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Halo studio Bungie is edging into production on new internal tech for its next ten-year Activision project, the studio has confirmed. Studio communications manager Brian Jarrard revealed in an interview with Develop the studio will not be licensing a third-party engine to develop its new game, despite Activision’s relaxed rules …
Read More »Black Ops censored
Publisher Square Enix has revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops, a title it is publishing in Japan, will see some of the violence featured in the Western release cut out. More specifically, the game will omit the inclusion of any limbs being blown off characters, a feature that Japanese …
Read More »Bungie building new engine for Activision project
â??Independent spiritâ?? sees studio opt out of any external tech deal
Read More »UK CHARTS: Hat-trick for Mafia II
Mafia II has held on to the No.1 spot of the GfK Chart-Track All Formats chart for the third week in a row. The 2K Games title maintained its position despite a 58 per cent drop in sales. It even fended off the rapid rise of Ubisoft’s HAWX 2, which …
Read More »Whats out today? w/e Friday, September 10th
CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY UPDATED RELEASE SCHEDULE. The industry’s momentum continues to build as a wave of hot new releases arrives on the High Street today. Perhaps the biggest release is Activision’s Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, a brand new adventure that allows players to do whatever a spider …
Read More »Bungie in creative pursuit of new genres
The next ten years mapped out with milestones and projects pencilled in, says the studioâ??s community director
Read More »Bungieâ??s jump
Community director and longstanding Bungie employee Brian Jarrard outlines the studio's ten year plan ahead
Read More »Hollywood talent announced for Black Ops
Activision has announced the latest stars of the silver screen to appear in a Call of Duty game. Award-winning actors Gary Oldman and Ed Harris will lend their voices to the game, while David S. Goyer has signed on to provide script consultation and story development support. Oldman, known for …
Read More »Activision: CoD hasnt peaked
It’s out on multiple formats, it’s got a record marketing spend behind it and it’s a fundamentally great game – those are the reasons why Activision thinks Call of Duty: Black Ops can better the record-breaking performance of Modern Warfare 2. Furthermore, Activision thinks the series can continue growing its …
Read More »Bungie: The Microsoft years
Pt 1: Brian Jarrard looks back on a decade of Halo, Microsoft, and the thirst for independence
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