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Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley doesn’t believe people should be working in the games industry if they don’t play games. In my opinion, people that don’t play games have no business in this business. It should be the gamers-only club, I think. I can’t stand people that don’t know …
Read More »Obsidian CEO: Publishers approached us to front Kickstarter campaigns
Certain publishers are looking to take advantage of Kickstarter to develop new IPs and generate money without having to invest, Obsidian’s CEO Feargus Urquhart has claimed. Urquhart mentioned on Obsidian’s Project Eternity Kickstarter page that he had been reached out to by ‘some publishers’ looking to use the developer as …
Read More »Uncharted 3 GOTY edition announced, out next week
Sony has announced a ‘Game of the Year’ edition of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, set to arrive later this month. The game will see an individual launch as well as release with the freshly announced PS3 Super Slim as a bundle later on. The re-release will pack in the base …
Read More »Unity announces deal to support Wii U
Unity Technologies has announced the signing of an agreement with Nintendo to license the Unity engine for the Wii U. The deal grants Nintendo the right to distribute the development platform to all its licensee developers including in-house, external, and third party. The rapid growth of incredible games coming from …
Read More »Former CBS exec joins Microsoft to develop original Xbox content
Former CBS Television Studios president Nancy Tellem has joined Microsoft to develop original content for the Xbox brand. Tellem will work to create content as Entertainment & Digital Media president, heading up a new LA-based production studio. The move doesn’t come as too much of a surprise, with rumours swirling …
Read More »Runic CEO: Digital download as profitable as full retail release
Can a lower priced digital download title be as profitable as a full retail release? Runic Games’ CEO Max Schaefer sure sees it that way. The Torchlight 2 developer spoke with IGN on the matter as they prepare for the launch of their loot-enriched action RPG sequel. Back in the …
Read More »New batch of Steam Greenlight games coming next month
Valve has announced it will unveil new Steam Greenlight picks next month. On October 15th at least ten additional titles will be greenlit according to a company news release. Valve revealed the initial ten picks for the community driven effort last week. The site also received an update today a …
Read More »Valve and the curious case of Team Fortress 2
The long, strange path that’s been the post-release development of Team Fortress 2 has formed out of a need for Valve to both experiment and survive. Over the years a variety of additions have been made to compliment the title including going free-to-play, bringing in new modes, class updates, introducing …
Read More »Microsoft registers new Halo domains
We may have underestimated Microsoft’s life after Bungie plans for the Halo franchise. Last week the company registered domain names for Halo 7, Halo 8, and Halo 9 as reported by Fusible. The swiping up of the URLs could indicate Microsoft has ideas well beyond 343 Productions run at Halo …
Read More »MGM picks up Metro 2033 film rights
MGM has acquired the film rights for one of the better stories to grace the gaming landscape in recent memory. Hollywood Reporter has word that the Dmitri Glukhovsky science fiction novel Metro 2033 will receive a movie adaptation following the IP’s two video game efforts. F. Scott Frazier will write …
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