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Epic showing off APB, new Unreal features at GDC

As has become custom, Epic has announced that it will be showing off new Unreal Engine features during a press conference at GDC 2010.

Some of the new features include a new "procedural artist-driven tool" for creating buildings and new tool for "continuous branching objects such as roads, sidewalks, tentacles, roots, vines, cabling, and railway tracks."

Cajun Chicken5174d ago

APB is going to cause me to buy a new PC.

kaveti66165174d ago

I saw gameplay of it from a year ago. These guys have major problems with the game. They don't have proper death animations. Like they don't even have them and the excuses they gave for not having them were idiotic. Other than that, the game has no story and lacks the usual grind for role-playing games. At least that's what I remember.

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ALFAxD_CENTAURO5174d ago

@Cajun Chicken

Don't buy it, better build it, more cheaper, better performance

Tony P5173d ago

More UE3 pimping. It's GDC so I guess you can't be too surprised.

Still, a new game would be nice.

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005174d ago (Edited 5174d ago )

New APB info coming soon, hope they show off more customization.

saint_john_paul_ii5174d ago

Will cliffy B walk out of the stage with a chainsaw again like 2 years ago?

LennyRodders5173d ago

Because last time, I felt so embarrassed for him and everyone else watching him, it was so bad.

Sure he wants to 'rev' (see what I did there) everyone up but still.

I'm pretty sure the audience was a mexican wave of facepalms.

Solid_Malone5173d ago

LMFAO, ahh the funniest thing i've heard today, 'mexican wave of facepalms' :D

superrey195173d ago

They need to come out with UE4 already. UE3 games are looking very dated.

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Just how long do MMO’s last before going free to play? GameKeysNow takes a look

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The Five Most Disappointing Video Games Of All Time

For every game that truly lives up to its potential, there are a couple that absolutely miss their mark. Be it a simple case of over hyping an unfinished product, to game systems that downright are broken, or even just a game being inexcusably horrible, some games just leave a terrible taste in people’s mouths.

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UnHoly_One3847d ago

I still loved Too Human for all of it's flaws.

If only Denis Dyack knew how to keep his mouth shut, the game's reception might have been very different.

Gamer6663847d ago

Agreed, Too Human was flawed, but the story was strong and the RPG elements were strong.

The control scheme was the only real lackluster part of the game... Unfortunately, you are reminded at how flawed the control scheme was in every single level and every single battle in the game...

UnHoly_One3847d ago

I have to disagree about the controls. They were different, but it worked, and made for a unique experience.

I never had a problem with the controls at all.

pixelsword3846d ago (Edited 3846d ago )

Why is it that people always want to put Lair down in a list like that, but when you see comments about it, most people who played the game enjoyed the game? The game wasn't broken, the game wasn't incomplete, the controls just had a steep learning curve, and most of that was basically keeping your controller straight after turning, and 180 turns, both were fixed after the patch.

People hated on this game merely because it was 1080p and (mostly) 60fps, and it came out early in the PS3's life-cycle; certain fanboys masquerading as journalists knew if this game bombed, people wouldn't invest in other games that were that ambitious and that's exactly what happened because after that games were cancelled (8-days) or delayed to the PS4 (last guardian).

Kleptic3846d ago (Edited 3846d ago )

^seriously dude?

I was as excited for Lair as anyone...and omg did it suck...

a story that...i'm not even going into it...the dialogue? ('why don't you try spitting some fireballs at them??' over and over and over)...

sorry man...that game was complete trash...there were plenty of early PS3 games that i feel got very unfair treatment within the media...but a conspiracy against Lair is something i could never agree with...it was just a shitty game...plain and simple...to each their own, though...

hell, i thought Haze was better than Lair...and haze was damn near unplayable...

JasonKCK3845d ago

Too Human is pretty good for an unfinished game. It also has one hell of a dedicated fanbase.

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GuyThatPlaysGames3847d ago

Definitely Too Human. Also, I would add Haze and Duke Nukem.

joe903847d ago (Edited 3847d ago )

Too Human was OK i don't get everyones hate of it. I enjoyed the leveling of the armour and weapons.

APB is still played by the thousands and makes a very steady income from it.

Why no Damnation,Haze,Duke Nukem Forever or Rogue Warrior? They're the worst/over-hyped games i have ever played.

I know this is an opinion piece so it is what it is.

TheEnigma3133847d ago

I think rogue warrior needs to be on here. And why Isn't E.T. on here since we're talking about all time terrible games. That game single handily crashed the video game world.

isarai3847d ago

maybe because it's not "all time terrible games" it's "Most Disappointing Video Games Of All Time" even in commercials and the promise of ET was trash, no one was expecting greatness from that game. but yes Rogue Warrior was horrid compared to what it was meant to be, wasn't even close to it's target

Ghostdogg3845d ago

Rouge warrior was pure garbage and lol@ E.T.

iamnsuperman3847d ago (Edited 3847d ago )

For me Haze. I was interested to play it. That was until I played the demo. Picked it up in a bargain bin later on after its launch and I am glad I did........pick it out of a bargain bin and not pay full price

SuperBlur3847d ago

APB , that game went from having a 100mill dollar budget to bankruptcy so fast , it should be a record on its own

raistra3847d ago

Such a great studio lost to that game :(

KonsoruMasuta3847d ago

No Dude Nukem: Forever? That games had so much hype surrounding it and it turned out to be a steaming pile.

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What APB got right, and why it initially failed

PC Gamer - The action-MMO first known as APB lives on as APB Reloaded. But if your memory serves, you’ll recall that the urban, massively-multiplayer shooter had a quick death: APB shut down just months after launching at the end of June 2010, coinciding with the dissolution of developer Realtime Worlds.