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CryEngine 3 SDK 3.4 DirectX 11 Update Released

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This weekend, CryTek announced the release of the latest version of the free CryEngine 3 SDK, version 3.4 which supports new and revamped features including some highly anticipated DirectX 11 features among its core updates. Among the more noticeable upgrades, the CryEngine 3.4 SDK which is of course available as a free download now offers game developers updated DX11 tessellation, new advanced character rendering options, improved AI systems with multi-layer navigation meshes, improved skin rendering, eye and glass shaders, geometric light beams and a slew of bug fixes and general [...]

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F1 2011 – Developer Diary Update (Co-op Championship)

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Codemasters just released the third developer diary for F1 2011 showing off a brand new feature: The Co-op Championship. This will allow you and a friend to race in the same team competing for team-leadership and the championship as well as competing together for the constructors championship. It’s not clear whether you are able to play with more then just two and if you need to be in the same team together but at least its a step into the right direction. You can check the video out below.

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O Brave New World: A Bungie documentary

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As you all know Operation Reality loves its documentaries, and here we have yet another one for you, this time however we felt it would be better suited to the OpReal Gaming crowd. This documentary was produced by the team at Bungie as a part of their 20th Anniversary festivities. It’s an almost one hour long documentary which covers the game developer studio’s past, present and future. The film features various team members, industry insiders and the studio’s lead Creative Director Jason Jones all chatting and discussing candidly about Bungie’s [...]

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Forza 4 Developer Diary #1 – A Trip to the Bernese Alps

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Microsoft has just released the first of a series of upcoming developer diaries for Forza Motorsport 4, staring the Turn 10 development team as they take a trip to Switzerland and Italy describing the process that went into developing the race track for the game which is modeled off roads in the Bernese Alps. You can check the shiny new video out below. Forza 4 is expected for release on October 11th 2011 and will be exclusive to the XBOX 360.

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Developer Diaries – Behind 2027 (3 Parts)

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Our friends over at Eidos Montreal just keep pouring on the videos massively building up anticipation for the release of Deus Ex Human Revolution which is due out August 23, 2011 for PC and consoles. We’ve seen a whole slew of videos released over the past week or so from a 12 min walk through, to the “conspiracy” trailer, to a 30 minute walk through, and now we’ve got multiple developer diary videos all part of a series they call “Behind 2027″ with the latest one featuring the combat system [...]

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Prototype 2 – Tendrils Stringing Galore

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A few hours ago Radical Entertainment released a little developer diary video showing off the awesome and gruesome power of so called “tendrils” in the upcoming Prototype 2 which is due out in 2012. The developers explain the various usage of tendrils in game and warn that being able to web your tendrils across the game environment and literally string things up left right and center is going to be probably one of the best things the game has to offer. I tend to concur. Watch the awesome and gory [...]

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DiRT 3′s Monte Carlo DLC: Game play video released

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A new exclusive game play video of the rally sections has been released by Team VVV for the upcoming DiRT3 Monte Carlo DLC, due for release this coming Tuesday (June 28th 2011). Showing off day, night cycles, new weather conditions and challenges, check the videos out below, we’ve also included an exclusive video interview with developer Paul Coleman.

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8 minutes of Saints Row 3 in game open world footage

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A couple days ago Volition released a nice new video showing off 8 minutes of in game footage they had previously previewed during their demo at this years E3 2011 for the upcoming Saints Row: The Third. Including commentary and in-game footage from this title’s lead writer Drew Holmes. Showing off the open world game play in the virtual city of Steelport. The video touches upon some basic subjects from the updated graphic engine, the new vehicles, new weapons, and of course as someone put it “beating down homeless people [...]

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Battlefield 3 – Behind the Scenes Developer Interviews

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Yesterday EA uploaded a 17 min special behind-the-scenes episode of one of their in house funded online gaming shows called “PWNED_” (oooookay! don’t worry I had never heard of it before either!) which obviously is presented by a cute blonde girl (hey! we’re not complaining! we understand the marketing!). Anyways, this episode takes a look at the upcoming Battlefield 3 title being developed by DICE and due for release on PC and Console this fall 2011.

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Red Faction Armageddon – Motion Capture + Q&A

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A couple days ago Volition Inc. released a couple new videos on their official YouTube channel showing off some behind the scenes motion capture footage and another brief community Q&A (the 8th one they’ve released so far to be precise) for the latest installment in the Red Faction series, RF Armageddon which is to release early June 2011 for PC and console. The first of the videos below shows off some of the behind the scenes work that went into creating the motion-capture sequences for Volition’s upcoming shooter. The second [...]

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Operation Flashpoint Red River – Developer Diary Video #3

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Today, Codemasters released a third developer diary video for the upcoming Operation Flashpoint Red River military shooter which is nearing release, apparently as soon as this coming Thursday in Europe. This third video from the developers focuses on some of the various different four player drop-in, drop-out (join in progress) co-op game modes that will ship with the game. Besides being able to play the full single player campaign in co-op mode, there are four other distinct co-op modes mentioned: last stand, convoy escort, combat search and rescue (CSAR) and [...]

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