And You Thought Our Subways Were Bad
Looks like the joint publishing venture between THQ and Russian 1C company is about to come to fruition: 4A Games’ Metro 2033, based on a Russian novel series of the same title, is nearing completion...
View ArticleSTALKER Engine Creator Says STALKER Engine Not Used for STALKER-Like Game...
So Oles Shishkovtsov, CTO of 4A Games – the new Ukrainian developer behind the upcoming Metro 2033 – has reiterated his insistence that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.’s (proprietary) X-Ray engine is not being used, in...
View ArticleFirst Impressions: Metro 2033
It’s mortifying to be cheated and robbed by a hooker in a videogame. I mean, sure, if it happens in real life, I guess it’s to be expected. But when you’re playing a game where survival is a daily...
View ArticleIrresponsible Hate-Filled Rant
I was playing through Aliens vs. Predator the other night when I saw my good friend and gaming insider Matt Sakey (a.k.a. Steerpike) on Steam. Ah, Steam. You allow me to intrude on my friends at my...
View ArticleCulture Clash: Something I’ll Never Do Again
Now here's a funny thing: this article has absolutely nothing to do with what I'd originally planned. But this is a situation where the story changes in telling, rather than an editor telling you to...
View ArticleMetro: Last Light
...most of the traditional "review" stuff is in the video portion; if for some reason you dislike videos and prefer not to read the many words, here's a sum-up: 4A Games done brung it good. Were this...
View ArticleOn Tap #7
It's been not two but three weeks since our last On Tap, because, like, sometimes Dix gets lazy. In that time, one of this console generation's first anticipated releases has hit with Watch Dogs, and...
View ArticleLet My People G-OHGODWHATISTHAT
Ukrainian developer 4A Games took advantage of E3 to pre-pimp their work in Metro: Exodus, the third interactive installment and member of the growing cross-media phenomenon that began with Dmitry...
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