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Next-Gen's Top 10 Game Design Innovations of 2007

Everybody loves top ten lists, so this year Next-Gen's James Portnow decided to put one together for design decisions. In order to make it on this list a game not only had to be innovative in its own right, but also had to contain an innovation that could have a major impact on game design in the future.

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rootEXT6407d ago

D@mn right Mass Effect f00ls!

MK_Red6407d ago

Incredibly awesome find.
Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect and Portal. Definitly 3 of my faves and 3 of the most innovative games in recent memory.

Bolts6407d ago

Other than line rider, which is a WTF choice, the list is dead on. Speaking of dead, I can't believe Next Generation is still around.

tony6407d ago

portal is an awesome and great short game.

lynx1halo6407d ago

it did take a lot off balls for warhawk to just drop the wholw single player campaign with an almost finished product......But look at the beauty of how it turned out

riqued6407d ago

Yeah, but I wish that they make an episodic content about the war. That would be so cool!

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Portal with RTX Update: Now With DLSS 4 & RTX Neural Radiance Cache

Today, Portal with RTX is being upgraded with DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, multiplying framerates, as well as the transformer model for Ray Reconstruction and DLAA, enabling even better image quality. Portal with RTX is also adding RTX Neural Radiance Cache (NRC), a neural shader that improves indirect lighting, as well as a bevy of performance optimizations.

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Assassin's Creed: The Argument For a Total Franchise Reboot

Assassin's Creed has been hard done by in the past several years despite its success, and as messy as it could be, it might be time for a reboot.

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lucasnooker117d ago

They already did that in 2017 with origins. I don’t think a reboot is on the cards when Ubisoft is about to go down under lol

I hope the splinter cell remake sees the light of day before the company closes

Inverno117d ago

I doubt they'll be closing, but they are primed to be eaten up by a bigger comp. Also 2017 was nearly a decade ago, it could use another reboot or rather it should just be retired.

RaidenBlack116d ago

Origins was the reboot.
But that also alienated the original AC lovers, abit. Not everybody adores the perma-change of the IP to be vast RPGs.
What I instead propose is, alternate between Valhalla/Shadows type AC RPGs and Mirage/ACII like non-RPG releases.

PrecursorOrb117d ago

It’d be nice if they made parkour feel new

monkey602117d ago

Put the series to bed, It's tired! Revisit your stagnant properties.

Profchaos116d ago

What do you do when you've already milked everything dry

Noskypeno116d ago

What is old might feel new again. A new splinter cell with semi open levels but still having a linear structure (not just one giant open world) that have multiple paths to complete the objective but still have stealth be the main priority would feel fresh, especially with modern graphics and military gadgets .

FinalFantasyFanatic116d ago

I agree, from anecdotal evidence, all franchises eventually stagnate, it might be a good time to start something new.

PRIMORDUS116d ago

"it might be time for a reboot." No it might be time to put this shit to rest for a few yrs. A good 4-5 then come back.

Profchaos116d ago

Total franchise reboot. This ac game is basically the hail Mary to keep Ubisoft alive if this fails the share price will be so low they will be forced to sell and likely absorbed into another org as the Ubisoft name carries almost no weight.

Don't get me wrong they will end up selling after ac regardless but it will be the difference of getting the deal they want vs the deal they don't

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A Wild West Setting Doesn't Seem Too Bad For Assassin's Creed

With many wondering what route the franchise should take next, Assassin's Creed should finally visit the Wild West era.

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Becuzisaid176d ago (Edited 176d ago )

Tell me how that's going to be significantly different than colonial America. AC is about showcasing different cultures throughout history. They already did Native Americans in AC3, so then just cowboys, outlaws, ranchers, etc? Kinda feel like there's already a game out there that does that really freaking well. Hmmm, maybe the one in the thumbnail?

hard joe176d ago

assassin's creed new york starring luigi as the adjuster taking out bad guys health insurance templars

sweatyrich176d ago

Making a "d-ling" sound when you assassinate?

XBManiac176d ago

2 or 3 store buildings... well... they'd need some cities.

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