to do. Trying to jump across a chasm but can’t make it? Hit the SMART button and the game does it for you. Lazy but cool. All in all it looks like a new take on the FPS, very exciting. Hit the jump to see the sexy screens. Matt got to check this out at E3, so stay tuned for his full impressions.
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