Game Design, Gamer Culture, PC
Although we are well into 2009, Mod DB’s 7th annual Mod of the Year (2008) awards are still underway. In fact, on Friday the award for the Best Art Direction in a TC (total conversion) mod was announced, bestowing The Delta Sector - a Far Cry mod - with the winning title.
Business, Game Design, PC, Technology
On Thursday the staff at Mod DB were given the chance to play the new Deus Ex total-conversion PC mod, claiming the moniker of The Nameless Mod. Taking over seven years to complete, with mounting anticipation despite numerous delays, The Nameless Mod is sure to make a large impact with fans of the original Deus Ex when it is released on February 24th.
FPS, Game Design, Gamer Culture, PC
It’s quite difficult to describe how legendary GoldenEye 007 was, is, and forever shall be. Everyone who owned a Nintendo 64 in the 90’s either had a copy or wanted one. Truly, it was one the earliest first-person shooters to gain such a wide spectrum of fans, becoming a household name overnight. Though its halcyon days are all but over, a team of mod designers have been hard at work on GoldenEye: Source, the new Half-Life 2 mod that seeks to pay tribute to this epic shooter. Released last week on February 6th, Beta 3 of GoldenEye: Source has already shown to be quite promising.
On January 2nd, voting for Mod DB’s 2008 Mod of the Year Award was announced, presenting one of the toughest fan-based decisions of 2009 thus far. In the upcoming weeks, indie developers and mod teams will have their projects voted upon as they compete for a slot in the Top Five Upcoming Mods, the Top Five Indie Games or, finally, the Best Mod of 2008. All gamers are welcome to vote, though votes of Mod DB members certainly carry more weight.
