For quite a while, GamersWorldBD has been suffering an unannounced hiatus. A valid reason for this might be because the GamingWiz, myself(The Gaming Otaku) and also alot of the other editors are going to sit for their Final A’level exams this May/June.

On behalf of all the editors on GamersWorldBD, I apologise for not keeping our readers informed. If the GamingWiz will allow me, I will agree to start GWBD again by writing articles after this June.

I hope all of our readers are not disappointed and I hope that this great site will not die so easily.

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When asked by CVG if the publisher was done with its oldest properties, Gibeau replied, “Absolutely not. I worked on Desert Strike and Road Rash back in the day on Sega Genesis so trust me, I’m familiar with the IP history.”

“We constantly look at ways to grow the recent category of titles like Burnout, Need for Speed, Road Rash are constantly things we think about,” he said.

“It’s the same thing with the old Bullfrog IPs like Dungeon Keeper, Populous, Powermonger, Magic Carpet, I can go on. So we do look at that stuff and are very cognisant of our past.”

He continued: “The key thing for us is, if we do bring [any of those] back, the game has got to be good. I don’t know about you but when I look back at GoldenEye, I think of it as this amazing game and the you go and play it and are like, ‘Oh. Really?’.

“From our perspective we have to manage that element which makes things look nicer in the rear view mirror compared to what you have to do now in the modern day.”

“Production values and game mechanics are very different than what you see on some of those IPs but trust me, it’s a part of the asset of our company to have 25 years of IP and you’ll see them come back in different ways at different times.”

Last year, EA rebooted one of it’s decade-long franchise Medal of Honor into modern times shooter after a three year gap, putting focus on the Afghanistan war instead of World War II.

It’s rumoured the publisher is set to reboot the old Bullfrog series Syndicate, with development thought to be handled by Starbreeze Studios in Sweden.

Via VG247

Speaking with ScrawlFX, Krakowiak said upon release it will more than likely be a co-op demo.

“We are thinking about it, so you can safely say you can expect it, then,” he said.

Co-op in the game doesn’t stick to the more traditional form of two to four person play, instead, co-op consists of three players, due to that being the number of main characters in the story.

“Why always 2 or 4? We had this idea for this story for three characters, and since the story is so important, we decided ‘yeah, we can do a co-op for three, why not?’,” said Krakowiak. “There is no good reason to keep it at four or two. It just works for the story that we’re telling.

“We could’ve done four or two; we are doing the co-op multiplayer for our other game, Dead Island, so that’s proof that we could do it, we just wanted something different here in Call of Juarez.”

Krakowiak goes on to say that local co-op would not have worked for the game, and while he cannot reveal why at this point, there are “good reasons for it.”

“There are gameplay features that actually wouldn’t make much sense in local co-op,” he said.

Call of Juarez: The Cartel is set to be released sometime in this summer for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Via VG247

It said that the delay was down to finding “some bugs in the software that, if they’re not fixed, means customers won’t have a great experience.”

It added on the O2 blog: “We’ve been working with Sony Ericsson to get these bugs ironed out, but haven’t been able to get them fixed in time for us to be able to launch the phone on April 1st as we originally planned.

“At O2 we’re really excited about the Xperia PLAY – we announced earlier on this year that we’d be selling an exclusive white version. We want to make sure that any issues with the software are resolved before it goes on sale so we’ll be working with Sony Ericsson over the next couple of weeks and we’ll be blogging regularly to update you.”

It’s unknown whether fellow UK providers will follow suit. Currently, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone are also set to stock the handset along with O2.

Via Engadget

And here they are-

• CVG: 9.1 – “Crysis 2 offers something brilliant that other shooters don’t, and succeeded in abundance – with fantastic shootouts, tonnes of freedom and a technical magic bag that’s the envy of all of its competitors”
• OXM: 9/10 – “Some of the most exciting, angry and satisfying action you’ll ever have.”
• OPM: 8/10 – “Excellent – technically strong, visually outstanding and full of welcome fresh ideas.”
• GamesRadar: 8/10 – “Crysis 2 is an astounding technical achievement. It’s one of the best-looking games ever, and it knows how to bring the spectacle”
• PC Gamer: 89% – “visually near-perfect…ample action is bottlenecked by narrower level design and a weaker Nanosuit”.
• VideoGamer: 9/10 – “Crytek’s fourth game is their most confident to date, carefully balancing silliness, seriousness, and spectacle, and despite looking like a laundry list of bad shooter clichés at first glance the end product is surprisingly fresh-faced and triumphant”.
• GameInformer: 9/10 – “the unique sandbox approach to gunfights and game-changing nanosuit lend the title a flavor of its own, and Crytek smartly leverages these strengths in both the single and multiplayer modes”.
• 1UP: A- – “Possibly the most visually impressive game you’ll play this year…impressive environments, simplified controls, plethora of tactical combat options”
• PSU: 8/10 – “A visually dazzling, but forgettable single player campaign paves the way for a mighty multiplayer component”.
• GiantBomb: 4/5 – “It might not feel as special as its predecessor” Crysis 2 is “still a high-quality shooter, both alone or in multiplayer”.
• ImpulseGamer: 9.3 – “Granted the story is shallow at times, and the characters are the standard stereo types, the game on the other hand visually looks spectacular. The good things far outweigh the bad here”.
• Vandal Online: 9.3 – “It looses freedom of movement, but gains spectacle. Whether you are a fan of the original game or not, if you like first-person shooters you’ll love this great game”.
• Game Revolution: A- – “It’s a sequel that while borrowing heavily from the first Crysis, plays out absolutely nothing like it and creates its own standalone experience”
• GameSpy: 4.5 – “Crysis 2′s shiny graphics are nice and all, but the Nanosuit is the true star of the show. Offering a true sense of power rarely seen in modern shooters, it helps to make this one of the most exciting games of the year”.
• IGN: 9.0 – “It’s a beautiful, engrossing experience that avoids the anemic, scripted playbook made law by the 500 pound shooter gorilla”.
• PSX Extreme: 8.9 – “Crysis 2 is a no-brainer for any FPS fan and might even appeal to those who desire a twist to the tried-and-true shooter format. The Nanosuit is a definite game-changer”.
• GameSpot: 8.5 – “Crysis was a superb game, and it wasn’t so just because of the astounding technology that brought it to life. Crysis 2 doesn’t make as strong of a mark, but in a sea of me-too shooters, it feels unique and offers an exciting journey that’s as much your own making as that of the developer”.

Apparently, it seems like CD Projekt’s highly anticipated RPG title won’t force you to upgrade your PC into a high-end gaming rig. Instead, as a matter of fact the specifications are reasonable enough to run the game on a mid-range rig.

Check them out below:

Recommended specs:
Processor: Intel Quad Core or AMD equivalent
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 260, 1 GB memory / Radeon HD 4850 with 1 GB memory
Memory: 3 GB for Windows XP / 4 GB for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Hard Disk: At least 16 GB of free space

Minimum specs:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD equivalent
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 8800, 512 MB memory or ATI equivalent
Memory: 1 GB for Windows XP / 2 GB for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Hard Disk: 8 GB for the game installation and 8 GB for bonus materials

The Witcher 2 is set to release on this May 17 for the PC.

Via Destructoid

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NFS Shift 2 : Unleashed is set to release on March 29 (US) and March 31 (EU) for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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“I can’t really discuss that,” Remedy’s Markus Maki told CVG at GDC when asked why it was canned on PC. “I will say that it wasn’t a technological call. And it wasn’t made in Finland.”

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“Homefront is set to become one of THQ’s most successful original IP launches,” core games EVP Danny Bilson.

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