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After a long and snowy winter at Bethesda Softworks HQ, we're ready to kick off Spring a little early with some big news. This week, we announced Hunted: The Demon's Forge™, a third-person co-op fantasy action game coming to PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Games for Windows®.
Meanwhile, we've got an all-new must-see cinematic trailer for Brink™, as well as details on how you can enter for a chance to win an 55" LED television!
Also just announced are the dates and location for QuakeCon 2010. Mark your calendars!
For more on these titles, plus the latest news on Fallout®: New Vegas™ and other Bethesda Softworks games, read below. |
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Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, announced this week it will publish Hunted: The Demon's Forge, a third-person co-op fantasy action game. Hunted is being developed at inXile Entertainment for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Games for Windows.
To learn more about Hunted: The Demon's Forge, check out these first-look previews:
- Eurogamer
"[Hunted is] foreboding, atmospheric, detailed.. Although its title and look locate it firmly in the musty dungeon of fantasy, its brisk action and smart co-op mechanics could genuinely find a new audience for the oldest game in the book. There's something tremendously comforting about that."
- GameDaily
"Hunted: The Demon's Forge could be one of the year's most exciting games. It's great to see an old school concept combined with modern graphics, and the option to explore with a friend makes the game even more desirable."
- IGN
"The environments in Hunted look pretty sharp.. it definitely feels like the kind of world that would be fun to explore."
- Kotaku
"A Dungeon Crawler for the Gears Age.. [Hunted is] all cooperative action, all the time."
- ArsTechnica
"A hack and slash with graphics this good, focused on co-op, is a very good thing, especially coupled with a new IP. This will be one to watch."
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inXile entertainment was founded in 2002 by industry veteran Brian Fargo. During his distinguished tenure in the video game business, Fargo has been behind some of the greatest fantasy game franchises of all time including The Bard's Tale™, Baldur's Gate™, and Fallout®.
To learn more about Brian Fargo, head over to the Bethesda Blog and check out his new developer profile. |
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Be sure to check out the brand new trailer for Brink – our upcoming first-person shooter in development at Splash Damage. |
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To pre-order the game, head over to GameStop, where you can also enter for a chance to win a 55" inch LED television, surround sound set up, and your choice of a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. Contest is for US residents only. Read official rules here.
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| Ed Stern, Lead Writer on Brink, has put together the third developer diary for Brink. In this entry, Stern explores Brink's setting and backstory, and how they came about. The diary covers everything from the very initial inception of the Ark (where Brink is set) to how the game's final environments convey backstory information to the player. The diary, along with new concept art from the game, is available at Bethesda Blog. |
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After teasing Fallout: New Vegas, we've begun sharing more on the game in magazine cover stories. Currently you can read about the game in PC Gamer and OXM in the United States, while the following magazines currently have cover stories around the globe...
- PC Games in Germany
- Joystick in France
- WinGiochi in Italy
- PC Gamer in Sweden
- 576 Kbyte in Hungary
- OXM in Australia
- Pelit in Finland
To read continued coverage on Fallout: New Vegas, stay tuned to Bethesda Blog, as well as our Fallout Twitter and Facebook pages.
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| Get ready for four days of peace, love, and rockets. QUAKECON® 2010, will take place August 12-15 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
QuakeCon is a free convention held yearly in Dallas, Texas brought to you by id Software, Bethesda Softworks and our parent company ZeniMax Media Inc. Thousands of gamers gather in one location to play with their friends on a giant gaming network, see the latest in cool technology, hear about upcoming games and compete in world-class tournaments. The event also allows you to meet and interact with game developers, be the first to learn new information about upcoming computer and videogames, and have the opportunity to frag with friends on QuakeCon's massive Bring Your Own Computer network. And don't forget, attending QuakeCon is free!
For the latest updates, visit QuakeCon's official site, Twitter feed, and Facebook page. |
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On iTunes, you can download the latest iPhone/iPod touch game from id Software DOOM II RPG. Following up 2005's DOOM RPG (as well as Wolfenstein RPG), this sequel features nine maps spanning the galaxy and beyond, three playable characters, and a number of weapons and baddies familiar to fans of the DOOM series. In addition, with your purchase of the game ($3.99), you'll also receive a bonus digital comic. |
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Nearly a year ago (February 24th, to be exact), id Software launched QUAKE LIVE — a browser-based (and totally free) version of Quake III Arena.
And what a year it's been! Breaking it down by the numbers, players have spent over 8.9 million hours in over 60 million ranked matches, earning 8 million awards and 810 million frags.
To help get the year off to a good start, the team has also uploaded a new level, Fallout Bunker, for you to enjoy. As the team moves forward, they plan to bring many new fighting arenas to QUAKE LIVE, including nostalgic works from the community as well as new arenas designed specifically for QUAKE LIVE.
Thanks to all the players for making QUAKE LIVE such a success in its first year! |
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Big Brink Murals in the Wild
A number of outlets received massive, mural-length Brink posters in the mail this week. Yes, they are super cool. No, they are not for sale but there is a chance to win one if you live in the UK.
The day Quake shook the gaming world: Carmack, et al share their QTest memories
Fourteen years ago today, the pioneering developers at id Software released QTest, the first public beta of the original Quake.
Inside the Vault: Andrew Scharf
Today, we highlight one of our QA leads, Andrew Scharf. Why Andrew? Because he's the QA Lead on Fallout: New Vegas!
Fallout 3 now available on Xbox LIVE
As mentioned last week, Fallout 3 is available today on Xbox LIVE's Games on Demand service for $29.99 in North America and Asia (except Japan, Korea and India).
Around the web: Phobos Anomaly
Fallout fans should be sure to check out the last one.
Meet the Brink team: Jaromir 'pg' Salaj
Badman at Splash Damage let me know they've got a new developer profile this time with Texture Artist Jaromir 'pg' Salaj up on their official site.
DOOM Level Demakes BioShock's Arcadia
BioShock and BioShock 2 developer J.P. LeBreton is a big DOOM fan. So big, in fact, that he celebrated the recent release of BioShock 2 by remaking BioShock's lush Arcadia level in DOOM II.
Fallout in the Real World: Vault Pics
Recently I received an email from Bethesda Blog reader Daniel Picard who was given the unique opportunity to visit a local fallout bunker just outside of Ottawa, Canada.
Go! Shivering Isles!!
You might recall in December we shared this crazy awesome Fallout 3 fan art from Japanese artist White Lotus.
Interview with Trajan QUAKE Live's First Dark Angel
Recently SyncError, the Community Manager for QUAKE Live, got a chance to interview Trajan, who was the first player on QUAKE Live to achieve 250,000 frags and earn the Dark Angel award.
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