Of course, the sensible thing would be to use an existing game engine, but after a certain point, there is some curiosity if learning and fighting yet another game engine is really quicker that just writing something from scratch.
Queensland developers, Auran, have revealed what they are working on, which should bring a lot of joy to their Trainz fans.
"Coming this November is the "Ultimate Trainz Collection". The team have been toiling away at creating new scenarios, new content, new routes and cool new features and these have been combined into a massive "Ultimate Trainz Collection" pack that will be available in time for Christmas. "UTC" will also ship with Trainz Paint Shed, a host of new paint shed templates, most…
It's coming out in a few days, and Gamespy already has a review of Ratbags' Dirt Track Racing 2..
"My biggest criterion for judging a racing game is how well the computer-controlled cars mimic the abilities of real people. DTR2 scores big points here. The drivers behave and react like you would expect them to, making aggressive moves when the opportunity presents itself, even making mistakes from time to time."
Some other good comments in there about the game, so get on over to Gamespy and read…
Infogrames has announced that it will be bringing Melbourne House's
Men in Black 2 : Alien Escape to the Gamecube. Read the press release at Gamershell!
Way back in the 8-bit computer days, Microprose were giants. But after a poor reception in the arcade industry, and then an aquisition by Infogrames, they are finally closing their UK base. Avault has the details.
The counter on the page is ticking down, and there's 9 hours to go before we might see anything on this site, but I'm looking forward to whatever they're announcing! What is it ? Well, it most likely will be the announcement of Starcraft 2! Have a look!
** Ok, so it didn't turn out to be Starcraft 2, which I think everyone had hoped. But a third person shooter in the Starcraft universe sounds interesting anyway!
Yes, you can expect a lot more Ty, the Tasmanian Tiger news, seeing as the game is coming out real soon now. Gamespy has a preview of the game with some even more new pictures.
"From a visual perspective, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is quite impressive. The game's developers are rather new to the scene, but they've already managed to squeeze a great deal more out of the PlayStation 2 hardware than other developers that have released several games for the system. Some of the levels stretch on for a…
It looks like Rocket Power: Beach Bandits by Evolution Games is available on order this week. Look forward to the reviews that this game will get in the upcoming weeks!
Gamershell reports that Infogrames has announced Grand Prix Challenge will be released for the Playstation 2 in November, 2002.
Developed by Infogrames Melbourne House and based on the 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship, Grand Prix Challenge "brings a level of realism to the physics, handling and racing strategy never before achieved in a console game"...
Melbourne House has modelled the 22 cars and 17 tracks to an unprecedented level of detail. Even the many drivers' personal styles have…
