Ready at Dawn Studios Joins the Layoff Parade
God of War: Chains of Olympus developer Ready at Dawn Studios is forced to layoff 13 of it’s employees. This is most likely your fault for not voting ten years ago. I hope you are happy with yourself.
Archive for July, 2010
Sega Scraps Console Patches for Aliens vs Predator
In a post on the Sega community forums, it was announced that the new patches for Aliens vs Predator have been canceled.
Rockstar Fires 40 People From Red Dead Redemption Studio, May Rehire, Maybe
It basically goes without saying that Red Dead Redemption was a commerical and critical success. The game sold 1.5 million units within its first month, and has recieved rave reviews from literally every person that has reviewed it, our own Sam Naylor included …
Wish They All Could Be Capcom Girls? Then Check This Calendar Out
Over the years, Capcom has assembled quite a cast of lovely ladies which many a fan has taken a certain fondness to. And now? They are about to take things to the next logical level …
Become a Published Game Critic at Kmart
Of course, we’re using “published” in perhaps the loosest sense of the term since its conception, but we digress…
Batman: Arkham Asylum Art Director Laments Detective Vision, Aims to Rectify It in Sequel
The “Detective Vision” in Rocksteady Games’ Batman: Arkham Asylum has proven itself useful to many an armchair Dark Knight… perhaps a little too useful. While it makes finding enemies and devising strategies a snap …
Ripten Review: Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 hit North American shelves in August of 2007. Now, three years later, this quirky dating sim slash dungeon crawler has found its way onto the PSP. While it is technically a port, this game has been reworked to feel like a brand new experience in the same universe.
Club Nintendo Reward Review: Wii Remote Holder (Black)
The Black Wii Remote Holder is the latest item I have received from the North American Club Nintendo. The item is designed to hold up to four Nintendo Wii Remotes. It features the Wii logo on one side and the …
Five O’Clock Fan Art: Dead Space
I love me some Dead Space. Like seriously, me love Dead Space. And I hope you love the series too, so you can appreciate this piece of fan art as much as I do …
Sony Selling 3D with Snake Oil, Claims It Could Make You Better At Games
3D gaming is expensive. No wonder Sony is pushing so hard for 3D: they sell the TV, the console, the glasses; they profit all around! It seems tough to justify all that money just “because it’s cool”, which is why Sony has come up with another reason to shell out the cash: it could make you slightly better …
Tim Schafer: Bobby Kotick is “a D***” and “a Total P****” (Updated)
…and Activision responds!
Tim Schafer – New Double Fine Games Not Big Budget Monstrosities, Announcement On The Way
In an interview with Eurogamer that spanned several topics, developer Tim Schafer revealed that Double Fine’s newest games would not have huge budgets like Brutal Legend. He didn’t go into detail about the size of the projects, but he did express interest in XBLA and PSN games …
Kyle Hyde Returns as Last Window: The Secret of Cape West Goes to Europe
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 was released in North America on the Nintendo DS in 2007 to gamers eager for more “adventure” styled games in the vein of Capcom’s popular Ace Attorney series. In the time since, it gathered something of a cult following and garnered a re-release as a part of Nintendo’s “Touch Generations” DS line.
Fable III Contains Nearly Two Days of Dialogue
Fable is a series that is known for open worlds and pushing what is possible in that world. Dialogue is a big part of that experience, and while it has always been well acted, it seems the same lines keep looping in the background …
Miyamoto – People Still Havin’ a Good Ol’ Time with the Wii
When asked about a successor to the Wii (among other things), Miyamoto replied that although they’re always thinking about the next step, people still enjoy the Nintendo Wii …
