WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Dirt 3, Duke Nukem Impressions

Both DIRT 3 and Duke Nukem: Forever were on display at the Gadget Show Live this week, and although I only got brief looks at both I can at least give you my first thoughts on the upcoming titles. DIRT 3 doesn't look to be moving away from the rest of the racing pack too dramatically, still maintaing the same type of game-play (it's hard not to nowadays, especially when racers that attempt innovation, e.g. Split/Second: Velocity and Blur, are panned by critics), the same gritty visuals as before and little to no plot included whatsoever. However, that none of these were changed inbetween the first and second games and yet DIRT 2 still sold by the bucketload all but proves that CodeMasters are already going to do well out of this one. Meanwhile, Duke Nukem: Forever came off as a brash, crazy shooter not a world apart from Bulletstorm, but there was little evidence to suggest that its developer has been working on it since 1997- Gearbox Studios has been doing just that, but this is simply going to be just another first-person shooter, albeit perhaps more violent and unrealistic given its Mature rating in America. Keep an eye out for reviews of DIRT 3 and Duke Nukem: Forever this Summer.