Dead Rising Ah, Dead Rising my second great Xbox 360 game after Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion . So from the start you should realize that I liked this game, its just simply a guilty pleasure. Oblivion is a fantastic game but I just never got REALLY into it, I never even came close to finishin
Crytek will be updating gamers today on the state of the upcoming patch for Crysis which was supposed to be out weeks ago. Crysis PR Director, Zyad Tikanouine, told GamingTarget.com via an e-mail that a 'full update' about the patch release would be made on the title's community board later today. Previous reports indicate that the patch will mainly focus on optimizing the incredibly power-hungry title, including allowing it to take better advantage of graphical hardware suc
Ubisoft has been kind enough to drop some additional information on the upcoming Rainbow Six Vegas 2 as they ramp up for the media blitz that is sure to happen before the title's release in March 2008. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 will bolster the series' Online capabilities with two new adversarial multiplayer modes, more rewards and an improved matchmaking service. The title will also feature a
Electronic Arts has officially confirmed the Command & Conquer based FPS that we reported last week . The new squad-based FPS has been titled Tiberium , after the universe's primary source of energy and will ship in Fall 2008 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
2K Games has officially announced the addition of 2K Marin to its developer line-up. Although we reported on this topic in late November it was not officially confirmed by Take-Two until today. Take-Two has tasked 2K Marin with creating original properties and assisting other 2K Games studios as well. Take-Two did not comment on the other big rumor surrounding the studio, whether or not they are staffed by former 2K Boston/
Awesome can't wait to get into the beta!
Some more news regarding Fury and Auran Development has come out via the official Fury forums. Bossman, an Auran employee, reassured players yesterday on the state of the game and the development firm. Although the posting started as a general "What went wrong?" post, Bossman made some detailed comments including that Auran Development "had to go down to give the Trainz and FURY games a future." He also stated that the firm is currently "close to cashflow neutral" meaning cont
Ubisoft delayed a few titles into fiscal 2009 as part of their earnings report today. The newest addition to the Tom Clancy inspired franchises, Tom Clancy's EndWar has been delayed till after April 1, 2008, as has Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway . Both titles are set for release on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. PC gamers also received some more bad news, as the PC-only FarCry 2 was also pushed into fiscal year 2009 as part of the call. Aside from the delays, Ubisoft stock hol
Just days after Auran's announcement that their PvPMMO Fury would be free-to-play comes the promised bad news. Auran has announced that they have gone into a state of dormancy, shuttering its doors and laying off all employees besides the administration, but Fury remains online and operational. Gamespot AU reports via an insider that the administration has taken over all of Auran Development and will be m
The gamer side of the Internet damn near exploded today with a new round of rumors surrounding another possible Command & Conquer -based FPS. EA Games released the Westwood Games developed Command & Conquer: Renegade back in 2002 to moderate reviews and fanfare. In recent months there has been talk that a new FPS is in the works and finally we have enough proof to run this story in confidence. Internet jockeys equipped with anything that can take a picture have proven that th
For the past few months I have been pretty good about updating this blog weekly but things will probably change due to a new position I recently accepted. In early December I was contacted with an opportunity to work with GamingTarget.com as an all around writer including feature articles, reviews and news. I accepted the jo
Recently released PvPMMO Fury will be going free to download and play starting this Friday, due to a lackluster reception of the title. Australian developer Auran will also be releasing a free and large content patch titles "Age of the Chosen" which will introduce the new PvP mode Chosen. Purchasers of the title will have some benefits over players who chose the cheaper route. Namely free to play players will acquire loot and money at a slower rate and have their PvP games s
Perpetual Entertainment has allegedly pulled some business shenanigans in dealing with the recent cancellation of their MMORPG God & Heroes . The MMO was put on "indefinite hold" back in mid-October and according to court documents obtained by TenTonHammer, Perpetual left investors holding the bill. The case was drawn up by the company's former PR-firm, Kohnke Communications, who is now seeking between $80,000 an
The folks over at Wired.com took the time to troll the World of Warcraft forums and in doing so scored concrete information on Blizzard's upcoming "next-gen MMO," that we reported to you some time ago. Wired got the skinny straight from Blizzard's Community Representative Drysc whom confirmed that the referenced MMO is NOT an upcoming World of Warcraft expansion pack. Let the speculation b
The developer of one of Korea's biggest MMORPGs has announced that they have formed a US-based studio to bring help bring Ragnarok Online to the western market. Gravity has also stated that they have hired numerous former Blizzard employees who worked on World of Warcraft , Diablo and Starcraft to help launch the San Mateo, California based L5 Games. "We intend to develop online games targeting the North American market, one of the fastest growing online gaming
Although Microsoft closed FASA Studios back in September, the founder has managed to re-group and re-deploy as Smith & Tinker, complete with a license agreement on his former company's old properties. The agreement with Microsoft has Jordan Weisman's new company grabbing the rights to FASA's most popular franchises such as MechWarrior, Shadowrun, and Crimson Skies as well as other properties. The specifics of the deal
The latest content patch from CCP for their MMORPG Eve Online has created quite a stir since it was released on December 5. The patch, which includes an updated graphics engine and five new ship classes, has a major bug in it that can cause Windows XP to crash due to a loss of the boot.ini file which is used in the start-up process. The bug affects any user with two hard drives, one of which runs Windows XP. For those who have installed the patch (the stand-alone client does NOT co
They took over as #1 third-party at one point...now maybe they can hold onto it longer than a quarter.
Personally I can't stand behind this post because I WAS CENSORED! Darn corporate overlords. Next I am gonna need more Vespene Gas...
Midway has confirmed that recently outspoken Creative Director Harvey Smith is now recently outspoken former Creative Director Harvey Smith. Smith, whom was the Creative Director behind the critically-panned Blacksite: Area 51 has parted ways with Midway in a 'mutual decision.' Smith commented in a post-mortem that the project as a whole was "so f***** up," and said that he believed in "personal accountability." It is unclear if the Samuel L. Jackson slip had anything to do with the
Activision Blizzard has come out with their first press release after yesterday's big news of a Viviendi Games/Activision merger . The release reiterates what was already known, including new entries into the James Bond franchise , Guitar Hero and a racing game from newly purc
Just days after Electronic Arts CEO said the the gaming industry should see a slow down in mergers Activision and Vivendi Games have announced that they plan to merge the companies to form Activision Blizzard. The firms responsible for the Call of Duty , Guitar Hero , Starcraft and Warcraft franchises will come together in an estimated $18.8 billion deal. The new company will see current Activision CEO Bobby Kotick keep his title with Vivendi Universal claiming a
Oh wow HOW did I forget to complain about the AIM Assist, I hated that crap as well. But it makes it easier for the mass market to play the game. IMO it should be forced off in the higher difficulty settings no matter what. To me it felt like the vehicular stuff was almost entirely in that last 2-3 levels (according to the stage select screen). Yea there was some in the other levels but the last few levels were almost ALL vehicle stuff.</
Halo 3 So today I tackle one of the best selling games of the year, Halo 3 . First off I should come clean on my expectations and experiences with the series in the past in case anyone missed my previous statements on the series . As state
It appears that the rumors to a new 2K Games studio based in Northern California are true if job postings on Gamasutra are anything to go by. The posting calls for a qualified Lead Animator and Character Concept Artist although no upcoming project is mentioned. Using the glorious Google cache feature we see that the team is reportedly being called 2K Marin and that at least some of the members are from Irrational Games turned 2K Boston, makers of BioShock .
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