Arguably the biggest aspect to Bungie’s deal with Activision today isn’t that the Halo-creator has signed with the publisher embroiled in an ugly legal spat over treatment of its studios. No, it’s the fact that the once Xbox-exclusive studio has changed focus to a new IP that will be released …
Read More »Console Crysis looked impossible
The first game was lauded as the flag-bearer of high-end PC gaming, and developer Crytek has admitted that thewre were times when it feared that bringing the sequel Crysis 2 to consoles was an ‘impossible’ task. Back then we would have been limited with our knowledge of 3D and experience …
Read More »THQ holds off $40m project for Natal
Publishing giant THQ has a Natal game in the pipeline that could cost as much as $40 million to make – yet the company is hedging its bets due to the unknown popularity of the device. THQ VP of core games, Danny Bilson, said that Natal had lent the company …
Read More »Livingstone: Tax breaks will create new jobs
Though we’re yet to learn the specifics of how exactly the government’s promised video games tax breaks will take shape, Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has praised Chancellor Darling’s decision to heed the industry’s calls. I’m excited to hear the government has listened to our calls for tax relief,” he …
Read More »Devs’ delight at tax break reform
The British game industry is revelling in the news that the UK will now receive game development tax breaks. Today’s Budget report saw Chancellor Alistair Darling tell the House of Commons that the UK game industry needs support from the country to remain globally competitive, before introducing a tax break …
Read More »Tax breaks for UK games devs at last
The last Budget of the current Government will provide tax help for the UK games industry, Chancellor Alistair Darling has said. Speaking at today’s Budget report, the UK Chancellor told the House of Commons that the UK game industry needs support. He spoke of a tax credit system similar to …
Read More »Natal 2 in development
Microsoft’s Natal is still a good seven or eight months away from launch, but a research director for the platform holder has already confirmed that work has begun on the successor to the technology. When we invent something first like Natal, while we have a researcher working with the product …
Read More »Sony coy about 3D dev resources
We’re still waiting for concrete details concerning Sony’s upcoming 3D push on PS3, but a senior engineer at the platform holder has suggested that a lot” of time is being spent on the technology within Sony’s studio network. When asked by Gamasutra how many developers were currently working on 3D …
Read More »Sony defends early Move software line-up
Though the tech behind Sony’s PlayStation Move is certainly impressive, the reaction to its initial software line-up has been less enthusiastic. However, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has called for patience. Take Wii – compare their first party titles at the launch, second year, third year,” the exec told …
Read More »Aliens: Colonial Marines resurfaces
Having missed its 2009 release date, Sega’s Aliens: Colonial Marines has been TBC on the publisher’s release schedule for some time now – but Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has once again began hyping the upcoming licensed title. We have an Aliens game with Sega and 20th Century Fox which we’re …
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