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Sniper: Ghost Warrior creator City Interactive Games has hired two former developers from Rebellion and Guerrilla Games. Ex-Rebellion senior producer Steve Hart has joined the firm as executive producer, and Paul Robinson has also been recruited to the firm’s senior creative and design team. During his five-year stint at Rebellion, …
Read More »City Interactive snaps up ex-Rebellion and Guerrilla Games devs
Paul Robinson and Steve Hart head to Poland-based developer and publisher
Read More »Now Black leaves City Interactive
Stuart Black’s rocky recent career has taken another twist with news of his departure from City Interactive. Black, who made (and shared) his name with gritty Criterion shooter Black, left Codemasters while working on the critically slammed shooter Bodycount. His new position at City Interactive was announced in late 2010, …
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Read More »Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 delayed
Namco Bandai has pushed back the European release of Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 to October. Eurogamer reports the distributor has confirmed the new release date of City Interactive’s stealth shooter sequel.Following previous delays the game was set to launch on August 21st for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, but is …
Read More »Sniper: Ghost Warrior tops 2m sales
City Interactive has announced more than 2m copies of Sniper: Ghost Warrior have been sold worldwide to date. The FPS was a surprise hit when it landed in the UK last year, quickly gunning for a position in the UK All Formats Top Ten. Sniper passed the 1m sales mark …
Read More »City Interactive reveals Enemy Front
A new World War II shooter Enemy Front will hit shelves next year, publisher City Interactive has announced. It’s City’s first game from veteran games designer Stuart Black since he joined earlier this year after leaving Codemasters. The FPS will be developed for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC using Crytek’s …
Read More »City Interactive signs QV as exclusive Aussie distributor
Exclusive distribution rights for City Interactive titles are now going to QV Software, distributors of Dead Island, for Australia and New Zealand. Paul Elliot, MD of QV Software, said: "Adding City Interactive to our established family of partners for the region is very exciting.We are looking forward to achieving great …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Marek Tyminski/Jon Goddard, City Interactive
City Interactive got a taste of the big time last year with Sniper: Ghost Warrior, and now it wants more. We talk to Marek Tyminski and Jon Goddard about the experience… When you appointed Jon Goddard to your team, you stated that you were ‘repositioning’ City and following through with …
Read More »City expects 2m Sniper sales
Sniper: Ghost Warrior will have sold 2m units by the time its sequel arrives, says City Interactive. The first-person shooter – released by Mastertronic in the UK – has been a global smash hit across several platforms. It is about to reach 1.5m unit sales, with the PS3 version of …
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