So if you have ever had the misfortune opportunity to play me online - you'll know I love mods and pretty much play every new title I can get my mitts on. That's why I established ModDB TV... I want you and others to see mods in their full in-game action packed glory and hopefully boost the number of gamers playing mods in the process. It's a fun job and that's why I've decided to come up with new video features showcasing indie game titles and the teams behind them. Read on for the details - subscribe to ModDB TV and expect more videos to be coming down your intertubes over the coming months.
Spotlight
The spotlight has been around for 2 months now (check out the latest clip below) and its aim is to show off raw un-edited in-game footage from all mods and indie games released in the past month. It includes little snippets of info like release dates and whatnot, chucked in for good measure and a link to the released titles so you can pick what looks good to you and get playing. We also pick our fav mod of the month for the "staff selection" award (something to fight for!)
Mod teams - just remember getting onto the spotlight doesn't happen automatically, we require you to post polished news about your mods release on the site as well as the files so we can find and get playing your creation (contact us re: previews).
Classic Mods (coming soon)
So the spotlight is all about mods at the moment, what about mods of yesteryear? The Classic Mods section is going to go for a stroll down memory lane and dig up titles on classic games like Wolf 3D, Doom, Quake, Half Life, UT etc that helped modding become what it is today. Every episode will feature a small review and a small selection of footage from the best mods on one game engine. So for example one episode will feature Wolf 3D and show only the best mods available through ModDB. Voiced by our Executive Editor, Stenchy (the guy with the smooth Canadian accent ED) you can bet the videos will be informative yet witty to capture your attention and to maybe give you enough incentive to play something older for once!
Sneak Peak (coming soon)
One of the great things about being a staff member here at ModDB is that we get to play the mods before they are released and sometimes even help out in creating the mods you guys play today! Which brings another great episodic video to light the Sneak Peak.
This video feature aims to mix in footage of the mod, with footage from one of the developers whom we interview via a webcam setup. We want to answer the nagging questions you have about the upcoming mod before its release and also introduce you to the talented devs behind the title. This will normally be out before the teams release the mod or the major updates to give you all a taste of what is going to come!
Behind the Scenes (coming soon)
This will be all about documenting mod experiences and trials during the process of creation. Sitting down to an interview with Stenchy and myself we will go through your documents to help the audience of ModDB get behind the scenes of there favorite mods and understand just how they came to be from concept art and ideas on paper to an actual game.
There will always be more on the way this is just a beginning, so stay tuned!
Nice one!
Awesome video!
I like your ideas Henley buddy.
I agree
I agree too.
"Quake 3 Team Arena" IS NOT QUAKE 3 ARENA JEEZ
this is great. Hoping for some "Specials" later on for big things such as GDC. Mod of the Year could also evolve into an actual TV presentation where you guys can interview the nominated parties and get them to literally plea their cases direct to the users. I think this would be a very crazy advantage for developers and also a great learning opportunity for the social aspects of game development. It also resembles something like a game convention where the developers are being grilled as to why their game should win awards.