Previously, we took a look at some of Frontier Development’s plans for their popular space sim, Elite Dangerous, and today we’ll continue checking out the announcements from Gamescom 2016. While Passenger Contracts and Fighter Deployment were undoubtedly the stars of the FD’s showing, update 2.2, Guardians, is also bringing with it a number of changes […]
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Gamescom – Elite Dangerous
Even though Gamescom was a little subdued this year, there was still a decent amount of exciting news to come from the annual game fair. If you’ve been a fan of Frontier Developments’ popular space sim then you’ll probably welcome this year’s announcements with open arms. From passenger liners to fighter deployment, FD’s feature list […]
Star Citizen – Alpha 3.0 Gamescom Reveal and PTU 2.5
Star Citizen is once again taking large steps towards their final product with an announcement today at Gamescom, the annual gaming trade fair held in Germany. Even though 2.5 is still being tested on public test servers, Cloud Imperium Games announced, today, that the game would skip version 2.7 and move straight into Alpha 3.0 which […]
Catching Up With Star Citizen – Alpha 2.4
The last time I dove into Star Citizen was back when 2.0 and 2.1 were released. These updates introduced a ton of new content, features, and the beginnings of a somewhat persistent universe. Despite how problematic, technically, those updates were for some, the new content really started to show that Star Citizen’s lofty goals really […]
No Man’s Sky – Launch Preview
Star Citizen and Elite are house-hold names to those players who love hyperdriving into the depths of space during their gaming adventures, but this summer another possible contender will take to the Launchpad. No Man’s Sky (NMS), developed by Hello Games, is definitely no stranger to publicity and hype, but unlike the other two current […]
Star Citizen Alpha 2.2
New Star Citizen update? New Star Citizen update. The newest Alpha Patch, 2.2, is now live and ready to be thoroughly tested. What’s new? Do you mean besides the horrible frame rate, random crashes, and awkward bugs? I’m kidding, I’m kidding… well, not really. While patch 2.1 seemed to be relatively stable, patch 2.2 is […]
Elite Dangerous – Mending Fences?
Frontier Developments released Elite: Dangerous, their popular and ever growing space sim, at a very opportune time. At the end of 2014, hype for Star Citizen and the still enigmatic No Man’s Sky had a lot of gamers anxious to take to the stars and explore. Enter Elite: Dangerous, the next addition to the Elite series which had […]
Elite Dangerous – Upcoming Betas
The year may quickly be coming to a close, but Frontier Developments is still warping forward with Elite: Dangerous’ development. November is shaping up to be an exciting month for ED, as two new beta releases have been announced, with each bringing a substantial amount of content to the game. Starting sometime next week, the […]
Star Citizen Alpha 2.0 – Persistent Universe
Since Wing Commander was released in 1990, it could be argued that Star Citizen has been in development for over 25 years. Chris Roberts, the creator of Wing Commander, has had a vision of the space game he’s wanted to create brewing in his mind for decades, and now, technology is finally at a point […]
Elite Dangerous – Planetary Landings
Ever since Elite: Dangerous went to Kickstarter in 2012, fans have been asking for the ability to land on, and explore, planets. With the announcement of Elite Dangerous: Horizons fans will be getting just such a feature, along with another full season of major gameplay expansions. The Planetary Landings expansion will only include airless, rocky, […]
No Man’s Sky – The Economy
No Man’s Sky is an upcoming space exploration and survival sim developed by Hello Games, the creators of the Joe Danger series. Even though No Man’s Sky was premiered at the 2013 VGX awards and went on to steal the show at E3 in 2014, the game has still managed to stay relatively low key. […]
Quick look: Upcoming Into The Stars Game
2015 is shaping up to be a great year for fans who prefer to spend their gaming time in outer space. Highly anticipated games such as No Man’s Sky and Star Citizen are just a couple of the more well-known space forays on the horizon, but they are by no means the only exciting content […]