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Velvet Assassin New Screenshots

New screenshots from Velvet Assassin.

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solar5902d ago

velvet...sounds soft to the touch...

Skerj5902d ago

They changed the name again? This and Saboteur are the only WW2 games I've ever cared about since 1941 and 1942.

Bazookajoe_835902d ago

The pics looks pretty good thou, but i do hope some new engine comes soon to take ut3engines place.

socomnick5902d ago

Ut 3 engine is great m8. Always updated.

LinuxGuru5902d ago

You mean Unreal Engine 3.

Also, the Unreal Engine has already been seriously outclassed by many 3rd-party engines out there.

it isn't as good as you think it is.

Bazookajoe_835902d ago

But it looks the same all the time..

LinuxGuru5902d ago

There is WAY too much post-processing effects for me to touch this game with even a 10-foot pole.

TOO GLOWY

Ghoul5902d ago

i saw those screens like 2 years ago now, no kidding. The only new to this game in th e last 2 years is the namechange from Sabotage to velvet assasin. come on show us something new. And they really should tone down the bloom and color correction the whole game is one hell of a red bloom effect

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Can Video Games Affect Children Negatively?

Games have changed dramatically from where they were more than two decades ago. What were once small, 8-bit characters on our SNES or Genesis have now become a façade of real flesh on our screens. It’s an incredible triumph for the industry, but with all this realism, how safe is it for children to play violent video games?

Is it credible to say that children may be slightly affected by what they see in video games? Could they be influenced by what they see in this media form to act violently upon others? Watch the video above and let me know!

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MrKennedy4089d ago

I do think they are affected. Affected as in the way they play with their mates when they're 7. (When I say play with their mates I mean toy guns etc)

Not growing up to be fuck-nuggets who blow shit up.

But movies done that for me when I was a boy, not really games.

But as you say, games are now more realistic so they'll probably substitute todays generations void of Arnold Schwarzenegger Aly Stallone films that we had.

Redgehammer4089d ago

Being a father of 4 sons, I know that anything can affect your children negatively, if allowed. I am very careful in what I let my kids watch and play. I have tried to make sure they are grounded in reality, but can have fun in a fantasy. In the same way premature exposure to pornography corrupted my young mind, I believe violence can do the same.

kreate4089d ago

Anything can negatively affect a person or child.

zerocrossing4089d ago (Edited 4089d ago )

Yeah, but so can movies, music, books, parents, adults and even other children.

So what's so special about games? other than the fact the word "game" implies they are for children, the simple fact being though that many are not.

Zodiac4089d ago

Yes. Most people don't know that negative affects don't only mean blowing stuff up or shooting a bunch of people.

JBSleek4089d ago

Sure. But please blame parenting, mental disorders, and upbringing before we scapegoat media all the time.

Why are we so afraid to blame humans for what humans do and simply say movies, video games, TV is the problem. Ever thought the people who did this are the problem.

I had to write a ten page paper on this. It's just so sad.

ElectroJade4089d ago

I agree wholeheartedly with your comment. I find it so silly that President Obama is funding more than ten million dollars in research to understand this. Video games may trigger some effect, but the real catalysts to youth violence are bad parenting and bad upbringing. You’re right, it’s definitely sad. I hope you did well on your paper though.

BanBrother4089d ago

Yes, they definitely can. Isn't that why we have ratings? I think even those little phone games can do good though, as they keep the mind active, and encourage problem solving. In saying that, I wouldn't let my angel watch a sex scene from The Witcher 2, or play The Darkness 2.

Games are good and bad, just like anything else in life. It is like banning cars because some people die from them. Humans have to adapt and deal with these things. Life has never been a case of one answer.

ElectroJade4089d ago

You're definitely one of the better parents out there. Great job in setting ground rules for your kid when it comes to gaming!

I’ve been talking to a few parents regarding the rating system in video games. As it turns out, a lot of them are unaware of what these ratings mean! There definitely needs to be more education on parental controls in gaming. A lot of parents may just be oblivious to this entire situation.

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The 8 Best Videogames Made By Closed Studios

Dorkly writes: Studios can close for all kinds of reasons – talent has moved away, bankruptcy, breaking off into smaller entities, EA – but when that happens, their deaths are often not noticed nor remembered by the gamers who played their products. Some properties are bought by larger distributors, and many more are simply forgotten forever. We wish to remember some fallen studios and their finest games. These are 8 of the best videogames made by closed studios.

zeal0us4302d ago

Some studios should have been sold instead of being closed down.

da_2pacalypse4301d ago

I came in expecting Mortal Kombat games.... I did not get that lol

itBourne4301d ago

How is Okami not on this list? = /

aPerson4301d ago

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning should be on that list...

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Best of the worst habits in gaming

Megabits of Gaming looks at five of its favourite gaming characters who have bad or slightly seedy habits

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BlackTar1874311d ago

i don't agree with Kratos replaced snake

WeskerChildReborned4311d ago

As much as i like Kratos, i still like Solid Snake better but that's just me.

AntoineDcoolette4311d ago

What? There are people who like Kratos? Guy is a bag of dicks. Liking Kratos is akin to admiring Joseph Stalin for his genocide of the Soviet people

WeskerChildReborned4311d ago (Edited 4311d ago )

It's not like Kratos is Hitler or anything. I just like him cause he is a true badass. It's not like Kratos is causing genocide.

HammadTheBeast4310d ago

Another news story with a... lets just say 'pleasing' image... with hardly any comments. Shocking.