Entries in 'first person shooter' (10)

Star Wars shooter First Assault in development... but may never be released

Star Wars shooter First Assault in development... but may never be released

A digital-only precursor to the ill-fated Battlefront III is in development at LucasArts, but may not now ever be released.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 12th 2013 at 12:56PM in News
Ben Cousins wants to reinvent the touchscreen FPS with The Drowning

Ben Cousins wants to reinvent the touchscreen FPS with The Drowning

Touchscreen need not play second fiddle to physical controls in the first person shooter sector, DeNA’s Ben Cousins argues.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 15th 2013 at 11:35AM in News
Future Crysis titles may abandon the FPS genre

Future Crysis titles may abandon the FPS genre

Crysis 3 is unlikely to be the last in the series… but it could turn out to be the series’ last first person shooter.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 4th 2013 at 3:00PM in News
How Far Cry 3 is staying sane amidst the mad Q4 rush

How Far Cry 3 is staying sane amidst the mad Q4 rush

Call of Duty, Halo and Medal of Honor are now on shelves, but there is still one major shooter to watch out for.

on Dec 4th 2012 at 11:02AM in News

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DICE: Modern FPS setting is "stale"

DICE: Modern FPS setting is "stale"

The general manager of Battlefield developer DICE has warned that fans will begin to abandon the FPS if developers don’t move to “revolutionise” the increasingly “stale” modern war setting.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 6th 2012 at 9:14AM in News
Miyamoto want to make a first person shooter

Miyamoto want to make a first person shooter

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of super-cute IP such as Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda, has confessed his desire to make a first person shooter.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 14th 2012 at 12:53PM in News
CCP: Dust 514 is the biggest multiplayer FPS

CCP: Dust 514 is the biggest multiplayer FPS

Upcoming downloadable PS3 shooter Dust 514 will be the largest in its genre, says developer CCP Games.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 11th 2011 at 10:48AM in News
Motion control 'the future' of FPS

Motion control 'the future' of FPS

The arrival of Killzone 3 on February 25th marks a big step forward for traditional console gaming and motion controllers. In fact, Guerilla Games believes that it could be the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 9th 2011 at 10:37AM in News

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OPINION: EA ruffling the FPS waters

OPINION: EA ruffling the FPS waters

We love a good old fight in the games industry. After all, the core mechanic in most games is competition, friendly or otherwise.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 23rd 2010 at 12:19PM in News
‘Hardly anyone plays PC FPS anymore’

‘Hardly anyone plays PC FPS anymore’

The man behind Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect technology has warned of the dangers of simply tacking on motion control into games primarily built for the joypad – and at the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 21st 2010 at 11:09AM in News