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"Finnish software development company, Futuremark Corporation is best known for its several benchmark applications, such as the popular 3DMark series; however, back in late 2009 they released a fairly well-received first-person shooter: Shattered Horizon. Steam’s Daily Deal sees the game discounted at 75% off for fans of space-shooters. Prepare yourself for intense zero gravity combat, and awesome online action."
"Pat takes sick leave and Andy hosts as he, David, and Nick journey through the halls of video game history. We discuss the oldies like Mass Effect 2, Pokemon Black, Minecraft, Left 4 Dead, Medal of Honor, Shattered Horizon, the Nintendo 3DS, and a real relic: the 15 year old Sega SuperGT.
We take a look at what games your tax dollars are funding in gaming news. Trivia continues, and we wrap up with a few movies in casual discussion."
With so many top notch FPS games being released in 2011, you might have a hard time finding the money to pay for all of them. Fortunately, there are alternatives for getting a great shooter game without spending too much. Here are some top notch FPS games that won’t put a hole in your wallet.
"The games aside, I have to add that this is a fantastic way for companies to leverage the strengths of online distribution. Given how easy wrappers are to hack, time-limited access to full versions of games would be impossible for physical distribution. Instead, this is sort of like showing off your game at a convention, but with a minimum of travel time and setup."
"Shattered Horizon grows up today as it is crowned the winner of the DIYgamer.com Indie Tournament that has been running since April.
The list of contenders was steep—games vying for the top spot included Trine, Braid, Torchlight, World of Goo, Defense Grid, Beat Hazard, and Sexy Hiking."
"Futuremark Games Studio revealed a trailer for the upcoming Dlc of the PC FPS Shattered Horizon. We can see in the trailer the Firepower Weapons Pack which will propose new weapons and grenades. This Dlc aims at dynamising the game and to give gamers the opportunity to play different styles of gameplay. New tactics are about to come so you can think strategies on different ways."
Today Futuremark announced a May 5th release date for their Firepower DLC which will bring new weapons to the zero-gravity space combat game. A trailer and teaser site were revealed that will announced a new weapon every day until May 5th.
While Shattered Horizon is an interesting and extremely challenging FPS, one major complaint has been the lack of anything other than the basic rifle. Futuremark is out to remedy that with the announcement of their second free DLC, entitled "Firepower", which will bring new guns and grenades to the game.
"Futuremark Games Studio today released the first screenshots from the upcoming Moonrise downloadable content (DLC) pack for Shattered Horizon, the PC exclusive multiplayer First-Person Shooter (FPS). The Moonrise pack, which will be free to all players, includes four new environments effectively doubling the number of levels in the game."
""...it only makes sense to pay a little respect to a few of the games that may not have fit within some of the ubiquitous standard-fare categories. That doesn't mean you won't see some familiar names on this list but you might see a few unexpected games as well. So here's an unofficial list of some of the most original games of 2009.""
Futuremark announces a Shattered Horizon contest that rewards players for various feats of in-game derring-do and creativity. Contests range from simple "play at this time" random drawings to complicated "make a video" judged competitions.
While only having been released for two weeks, Futuremark is already upholding their promise of free DLC for the zero-G space shooter Shattered Horizon with their announcement of the free "Moonrise" content pack.
"40 years into the future a battle for survival hits when a mining accident on the Moon sends billions of tons of debris toward Earth. The International Space Agency sets out to find out the group behind it and the Moon Mining Cooperative only has the choice to set up independence for their survival after narrowly surviving the incident. In Shattered Horizon, players dive right into this conflict and the struggle to control the Arc surrounding Earth, with the chance for return so limited. We s..."
How many times have you run a 3DMark benchmark and thought "Man, that's a game I'd like to play..."?
Futuremark has turned their technological mastery into an actual game. The question is: Is it any good? Can a company known for making benchmarking software actually put together a compelling multiplayer FPS?
Pricing, release date, DLC, and dedicated server information for Shattered Horizon was announced today. In addition, a 10% pre-order discount was confirmed.
"“PCs are rapidly leaving the consoles behind when it comes to graphical capabilities. Because Shattered Horizon is being developed exclusively for the PC we haven’t had to make any compromises. Everything, from graphics and controls, through to the interface and dedicated server support, has been designed for PC gamers who love to play FPS games.”"
"Futuremark Games Studio today confirmed that Shattered Horizon, their upcoming multi-player First-Person Shooter (FPS) for the PC, will be fully compatible with Windows 7. The studio also revealed the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for their DirectX 10 only game."
![Box shot of Shattered Horizon [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUEMvQWN0aW9uL1Nob290ZXI=/shattered_horizon_frontcover_small_D6zX7P7UWdEhH9a.jpg)