According to industry vet Jake Kazdal, immediately following the completion of Rez, a small group of developers at United Game Artists worked on a prototype for Rez 2. Kazdal -- a man who's worked everywhere from Nintendo to Irem to Sega, and is currently developing Skulls of the Shogun -- also explained on the latest 8-4 Play podcast that another game he worked on, Steven Spielberg's now mythic "Project LMNO," has been canceled. EA confirmed as much, telling Joystiq this afternoon, "While EA maintains its relationship with Steven Spielberg, we ceased development of LMNO."
We pushed EA for clarification about the status of any projects in development with Spielberg and were told again, "EA maintains its relationship with Steven Spielberg. EA has ceased development of LMNO. EA continually monitors development resources and adjusts resources as appropriate. No new title announcements."
Best Buy's got a rather appropriate incentive to shore up purchases of Def Jam Rapstar from tomorrow until Tuesday, October 19: Anyone who purchases the title during that week gets a free copy of Lil' Wayne's recently released album, "I Am Not A Human Being."
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2010 – Performance Designed Products LLC (“PDP”), a worldwide leader in the videogame accessory market, will be adding to its line of peripherals with an exclusive limited edition Call of Duty®: Black Ops Headbanger® Chat Headset for Wii™. Officially licensed by both Activision and Nintendo, the Headbanger Headset brings multiplayer [...]
Game Informer's September cover story about Batman: Arkham City has now been posted online in its entirety, and it's full of details that you may not have heard about Rocksteady's superhero sequel. After detailing the story and setting up a daring rescue of Catwoman, the feature mentions some new mechanics being introduced, like the ability to perform takedowns more quickly by pressing a button at just the right time.
Other new ways Batman can deal with enemies include taunts, projectile counters, and even multiple counters at once. He also has a "beat down" attack that will dispatch even armored enemies in a barrage of punches. His non-punch-related detective skills are augmented by gadgets like the "Broadcast Analyzer," which lets him listen in to police and other radio broadcasts and trace their sources.
We encourage you to check out the full, exhaustive article -- as if you have anything else to do while waiting for Fall 2011 to arrive.
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Want some help in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs? Summon the mighty Raikou by drawing this symbol in the game.
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Back in August we learned that the popular strategy series Age of Empires would return as, oddly, a colorful online game. Odd? Let's look at 2011's Age Of Empires Online in action, shot today in Manhattan. More »
- 46 Tsutaya shops in Japan have taken on Nintendo Zone service
- called “Tsutaya de DS” (DS at Tsutaya)
- access DS demos and downloads
- will also be offering original content for select titles
- get product information and pre-order games
- service kicking off with “Tsutaya x Inazuma Eleven 3 Bakunetsu Campaign”
- campaign to run through November [...]
According to a report over on Kotaku, Raven Software has dismissed 40 employees. Activision neglected to respond to the purported number in a supposed statement given to the blog, citing Raven is "realigning its workforce to better reflect the studio's upcoming slate." The developer recently concluded work on Singularity.
Kotaku offers that this "realigning" is so that Raven can focus on creating downloadable content -- the studio was reported to be working on DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops back in May. We're currently digging for more and will let you know what we hear back.
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It's something old, something new, something kiwi and something blue from game industry legend Yuji Naka, as two of his creations meet for the first time in this week's Nintendo Download. More »
Mario Madness hit the scene back in 1988 with Super Mario Bros. 2. The weirdest entry in the series, for sure. That’s okay though, as it’s also become one of the most loved installments! I know that it holds a special place in my heart!
Doncaster, UK – 11/10/2010 BLAZE have announced that they will soon be launching their 4 way Wii Mote Quad charger which includes 4 rechargeable batteries
With the Christmas period nearly upon us, there is no doubt that the Nintendo Wii will once again prove popular due to its family friendly interactive entertainment properties.
The Wii [...]
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The game formerly known as Heroes on the Move is now PlayStation Move Heroes. It's still coming the the PlayStation 3 next year, still stars Jak, Daxter, Ratchet, Clank, Sly Cooper and Bentley. Still motion-controlled. Here's a new level. More »
According to a report over on Kotaku, Raven Software has dismissed 40 employees. Activision neglected to respond to the purported number in a supposed statement given to the blog, citing Raven is "realigning its workforce to better reflect the studio's upcoming slate." The developer recently concluded work on Singularity.
Kotaku offers that this "realigning" is so that Raven can focus on creating downloadable content -- the studio was reported to be working on DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops back in May. We're currently digging for more and will let you know what we hear back.
“The bad news for the console market is that the number of casual or infrequent gamers outnumber core gamers, resulting in a slight tilt toward less time spent overall playing console games. Mainstream/casual gamers lost interest in Wii and music titles, and are now more inclined to play browser and mobile games. Moreover, [...]
