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In one of the brainstorming sessions that eventually lead to the commercially successful Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, the series’ creator George Lucas reportedly rejected a proposal that would have seen hairy superstar Chewbacca taking centre stage in his own game. Specifically, the game that was being considered would have …

Open-world path tool licensed to Chinaâ??s Tencent

The ongoing development of FPS Rage has caused its 2010 release window to slip to 2011 to give id Software extra time to perfect the game. id Software’s lead designer Tim Willits told VG247: There’s nothing worse than pushing something out before it’s ready. Trust me, it would be horrible …

Jesse Schell to discuss how games and reality will fuse

Akin to staring into the mirror and saying ‘Candyman’ three times, daring to label your product a ‘Halo killer’ has become a move only the brave or the stupid would dare to take – but that’s exactly how EA has chosen to describe upcoming shooter Crysis 2. The term ‘Halo …

Halo: Reach is the most anticipated upcoming game in the US, racking up the highest purchase intent rating among consumers. The Bungie title topped the GamePlan Insights charts for upcoming games, with fellow Microsoft releases Gears of War 3 and Fable III in third and fourth respectively, according to Gamasutra. …

Star talent spread across the full list of Develop Evolve speakers

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II will be released on October 26th. The release date was revealed by the game’s official Facebook page yesterday, with a status update reading: May The Fourth by with you, since it will be Unleashed Oct 26th, 2010!” Given that the date is a Tuesday, …

The European Commission has revealed details of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which is designed to help combat piracy. The act has been shrouded in secrecy for years, but finally the European Commission has revealed a draft following threats of court action from the European Parliament. ACTA features several measures …

Revolution Software’s Charles Cecil has claimed that the rampant piracy currently testing the industry is the natural consequence of gaming’s current business and distribution model. The legendary developer warned that prices are too high and distribution is still not accessible enough to prevent illegal downloads from being a threat to …