Is the Call of Duty: Black Ops II drone war realistic? (videos)
In Call of Duty: Black Ops II, a terrorist leader takes over America’s drone and robot armies and turns them against their creators. But...
The Art of XCOM: Enemy Unknown — Firaxis’ second developer diary emphasizes terror
Firaxis has released its second developer diary for the upcoming XCOM: Enemy Unknown. In this episode, the studio focuses on the game's art direction, emphasizing the influence of "the sheer terror" of the original, X-Com: UFO Defense.
Creating the sounds of future wars in the Call of Duty: Black Ops II audio lab
The team that created the sounds for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops II game spent an awful lot of time in the...
How Treyarch created realistic human faces in Call of Duty: Black Ops II
As the cinematics lead for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Adam Rosas has a tough job. Rosas (pictured below) had to use current-generation...
It’s not the same old 3D graphics in Call of Duty: Black Ops II
[Editor’s note: minor spoilers on game locations] The one requirement for a Call of Duty game is that it has to run at 60...
Treyarch unveils Call of Duty: Black Ops II, also known as Attack of the Drones
[Editor’s note: This article contains a few story spoilers.] Activision Blizzard‘s Treyarch game studio is unveiling the worst-kept secret in video games today: Call of...
Treyarch’s Mark Lamia explains taking risks with the design of Call of Duty: Black Ops II (interview)
Activision Blizzard is announcing today that Call of Duty: Black Ops II will be the newest installment of the fastest-selling video game franchise of all...
First trailer released for Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Publisher Activision Blizzard just released this trailer for the newest Call of Duty title, Black Ops II, which will debut this fall.
PlayStation All-Star Battle Royale: Really, though? (preview)
This week, Sony announced a new title for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation All-Star Battle Royale, in which classic PlayStation characters (Radec from Killzone, Sweet...
How Dishonored’s artists created an oppressive, Victorian, steampunk world from scratch
Creating an original gaming world is hard. But when you do, the effect is memorable. That was the case with the makers of last...