If you’re an RPG fan you’ve undoutedbly heard of (and most likely put countless hours into) the Elder Scrolls series. Starting with Morrowind the game took a turn for the better and introduced (for the time) amazing graphics wrapped around the same gameplay we’ve come to know and love from titles like Daggerfall. However, now that Oblivion is on the streets and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is just around the corner, Morrowind is looking quite dated.
Luckily, a dedicated developer by the name of Warwon have taken the time to produce the Morrowind 2011 mod. What does this mod do, you ask? Well, as you can see from the above video it replaces the various textures and other environmental objects making for a truly incredible scene. It will be interesting to see how this updated version of Morrowind competes with Skyrim.
Unfortunately, the mod is not yet available for download but you can follow along with its development at the official site here.
If you’ve been paying attention you may remember the Big O from Origin PC. This computer combined top notch gaming hardware with a fully functioning Xbox 360. Hardware wise we’re looking at dual Intel Xeon 5680 processors, up to 24GB of RAM, 4 SLI EVGA GTX 580 FTW graphics cards, as much storage as you want and a Blu-ray drive. Of course, like I said, it’s also got a liquid cooled Xbox 360 jammed in there so no matter the game, this beast will be able to handle it.
While the Big O starts at around $8,000, the above mentioned configuration will run you around $16,669. Yes, nearly $20,00 for a gaming PC.
Be sure to stick around as we cover the Big O during CES 2011 next week where it is expected to appear at Creative’s booth.
Nintendo showed us with the Wii that motion controlled video games can sell like hot cakes. Thanks to this, companies like Sony and Microsoft have gone on to release the PlayStation Move and Xbox 360 Kinect, respectively. While reception for these two pieces of hardware has been generally good thus far, Microsoft is hoping that things will ramp up even more for the Kinect come 2011.
While 2.5 million units have already been sold, Xbox executive Stephen McGill has gone on record as saying that 2011 wikll be “all about Kinect”. Why does he say this, you ask? Below is his statement:
“As for the future, we’ve got a brilliant line-up for 2011 but it’s ultimately all about Kinect. Kinect is going to blow people’s minds. They’re [already] buying it, but we’ve got a line-up of Kinect games that will blow people away.”
So far, I can’t say any of the Kinect games have really blown me away but it will be interesting to see how Microsoft and their software partners utilize the innovative technology to create some mind blowing games.
I can’t say I was a huge fan of the original UFC game, I’m more of a Street Figher kind of guy, but this recent rumor has got me pretty excited for the next title. Buzz arround the Internet says that THQ is looking into incorporating both Project Natal and Playstation Move into UFC Undisputed 2011.
How exactly they would do this, I don’t know, but beating the crap out of a dude with Project Natal would be totally badass. Count me in!
After unveiling the games Thor and Captain America, SEGA has now announced that both games are slated for a 2011 release. The games are based on the anticipated moves which are set to be released in 2011, and the games will be released alongside, with Thor in May 2011 and Captain America in July 2011.
